Sunday Overnight Open Thread - November 1, 2026

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Appreciate you stopping by. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

[Top photo: Tanbark Ridge Tunnel - Blue Ridge Parkway mile marker 374.4- Weaverville North Carolina]

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Michigan Democrat Congresswoman Endorses Republican Mike Rogers for Senate!

From our friend Dave in Fla

I did not have this on my bingo card.
— David Thompson (@Dave_in_Fla) November 1, 2026

Dave's X account is worth a follow!

More here

How dare she think for herself

Carville having a normal one … comparing Haley Stevens to a used condom.
I hope other women are paying attention, this is how Democrats treat you if you step out of line. https://t.co/0VlcAuaXXL
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) November 1, 2026

POTUS weighs in

🚨 BREAKING: President Trump offers Rep. Haley Stevens (D) a spot in the Republican Party, and Speaker Johnson is worried for her safety after she backed Mike Rogers
Wow!
TRUMP: "I'd LOVE to have her. Mike, you talked to her!"
JOHNSON: I sent her a note...I told her how courageous she was...she's a good person...I encouraged her to stay safe. 🙏🏻
Think about that. A sitting Democrat congresswoman endorses a Republican, and the Speaker of the House feels he has to tell her to stay safe!
BECAUSE THE LEFT IS PSYCHO.
Her own mother says Haley was chased out of a park and called a "Zionist pig" this year
She should leave the party.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 1, 2026

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Not sure if this video has appeared in any previous threads. I could watch it all day!

🚨WATCH: Dramatic video shows an ICE agent forcefully pushing away a woman who tried to obstruct an active enforcement operation. https://t.co/vXAhyDw62L
— Qeeb (@Qeeb_1) October 31, 2026

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You've been..... Thunderstruck!

Imagine putting together an entire halftime show based off of one woman doing a cover of Thunderstruck on xylophone……and having it KICK TOTAL ASS! https://t.co/BH2BWW5ibO
— Hammer and Nigel (@hammerandnigel) November 1, 2026

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Halloween fun at the seasoned citizens center

The pot head at the end got me.
😂🎃 https://t.co/5aFCGpyMz8
— Uncensored USA 🇺🇸 (@UncensoredUSA) October 30, 2026

Kids get candy from most houses. These ideas are better!

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Thanksgiving 2026: Color Schemes That Look Polished and Feel Like Fall

Thanksgiving asks a lot of an outfit. It needs to survive a long meal, a warm kitchen, a cool porch, and at least a few photographs.

This year’s freshest direction leans into color stories that feel seasonal yet modern. Khaki with cream and tangerine offers a warm, approachable mix. Charcoal and mustard deliver clean contrast. Chocolate brown and olive bring earthy sophistication. And burgundy with blush pink remains the pairing everyone is talking about.

Khaki, Cream, and Tangerine
Khaki and cream create a soft, easy base that reads polished rather than plain. A pop of tangerine adds festive energy without tipping into costume territory. It is the kind of combination that feels intentional without trying too hard.

Chocolate Brown and Olive
Chocolate acts like a warmer black. It is rich, grounding, and flattering. Olive adds depth without competing. Together they feel elevated and sophisticated, the sort of look that is refined without being fussy.

Charcoal and Mustard
Charcoal provides a cool-leaning neutral. Mustard, ideally a golden or slightly muted ochre rather than pure yellow, injects warmth. The contrast is clean, modern, and perfectly polished for anyone who wants a fall feel without traditional earth tones.

Burgundy and Blush Pink
The season’s most talked-about pairing. Burgundy brings depth and richness while blush pink softens it and lifts the overall look. The tension between deep and delicate feels slightly unexpected. It is festive without being obvious.

For the Gentlemen
A cable-knit or fine-gauge sweater in burgundy, olive, or chocolate over tailored trousers or dark denim, finished with loafers or clean sneakers, is more than enough. A navy blazer adds polish without formality.

Thanksgiving is about gathering and good company. The right outfit simply lets you enjoy this time with a gentle nod to the season instead of looking like you were styled by the centerpiece. It frees you up to worry about more pressing matters, like the cranberry sauce setting or remembering to take the biscuits out of the oven before the smoke alarm goes off. Not that this has ever happened, of course.

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Thanks, Piper!

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This made me laugh probably more than it should have

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DJ Doof - Heart Edition

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Tonight's ONT brought to you by math ideas

(If we had learned this, maybe math would be allowed on the blog!)

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Doof Enterprises, LLC welcomes you to November. Christmas music not yet allowed!

Your feedback may or may not be very important to Doof Enterprises. Follow Mr. Doof on X @doof2112 or do the email thing – doof2112 at proton dot me.

Posted by: Doof at 10:00 PM

Comments

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1 Oy!

Posted by: lin-duh at November 01, 2026 10:01 PM (VCgbV)

2 Too late, too late, it's too late, too late

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:01 PM (pMmVV)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:01 PM (iqv62)

4
Oy2!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 01, 2026 10:02 PM (mmrXZ)

5 Yo Doof! Howdy, Horde

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at November 01, 2026 10:03 PM (K3aCg)

6 Isn't it a little late for Haley to make any difference?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 10:05 PM (Cqx++)

7 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at November 01, 2026 10:05 PM (sAmhv)

8 Hocus pocus out of focus.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 10:06 PM (Cqx++)

9

Is CBD the last of the old school cobs left?

Posted by: Ped Xing at November 01, 2026 10:06 PM (Hykxx)

10 ***this is how Democrats treat you
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Just drag a dollar bill through the parking lot...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:06 PM (pMmVV)

11
*ticker tape falls*
*waves to cheering crowds*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 01, 2026 10:07 PM (eRlcH)

12 Yay ONT!

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at November 01, 2026 10:07 PM (F3QBk)

13 Good stuff Disco and Piper.
Halloween costumes vid is funny.

Posted by: scampydog at November 01, 2026 10:07 PM (41CYW)

14 Hello, everyone!

Posted by: Piper at November 01, 2026 10:07 PM (ZdaMQ)

15 >>I did not have this on my bingo card.

I did.

Been a ton of fun watching leftists melt down on X this afternoon,

Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 10:08 PM (viF8m)

16 Good evening morons en bedankt Disko en Piper

Is Warsaw burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

17 Tonight's ONT brought to you by math ideas

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The tape measure brings to mind the A&W Root Beer campaign that compared the new A&W one-third lb. burger to the similarly-priced McD Quarter Pounder.

When A&W hired a consumer research outfit to find out why its burger wasn't selling, it found that most of its customers thought a 1/3 lb burger was smaller than a 1/4 pounder. Four is bigger than three after all. That made the McD burger a better value.

These people vote.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 01, 2026 10:09 PM (vBZcw)

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Just... two... more... days... of... commercials.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 01, 2026 10:09 PM (eRlcH)

19 I learned fractions with a folding rule,

Posted by: Eromero at November 01, 2026 10:09 PM (LHPAg)

20
Been a ton of fun watching leftists melt down on X this afternoon,
Posted by: JackStraw

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I keep hitting Refresh at AOC's account, but durnit, no comment yet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 01, 2026 10:10 PM (mmrXZ)

21 Fashions are quite nice and Autumny-first class!

Posted by: Mr. Guy Of Beverly Hills at November 01, 2026 10:11 PM (vFcoN)

22 Isn't it a little late for Haley to make any difference?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 10:05 PM (Cqx++)

One of the problems the CDU in Germany is having is that in their insistence that they will keep the AfD out of power no matter what, is that lots of CDU politicians realize this means allying with the Greens and the open Commies, so those politicians are sending out feelers to the AfD. The first one to break away is going to cause a collapse. Here it looks like Haley is the first one, and there is going to be a collapse.

And Trump welcomed her, and Johnson expressed concern for her safety, while her own previous allies are calling for her head and the end of her political career.
It probably won't win anything on its own, but it is probably enough.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 01, 2026 10:11 PM (rbvCR)

23 Imagine putting together an entire halftime show based off of one woman doing a cover of Thunderstruck on xylophone……and having it KICK TOTAL ASS!

Okay, it's a great musical tribute but using bagpipes on It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll is epic also!

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:11 PM (iqv62)

24 Tape measure or ruler

Posted by: lin-duh at November 01, 2026 10:11 PM (VCgbV)

25 There's a man with a gun over there a-telling me I got to beware . . . . .

Nice ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 01, 2026 10:11 PM (47diA)

26
These people vote.

Posted by: Cicero

And they run for office. And get elected.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 10:12 PM (Cqx++)

27 Khaki girl has quite the attitude. Is she too good for the Horde?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 01, 2026 10:12 PM (vBZcw)

28 Great photo up top! Thanks, Sir Doof!

Thunderstruck was amazing. That xylophone player knows how to hit 'em and it was fun watching her get into the music.

Thanks, Piper! Always great fashion interpretation and photos.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at November 01, 2026 10:13 PM (D/6p1)

29 Nice outfits Piper! Thank you very much.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:13 PM (iqv62)

30 Hocus pocus out of focus.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

If you insist!

https://youtu.be/GyxSvZOby54

Posted by: mikeski at November 01, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)

31 If I impeded Federal Law Enforcement I would expect to be physically removed. Chick got off easy.

Posted by: Don't Taze Me, Bro! at November 01, 2026 10:13 PM (vFcoN)

32
Is she too good for the Horde?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 01, 2026 10:12 PM (vBZcw)

___________

*belches loudly*

No!

*scratches*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 01, 2026 10:14 PM (eRlcH)

33 I think a second Rep. from MI just endorsed Rogers.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 01, 2026 10:14 PM (VCgbV)

34 Khaki girl has quite the attitude. Is she too good for the Horde?
Posted by: Cicero
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I like the jacket she is modeling.

Posted by: scampydog at November 01, 2026 10:15 PM (41CYW)

35 It's a sad thing that the Paul family does not know how to work and play well with others.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:15 PM (pMmVV)

36 I would like to ask the model in the top pic how she is doing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

37 That xlyophone piece was awesome.

Posted by: lurk at November 01, 2026 10:15 PM (hXvZk)

38 >>I keep hitting Refresh at AOC's account, but durnit, no comment yet.

The Democrat Party of Michigan kicked her out of the party today.

Haley lost the primary to Abdul by less than 1 point. I'm enjoying watching the inevitable consequences of Democrats building their coalition on identity politics.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 10:15 PM (viF8m)

39 Oh man - that ICE obstruction video is great. I found myself wishing it devoted more time to her lolling on the ground though.

Posted by: 496 at November 01, 2026 10:16 PM (z36KH)

40 Do other countries have marching bands at the half of a soccer game?

Posted by: polynikes at November 01, 2026 10:16 PM (Ti9vn)

41 Just... two... more... days... of... commercials.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yes, then you can fully focus on selecting the proper Medicare Supplement Policy. Enrollment ends on December 7!

Posted by: Your Licensed Insurance Agent Standing By at November 01, 2026 10:17 PM (vFcoN)

42 Hah! Like Carville could run a cheeseburger restaurant.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 01, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)

43 Good evening Horde and thanks Disco and Piper!

Posted by: TRex - power hammer dino at November 01, 2026 10:17 PM (XfIK1)

44 Do other countries have marching bands at the half of a soccer game?
Posted by: polynikes

Germany had lots of marching bands during the spring of 1942.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:17 PM (iqv62)

45 >>>Here it looks like Haley is the first one, and there is going to be a collapse.
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No love for the Man Chin?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:18 PM (pMmVV)

46 Chick got off easy.

Posted by: Don't Taze Me, Bro! at November 01, 2026 10:13 PM (vFcoN
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Some women really believe that men and women are the same physically. I guarantee she no longer does

Posted by: 496 at November 01, 2026 10:18 PM (z36KH)

47 Great ONT!

Had to watch the ICE clip a few times. Heh.

Piper! Oh, I like all of tonight's fashions! Would wear! (except, slightly lower heels for me)

Posted by: JQ at November 01, 2026 10:18 PM (rdVOm)

48 It been a while since I've had a first on an ONT. I must be getting rusty.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 01, 2026 10:19 PM (VCgbV)

49 Haley Stevens flipping is only the beginning.

Now a black, female State Rep. from Detroit has flipped.

https://tinyurl.com/fshhxhws

Democrats usually get over 90% of the black vote. However, I don't believe that black Americans are as enamored of the Jihadists as the college "educated" Marxist wing of the party is.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 01, 2026 10:19 PM (HlyYF)

50 One of the problems the CDU in Germany is having is that in their insistence that they will keep the AfD out of power no matter what, is that lots of CDU politicians realize this means allying with the Greens and the open Commies, so those politicians are sending out feelers to the AfD. The first one to break away is going to cause a collapse. Here it looks like Haley is the first one, and there is going to be a collapse.

I was just thinking about a developing "preference cascade".

Posted by: Archimedes at November 01, 2026 10:19 PM (Riz8t)

51 Here's to hoping that Whig might make an appearance with his take on Poland and Germany!

Posted by: Crusader at November 01, 2026 10:19 PM (Cjcf6)

52 I saw Elf Sayed speak to the press after Haley made her announcement and he was his typical smarmy arrogant petulant Napoleonic self.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

53 Isn't it a little late for Haley to make any difference?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 10:05 PM (Cqx++)

Dropping a bombshell 2 days before the vote seems OK to me. Scarcely gives the Mad Arab time to shit or go blind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2026 10:20 PM (0kX4S)

54 Michigan Democrat Congresswoman Endorses Republican Mike Rogers for Senate!

Wikipedia changed her official page to call her a Jewish whore.

Because remember the left goes high when we go low or something

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:20 PM (sKqQm)

55 Michigan Democrat Congresswoman Endorses Republican Mike Rogers for Senate!

The Jewish AG in the state made a heck of an endorsement of AES - arguing that sure, if he gets elected some Jewish people are going to die, but hey, that's a price they should be willing to pay.

No, she wasn't being ironic.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:21 PM (sKqQm)

56 Howdy, everyone!

That dude has some dainty legs. The loafers without socks look is less than hetero.

Posted by: Doof at November 01, 2026 10:21 PM (QMAsf)

57 First thing you would have to explain is how there are 'like totally different numbers for the ruler spaces dude'.

Okay Jimmy 1/2 is the same as 4/8 and 3/4 is the same as 6/8. Now let me explain why that's not how they label the measurements.

Posted by: polynikes at November 01, 2026 10:22 PM (Ti9vn)

58 Dropping a bombshell 2 days before the vote seems OK to me. Scarcely gives the Mad Arab time to shit or go blind.

I'm not really sure why I would have only those two options.

Posted by: El-Sayed at November 01, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)

59 Do other countries have marching bands at the half of a soccer game?
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Soccer is popular in *poor* countries. A single ball can keep 20 kids busy for hours.

If there are marching bands at half time of soccer games, the band members are all playing kazoos.

Posted by: Crusader at November 01, 2026 10:22 PM (Cjcf6)

60 WATCH: Dramatic video shows an ICE agent forcefully pushing away a woman who tried to obstruct an active enforcement operation. https://t.co/vXAhyDw62L

I see the left freaking out about this and the part I find interesting is that I'm old enough to remember when the left told me protestors impeding government operations could, and should be, be shot or beaten to death.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)

61 Pillage, left a message at the end of the other thread.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:22 PM (E4rtv)

62 Germany had lots of marching bands during the spring of 1942.
Posted by: Tonypete

Haben Sie gehort das Deutschen Band?

Posted by: Franz Liebkind. at November 01, 2026 10:23 PM (vFcoN)

63 Howdy, everyone!

That dude has some dainty legs. The loafers without socks look is less than hetero.

I'm not even sure he's real. He kinda looks like AI to me.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 01, 2026 10:23 PM (Riz8t)

64 The Democrat Party of Michigan kicked her out of the party today.

Haley lost the primary to Abdul by less than 1 point. I'm enjoying watching the inevitable consequences of Democrats building their coalition on identity politics.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 10:15 PM (viF8m)
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Moocowski endorsed the Democratic candidate for governor of Alaska.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

65 I see the left freaking out about this and the part I find interesting is that I'm old enough to remember when the left told me protestors impeding government operations could, and should be, be shot or beaten to death.
Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)
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She is obviously guilty of "parading"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:24 PM (RIvkX)

66 >>>Thanksgiving asks a lot of an outfit. It needs to survive a long meal, a ...
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stretchy waistband.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM (pMmVV)

67 The Dem woke / Muslim alliance is weird and they have only one thing in common. They hate the Great Satan.

Posted by: polynikes at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM (Ti9vn)

68 Dindu Nuffin wants to have a smackdown with a firefighter.

Firefighter makes his rebuttal with a halligan tool to Dindu's skull.

https://tinyurl.com/3wsk9ujn

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM (qlLNh)

69
Moocowski endorsed the Democratic candidate for governor of Alaska.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

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But everyone knows she's a treacherous, egotistical bitch.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM (eRlcH)

70 Glad I didn't grow up with a meter stick or that Celsius Baloney!

Posted by: 'Murrican Measurement Man at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM (vFcoN)

71 One of the problems the CDU in Germany is having is that in their insistence that they will keep the AfD out of power no matter what, is that lots of CDU politicians realize this means allying with the Greens and the open Commies, so those politicians are sending out feelers to the AfD. The first one to break away is going to cause a collapse. Here it looks like Haley is the first one, and there is going to be a collapse.

If the CDU wanted to keep AfD out of power they had an easy move to make.

Offer a real, binding immigration moratorium.

If the issue the left has with AfD is they are NAZIs then surely they'd agree right? And AfD popularity would plummet.

And CDU would pick up almost all the AfD votes.

Now there is only one logical explanation for this - the CDU knows AfD aren't NAZIs and in fact the issue MOST important for them is flooding the country with foreign invaders because their current policies and statements support exactly that view of the world.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM (sKqQm)

72 Thanksgiving asks a lot of an outfit. It needs to survive a long meal, a ...
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stretchy waistband.

Oh, dear God, is it that time of year again? Kill me now.

Posted by: Yoga pants at November 01, 2026 10:26 PM (Riz8t)

73 Jimmy Carville talking about used condoms is pretty rich, given that he's the product of a defective one...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at November 01, 2026 10:26 PM (08OqX)

74 34 Khaki girl has quite the attitude. Is she too good for the Horde?
Posted by: Cicero
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I like the jacket she is modeling.
Posted by: scampydog at November 01, 2026 10

She isn’t real. But the outfit is based on a true story, and I wore it to church today!

Posted by: Piper at November 01, 2026 10:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

75 That dude has some dainty legs. The loafers without socks look is less than hetero.
Posted by: Doof
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Did Piper send you the rough draft of the European swimwear for men fashion thread???

Posted by: lin-duh at November 01, 2026 10:27 PM (VCgbV)

76 51 Here's to hoping that Whig might make an appearance with his take on Poland and Germany!
Posted by: Crusader

Been reading about it off and on now for two days now on X. Gist of it is Tusk is becoming unpopular, outsiders like LePen and the Netherlands are suggest Tusk back off, and Tusk admitted that the whole reason he pulled this stunt was to make sure that the opposition could not do a Polexit from the EU like Britain did. Tusk basically damned the UK voters to hell for that vote at the time.

So, apparently Tusk wants to send Polish gold to Frankfurt for disposal of the ECB (Poland has one of the largest gold reserves of any Euro country), switch from the zlotny Polish currency to the Euro, homogenize laws like abortion to conform to European Court of Justice standards, and open the door to migrants for Poland to take its fair share according to the EU.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:27 PM (E4rtv)

77 Thanks everyone!

Posted by: Piper at November 01, 2026 10:27 PM (ZdaMQ)

78 Nice outfits except for the skinny legged pants.
Hopefully skinny legged pants will be out of style soon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:28 PM (pMmVV)

79 > 73 Jimmy Carville talking about used condoms is pretty rich, given that he's the product of a defective one...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at November 01, 2026 10:26 PM (08OqX)

Pretty sure he's the result of his father/uncle and his sister/cousin getting it on in a toxic petrochemical dump somewhere in a backwater Louisiana bayou.

See also: Swamp Thing, Toxic Avenger

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:28 PM (qlLNh)

80 44 Do other countries have marching bands at the half of a soccer game?
Posted by: polynikes

Germany had lots of marching bands during the spring of 1942.
Posted by: Tonypete
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LOL. I love this place.

Posted by: scampydog at November 01, 2026 10:28 PM (41CYW)

81 Dindu Nuffin wants to have a smackdown with a firefighter.

Firefighter makes his rebuttal with a halligan tool to Dindu's skull.

Imagine a world where the FNM claims black people are in constant fear of their lives from cops shooting them and yet you can see black people taunting and then physically attacking police and fire?

80 years ago in southern Dem states when there was real racism did you see this? Of course not...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:29 PM (sKqQm)

82 >>Moocowski endorsed the Democratic candidate for governor of Alaska.

Tonight the family takes care of all family business.

The clarifying times are upon us. Fun stuff.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 10:29 PM (viF8m)

83 4
Oy2!
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Oy2oot, toot!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:29 PM (pMmVV)

84 The Democrat Party of Michigan kicked her out of the party today.

Haley lost the primary to Abdul by less than 1 point. I'm enjoying watching the inevitable consequences of Democrats building their coalition on identity politics.
Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 10:15 PM (viF8m)
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That's what we should do to a lot of our Republican politicians. The difference it appears with her is she couldn't endorse an American and Jewish hating terrorist supporting candidate. The Dem party should have kicked him out.

Posted by: polynikes at November 01, 2026 10:29 PM (Ti9vn)

85 Did Piper send you the rough draft of the European swimwear for men fashion thread???
Posted by: lin-duh at November 01, 2026 10:27 PM (VCgbV)

I would consider that to be her resignation!

Posted by: Doof at November 01, 2026 10:29 PM (QMAsf)

86 62 Haben Sie gehort das Deutschen Band?
Posted by: Franz Liebkind.

Ja, ich habe schon viele deutsche Bands gehört. Eine meiner Lieblingsbands ist das Luftwaffenmusikkorps Münster.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:30 PM (iqv62)

87 66 >>>Thanksgiving asks a lot of an outfit. It needs to survive a long meal, a ...
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stretchy waistband.

Posted by: Braenyard

Very true, needs lots of room for seconds on green bean casserole.

Posted by: Elastic Waist Eddie at November 01, 2026 10:30 PM (vFcoN)

88 So, apparently Tusk wants to send Polish gold to Frankfurt for disposal of the ECB (Poland has one of the largest gold reserves of any Euro country), switch from the zlotny Polish currency to the Euro, homogenize laws like abortion to conform to European Court of Justice standards, and open the door to migrants for Poland to take its fair share according to the EU.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:27 PM (E4rtv)
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All of these offenses against Polish sovereignty.

Why it's almost as if his loyalties lie elsewhere!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

89 Maybe I’m too influenced by the military, but I wouldn’t call anything in that first outfit “khaki”.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 01, 2026 10:31 PM (zCHlf)

90 56 Howdy, everyone!

That dude has some dainty legs. The loafers without socks look is less than hetero.
Posted by: Doof a

I swear I am going to start a “What did J wear this week that would piss y’all off” addition! 🤣

Posted by: Piper at November 01, 2026 10:31 PM (ZdaMQ)

91 Been reading about it off and on now for two days now on X. Gist of it is Tusk is becoming unpopular, outsiders like LePen and the Netherlands are suggest Tusk back off, and Tusk admitted that the whole reason he pulled this stunt was to make sure that the opposition could not do a Polexit from the EU like Britain did. Tusk basically damned the UK voters to hell for that vote at the time.

It looks to me like his coup failed, but now we are in some sort of odd state where he is still in power. The President controls the armed forces in Poland, not the PM. I imagine there are some interesting discussions going on between the PM and Chief of the General Staff

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:31 PM (sKqQm)

92 The Democrat Party of Michigan kicked her out of the party today.

Haley lost the primary to Abdul by less than 1 point. I'm enjoying watching the inevitable consequences of Democrats building their coalition on identity politics.
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IF we can just control the *fraud* and allow American voters to move the crazy candidates to the ash heap of society, we could one day wind back up with Republicans who love this country and Democrats who love some of this country but still want to sing "Imagine" when it comes to making policy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 01, 2026 10:33 PM (Cjcf6)

93 Tonypete can Oompah with the best of them, we always say!

Posted by: Alphorn Orchester at November 01, 2026 10:33 PM (vFcoN)

94

If the courts say it's OK to have infinite Sullivans then the Republicans should seek out same-name ringers to run against every Democrat office holder.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 10:33 PM (Cqx++)

95 The clarifying times are upon us. Fun stuff.

Posted by: JackStraw
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Ya, so, days a commin' be fun .

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlrvzLRgzdc

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:33 PM (pMmVV)

96 Polish opposition is becoming united against Tusk and are following the President's recommendation so far about his proposal of a reset of the constitutional court, requiring 3/5's majority for the new appointments, etc.

Tusk is insisting that his 'judges' must be seated but the problem is that the remaining justices on the court have announced that they will boycott a scheduled official meeting if Tusk tries to force that. Quorum is ten, Tusk appointed eight, several of these in contravention of Polish law and Constitution. Currently 15 on court and the court budget must be passed in the next couple of days. Without a quorum, court cannot operate nor without a budget.

So we see if Tusk doubles down. Ultimately it rests with police and the army. The police appear to be getting queasy about supporting an increasingly unpopular Tusk and his partisans in their power grab. And the Army permitted the President's plane to land at Warsaw against orders apparently of the Prime Minister Tusk.

EU so far is radio silent on the matter which is shredding its own credibility in other Euro countries and abroad as word gets around about this.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:34 PM (E4rtv)

97 Tonypete can Oompah with the best of them, we always say!
Posted by: Alphorn Orchester

It will not surprise you to learn that I did play the sousaphone and tuba in high school.

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:34 PM (iqv62)

98 Tonypete, I tried to get a translation of that last sentence, but the results all came back in GERMAN!! wth!

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 01, 2026 10:35 PM (47diA)

99 BTW, Tusk is partially German. Obviously if his family was fully German they would have been removed after WWII (somehow when the Soviets/Poles/Czechs/etc did this after WWII it was not a crime against humanity)

Interesting that he is being Germany's lapdog right now...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:35 PM (sKqQm)

100 61 Pillage, left a message at the end of the other thread.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:22 PM

Thanks for the heads up. Went back and got it.

Ben Had got pissed off last year watching me move big heavy stuff to help her, and then seeing my hands shake trying to sign the gun safety waiver sheet.

Ben gave me a hand strength exerciser at this year's TXMoMe.

Ben Had is certainly a peach.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 01, 2026 10:35 PM (HlyYF)

101 It looks to me like his coup failed, but now we are in some sort of odd state where he is still in power. The President controls the armed forces in Poland, not the PM. I imagine there are some interesting discussions going on between the PM and Chief of the General Staff
Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:31 PM (sKqQm)

Last I heard, Tusk was in some seaside resort town on the Baltic coast. Nawrocki should allow a "leak" to him that the Army is sending a squad to arrest him for treason, and that his only escape route is to take a small boat and sail for Germany. Then arrange a boating mishap...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2026 10:35 PM (0kX4S)

102 We don't claim Carville.

Posted by: pond scum at November 01, 2026 10:36 PM (88C+u)

103 Is Warsaw burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho
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No, but France is a marshmallow over hot coals.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:36 PM (pMmVV)

104 You really wonder if we're going to see a "Sane Democrat" third party. Lumpy Fetterman is another.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:36 PM (qlLNh)

105 I swear I am going to start a “What did J wear this week that would piss y’all off” addition! 🤣
Posted by: Piper
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With a weekly power ranking and a helluva season finale.

Posted by: scampydog at November 01, 2026 10:37 PM (41CYW)

106 Retard sez whut??!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at November 01, 2026 10:37 PM (vBZcw)

107 For those that can't read German:

Yes, I have heard many German Bands. One of my favorites is the Luftwaffenmusikkorps Münster.

(The official Luftwaffe Band)

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:38 PM (iqv62)

108 If the Poles can, they should arrest this Tusk fellow, and put him up on charges of treason. Or just shoot him trying to escape.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 01, 2026 10:38 PM (zCHlf)

109
If the courts say it's OK to have infinite Sullivans then the Republicans should seek out same-name ringers to run against every Democrat office holder.

AND remove party designations.

But come on we all now how this plays out. If in two years the Republicans run another Bennett or Murray the courts will say THAT is illegal

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:38 PM (sKqQm)

110 There are reports, that some of the police illegally did not have name plates nor badge numbers on their helmets. Polish Police Union criticized the government as they claim that the police were told they were to go to Warsaw to protect a large public event, not prevent the President from going into the Constitutional Tribunal building nor the judges that work there.

A rumor is floating around that some of these police could not appear to understand Polish and might have been German which if true, will set off a political bomb in both Germany and Poland.

Rumor is damaging enough. Plus the crowd caught a agent provocateur armed in the crowd and shoved him into a police car. Identified as a 'freelance security guy' that had special service in Ukraine. So rumors are flying around about who is involved in the conspiracy domestically and in the EU/Ukraine/Germany in specific.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:38 PM (E4rtv)

111
But come on we all now how this plays out. If in two years the Republicans run another Bennett or Murray the courts will say THAT is illegal
Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:38 PM (sKqQm)

___________

Of course. They won't even recognize there's a contradiction.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 01, 2026 10:39 PM (eRlcH)

112 Firefighter makes his rebuttal with a halligan tool to Dindu's skull.

https://tinyurl.com/3wsk9ujn

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM

That dude certainly achieved a full FO as part of his FAFO exercise.

Unfortunately, he will learn nothing, since I suspect he has zero memory of the FO.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 01, 2026 10:39 PM (HlyYF)

113 I was just thinking about a developing "preference cascade".
Posted by: Archimedes at November 01, 2026 10:19 PM (Riz8t)

Thank you, the term was escaping me

Posted by: Kindltot at November 01, 2026 10:39 PM (rbvCR)

114 It will not surprise you to learn that I did play the sousaphone and tuba in high school.
Posted by: Tonypete

Must have been fun carrying it on the school bus back and forth. Wouldn't want to sit in the same seat as you.

Posted by: Piccolo Penny at November 01, 2026 10:40 PM (vFcoN)

115 > Republicans should seek out same-name ringers to run against every Democrat office holder.

The problem is that the Dem candidates have names like OCrazyHo-Tittycaca and Barack Gaylord Obama, not Dan Sullivan.

Might have to make some hasty petitions for name changes to a friendly court.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:40 PM (qlLNh)

116
Last I heard, Tusk was in some seaside resort town on the Baltic coast. Nawrocki should allow a "leak" to him that the Army is sending a squad to arrest him for treason, and that his only escape route is to take a small boat and sail for Germany. Then arrange a boating mishap...

Having Tusk hung or shot for treason would be a clarifying moment.

But this is a fascinating moment - the EU like any autocracy is moving to seize land and resources - Poland here. Poland won't turn to Russia, so I assume right now there are also interesting discussions going on between the US and EU as to what happens if the EU intervenes militarily in Poland...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:40 PM (sKqQm)

117 If the Poles can, they should arrest this Tusk fellow, and put him up on charges of treason. Or just shoot him trying to escape.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at November 01, 2026 10:38 PM (zCHlf)

Surely there are some underutilized Radom pistols just itching to be made relevant again.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2026 10:40 PM (0kX4S)

118 AND remove party designations.

Not necessarily a good idea. My local "government" runs elections that way and the results aren't always satisfactory. My current council member's husband told me her basic political position, and she certainly sounded like a D, but he claimed she is an R. She behaves stupidly in the city council.

Posted by: LRob in OK at November 01, 2026 10:40 PM (47diA)

119 seaside resort town on the Baltic coast
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Does such a place even exist?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:41 PM (RIvkX)

120 @97

That's a strong bit of writing, in whatever language it is.

Posted by: Archimedes at November 01, 2026 10:41 PM (Riz8t)

121 >>>The police appear to be getting queasy about supporting an increasingly unpopular Tusk and his partisans in their power grab
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Tip was Friday night when people kept asking the policemen, 'why are you here?', 'who told you to be here?' And instead of whopping them with a night sick, which they are permitted to do, they quizzically tried to answer the question.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:41 PM (pMmVV)

122 Last I heard, Tusk was in some seaside resort town on the Baltic coast. Nawrocki should allow a "leak" to him that the Army is sending a squad to arrest him for treason, and that his only escape route is to take a small boat and sail for Germany. Then arrange a boating mishap...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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He's returned to Warsaw and now is being holed up behind barricades at the PM residency. Crowds surrounding the place and they are not particularly favorable toward Mr. Tusk.

He seized the official media and legacy TV and the reports are so ludicrous, people are apparently comparing them to the bad old days of soviet puppet Jaruzelski.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:41 PM (E4rtv)

123 EU so far is radio silent on the matter

No - the unelected EU Commission is supporting the coup.

They get to control the Polish judiciary, after all.

“It is for the Polish authorities to ensure that the Constitutional Tribunal can function in accordance with the Polish constitution and in respect of the relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union,” a Commission spokesperson told Euronews on Saturday.

“The appointment of eight new members of the Constitutional Tribunal lies within the constitutional power of the Sejm, Poland’s parliament,” the spokesperson added.

The Commission spokesperson also pointed to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which on 5 May 2026 issued interim measures requiring the competent Polish authorities “to refrain from hindering the taking up and exercise of judicial duties by judges appointed by the Sejm in March 2026”.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 01, 2026 10:41 PM (aD4fx)

124
Watching Star Trek TOS the one with Sarek.

Spock's mama just smacked him good.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 01, 2026 10:41 PM (w6EFb)

125 Moocowski always goes to the highest payoff to herself. She is one of those greedy types. It's all about the money.

Posted by: Case at November 01, 2026 10:42 PM (fzmBj)

126
I assume right now there are also interesting discussions going on between the US and EU as to what happens if the EU intervenes militarily in Poland...
Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:40 PM (sKqQm)

__________

I assume the EU "army" can't even cross the street without the US to hold its hand.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 01, 2026 10:42 PM (eRlcH)

127 Must have been fun carrying it on the school bus back and forth. Wouldn't want to sit in the same seat as you.
Posted by: Piccolo Penny

All was forgiven after that one time at band camp. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at November 01, 2026 10:42 PM (iqv62)

128 I am off to bed, I am fighting a cold and I am determined to win!

Posted by: Piper at November 01, 2026 10:42 PM (ZdaMQ)

129 A rumor is floating around that some of these police could not appear to understand Polish and might have been German which if true, will set off a political bomb in both Germany and Poland.

The side supporting the President are singing Polish anthems and waving Polish flags.

The side supporting Tusk are arguing that there is nothing wrong with ceding their autonomy to Germany.

Its...clarifying. But as always you wonder how much of the Polish population is paying attention.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:42 PM (sKqQm)

130 Rumor is damaging enough. Plus the crowd caught a agent provocateur armed in the crowd and shoved him into a police car. Identified as a 'freelance security guy' that had special service in Ukraine. So rumors are flying around about who is involved in the conspiracy domestically and in the EU/Ukraine/Germany in specific.
Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:38 PM (E4rtv)

Sounds very color-revolutionary.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2026 10:43 PM (0kX4S)

131 > Unfortunately, he will learn nothing, since I suspect he has zero memory of the FO.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 01, 2026 10:39 PM (HlyYF)

We may hope that he winds up in a wheelchair, pissing in plastic bags for the rest of his worthless life.

(as someone who spent a fair amount of time pissing in plastic bags earlier this year, that's no fun whatsoever)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:43 PM (qlLNh)

132 Poland won't turn to Russia, so I assume right now there are also interesting discussions going on between the US and EU as to what happens if the EU intervenes militarily in Poland...

My guess is we are telling the EU "Don't come crying to us when Poland mops the floor with you".

Posted by: Archimedes at November 01, 2026 10:43 PM (Riz8t)

133 EU intervenes militarily in Poland...
Posted by: 18-1
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EU has no military and NATO is damn sure not going to be allowed to be used. US will veto that pretty quickly. So it becomes a rather sticky wicket as the Germans are the closest but imagine German Army going into Poland. But this time Poland has a stronger and better military with tanks that work and everything.

I think even Macron would shrink at using French forces or Meloni Italian for such a task.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:44 PM (E4rtv)

134 >>>And they run for office. And get elected.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Go, go Darrell go. Go, go Darrell go.
Know where Darrell's competition is?
Jail.

hahahahah

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:44 PM (pMmVV)

135 Firefighter makes his rebuttal with a halligan tool to Dindu's skull.

https://tinyurl.com/3wsk9ujn

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM

That dude certainly achieved a full FO as part of his FAFO exercise.

Unfortunately, he will learn nothing, since I suspect he has zero memory of the FO.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 01, 2026 10:39 PM (Hly

Why didn't the Police Officer tase him. She had it out .

Posted by: polynikes at November 01, 2026 10:44 PM (Ti9vn)

136 but imagine German Army going into Poland

That's happened a number of times.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 01, 2026 10:45 PM (aD4fx)

137 >>IF we can just control the *fraud* and allow American voters to move the crazy candidates to the ash heap of society, we could one day wind back up with Republicans who love this country and Democrats who love some of this country but still want to sing "Imagine" when it comes to making policy.

I've always been more of a blunt instrument and momentum guy.

I think we are going to do better than expected on Tuesday but there is no chance we will ever lose to these freaks in the long run no matter what happens in any election. Cause we will never stop.

Ever.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 10:46 PM (viF8m)

138 Night, Piper.

Rest well, and beat that cold!

Posted by: JQ at November 01, 2026 10:46 PM (rdVOm)

139 I assume the EU "army" can't even cross the street without the US to hold its hand.

Germany and no ability to send forces overseas and France's ability is limited but they just need to march in.

Interestingly the Krauts have been forming an armed brigade in Lithuania - so one assumes they could march in from two directions if they want to

And yes all of this actually reminds one a lot of Germany in WWII - they had units in Prussia and mainland Germany invading.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:46 PM (sKqQm)

140 Spock's mama just smacked him good.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 01, 2026 10:41 PM (w6EFb)
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Jane Wyatt!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)

141 109 If the Poles can, they should arrest this Tusk fellow, and put him up on charges of treason. Or just shoot him trying to escape.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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First, he and all of his family should be humiliated in front of the nation. So much so that they never want to show their face in public and are shunned by all.

even the Germans

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:47 PM (pMmVV)

142 Its...clarifying. But as always you wonder how much of the Polish population is paying attention.
Posted by: 18-1

A lot apparently--this was a holiday weekend for All Saints Day when Poles go to visit graves of their ancestors. This Friday coup happened in a news vacuum in Poland and official reports that were later debunked in real time has made the Tusk controlled media look like liars. X and other social media is becoming what everyone is turning to for news.

One of the bills that the Constitutional Tribunal was probably going to block by reports was a Tusk party bill that censored the internet.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:47 PM (E4rtv)

143 Sorry, but chocolate and olive do not look good together, and frankly, they don't look good apart either. They may taste good but tastes can be deceiving.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at November 01, 2026 10:47 PM (Fv808)

144 exodus 21:22-25 at November 01, 2026 10:44 PM (YjJwd

So the koran has a book of exodus, too? Who knew?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2026 10:48 PM (0kX4S)

145 That's happened a number of times.

OTOH,

As of late 2026, the Polish Armed Forces (Wojsko Polskie) are larger in active personnel than the German Bundeswehr.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 01, 2026 10:49 PM (aD4fx)

146 But this time Poland has a stronger and better military with tanks that work and everything.

The Polish military would indeed beat the Germans if they went into a traditional military conflict now.

But I suspect the plan was for the Germans to gain control via Tusk with German "support" - but since the President got back on the ground and the people seem to be rallying to him that's now complicated.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:49 PM (sKqQm)

147
All was forgiven after that one time at band camp. . .
Posted by: Tonypete

Was high school the last time you played the big brass?

Posted by: Eddie Euphonium at November 01, 2026 10:49 PM (vFcoN)

148 It must be Monday morning in Bangladesh

Posted by: San Franpsycho at November 01, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

149 the Quran talks about Moses (a lot) more than it talks about Mohammed

Posted by: 88C+u at November 01, 2026 10:49 PM (88C+u)

150 Dindu Nuffin wants to have a smackdown with a firefighter.

Firefighter makes his rebuttal with a halligan tool to Dindu's skull.

https://tinyurl.com/3wsk9ujn

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:25 PM (qlLNh)

Woooo! That firefighter was swinging for the bleachers.
Also, did you notice the very deft switch from the pike end to the fork end after the swing?

Add to that the firefighters were not very careful about any possible spinal trauma when they were rolling him over.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 01, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)

151 Another Dem is endorsing Rogers, too:
State Rep. Karen Whitsett is endorsing the Republican, Mike Rogers, and rejecting El Sayed.

Posted by: GWB at November 01, 2026 10:50 PM (kU0PQ)

152 “It is for the Polish authorities to ensure that the Constitutional Tribunal can function in accordance with the Polish constitution and in respect of the relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union,” a Commission spokesperson told Euronews on Saturday.

“The appointment of eight new members of the Constitutional Tribunal lies within the constitutional power of the Sejm, Poland’s parliament,” the spokesperson added.

The Commission spokesperson also pointed to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which on 5 May 2026 issued interim measures requiring the competent Polish authorities “to refrain from hindering the taking up and exercise of judicial duties by judges appointed by the Sejm in March 2026”.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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Not surprised but that is not going to fly well. Would even hurt Britain's Labour idiots if they tried to rejoin the EU like they want to.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:50 PM (E4rtv)

153 > 126 Moocowski always goes to the highest payoff to herself. She is one of those greedy types. It's all about the money.
Posted by: Case at November 01, 2026 10:42 PM (fzmBj)

The Murkowskis were the crooked banking family (Alaska National Bank of the North -- went tits up in '87, taking milllions in FDIC money with it), as opposed to the Rasmussens (National Bank of Alaska) and Cuddys (First National Bank of Anchorage).

The Rasmussens and Cuddys were/are a little scroogy (hey, they're bankers), but not overly crooked by banking standards.

If this were the Lower 48 the Murkowski bank would've been known as the mobbed-up one.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:50 PM (qlLNh)

154 It will be interesting to see what happens in Poland tomorrow morning.

Tusk is likely pulling every string he can to get opposition members arrested for anything right now.

We'll find out if his plan worked when wake up.

But if he fails then the Polish left is in an awkward position. You can't try a coup and fail and just govern like nothing happened...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:51 PM (sKqQm)

155 >>>No - the unelected EU Commission is supporting the coup.

They get to control the Polish judiciary, after all.
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Poland has big fat GDP they want that too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:51 PM (pMmVV)

156 One of the bills that the Constitutional Tribunal was probably going to block by reports was a Tusk party bill that censored the internet.

One thing that this attempted coup has made crystal clear is that a successful coup requires either control of social media, or the ability to shut down social media.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 01, 2026 10:51 PM (aD4fx)

157 My guess is we are telling the EU "Don't come crying to us when Poland mops the floor with you".

Posted by: Archimedes at November 01, 2026 10:43 PM

So the EU plan to have all of their subjects have five days of canned food stocked up is NOT a sufficient plan to defeat a serious, well-armed foe?

Too bad that none of those "intellectual elites" ever took a History of Europe class!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at November 01, 2026 10:51 PM (HlyYF)

158
Spock's mama just smacked him good.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
======
Jane Wyatt!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Mother knows best.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

159 the Quran talks about Moses (a lot) more than it talks about Mohammed

IIRC the Byzantine's first takes on the Muslims invading them was that they were some heretical group of Jews.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:52 PM (sKqQm)

160 But I suspect the plan was for the Germans to gain control via Tusk with German "support" - but since the President got back on the ground and the people seem to be rallying to him that's now complicated.
Posted by: 18-1
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Welp, Tusk is being called a mutt and German due to his ancestry. His grandfather was in the Wehrmacht in WWII. Germany is who he was trying to please but that is the last country that he can afford to be getting assistance from on an internal matter. Thus, I suspect Ukrainians are infiltrating like the caught agent provocateur was.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:52 PM (E4rtv)

161 >> It will be interesting to see what happens in Poland tomorrow morning.

Even more interesting if people started looking what the Obama administration did in Poland and Hungary years ago.

Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)

162 Firefighters are probably one of the least wise professions to throw down with. They're in WAY better physical shape than most cops, and the very nature of the profession appeals to a Zero Fucks Given personality type.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at November 01, 2026 10:53 PM (qlLNh)

163 As a marching band geek, the Thunderstruck video is FANTASTIC! We'd have built a fantastic rifle drill routine around that, too.

Posted by: GWB at November 01, 2026 10:53 PM (kU0PQ)

164 You can't try a coup and fail and just govern like nothing happened...
Posted by: 18-1 at November 01, 2026 10:51 PM (sKqQm)

cue Weird Al "I was only kidding!"

Posted by: you thought that was for real?! at November 01, 2026 10:54 PM (88C+u)

165 Poland has big fat GDP they want that too.

Part of the core principles of the EU is that French farmers have to be heavily subsidized, which means that Polish farmers also end up being heavily subsidized.

That would cause a major political issue if Poland actually thought about leaving the EU.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 01, 2026 10:55 PM (aD4fx)

166 The Murkowskis were the crooked banking family (Alaska National Bank of the North -- went tits up in '87, taking milllions in FDIC money with it), as opposed to the Rasmussens (National Bank of Alaska) and Cuddys (First National Bank of Anchorage).

The Rasmussens and Cuddys were/are a little scroogy (hey, they're bankers), but not overly crooked by banking standards.

If this were the Lower 48 the Murkowski bank would've been known as the mobbed-up one.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

That makes total sense. Did not know that inside baseball. There is currently some similar shady shit reportedly with North Dakota's state owned bank and a GOP senator from there involved in that too.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 10:55 PM (E4rtv)

167 Wait... Learning fractions on a ruler is unusual? Weird, that's how I learned.

Posted by: pookysgirl uses her grade school ruler for knitting at November 01, 2026 10:55 PM (Wt5PA)

168 Cha! Cha! Cha!

Posted by: Falco at November 01, 2026 10:56 PM (kuEDh)

169 Jane Wyatt!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I watched Jane Wyatt earlier this afternoon in the Father Knows Best Christmas Reunion movie from 1977. She was 67 at the time and still very lovely. Always liked her, she won the Primetime Emmy three years running 1958-60. Lived to age 96. Born into money.

Posted by: Margaret Anderson at November 01, 2026 10:56 PM (vFcoN)

170 As of late 2026, the Polish Armed Forces (Wojsko Polskie) are larger in active personnel than the German Bundeswehr.

Posted by: The ARC of History!
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Also, they will fight after dark and don't require time off for lunch or beer breaks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 01, 2026 10:57 PM (pMmVV)

171 They're in WAY better physical shape than most cops, and the very nature of the profession appeals to a Zero Fucks Given personality type.

One of my neighbors is a Portland fireman. He's in his late 50s - early 60s, and is in the best shape of any 60-ish person I've ever seen.

Middle-aged cops are allowed to get fat - middle-aged fireman apparently are not.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 01, 2026 10:57 PM (aD4fx)

172 Interestingly the Krauts have been forming an armed brigade in Lithuania - so one assumes they could march in from two directions if they want to

And yes all of this actually reminds one a lot of Germany in WWII - they had units in Prussia and mainland Germany invading.
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Do we have any carriers in the area?

Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at November 01, 2026 11:00 PM (vSvIl)

173 Thanks for the heads up. Went back and got it.

Ben Had got pissed off last year watching me move big heavy stuff to help her, and then seeing my hands shake trying to sign the gun safety waiver sheet.

Ben gave me a hand strength exerciser at this year's TXMoMe.

Ben Had is certainly a peach.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Shaky hands can be a side effect of some medications like Amiodarone for example. FIL got falsely diagnosed with Parkinsons due to that and we had to take him to Emory to get him correctly diagnosed. FIL had a bad hometown neurologist that damn near medicated him to death. Chinese doc with a Chinese medical degree did the misdiagnosis.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 11:00 PM (E4rtv)

174
And after it's all said and done and the day is saved, Spock's mama tells him and Sarek what they can do with their logic.

Sarek remarks she always was too emotional, and Spock asks why did he marry her. Sarek says it seemed the logical thing at the time....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 01, 2026 11:01 PM (w6EFb)

175 hi folks

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at November 01, 2026 11:02 PM (CHHv1)

176 I think we are going to do better than expected on Tuesday but there is no chance we will ever lose to these freaks in the long run no matter what happens in any election. Cause we will never stop.

Ever.
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I think so too. I think that Trump has so many "in case of emergency, break glass" things in place that we will hold the House and Senate.

And if they cheat us out of that and attempt whatever things they have in their wet dreams...good luck to them...we'll fight back this time, unlike during Covid when we didn't.

Posted by: Crusader at November 01, 2026 11:03 PM (Cjcf6)

177 Didn't Bones get the last word?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 11:03 PM (Cqx++)

178 If I remember correctly, Haley Stevens won Dearborn in the primary, not Abdul.

Posted by: Jen the original at November 01, 2026 11:04 PM (EiUt/)

179 170 As of late 2026, the Polish Armed Forces (Wojsko Polskie) are larger in active personnel than the German Bundeswehr.

Posted by: The ARC of History!

I think most of the German offensive weapons including tanks, masses of ammo, etc. were given to Ukraine. Their airforce readiness is a joke, and training is substandard for their Bundeswehr.

It will take Fuhrer Merz much longer to rearm than this crisis will take to resolve.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 11:04 PM (E4rtv)

180 I assume the EU "army" can't even cross the street without the US to hold its hand.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at November 01, 2026 10:42 PM (eRlcH)

They don't have a EU army, just the individual states. The only one that might pull an invasion off is Germany, and that is problematical

Posted by: Kindltot at November 01, 2026 11:04 PM (rbvCR)

181
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at November 01, 2026 10:34 PM (YjJwd)

I remember when you used to try to be rational, even though you were a pro-abortion troll. Now you’ve gone full jihadi, and aren’t even trying to make sense anymore. Sad!

Posted by: Tom Servo at November 01, 2026 11:04 PM (xOuxV)

182 >> Didn't Bones get the last word?

Yes, he told everybody, including Capt. Kirk to shut up.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at November 01, 2026 11:05 PM (w6EFb)

183 I'm so old I remember when I was called a conspiracy theorist for saying the 2020 election was stolen.

If people understood what Trump is dealing with they would run to the polls to vote,

Posted by: JackStraw at November 01, 2026 11:06 PM (viF8m)

184 I just went outside to to pee on the grass, and was staring straight South and idly wondering why the neighbor's big shop was not lit up, and I saw a bright red meteor fall out of the sky, moving NNE-SSW. Spanned only a short arc, but it was very bright.

Clear and cold out. Sky is full of stars, and a heavy frost is forming.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2026 11:07 PM (0kX4S)

185 Funny post by a Pole.

Referat 🇵🇱
@AntyKomuszek
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Translated from Polish
People went to the graves of their loved ones, lit candles, reminisced, prayed. Tomorrow they'll head off to work for their GDP. Tomorrow the chatter about the little dictator will start up too. There'll be defenders of that German oaf, but most folks will still get pissed off at the crap he's pulling.

One pebble, two, and the avalanche will roll.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 11:08 PM (E4rtv)

186 183 I'm so old I remember when I was called a conspiracy theorist for saying the 2020 election was stolen.

If people understood what Trump is dealing with they would run to the polls to vote,
Posted by: JackStraw

Election night, Dave in Fla and I saw it real time after the voting stopped and then resumed. Impossible voting totals out of Fulton for example absolutely beyond the registered voters in those precincts. I think he was looking at some other states than Georgia at the time with similar disbelief.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 11:10 PM (E4rtv)

187 Aliens are landing in Alberta.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 11:11 PM (Cqx++)

188 the probing kind of alien or the cultural enrichment kind?

Posted by: 88C+u at November 01, 2026 11:12 PM (88C+u)

189 One thing that this attempted coup has made crystal clear is that a successful coup requires either control of social media, or the ability to shut down social media.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at November 01, 2026 10:51 PM (aD4fx)

If the internet goes down due to "PHP Issues" after the midterms should I immediately guess that it is a coup?

Posted by: Kindltot at November 01, 2026 11:12 PM (rbvCR)

190 I remember when you used to try to be rational, even though you were a pro-abortion troll. Now you’ve gone full jihadi, and aren’t even trying to make sense anymore. Sad!
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Mongolian dick rot always ends up in the big brain causing insanity after the little brain shrivels and falls off. You don't want to know what comes next.

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 11:12 PM (E4rtv)

191 187 Aliens are landing in Alberta.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Hope they don't bring rats with them.

Posted by: Keep AB Rat-Free! at November 01, 2026 11:12 PM (vFcoN)

192 Aliens are landing in Alberta.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 11:11 PM (Cqx++)

Redirect them to Grovers Mill

Posted by: Kindltot at November 01, 2026 11:12 PM (rbvCR)

193 Interesting if true,

GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE
@GOP_is_Gutless
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Missouri solved illegal immigration. Other states just complain.

The Show-Me State didn’t talk — it acted:
• 2008: 90% of voters made English the official language. No government services in any other language.
• Cops must verify immigration status on arrest and report illegals to the feds.
• Zero access to food stamps or Missouri HealthNet.
• No taxpayer-funded financial aid for illegals at any public college — and schools must certify compliance every year.

Result: Missouri has almost no illegals. They simply aren’t welcome, and they get nothing from taxpayers.

Arizona and others spent years grandstanding while Missouri quietly locked the door. The media ignores it because the results expose the open-border failure everywhere else.

Other states could do the same. They choose not to.
#Missouri #IllegalImmigration #AmericaFirst

Posted by: whig at November 01, 2026 11:14 PM (E4rtv)

194 Aliens are landing in Alberta.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 01, 2026 11:11 PM (Cqx++)

Well, they burned up on re-entry. I don't know what composition of a meteorite would lead to red-colored burn, but it was tail-light red. Maybe a hunk of space junk?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 01, 2026 11:14 PM (0kX4S)

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