Being mid-year, it’s time we have another thread.
https://thirdtermproject.com/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/us-imposes-50pc-tariffs-on-canada/106938910
Mark Carney “You will remove the tariffs and we will not bomb the Baldwins”Cymek said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/us-imposes-50pc-tariffs-on-canada/106938910 Mark Carney “You will remove the tariffs and we will not bomb the Baldwins”
Today, the United States administration announced its intention to impose a new 50% tariff on a significant number of Canadian goods.
This is the latest in a series of unilateral U.S. trade actions that began with the U.S. imposing a series of tariffs in direct violation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the free trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
These include tariffs on the Canadian auto sector, in violation of CUSMA. Canada, as is its right, has merely matched those measures.
More broadly, in response to these measures and threats to Canadian sovereignty, provinces, territories, and Canadians from coast to coast to coast have stood together, taking the necessary actions to support our economy and defend our workers, farmers, businesses, and families.
Recognising that the U.S. has been transforming all of its trade relationships, including those covered under CUSMA, over the past 18 months, Canada has made a series of detailed and comprehensive proposals to resolve this dispute and to modernise CUSMA. We stand ready to intensify those discussions in the coming weeks.
Canada believes in the benefits of free and fair trade, as evidenced by our new government signing more than 20 new economic and security partnerships. This trade dispute has raised costs for families, particularly in the U.S. Canada stands ready to engage intensively to address outstanding issues with the U.S. to the mutual benefit of our citizens.
In all circumstances, Canada will work relentlessly and take any measures necessary to build our strength at home and to support Canadian workers, farmers, businesses, and families.
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2026/07/20/statement-prime-minister-carney-united-states-administrations-intention
We aren’t going survive as a viable species much longer I think.
Darwinism isn’t working fast enough.
Spiny Norman said:
We aren’t going survive as a viable species much longer I think.
Darwinism isn’t working fast enough.
We just need another pandemic 👍🏼
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
We aren’t going survive as a viable species much longer I think.
Darwinism isn’t working fast enough.
We just need another pandemic 👍🏼
I’ll see what I can organise.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
We aren’t going survive as a viable species much longer I think.
Darwinism isn’t working fast enough.
We just need another pandemic 👍🏼
Bird Flu and Ebola are on their way.
Danielle Moodie was an MSNow/MSNBC and CNN contributor.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
We aren’t going survive as a viable species much longer I think.
Darwinism isn’t working fast enough.
We just need another pandemic 👍🏼
Bird Flu and Ebola are on their way.
Don’t forget the explosive diarrhea!
Witty Rejoinder said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:We just need another pandemic 👍🏼
Bird Flu and Ebola are on their way.
Don’t forget the explosive diarrhea!
Once experienced, never forgotten.
Witty Rejoinder said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:We just need another pandemic 👍🏼
Bird Flu and Ebola are on their way.
Don’t forget the explosive diarrhea!
Indeed!
I do wish Pete B was in the top job. He’d be bloody great I reckon.
Divine Angel said:
mahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trump
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-grants-blue-states-trump-vought-vote-2024-election
Divine Angel said:
White House admits it scrapped grants to blue states because they didn’t vote for Trumphttps://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-grants-blue-states-trump-vought-vote-2024-election
fish barreling
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo suggested Friday that opposition to abortion could have helped fuel a measles outbreak in Florida since many cases are tied to a private Roman Catholic college.
Federal data show Florida had 141 confirmed measles cases as of July 23, ranking the state fifth in the nation for most infections.
During a press conference in Orlando Friday, a reporter asked Ladapo about his level of concern about the measles cases and what he’d tell Florida families about the rising number of cases.
The surgeon general, long known for his vaccine skepticism, initially replied, “Oh no. Everyone’s got to take a vaccine.”
But he followed noting that “a lot of those cases” were reported at Ave Maria University, a private Roman Catholic college in Collier County. Ninety-three measles cases were reported in Collier County where the university is located.
“You know, for some people — people may or may not know that the measles vaccines is developed with the cells that are a progeny from … an aborted fetus, and you know whether there’s a connection between the fact that you know some of the students at this university chose not to receive that vaccine, and it happens to be a vaccine that is related to the practice of abortion, I’m not sure.”
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/24/surgeon-general-suggests-high-measles-counts-could-be-tied-to-abortion-opposition/
“There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton,” McConnell said. “When I first attended 42 years ago, Fancy Farm was a pretty lonely place to be a Republican. But, my, how times have changed. Today, western Kentucky is a conservative Republican sea of red. So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St. Jerome community for a successful picnic.”
https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/27/mcconnell-shares-second-photo-amid-absence-says-he-will-not-attend-kentucky-political-event/
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How tragic that he will die suddenly next Tuesday.
Divine Angel said:
“There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton,” McConnell said. “When I first attended 42 years ago, Fancy Farm was a pretty lonely place to be a Republican. But, my, how times have changed. Today, western Kentucky is a conservative Republican sea of red. So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St. Jerome community for a successful picnic.”https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/07/27/mcconnell-shares-second-photo-amid-absence-says-he-will-not-attend-kentucky-political-event/
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How tragic that he will die suddenly next Tuesday.
He looks like he could wander outside of a locked ward and have an “accident’
Divine Angel said:
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo suggested Friday that opposition to abortion could have helped fuel a measles outbreak in Florida since many cases are tied to a private Roman Catholic college.Federal data show Florida had 141 confirmed measles cases as of July 23, ranking the state fifth in the nation for most infections.
During a press conference in Orlando Friday, a reporter asked Ladapo about his level of concern about the measles cases and what he’d tell Florida families about the rising number of cases.
The surgeon general, long known for his vaccine skepticism, initially replied, “Oh no. Everyone’s got to take a vaccine.”
But he followed noting that “a lot of those cases” were reported at Ave Maria University, a private Roman Catholic college in Collier County. Ninety-three measles cases were reported in Collier County where the university is located.
“You know, for some people — people may or may not know that the measles vaccines is developed with the cells that are a progeny from … an aborted fetus, and you know whether there’s a connection between the fact that you know some of the students at this university chose not to receive that vaccine, and it happens to be a vaccine that is related to the practice of abortion, I’m not sure.”
https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/24/surgeon-general-suggests-high-measles-counts-could-be-tied-to-abortion-opposition/
Interesting child rape was so not a problem and okay that the rotated child rapist priests from parish to parish.
There’s too many insane people in this world.
BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ asks Supreme Court to Let Him Block Your Mail Ballot
Divine Angel said:
Yes but RFK leaves his wife to fend for herself in the aftermath of the shooting incident at th dinner.
well how many sigma does it have to be to be ruled out
Robert Reich on the American Declaration of Independence
Thanks to my Houston sister, again.
buffy said:
Robert Reich on the American Declaration of IndependenceThanks to my Houston sister, again.
Good you received it and no problems
Cymek said:
buffy said:
Robert Reich on the American Declaration of IndependenceThanks to my Houston sister, again.
Good you received it and no problems
She’s got it up on her Facebook.
buffy said:
Robert Reich on the American Declaration of IndependenceThanks to my Houston sister, again.
Ta buffy’s sister.
Robert Reich just keeps on educating folks.
He does a Coffee Klatch once per week.
Divine Angel said:
That is most concerning.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
That is most concerning.
Stop the world, I want to get off. :(
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
That is most concerning.
Stop the world, I want to get off. :(
The anti vaccines movement really is so many steps backwards for humanity
I can understand the worry of side effects but none of its based on reality.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
That is most concerning.
I suggest that if you read the page:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
you may find that there’s rather less cause for concern than that screenshot alone would indicate.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Yes but RFK leaves his wife to fend for herself in the aftermath of the shooting incident at th dinner.
Lololol 😹
What the fuck does that have to do with anything?
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
That is most concerning.
I suggest that if you read the page:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
you may find that there’s rather less cause for concern than that screenshot alone would indicate.
I did. It’s very concerning.
State of the Evidence: MMR VaccineThe MMR vaccine has been studied regarding autism, and the reviews from IOM and AHRQ maintain with a high strength of evidence that there is no association with autism spectrum disorders based on observational evidence only.
However, in 2012, the IOM reviewed the published MMR-autism studies and found that all but four of them had “serious methodological limitations,” and the IOM gave them no weight. The remaining four studies and a few similar studies published since also have all been criticized for serious methodological flaws. Furthermore, they are all retrospective epidemiological studies which cannot prove causation, fail to account for potential vulnerable subgroups, and fail to account for mechanistic and other evidence linking vaccines with autism.
Many of the retrospective studies utilized, such as the 2002 New England Journal of Medicine study on the Denmark population, may be unreliable for the U.S. population. Children in these studies receive vaccines based on foreign vaccination schedules that differ from the schedule in the U.S. As outlined in the 2013 IOM report on the childhood immunization schedule, “there are few comparative studies evaluating the safety of different vaccine schedules,” but “there are cases in which the risk of adverse events can depend on the vaccination schedule used and factors such as timing and adjuvants should be studied with appropriate design methods.”
For example, the MMR vaccine does not contain aluminum. However, other infant vaccines have aluminum content ranging from 0.25 mg to 0.625 mg per dose (DTaP has the highest content). One analysis found that the 2019 CDC vaccine schedule resulted in 4.925 mg of total vaccine-related aluminum exposure by age 18 months. There is evidence in the U.S. of a positive association between vaccine-related aluminum exposure and persistent asthma. Evidence from a large Danish cohort study reported no increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders with early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines, but a detailed review of the supplementary tables shows some higher event rates of neurodevelopmental conditions with moderate aluminum exposure (Supplement Figure 11 — though a dose response was not evident) and a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger’s syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4). Together, these findings warrant further investigation of aluminum exposures (high, low, and none) for a variety of childhood chronic diseases, including autism.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:I suggest that if you read the page:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
you may find that there’s rather less cause for concern than that screenshot alone would indicate.
I did. It’s very concerning.
State of the Evidence: MMR VaccineThe MMR vaccine has been studied regarding autism, and the reviews from IOM and AHRQ maintain with a high strength of evidence that there is no association with autism spectrum disorders based on observational evidence only.
However, in 2012, the IOM reviewed the published MMR-autism studies and found that all but four of them had “serious methodological limitations,” and the IOM gave them no weight. The remaining four studies and a few similar studies published since also have all been criticized for serious methodological flaws. Furthermore, they are all retrospective epidemiological studies which cannot prove causation, fail to account for potential vulnerable subgroups, and fail to account for mechanistic and other evidence linking vaccines with autism.
Many of the retrospective studies utilized, such as the 2002 New England Journal of Medicine study on the Denmark population, may be unreliable for the U.S. population. Children in these studies receive vaccines based on foreign vaccination schedules that differ from the schedule in the U.S. As outlined in the 2013 IOM report on the childhood immunization schedule, “there are few comparative studies evaluating the safety of different vaccine schedules,” but “there are cases in which the risk of adverse events can depend on the vaccination schedule used and factors such as timing and adjuvants should be studied with appropriate design methods.”
For example, the MMR vaccine does not contain aluminum. However, other infant vaccines have aluminum content ranging from 0.25 mg to 0.625 mg per dose (DTaP has the highest content). One analysis found that the 2019 CDC vaccine schedule resulted in 4.925 mg of total vaccine-related aluminum exposure by age 18 months. There is evidence in the U.S. of a positive association between vaccine-related aluminum exposure and persistent asthma. Evidence from a large Danish cohort study reported no increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders with early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines, but a detailed review of the supplementary tables shows some higher event rates of neurodevelopmental conditions with moderate aluminum exposure (Supplement Figure 11 — though a dose response was not evident) and a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger’s syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4). Together, these findings warrant further investigation of aluminum exposures (high, low, and none) for a variety of childhood chronic diseases, including autism.
I took it as, “OK, calm down, tinfoil brigade’, we’ll take a look at whatever comes along about vaccines, and, if it holds up to scrutiny and seems to have some scientific value, we’ll tell you about it here”.
Not “we’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater, and we think that the wackos are on to something”.
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:That is most concerning.
Stop the world, I want to get off. :(
The anti vaccines movement really is so many steps backwards for humanity
I can understand the worry of side effects but none of its based on reality.
Imagine thinking autism is worse than child death, physical disability like losing use of limbs (polio), or acquired brain injury.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:Stop the world, I want to get off. :(
The anti vaccines movement really is so many steps backwards for humanity
I can understand the worry of side effects but none of its based on reality.Imagine thinking autism is worse than child death, physical disability like losing use of limbs (polio), or acquired brain injury.
surely autism allegedly caused by vaccination is an allegedly acquired brain injury
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:I did. It’s very concerning.
State of the Evidence: MMR VaccineThe MMR vaccine has been studied regarding autism, and the reviews from IOM and AHRQ maintain with a high strength of evidence that there is no association with autism spectrum disorders based on observational evidence only.
However, in 2012, the IOM reviewed the published MMR-autism studies and found that all but four of them had “serious methodological limitations,” and the IOM gave them no weight. The remaining four studies and a few similar studies published since also have all been criticized for serious methodological flaws. Furthermore, they are all retrospective epidemiological studies which cannot prove causation, fail to account for potential vulnerable subgroups, and fail to account for mechanistic and other evidence linking vaccines with autism.
Many of the retrospective studies utilized, such as the 2002 New England Journal of Medicine study on the Denmark population, may be unreliable for the U.S. population. Children in these studies receive vaccines based on foreign vaccination schedules that differ from the schedule in the U.S. As outlined in the 2013 IOM report on the childhood immunization schedule, “there are few comparative studies evaluating the safety of different vaccine schedules,” but “there are cases in which the risk of adverse events can depend on the vaccination schedule used and factors such as timing and adjuvants should be studied with appropriate design methods.”
For example, the MMR vaccine does not contain aluminum. However, other infant vaccines have aluminum content ranging from 0.25 mg to 0.625 mg per dose (DTaP has the highest content). One analysis found that the 2019 CDC vaccine schedule resulted in 4.925 mg of total vaccine-related aluminum exposure by age 18 months. There is evidence in the U.S. of a positive association between vaccine-related aluminum exposure and persistent asthma. Evidence from a large Danish cohort study reported no increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders with early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines, but a detailed review of the supplementary tables shows some higher event rates of neurodevelopmental conditions with moderate aluminum exposure (Supplement Figure 11 — though a dose response was not evident) and a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger’s syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4). Together, these findings warrant further investigation of aluminum exposures (high, low, and none) for a variety of childhood chronic diseases, including autism.
I took it as, “OK, calm down, tinfoil brigade’, we’ll take a look at whatever comes along about vaccines, and, if it holds up to scrutiny and seems to have some scientific value, we’ll tell you about it here”.
Not “we’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater, and we think that the wackos are on to something”.
pretty sure “just asking questions” is an innocuous wish to simply be more personally informed Abbie inoculations, there’s no agenda and no harm
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Yes but RFK leaves his wife to fend for herself in the aftermath of the shooting incident at th dinner.
Lololol 😹
What the fuck does that have to do with anything?
wait is this not rfks doing
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:That is most concerning.
Stop the world, I want to get off. :(
The anti vaccines movement really is so many steps backwards for humanity
I can understand the worry of side effects but none of its based on reality.
well too bad violating people’s bodily sovereignty is communism
buffy said:
Good grief!FIFA boss Infantino unveils $US20b plan to sell World Cup to Kushner consortium
And there’ll be a world cup all year round every year and everywhere.
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:Stop the world, I want to get off. :(
The anti vaccines movement really is so many steps backwards for humanity
I can understand the worry of side effects but none of its based on reality.well too bad violating people’s bodily sovereignty is communism
The anti vaxxers are a very disturbing group of people.
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
The anti vaccines movement really is so many steps backwards for humanity
I can understand the worry of side effects but none of its based on reality.well too bad violating people’s bodily sovereignty is communism
The anti vaxxers are a very disturbing group of people.
well, you know, the cultural revolution is famous for supposedly killing millions of millions of millions of people, can’t let those other countries outdo glorious capitalist freedom, bring on the bacterial cultural revolution
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
That is most concerning.
I suggest that if you read the page:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
you may find that there’s rather less cause for concern than that screenshot alone would indicate.
I hadn’t read that. Ta Captain Spalding
alleged
but we know it’s not true, they won’t try socialised healthcare either
SCIENCE said:
alleged
but we know it’s not true, they won’t try socialised healthcare either
Ha!
:)
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
That is most concerning.
I suggest that if you read the page:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html
you may find that there’s rather less cause for concern than that screenshot alone would indicate.
I hadn’t read that. Ta Captain Spalding
well there’s this at least
Men Can Be Witches Too
gotta take this shithole country back to 1700 yeah
SCIENCE said:
Men Can Be Witches Too
gotta take this shithole country back to 1700 yeah
The war is not yet over. The civil war that is.
SCIENCE said:
Men Can Be Witches Too
gotta take this shithole country back to 1700 yeah
Punter: I’m surrounded by male witches
Policeman: Warlocks
Punter: No it’s true.
SCIENCE said:
Men Can Be Witches Too
gotta take this shithole country back to 1700 yeah
Watch the body language of Hawley. The little bouncy bobbing around tough man shit. He’s always been an arsehole.
The behaviour I am referring to is in the opening part of this video.
Remember him on J6?
in the ussa wokist leftists are agents provocateur manipulating poor simple minded battlers into giving their kids ridiculous names while the hypocritical leftist wokists choose safe successful names for themselves
kii said:
SCIENCE said:Men Can Be Witches Too
gotta take this shithole country back to 1700 yeah
Watch the body language of Hawley. The little bouncy bobbing around tough man shit. He’s always been an arsehole.
The behaviour I am referring to is in the opening part of this video.
Remember him on J6?
This…
kii said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
Men Can Be Witches Too
gotta take this shithole country back to 1700 yeah
Watch the body language of Hawley. The little bouncy bobbing around tough man shit. He’s always been an arsehole.
The behaviour I am referring to is in the opening part of this video.
Remember him on J6?
This…
it’s all gross
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
kii said:
Watch the body language of Hawley. The little bouncy bobbing around tough man shit. He’s always been an arsehole.
The behaviour I am referring to is in the opening part of this video.
Remember him on J6?
This…
it’s all gross
Men behaving really badly.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:kii said:
This…
it’s all gross
Men behaving really badly.
Seriously?
JFC…
kii said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s all gross
Men behaving really badly.
Seriously?
JFC…
more good news
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is exempting power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain. The administration announced new guidance on Monday clarifying that these “islanded” power plants do not have to be part of the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program (ARP). This program requires power plants to reduce emissions of acid rain precursors sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
LOL
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Men behaving really badly.
Seriously?
JFC…
more good news
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is exempting power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain. The administration announced new guidance on Monday clarifying that these “islanded” power plants do not have to be part of the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program (ARP). This program requires power plants to reduce emissions of acid rain precursors sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
LOL
and you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destrution.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:kii said:
Seriously?
JFC…
more good news
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is exempting power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain. The administration announced new guidance on Monday clarifying that these “islanded” power plants do not have to be part of the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program (ARP). This program requires power plants to reduce emissions of acid rain precursors sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
LOL
and you don’t believe we’re on the eve of destrution.
some other country will save us
The push for AI data centres against what seems to be many people protests is worrying
What’s the long term agenda
Cymek said:
The push for AI data centres against what seems to be many people protests is worrying
What’s the long term agenda
freedom
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
The push for AI data centres against what seems to be many people protests is worrying
What’s the long term agenda
freedom
That makes sense
Cymek said:
The push for AI data centres against what seems to be many people protests is worrying
What’s the long term agenda
Meanwhile in Doña Ana County, where I was living.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1cLU366xBk/
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
roughbarked said:
Men behaving really badly.
Seriously?
JFC…
more good news
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is exempting power plants that only serve data centers and do not connect to the broader grid from pollution limits that seek to prevent acid rain. The administration announced new guidance on Monday clarifying that these “islanded” power plants do not have to be part of the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program (ARP). This program requires power plants to reduce emissions of acid rain precursors sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
LOL
More ‘Ken nonsense.
Cymek said:
The push for AI data centres against what seems to be many people protests is worrying
What’s the long term agenda
For billionaires to become trillionaires.
Cymek said:
The push for AI data centres against what seems to be many people protests is worrying
What’s the long term agenda
apparently we can’t do without them and we’ll just have to put up with them. Like everything else.
roughbarked said:
Cymek said:
The push for AI data centres against what seems to be many people protests is worrying
What’s the long term agenda
apparently we can’t do without them and we’ll just have to put up with them. Like everything else.
They used NDAs to get the AI Data Centres built in some parts of America.
Marc Elias won in the Supreme Court.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo
🌮
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo
🌮
Exactly.
Trump Often Spouts Totally Asinine Daily Announcements.
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo
Now let’s see if he will do the same with the Iran war.
Woodie said:
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo
Now let’s see if he will do the same with the Iran war.
Wouldn’t that be Iranic, don’tcha think?
Spiny Norman said:
Woodie said:
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo
Now let’s see if he will do the same with the Iran war.
Wouldn’t that be Iranic, don’tcha think?
groan
This headline
dv said:
This headline
you see $100000000 a year isn’t much after sending the kids to private school and booking the round the world trip and securing another private island and setting aside the retirement savings
dv said:
SCIENCE is a Conservative?
I never would have guessed.
Capital One Financial hit back on Friday against a lawsuit over its decision to close the Trump Organization’s bank accounts years ago, stating that it did so after a review by anti-money-laundering experts.
The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump’s family business. Capital One is seeking to dismiss the case by casting doubt on claims of illegally debanking – or denying services on religious or political grounds – the Trump Organization.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/01/capital-one-trump-organization-money-laundering
President Donald Trump has predicted that Greenland will be under U.S. control by the time he leaves office in January 2029.
Trump has fiercely pushed to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic since before he returned to the Oval Office. The globally unpopular move has helped strain America’s relationship with its European allies, who see it as a threat to Greenlanders’ sovereignty.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-says-greenland-under-us-013450000.html
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
SCIENCE is a Conservative?
I never would have guessed.
what, we’re systematically talking about diseases so don’t look at us, the only type of conservative we are is path independence
right thread. hopefully.
Bogsnorkler said:
right thread. hopefully.
are those rainbows
Roland Martin used to be on CNN, MSNBC etc etc
He started his own media company.
3 minutes
I find some of his interviews and panels most thought provoking. He did an interesting interview with Kamala Harris.
Roland Martin pressed James Talarico on what he would say to Black Texans after beating Jasmine Crockett and why Black voters should trust him.
James Talarico has got guts. He keeps turning up and answering the questions. He did a town hall and there was an angry woman there and he heard her out.
ICE Detention of “non criminals”.
MONSTERS: ICE grabbed a 17yo Target worker then dumped him at a Walmart 8 minutes away when they confirmed he’s a citizen.
Bystanders found him sobbing and bleeding, saying “They slammed me on the ground.” There’s no reforming this. Share widely.
kii said:
Yep, did lol.
so the great man was correct again
The investigation tested supermarket food products, travelled to cocoa-growing communities in Ghana, and interviewed workers and industry insiders across Australia. It found problems from food fraud and misleading claims to worker exploitation and child labour, as well as tomato products originating from China’s Xinjiang region, which has been linked to allegations of forced labour. It comes weeks after the Trump administration imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on certain Australian exports, arguing Australia does not effectively stop imports made with forced labour.
BREAKING: Trump is now covering historic statues in Washington, DC in gold.
Neophyte said:
BREAKING: Trump is now covering historic statues in Washington, DC in gold.
they were originally gilded I believe.
I know it’s painful to watch this insane fuckwit, but…
Aaron Rupar: Trump says of blue cities that “their trees are all gross,” then goes on even more insane rant about the reflecting pool, including claiming he has a “moving picture” showing “people on the side cutting it with a box knife.” He went on to say Jeanine Pirro “choked” before snapping at a reporter who asked him if her job is safe, telling him “don’t ever talk again.”
Neophyte said:
BREAKING: Trump is now covering historic statues in Washington, DC in gold.
Is there nothing he can’t do.
Peak Warming Man said:
Neophyte said:
BREAKING: Trump is now covering historic statues in Washington, DC in gold.
Is there nothing he can’t do.
King Cnut might like a word with him…
Peak Warming Man said:
Neophyte said:
BREAKING: Trump is now covering historic statues in Washington, DC in gold.
Is there nothing he can’t do.
He can’t stfu.
Neophyte said:
BREAKING: Trump is now covering historic statues in Washington, DC in gold.
Blinded by the light statue
Wrapped up like a douche
etc
kii said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Neophyte said:
BREAKING: Trump is now covering historic statues in Washington, DC in gold.
Is there nothing he can’t do.
He can’t stfu.
Well there is that.
Aunt Tifa was acquitted of all charges. 😂
Neophyte said:
:)
Michael V said:
Neophyte said:
:)
wait is this satire
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Neophyte said:
:)
wait is this satire
alleged
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
:)
wait is this satire
alleged
Fuck sorry
dv said:
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
:)
wait is this satire
alleged
alleged
Fuck sorry
nah ‘scool it just proves that even we(1,1,1) isolationists in here are not immune to the pervasive interference of the Algorithms, so we(1,0,0) at least shall endeavour to be even more careful
Former senior US national security official Miles Taylor shares a personal account that raises a broader civic concern: the growing cost of dissent in American public life.
Drawing on his experience inside government and living the consequences of speaking openly, he says that the real threat to US democracy isn’t the politicians or hard-liners — it’s the two-thirds of Americans who don’t speak up. (This talk contains mature language.) (Recorded at TEDxMidAtlantic on November 1, 2025)
Neophyte said:
Classic!
More like Alborithms am I right?
Meanwhile
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/fox-news-host-griff-jenkins-063808468.html
Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins got a schooling on basic bird knowledge after claiming pigeons “don’t lay eggs” during a live segment covering JD Vance’s chicken coop.
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Where do they find these people?
It is not looking good for people with disabilities in America.
ms spock said:
It is not looking good for people with disabilities in America.
at least they have human rights
wait
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
It is not looking good for people with disabilities in America.
at least they have human rights
wait
imagine speculative debt that actually has
real consequences damn oh shit wait
The New Era That Wasn’t
Fundamental realignments in the way Americans vote are rare, but predictions that they have occurred are not. Nearly as soon as Donald Trump was declared the winner of the presidential race in November 2024, people started saying the election represented a new era. “Trump just realigned the entire political map. Democrats have ‘no easy path’ to fix it,” announced NBC News.
The election had been very close. Trump won slightly more electoral votes than Joe Biden had in 2020 (312 to 306), but he also won fewer total popular votes and a smaller percentage of the vote. This was still significant because it was the first time in three tries that Trump had captured a plurality of the electorate, but the case for realignment hinged less on raw numbers than on demographic breakdowns. The Republican Party had strengthened its grip on the white working class and had done historically well with young voters—young men in particular—and Hispanic voters.
Writing in The Atlantic in May 2025, the pollster Patrick Ruffini argued that a new era of politics had dawned, in which Trump had broken Democrats’ solid grip on minority voters. “The realignment of the working class, which helped Trump win in 2016, would not stop with white voters. In 2020 and 2024, the realignment came for nonwhite voters,” he wrote. “In an era of nationalized politics and growing polarization, the social basis for Democratic majorities is looking more and more tenuous.”
The Democratic Party’s problems remain very real, but for the moment, Trump and the GOP have more serious ones. The most glaring one is Trump’s deep personal unpopularity. In the current polarized and dyspeptic political environment, all presidents seem to be unpopular, but Trump is in a different league. A CNN poll released last week measured Trump at 34 percent support, matching the low he reached in that poll following the January 6 insurrection. Still, that was better than his showing in the AP-NORC survey, which found his approval at 33 percent, just one point above a 2017 low. Quinnipiac University found Trump at 32 percent, the lowest ever in that poll.
These broad strokes are ugly enough, but digging into polling results shows particular deterioration with the particular groups that were supposed to be at the center of the Trump 2024 realignment.
Consider young voters. Kamala Harris won a slim majority of them in 2024, a huge drop from the 25 percent margin that Biden enjoyed four years earlier. The Yale Youth Poll found in May that 68 percent of voters ages 18 to 22 and 72 percent of voters ages 23 to 29 disapproved of Trump. Echelon Insights also found that younger voters disapprove of Trump more than the general population—the number has fallen 37 percent since the start of this administration. Polling from the Harvard Institute of Politics found that young voters are especially skeptical of expanded presidential power and claims of “national emergency”—two staples of Trump’s approach to governance.
One reason Trump’s numbers have sunk so much among young people is his poor performance among young men. A popular explanation was that a feminized, woke Democratic Party had driven them away and into the arms of Trump and a growing manosphere of influencers. To the extent that that was true, it was ephemeral. These voters are still wary of the Democrats, but they’ve soured on Trump as well. The Yale Youth Poll found that men under 30 were one of the two groups that had turned the most against Trump since last fall.
Trump is also bleeding support among Black and Hispanic voters, and especially men, as Bloomberg Government reports. In 2024, Trump won almost half of Hispanic voters, but polls show Republicans drawing 27 to 35 percent support in the midterms, which would be their worst performance with the group since the Democratic-wave year of 2018. Equis, a pollster focused on the demographic, finds Latino approval of Trump is lower than that of non-Latino voters. A May poll found that a quarter of Hispanics who voted for Trump in 2024 wouldn’t do so again.
The decay has even reached Trump’s core supporters. A New York Times review of polling data found in June that white working-class voters’ views of the president’s handling of the economy were tanking. During the first two years of his first term, these voters rated him higher than the overall population; now they rate him much worse. In February 2016, Trump boasted about his backing among the least-educated voters, saying, “I love the poorly educated.” They don’t love him back: Echelon finds his approval down to 41 percent among those with a high-school education or less. Polling from the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism finds a shrinking Trump base and less personal connection to Trump, which is a particular problem for a personalist leader and movement. Republican strategists are now worried that even consistent GOP voters might not turn out in November, according to The Washington Post.
As the poll analyst G. Elliott Morris has written, several convincing explanations existed for Trump’s 2024 victory that didn’t involve realignment, including the lingering effects of the pandemic, global anti-incumbent sentiment, and the peculiar dynamics of Biden’s ill-advised decision to run and his late exit from the race. But the foremost was inflation. Americans were angry at the Democratic Party because of persistently higher prices. Now Trump is losing support for the same reason. Not only has Trump not ended inflation, as he promised—in June, it ran at 3.5 percent—but his decisions, especially the Iran war, have driven prices higher. Voters were willing to give Trump a chance because of their disgust with Biden. Now they’re seeing the results, and they don’t like them.
This was perhaps foreseeable. Although some observers believed a sea change had occurred, the Brookings Institution scholar (and Atlantic contributor) Jonathan Rauch concluded on November 9, 2024, that the result did not represent “a pro-MAGA realignment or a sweeping repudiation of Democrats. Rather, this was an ordinary election.” He added, prophetically, “While the Republicans undoubtedly scored a clear victory, they may be tempted to claim a stronger mandate than the voters intended to deliver—and they may respond with policies that are more extreme and disruptive than the public wants or expects.” Now the realignment looks nearly as moribund as GOP chances in the midterms.
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dv said:
End of the road for Ford Carr.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
End of the road for Ford Carr.
will he have a breakdown?
I think you’re mixing your metaphors my friend but nice Odyssey tie-in.
dv said:
what a good child
dv said:
They sound like characters from a 1950s Great American Novel.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
End of the road for Ford Carr.
will he have a breakdown?
we tire of these predictable word plays
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/july-2026-jobs-report-rcna591138
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
buffy said:
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
Fair comment.
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:
>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
The damage has literally been done. There’s rubble and debris everywhere.
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
Bit late now, the old part of the building has already been demolished and can’t exactly be put back exactly like it was. They’ve got to build something to replace it, can’t have a vacant building site just sitting there idle for a few years before they agree on what to do. Might as well build the damn thing. Just make sure it is never completed before Trump leaves office so he never gets to use it.
party_pants said:
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
Bit late now, the old part of the building has already been demolished and can’t exactly be put back exactly like it was. They’ve got to build something to replace it, can’t have a vacant building site just sitting there idle for a few years before they agree on what to do. Might as well build the damn thing. Just make sure it is never completed before Trump leaves office so he never gets to use it.
I think I read that it wasn’t really particularly old. Anyway, they are apparently quite able to run a government (sort of) without it, so the area could be turned over to garden. Then you have somewhere to put up the big marquees…
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
The damage has literally been done. There’s rubble and debris everywhere.
Are you talking about the White House specifically or the US in general?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
The damage has literally been done. There’s rubble and debris everywhere.
Are you talking about the White House specifically or the US in general?
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
He’ll just bang it up to the Supreme Court.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
He’ll just bang it up to the Supreme Court.
It’s kind of typical USA, it all ends up in courts well after the event.
buffy said:
party_pants said:
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:
>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
Bit late now, the old part of the building has already been demolished and can’t exactly be put back exactly like it was. They’ve got to build something to replace it, can’t have a vacant building site just sitting there idle for a few years before they agree on what to do. Might as well build the damn thing. Just make sure it is never completed before Trump leaves office so he never gets to use it.
I think I read that it wasn’t really particularly old. Anyway, they are apparently quite able to run a government (sort of) without it, so the area could be turned over to garden. Then you have somewhere to put up the big marquees…
a memorial waterfall pit
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
Fair comment.
well at least they have freedoms liberties profits law order and basic human rights
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Ooh, I missed this while I was outside weeding this morning:>>A federal appeals court has ordered Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback in a case testing his presidential authority.
“Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House,” and could not fundamentally reshape it without congressional approval, the Washington-based US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a 2-1 opinion on Friday, local time.<<
He’ll just bang it up to the Supreme Court.
It’s kind of typical USA, it all ends up in courts well after the event.
Unlike other places where things end up in court before the event?
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:He’ll just bang it up to the Supreme Court.
It’s kind of typical USA, it all ends up in courts well after the event.
Unlike other places where things end up in court before the event?
Think p_p would have emphasised the “well after”.
buffy said:
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
All of which is being ignored by the republicans.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:He’ll just bang it up to the Supreme Court.
It’s kind of typical USA, it all ends up in courts well after the event.
Unlike other places where things end up in court before the event?
In a properly run country, a proposal like this would be put to the parliament for approval, along with reasons why a ballroom is needed etc, before the demolition crews start work.
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
what’s the accusations against him?
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
what’s the accusations against him?
He’s worse than Hitler…
No specific allegations, it was a fishing expedition to get him to say something they could hang him with…
furious said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
what’s the accusations against him?
He’s worse than Hitler…
No specific allegations, it was a fishing expedition to get him to say something they could hang him with…
Thankfully, Biden saw all this coming.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:It’s kind of typical USA, it all ends up in courts well after the event.
Unlike other places where things end up in court before the event?
In a properly run country, a proposal like this would be put to the parliament for approval, along with reasons why a ballroom is needed etc, before the demolition crews start work.
I’m not sure that’s true, but in any case, the Executive Branch in the US has pretty broad powers.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
Another contribution from my Houston sister.
The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
what’s the accusations against him?
There are many and varied. The fundamental premise of the claims are two-fold: (1) he knew about the origins of COVID and lied about it, and (2) he is complicit in the deprivation of people’s constitutional freedoms during COVID lockdowns.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:Unlike other places where things end up in court before the event?
In a properly run country, a proposal like this would be put to the parliament for approval, along with reasons why a ballroom is needed etc, before the demolition crews start work.
I’m not sure that’s true, but in any case, the Executive Branch in the US has pretty broad powers.
and Trump is trying to test them.
so in summary it’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission
SCIENCE said:
so in summary it’s better to ask for forgiveness than for permission
I plead the Fifth
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
what’s the accusations against him?
There are many and varied. The fundamental premise of the claims are two-fold: (1) he knew about the origins of COVID and lied about it, and (2) he is complicit in the deprivation of people’s constitutional freedoms during COVID lockdowns.
The bastard.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:Unlike other places where things end up in court before the event?
In a properly run country, a proposal like this would be put to the parliament for approval, along with reasons why a ballroom is needed etc, before the demolition crews start work.
I’m not sure that’s true, but in any case, the Executive Branch in the US has pretty broad powers.
Well (in the article that kicked off this discussion), the court has just said the executive does not have the power to demolish and rebuild parts of the White House, and that power rests with Congress. In a properly run country somebody would have known this and advised a course of action like asking the Congress for approval. It would not be a case of just do it anyway and lets the courts sort out the mess later.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:The “argument” against Fauci pleading the Fifth is that he was given a pardon by Biden, and by extension, that if he already has a pardon regarding the detail of his testimony, then how can he incriminate himself (there are, of course, potential state-led prosecutions that he has to be wary of as well, as they are not covered by the pardon)
what’s the accusations against him?
There are many and varied. The fundamental premise of the claims are two-fold: (1) he knew about the origins of COVID and lied about it, and (2) he is complicit in the deprivation of people’s constitutional freedoms during COVID lockdowns.
So a bunch of conspiracy theories and political payback.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:In a properly run country, a proposal like this would be put to the parliament for approval, along with reasons why a ballroom is needed etc, before the demolition crews start work.
I’m not sure that’s true, but in any case, the Executive Branch in the US has pretty broad powers.
Well (in the article that kicked off this discussion), the court has just said the executive does not have the power to demolish and rebuild parts of the White House, and that power rests with Congress. In a properly run country somebody would have known this and advised a course of action like asking the Congress for approval. It would not be a case of just do it anyway and lets the courts sort out the mess later.
Trump by nature is a bully. Imagine trying to parent such a child?
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:what’s the accusations against him?
There are many and varied. The fundamental premise of the claims are two-fold: (1) he knew about the origins of COVID and lied about it, and (2) he is complicit in the deprivation of people’s constitutional freedoms during COVID lockdowns.
So a bunch of conspiracy theories and political payback.
A subtle attempt to hide the political payback? ;)
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:I’m not sure that’s true, but in any case, the Executive Branch in the US has pretty broad powers.
Well (in the article that kicked off this discussion), the court has just said the executive does not have the power to demolish and rebuild parts of the White House, and that power rests with Congress. In a properly run country somebody would have known this and advised a course of action like asking the Congress for approval. It would not be a case of just do it anyway and lets the courts sort out the mess later.
Trump by nature is a bully. Imagine trying to parent such a child?
Mary Trump has said in her books that Trump’s father very abusive. Prof David Cay Johnson has said the severity of the abuse shaped Trump.
fucking damn what a groundbreaking insight
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
Link
This is an excellent explanation, imho.
U.S. customs officers want your password? It’s an insidious trap.
Your privacy rights don’t disappear at the border.
August 7, 2026
By Mike Fox
Mike Fox is a legal fellow at the Cato Institute’s Project on Criminal Justice.
Those who travel internationally know the routine. Whether at an airport terminal or a land border crossing, returning home means having your bags scanned to ensure you aren’t bringing contraband, illicit drugs or invasive species onto U.S. soil. But what happens when the government demands access to your phone?
A smartphone is fundamentally different from a suitcase. It’s not merely a container for physical goods; it’s a digital repository of our lives. It holds our private thoughts, political expressions, digital calendars, personal photos, contact lists, shopping habits, credit card numbers and travel logs. Yet U.S. customs officers routinely assert the authority to demand passcodes and search these digital life-capsules without a warrant — and often without a shred of reasonable suspicion to believe a crime has been committed.
The rationale? Simply that you are presenting yourself at a port of entry.
The legal and ethical perils of this aggressive practice are on full display in the federal prosecution of Samuel Tunick, whose January 2025 encounter highlights the extreme lengths to which federal agents will go to access people’s devices. Returning from a vacation in the Dominican Republic through the Atlanta airport, Tunick was pulled aside by Customs and Border Protection officers cooperating with the FBI. The agents employed high-pressure tactics — including falsely alleging the possible presence of child pornography on his device — to coerce the disclosure of his password.
Tunick didn’t fall for the ploy. Instead, he invoked his rights, refused to answer questions and presented his lawyer’s business card. Finally, he provided a code that wiped the device’s contents when the agents tried to use it to open the phone, leading to his eventual indictment on a count of destroying property to prevent seizure.
Tunick was already known to authorities for his involvement in the left-wing “Stop Cop City” movement, which had fought to prevent the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. Tunick and his lawyer believe that he was targeted for this political action — that with no probable cause to believe he had committed a crime (making a judicial warrant out of the question) and no reasonable suspicion to justify a warrantless search, agents used the border search exception to bypass the Fourth Amendment entirely. If true, this is a prosecution brought in bad faith. The Constitution strictly forbids charging a person not for what he did but for who he is.
Border searches are an insidious trap. Handing over a password under duress can yield self-incriminating evidence. Resisting, however, exposes the traveler to escalation: physical detention, device confiscation or criminal charges. For noncitizens, the threat is blunt: Provide your passcode or be denied entry. For U.S. citizens — who cannot be turned away — the options available to customs agents are more limited but still menacing.
Clarity is needed from the courts. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously recognized in its landmark 2014 decision in Riley v. California that mobile phones are modern, highly sensitive portals requiring robust Fourth Amendment protections. Yet the court has not explicitly defined how the border search exception applies to digital technology. Though some lower courts have acknowledged that phones are distinct from standard luggage, they remain deeply divided on border searches.
Thankfully, the jury trial offers one more constitutional safeguard against this kind of prosecution. The framers deliberately placed 12 citizens between a criminal defendant and the state because officials cannot always be trusted to police themselves. A jury asked to convict Tunick should consider not just the weight of the government’s evidence but the manner in which the prosecution came about. I suspect that prosecutors will have trouble meeting the standards of basic fairness and common sense that any group of Americans would bring to this case.
As the Trump administration’s war on immigrants moves into the nation’s airports, the prosecution of Samuel Tunick must serve as a wake-up call. Allowing federal agents to turn international travel into an automatic forfeiture of constitutional rights sets a dangerous precedent. The “border” must not be a legal black hole where privacy dies, and it is high time the judiciary — or how about you, Congress? — draws a firm line: Get a warrant or leave our phones alone.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/07/phone-searches-airports-set-dangerous-privacy-precedent/
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Go hiontach! It’s brilliant!
ms spock said:
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Go hiontach! It’s brilliant!
It is the echo, hello
ms spock said:
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Go hiontach! It’s brilliant!
I was hoping that you’d see this, spocky.
As with all Mr Bean’s pieces – I don’t just take him at his word, but he makes points that are “food for thought”.
Having known a few Trump supporters in NM it helps me understand how they got so deceived by the obvious bullshit.
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Go hiontach! It’s brilliant!
It is the echo, hello
Hello Cymek
good, good
US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for American children to be immunised against fewer diseases. The vaccination schedule put forward by his administration recommends immunising children against 11 diseases, six fewer than what is currently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
oh look more free pass
The nation is contending with a measles outbreak so severe, experts say it could result in the US losing its measles elimination status.
“could result” LOL
no way, the greatest and most decent leaders the universe has ever seen would
never throw someone else to the sharks to save themselves
SCIENCE said:
no way, the greatest and most decent leaders the universe has ever seen would
never throw someone else to the sharks to save themselves
You have to wonder how the staff and press feel about this.
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:no way, the greatest and most decent leaders the universe has ever seen would
never throw someone else to the sharks to save themselves
You have to wonder how the staff and press feel about this.
Rubio was on the decoy plane as well.
INSANE video shows out of control ICE agent launch psychotic attack against innocent US-born woman, pointing a gun at her face with a bogus claim that she tried to run him over. Follow up video is proof of her innocence.
Just a wee bit of a bullshit over-reaction from the Nazi’s here.
Spiny Norman said:
INSANE video shows out of control ICE agent launch psychotic attack against innocent US-born woman, pointing a gun at her face with a bogus claim that she tried to run him over. Follow up video is proof of her innocence.Just a wee bit of a bullshit over-reaction from the Nazi’s here.
They really are like the Brown Shirts aren’t they
Not hard to find thousands of humans willing to unleash their nasty tendencies.
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
INSANE video shows out of control ICE agent launch psychotic attack against innocent US-born woman, pointing a gun at her face with a bogus claim that she tried to run him over. Follow up video is proof of her innocence.Just a wee bit of a bullshit over-reaction from the Nazi’s here.
They really are like the Brown Shirts aren’t they
Not hard to find thousands of humans willing to unleash their nasty tendencies.
I only hope that there’s real consequences for them.
Spiny Norman said:
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
INSANE video shows out of control ICE agent launch psychotic attack against innocent US-born woman, pointing a gun at her face with a bogus claim that she tried to run him over. Follow up video is proof of her innocence.Just a wee bit of a bullshit over-reaction from the Nazi’s here.
They really are like the Brown Shirts aren’t they
Not hard to find thousands of humans willing to unleash their nasty tendencies.
I only hope that there’s real consequences for them.
I lked the idea of shoving them all in one of Musk’s rockets and fire them off into space.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
Cymek said:They really are like the Brown Shirts aren’t they
Not hard to find thousands of humans willing to unleash their nasty tendencies.
I only hope that there’s real consequences for them.
I lked the idea of shoving them all in one of Musk’s rockets and fire them off into space.
We’re gonna need a bigger rocket…
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
Cymek said:
They really are like the Brown Shirts aren’t they
Not hard to find thousands of humans willing to unleash their nasty tendencies.
I only hope that there’s real consequences for them.
I lked the idea of shoving them all in one of Musk’s rockets and fire them off into space.
we thought the consequences were that they get to dress up and have a chance of getting paid though not always
Residents of Fridley, MN packed a city council meeting last week where police detailed which law enforcement agencies have access to Flock Safety camera footage.
Many residents were particularly concerned about news that some of the footage was used for immigration-related searches.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VdnmPEOiHJc
A rather good speech against the encroachment of Flock cameras in a part of the US.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:no way, the greatest and most decent leaders the universe has ever seen would
never throw someone else to the sharks to save themselves
You have to wonder how the staff and press feel about this.
Rubio was on the decoy plane as well.
I read that. Interesting.
Mehdi Hassan interviews Count Binface
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:I only hope that there’s real consequences for them.
I lked the idea of shoving them all in one of Musk’s rockets and fire them off into space.
We’re gonna need a bigger rocket…
A fleet of them.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EdGgMZrXH/
This guy is freaking the MAGA fuckers out.
Abdul El-Sayed – Wikipedia https://share.google/hf9UALW3UJSqBQSOB
kii said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EdGgMZrXH/This guy is freaking the MAGA fuckers out.
Abdul El-Sayed – Wikipedia https://share.google/hf9UALW3UJSqBQSOB
Oh, and his wife is a psychiatrist.
kii said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EdGgMZrXH/This guy is freaking the MAGA fuckers out.
Abdul El-Sayed – Wikipedia https://share.google/hf9UALW3UJSqBQSOB
I hope he is not assassinated.
Trump encourages stochastic terrorism at every turn.
Fox news is calling him a Communist. Telling Red MAGA that this could be the end of America and Americans.
kii said:
kii said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EdGgMZrXH/This guy is freaking the MAGA fuckers out.
Abdul El-Sayed – Wikipedia https://share.google/hf9UALW3UJSqBQSOB
Oh, and his wife is a psychiatrist.
is that good or bad
ms spock said:
kii said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EdGgMZrXH/This guy is freaking the MAGA fuckers out.
Abdul El-Sayed – Wikipedia https://share.google/hf9UALW3UJSqBQSOB
I hope he is not assassinated.
Trump encourages stochastic terrorism at every turn.
Fox news is calling him a Communist. Telling Red MAGA that this could be the end of America and Americans.
Yep. Same with the mayor of NYC…Mamdani.
kii said:
ms spock said:
kii said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EdGgMZrXH/This guy is freaking the MAGA fuckers out.
Abdul El-Sayed – Wikipedia https://share.google/hf9UALW3UJSqBQSOB
I hope he is not assassinated.
Trump encourages stochastic terrorism at every turn.
Fox news is calling him a Communist. Telling Red MAGA that this could be the end of America and Americans.
Yep. Same with the mayor of NYC…Mamdani.
+1
He’s in grave danger as Trump escalates and the right wing echo chambers keep promoting their lies.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
kii said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EdGgMZrXH/This guy is freaking the MAGA fuckers out.
Abdul El-Sayed – Wikipedia https://share.google/hf9UALW3UJSqBQSOB
Oh, and his wife is a psychiatrist.
is that good or bad
His mum is a nurse practitioner*, father and stepmother are engineers. Educated family.
*NPs are more qualified than a nurse, not quite as qualified as a doctor.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:Oh, and his wife is a psychiatrist.
is that good or bad
His mum is a nurse practitioner*, father and stepmother are engineers. Educated family.
*NPs are more qualified than a nurse, not quite as qualified as a doctor.
He’s a Rhodes Scholar, too – aren’t they supposed to be part of some secret cabal?
All that there book learnin’s not good fer’ a soul…
Neophyte said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:is that good or bad
His mum is a nurse practitioner*, father and stepmother are engineers. Educated family.
*NPs are more qualified than a nurse, not quite as qualified as a doctor.
He’s a Rhodes Scholar, too – aren’t they supposed to be part of some secret cabal?
All that there book learnin’s not good fer’ a soul…
Yes part of the lost city of Atlantis
ms spock said:
Mehdi Hassan interviews Count Binface
First question I’d ask is: “Why aren’t you called Binny McBinface?”
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
roughbarked said:I lked the idea of shoving them all in one of Musk’s rockets and fire them off into space.
We’re gonna need a bigger rocket…
A fleet of them.
What about an arsenal. Is there more in an arsenal than a fleet?
Besides, you’d get the whole of the Orange Dunny Trumpet in one of them rockets, arse’n‘al.
Woodie said:
ms spock said:
Mehdi Hassan interviews Count BinfaceFirst question I’d ask is: “Why aren’t you called Binny McBinface?”
😂🤣😂
This woman has been discussed in various places all day…I love the “zapping Trump awake” theory.
Brent Molnar: A Voice of Reason
Everyone Is Wondering Who Was Standing with Trump During His Recent Vaccine Conspiracy Charade
Tune out RFK Jr. waxing poetic about Wisconsin epidemiological surveys from 1970, and spot Jayme Leagh Franklin, a living avatar of modern political absurdity. Traced back to UC Berkeley, her story begins on a famously progressive campus. She spent four years treating an undergraduate degree like a covert deep-cover operation, transforming that “radical” college experience straight into a D.C. fast-track resume.
From northern California academia, she catapulted straight into the halls of power. Her main project is The Conservateur, a digital media operation that blends “high fashion” editorial with far-right ideological positioning. It puts reactionary politics inside a palette of muted beige tones, linen dresses, and hair bows. The outlet operates as a seamless fusion of political cynicism and pristine aesthetic curation.
Through this platform, the coquette conservative aesthetic comes to life. Instead of preaching policy from a dusty podium, she delivers medical skepticism using soft lighting, vintage filters, and pastel graphics. The site continuously massages fringe conspiracy theories into wholesome, aspirational lifestyle choices for young suburban women.
That brings us directly to the viral spectacle inside the Oval Office on August 10. Donald Trump sat at the Resolute Desk looking exhausted, attempting to explain how combination shots act like giant soda bottles poured into children, while Jayme stood anchored right behind him. She maintained a position tailored for every news camera in the room.
As RFK Jr. launched into his soliloquy on environmental toxins, viewers worldwide noticed her holding back a knowing smirk alongside an incessant, mechanical nod. The video clip instantly zipped across global networks and social feeds, triggering a brutal wave of online ridicule. Social media users mercilessly dubbed her “AI Bobblehead Barbie” and a “Stepford NPC,” (non-player character, for the uninitiated) laughing at the uncanny, automated rhythm of her nods while the president appeared to micro-nap through the public health discourse.
The White House staff framed her attendance as an “organic voice” representing everyday MAHA Moms fighting for children’s wellness. That framing is political astroturfing turned up to eleven. Parading a battle-tested operative around as a random neighborhood mom who just happened to wander onto the stage is a level of theater that would make Broadway sweat.
Her public persona pushes a stark hypocrisy that critics love to shred. Through The Conservateur, her brand aggressively preaches traditionalism, anti-feminism, domesticity, and a rejection of corporate ambition. Yet her daily reality is that of a hyper-ambitious, beltway-entrenched media executive, former White House staffer, and political insider who spends her life chasing D.C. power rather than living the quiet, offline domestic lifestyle she sells to her followers.
Looking past the grassroots branding, her resume reads like a guided tour through the conservative establishment. With prior stints across the U.S. Senate, the Trump campaign apparatus, Fox News, and the Independent Women’s Forum, her background is built entirely on professional D.C. operative work.
Her presence at the desk was peak brand integration. She treated a high-stakes executive order on public health like an oversized backdrop for personal clout, essentially turning actual medical policy into a temporary photo-op set for her own feed.
The “zapper” rumor also took off across social media, where amateur sleuths began obsessively clipping and dissecting video footage frame by frame. Viewers pointed to what they saw as an undeniable pattern: moments where he appeared to nod off, instantly followed by a subtle, deliberate movement from her that coincided with him suddenly snapping back to attention.
What fueled the speculation even further was her posture, specifically the way she kept one hand awkwardly rested over her belly for extended periods, almost as if concealing or pressing a hidden control. To those pushing the theory, the timing was far too synchronized to be accidental, transforming a strange series of physical quirks into a viral conspiracy that she was using an unseen device to keep him awake on stage.
When people ask who stood beside the president while federal immunization guidance was being upended, the answer is pretty simple. She represents an era where political ideology, social media clout-chasing, and influencer culture merge completely, proving that in modern Washington, a sweeping health decree functions primarily as content waiting to be monetized.
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I don’t like this new Thunderbirds remake
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/on-cam-mystery-woman-smirks-as-trump-falls-asleep-again-during-rfk-jr-meeting-watch/videoshow/133165120.cms
One of the most prominent faces of Donald Trump’s second administration, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, has announced she is leaving the role less than three months before the critical US midterm elections.
Ms Leavitt, who recently returned to the White House role from maternity leave, said she had decided to quit the position to focus on being a mother.
“Being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life, to say the least,” Ms Leavitt wrote on X.
“Since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/trump-spokeswoman-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-white-house/107031078
Divine Angel said:
One of the most prominent faces of Donald Trump’s second administration, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, has announced she is leaving the role less than three months before the critical US midterm elections.Ms Leavitt, who recently returned to the White House role from maternity leave, said she had decided to quit the position to focus on being a mother.
“Being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life, to say the least,” Ms Leavitt wrote on X.
“Since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/trump-spokeswoman-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-white-house/107031078
Any excuse will do once the whitewash turns shabby.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
One of the most prominent faces of Donald Trump’s second administration, press secretary Karoline Leavitt, has announced she is leaving the role less than three months before the critical US midterm elections.Ms Leavitt, who recently returned to the White House role from maternity leave, said she had decided to quit the position to focus on being a mother.
“Being a mother and welcoming a new baby while working in one of the most demanding jobs in the world has been the most rewarding yet challenging season of my life, to say the least,” Ms Leavitt wrote on X.
“Since returning to the White House after the birth of my daughter, I have felt in my heart that I cannot be the best mom my two young children deserve.”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/trump-spokeswoman-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-white-house/107031078
Any excuse will do once the whitewash turns shabby.
She’s tired of caring for the big orange baby.
Ian said:
Ha!
:)
Michael V said:
Ian said:
Ha!
:)
but would it even catch anything
dv said:
Imagine dying for the human equivalent of Jar Jar Binks crossed with Baron Harkonnen
Cymek said:
dv said:
Imagine dying for the human equivalent of Jar Jar Binks crossed with Baron Harkonnen
sorry forgot if repost
SCIENCE said:
sorry forgot if repost
Breaking up the vaccines is reasonable if you believe your child has a reaction but you aren’t sure which one.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
I had them steal a pretend camera because they thought it had their picture in it.
so the solution would actually be to just proliferate even more pretend cameras
Signs are supposed to help more than actual cameras.
but meanwhile
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/ice-electric-shock-gloves-us-immigration-officers/107031674
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Signs are supposed to help more than actual cameras.
but meanwhile
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/ice-electric-shock-gloves-us-immigration-officers/107031674
Nasty. But know local delinquents I’d like to use them on.
Woodie said:
Lolz.
Woodie said:
LOL
Woodie said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
I wonder if the Megahold will work?
Plays “Hold Me” in the background.
Nothing much happening in the generic congressional ballot polling. Democrats remain about 7% up.
DJT is plumbing new depths, however.
Lol…what?
The hair…the googly eyes!!! Perfect!!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/uss-abraham-conditions-hegseth
Damn
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Why do I keep posting US stuff in the UK thread
Siena polling of NYC voters on Mayor Mamdani (n=880)
Approval 69%
Disapproval 24%
—-
Wall Street Journal…
dv said:
Siena polling of NYC voters on Mayor Mamdani (n=880)Approval 69%
Disapproval 24%—-
Wall Street Journal…
Gosh!
Bogsnorkler said:
We have got to have the videos.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Siena polling of NYC voters on Mayor Mamdani (n=880)
Approval 69%
Disapproval 24%———
Wall Street Journal…
Gosh!
it’s all foreign interferencers’ fault
Michael V said:
dv said:
Siena polling of NYC voters on Mayor Mamdani (n=880)
Approval 69%
Disapproval 24%———
Wall Street Journal…
Gosh!
it’s all foreign interferencers’ fault
Spiny Norman said:
From influenza, because the vaccines are too dangerous for him to have them.
Donald Trump orders US Navy to use dated fighter launching technology on aircraft carriers
Another ABC item. This is just stupid.
buffy said:
Donald Trump orders US Navy to use dated fighter launching technology on aircraft carriersAnother ABC item. This is just stupid.
Trump is doing weirder and weirder stuff.
roughbarked said:
Donald Trump orders US Navy to use dated fighter launching technology on aircraft carriers
What a fuckwit. I think thy need to launch him off an aircraft carrier into the sea, preferably already inside a coffin.
You can’t rebuild a ship with steam catapults that wasn’t designed or built for them. Not within 2 years let alone 2 months. At a time when they are losing (already lost?) another major war in west Asia, to take all of their best and newest ships out of commission for a long rebuild. Madness. Utter madness/ Worthy of being dragged out into the street and shot in the head…
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
Donald Trump orders US Navy to use dated fighter launching technology on aircraft carriers
What a fuckwit. I think thy need to launch him off an aircraft carrier into the sea, preferably already inside a coffin.
You can’t rebuild a ship with steam catapults that wasn’t designed or built for them. Not within 2 years let alone 2 months. At a time when they are losing (already lost?) another major war in west Asia, to take all of their best and newest ships out of commission for a long rebuild. Madness. Utter madness/ Worthy of being dragged out into the street and shot in the head…
Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat and a former astronaut, was more blunt in his reaction to the news.
“I’ve launched off the front of aircraft carriers hundreds of times, have a Master’s degree in aeronautical engineering, and am a test pilot and even I wouldn’t suggest to the Navy how to engineer specific systems on its ships,” Kelly wrote on social media. “Donald Trump should stick to what he knows best – ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bullshit.”
Good news everyone!
—-
Q: Family members of US service members are concerned about conditions on the USS Lincoln—
Trump: No they’re not. That ship is moving
Q: Has the deployment gone on too long?
Trump: No. Not nearly long enough.
https://www.threads.com/share/BAt38-Wq1S/
dv said:
Good news everyone!—-
Q: Family members of US service members are concerned about conditions on the USS Lincoln—
Trump: No they’re not. That ship is moving
Q: Has the deployment gone on too long?
Trump: No. Not nearly long enough.
https://www.threads.com/share/BAt38-Wq1S/
He’s going to be losing votes from military families.
alleged
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
The 69 dotted line.
Lol, it’s that Trump marker pen, again, amazing what it can do.
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Brain worms?
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
Weird is the new normal.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
Weird is the new normal.
If everything’s weird, nothing is weird.
Arts said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
Oh.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
It’s just SNAFU.
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:roughbarked said:
The 69 dotted line.
Lol, it’s that Trump marker pen, again, amazing what it can do.
I want one so I can shift my home to somewhere with a view.
party_pants said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
Is it weird for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to post this on his official account?
Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
Weird is the new normal.
we mean is governance of countries a serious matter
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:
The 69 dotted line.
Lol, it’s that Trump marker pen, again, amazing what it can do.
I want one so I can shift my home to somewhere with a view.
dv said:
LOL.
Michael V said:
dv said:
LOL.
move over LSCS, hello high seas aryan section
You know what, IO reckon if Iran and Oman developed a toll system for the Strait of Hormuz and offered Trump (personally) a small percentage of the fees, I reckon he’d take the offer and declare it a great victory.
He is that corrupt.
party_pants said:
You know what, IO reckon if Iran and Oman developed a toll system for the Strait of Hormuz and offered Trump (personally) a small percentage of the fees, I reckon he’d take the offer and declare it a great victory.He is that corrupt.
He is at that.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
Michael V said:Everything seems weird now. I guess I am just old, jaded and disappointed about how things have turned out.
Weird is the new normal.
If everything’s weird, nothing is weird.
Shite is weird. Very weird and strange indeed.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:Weird is the new normal.
If everything’s weird, nothing is weird.
Shite is weird. Very weird and strange indeed.
The circus has come to town. With a full array of clowns and a snake oil salesman as the master.
party_pants said:
You know what, IO reckon if Iran and Oman developed a toll system for the Strait of Hormuz and offered Trump (personally) a small percentage of the fees, I reckon he’d take the offer and declare it a great victory.He is that corrupt.
I think you have just ended the war.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to pull all state grants to two major airports over their Islamic religious accommodation facilities – prompting officials at one major hub to ditch their plans for a Muslim foot washing station.
Bogsnorkler said:
yeah but how many were named Barack then
Peak Warming Man said:
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to pull all state grants to two major airports over their Islamic religious accommodation facilities – prompting officials at one major hub to ditch their plans for a Muslim foot washing station.
It was good enough for Jesus
Peak Warming Man said:
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has threatened to pull all state grants to two major airports over their Islamic religious accommodation facilities – prompting officials at one major hub to ditch their plans for a Muslim foot washing station.
Meanwhile…
Definitely doesn’t have a Food Handler’s Certificate.
Trump is steering America towards a financial crisis
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
August 14, 2026 — 5:15pm
A dangerous view is creeping into the markets that the US has already gone so far down the path of a debt compound trap that it dare not raise interest rates to control inflation.
The US Treasury has become acutely dependent on short-term funding from hedge funds, many tapping the $US8.3 trillion ($11.6 trillion) money market and some operating with up to 100 times leverage. The share of purchases coming from stable lenders, such as foreign central banks and sovereign wealth funds, has been drying up.
Steven Blitz, the chief US economist at TS Lombard, says the Federal Reserve cannot tighten hard without risking a chain reaction. Financing costs would “explode”.
“Raising rates today immediately impacts the cost of nearly 25 per cent of the federal debt, where issuance is growing fastest,” he said.
The US Treasury has to roll over $US6 trillion of debt every three months in an increasingly sceptical market, as well as issuing $US2 trillion of new debt annually to cover the worst structural deficit in US peacetime history.
Annual gross financing needs – the key warning metric watched by rating agencies and bond funds – was 26 per cent of GDP in 2010. The International Monetary Fund says the figure will reach 45 per cent this year and is on track for 60 per cent by the early 2030s on current policies. No great power has long endured at that sort of level.
Scott Bessent, the poacher-turned-gamekeeper now in charge of the US Treasury, has been concentrating ever more borrowing on short-term bills. It is a way to keep a lid on the spiralling interest cost of the US national debt, which has quadrupled to $US1 trillion in a decade, now exceeds the US defence budget and is fast heading towards uncharted waters above 4 per cent of GDP.
But trying to defer America’s fiscal reckoning by monkeying with debt instruments is the trick used by broken hegemons through the ages. It is a Faustian pact.
We know how worried Bessent is about soaring bond yields – approaching a two-decade high – by the way he intervened alongside Japan earlier this month to halt speculation against the yen. He activated an obscure mechanism known as the FIMA Repo Facility to let Japan pawn a chunk of its $US1.1 trillion of US Treasuries in exchange for dollar loans rather than selling these bonds on the open market.
He joined the action by mobilising the Treasury’s holding of euros, without first telling the European Central Bank – a shocking breakdown of central bank etiquette. All this screams desperation.
Hedge funds have become the marginal buyers of US debt, doubling their share to 9 per cent of total US Treasury purchases over the past four years. They have been borrowing with extreme leverage on the repo market – a core part of financial plumbing – in order to extract arbitrage gains.
Both the IMF and the Bank for International Settlements have warned that this structure is an accident waiting to happen. It amplified a spiral of forced selling and a near meltdown of the US Treasury market in the COVID panic of March 2020. The critical point is that the whole US financial and fiscal system has never been so sensitive to short-term interest rates.
Kevin Warsh, the untested new Fed chairman, faces an invidious choice. The indecent manner of his appointment degraded his credibility before he even started. Markets know that President Donald Trump persecuted his predecessor for refusing to cut rates and refusing to become the infamous Arthur Burns of our age. They also know that Warsh’s billionaire father-in-law is a close Trump confederate and a key author of the Greenland grab.
Warsh struggled to articulate a coherent intellectual argument after the most recent policy meeting for why he was not raising rates. He could not explain how he intends to bring stubborn US inflation back towards the 2 per cent target when it is clearly going the other way.
“Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option,” fellow Fed board member Christopher Waller said.
Warsh faced the unusual rebuke of three voting dissenters and some have been outspoken to the point of contempt. The market verdict has been lapidary.
Warsh argues that AI is deflationary and therefore overrides the Phillips Curve, making it possible to combine blistering growth with low inflation. I am friendly to this line of thinking, but it is not entirely convincing coming from Warsh, who used to be a chest-beating “inflation nutter”. Many suspect that he has latched on to this idea as a pretext for doing Trump’s bidding.
Reports that he talks to Trump “all the time” confirm the fears. Previous Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s working code was always that the proper level of intercourse between the US president and the Fed chairman is “zero”.
The Dornbusch adage in the markets is that fiscal and financial crises take longer to happen than you think possible but then happen faster than you ever imagined.
We know that US federal debt is compounding at a rate of 3.5 per cent of GDP each year. The mechanical rise in entitlements – ie, middle-class welfare – has been part of the landscape for a long time. Trump 1.0 tax cuts, COVID and Joe Biden’s Rooseveltian New Deal together pushed the envelope a lot further. Trump 2.0’s One Big, Beautiful Bill tests the limits.
The IMF forecasts a US general government deficit of 7.4 per cent of GDP or higher every single year from 2026 to 2031. Now Trump wants to raise the Pentagon budget by 60 per cent and fritter away $275 billion on his “golden fleet” of Trump-class battleships – an idée fixe ever since he watched the 1950s telly series Victory at Sea.
It takes a serious trigger to detonate a crisis of financial confidence in a great power with deep economic strengths and a world reserve currency. Military overstretch is usually to blame, the cause of imperial Spain’s default in 1575 and Britain’s convertibility crisis in 1947.
The ingredients for some sort of American financial crisis are falling into place, disguised for now – but also compounded – by the AI bubble. The global market no longer has full faith in the management of the US Treasury and the Fed.
The US has stopped upholding free trade and open navigation, switching sides to become the chief instigator of piracy and world disorder. It has squandered much of its arsenal on an ill-planned war that it cannot end without accepting humiliation and that has shown the US to be a weaker military power than we all thought. It has further wrecked US alliances and largely played into the hands of Xi Jinping’s revanchist China.
The disaster is nearly complete. Now we await the US midterm elections. Should the democratic transfer of power in Congress be obstructed by meddling with the results in swing states, we may have our trigger.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/trump-is-steering-america-towards-a-financial-crisis-20260812-p60nhk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
Witty Rejoinder said:
Trump is steering America towards a financial crisis
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
August 14, 2026 — 5:15pmA dangerous view is creeping into the markets that the US has already gone so far down the path of a debt compound trap that it dare not raise interest rates to control inflation.
The US Treasury has become acutely dependent on short-term funding from hedge funds, many tapping the $US8.3 trillion ($11.6 trillion) money market and some operating with up to 100 times leverage. The share of purchases coming from stable lenders, such as foreign central banks and sovereign wealth funds, has been drying up.
Steven Blitz, the chief US economist at TS Lombard, says the Federal Reserve cannot tighten hard without risking a chain reaction. Financing costs would “explode”.
“Raising rates today immediately impacts the cost of nearly 25 per cent of the federal debt, where issuance is growing fastest,” he said.
The US Treasury has to roll over $US6 trillion of debt every three months in an increasingly sceptical market, as well as issuing $US2 trillion of new debt annually to cover the worst structural deficit in US peacetime history.
Annual gross financing needs – the key warning metric watched by rating agencies and bond funds – was 26 per cent of GDP in 2010. The International Monetary Fund says the figure will reach 45 per cent this year and is on track for 60 per cent by the early 2030s on current policies. No great power has long endured at that sort of level.
Scott Bessent, the poacher-turned-gamekeeper now in charge of the US Treasury, has been concentrating ever more borrowing on short-term bills. It is a way to keep a lid on the spiralling interest cost of the US national debt, which has quadrupled to $US1 trillion in a decade, now exceeds the US defence budget and is fast heading towards uncharted waters above 4 per cent of GDP.
But trying to defer America’s fiscal reckoning by monkeying with debt instruments is the trick used by broken hegemons through the ages. It is a Faustian pact.
We know how worried Bessent is about soaring bond yields – approaching a two-decade high – by the way he intervened alongside Japan earlier this month to halt speculation against the yen. He activated an obscure mechanism known as the FIMA Repo Facility to let Japan pawn a chunk of its $US1.1 trillion of US Treasuries in exchange for dollar loans rather than selling these bonds on the open market.
He joined the action by mobilising the Treasury’s holding of euros, without first telling the European Central Bank – a shocking breakdown of central bank etiquette. All this screams desperation.
Hedge funds have become the marginal buyers of US debt, doubling their share to 9 per cent of total US Treasury purchases over the past four years. They have been borrowing with extreme leverage on the repo market – a core part of financial plumbing – in order to extract arbitrage gains.
Both the IMF and the Bank for International Settlements have warned that this structure is an accident waiting to happen. It amplified a spiral of forced selling and a near meltdown of the US Treasury market in the COVID panic of March 2020. The critical point is that the whole US financial and fiscal system has never been so sensitive to short-term interest rates.
Kevin Warsh, the untested new Fed chairman, faces an invidious choice. The indecent manner of his appointment degraded his credibility before he even started. Markets know that President Donald Trump persecuted his predecessor for refusing to cut rates and refusing to become the infamous Arthur Burns of our age. They also know that Warsh’s billionaire father-in-law is a close Trump confederate and a key author of the Greenland grab.
Warsh struggled to articulate a coherent intellectual argument after the most recent policy meeting for why he was not raising rates. He could not explain how he intends to bring stubborn US inflation back towards the 2 per cent target when it is clearly going the other way.
“Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option,” fellow Fed board member Christopher Waller said.
Warsh faced the unusual rebuke of three voting dissenters and some have been outspoken to the point of contempt. The market verdict has been lapidary.
Warsh argues that AI is deflationary and therefore overrides the Phillips Curve, making it possible to combine blistering growth with low inflation. I am friendly to this line of thinking, but it is not entirely convincing coming from Warsh, who used to be a chest-beating “inflation nutter”. Many suspect that he has latched on to this idea as a pretext for doing Trump’s bidding.
Reports that he talks to Trump “all the time” confirm the fears. Previous Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s working code was always that the proper level of intercourse between the US president and the Fed chairman is “zero”.
The Dornbusch adage in the markets is that fiscal and financial crises take longer to happen than you think possible but then happen faster than you ever imagined.
We know that US federal debt is compounding at a rate of 3.5 per cent of GDP each year. The mechanical rise in entitlements – ie, middle-class welfare – has been part of the landscape for a long time. Trump 1.0 tax cuts, COVID and Joe Biden’s Rooseveltian New Deal together pushed the envelope a lot further. Trump 2.0’s One Big, Beautiful Bill tests the limits.
The IMF forecasts a US general government deficit of 7.4 per cent of GDP or higher every single year from 2026 to 2031. Now Trump wants to raise the Pentagon budget by 60 per cent and fritter away $275 billion on his “golden fleet” of Trump-class battleships – an idée fixe ever since he watched the 1950s telly series Victory at Sea.
It takes a serious trigger to detonate a crisis of financial confidence in a great power with deep economic strengths and a world reserve currency. Military overstretch is usually to blame, the cause of imperial Spain’s default in 1575 and Britain’s convertibility crisis in 1947.
The ingredients for some sort of American financial crisis are falling into place, disguised for now – but also compounded – by the AI bubble. The global market no longer has full faith in the management of the US Treasury and the Fed.
The US has stopped upholding free trade and open navigation, switching sides to become the chief instigator of piracy and world disorder. It has squandered much of its arsenal on an ill-planned war that it cannot end without accepting humiliation and that has shown the US to be a weaker military power than we all thought. It has further wrecked US alliances and largely played into the hands of Xi Jinping’s revanchist China.
The disaster is nearly complete. Now we await the US midterm elections. Should the democratic transfer of power in Congress be obstructed by meddling with the results in swing states, we may have our trigger.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/trump-is-steering-america-towards-a-financial-crisis-20260812-p60nhk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed
Sounds so good, I’m just forced to believe it.
Woodie said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Trump is steering America towards a financial crisis
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
August 14, 2026 — 5:15pmA dangerous view is creeping into the markets that the US has already gone so far down the path of a debt compound trap that it dare not raise interest rates to control inflation.
The US Treasury has become acutely dependent on short-term funding from hedge funds, many tapping the $US8.3 trillion ($11.6 trillion) money market and some operating with up to 100 times leverage. The share of purchases coming from stable lenders, such as foreign central banks and sovereign wealth funds, has been drying up.
Steven Blitz, the chief US economist at TS Lombard, says the Federal Reserve cannot tighten hard without risking a chain reaction. Financing costs would “explode”.
“Raising rates today immediately impacts the cost of nearly 25 per cent of the federal debt, where issuance is growing fastest,” he said.
The US Treasury has to roll over $US6 trillion of debt every three months in an increasingly sceptical market, as well as issuing $US2 trillion of new debt annually to cover the worst structural deficit in US peacetime history.
Annual gross financing needs – the key warning metric watched by rating agencies and bond funds – was 26 per cent of GDP in 2010. The International Monetary Fund says the figure will reach 45 per cent this year and is on track for 60 per cent by the early 2030s on current policies. No great power has long endured at that sort of level.
Scott Bessent, the poacher-turned-gamekeeper now in charge of the US Treasury, has been concentrating ever more borrowing on short-term bills. It is a way to keep a lid on the spiralling interest cost of the US national debt, which has quadrupled to $US1 trillion in a decade, now exceeds the US defence budget and is fast heading towards uncharted waters above 4 per cent of GDP.
But trying to defer America’s fiscal reckoning by monkeying with debt instruments is the trick used by broken hegemons through the ages. It is a Faustian pact.
We know how worried Bessent is about soaring bond yields – approaching a two-decade high – by the way he intervened alongside Japan earlier this month to halt speculation against the yen. He activated an obscure mechanism known as the FIMA Repo Facility to let Japan pawn a chunk of its $US1.1 trillion of US Treasuries in exchange for dollar loans rather than selling these bonds on the open market.
He joined the action by mobilising the Treasury’s holding of euros, without first telling the European Central Bank – a shocking breakdown of central bank etiquette. All this screams desperation.
Hedge funds have become the marginal buyers of US debt, doubling their share to 9 per cent of total US Treasury purchases over the past four years. They have been borrowing with extreme leverage on the repo market – a core part of financial plumbing – in order to extract arbitrage gains.
Both the IMF and the Bank for International Settlements have warned that this structure is an accident waiting to happen. It amplified a spiral of forced selling and a near meltdown of the US Treasury market in the COVID panic of March 2020. The critical point is that the whole US financial and fiscal system has never been so sensitive to short-term interest rates.
Kevin Warsh, the untested new Fed chairman, faces an invidious choice. The indecent manner of his appointment degraded his credibility before he even started. Markets know that President Donald Trump persecuted his predecessor for refusing to cut rates and refusing to become the infamous Arthur Burns of our age. They also know that Warsh’s billionaire father-in-law is a close Trump confederate and a key author of the Greenland grab.
Warsh struggled to articulate a coherent intellectual argument after the most recent policy meeting for why he was not raising rates. He could not explain how he intends to bring stubborn US inflation back towards the 2 per cent target when it is clearly going the other way.
“Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option,” fellow Fed board member Christopher Waller said.
Warsh faced the unusual rebuke of three voting dissenters and some have been outspoken to the point of contempt. The market verdict has been lapidary.
Warsh argues that AI is deflationary and therefore overrides the Phillips Curve, making it possible to combine blistering growth with low inflation. I am friendly to this line of thinking, but it is not entirely convincing coming from Warsh, who used to be a chest-beating “inflation nutter”. Many suspect that he has latched on to this idea as a pretext for doing Trump’s bidding.
Reports that he talks to Trump “all the time” confirm the fears. Previous Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s working code was always that the proper level of intercourse between the US president and the Fed chairman is “zero”.
The Dornbusch adage in the markets is that fiscal and financial crises take longer to happen than you think possible but then happen faster than you ever imagined.
We know that US federal debt is compounding at a rate of 3.5 per cent of GDP each year. The mechanical rise in entitlements – ie, middle-class welfare – has been part of the landscape for a long time. Trump 1.0 tax cuts, COVID and Joe Biden’s Rooseveltian New Deal together pushed the envelope a lot further. Trump 2.0’s One Big, Beautiful Bill tests the limits.
The IMF forecasts a US general government deficit of 7.4 per cent of GDP or higher every single year from 2026 to 2031. Now Trump wants to raise the Pentagon budget by 60 per cent and fritter away $275 billion on his “golden fleet” of Trump-class battleships – an idée fixe ever since he watched the 1950s telly series Victory at Sea.
It takes a serious trigger to detonate a crisis of financial confidence in a great power with deep economic strengths and a world reserve currency. Military overstretch is usually to blame, the cause of imperial Spain’s default in 1575 and Britain’s convertibility crisis in 1947.
The ingredients for some sort of American financial crisis are falling into place, disguised for now – but also compounded – by the AI bubble. The global market no longer has full faith in the management of the US Treasury and the Fed.
The US has stopped upholding free trade and open navigation, switching sides to become the chief instigator of piracy and world disorder. It has squandered much of its arsenal on an ill-planned war that it cannot end without accepting humiliation and that has shown the US to be a weaker military power than we all thought. It has further wrecked US alliances and largely played into the hands of Xi Jinping’s revanchist China.
The disaster is nearly complete. Now we await the US midterm elections. Should the democratic transfer of power in Congress be obstructed by meddling with the results in swing states, we may have our trigger.
Sounds so good, I’m just forced to believe it.
ah yes another free pass for “the worst structural deficit in US peacetime history” because they simply conducted special military operations rather than getting embroiled in war
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:If everything’s weird, nothing is weird.
Shite is weird. Very weird and strange indeed.
The circus has come to town. With a full array of clowns and a snake oil salesman as the master.
We don’t need to send out the clowns. We need to put them in a cannon and fire them into the sun.
Jim Wright is a retired US Navy Chief Warrant Officer and freelance writer.
He’s aka Stonekettle Station.
USS George Washington and its strike group were spotted transiting the Straits of Malacca earlier today headed for the Indian Ocean.
Reportedly on the way to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East.
USS Washington has already been on patrol for three months. Now, the strike group is suddenly diverted to the Middle East.
Trump and Secretary Kegstand have repeatedly dismissed credible reports of deteriorating conditions in the USS Lincoln Strike Group and the mental state of the crews after nine months on station, and over 200 days at sea without a break. But here’s the thing: You don’t pull an entire strike group off its patrol in the South China sea, literally abandon a strategic mission, abandon an entire theater to China, and send it a thousand miles across the Indian Ocean (hell, you DON’T transit the Strait of Malacca with a CARRIER) unless you absolutely have to.
The Navy wouldn’t do THAT, if the reports from Lincoln were not only true, but much worse than the public knows.
You don’t do that, if you think the crew of Lincoln are liars and everything is fine.
There’s no way Hegseth and Trump don’t believe those reports, despite their obvious and stupid public lies.
No, you do that in desperation, because you don’t have any other plan, because you’ve screwed this up so badly you need to cover your ass before it gets even worse. Before the public outcry gets any worse.
You do THAT because this Administration is a bunch of rank amateurs who are massively out of their depth.
But they’re just robbing Peter to pay Paul, probably in worthless TrumpCoin to boot. Because here’s the rest of it: If there’s no maintenance and supply for Lincoln, there won’t be any for Washington.
If there’s no safe harbor for Lincoln in the Middle East, there isn’t any for Washington.
They’ve simply swapped a used-up 5000 Sailors for 5000 more who have already been on patrol for three months and it’s not going to be long before Washington’s crew are in the same sorry state as Lincoln.
They’re kicking the can down the road and hoping no one notices.
And AGAIN, without Washington, there’s no presence in the South China Sea. Trump and Hegseth are literally triaging missions. Abandoning strategic theaters to cover the fact that Trump is utterly losing his idiotic war with Iran.
Deployment schedules will be affected for years.
Readiness will be impacted for years — and that’s without Trump insane order yesterday directing the Navy to return to steam catapults like something from the 1950s. You have NO idea the absolute chaos that’s going to cause. But I digress.
The impact on recruiting and retention, I can’t even imagine.
None of this is sustainable.
alleged
still valid without context
SCIENCE said:
alleged
SCIENCE said:
still valid without context
I would like some context though
SCIENCE said:
still valid without context
Getting shafted hurts less of course
Democrat House of Representatives leader Hakeem Jeffries talks about his opposition to universal healthcare.
https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842
It’s typical to say that the Democrats are equivalent to a centre-right party elsewhere in the developed world, but in reality the centre-right parties elsewhere are fine with Universal Healthcare. No one in New Zealand’s National Party or the German CDU or British Conservatives opposes Universal Healthcare.
The Democrats are further to the right of the centre-right so you just have to call them a Right Wing Party.
dv said:
Democrat House of Representatives leader Hakeem Jeffries talks about his opposition to universal healthcare.https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842
It’s typical to say that the Democrats are equivalent to a centre-right party elsewhere in the developed world, but in reality the centre-right parties elsewhere are fine with Universal Healthcare. No one in New Zealand’s National Party or the German CDU or British Conservatives opposes Universal Healthcare.
The Democrats are further to the right of the centre-right so you just have to call them a Right Wing Party.
Yes.
dv said:
Democrat House of Representatives leader Hakeem Jeffries talks about his opposition to universal healthcare.https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842
It’s typical to say that the Democrats are equivalent to a centre-right party elsewhere in the developed world, but in reality the centre-right parties elsewhere are fine with Universal Healthcare. No one in New Zealand’s National Party or the German CDU or British Conservatives opposes Universal Healthcare.
The Democrats are further to the right of the centre-right so you just have to call them a Right Wing Party.
It would be interesting to see the cost of no universal healthcare and reliance on insurance instead over a generation.
I suppose if you don’t give a shit about anyone whose part of the 98% it doesn’t matter
Combined with you work or you starve mentality it would add up to extremely poor health conditions.
Cymek said:
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
still valid without context
I would like some context though
Getting shafted hurts less of course
it’s alleged that a good insulating coat of baby oil should minimise the human rights violating torture potential of electroshock gloves
dv said:
Democrat House of Representatives leader Hakeem Jeffries talks about his opposition to universal healthcare.https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842
It’s typical to say that the Democrats are equivalent to a centre-right party elsewhere in the developed world, but in reality the centre-right parties elsewhere are fine with Universal Healthcare. No one in New Zealand’s National Party or the German CDU or British Conservatives opposes Universal Healthcare.
The Democrats are further to the right of the centre-right so you just have to call them a Right Wing Party.
I mentioned something much like that on another forum I frequent, the reply was angry.
A lot of people seem to regard the D’s as either left or even far left, which I find to be ridiculous.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Democrat House of Representatives leader Hakeem Jeffries talks about his opposition to universal healthcare.https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842
It’s typical to say that the Democrats are equivalent to a centre-right party elsewhere in the developed world, but in reality the centre-right parties elsewhere are fine with Universal Healthcare. No one in New Zealand’s National Party or the German CDU or British Conservatives opposes Universal Healthcare.
The Democrats are further to the right of the centre-right so you just have to call them a Right Wing Party.
I mentioned something much like that on another forum I frequent, the reply was angry.
A lot of people seem to regard the D’s as either left or even far left, which I find to be ridiculous.
Would should be a position in politics is something along the lines of a decency viewpoint
This seems to be an astonishing point of view though that life should be respected regardless of all else.
I
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
Democrat House of Representatives leader Hakeem Jeffries talks about his opposition to universal healthcare.https://www.newsweek.com/hakeem-jeffries-rejects-medicare-for-all-dsa-agenda-12328842
It’s typical to say that the Democrats are equivalent to a centre-right party elsewhere in the developed world, but in reality the centre-right parties elsewhere are fine with Universal Healthcare. No one in New Zealand’s National Party or the German CDU or British Conservatives opposes Universal Healthcare.
The Democrats are further to the right of the centre-right so you just have to call them a Right Wing Party.
I mentioned something much like that on another forum I frequent, the reply was angry.
A lot of people seem to regard the D’s as either left or even far left, which I find to be ridiculous.
Would should be a position in politics is something along the lines of a decency viewpoint
This seems to be an astonishing point of view though that life should be respected regardless of all else.
For sure. We all have our realised & unrealised biases though.
I am acutely aware of that, after growing up in a house that supported Party A and so I would constantly find fault with Party B. Years back I realised that Party A was the ones that were doing a terrible job in many ways so I swapped to Party B.
I have to make sure that I don’t lose the ability to find fault & criticise the party(s) I would support these days.
Spiny Norman said:
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:I mentioned something much like that on another forum I frequent, the reply was angry.
A lot of people seem to regard the D’s as either left or even far left, which I find to be ridiculous.
Would should be a position in politics is something along the lines of a decency viewpoint
This seems to be an astonishing point of view though that life should be respected regardless of all else.
For sure. We all have our realised & unrealised biases though.
I am acutely aware of that, after growing up in a house that supported Party A and so I would constantly find fault with Party B. Years back I realised that Party A was the ones that were doing a terrible job in many ways so I swapped to Party B.
I have to make sure that I don’t lose the ability to find fault & criticise the party(s) I would support these days.
That wasn’t a dig at you.
More that if you are a person who thinks everyone deserves a fair go and that a number of ways human civilisations works is wrong you are considered an extremist.
It’s considered perfectly OK to finds ways to steal, co-opt other nations resources and if the population suffer that’s the cost of doing business
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Cymek said:Would should be a position in politics is something along the lines of a decency viewpoint
This seems to be an astonishing point of view though that life should be respected regardless of all else.
For sure. We all have our realised & unrealised biases though.
I am acutely aware of that, after growing up in a house that supported Party A and so I would constantly find fault with Party B. Years back I realised that Party A was the ones that were doing a terrible job in many ways so I swapped to Party B.
I have to make sure that I don’t lose the ability to find fault & criticise the party(s) I would support these days.
That wasn’t a dig at you.
More that if you are a person who thinks everyone deserves a fair go and that a number of ways human civilisations works is wrong you are considered an extremist.
It’s considered perfectly OK to finds ways to steal, co-opt other nations resources and if the population suffer that’s the cost of doing business
I was agreeing with you ;)
imagine working towards an original position damn
Jim Wright aka Stonekettle Station…
One thing you can always count on with Trump: Trump will every time ally himself to thugs, dictators, and totalitarians while at the same time belittle and alienate our allies. He’s LITERALLY sucking up to North Korea and frankly I can’t wait to watch the MAGA fondlers at Fox News, who would have absolutely shit their collective colons inside out in patriotic rage if Biden had ever said any such thing, spin this.
I’ll tell you what though, if Iran had nuclear weapons the Ayatollah would be Trump’s new best friend.
If this were 1941, we’d be entering WWII on the side of the Nazis.
kii said:
Jim Wright aka Stonekettle Station…One thing you can always count on with Trump: Trump will every time ally himself to thugs, dictators, and totalitarians while at the same time belittle and alienate our allies. He’s LITERALLY sucking up to North Korea and frankly I can’t wait to watch the MAGA fondlers at Fox News, who would have absolutely shit their collective colons inside out in patriotic rage if Biden had ever said any such thing, spin this.
I’ll tell you what though, if Iran had nuclear weapons the Ayatollah would be Trump’s new best friend.
If this were 1941, we’d be entering WWII on the side of the Nazis.
How many times have allies supported the USA and its gone wrong.
Iraq and Afghanistan what a misery we created for the people living there
They already had a shit deal and we made it worse or at least no better.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Jim Wright aka Stonekettle Station…One thing you can always count on with Trump: Trump will every time ally himself to thugs, dictators, and totalitarians while at the same time belittle and alienate our allies. He’s LITERALLY sucking up to North Korea and frankly I can’t wait to watch the MAGA fondlers at Fox News, who would have absolutely shit their collective colons inside out in patriotic rage if Biden had ever said any such thing, spin this.
I’ll tell you what though, if Iran had nuclear weapons the Ayatollah would be Trump’s new best friend.
If this were 1941, we’d be entering WWII on the side of the Nazis.
How many times have allies supported the USA and its gone wrong.
Iraq and Afghanistan what a misery we created for the people living there
They already had a shit deal and we made it worse or at least no better.
well that’s not a fair judgment is it, the great defenders of freedom have regime changed many countries for the better, liberated thousands of millions of people, brought gun culture and Jesus to every continent, saved the world
AR-15 mass shootings in the USA.
Warning. A lot of graphic photos and descriptions. Including Uvalde and Sandy Hook.
Marc Elias from Democracy Docket on the Midterm Elections.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon just announced the Justice Department will deploy 1,000 election observers for the midterms. The DOJ wants you to think this is business as usual, but Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias breaks down why this deployment is anything but and how it’s laying the groundwork for what comes after Election Day. Meanwhile, it’s no surprise the announcement comes the same day the DOJ lost its 23rd straight court case over access to sensitive voter data. Plus, where are these 1,000 monitors actually coming from?
She’s as dumb as a box of rocks (with apologies to the V’s) but this is quite concerning.
And yet another distraction from the Epstein files.
This political ad is amusing for a different reason.
Is the wealth trickling down yet?
Spiny Norman said:
She’s as dumb as a box of rocks (with apologies to the V’s) but this is quite concerning.
And yet another distraction from the Epstein files.
!!!
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
She’s as dumb as a box of rocks (with apologies to the V’s) but this is quite concerning.
And yet another distraction from the Epstein files.
!!!
Some contenders for the next “President” of America are Marjorie Taylor Green, Tucker Carlson
, Nick Fuentes or if Thiel splurges billions Vance. What is coming is not happy making.
Protesters dressed as Gandalf protest against Palantir.
https://www.reddit.com/r/lotrmemes/comments/1vrbv2e/protesters_dressed_as_gandalf_protest_against/
More Gandalf’s are better than fewer Gandalf’s.
Spiny Norman said:
Protesters dressed as Gandalf protest against Palantir.https://www.reddit.com/r/lotrmemes/comments/1vrbv2e/protesters_dressed_as_gandalf_protest_against/
More Gandalf’s are better than fewer Gandalf’s.
It’s interesting how the Palantir has a double meaning.
Seeing stone but it corrupted its users
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Featuring The Bear and RFKJr
kii said:
MAHAspital -The New Pitt😆 🤣
Featuring The Bear and RFKJr
Thanks, I enjoyed that. Of course, then I had to go back and watch Homeopathic A&E again.
buffy said:
kii said:
MAHAspital -The New Pitt😆 🤣
Featuring The Bear and RFKJr
Thanks, I enjoyed that. Of course, then I had to go back and watch Homeopathic A&E again.
😹🤣
US states accuse Meta of covering up research on teen social media addiction in pivotal trial
Lawyers representing 29 US states have accused Meta of covering up internal research showing Instagram was addictive for teenagers. In a packed courtroom on the opening day of a landmark legal challenge, they said the company knew its products harmed children but hid that information from the public.
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BBC article
US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
Meta has been hit with successive losses in court over how its platforms have targeted and harmed young users, but a jury trial set to begin on Tuesday may pose the biggest threat yet to its operations.
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dv said:
!!!
Michael V said:
dv said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
The USN will just faff about for a while, produce some ‘concept art’ to mollify Trump, and wait until he’s either dead or booted out of office.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
If we found gold in a amount that made it far less monetary valuable I wonder if it would be used
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
Or paint the bridges gold?
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
If we found gold in a amount that made it far less monetary valuable I wonder if it would be used
fine then make it out of pyrite
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:Michael V said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
The USN will just faff about for a while, produce some ‘concept art’ to mollify Trump, and wait until he’s either dead or booted out of office.
Let’s hope so.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
The USN will just faff about for a while, produce some ‘concept art’ to mollify Trump, and wait until he’s either dead or booted out of office.
gold plated warships for the win
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:Michael V said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
If we found gold in a amount that made it far less monetary valuable I wonder if it would be used
Not for boat hulls. It is way, way too malleable.
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
If we found gold in a amount that made it far less monetary valuable I wonder if it would be used
fine then make it out of pyrite
That really would be fooling around, wouldn’t it.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:Michael V said:
!!!
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
The USN will just faff about for a while, produce some ‘concept art’ to mollify Trump, and wait until he’s either dead or booted out of office.
He’ll get distracted by something else soon.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
can’t they just make the hulls out of gold
The USN will just faff about for a while, produce some ‘concept art’ to mollify Trump, and wait until he’s either dead or booted out of office.
He’ll get distracted by something else soon.
how’s ol’ mate Epstein and the philes then
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
The USN will just faff about for a while, produce some ‘concept art’ to mollify Trump, and wait until he’s either dead or booted out of office.
He’ll get distracted by something else soon.
how’s ol’ mate Epstein and the philes then
Not underfoot.
It’s ‘leopards eating my face’ time yet again.
I wonder if they’ll be happy with the number of people they’ll murder.
Spiny Norman said:
It’s ‘leopards eating my face’ time yet again.
I wonder if they’ll be happy with the number of people they’ll murder.
Isn’t that one from Trump’s first term?
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
It’s ‘leopards eating my face’ time yet again.
I wonder if they’ll be happy with the number of people they’ll murder.
Isn’t that one from Trump’s first term?
Not sure, but either way it’s still valid.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/18/politics/natalie-harp-trump-aide
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him
—-
What
dv said:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/18/politics/natalie-harp-trump-aideMeet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him
—-What
Is she the new diaper changer and butt wiper
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/18/politics/natalie-harp-trump-aide
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him
———What
Is she the new diaper changer and butt wiper
kind of like hiding in the catering box right
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/18/politics/natalie-harp-trump-aide
Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him
———What
Is she the new diaper changer and butt wiper
kind of like hiding in the catering box right
Maybe they are bonding over their agoraphobia
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/18/politics/natalie-harp-trump-aideMeet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him
—-What
Is she the new diaper changer and butt wiper
Not new.
Also known as The Human Printer.
https://youtu.be/_2rokxux5cU?si=HC_HyERbOsVlNzkL
LegalEagles
The use of duress passwords
dv said:
https://youtu.be/_2rokxux5cU?si=HC_HyERbOsVlNzkL
LegalEagles
The use of duress passwords
I too have a Pixel phone running Graphene OS. I haven’t set a duress password though.
I have thought about it but the penalty for wiping the phone here in Aus is rather severe so I’m unlikely to create such a password. I have thought about it and I have considered creating one and if asked I’d write it down for them along with the regular unlock password, and tell them it’s their choice which one they pick and what happens if they pick the wrong one.
So if they do wipe the phone they knew that was going to happen and the chose to make it happen.
But I reckon I won’t do that, I am not on the government’s radar so pretty much nothing to worry about.
Spiny Norman said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/_2rokxux5cU?si=HC_HyERbOsVlNzkL
LegalEagles
The use of duress passwords
I too have a Pixel phone running Graphene OS. I haven’t set a duress password though.
I have thought about it but the penalty for wiping the phone here in Aus is rather severe so I’m unlikely to create such a password. I have thought about it and I have considered creating one and if asked I’d write it down for them along with the regular unlock password, and tell them it’s their choice which one they pick and what happens if they pick the wrong one.
So if they do wipe the phone they knew that was going to happen and the chose to make it happen.
But I reckon I won’t do that, I am not on the government’s radar so pretty much nothing to worry about.
You’re assuming the thieves are using some sort of logic where there’s a consequence for their actions.
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Would make sense, cheap one from Coles
Create a quick profile somewhere as it would perhaps look more suspicious with no social media
Cymek said:
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Would make sense, cheap one from Coles
Create a quick profile somewhere as it would perhaps look more suspicious with no social media
I mean it’s not illegal to have no social media. I think diddly squat is in that category.
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Would make sense, cheap one from Coles
Create a quick profile somewhere as it would perhaps look more suspicious with no social media
I mean it’s not illegal to have no social media. I think diddly squat is in that category.
True
Cymek said:
dv said:
Cymek said:Would make sense, cheap one from Coles
Create a quick profile somewhere as it would perhaps look more suspicious with no social media
I mean it’s not illegal to have no social media. I think diddly squat is in that category.
True
Mine is mainly call out Trump supporters so wouldn’t go down well
You could have satire I suppose regarding Trump as they might not understand it.
“Ah, Donald Trump. He was just poured into that uniform”.
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
Michael V said:
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Would make sense, cheap one from Coles
Create a quick profile somewhere as it would perhaps look more suspicious with no social media
I mean it’s not illegal to have no social media. I think diddly squat is in that category.
This (Holiday Forum) is the only social media I have, and my phone is not normally connected to the internet. Occasionally it is used as a modem when I travel within Australia, and I connected it once for an operating system update.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
and device aside when they search for yous on social media by name what then
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
and device aside when they search for yous on social media by name what then
As noted, it’s not illegal not to have social media, but it is a bit unusual not to have any. If you’ve got a smartphone just install tiktok and say you watch puppy videos.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
My point is that a “burner phone” is one that is unregistered but can still be used. That’s not possible in Australia, AFAIK.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
If I did for some reason have to go to the US I’d just use a burner phone.
Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
My first mobile was from the Post Office. Since then all have been from Woolworths. Woolies phones are cheap, cheap, cheap.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
My point is that a “burner phone” is one that is unregistered but can still be used. That’s not possible in Australia, AFAIK.
You don’t need to register anything to use a prepaid SIM. Pay in cash at provider of your choice and off you go. it’s not even something you need to search the dark web or meet people in dark alleys for.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
My point is that a “burner phone” is one that is unregistered but can still be used. That’s not possible in Australia, AFAIK.
You don’t need to register anything to use a prepaid SIM. Pay in cash at provider of your choice and off you go. it’s not even something you need to search the dark web or meet people in dark alleys for.
Damn.
But if you want to meet people in dark alleys for different purposes, I’m not going to judge
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Where do you get a burner phone in Australia?
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
and device aside when they search for yous on social media by name what then
Yes, this is the thing to be worried about.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
My point is that a “burner phone” is one that is unregistered but can still be used. That’s not possible in Australia, AFAIK.
You don’t need to register anything to use a prepaid SIM. Pay in cash at provider of your choice and off you go. it’s not even something you need to search the dark web or meet people in dark alleys for.
I have always had a pre-paid SIMs. (Pre-paid is cheaper than plans, mostly.) The SIM has to be registered at that provider before it can be used, or so I’ve found.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
All you need is a cheap one, just get one from from the post office.
and device aside when they search for yous on social media by name what then
Yes, this is the thing to be worried about.
nah we don’t plan on visiting fascist america anytime soon
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
My point is that a “burner phone” is one that is unregistered but can still be used. That’s not possible in Australia, AFAIK.
You don’t need to register anything to use a prepaid SIM. Pay in cash at provider of your choice and off you go. it’s not even something you need to search the dark web or meet people in dark alleys for.
I have always had a pre-paid SIMs. (Pre-paid is cheaper than plans, mostly.) The SIM has to be registered at that provider before it can be used, or so I’ve found.
perhaps they refer to only the device enclosing the SIM as the “burner” in this instance, to imply “limited time use, disposable” without necessarily including all the associated conceptualisations
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
and device aside when they search for yous on social media by name what then
Yes, this is the thing to be worried about.
nah we don’t plan on visiting fascist america anytime soon
Would they be suspicious if they found no social media presence? I have none, no need for it, but will they believe that? Or think I have something to hide? Maybe my passport is fake…
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
and device aside when they search for yous on social media by name what then
Yes, this is the thing to be worried about.
nah we don’t plan on visiting fascist america anytime soon
This is best. Hopefully the Grand Canyon survives this regime.
furious said:
SCIENCE said:kii said:
Yes, this is the thing to be worried about.
nah we don’t plan on visiting fascist america anytime soon
Would they be suspicious if they found no social media presence? I have none, no need for it, but will they believe that? Or think I have something to hide? Maybe my passport is fake…
Apart from here I have no internet presence.
And the world is more the poorer.
“FIRST REPUBLICAN DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS: 2015” — A Bad Lip Reading of The Republican Debate
Featuring – Rubio, Cruz, Rand, Trump, Carson, Huckabee and others. Seriously lololol.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
You don’t need to register anything to use a prepaid SIM. Pay in cash at provider of your choice and off you go. it’s not even something you need to search the dark web or meet people in dark alleys for.
I have always had a pre-paid SIMs. (Pre-paid is cheaper than plans, mostly.) The SIM has to be registered at that provider before it can be used, or so I’ve found.
perhaps they refer to only the device enclosing the SIM as the “burner” in this instance, to imply “limited time use, disposable” without necessarily including all the associated conceptualisations
Probably, but that’s not the normal use as I understand it.
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
I have always had a pre-paid SIMs. (Pre-paid is cheaper than plans, mostly.) The SIM has to be registered at that provider before it can be used, or so I’ve found.
perhaps they refer to only the device enclosing the SIM as the “burner” in this instance, to imply “limited time use, disposable” without necessarily including all the associated conceptualisations
Probably, but that’s not the normal use as I understand it.
fair shrug language evolves so anyway we would have thought ghost was a better description for an untraceable and burner was fine for disposable but we’r‘n’t the prescriptivist language police
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Your post has been sitting open to prompt me to watch this for the last 10 days. Thanks for posting.
:)
Michael V said:
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Your post has been sitting open to prompt me to watch this for the last 10 days. Thanks for posting.
:)
what are the reasons
Michael V said:
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Your post has been sitting open to prompt me to watch this for the last 10 days. Thanks for posting.
:)
It is a good one isn’t Mr V?
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
You don’t need to register anything to use a prepaid SIM. Pay in cash at provider of your choice and off you go. it’s not even something you need to search the dark web or meet people in dark alleys for.
I have always had a pre-paid SIMs. (Pre-paid is cheaper than plans, mostly.) The SIM has to be registered at that provider before it can be used, or so I’ve found.
perhaps they refer to only the device enclosing the SIM as the “burner” in this instance, to imply “limited time use, disposable” without necessarily including all the associated conceptualisations
It means everyone’s privacy is non existent now.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Lucas Bean.
Why You Can’t Get Through to a Trump Supporter
LinkThis is an excellent explanation, imho.
Your post has been sitting open to prompt me to watch this for the last 10 days. Thanks for posting.
:)
what are the reasons
I thought it was interesting. But I can’t provide a precis. You may have to watch for yourself.
Peak Warming Man said:
furious said:
SCIENCE said:nah we don’t plan on visiting fascist america anytime soon
Would they be suspicious if they found no social media presence? I have none, no need for it, but will they believe that? Or think I have something to hide? Maybe my passport is fake…
Apart from here I have no internet presence.
And the world is more the poorer.
Harsh but true
LOL sure sure which is exactly why they deserve to keep getting free passes nice one
America’s annual interest bill on its debt now totals just shy of $US1 trillion, which is more than the US defence budget and the third-biggest budget expense after social security and Medicare. That’s why Donald Trump is desperate to lower interest rates. “I worry that Trump is trashing America’s standing and slowly eroding the US dollar and Treasury bonds as a safe haven for investors,” Eslake says. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that within the next eight years, America’s debt to GDP ratio will blow out to 137 per cent. When asked how he sees all this ending, Eslake’s reply is succinct. “Badly,” he says.
unbelievable
SCIENCE said:
LOL sure sure which is exactly why they deserve to keep getting free passes nice one
America’s annual interest bill on its debt now totals just shy of $US1 trillion, which is more than the US defence budget and the third-biggest budget expense after social security and Medicare. That’s why Donald Trump is desperate to lower interest rates. “I worry that Trump is trashing America’s standing and slowly eroding the US dollar and Treasury bonds as a safe haven for investors,” Eslake says. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that within the next eight years, America’s debt to GDP ratio will blow out to 137 per cent. When asked how he sees all this ending, Eslake’s reply is succinct. “Badly,” he says.
unbelievable
Unfortunately true.
From 2017:
Alt National Park Service
“In less than one week, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke will submit his final recommendations to President Trump on whether 27 national monuments around the country should be downsized, eliminated, transferred to state control or left alone. Rather than spending his final week hearing from local communities who have worked tirelessly to protect their natural and cultural heritage as national monuments, Secretary Zinke is on vacation in the Mediterranean.”
Recent events: the Trump administration has started ripping up Big Bend National Park for border infrastructure. Link
Also: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments are being targeted, again. Link
Plus Chaco Canyon is at risk. Link
kii said:
From 2017:Alt National Park Service
“In less than one week, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke will submit his final recommendations to President Trump on whether 27 national monuments around the country should be downsized, eliminated, transferred to state control or left alone. Rather than spending his final week hearing from local communities who have worked tirelessly to protect their natural and cultural heritage as national monuments, Secretary Zinke is on vacation in the Mediterranean.”
Recent events: the Trump administration has started ripping up Big Bend National Park for border infrastructure. Link
Also: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments are being targeted, again. Link
Plus Chaco Canyon is at risk. Link
So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Cymek said:
kii said:
From 2017:Alt National Park Service
“In less than one week, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke will submit his final recommendations to President Trump on whether 27 national monuments around the country should be downsized, eliminated, transferred to state control or left alone. Rather than spending his final week hearing from local communities who have worked tirelessly to protect their natural and cultural heritage as national monuments, Secretary Zinke is on vacation in the Mediterranean.”
Recent events: the Trump administration has started ripping up Big Bend National Park for border infrastructure. Link
Also: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments are being targeted, again. Link
Plus Chaco Canyon is at risk. Link
So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Money.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:
From 2017:Alt National Park Service
“In less than one week, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke will submit his final recommendations to President Trump on whether 27 national monuments around the country should be downsized, eliminated, transferred to state control or left alone. Rather than spending his final week hearing from local communities who have worked tirelessly to protect their natural and cultural heritage as national monuments, Secretary Zinke is on vacation in the Mediterranean.”
Recent events: the Trump administration has started ripping up Big Bend National Park for border infrastructure. Link
Also: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments are being targeted, again. Link
Plus Chaco Canyon is at risk. Link
So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Money.
Dig it up quick, Drill baby Drill.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:
From 2017:Alt National Park Service
“In less than one week, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke will submit his final recommendations to President Trump on whether 27 national monuments around the country should be downsized, eliminated, transferred to state control or left alone. Rather than spending his final week hearing from local communities who have worked tirelessly to protect their natural and cultural heritage as national monuments, Secretary Zinke is on vacation in the Mediterranean.”
Recent events: the Trump administration has started ripping up Big Bend National Park for border infrastructure. Link
Also: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments are being targeted, again. Link
Plus Chaco Canyon is at risk. Link
So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Money.
I know I’m weird with my opinion on money but pursuing it at expense of everything else is so wrong
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Money.
I know I’m weird with my opinion on money but pursuing it at expense of everything else is so wrong
I don’t think you are weird at all. It is insane to pursue money at the expense of everything else. It is so wrong. It’s destroying people and our planet.
ms spock said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Money.
I know I’m weird with my opinion on money but pursuing it at expense of everything else is so wrong
I don’t think you are weird at all. It is insane to pursue money at the expense of everything else. It is so wrong. It’s destroying people and our planet.
Yeppers, Cymek is not weird regarding this.
Cymek said:
kii said:
Cymek said:So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Money.
I know I’m weird with my opinion on money but pursuing it at expense of everything else is so wrong
You’re not weird. It’s just that there a great many people who value it more than you who don’t have the social conscience shared by most of us here on our little forum.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
kii said:Money.
I know I’m weird with my opinion on money but pursuing it at expense of everything else is so wrong
You’re not weird. It’s just that there a great many people who value it more than you who don’t have the social conscience shared by most of us here on our little forum.
I don’t mean it arrogantly
More that if humanity wrecks our beautiful planet for money.
I can imagine in the greater universe it could be considered a capital crime.
It’s happening so quickly as well
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:I know I’m weird with my opinion on money but pursuing it at expense of everything else is so wrong
You’re not weird. It’s just that there a great many people who value it more than you who don’t have the social conscience shared by most of us here on our little forum.
I don’t mean it arrogantly
More that if humanity wrecks our beautiful planet for money.
I can imagine in the greater universe it could be considered a capital crime.
It’s happening so quickly as well
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:I know I’m weird with my opinion on money but pursuing it at expense of everything else is so wrong
You’re not weird. It’s just that there a great many people who value it more than you who don’t have the social conscience shared by most of us here on our little forum.
I don’t mean it arrogantly
More that if humanity wrecks our beautiful planet for money.
I can imagine in the greater universe it could be considered a capital crime.
It’s happening so quickly as well
Way too fast. The water is being stolen from Mount Tambourine despite local resistance. It should be treasonous to steal water.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You’re not weird. It’s just that there a great many people who value it more than you who don’t have the social conscience shared by most of us here on our little forum.
I don’t mean it arrogantly
More that if humanity wrecks our beautiful planet for money.
I can imagine in the greater universe it could be considered a capital crime.
It’s happening so quickly as well
It all goes in cycles. The ‘greed is good’ mentality of the eighties faded away but with the richest person on the planet saying ‘the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy,” we are once again at the nadir of moral depravity.’
I am concerned this level of moral depravity could destroy our lives and our planet.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:
From 2017:Alt National Park Service
“In less than one week, Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke will submit his final recommendations to President Trump on whether 27 national monuments around the country should be downsized, eliminated, transferred to state control or left alone. Rather than spending his final week hearing from local communities who have worked tirelessly to protect their natural and cultural heritage as national monuments, Secretary Zinke is on vacation in the Mediterranean.”
Recent events: the Trump administration has started ripping up Big Bend National Park for border infrastructure. Link
Also: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments are being targeted, again. Link
Plus Chaco Canyon is at risk. Link
So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Money.
loving how border walls are beautiful but wind farms are the worst
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Cymek said:So wrecking unique nature that is part of the USA
Money.
loving how border walls are beautiful but wind farms are the worst
They are quite peaceful wind farms and could perhaps be turned into an artform if you painted the blades (unsure if that could affect the spin stability)
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:Money.
loving how border walls are beautiful but wind farms are the worst
They are quite peaceful wind farms and could perhaps be turned into an artform if you painted the blades (unsure if that could affect the spin stability)
Incorporate wind turbines into the wall, fast spinning blades ought to discourage a few people from crossing through it….
furious said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:loving how border walls are beautiful but wind farms are the worst
They are quite peaceful wind farms and could perhaps be turned into an artform if you painted the blades (unsure if that could affect the spin stability)
Incorporate wind turbines into the wall, fast spinning blades ought to discourage a few people from crossing through it….
Wind turbines have to be up high to catch a steady breeze.
Maybe if you told them the electricity from the wind turbines powers the electric fence?
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:Money.
loving how border walls are beautiful but wind farms are the worst
They are quite peaceful wind farms and could perhaps be turned into an artform if you painted the blades (unsure if that could affect the spin stability)
Paint a spiral on the blades.
dv said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuyahoga_River
Miracle in America.
A woman with a disability no longer is disabled.
Trump and Kennedy just keep it coming.
Main and Vine…surveillance etc.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcKOI98COts/?igsi=dmV5NTRmcG55Zm9j
kii said:
Main and Vine…surveillance etc.
I hadn’t seen her before. Ta
Have you seen all the videos for Halloween Night and the DIY removal of Flock cameras? They are practical and entertaining as well. Of course they are not encouraging any one to do anything.
Thank God that you don’t live there anymore.
Great again
alleged
SCIENCE said:
alleged
I’m sure you’ll all be glad to know that China has scraped ahead of USA and now has the largest prison population in the world.
According to the bingbot.
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
I’m sure you’ll all be glad to know that China has scraped ahead of USA and now has the largest prison population in the world.
According to the bingbot.
damn it we’re falling behind here in Australia again
weird how easy it is to spell “matured” isn’t it
Last week the former editor, and now editor at large of the Wall Street Journal, Gerard Baker, a man not known for being left-wing or anti-corporate, wrote an op-ed that contained this long and surprising (for him) sentence: “The widespread popular dissatisfaction with the working of modern American capitalism may be the product of some real, objective problems in the way American capitalism is working: income and wealth inequality on a scale not seen in a century; the concentration of economic, cultural and increasingly political power in a class of technology leaders whose products are dissolving the bonds that keep society together; the tightening nexus between business elites and the people who control the political process; rampant corruption and a political establishment that doesn’t seem interested in accountability; the revival, after decades of stable prices, of inflationary pressures that are pushing the cost of living to painful levels.” He added: “Most of the causes of America’s economic dysfunction are the result of a capitalism that has mutated into a system run by and for large corporate interests.”
it’s good to be neighbours and friendly with allies
allegedly
Not quite as popular as he thinks.
https://www.reddit.com/r/antitrump/comments/1vwj06f/hecklers_call_trump_a_traitor/
SCIENCE said:
it’s good to be neighbours and friendly with allies
allegedly
No wonder Canada said no.
SCIENCE said:
it’s good to be neighbours and friendly with allies
allegedly
Can see nations almost going against their own interests just to spite Trump.
What if everyone decides to boycott USA made products
Alcohol for example plenty of alternatives
Spiny Norman said:
Not quite as popular as he thinks.https://www.reddit.com/r/antitrump/comments/1vwj06f/hecklers_call_trump_a_traitor/
“AI assisted”
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Not quite as popular as he thinks.https://www.reddit.com/r/antitrump/comments/1vwj06f/hecklers_call_trump_a_traitor/
“AI assisted”
Oh you spoilsport!
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s good to be neighbours and friendly with allies
allegedly
No wonder Canada said no.
Can see nations almost going against their own interests just to spite Trump.
What if everyone decides to boycott USA made products
Alcohol for example plenty of alternatives
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Not quite as popular as he thinks.https://www.reddit.com/r/antitrump/comments/1vwj06f/hecklers_call_trump_a_traitor/
“AI assisted”
Oh you spoilsport!
Sorry.
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:it’s good to be neighbours and friendly with allies
allegedly
No wonder Canada said no.
Here is another contribution from my Houston sister. A Canadian explaining in terms of ice hockey. This guy is good.
kii said:
Oh you’re far too kind.
Leopards dining on faces time yet again.
Same kid who made $3,000 off spacex stock and called SpaceXbets Members pussies loses his greencard for calling for deportations of 60,000,000 People.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXBets/comments/1vw9cmy/same_kid_who_made_3000_off_spacex_stock_and/
Every week or so an outlet will run a headline like “Trump sinks to lowest approval ever”, based on one poll.
I suppose it is kind of noteworthy when these things happen but the polling averages are more valuable. He is still at around 38% approval.
dv said:
Every week or so an outlet will run a headline like “Trump sinks to lowest approval ever”, based on one poll.I suppose it is kind of noteworthy when these things happen but the polling averages are more valuable. He is still at around 38% approval.
Interesting to note that 38% is also the percentage of inbreed hillbillies in the USA, sister wives and brother husbands
buffy said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:it’s good to be neighbours and friendly with allies
allegedly
No wonder Canada said no.
Here is another contribution from my Houston sister. A Canadian explaining in terms of ice hockey. This guy is good.
Nice one, thanks. I’ve seen him before, and I respect his analyses.
Michael V said:
buffy said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
it’s good to be neighbours and friendly with allies
allegedly
No wonder Canada said no.
Here is another contribution from my Houston sister. A Canadian explaining in terms of ice hockey. This guy is good.
Nice one, thanks. I’ve seen him before, and I respect his analyses.
alleged
Oregon’s Bay Area is feeling worried.
Good morning! There is a famous exchange in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises in which one character asks another how he went bankrupt.
“Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.”
That line came up in one of the climate interviews I was watching this weekend, and it has been rattling around in my head ever since because it turns out to be a pretty good description of how complicated systems fail.
They usually don’t wake up one Tuesday morning, stretch, yawn and announce that they have decided to collapse.
They try to compensate and adapt, borrow from reserves, and continue to look surprisingly normal. Then something that would once have been manageable arrives after enough resilience has already been consumed.
Suddenly.
Saturday, the average surface temperature of the world’s oceans reached 21.1 degrees Celsius, or about 70 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest daily temperature ever measured. The previous record was 21.09 degrees, reached repeatedly during the 2024 El Niño. The measurements cover the oceans between 60 degrees north and 60 degrees south and are compiled from satellites, ships and buoys by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Daily records go back to 1979; monthly observations extend much further.
One one-hundredth of a degree does not sound like much until you remember we are averaging most of the ocean on Earth.
We are not talking about a statistical fluke, by the way. July had already produced the highest average sea-surface temperature ever recorded for that month, and throughout much of the summer the extra-polar ocean has been setting records for the respective day of the year. Copernicus says the developing El Niño is adding heat on top of an ocean that has already spent the past several years running dramatically warmer than its long-term average.
Which brings us to the phrase “global warming,” a term that has always made what is happening sound vaguely pleasant, like somebody adjusted the thermostat because Grandma was chilly.
The ocean has absorbed more than 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by human-generated greenhouse gases. It is the largest heat sink in the climate system, quietly protecting us from experiencing even more warming in the atmosphere.
Except a heat sink does not make heat disappear, it stores it. The heat sink is getting hot.
The ocean is not a decorative blue border around the continents. Warmer seawater expands. Ice melts into it. Marine ecosystems live in it. Storms draw heat and moisture from it. Atmospheric circulation interacts with it. Rainfall patterns depend upon temperature differences between oceans and continents.
The ocean has been doing an enormous amount of load-bearing work for us while we mostly treated it as background scenery.
Professor Benjamin Horton, dean of the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong, made another point this weekend that I think gets closer to the problem than most discussions about “adapting to climate change.”
We frequently talk about adaptation as though the climate were moving from one stable setting to another. Build higher seawalls, install more air conditioning, enlarge the culverts, move the flood maps, plant different crops and then carry on.
Horton’s deliberately provocative formulation is that adapting to the climate of 2026 is “pointless” if we mean adapting once and declaring victory, because the climate of 2027, 2028 and 2029 will continue changing unless we stop adding greenhouse gases.
Adaptation itself is obviously not pointless. Horton spends considerable time explaining how urgently we need it.
The moving baseline is the problem. You cannot build resilience around yesterday’s definition of normal when normal itself is moving.
Nature is not satisfied with simply changing the temperature. It may be moving some of the rain, too.
A recent Nature Communications study examined decades of observations of tropical rainfall and found persistent changes in the position and distribution of major rain belts that models reproduce only imperfectly. Tropical rain and monsoon systems provide freshwater, determine growing seasons, replenish reservoirs and groundwater, and support food production for billions of people.
Just Have a Think vlog discussion of the research makes the point beautifully: if a rain belt shifts, agriculture shifts. Reservoir performance changes. Flood risk changes. Hydropower changes. Groundwater recharge changes. The movement can be almost invisible from one year to the next and profoundly important after several decades.
And this is where rate of change matters.
The climate has never been static. Rivers move. Rain belts migrate. Coastlines advance and retreat. Species shift their ranges. Over geological time, enormous changes are perfectly ordinary.
Civilization, however, did not develop on geological time.
We built farms, cities, dams, ports, power plants and water systems during a comparatively stable climatic interval, and we built them to last for decades or centuries. A reservoir can accommodate wet years and dry years. A bridge can accommodate floods. Farmers can adjust planting dates. What becomes much harder is adapting when the underlying conditions are changing faster than the systems built around them can be redesigned, financed, permitted, constructed or relocated.
This is where climate change becomes much more interesting, and much scarier, than a thermometer.
Civilization is constructed around assumptions of persistence. A river runs here, rain falls there, snow melts during this season; this region grows wheat, that reservoir fills in winter, this aquifer recharges at roughly this rate, and the high-water mark is approximately there. Over generations, those observations about nature became design specifications for civilization. We located cities, farms, dams, roads, power stations, ports and water systems around an expectation that, although conditions would vary from year to year, the underlying patterns would remain reasonably familiar.
Climate change does not necessarily need to blow infrastructure apart to make it fail. It only needs to invalidate the assumptions under which it was designed, and do so faster than we can redesign the infrastructure.
If that still sounds like models and graphs, Reno, Nevada, is what it looks like on Monday morning.
The Hawk Fire began northwest of Reno on Saturday and grew to more than 15,000 acres by this morning, pushed by wind into neighborhoods around the city. Authorities say the fire was human-caused, although exactly how it started remains under investigation. At least six people have been injured, including three first responders; homes have been destroyed, nearly 10,000 customers have lost power, schools have closed and portions of US 395 have been shut down. Roughly 42,000 people were under evacuation orders and another 45,000 in warning zones as shifting winds repeatedly changed the direction of the fire.
Climate change did not strike the match, but it is changing the background conditions that can make fires harder to control. Heat, low humidity, dry vegetation and wind help determine whether an ignition remains manageable or becomes a metropolitan evacuation. That is how climate risk usually enters everyday life: not wearing a little badge that says CLIMATE CHANGE, but as power shutoffs, closed schools and highways, strained fire crews, mass evacuations and insurers reconsidering whether your house is worth covering at all. And Reno is hardly having a private crisis.
As of this morning, the United States is at National Wildland Fire Preparedness Level 5, the highest level. More than 50,000 wildfires have burned about 7.74 million acres this year, 169 percent of the ten-year average acreage for this point in the season. Seventy-nine large fires are currently being managed, with more than 22,000 firefighters and support personnel assigned.
Canada is also at Preparedness Level 5.
CIFFC’s August 23 report listed 637 active fires, with more than 4.3 million hectares burned this year. Level 5 means firefighters and equipment are already heavily committed across jurisdictions and international assistance has been requested.
That simultaneous demand matters because aircraft, firefighters, emergency managers and utility crews are finite, and disaster budgets are not infinite.
A changing climate doesn’t have to make every fire unprecedented. It only has to make expensive emergencies common enough, large enough and simultaneous enough that systems designed to handle exceptional events can no longer treat them as exceptional.
Europe is discovering the same thing.
As of August 20, nearly 620,000 hectares had burned across the European Union this year. That remains below 2025, the EU’s worst fire year on record, but is still more than twice the twenty-year average for this point in the season.
France and Spain have endured enormous fires and mass evacuations this summer. World Weather Attribution found that the extreme fire-weather conditions seen in central Spain in July are now at least 20 times more likely than in a preindustrial climate, while similarly severe conditions in southwestern France have become at least twice as likely.
The mechanism is straightforward: a wet winter produces abundant vegetation, then exceptional heat and drought dry it into fuel.
Fire is only one expression of the same underlying stress.
England is having a water problem.
Seventy-one percent of the country’s land area is now officially in drought. Rainfall for August through August 20 was just 17 percent of the long-term average. Seven major reservoirs were at exceptionally low levels. Approximately 29 million people were living under temporary water-use restrictions.
Farmers are reporting agricultural boreholes drying up. Farm reservoirs are critically low or empty. More than 1,500 abstraction restrictions are in force. Crop yields are poor. Grass growth is down, threatening winter feed supplies for livestock. Root crops are becoming difficult to harvest because the ground is so hard.
There is something called a “flash drought,” which sounds like the sort of aggressively marketed drought Silicon Valley would invent after deciding ordinary drought wasn’t selling.
It means exactly what it sounds like: drought conditions intensifying unusually quickly because very low rainfall coincides with high heat and evaporation.
England is only one piece of the European water story.
Half of the European Union and United Kingdom was under some level of drought by late July. Europe’s four major rivers, the Loire, Po, Rhine and Danube, reached record-low levels in August. The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre says water resources, agriculture, energy, river transport, tourism and ecosystems are all being squeezed simultaneously.
“Simultaneously” is doing an enormous amount of work. A river simultaneously supplies drinking water, irrigation, freight, industry, power generation and habitat. We divide those functions into separate sectors because that is how bureaucracies and newspapers work; the river does not recognize the categories. When its flow drops far enough, the supposedly separate systems begin failing together.
Across the Danube basin this summer, low water has constrained navigation, agriculture, hydroelectric production and nuclear generation. This is where the abstraction becomes almost comically physical: as the Danube fell, Romanian authorities dredged the river and even sank rock-filled barges to redirect more water toward the cooling intake at the Cernavodă nuclear plant. The improvisation bought time, but falling water levels ultimately forced reactor shutdowns.
Nothing in the machinery had to break for the system to fail. A nuclear reactor can be fully functional and still stop producing power because its cooling-water source has fallen outside its operating range; a hydroelectric turbine can sit idle for lack of flow, a cargo vessel can lose capacity because the channel is too shallow, and a productive farm can fail for lack of water.
Climate change does not have to destroy infrastructure to make it unusable. It only has to push the physical conditions that infrastructure depends on beyond the assumptions built into its design.
And there, I think, we return to Hemingway. Rainfall declines, soils dry, reservoirs fall, rivers grow shallower and vegetation loses moisture while power plants, barges, taps and crops keep functioning. The “suddenly” is often just the moment when those accumulated stresses finally push a system past its margin.
That is the part of the climate discussion we routinely miss. Collapse is rarely a single event arriving from nowhere; more often it is the end of a long erosion of resilience that remained mostly invisible while the system still appeared to work.
Systems that were once comfortably inside their operating envelopes move closer to the edge. They still work, so we congratulate ourselves. Then a drought, fire, storm, heatwave or equipment failure arrives and discovers that the cushion has already been spent.
A lot of resilience looks like waste right up until the minute you need it.
So after all of that, here is the part where I decline to tell you that civilization is doomed and recommend drinking heavily before breakfast. We actually know quite a lot about how to stop making the underlying problem worse, and something extraordinary has been happening while political arguments over renewable energy continue as though solar panels remain an exotic technology personally invented last Thursday by Greta Thunberg.
The world installed a record 664 gigawatts of solar power in 2025, pushing global capacity past three terawatts and supplying roughly 9 percent of global electricity demand, about three times its share five years ago. A technology that was prohibitively expensive a generation ago is now one of the cheapest forms of new electricity generation available across much of the world.
Which means the problem has changed. For decades the renewable-energy question was whether we could make enough inexpensive clean electricity. Increasingly, the answer is yes. The bottlenecks are transmission, storage, interconnection, planning, grid flexibility and market rules designed for twentieth-century power stations rather than millions of distributed generators.
The Just Have a Think discussion of SolarPower Europe’s latest report gets this exactly right: the next stage of the energy transition is increasingly about integration rather than generation. Electricity systems built around large centralized fossil-fuel plants were not designed for millions of rooftops producing power simultaneously at noon. Solar can succeed so rapidly that the grid itself becomes the constraint, which is such a perfect ending to this particular story that I almost resent it. Once again, the shiny object receives the attention. The connective tissue decides whether the shiny object works. Transmission lines, substations and battery-storage permitting are not sexy, and flexible electricity pricing has never once caused anyone to throw their underwear onto a stage. But civilization is mostly composed of boring things that function.
We know how to generate low-carbon electricity, build transmission and store it in batteries. We also know how to electrify transport and heating, design cities that hold onto more water and absorb less heat, and restore the wetlands, watersheds and forests that used to do some of that work for free. Humanity possesses sufficient cleverness, but can deploy it before physics completes the peer review?
Naturally, this brings us to ticks.
After an entire morning devoted to humanity discovering that natural systems have operating rules whether we approve of them or not, it seems only appropriate that Martha’s Vineyard is experiencing a remarkable increase in Alpha-Gal Syndrome.
Alpha-Gal is a bizarre condition in which a bite from certain ticks can cause an allergy to a sugar molecule found in most mammalian meat and some mammal-derived products. Suddenly beef, pork, lamb, and sometimes dairy products can cause serious allergic reactions.
On Martha’s Vineyard, hospital testing went from nine alpha-gal tests in 2020, two of them positive, to 1,689 tests in 2025, with 742 positive results. Massachusetts made Alpha-Gal Syndrome a reportable condition effective April 1.
Lone star ticks have been expanding and re-establishing populations farther north for a mixture of reasons involving deer, land use and habitat. Warming conditions may make northern environments friendlier to them, although I would not blame climate change alone for their spread.
Still, there is something almost offensively elegant about the ecological joke: we raise enormous numbers of cattle, cattle emit methane, methane contributes significantly to planetary heating, a warming climate may help make more northern territory hospitable to a tick, the tick bites us, and our immune system announces that perhaps we shall not be eating the cow after all.
Nature does not, alas, have a Department of Ironic Retribution. But if she did, Alpha-Gal Syndrome would be difficult to improve upon.
I heard the news piece about the US’s latest Great Idea for bashing Iran on the news on the car radio this morning. I really don’t see how they can think this can work in any way. I mean…China? And who believes a word the US says now?
buffy said:
I heard the news piece about the US’s latest Great Idea for bashing Iran on the news on the car radio this morning. I really don’t see how they can think this can work in any way. I mean…China? And who believes a word the US says now?
pretty sure Canadialand believe the ussa when they make threats, and Canadialand are taking it seriously
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/canada-us-trade-rift-explained/107073872
yes timothy
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
I heard the news piece about the US’s latest Great Idea for bashing Iran on the news on the car radio this morning. I really don’t see how they can think this can work in any way. I mean…China? And who believes a word the US says now?
pretty sure Canadialand believe the ussa when they make threats, and Canadialand are taking it seriously
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/canada-us-trade-rift-explained/107073872
I assume the USA will become isolationist and turn inwards and cut off all contact with outside world.
It will go silent, expeditions decades later will find a barren waste land populated by inbreed clones of Trump and Musk love children
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
I heard the news piece about the US’s latest Great Idea for bashing Iran on the news on the car radio this morning. I really don’t see how they can think this can work in any way. I mean…China? And who believes a word the US says now?
pretty sure Canadialand believe the ussa when they make threats, and Canadialand are taking it seriously
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/canada-us-trade-rift-explained/107073872
I assume the USA will become isolationist and turn inwards and cut off all contact with outside world.
It will go silent, expeditions decades later will find a barren waste land populated by inbreed clones of Trump and Musk love children
oh so they meant someone in particular when they said outcast
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
pretty sure Canadialand believe the ussa when they make threats, and Canadialand are taking it seriously
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/canada-us-trade-rift-explained/107073872
I assume the USA will become isolationist and turn inwards and cut off all contact with outside world.
It will go silent, expeditions decades later will find a barren waste land populated by inbreed clones of Trump and Musk love children
oh so they meant someone in particular when they said outcast
Whether they meant it or not, This looks like being the only outcome.
They are insane.
Trump rescued the USA from Great Britain.
kii said:
They are insane.
Trump rescued the USA from Great Britain.
Unfortunately, there is one in every crowd.
Michael V said:
kii said:
They are insane.
Trump rescued the USA from Great Britain.
Unfortunately, there is one in every crowd.
Actually, there are too many of them in each crowd.
Michael V said:
kii said:
They are insane.
Trump rescued the USA from Great Britain.
Unfortunately, there is one in every crowd.
And they used to be stuck in the pub, with everyone rolling their eyes at them.
https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/police-seek-man-who-found-30-on-walmart-floor-and-didnt-turn-it-in-this-is-a-joke-right.html
dv said:
https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/police-seek-man-who-found-30-on-walmart-floor-and-didnt-turn-it-in-this-is-a-joke-right.html
surely Iranian propaganda
I really, really hope that this part of the fight is true. I know it happened, but this photo has captured something that is just perfect.
SCIENCE said:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/24/washington-post-reinstate-karen-attiah
https://karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washington-post-fired-me-i-foughtand
On the day that Dolly Parton has died the news reports that Trump is planning to demolish the Kennedy Center because it is structurally unsound.
kii said:
On the day that Dolly Parton has died the news reports that Trump is planning to demolish the Kennedy Center because it is structurally unsound.
The man-child strikes again.
What a colossal f’wit he is.
kii said:
On the day that Dolly Parton has died the news reports that Trump is planning to demolish the Kennedy Center because it is structurally unsound.
They ought to demolish him for the same reason.
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:
On the day that Dolly Parton has died the news reports that Trump is planning to demolish the Kennedy Center because it is structurally unsound.The man-child strikes again.
What a colossal f’wit he is.
Its very fascist type behaviour, erasing history of past leaders
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:
On the day that Dolly Parton has died the news reports that Trump is planning to demolish the Kennedy Center because it is structurally unsound.The man-child strikes again.
What a colossal f’wit he is.
Its very fascist type behaviour, erasing history of past leaders
cancel cultist
Today in Insanity from Trump…
kii said:
Today in Insanity from Trump…
Canada is stealing money for the USA and no one noticed until now.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-25/lawsuit-workers-comp-sexual-assault-navy-ship-22658787.html
A judge dismissed a lawsuit from a civilian engineer in the Military Sealift Command after it was determined that her report of being raped in her own bed aboard a Navy transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker’s comp claim.
dv said:
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-25/lawsuit-workers-comp-sexual-assault-navy-ship-22658787.htmlA judge dismissed a lawsuit from a civilian engineer in the Military Sealift Command after it was determined that her report of being raped in her own bed aboard a Navy transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker’s comp claim.
wtaf?
dv said:
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-25/lawsuit-workers-comp-sexual-assault-navy-ship-22658787.htmlA judge dismissed a lawsuit from a civilian engineer in the Military Sealift Command after it was determined that her report of being raped in her own bed aboard a Navy transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker’s comp claim.
Not by any rationalisation is rape part of your duties in the miitary.
wait so are they saying it was part of the contract
wait so are they saying it was part of the contract
Unbelievable. I’d like to say ‘Only in the USA’ but we are masters of the SNAFU.
Obviousman said:
Unbelievable. I’d like to say ‘Only in the USA’ but we are masters of the SNAFU.
With reference to which particular thing? There is so much to choose from.
The lady being raped, in her bed, in her cabin, by the ship’s Master. And then being told it is a compo claim not a criminal claim.
Obviousman said:
The lady being raped, in her bed, in her cabin, by the ship’s Master. And then being told it is a compo claim not a criminal claim.
shakes fist at Trump
Obviousman said:
The lady being raped, in her bed, in her cabin, by the ship’s Master. And then being told it is a compo claim not a criminal claim.
Yeah, that shit. I couldn’t read too much about that one. I get nauseous thinking about that woman’s situation.
I’m still trying to digest the statements made by a male medical professional witness in the Lindsay Clancy trial about the medical definition of an episiotomy during cross-examination by Clancy’s defense attorney.
Peak Warming Man said:
Obviousman said:
The lady being raped, in her bed, in her cabin, by the ship’s Master. And then being told it is a compo claim not a criminal claim.shakes fist at Trump
Good grief you are a sack of shit, PWM.
The situation was that the commander used his master code to enter her quarters and rape her, but even though she reported it immediately through the right channels, she was left under his command for a period of time. He was prosecuted quite some time later.
This trial was a lawsuit against the navy for leaving her in danger. The navy’s point of view is that this is in the same category as an injury relieved on board in the course of duties.
dv said:
The situation was that the commander used his master code to enter her quarters and rape her, but even though she reported it immediately through the right channels, she was left under his command for a period of time. He was prosecuted quite some time later.
This trial was a lawsuit against the navy for leaving her in danger. The navy’s point of view is that this is in the same category as an injury relieved on board in the course of duties.
!!!
Obviousman said:
The lady being raped, in her bed, in her cabin, by the ship’s Master. And then being told it is a compo claim not a criminal claim.
How about if she was shot?
Still not a criminal claim? Such a weird system?
dv said:
The situation was that the commander used his master code to enter her quarters and rape her, but even though she reported it immediately through the right channels, she was left under his command for a period of time. He was prosecuted quite some time later.
This trial was a lawsuit against the navy for leaving her in danger. The navy’s point of view is that this is in the same category as an injury relieved on board in the course of duties.
Her body probably shut down and she didn’t know anything had happened until much later. That’s the usual narrative being pushed 🙄
Obviousman said:
The lady being raped, in her bed, in her cabin, by the ship’s Master. And then being told it is a compo claim not a criminal claim.
weird.
dv said:
The situation was that the commander used his master code to enter her quarters and rape her, but even though she reported it immediately through the right channels, she was left under his command for a period of time. He was prosecuted quite some time later.
This trial was a lawsuit against the navy for leaving her in danger. The navy’s point of view is that this is in the same category as an injury relieved on board in the course of duties.
Armed forces have poor reputations on how they treat woman.
Perhaps they all need training on how to castrate an assailant
Cymek said:
dv said:
The situation was that the commander used his master code to enter her quarters and rape her, but even though she reported it immediately through the right channels, she was left under his command for a period of time. He was prosecuted quite some time later.
This trial was a lawsuit against the navy for leaving her in danger. The navy’s point of view is that this is in the same category as an injury relieved on board in the course of duties.
Armed forces have poor reputations on how they treat woman.
Perhaps they all need training on how to castrate an assailant
we thought it was because they only want Real Men in the warrior forces so this is a good strategy
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
The situation was that the commander used his master code to enter her quarters and rape her, but even though she reported it immediately through the right channels, she was left under his command for a period of time. He was prosecuted quite some time later.
This trial was a lawsuit against the navy for leaving her in danger. The navy’s point of view is that this is in the same category as an injury relieved on board in the course of duties.
Her body probably shut down and she didn’t know anything had happened until much later. That’s the usual narrative being pushed 🙄
well she should have dressed more modestly
dv said:
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-25/lawsuit-workers-comp-sexual-assault-navy-ship-22658787.htmlA judge dismissed a lawsuit from a civilian engineer in the Military Sealift Command after it was determined that her report of being raped in her own bed aboard a Navy transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker’s comp claim.
It is totally insane.
SECURING AMERICA’S BULK-POWER SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, particularly from interference by foreign actors.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-a-national-emergency-to-secure-americas-bulk-power-system/
Divine Angel said:
SECURING AMERICA’S BULK-POWER SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, particularly from interference by foreign actors.https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-a-national-emergency-to-secure-americas-bulk-power-system/
So the ‘declaring a national emergency’ thing has already started, ahead of the November elections.
Divine Angel said:
SECURING AMERICA’S BULK-POWER SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, particularly from interference by foreign actors.https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-a-national-emergency-to-secure-americas-bulk-power-system/
Canada has got him very, very worried.
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
SECURING AMERICA’S BULK-POWER SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, particularly from interference by foreign actors.https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-a-national-emergency-to-secure-americas-bulk-power-system/
Canada has got him very, very worried.
After they bombed the Baldwins I’m not surprised
Cymek said:
buffy said:
Divine Angel said:
SECURING AMERICA’S BULK-POWER SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, particularly from interference by foreign actors.https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-a-national-emergency-to-secure-americas-bulk-power-system/
Canada has got him very, very worried.
After they bombed the Baldwins I’m not surprised
Australia is weaponising Robadob clones
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
SECURING AMERICA’S BULK-POWER SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, particularly from interference by foreign actors.https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-a-national-emergency-to-secure-americas-bulk-power-system/
So the ‘declaring a national emergency’ thing has already started, ahead of the November elections.
There’s several National emergencies. I counted 18 current emergencies by Trump, but the list doesn’t include this energy one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_emergencies_in_the_United_States
Cymek said:
Cymek said:
buffy said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
SECURING AMERICA’S BULK-POWER SYSTEM: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, particularly from interference by foreign actors.
So the ‘declaring a national emergency’ thing has already started, ahead of the November elections.
Canada has got him very, very worried.
After they bombed the Baldwins I’m not surprised
Australia is weaponising Robadob clones
meanwhile on our other side of the world
the locals are right to be worried given that the very day after winter they’re already in summer temperatures
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
Cymek said:
After they bombed the Baldwins I’m not surprised
Australia is weaponising Robadob clones
meanwhile on our other side of the world
the locals are right to be worried given that the very day after winter they’re already in summer temperatures
LOL
Scientists published today the world’s first climate attribution study to link major fossil fuel emitters’ emissions to water loss in the Western U.S. Almost half of decreased snowpack and streamflow in the region, they found, is attributable to 122 oil, gas and cement producers.
alleged
Prof David Cay Johnson has been writing about Trump for decades. His latest thoughts.
kii said:
I really, really hope that this part of the fight is true. I know it happened, but this photo has captured something that is just perfect.
Classic
WSJ is pure satire now
dv said:
WSJ is pure satire now
what’s more telling is 340000000 americese take it at face value
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
Australia is weaponising Robadob clones
meanwhile on our other side of the world
the locals are right to be worried given that the very day after winter they’re already in summer temperatures
LOL
Scientists published today the world’s first climate attribution study to link major fossil fuel emitters’ emissions to water loss in the Western U.S. Almost half of decreased snowpack and streamflow in the region, they found, is attributable to 122 oil, gas and cement producers.
alleged
So when are they paying compensation?
1.6 degrees, feels like -0.2.
Divine Angel said:
loving how 340000000 americese are loving these tryhards
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Utterly shameless is this berk
loving how 340000000 americese are loving these tryhards
^
Divine Angel said:
Just about to post that.
Divine Angel said:
so it’s lake lake, what a genius
According to the Chiefs of Ontario, a coalition of leaders from the First Nations in Ontario, the name Ontario comes from the Mohawk word Oniatari:io (or Kanadario) meaning “beautiful lake” or “sparkling water”.
Boris said:
Divine Angel said:
Just about to post that.
well you should, between this and renaming lake lake, there should be enough cover to hide the paedo philes for another month
Divine Angel said:
Beautiful pic.
When is he going off to join her?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Beautiful pic.
When is he going off to join her?
won’t they be separated by earth
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
so it’s lake lake, what a genius
According to the Chiefs of Ontario, a coalition of leaders from the First Nations in Ontario, the name Ontario comes from the Mohawk word Oniatari:io (or Kanadario) meaning “beautiful lake” or “sparkling water”.
Ontario America
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
so it’s lake lake, what a genius
According to the Chiefs of Ontario, a coalition of leaders from the First Nations in Ontario, the name Ontario comes from the Mohawk word Oniatari:io (or Kanadario) meaning “beautiful lake” or “sparkling water”.
Ontario America
oooh yes perfect
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
Beautiful pic.
When is he going off to join her?
Sif he’d be allowed into Heaven.
Divine Angel said:
What’s funny is he’s serious but I imagine he has no sense of humour at all as he’s not smart enough to get satire/sarcasm/irony
Divine Angel said:
Sadly folks will believe this images.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Sadly folks will believe this images.
It’s funny because its kind of a gentleman escorting a lady through the slave fields and talking sweet nonsense
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Sadly folks will believe this images.
It’s funny because its kind of a gentleman escorting a lady through the slave fields and talking sweet nonsense
I did not get this.
Ta
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
Sadly folks will believe this images.
It’s funny because its kind of a gentleman escorting a lady through the slave fields and talking sweet nonsense
Someone should do the same but swap Ms Parton with Tim Curry … as Dr. Frank-N-Furter…
Millions of Texans are suspended from voting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/xCWpVC5q0j
There’s a linked article within the Reddit thread, but the real worry is the number of comments from Texans who had no idea they were affected.
They have my vote.
______________________
Should Canada change the name of Lake America to Lake Epstein?
Spiny Norman said:
They have my vote.
______________________Should Canada change the name of Lake America to Lake Epstein?
Got to love the world taking the piss
Divine Angel said:
Millions of Texans are suspended from voting.https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/xCWpVC5q0j
There’s a linked article within the Reddit thread, but the real worry is the number of comments from Texans who had no idea they were affected.
Damn
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Millions of Texans are suspended from voting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/xCWpVC5q0j
There’s a linked article within the Reddit thread, but the real worry is the number of comments from Texans who had no idea they were affected.
Damn
“comments from Texans who had no idea” yeah right sure of course “what we thought this was the great country of freedom we voted for fascism they both begin with f same difference right”
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Millions of Texans are suspended from voting.
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/xCWpVC5q0j
There’s a linked article within the Reddit thread, but the real worry is the number of comments from Texans who had no idea they were affected.
Damn
“comments from Texans who had no idea” yeah right sure of course “what we thought this was the great country of freedom we voted for fascism they both begin with f same difference right”
My understanding of Texan electoral districts and numbers who voted Democrats does have a wide knowledge gap. Wondering if the suspended voters are in areas which voted blue, or are identified/registered Dem voters.
Moreover, can Australia suspend voters if they’re identified as One Nation voters? Asking for a friend.
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Millions of Texans are suspended from voting.https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/xCWpVC5q0j
There’s a linked article within the Reddit thread, but the real worry is the number of comments from Texans who had no idea they were affected.
Damn
I was doing a deep dive on this with this US government agency report. I can’t find it now in the link but it’s not unusual for millions, especially in a state as populated as Texas to fall off the voter list because they’ve moved etc. Most people do end up voting.
https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/2024_EAVS_Report_508.pdf
Memes or politics, memes or politics?
Had a squiz at Google Earth
Divine Angel said:
Memes or politics, memes or politics?
language evolves
I think the Swastwinka that really sells this
SCIENCE said:
Boris said:
Divine Angel said:
Just about to post that.
well you should, between this and renaming lake lake, there should be enough cover to hide the paedo philes for another month
wait
so what they’re saying is that what the judge possesses isn’t breaking the law
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
Boris said:
Just about to post that.
well you should, between this and renaming lake lake, there should be enough cover to hide the paedo philes for another month
wait
so what they’re saying is that what the judge possesses isn’t breaking the law
Sickos programming AI to depict children.
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:SCIENCE said:
well you should, between this and renaming lake lake, there should be enough cover to hide the paedo philes for another month
wait
so what they’re saying is that what the judge possesses isn’t breaking the law
Sickos programming AI to depict children.
Content creators of AI sexuality depicted children, the online sex sites that distribute them and the pedos who downlad and watch the videos should all be jailed.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:wait
so what they’re saying is that what the judge possesses isn’t breaking the law
Sickos programming AI to depict children.
Content creators of AI sexuality depicted children, the online sex sites that distribute them and the pedos who downlad and watch the videos should all be jailed.
That model is similar to this model
Cigarette manufacturers, shops that sell, Cigarette smokers.
Supply, distribute, buyers.
A pattern of three.
American standards are falling, ethics in politics are failing, criminal activity is being dismissed.
Tau.Neutrino said:
American standards are falling, ethics in politics are failing, criminal activity is being dismissed.
Human rights are being degraded, wages are being deliberately kept low. Cost of living is becoming higher, gun death is increasing. Environmental concerns are being second shelved.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/pete-hegseth-talking-possible-run-president-2028-sources-say-rcna594891
Pete Hegseth is talking about a possible run for president in 2028, sources say.
Divine Angel said:
Pete Hegseth is talking about a possible run for president in 2028, sources say.
wait he would ¿ dare to run against the dear leader
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
American standards are falling, ethics in politics are failing, criminal activity is being dismissed.Human rights are being degraded, wages are being deliberately kept low. Cost of living is becoming higher, gun death is increasing. Environmental concerns are being second shelved.
True enough. But there are negatives as well.
Divine Angel said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/pete-hegseth-talking-possible-run-president-2028-sources-say-rcna594891Pete Hegseth is talking about a possible run for president in 2028, sources say.
He’s on the nose now because he is killing American lads and Iranian school kids. I doubt he would make it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/milo-yiannopoulos-arrested-in-us-by-ice/107093336
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/milo-yiannopoulos-arrested-in-us-by-ice/107093336
Heh.
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/milo-yiannopoulos-arrested-in-us-by-ice/107093336
Hahahahahaha
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/milo-yiannopoulos-arrested-in-us-by-ice/107093336
Lololol…hiccup……..lololol…….snort……lol
yeah but just wait until they fall him upwards into a powerful role in this administration
Ian said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
American standards are falling, ethics in politics are failing, criminal activity is being dismissed.
Human rights are being degraded, wages are being deliberately kept low. Cost of living is becoming higher, gun death is increasing. Environmental concerns are being second shelved.
True enough. But there are negatives as well.
well hopefully our politicians threatening to reduce our refugee intake can get it done before millions of americese subfascists come seeking asylum in hordes
Michael V said:
dv said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/milo-yiannopoulos-arrested-in-us-by-ice/107093336
Hahahahahaha
+1
SCIENCE said:
Ian said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Human rights are being degraded, wages are being deliberately kept low. Cost of living is becoming higher, gun death is increasing. Environmental concerns are being second shelved.
True enough. But there are negatives as well.
well hopefully our politicians threatening to reduce our refugee intake can get it done before millions of americese subfascists come seeking asylum in hordes
America and Australia agreed not to take each other’s citizens as “refugees”. First and only year of law a long time ago.
The opinion in this video is most encouraging. It’s about trump’s health & mental health.
https://youtu.be/P_0bs9LkKt0?si=2hg1BjLQMNl3Fui6&t=424
Tick tock ….
kii said:
I like it! 😁
ms spock said:
kii said:
I like it! 😁
:)
Trump Is Playing Jenga With America — And the Tower Is Falling | Rick Wilson & Wajahat Ali
A data centre wrote this
dv said:
A data centre wrote this
we mean after their populist victory Ein Reich are now scoring Yousr ABC gushing and apologism so shrug
dv said:
A data centre wrote this
😂😂😂
Who needs to drink that black or brown water?
kryten said:
Lake Ontario Facebook song
What a Classic!
Thanks kryten!
Folks are just so marvellous!
They are just so witty, entertaining, creative, hilarious and so good at taking the piss!
Why can’t we use this to heal our world?
Hegseth Is Already Planning A Military Coup For The Midterms, And Here’s How He Does It
roughbarked said:
kiss the sphincter
The Republicans could stop this any day they wanted to do so.
It is madness.
roughbarked said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/google-changes-us-maps-from-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/107097292
And kryten supplied a much needed song, that we didn’t know we needed.
kryten said:
Lake Ontario Facebook song
Spiny Norman said:
Hegseth Is Already Planning A Military Coup For The Midterms, And Here’s How He Does It
Maybe, maybe not.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
kiss the sphincter
Simple placating gesture, which can be reversed when DJT is gone. Not worth a fight.
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
kiss the sphincter
Simple placating gesture, which can be reversed when DJT is gone. Not worth a fight.
ah but
give them a Planck length and they’ll take a parsec
— not attributed to Edwin Powell
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:roughbarked said:
kiss the sphincter
Simple placating gesture, which can be reversed when DJT is gone. Not worth a fight.
It is strategically wise. He’s dangerous.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
kiss the sphincter
Simple placating gesture, which can be reversed when DJT is gone. Not worth a fight.
ah but
give them a Planck length and they’ll take a parsec
— not attributed to Edwin Powell
:)
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
kiss the sphincter
Simple placating gesture, which can be reversed when DJT is gone. Not worth a fight.
ah but
give them a Planck length and they’ll take a parsec
— not attributed to Edwin Powell
Or Roger Braintree.
My sister has put up a thing on her Facebook from the Yorkshire Humour page:
After President Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America, and The Gulf of Mexico to The Gulf of America whilst also hinting he may change the name of The Atlantic or Pacific Ocean to the American Ocean, Yorkshire’s mayors have been inspired and have got together to decide what changes to make over here.
The Pennines will officially become The Yorkshire Alps 🏔
Any area of the Pennines that is not actually in Yorkshire will just be considered the western slope of Yorkshire.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal will be shortened to simply The Leeds Canal, after the mayors decided that mentioning Liverpool was unnecessary information 🤷♂️
Robin Hood’s Bay will be renamed Sean Bean’s Bastard Bay 🌊
Boston Spa will be renamed Leeds Spa. It’s in Leeds not Boston 🤨 An absolute no brainer that one.
The North Sea will become the Yorkshire Ocean.
And all KFC outlets in the region will have to be renamed Yorkshire Fried Chicken. It’s not fried in Kentucky is it? It’s fried here!
buffy said:
My sister has put up a thing on her Facebook from the Yorkshire Humour page:After President Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America, and The Gulf of Mexico to The Gulf of America whilst also hinting he may change the name of The Atlantic or Pacific Ocean to the American Ocean, Yorkshire’s mayors have been inspired and have got together to decide what changes to make over here.
The Pennines will officially become The Yorkshire Alps 🏔
Any area of the Pennines that is not actually in Yorkshire will just be considered the western slope of Yorkshire.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal will be shortened to simply The Leeds Canal, after the mayors decided that mentioning Liverpool was unnecessary information 🤷♂️Robin Hood’s Bay will be renamed Sean Bean’s Bastard Bay 🌊
Boston Spa will be renamed Leeds Spa. It’s in Leeds not Boston 🤨 An absolute no brainer that one.
The North Sea will become the Yorkshire Ocean.
And all KFC outlets in the region will have to be renamed Yorkshire Fried Chicken. It’s not fried in Kentucky is it? It’s fried here!
In line with this, and in view of negativity about Qlders here:
NSW will henceforth be known as South Queensland.
Victoria will be known as Lesser Queensland.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
My sister has put up a thing on her Facebook from the Yorkshire Humour page:After President Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America, and The Gulf of Mexico to The Gulf of America whilst also hinting he may change the name of The Atlantic or Pacific Ocean to the American Ocean, Yorkshire’s mayors have been inspired and have got together to decide what changes to make over here.
The Pennines will officially become The Yorkshire Alps 🏔
Any area of the Pennines that is not actually in Yorkshire will just be considered the western slope of Yorkshire.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal will be shortened to simply The Leeds Canal, after the mayors decided that mentioning Liverpool was unnecessary information 🤷♂️Robin Hood’s Bay will be renamed Sean Bean’s Bastard Bay 🌊
Boston Spa will be renamed Leeds Spa. It’s in Leeds not Boston 🤨 An absolute no brainer that one.
The North Sea will become the Yorkshire Ocean.
And all KFC outlets in the region will have to be renamed Yorkshire Fried Chicken. It’s not fried in Kentucky is it? It’s fried here!
In line with this, and in view of negativity about Qlders here:
NSW will henceforth be known as South Queensland.
Victoria will be known as Lesser Queensland.
😂
Harsh but fair.
Ops normal for those chimpanzee’s.
Spiny Norman said:
Ops normal for those chimpanzee’s.
Continental drift
What the Media Misses About Trump’s Crashing Poll Numbers | That Trippi Show
Donald Trump’s polling has fallen sharply, including deep trouble with independent voters. So why does national political coverage continue treating the electoral map as largely fixed?
Joe Trippi explains why conventional assumptions about polarization, gerrymandering, and “safe” Republican territory may no longer capture what is happening. He examines weakening MAGA enthusiasm, economic pressure on Trump’s own coalition, widespread opposition to data centers, and the Argentine beef decision angering American ranchers.
0:00 What the political media is missing
3:36 Weakening enthusiasm inside Trump’s base
5:28 Data centers could scramble the map
9:29 Why conventional election models may fail
11:37 Trump’s Argentine beef backfire
13:52 Red-state races that could become competitive
The Supreme Court has voted 5-4 in favour of allowing the White House to continue construction on a $558 million ballroom project.
The majority did not decide the legality of the project, but found a preservation group likely did not have the legal right to challenge it.
Link
The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/30/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-shelved
dv said:
The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/30/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-shelved
kii said:
dv said:
The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/30/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-shelved
but why do they need 3 of it
Please don’t get your hopes up.
Trump is minus 64 underwater for inflation.
In the first couple of minutes.
dv said:
The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday.https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/30/usda-cyclospora-research-projects-shelved
Yeah, they don’t need sick people, get rid of them.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Heh.
ms spock said:
Please don’t get your hopes up.
Trump is minus 64 underwater for inflation.
In the first couple of minutes.
that’s how these team sports work isn’t it, elect some dudes, if the going is good then carry on, if it’s bad just demand change and shake up the party, doesn’t matter if the party got anything to do with it
Sometimes I wonder if the J on Donald J Trump stands for “Jabba”…
party_pants said:
Sometimes I wonder if the J on Donald J Trump stands for “Jabba”…
To quote Homer Simson, “the J stands for genius!”
Spiny Norman said:
party_pants said:
Sometimes I wonder if the J on Donald J Trump stands for “Jabba”…
To quote Homer Simson, “the J stands for genius!”
I thought it stood for ‘Jackass’.
Note that this is a satire account.
But also notice he posted this a year ago.
dv said:
Note that this is a satire account.
But also notice he posted this a year ago.
but if one wanted to find monkeys on typewriters one would find the ussa has the greatest number of them
alleged
Occupy Democrats
BREAKING: “I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE BRUTALITY!” Milo Yiannopoulos speaks on his ICE ordeal and admits he dismissed other people’s trauma until detention left HIM terrified, humiliated and “physically degraded!”
Milo Yiannopoulos preached mass deportations to the heavens. Then he experienced the not-so-pleasant machinery of mass deportation himself.
The far-right provocateur, who once demanded that America deport “millions and millions and millions of people,” appeared on Piers Morgan after ICE detained him, shackled him and ultimately deported him to Britain.
And Milo sounds like a very different man.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been afraid before, like I was the last week,” Yiannopoulos said. “For the first time I know what it feels like to be really, really terrified.”
Then he described his big epiphany:
“I didn’t really understand the physical reality of how institutionalized the brutality is in America.”
Yiannopoulos said agents put his hands and feet in restraints and chained them together.
“They treat everybody who’s arrested like an MS-13 gang member,” he said. “And it hurts a lot more than it looks like on television.”
He described being shuffled between detention and correctional facilities, never knowing what was happening or where he was going.
“It was humiliating and it was disorientating,” he said. “It was physically degrading. It was frightening.”
There is enough irony here to power a small city.
Yiannopoulos enthusiastically supported Trump’s immigration crackdown and declared just last year: “We have got to deport millions and millions and millions of people. Without that, nothing else matters.”
But what makes his interview worth hearing isn’t the irony. It’s what happened when the cruelty he had treated as an abstraction became something happening to his own body.
Yiannopoulos said that after his release, a simple fall down some stairs triggered memories of being shoved down steps in custody. He found himself weeping for an hour.
Then came an admission you don’t often hear from someone who built a career out of mocking other people’s sensitivities.
“I think maybe in the past I’ve been a little bit blasé when people talked about their trauma, a little bit kind of cavalier when people talked about, you know, stuff kind of lingering with them,” he said.
“But I get it now. And I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”
Millions of immigrants have spent years describing fear, humiliation and degrading treatment inside America’s detention system. Milo Yiannopoulos didn’t understand what they were telling him.
Then the handcuffs were on HIS wrists.
Now he gets it.
JudgeMental said:
Occupy Democrats
BREAKING: “I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE BRUTALITY!” Milo Yiannopoulos speaks on his ICE ordeal and admits he dismissed other people’s trauma until detention left HIM terrified, humiliated and “physically degraded!”
Milo Yiannopoulos preached mass deportations to the heavens. Then he experienced the not-so-pleasant machinery of mass deportation himself.
The far-right provocateur, who once demanded that America deport “millions and millions and millions of people,” appeared on Piers Morgan after ICE detained him, shackled him and ultimately deported him to Britain.
And Milo sounds like a very different man.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been afraid before, like I was the last week,” Yiannopoulos said. “For the first time I know what it feels like to be really, really terrified.”
Then he described his big epiphany:
“I didn’t really understand the physical reality of how institutionalized the brutality is in America.”
Yiannopoulos said agents put his hands and feet in restraints and chained them together.
“They treat everybody who’s arrested like an MS-13 gang member,” he said. “And it hurts a lot more than it looks like on television.”
He described being shuffled between detention and correctional facilities, never knowing what was happening or where he was going.
“It was humiliating and it was disorientating,” he said. “It was physically degrading. It was frightening.”
There is enough irony here to power a small city.
Yiannopoulos enthusiastically supported Trump’s immigration crackdown and declared just last year: “We have got to deport millions and millions and millions of people. Without that, nothing else matters.”
But what makes his interview worth hearing isn’t the irony. It’s what happened when the cruelty he had treated as an abstraction became something happening to his own body.
Yiannopoulos said that after his release, a simple fall down some stairs triggered memories of being shoved down steps in custody. He found himself weeping for an hour.
Then came an admission you don’t often hear from someone who built a career out of mocking other people’s sensitivities.
“I think maybe in the past I’ve been a little bit blasé when people talked about their trauma, a little bit kind of cavalier when people talked about, you know, stuff kind of lingering with them,” he said.
“But I get it now. And I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”
Millions of immigrants have spent years describing fear, humiliation and degrading treatment inside America’s detention system. Milo Yiannopoulos didn’t understand what they were telling him.
Then the handcuffs were on HIS wrists.
Now he gets it.
reads like 跟爱 but
Now he gets it.
does they really
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: “I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE BRUTALITY!” Milo Yiannopoulos speaks on his ICE ordeal and admits he dismissed other people’s trauma until detention left HIM terrified, humiliated and “physically degraded!”
Milo Yiannopoulos preached mass deportations to the heavens. Then he experienced the not-so-pleasant machinery of mass deportation himself.
The far-right provocateur, who once demanded that America deport “millions and millions and millions of people,” appeared on Piers Morgan after ICE detained him, shackled him and ultimately deported him to Britain.
And Milo sounds like a very different man.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been afraid before, like I was the last week,” Yiannopoulos said. “For the first time I know what it feels like to be really, really terrified.”
Then he described his big epiphany:
“I didn’t really understand the physical reality of how institutionalized the brutality is in America.”
Yiannopoulos said agents put his hands and feet in restraints and chained them together.
“They treat everybody who’s arrested like an MS-13 gang member,” he said. “And it hurts a lot more than it looks like on television.”
He described being shuffled between detention and correctional facilities, never knowing what was happening or where he was going.
“It was humiliating and it was disorientating,” he said. “It was physically degrading. It was frightening.”
There is enough irony here to power a small city.
Yiannopoulos enthusiastically supported Trump’s immigration crackdown and declared just last year: “We have got to deport millions and millions and millions of people. Without that, nothing else matters.”
But what makes his interview worth hearing isn’t the irony. It’s what happened when the cruelty he had treated as an abstraction became something happening to his own body.
Yiannopoulos said that after his release, a simple fall down some stairs triggered memories of being shoved down steps in custody. He found himself weeping for an hour.
Then came an admission you don’t often hear from someone who built a career out of mocking other people’s sensitivities.
“I think maybe in the past I’ve been a little bit blasé when people talked about their trauma, a little bit kind of cavalier when people talked about, you know, stuff kind of lingering with them,” he said.
“But I get it now. And I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”
Millions of immigrants have spent years describing fear, humiliation and degrading treatment inside America’s detention system. Milo Yiannopoulos didn’t understand what they were telling him.
Then the handcuffs were on HIS wrists.
Now he gets it.
ICE isn’t about immigration, that is just the training program. The real aim behind ICE is to have a loyal force outside of the regular police and military to intervene in the elections and seize ballot boxes and other machinery and declare the result their way.
Shitler telling the crowd that anyone going for the top job should have a cognition test, or the voters might end up with a moron.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PoursTea/comments/1w5dav9/trump_mispronounces_cognitive_while_demanding/
The searing irony & hypocrisy of that can be seen from the Moon.
Spiny Norman said:
Shitler telling the crowd that anyone going for the top job should have a cognition test, or the voters might end up with a moron.https://www.reddit.com/r/PoursTea/comments/1w5dav9/trump_mispronounces_cognitive_while_demanding/
The searing irony & hypocrisy of that can be seen from the Moon.
It’s something that may have long-lasting effects.
Teachers or influencers, or even parents, may successfully convince children that anti-vaxxers are wrong, people really did go to the Moon, there’s no such thing as ‘chemtrails’, 5G does not alter your brain, and the Earth is not flat.
But, then, the kids learn that Trump was elected President of the US, and rampaged around doing nothing but harm, combined with theft on a grand scale, not just once but TWICE.
And there goes any credibility that parents or older people have. How could you believe such people when they tell you that 9/11 was not ‘an inside job’, when people of that/those same generation(s) put a primate in a suit in the Oval office, twice?
Spiny Norman said:
Shitler telling the crowd that anyone going for the top job should have a cognition test, or the voters might end up with a moron.https://www.reddit.com/r/PoursTea/comments/1w5dav9/trump_mispronounces_cognitive_while_demanding/
The searing irony & hypocrisy of that can be seen from the Moon.
But is it real?
Spiny Norman said:
Shitler telling the crowd that anyone going for the top job should have a cognition test, or the voters might end up with a moron.https://www.reddit.com/r/PoursTea/comments/1w5dav9/trump_mispronounces_cognitive_while_demanding/
The searing irony & hypocrisy of that can be seen from the Moon.
The stench of corruption and moral decay coming out of Washington these last few years is so bad that they might as well demolish the place and build a new capital somewhere else. To make a clean new start.
party_pants said:
Spiny Norman said:
Shitler telling the crowd that anyone going for the top job should have a cognition test, or the voters might end up with a moron.https://www.reddit.com/r/PoursTea/comments/1w5dav9/trump_mispronounces_cognitive_while_demanding/
The searing irony & hypocrisy of that can be seen from the Moon.
The stench of corruption and moral decay coming out of Washington these last few years is so bad that they might as well demolish the place and build a new capital somewhere else. To make a clean new start.
why do that when you can have great allies like Australia suck up to it regardless
All ready for “Wharfie Time”, Mr Panty Parts?
NUTLICK: Data centers don’t use water. This is propaganda by our adversaries to try to slow us down. NUTLICK LAST YEAR: These AI things suck water. They need water.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Trumpvirus/comments/1w5r0tc/nutlick_data_centers_dont_use_water_this_is/
wrap
alleged
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Shitler telling the crowd that anyone going for the top job should have a cognition test, or the voters might end up with a moron.https://www.reddit.com/r/PoursTea/comments/1w5dav9/trump_mispronounces_cognitive_while_demanding/
The searing irony & hypocrisy of that can be seen from the Moon.
But is it real?
Good point. It’s very difficult to tell these days.
Pete Hegseth is Promoting Trump’s Silent Coup (feat. David Cay Johnston)
I really appreciate Prof David Cay Johnson.
The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. DNB said on Wednesday that 86 tonnes of gold had been removed from the US and Canada in a complex operation that took several months. It is now being held by the Bank of England, where the precious metal can be traded more easily “in a crisis situation”.
SCIENCE said:
The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing “increasing geopolitical unrest”. DNB said on Wednesday that 86 tonnes of gold had been removed from the US and Canada in a complex operation that took several months. It is now being held by the Bank of England, where the precious metal can be traded more easily “in a crisis situation”.
A bit under 4.5 cubic metres? Good-oh.
Protect the border! Sort the school lunches! Fill your kids’ Trump accounts!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/
Divine Angel said:
Protect the border! Sort the school lunches! Fill your kids’ Trump accounts!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/arcade/
was it fun
The Face-Eating Leopard Eats ALL the Faces! | Joy-Ann Reid & Wajahat Ali
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
well you should, between this and renaming lake lake, there should be enough cover to hide the paedo philes for another month
wait
so what they’re saying is that what the judge possesses isn’t breaking the law
Sickos programming AI to depict children.
Content creators of AI sexuality depicted children, the online sex sites that distribute them and the pedos who downlad and watch the videos should all be jailed.
That model is similar to this model
Cigarette manufacturers, shops that sell, Cigarette smokers.
Supply, distribute, buyers.
A pattern of three.
oh right makes sense now so that’s why
australian elites just want to be another us navy base island in the asia pacific region
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:Please don’t get your hopes up.
Trump is minus 64 underwater for inflation.
In the first couple of minutes.
that’s how these team sports work isn’t it, elect some dudes, if the going is good then carry on, if it’s bad just demand change and shake up the party, doesn’t matter if the party got anything to do with it
Hoping for the change.
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:Please don’t get your hopes up.
Trump is minus 64 underwater for inflation.
In the first couple of minutes.
that’s how these team sports work isn’t it, elect some dudes, if the going is good then carry on, if it’s bad just demand change and shake up the party, doesn’t matter if the party got anything to do with it
Hoping for the change.
for now perhaps but the obvious strategy is to just do so much damage it takes 2 terms to recover and then boom back in power on the second switch
Meanwhile in the USA…
Sontar-ha!
dv said:
Sontar-ha!
Argh! one cannot unsee that.
Geddry is feeling mischievous.
How can beautiful, tremendous, incredible, and nobody’s ever seen anything like it describe, with apparently equal precision, a building, an economy, a military strike, a hamburger, a commemorative coin and a White House helipad?
I’ve decided this deserves its own discipline. Call it Trumpology: the study of a rhetorical system in which words carry no information about the size, stakes, or category of the thing they’re describing, only about the impression the speaker wants the room to carry away.
Its founding subfield is Trumponomics:
Trumponomics (n.) – A school of economic reasoning in which macroeconomics is treated as an unusually large real-estate deal. Sovereign interest rates become a reward for being a “good credit.” Trade deficits are interpreted as money personally lost to the other side. Tariffs function alternately as revenue and punishment, whichever is rhetorically convenient in the moment. National prosperity can be negotiated much like the refinancing of a golf course.
Usage: “The strong jobs report produced a classic exercise in Trumponomics: because America is doing well, the Federal Reserve should apparently reward it with a cheaper loan.”
Trump is not just bad at economics in the way a person can just be bad at economics. He has one mental model, the personal deal, the personal ledger, who owes him and who’s cheating him, and he is applying it, without modification, to sovereign debt, monetary policy, and the GDP of the United States.
Before concluding this introductory lecture, one additional term is required:
Trumplexicon (n.) – The closed, surprisingly small set of adjectives and stock phrases, tremendous, beautiful, incredible, like never before, many people are saying, that substitutes for the broader range of English vocabulary regardless of subject, with cattle prices, nuclear weapons, a coin sale and a White House helipad all drawing from the same finite word-hoard.
The Trumplexicon may eventually prove foundational to the entire field. After all, if tremendous can describe both a hamburger and a military operation, the adjective is no longer telling us very much about either one.
Trumpology is a young discipline, but extremely well-funded with source material. Add your suggestions in the comments for the next glossary installment.
JudgeMental said:
Geddry is feeling mischievous.How can beautiful, tremendous, incredible, and nobody’s ever seen anything like it describe, with apparently equal precision, a building, an economy, a military strike, a hamburger, a commemorative coin and a White House helipad?
I’ve decided this deserves its own discipline. Call it Trumpology: the study of a rhetorical system in which words carry no information about the size, stakes, or category of the thing they’re describing, only about the impression the speaker wants the room to carry away.
Its founding subfield is Trumponomics:
Trumponomics (n.) – A school of economic reasoning in which macroeconomics is treated as an unusually large real-estate deal. Sovereign interest rates become a reward for being a “good credit.” Trade deficits are interpreted as money personally lost to the other side. Tariffs function alternately as revenue and punishment, whichever is rhetorically convenient in the moment. National prosperity can be negotiated much like the refinancing of a golf course.
Usage: “The strong jobs report produced a classic exercise in Trumponomics: because America is doing well, the Federal Reserve should apparently reward it with a cheaper loan.”
Trump is not just bad at economics in the way a person can just be bad at economics. He has one mental model, the personal deal, the personal ledger, who owes him and who’s cheating him, and he is applying it, without modification, to sovereign debt, monetary policy, and the GDP of the United States.
Before concluding this introductory lecture, one additional term is required:
Trumplexicon (n.) – The closed, surprisingly small set of adjectives and stock phrases, tremendous, beautiful, incredible, like never before, many people are saying, that substitutes for the broader range of English vocabulary regardless of subject, with cattle prices, nuclear weapons, a coin sale and a White House helipad all drawing from the same finite word-hoard.
The Trumplexicon may eventually prove foundational to the entire field. After all, if tremendous can describe both a hamburger and a military operation, the adjective is no longer telling us very much about either one.
Trumpology is a young discipline, but extremely well-funded with source material. Add your suggestions in the comments for the next glossary installment.
:)
Fair assessment.
for those who may not know Geddry is Oregon Bay Area.
JudgeMental said:
Trumplexicon (n.) – The closed, surprisingly small set of adjectives and stock phrases, tremendous, beautiful, incredible, like never before, many people are saying, that substitutes for the broader range of English vocabulary regardless of subject, with cattle prices, nuclear weapons, a coin sale and a White House helipad all drawing from the same finite word-hoard.
The Trumplexicon may eventually prove foundational to the entire field. After all, if tremendous can describe both a hamburger and a military operation, the adjective is no longer telling us very much about either one.
Trumpology is a young discipline, but extremely well-funded with source material. Add your suggestions in the comments for the next glossary installment.
President Donald Trump has already changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, and now he’s targeting a US state for a rebrand.
Trump is spending the holiday weekend dreaming up his next demand to relabel America’s geography. He posted a map on Truth Social Sunday afternoon of New Mexico, but the word Mexico was crossed out and replaced with America.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-name-change-state-mexico-b3045594.html
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump has already changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario, and now he’s targeting a US state for a rebrand.
Trump is spending the holiday weekend dreaming up his next demand to relabel America’s geography. He posted a map on Truth Social Sunday afternoon of New Mexico, but the word Mexico was crossed out and replaced with America.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-name-change-state-mexico-b3045594.html
good news nobody remembers about the paedo philes
if rates weren’t cut, he’d order a halt to trading with any country running a surplus with the US, a course of action that was even “better than tariffs”. Hard to imagine anything being better
Are we the baddies?
dv said:
Are we the baddies?
Looks very SS.
dv said:
Are we the baddies?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Are we the baddies?
Looks very SS.
nah even the great jewish anti defamation league told us that a right wing roman salute was simply unfortunate misunderstood autism, of course the great free ussa are good guys australia should be closely and inseparably allied to
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
Are we the baddies?
It’s based on Imperial officer garb by the looks of it.
Lots of force choking for kinks
alleged
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:dv said:
Are we the baddies?
It’s based on Imperial officer garb by the looks of it.
Lots of force choking for kinks
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee returns for a new series of conversations entitled ‘The Nuclear Threat of Donald Trump’ and explains how the president’s dangerous psychopathy is a threat to the U.S. and entire world.
Soz if repost. It’s a real post by everyone’s favourite insider trader pedo rapist.
Divine Angel said:
Soz if repost. It’s a real post by everyone’s favourite insider trader pedo rapist.
It’s a real post by everyone’s favourite insider trader pedo rapist. Liar.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
Soz if repost. It’s a real post by everyone’s favourite insider trader pedo rapist.
It’s a real post by everyone’s favourite insider trader pedo rapist. Liar.
but at least nobody is talking about Jeffrey Edward these days
From Jay Kuo…
The White House posted this with the caption:
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might beware my power… Green Lantern’s light!
Because everyone is 12 or has dementia.
Lololol 😹 😹 😹
kii said:
From Jay Kuo…The White House posted this with the caption:
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might beware my power… Green Lantern’s light!
Because everyone is 12 or has dementia.
Lololol 😹 😹 😹
Trump never read a comic book in his life.
Neophyte said:
kii said:
From Jay Kuo…
The White House posted this with the caption:
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil’s might beware my power… Green Lantern’s light!
Because everyone is 12 or has dementia.
Lololol 😹 😹 😹
Trump never read a comic book in his life.
but that’s the beauty of great ussa isn’t it, vicarious greatness through teenage fiction
Ads on Netflix about “America the Beautiful”. Tourism. Heritage Foundation.
Creepy and icky.
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-kicks-america-the-beautiful-campaign
kii said:
Ads on Netflix about “America the Beautiful”. Tourism. Heritage Foundation.Creepy and icky.
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-kicks-america-the-beautiful-campaign
Yeah I’ve seen a few
Would you go to the USA as a tourist.
Would it be safe even if minding your own business
When I was driving home from doing the supermarketing, I heard a part of a news report about Trump announcing that Navy SEALS had done night time underwater mine removal in the Strait of Hormuz. Apart from the announcement, there seemed to be rather a lot of “not very much is known” going on. No-one seems to know if Iran is really mining the Strait or just using the uncertainty as a weapon. I didn’t hear if any ships have actually struck mines. I can’t find much about this. Have any of you lot seen this announcement about the magnificent abilities of the US armed forces?
buffy said:
When I was driving home from doing the supermarketing, I heard a part of a news report about Trump announcing that Navy SEALS had done night time underwater mine removal in the Strait of Hormuz. Apart from the announcement, there seemed to be rather a lot of “not very much is known” going on. No-one seems to know if Iran is really mining the Strait or just using the uncertainty as a weapon. I didn’t hear if any ships have actually struck mines. I can’t find much about this. Have any of you lot seen this announcement about the magnificent abilities of the US armed forces?
Not since they landed in Normandy and beat Germany single handed.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
When I was driving home from doing the supermarketing, I heard a part of a news report about Trump announcing that Navy SEALS had done night time underwater mine removal in the Strait of Hormuz. Apart from the announcement, there seemed to be rather a lot of “not very much is known” going on. No-one seems to know if Iran is really mining the Strait or just using the uncertainty as a weapon. I didn’t hear if any ships have actually struck mines. I can’t find much about this. Have any of you lot seen this announcement about the magnificent abilities of the US armed forces?
Not since they landed in Normandy and beat Germany single handed.
Have you been watching SBS documentaries from the USA?
Soitanly
dv said:
Soitanly
Shopped.
Spiny Norman said:
It’s like Trump and his band of anacephalic appointees believe that the whole world is created anew every morning.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
It’s like Trump and his band of anacephalic appointees believe that the whole world is created anew every morning.
and 300000000 americese lap it up nonetheless
Official White House account just posted this video.
It is real. They include the hey listen bit when you click share, which I’ve never seen before, but also this is my first time hitting the share button on there. So you know they realize what music they’re using. Pretty sure that music is actively copyrighted and this doesn’t have a great use case argument. Hopefully Nintendo sues.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Trumpvirus/comments/1wb6w1h/official_white_house_account_just_posted_this/
FFS ….
From US Department of Shitposting’s Facebook page…
Fun fact of the day: New Mexico is the only US state to have “USA” on its license plates beside the state name, because there are too many stupid people (including many cops) who don’t realize that New Mexico is a US state…
kii said:
From US Department of Shitposting’s Facebook page…Fun fact of the day: New Mexico is the only US state to have “USA” on its license plates beside the state name, because there are too many stupid people (including many cops) who don’t realize that New Mexico is a US state…
well they should secede
kii said:
From US Department of Shitposting’s Facebook page…Fun fact of the day: New Mexico is the only US state to have “USA” on its license plates beside the state name, because there are too many stupid people (including many cops) who don’t realize that New Mexico is a US state…
You know how confusing it all gets, don’t you, right? I used to live in a region of a land mass that was once called “New Holland”. The region is “New England”, and that region is contained in a state called “New South Wales”.
Michael V said:
kii said:
From US Department of Shitposting’s Facebook page…Fun fact of the day: New Mexico is the only US state to have “USA” on its license plates beside the state name, because there are too many stupid people (including many cops) who don’t realize that New Mexico is a US state…
You know how confusing it all gets, don’t you, right? I used to live in a region of a land mass that was once called “New Holland”. The region is “New England”, and that region is contained in a state called “New South Wales”.
Good point!
When Americans asked me where I was from I never said I was from NSW I always said Sydney., after clarifying that I was Australian and not English.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
From US Department of Shitposting’s Facebook page…Fun fact of the day: New Mexico is the only US state to have “USA” on its license plates beside the state name, because there are too many stupid people (including many cops) who don’t realize that New Mexico is a US state…
You know how confusing it all gets, don’t you, right? I used to live in a region of a land mass that was once called “New Holland”. The region is “New England”, and that region is contained in a state called “New South Wales”.
Good point!
When Americans asked me where I was from I never said I was from NSW I always said Sydney., after clarifying that I was Australian and not English.
When people in the US asked where I was from, and I said “Australia”, I was often complimented about how well I spoke English, and with such a slight accent that I was easy to understand. I suspect they thought I came from Austria, and should have sounded like Arnie S. (This was ten-odd years before he was Governor of California.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/iceland-condemns-donald-trump-us-territory-map/107132012
Bruddy-eck!
Michael V said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/iceland-condemns-donald-trump-us-territory-map/107132012Bruddy-eck!
Just another attempt at Shitler trying to distract from the fact that he’s a child rapist in the Epstein files.
Michael V said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/iceland-condemns-donald-trump-us-territory-map/107132012
Bruddy-eck!
shrug it’s not like anyone pushed back on the shihituanhsien so shrug
https://youtu.be/gbYxWzEb3zA?si=uvCJIL7bm86mJSok
TLDR
US trade deficit reaches record levels, despite or perhaps because of tariffs
dv said:
https://youtu.be/gbYxWzEb3zA?si=uvCJIL7bm86mJSok
TLDR
US trade deficit reaches record levels, despite or perhaps because of tariffs
alleged
that’ll help pay things off
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/gbYxWzEb3zA?si=uvCJIL7bm86mJSok
TLDR
US trade deficit reaches record levels, despite or perhaps because of tariffs
alleged
that’ll help pay things off
The loose screws are falling out.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
https://youtu.be/gbYxWzEb3zA?si=uvCJIL7bm86mJSok
TLDR
US trade deficit reaches record levels, despite or perhaps because of tariffs
alleged
that’ll help pay things off
The loose screws are falling out.
pretty sure it’s faked just fun
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:dv said:
https://youtu.be/gbYxWzEb3zA?si=uvCJIL7bm86mJSok
TLDR
US trade deficit reaches record levels, despite or perhaps because of tariffs
alleged
that’ll help pay things off
The loose screws are falling out.
I see Donald is Buying Votes again. Openly this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-dallas-texas/107136916
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:alleged
that’ll help pay things off
The loose screws are falling out.
I see Donald is Buying Votes again. Openly this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-dallas-texas/107136916
communism
alleged
SCIENCE said:
alleged
sorry about repost, fixed below
also hilarious we guess, in its own way
dv said:
SCIENCE said:
hilarious we guess, in its own way
alleged
55 days until the midterms
The Dems hold an about a 7 point advantage in the generic ballot which has them as favourites to take the house and it’s looking like is’s about 50:50 on taking the senate.
diddly-squat said:
55 days until the midterms
The Dems hold an about a 7 point advantage in the generic ballot which has them as favourites to take the house and it’s looking like is’s about 50:50 on taking the senate.
Will they then be able to take Trump for that final trip to the vet?
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:alleged
that’ll help pay things off
The loose screws are falling out.
I see Donald is Buying Votes again. Openly this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-dallas-texas/107136916
Honesty is the best policy.
Bubblecar said:
diddly-squat said:55 days until the midterms
The Dems hold an about a 7 point advantage in the generic ballot which has them as favourites to take the house and it’s looking like is’s about 50:50 on taking the senate.
Will they then be able to take Trump for that final trip to the vet?
Rainbow bridge.
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
hilarious we guess, in its own way
alleged
They gave Musk $40 billion dollars of taxpayers money. Get him to give it back.
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:SCIENCE said:
hilarious we guess, in its own way
alleged
They gave Musk $40 billion dollars of taxpayers money. Get him to give it back.
He ate it for breakfast.
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
roughbarked said:The loose screws are falling out.
I see Donald is Buying Votes again. Openly this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-dallas-texas/107136916
Honesty is the best policy.
Gourd!
Tau.Neutrino said:
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
They gave Musk $40 billion dollars of taxpayers money. Get him to give it back.
He ate it for breakfast.
He is a bottomless pit of desperate neediness and evil.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:I see Donald is Buying Votes again. Openly this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-dallas-texas/107136916
Honesty is the best policy.
Gourd!
Let’s see
5000 x adult population of US = doh (carry the one) its a lot.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:I see Donald is Buying Votes again. Openly this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-dallas-texas/107136916
Honesty is the best policy.
Gourd!
Gourd indeed!
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:SCIENCE said:
hilarious we guess, in its own way
alleged
They gave Musk $40 billion dollars of taxpayers money. Get him to give it back.
Not much different to the Great Barrier Reef “Saviour Company” half billion dollars grant. Was that Abbott to some mates with no experience?
SCIENCE said:
alleged
What poor nurse did that in a panic? How stressed were they? Their stress levels would be so high!
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Honesty is the best policy.
Gourd!
Let’s see
5000 x adult population of US = doh (carry the one) its a lot.
1.3 trillion dollars.
Not that it matters as they’ll never ever see the money.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
They gave Musk $40 billion dollars of taxpayers money. Get him to give it back.
Not much different to the Great Barrier Reef “Saviour Company” half billion dollars grant. Was that Abbott to some mates with no experience?
That was disgusting! I remember being angry and frustrated.
Spiny Norman said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:Gourd!
Let’s see
5000 x adult population of US = doh (carry the one) its a lot.1.3 trillion dollars.
Not that it matters as they’ll never ever see the money.
Of course they will!
The Runny Dump never lies!
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
I see Donald is Buying Votes again. Openly this time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/donald-trump-republican-national-convention-dallas-texas/107136916
Honesty is the best policy.
Gourd!
Let’s see
5000 x adult population of US = doh (carry the one) its a lot.Gourd indeed!
1.3 trillion dollars.
Not that it matters as they’ll never ever see the money.
Of course they will!
The Runny Dump never lies!
alleged
They gave Musk $40 billion dollars of taxpayers money. Get him to give it back.
He ate it for breakfast.
He is a bottomless pit of desperate neediness and evil.
Not much different to the Great Barrier Reef “Saviour Company” half billion dollars grant. Was that Abbott to some mates with no experience?
That was disgusting! I remember being angry and frustrated.
all that but let us get this straight
so $5000 to every election 2 year halfcycle is greatness
but $2500 a year for every school student is communism and it should never happen
shithole country
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Not much different to the Great Barrier Reef “Saviour Company” half billion dollars grant. Was that Abbott to some mates with no experience?
That was disgusting! I remember being angry and frustrated.
all that but let us get this straight
so $5000 to every election 2 year halfcycle is greatness
but $2500 a year for every school student is communism and it should never happen
shithole country
So sad! 😭
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
That was disgusting! I remember being angry and frustrated.
all that but let us get this straight
so $5000 to every adult every election 2 year halfcycle is greatness
but $2500 a year for every school student is communism and it should never happen
shithole country
So sad! 😭
sorry about our accidental delete, fixed
Presidents have always left their mark on the White House. Harry Truman rebuilt it from the inside out. John F. Kennedy restored its elegance. Jimmy Carter installed solar panels… then Ronald Reagan removed them. By that standard, Donald Trump’s plan to build a grand ballroom isn’t all that unusual. In fact, it’s something he’s talked about for years. The real story isn’t the renovation, it’s the reaction.
After years of fuelling conspiracy theories about Washington elites and corruption, Trump has created an audience primed to question everything. So when he announces his biggest White House project yet, many of his own supporters assume there’s far more to it.
He. Is. Insane.
I saw part of this speech. The women in the background were ridiculous.
I’m tired of all these rumours that Donald doesn’t sleep with Melania any more, just look at this
dv said:
I’m tired of all these rumours that Donald doesn’t sleep with Melania any more, just look at this
LOLOL
The bastard wants to unite Ireland now,
shakes fist
Peak Warming Man said:
The bastard wants to unite Ireland now,
shakes fist
I’m not quite sure WTF he means. Resonably sure he doesn’t either.
Peak Warming Man said:
The bastard wants to unite Ireland now,
shakes fist
He probably doesn’t know what a good friday accord is.
PWM is right, it’s pretty weird for an orange man to want a united Ireland.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/08/former-lab-analyst-sentenced-manipulating-dna
A judge sentenced a former forensic analyst for the Colorado bureau of investigation to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after authorities said her manipulation of DNA data had raised questions about the validity of hundreds of criminal cases.
Yvonne “Missy” Woods pleaded guilty in June to perjury, attempting to influence a public servant, forgery and committing a cybercrime. Dozens of other counts were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.
Problems with the scientist’s work were found in cases involving homicide, sexual assault, robbery and other crimes, according to authorities. Prosecutors were forced to review hundreds of cases, and at least one murder conviction was overturned as a result of Woods’s misconduct.
Woods had faced between eight and 16 years in prison during Tuesday’s sentencing hearing before state district judge Andrew Poland in Golden, Colorado.
She resigned in 2023 after a decades-long career. Authorities accused her of altering data to conceal tampering, deleting data that showed she failed to troubleshoot issues within the testing process and not thoroughly documenting tests performed in case records.
Woods apologized during Tuesday’s hearing but said she knew saying sorry would not undo the harm she caused, the Denver Post reported.
“For many years I was entrusted with evidence that could have profound consequences for defendants, victims, families and the courts. I failed that responsibility. I am deeply sorry for that failure,” she said.
The investigation into her misconduct began in September 2023 after an intern at the bureau discovered missing information in a case that Woods handled in 2018. According to an arrest affidavit, Woods allegedly told investigators at one point that she had changed data to complete cases more quickly.
Netherlands Just Pulled 86 Tons of Gold Out of America
The Netherlands just physically moved 86 tons of gold out of the United States and Canada, calling it a hedge against “extreme systemic risks.” France already cleared every ounce of its gold out of New York. Germany is debating whether to follow. This is not a routine portfolio adjustment. This is a vote of no confidence, cast in metal.
According to Axios, the Netherlands relocated 86 tons of gold last week, citing concerns about extreme systemic risks connected to keeping reserves parked in the US. That is not the kind of language a country uses when everything is fine. That is the language of a government that looked at the situation, ran the numbers, and decided the floor might not hold.
France did not wait for the debate. It already moved all of its gold out of New York. Germany, one of the world’s largest holders of gold reserves, is now actively discussing whether to do the same. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the single largest in the world, has announced plans of its own, though Axios’s reporting notes those details are still developing.
These are not small, nervous countries making panicked decisions. These are stable, wealthy, sophisticated economies with serious finance ministries and long institutional memories. When they start pulling physical gold out of American vaults, the question is not whether something has changed. The question is how much.
https://thedingodaily.com/news/article/2026-09-12-netherlands-pulls-86-tons-gold-out-of-america
Spiny Norman said:
Netherlands Just Pulled 86 Tons of Gold Out of AmericaThe Netherlands just physically moved 86 tons of gold out of the United States and Canada, calling it a hedge against “extreme systemic risks.” France already cleared every ounce of its gold out of New York. Germany is debating whether to follow. This is not a routine portfolio adjustment. This is a vote of no confidence, cast in metal.
According to Axios, the Netherlands relocated 86 tons of gold last week, citing concerns about extreme systemic risks connected to keeping reserves parked in the US. That is not the kind of language a country uses when everything is fine. That is the language of a government that looked at the situation, ran the numbers, and decided the floor might not hold.
France did not wait for the debate. It already moved all of its gold out of New York. Germany, one of the world’s largest holders of gold reserves, is now actively discussing whether to do the same. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the single largest in the world, has announced plans of its own, though Axios’s reporting notes those details are still developing.
These are not small, nervous countries making panicked decisions. These are stable, wealthy, sophisticated economies with serious finance ministries and long institutional memories. When they start pulling physical gold out of American vaults, the question is not whether something has changed. The question is how much.
https://thedingodaily.com/news/article/2026-09-12-netherlands-pulls-86-tons-gold-out-of-america
I remember reading about that in the ABC news earlier in the week.
Spiny Norman said:
Netherlands Just Pulled 86 Tons of Gold Out of AmericaThe Netherlands just physically moved 86 tons of gold out of the United States and Canada, calling it a hedge against “extreme systemic risks.” France already cleared every ounce of its gold out of New York. Germany is debating whether to follow. This is not a routine portfolio adjustment. This is a vote of no confidence, cast in metal.
According to Axios, the Netherlands relocated 86 tons of gold last week, citing concerns about extreme systemic risks connected to keeping reserves parked in the US. That is not the kind of language a country uses when everything is fine. That is the language of a government that looked at the situation, ran the numbers, and decided the floor might not hold.
France did not wait for the debate. It already moved all of its gold out of New York. Germany, one of the world’s largest holders of gold reserves, is now actively discussing whether to do the same. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the single largest in the world, has announced plans of its own, though Axios’s reporting notes those details are still developing.
These are not small, nervous countries making panicked decisions. These are stable, wealthy, sophisticated economies with serious finance ministries and long institutional memories. When they start pulling physical gold out of American vaults, the question is not whether something has changed. The question is how much.
https://thedingodaily.com/news/article/2026-09-12-netherlands-pulls-86-tons-gold-out-of-america
Yeah, I heard about that earlier. Seems only a handful of places around the world store large amounts of gold, London and Singapore being others.
It got me to thinking this is something maybe Australia could be good at. We’re a long way away from most of the world’s trouble-spots. I also learned that most of Australia’s gold reserves are physically held in London.
party_pants said:
Spiny Norman said:
Netherlands Just Pulled 86 Tons of Gold Out of AmericaThe Netherlands just physically moved 86 tons of gold out of the United States and Canada, calling it a hedge against “extreme systemic risks.” France already cleared every ounce of its gold out of New York. Germany is debating whether to follow. This is not a routine portfolio adjustment. This is a vote of no confidence, cast in metal.
According to Axios, the Netherlands relocated 86 tons of gold last week, citing concerns about extreme systemic risks connected to keeping reserves parked in the US. That is not the kind of language a country uses when everything is fine. That is the language of a government that looked at the situation, ran the numbers, and decided the floor might not hold.
France did not wait for the debate. It already moved all of its gold out of New York. Germany, one of the world’s largest holders of gold reserves, is now actively discussing whether to do the same. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the single largest in the world, has announced plans of its own, though Axios’s reporting notes those details are still developing.
These are not small, nervous countries making panicked decisions. These are stable, wealthy, sophisticated economies with serious finance ministries and long institutional memories. When they start pulling physical gold out of American vaults, the question is not whether something has changed. The question is how much.
https://thedingodaily.com/news/article/2026-09-12-netherlands-pulls-86-tons-gold-out-of-america
Yeah, I heard about that earlier. Seems only a handful of places around the world store large amounts of gold, London and Singapore being others.
It got me to thinking this is something maybe Australia could be good at. We’re a long way away from most of the world’s trouble-spots. I also learned that most of Australia’s gold reserves are physically held in London.
Our economy seems to be at the mercy of the US stock exchange, so maybe not.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Spiny Norman said:
Netherlands Just Pulled 86 Tons of Gold Out of America
The Netherlands just physically moved 86 tons of gold out of the United States and Canada, calling it a hedge against “extreme systemic risks.” France already cleared every ounce of its gold out of New York. Germany is debating whether to follow. This is not a routine portfolio adjustment. This is a vote of no confidence, cast in metal.
According to Axios, the Netherlands relocated 86 tons of gold last week, citing concerns about extreme systemic risks connected to keeping reserves parked in the US. That is not the kind of language a country uses when everything is fine. That is the language of a government that looked at the situation, ran the numbers, and decided the floor might not hold.
France did not wait for the debate. It already moved all of its gold out of New York. Germany, one of the world’s largest holders of gold reserves, is now actively discussing whether to do the same. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the single largest in the world, has announced plans of its own, though Axios’s reporting notes those details are still developing.
These are not small, nervous countries making panicked decisions. These are stable, wealthy, sophisticated economies with serious finance ministries and long institutional memories. When they start pulling physical gold out of American vaults, the question is not whether something has changed. The question is how much.
https://thedingodaily.com/news/article/2026-09-12-netherlands-pulls-86-tons-gold-out-of-america
Yeah, I heard about that earlier. Seems only a handful of places around the world store large amounts of gold, London and Singapore being others.
It got me to thinking this is something maybe Australia could be good at. We’re a long way away from most of the world’s trouble-spots. I also learned that most of Australia’s gold reserves are physically held in London.
Our economy seems to be at the mercy of the US stock exchange, so maybe not.
because 15000000 Australians love this and it’s important to be a fixed position USSA aircraft carrier in the region
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Yeah, I heard about that earlier. Seems only a handful of places around the world store large amounts of gold, London and Singapore being others.
It got me to thinking this is something maybe Australia could be good at. We’re a long way away from most of the world’s trouble-spots. I also learned that most of Australia’s gold reserves are physically held in London.
Our economy seems to be at the mercy of the US stock exchange, so maybe not.
because 15000000 Australians love this and it’s important to be a fixed position USSA aircraft carrier in the region
But now we are up against BRICS.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:Bubblecar said:
Our economy seems to be at the mercy of the US stock exchange, so maybe not.
because 15000000 Australians love this and it’s important to be a fixed position USSA aircraft carrier in the region
But now we are up against BRICS.
We should probably join their new international payments system.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:because 15000000 Australians love this and it’s important to be a fixed position USSA aircraft carrier in the region
But now we are up against BRICS.
We should probably join their new international payments system.
Maybe.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
Our economy seems to be at the mercy of the US stock exchange, so maybe not.
because 15000000 Australians love this and it’s important to be a fixed position USSA aircraft carrier in the region
But now we are up against BRICS.
why when it could be BRICAS and we could cooperate
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:
because 15000000 Australians love this and it’s important to be a fixed position USSA aircraft carrier in the region
But now we are up against BRICS.
why when it could be BRICAS and we could cooperate
Maybe.
alleged nonsheep
SCIENCE said:
alleged nonsheep
Trump fans thinking Canada is “unfriendly” I can understand, but the pro-Putin swing is just weird.
alleged
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16127415/US-secretly-American-diplomat-UK-child-abuse.html
US secretly flew American diplomat out of UK without telling British police after he was found with child abuse images in dawn raid
The former US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney after a dawn raid on August 25.
Sources claim US officials discovered child abuse images at the property after they launched an investigation into the man’s brother, who is based in America and is accused of sending abusive material to the diplomat.
—
What
dv said:
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16127415/US-secretly-American-diplomat-UK-child-abuse.htmlUS secretly flew American diplomat out of UK without telling British police after he was found with child abuse images in dawn raid
The former US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney after a dawn raid on August 25.
Sources claim US officials discovered child abuse images at the property after they launched an investigation into the man’s brother, who is based in America and is accused of sending abusive material to the diplomat.
—
What
That’s baffling alright.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16127415/US-secretly-American-diplomat-UK-child-abuse.html
US secretly flew American diplomat out of UK without telling British police after he was found with child abuse images in dawn raid
The former US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney after a dawn raid on August 25.
Sources claim US officials discovered child abuse images at the property after they launched an investigation into the man’s brother, who is based in America and is accused of sending abusive material to the diplomat.
—
What
That’s baffling alright.
we mean USUKAU and all but they want to cleave off NI to break the UK so why not violate their law enforcement sovereignty as well, if you can steal a Maduro you can steal a paedophile and bring him back to the country where that kind of thing belongs
SCIENCE said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16127415/US-secretly-American-diplomat-UK-child-abuse.html
US secretly flew American diplomat out of UK without telling British police after he was found with child abuse images in dawn raid
The former US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney after a dawn raid on August 25.
Sources claim US officials discovered child abuse images at the property after they launched an investigation into the man’s brother, who is based in America and is accused of sending abusive material to the diplomat.
—
What
That’s baffling alright.
we mean USUKAU and all but they want to cleave off NI to break the UK so why not violate their law enforcement sovereignty as well, if you can steal a Maduro you can steal a paedophile and bring him back to the country where that kind of thing belongs
LOL
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:Peak Warming Man said:
That’s baffling alright.
we mean USUKAU and all but they want to cleave off NI to break the UK so why not violate their law enforcement sovereignty as well, if you can steal a Maduro you can steal a paedophile and bring him back to the country where that kind of thing belongs
LOL
dv said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:we mean USUKAU and all but they want to cleave off NI to break the UK so why not violate their law enforcement sovereignty as well, if you can steal a Maduro you can steal a paedophile and bring him back to the country where that kind of thing belongs
LOL
That clip is just as funny as it was originally.
Mitch is due to return to the Senate today.
dv said:
Mitch is due to return to the Senate today.
Starc, Johnson or Marsh?
dv said:
Mitch is due to return to the Senate today.
I thought the Senate had already returned (and was just lying low again) but apparently I had that wrong.
FFS …..
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …..
Apologies, it’s from a satire site.
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …..
“DONG PAC satire” refers to a label or watermark found on a viral, satirical image circulating on social media.
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/temtalk/posts/2252924861918098/),
(https://www.facebook.com/thephoenixcircle/posts/who-did-this-i-mean-its-definitely-possible-though/1104995715777469/)
What the Image Shows
The image features a man with a large face tattoo of Donald Trump and a MAGA hat.A accompanying caption jokingly claims he was rejected for a job interview because he wore his MAGA hat outside the building.
Commenters online point out that the extreme facial tattoo—not just the hat—makes the image a joke or AI-generated satire.The watermark “DONG PAC satire” explicitly marks the image as a satirical piece rather than a real news story.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …..
“DONG PAC satire” refers to a label or watermark found on a viral, satirical image circulating on social media. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/temtalk/posts/2252924861918098/), (https://www.facebook.com/thephoenixcircle/posts/who-did-this-i-mean-its-definitely-possible-though/1104995715777469/)
What the Image Shows
The image features a man with a large face tattoo of Donald Trump and a MAGA hat.A accompanying caption jokingly claims he was rejected for a job interview because he wore his MAGA hat outside the building.
Commenters online point out that the extreme facial tattoo—not just the hat—makes the image a joke or AI-generated satire.The watermark “DONG PAC satire” explicitly marks the image as a satirical piece rather than a real news story.
Yes, this is what is going to make things difficult in future. Even those of us who have been image blending and morphing images since the early 90’s and know what to look out for, now can’t tell the difference between a good AI image and reality.
The old farts who can’t use an indicator at a roundabout and still vote are easy targets for cashed up campaign strategist.
Democrats now have an 8 point lead in the generic congressional ballot.
This pushes their chances of taking the Senate to 56.9% while chances in the House have increased to 86.4%.
Texas remains the tipping point state in the Senate.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin
On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands. A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas. That night on the beach, Trump Jr. lifted his bride into the air while fireworks launched from a barge over the sea.
“It was everything we dreamed of and more,” his wife later wrote on Instagram.
That dream was heavily funded by a secret benefactor: Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin.
Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and interviews with three people familiar with the event. The oligarch paid to rent out one of the private islands, where a reception was held and where guests slept. He also covered other big-ticket items, like the fireworks show, and his team helped plan the event. Kremlev is the head of the International Boxing Association, a scandal-plagued sports group that has been financed by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The wedding payments came from an IBA-affiliated entity in Dubai that the boxing association uses for financial transactions.
dv said:
Mitch is due to return to the Senate today.
Nah, he’s ghosting the Senate.
Divine Angel said:
FMD
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
FMD
He should be taken off to the dementia ward.
dv said:
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putinOn May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands. A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas. That night on the beach, Trump Jr. lifted his bride into the air while fireworks launched from a barge over the sea.
“It was everything we dreamed of and more,” his wife later wrote on Instagram.
That dream was heavily funded by a secret benefactor: Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin.
Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and interviews with three people familiar with the event. The oligarch paid to rent out one of the private islands, where a reception was held and where guests slept. He also covered other big-ticket items, like the fireworks show, and his team helped plan the event. Kremlev is the head of the International Boxing Association, a scandal-plagued sports group that has been financed by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The wedding payments came from an IBA-affiliated entity in Dubai that the boxing association uses for financial transactions.
kkk
dv said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
we mean USUKAU and all but they want to cleave off NI to break the UK so why not violate their law enforcement sovereignty as well, if you can steal a Maduro you can steal a paedophile and bring him back to the country where that kind of thing belongs
LOL
see
The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have declared their right to choose whether to remain in the UK. The leaders of Sinn Féin, SNP and Plaid Cymru signed a memorandum of understanding, saying “no Westminster government has the right to block democracy”.
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putinOn May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands. A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas. That night on the beach, Trump Jr. lifted his bride into the air while fireworks launched from a barge over the sea.
“It was everything we dreamed of and more,” his wife later wrote on Instagram.
That dream was heavily funded by a secret benefactor: Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin.
Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and interviews with three people familiar with the event. The oligarch paid to rent out one of the private islands, where a reception was held and where guests slept. He also covered other big-ticket items, like the fireworks show, and his team helped plan the event. Kremlev is the head of the International Boxing Association, a scandal-plagued sports group that has been financed by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The wedding payments came from an IBA-affiliated entity in Dubai that the boxing association uses for financial transactions.
kkk
‘sOK. Dunny Dump didn’t go.
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putinOn May 24, Donald Trump Jr. was celebrating in the Bahamas, as scantily clad dancers in stilettos and sailor caps performed for him and his guests. It was the last night of his wedding, a lavish, three-day party held across a pair of ultra-exclusive private islands. A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas. That night on the beach, Trump Jr. lifted his bride into the air while fireworks launched from a barge over the sea.
“It was everything we dreamed of and more,” his wife later wrote on Instagram.
That dream was heavily funded by a secret benefactor: Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin.
Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and interviews with three people familiar with the event. The oligarch paid to rent out one of the private islands, where a reception was held and where guests slept. He also covered other big-ticket items, like the fireworks show, and his team helped plan the event. Kremlev is the head of the International Boxing Association, a scandal-plagued sports group that has been financed by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The wedding payments came from an IBA-affiliated entity in Dubai that the boxing association uses for financial transactions.
kkk
‘sOK. Dunny Dump didn’t go.
He did that so he wouldn’t have to pay.
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.
https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
The real Mitch, or a droid?
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
Oh.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
Oh.
He’s dead Jim.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
The real Mitch, or a droid?
Animatronic Mitch, he’s an android bitch!
The real Mitch ditched so they called in a witch:
“Make us a Mitch and we’ll make you rich,
And only we’ll know which Mitch is which!”
Animatronic Mitch
He’s an android bitch
Animatronic Mitch
Uuhh!
Android bitch
So they made a metal Mitch and stitch by stitch
Sewed a plastic face of the right white race
With the right white hair and stuck him in a chair,
Pushed him through the Senate for the folks to stare
Animatronic Mitch
He’s an android bitch
Animatronic Mitch
Uuhh!
Android bitch
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
The real Mitch, or a droid?
Animatronic Mitch, he’s an android bitch!
The real Mitch ditched so they called in a witch:
“Make us a Mitch and we’ll make you rich,
And only we’ll know which Mitch is which!”Animatronic Mitch
He’s an android bitchAnimatronic Mitch
Uuhh!
Android bitchSo they made a metal Mitch and stitch by stitch
Sewed a plastic face of the right white race
With the right white hair and stuck him in a chair,
Pushed him through the Senate for the folks to stareAnimatronic Mitch
He’s an android bitchAnimatronic Mitch
Uuhh!
Android bitch
LOLz
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
The real Mitch, or a droid?
Weekend at Bernie’s
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
Mitch has been sighted for the first time in 3 months.
https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/mitch-mcconnell-returns-senate-wheelchair-three-month-absence-20260915-p60xex.html
The real Mitch, or a droid?
Weekend at Bernie’s
H on forehead
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:Bubblecar said:
The real Mitch, or a droid?
Weekend at Bernie’s
H on forehead
Honestly did not think we would see Mitchy alive again.
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:Weekend at Bernie’s
H on forehead
Honestly did not think we would see Mitchy alive again.
The frozen blank stares into the middle distance will just become more lengthy and more numerous.
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:Weekend at Bernie’s
H on forehead
Honestly did not think we would see Mitchy alive again.
Neither did I.
But perhaps he is a hologram. Or maybe the images we see are AI-generated.
So who is he snogging? Printer girl Natalie Harp?
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who is he snogging? Printer girl Natalie Harp?
Or Princess Di?
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who is he snogging? Printer girl Natalie Harp?
Or Princess Di?
Di was much too classy.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who is he snogging? Printer girl Natalie Harp?
Or Princess Di?
Di was much too classy.
But AI doesn’t work like that…
Divine Angel said:
Yeah, right.
dv said:
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16127415/US-secretly-American-diplomat-UK-child-abuse.htmlUS secretly flew American diplomat out of UK without telling British police after he was found with child abuse images in dawn raid
The former US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney after a dawn raid on August 25.
Sources claim US officials discovered child abuse images at the property after they launched an investigation into the man’s brother, who is based in America and is accused of sending abusive material to the diplomat.
—
What
What indeed!
Divine Angel said:
It will be interesting to see red states turn purple because of opposition to DCs that Trump seems to wholeheartedly support
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
So who is he snogging? Printer girl Natalie Harp?
Or Princess Di?
No Princess Di is off with Elvis.
Divine Angel said:
He missed his real calling as a famous wrestler.
Spin Cycle
Every president likes to take credit for good news on their watch, but most of them have at least a little shame about it. Not Donald Trump.
September 10 is typically the peak of Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expected a relatively restrained year, but as the meteorologist and hurricane specialist Michael Lowry writes, the season “has never gone beyond September 11th in the reliable records (since at least 1950) without a hurricane” in the Atlantic Ocean—until this year. There aren’t even any strong prospects forming.
Amid spreading violence in the Middle East, warnings of an AI apocalypse, and high fuel prices, it’s a rare piece of good news, and Trump wants credit. Over the weekend, the White House flagged the news, commenting, “Thank you, President Trump!” This is absurd, though maybe no one should be surprised that a man who believed that marking a map with Sharpie can change a hurricane’s path would take credit for a low-key storm season. (He also reportedly once suggested attacking storms with nuclear weapons, so perhaps, as the journalist Catherine Rampell jokes, this is deterrence in action.)
Better explanations than presidential benevolence exist. As my colleague Joshua Partlow has reported, this is an unusual year for the El Niño cycle. In the Pacific Ocean, it has produced very warm water, as well as a number of hurricanes. Hawaii, which is seldom hit, has been struck by two hurricanes so far this year. At least four deaths have been attributed to the storms, and power remains out on some parts of the island of Kauai.
But scientists say that El Niño also accounts for the absence of major storms, so far, in the Atlantic. “It’s really staggering, just how inhospitable the Atlantic is to anything that could form a tropical cyclone right now,” Kristen Corbosiero, a professor of atmospheric science at the University at Albany, told PBS. The lull is especially notable because last year’s hurricane season was also astonishingly mild in the United States. Although parts of the Caribbean endured hurricanes, not a single one hit the U.S. mainland.
This is great news for the Americans who are otherwise often in hurricanes’ paths, and who have been slammed by a series of storms in the past decade—including 2024’s Hurricane Helene, the deadliest to hit the mainland United States since Hurricane Katrina, in 2005. It is also great news for Trump, who must be one of the luckiest people in history.
Hurricanes can help or, more often, badly hurt a president. George W. Bush’s reputation never recovered from Katrina, whereas Barack Obama’s steady hand during Hurricane Sandy seemed to bolster his reelection campaign. Trump’s handling of storms during his first term was poor; he demonstrated little human warmth and, in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, jarring coldness.
Trump’s personal behavior aside, his administration has been especially fortunate because under his leadership, FEMA appears to be in no shape to handle a major disaster. In the first months of his second presidency, Trump and then–Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced plans to dismantle FEMA entirely, devolving responsibility for relief to states, an idea panned by most experts.
In the meantime, he seemed determined to slowly strangle it, appointing interim leaders with no disaster-relief experience. First came Cameron Hamilton, who was fired after telling Congress that he did not support liquidating FEMA. Next was David Richardson, who, shortly after taking his post in May 2025, acknowledged that he had no completed plan for the impending hurricane season and would reuse the previous year’s. (FEMA employees reported that Richardson said he didn’t even realize such a season existed; a FEMA spokesperson later said he was joking.)
Because no storms have since struck the mainland, these failures ended up having much less human and economic cost. FEMA appears to be on a somewhat stronger footing now. Trump has backed off plans to eliminate FEMA, Noem and Richardson are gone, and Hamilton is back as permanent administrator—and has won some tentative praise for working to learn more about disaster relief. He inherits serious challenges, though.
A federal judge ruled on Friday that an administration order to lay off half of FEMA’s workforce was illegal. “Frankly, the FEMA staffing plan number appears as if pulled from thin air,” the judge wrote of the government’s proposal, which included cutting thousands of on-call employees who rush in with aid after a disaster.
A report released last month by the Government Accountability Office was even more scathing. The GAO found that FEMA’s personnel decisions had been made “without assessing whether it had the necessary staffing capacity to meet its mission,” including what it is required to do under law, and that “FEMA is not positioned to determine whether it has the right number of people with the right skills in the right positions at the right time to meet its mission.” Furthermore, the report said, “the agency has no overall strategic direction.”
Alas, the calm before the storms won’t last indefinitely. Experts who spoke with The New York Times said that it would be premature to assume that no major Atlantic hurricanes will form this year. If the president’s political luck continues, then perhaps the East Coast won’t see a really bad storm until after the midterm elections, or maybe even next year. Given his administration’s approach to hurricane preparedness and the travails of FEMA, though, ordinary Americans along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf Coast are likely to see their weather luck run out.
…
‘The Atlantic’ Email Newsletter
Let’s see how Pauline Hanson responds to cyclones. Gina can’t throw money at them to make them go away.
First Lady Melania Trump is distancing herself from reports that a Russian oligarch helped pay for Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration.
The first lady’s representatives issued a statement to The Daily Mail in response to reports that Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration was paid for in part by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the celebration.
“Mrs. Trump does not, and has never had, a relationship with Mr. Kremlev,” a spokesperson for the first lady told the Daily Mail. “Mrs. Trump played no role whatsoever in organizing the wedding event and was not privy to any aspect of its financial planning.”
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/melania-trump-2677860700-2677860700
dv said:
First Lady Melania Trump is distancing herself from reports that a Russian oligarch helped pay for Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration.The first lady’s representatives issued a statement to The Daily Mail in response to reports that Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration was paid for in part by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the celebration.
“Mrs. Trump does not, and has never had, a relationship with Mr. Kremlev,” a spokesperson for the first lady told the Daily Mail. “Mrs. Trump played no role whatsoever in organizing the wedding event and was not privy to any aspect of its financial planning.”
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/melania-trump-2677860700-2677860700
That she even feels the need to do that is weird. What is she trying to do? Protect her brand.
Alleged:
“We all know Trump was a Russian asset, but it started way before Putin. The cultivation began with a woman who appealed to Trump’s first vulnerability. In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelníčková who he claimed was an alternate on the Czechoslovak Olympic ski team. She wasn’t, but because of what his vanity prevented him from seeing was that Ivana came from Zlín (then called Gottwaldov after the Stalinist president), where travel to the West required special permissions and often cooperation with intelligence services. She was sending messages back to Prague through her father, Miloš Zelníček, to the StB, Czechoslovakia’s intelligence service. As Ex-KGB Yuri Shvets revealed: “Everybody who wanted to immigrate to America was approached by the KGB with blackmail. Either you signed a handwritten note pledging to cooperate with the KGB, or you don’t go anywhere. They were watching him but have yet to make any contact. By 1983, they decided that it’s time to establish a direct contact with Donald Trump from somebody within the New York Russian rezidentura.” After establishing contact the psychological profile that emerged was devastating. Intelligence services worldwide use a framework called MICE (Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion, Ego) to assess potential assets. Trump scored off the charts on three of the four. And the missing one – ideology – actually made him more valuable, not less. Trump needed to be seen as successful, brilliant, winning. Recognition was his oxygen. Tell him he was exceptional, and he became remarkably receptive to suggestion (why he’s always hearing things). Coincidentally the same year Trump Tower opened, which they used to launder money through. Collusion by the way isn’t direct involvement of something, it’s an agreement to sway public opinion of an individual. Vladimir Putin put Russia’s asset on the political stage in the U.S. Epstein doesn’t disappear from this either. This aspect goes back to 1981 with Adnan Khashoggi (the uncle to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi) who helped supply the arms during the Iran Contra Scandal. They didn’t know each other, but they were about to.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
ms spock said:
dv said:
First Lady Melania Trump is distancing herself from reports that a Russian oligarch helped pay for Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration.The first lady’s representatives issued a statement to The Daily Mail in response to reports that Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration was paid for in part by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the celebration.
“Mrs. Trump does not, and has never had, a relationship with Mr. Kremlev,” a spokesperson for the first lady told the Daily Mail. “Mrs. Trump played no role whatsoever in organizing the wedding event and was not privy to any aspect of its financial planning.”
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/melania-trump-2677860700-2677860700
That she even feels the need to do that is weird. What is she trying to do? Protect her brand.
That ship has sailed as I have seen many pictures of her with Epstein’s best friend.
dv said:
ms spock said:
dv said:
First Lady Melania Trump is distancing herself from reports that a Russian oligarch helped pay for Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration.
The first lady’s representatives issued a statement to The Daily Mail in response to reports that Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration was paid for in part by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the celebration.
“Mrs. Trump does not, and has never had, a relationship with Mr. Kremlev,” a spokesperson for the first lady told the Daily Mail. “Mrs. Trump played no role whatsoever in organizing the wedding event and was not privy to any aspect of its financial planning.”
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/melania-trump-2677860700-2677860700
That she even feels the need to do that is weird. What is she trying to do? Protect her brand.
That ship has sailed as I have seen many pictures of her with Epstein’s best friend.
so 300000000 americese will love the brand even more
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:“We all know Trump was a Russian asset, but it started way before Putin. The cultivation began with a woman who appealed to Trump’s first vulnerability. In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelníčková who he claimed was an alternate on the Czechoslovak Olympic ski team. She wasn’t, but because of what his vanity prevented him from seeing was that Ivana came from Zlín (then called Gottwaldov after the Stalinist president), where travel to the West required special permissions and often cooperation with intelligence services. She was sending messages back to Prague through her father, Miloš Zelníček, to the StB, Czechoslovakia’s intelligence service. As Ex-KGB Yuri Shvets revealed: “Everybody who wanted to immigrate to America was approached by the KGB with blackmail. Either you signed a handwritten note pledging to cooperate with the KGB, or you don’t go anywhere. They were watching him but have yet to make any contact. By 1983, they decided that it’s time to establish a direct contact with Donald Trump from somebody within the New York Russian rezidentura.” After establishing contact the psychological profile that emerged was devastating. Intelligence services worldwide use a framework called MICE (Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion, Ego) to assess potential assets. Trump scored off the charts on three of the four. And the missing one – ideology – actually made him more valuable, not less. Trump needed to be seen as successful, brilliant, winning. Recognition was his oxygen. Tell him he was exceptional, and he became remarkably receptive to suggestion (why he’s always hearing things). Coincidentally the same year Trump Tower opened, which they used to launder money through. Collusion by the way isn’t direct involvement of something, it’s an agreement to sway public opinion of an individual. Vladimir Putin put Russia’s asset on the political stage in the U.S. Epstein doesn’t disappear from this either. This aspect goes back to 1981 with Adnan Khashoggi (the uncle to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi) who helped supply the arms during the Iran Contra Scandal. They didn’t know each other, but they were about to.”
Alleged by who?
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:“We all know Trump was a Russian asset, but it started way before Putin. The cultivation began with a woman who appealed to Trump’s first vulnerability. In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelníčková who he claimed was an alternate on the Czechoslovak Olympic ski team. She wasn’t, but because of what his vanity prevented him from seeing was that Ivana came from Zlín (then called Gottwaldov after the Stalinist president), where travel to the West required special permissions and often cooperation with intelligence services. She was sending messages back to Prague through her father, Miloš Zelníček, to the StB, Czechoslovakia’s intelligence service. As Ex-KGB Yuri Shvets revealed: “Everybody who wanted to immigrate to America was approached by the KGB with blackmail. Either you signed a handwritten note pledging to cooperate with the KGB, or you don’t go anywhere. They were watching him but have yet to make any contact. By 1983, they decided that it’s time to establish a direct contact with Donald Trump from somebody within the New York Russian rezidentura.” After establishing contact the psychological profile that emerged was devastating. Intelligence services worldwide use a framework called MICE (Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion, Ego) to assess potential assets. Trump scored off the charts on three of the four. And the missing one – ideology – actually made him more valuable, not less. Trump needed to be seen as successful, brilliant, winning. Recognition was his oxygen. Tell him he was exceptional, and he became remarkably receptive to suggestion (why he’s always hearing things). Coincidentally the same year Trump Tower opened, which they used to launder money through. Collusion by the way isn’t direct involvement of something, it’s an agreement to sway public opinion of an individual. Vladimir Putin put Russia’s asset on the political stage in the U.S. Epstein doesn’t disappear from this either. This aspect goes back to 1981 with Adnan Khashoggi (the uncle to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi) who helped supply the arms during the Iran Contra Scandal. They didn’t know each other, but they were about to.”
Alleged by who?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFUVI6symA
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:“We all know Trump was a Russian asset, but it started way before Putin. The cultivation began with a woman who appealed to Trump’s first vulnerability. In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelníčková who he claimed was an alternate on the Czechoslovak Olympic ski team. She wasn’t, but because of what his vanity prevented him from seeing was that Ivana came from Zlín (then called Gottwaldov after the Stalinist president), where travel to the West required special permissions and often cooperation with intelligence services. She was sending messages back to Prague through her father, Miloš Zelníček, to the StB, Czechoslovakia’s intelligence service. As Ex-KGB Yuri Shvets revealed: “Everybody who wanted to immigrate to America was approached by the KGB with blackmail. Either you signed a handwritten note pledging to cooperate with the KGB, or you don’t go anywhere. They were watching him but have yet to make any contact. By 1983, they decided that it’s time to establish a direct contact with Donald Trump from somebody within the New York Russian rezidentura.” After establishing contact the psychological profile that emerged was devastating. Intelligence services worldwide use a framework called MICE (Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion, Ego) to assess potential assets. Trump scored off the charts on three of the four. And the missing one – ideology – actually made him more valuable, not less. Trump needed to be seen as successful, brilliant, winning. Recognition was his oxygen. Tell him he was exceptional, and he became remarkably receptive to suggestion (why he’s always hearing things). Coincidentally the same year Trump Tower opened, which they used to launder money through. Collusion by the way isn’t direct involvement of something, it’s an agreement to sway public opinion of an individual. Vladimir Putin put Russia’s asset on the political stage in the U.S. Epstein doesn’t disappear from this either. This aspect goes back to 1981 with Adnan Khashoggi (the uncle to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi) who helped supply the arms during the Iran Contra Scandal. They didn’t know each other, but they were about to.”
Alleged by who?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFUVI6symA
IC
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:“We all know Trump was a Russian asset, but it started way before Putin. The cultivation began with a woman who appealed to Trump’s first vulnerability. In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelníčková who he claimed was an alternate on the Czechoslovak Olympic ski team. She wasn’t, but because of what his vanity prevented him from seeing was that Ivana came from Zlín (then called Gottwaldov after the Stalinist president), where travel to the West required special permissions and often cooperation with intelligence services. She was sending messages back to Prague through her father, Miloš Zelníček, to the StB, Czechoslovakia’s intelligence service. As Ex-KGB Yuri Shvets revealed: “Everybody who wanted to immigrate to America was approached by the KGB with blackmail. Either you signed a handwritten note pledging to cooperate with the KGB, or you don’t go anywhere. They were watching him but have yet to make any contact. By 1983, they decided that it’s time to establish a direct contact with Donald Trump from somebody within the New York Russian rezidentura.” After establishing contact the psychological profile that emerged was devastating. Intelligence services worldwide use a framework called MICE (Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion, Ego) to assess potential assets. Trump scored off the charts on three of the four. And the missing one – ideology – actually made him more valuable, not less. Trump needed to be seen as successful, brilliant, winning. Recognition was his oxygen. Tell him he was exceptional, and he became remarkably receptive to suggestion (why he’s always hearing things). Coincidentally the same year Trump Tower opened, which they used to launder money through. Collusion by the way isn’t direct involvement of something, it’s an agreement to sway public opinion of an individual. Vladimir Putin put Russia’s asset on the political stage in the U.S. Epstein doesn’t disappear from this either. This aspect goes back to 1981 with Adnan Khashoggi (the uncle to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi) who helped supply the arms during the Iran Contra Scandal. They didn’t know each other, but they were about to.”
Alleged by who?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFUVI6symA
Trump and Putin would sell out the human race if it meant ego stroking.
Both war criminals that should be forceable taken from their places of resident, shot in the back of the head and left to rot in the street.
Two disgusting excuses for human beings that disgrace us all.
kii said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
democracy at work
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
democracy at work
They even have a song for it WASP – Fuck like a beast
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:kii said:
“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
democracy at work
They even have a song for it WASP – Fuck like a beast
Can’t wait to hear NIN at a Trump rally.
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
democracy at work
They even have a song for it WASP – Fuck like a beast
what if it’s a sex robot with an ungulate skin does that count
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:democracy at work
They even have a song for it WASP – Fuck like a beast
Can’t wait to hear NIN at a Trump rally.
I’m being silly but my god it’s not a criteria to excuse you from a job.
Cymek said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Cymek said:They even have a song for it WASP – Fuck like a beast
Can’t wait to hear NIN at a Trump rally.
I’m being silly but my god it’s not a criteria to excuse you from a job.
Well it is illegal in most jurisdictions.
Trump set to explode if his man does his job
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
September 15, 2026 — 11:59am
“Fed Week” has started with a bang, with the world’s benchmark interest rate breaking through a key threshold and oil prices surging solidly above $US100 ($140) a barrel again.
When the members of the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee, which begins its two-day meeting on Monday afternoon (Washington time), sit down to decide whether to lift their policy rate, they’ll also have to factor in the hotter-than-expected inflation data from late last week.
Financial markets have no doubt what they’ll decide: they’ve priced in a 25-basis point hike at this meeting and at least two more, and perhaps three, similar moves between now and June next year. The probability of a rate rise at this meeting is priced at about 90 per cent.
If the Fed does as the markets expect and raises the federal funds rate for the first time since July 2023, when the central bank was still dealing with the inflation shock generated by the post-pandemic disruptions to global supply chains, it will be on a collision course with the Trump White House.
At the weekend, Donald Trump again said the US should have the lowest interest rates in the world and again threatened to cut off trade with countries which have a trade surplus with the US if the Fed didn’t lower US rates. (Even though ending trade with most of America’s trading partners would help lower their interest rates, and would be more likely to lift the US inflation rate and interest rates than lower them).
Kevin Warsh, handpicked by Trump as chair of the Fed, is in an awkward position, partly of Trump’s making, but compounded by his own decisions.
Trump’s trade wars and his war in the Middle East have bled into the inflation rate and the cost of living for American households.
Last week’s inflation numbers showed a rise in headline inflation of 40 basis points between July and August, to 3.4 per cent. The inflation rate has now been above the Fed’s 2 per cent target for 5½ years.
The war in the Middle East has raged for nearly seven months, with no end in sight. Oil prices have rocketed from about $US60 a barrel before the US and Israel attacked Iran in February to about $US106 a barrel this week, having been above $US107 a barrel on Monday.
US gasoline prices have risen about 45 per cent and diesel prices 60 per cent as a result of the war, with the average price of diesel – the key transport fuel – moving above $US6 a gallon for the first time last Friday. It’s now at $US6.23, compared with $US3.76 a gallon just ahead of the onset of the war.
The longer the war drags on – the longer diesel and gasoline prices remain elevated – the greater the likelihood that the fuel costs that businesses appear to have largely absorbed to date will bleed into the wider economy and more materially into the inflation rate.
The impact of Trump’s trade war seemed to have passed through the economy and the data earlier this year, having a one-off effect on goods inflation, but then Trump announced a new suite of global tariffs – and a punitive new tariff regime for Canada – that will prolong the tariffs’ impacts on prices.
Warsh hasn’t helped himself. Having decided that he doesn’t like the Fed providing guidance to the markets because wants the markets to provide signals to the Fed rather than respond to the Fed’s view of the outlook for the economy, he’s now getting what he asked for.
The yield on the US 10-year bond – the world’s most important and influential interest rate – topped 5 per cent on Monday. It momentarily hit 5 per cent in 2023, in response to the burst of inflation generated by malfunctioning global supply chains, but hasn’t held above 5 per cent since 2007, before the global financial crisis.
The market is saying that the US has an inflation problem, and perhaps even a growing credit risk problem. If Warsh ignores the market’s message, the likelihood is that yields will rise even more.
That rise in the 10-year bond yield has come despite (or perhaps because of) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s arrogant and clumsy attempt to manipulate the market and lower the government’s interest costs by launching a buy-back of longer dates bonds this month. Bessent took on a $US32 trillion market, dared it to take on the US government and, not surprisingly, lost.
Bond investors have become increasingly focused on the government’s debts of more than $US40 trillion and a budget deficit that was $US1.97 trillion in the first 11 months of the US financial year (which runs from October 1 to September 30). The annual interest cost on that debt is running at about $US1.25 trillion and is rising every time a bond issued in a lower interest rate environment matures and has to be refinanced.
Warsh also created reference points for himself at the Jackson Hole conference of central banks and economists last month, when, to make up for a poorly received press conference after he chaired his first Open Market Committee meeting, he presented himself as a firm inflation hawk.
“There should be no misunderstanding,” Warsh said at the time.
“The Fed’s price-stability objective of 2 per cent … is a firm, fixed target. Price stability is not self-executing, nor is inflation necessarily mean-reverting. It’s the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices.
“Here is my standard: We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed. Otherwise, we have work to do. That’s our job, our mandate and our charge to keep.”
It is indubitable that the inflation rate is, and has been for years, well above the Fed’s target so, if Warsh is to be true to the commitment gave at Jackson Hole, he has to raise the policy rate.
If Warsh doesn’t, the rest of the committee – much as they might dislike the idea of defying their chair – might well do it anyway. Recent Fed meetings have shown a rise in the number of officials arguing for an increase in the rate.
A failure to meet the market’s expectations and the expectations he himself also raised would undermine Warsh’s credibility and perceptions of his and the Fed’s independence from the Trump White House. It would also raise the prospect of investors adding a political risk premium to the yields.
With the midterm elections now less than two months away, the Republicans are under pressure and Trump is becoming more desperate because he knows the personal consequences of the Democrats seizing control of Congress.
There’d be lots of inquiries into the extraordinary wealth he and his family have added since Trump regained the White House, and potential impeachments.
The level of desperation was underscored by Trump’s pledge of $US5000 cheques to every American if the Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress, funding it with “trillions” of tariff revenues that don’t exist and adding to the deficits, debt and inflation.
Warsh knows he risks Trump’s ire if the Fed raises the rate and that he will be even less popular with the White House in future because 25 basis points won’t by itself tame inflation. Once started on a rate-hiking cycle, the Fed will have no alternative but to continue until the inflation rate is clearly on track towards the 2 per cent target.
So far, Trump has said nothing but nice things about Warsh, blaming other “very political” Fed members for Warsh’s failure to deliver the lower rates Trump keeps demanding.
His opinion might change, dramatically and aggressively, if Warsh delivers and defends a rate rise – or even two – before the November elections. Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell – who the administration pursued with trumped-up (pun intended) criminal charges – could tell him what the personal consequences of a falling out with Trump look like.
https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/trump-set-to-explode-if-his-man-does-his-job-20260915-p60xdn.html
…
I’ll preheat my popcorn machine for Thursday morning.
Surely multi trillions dollars of debt must compromise your government in every aspect of its running.
You’ve got masters who own you many times over
Cymek said:
Surely multi trillions dollars of debt must compromise your government in every aspect of its running.
You’ve got masters who own you many times over
that’s how democracy works, if the government owned the masters then it would be communism
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
America has gone mad.
Cymek said:
Surely multi trillions dollars of debt must compromise your government in every aspect of its running.
You’ve got masters who own you many times over
Not really – it’s not really like a credit card; that is, governments don’t go out and apply for debt, they essentially sell their own debt on their own terms.
dv said:
ms spock said:
dv said:
First Lady Melania Trump is distancing herself from reports that a Russian oligarch helped pay for Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration.The first lady’s representatives issued a statement to The Daily Mail in response to reports that Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s lavish wedding celebration was paid for in part by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward the celebration.
“Mrs. Trump does not, and has never had, a relationship with Mr. Kremlev,” a spokesperson for the first lady told the Daily Mail. “Mrs. Trump played no role whatsoever in organizing the wedding event and was not privy to any aspect of its financial planning.”
https://www.rawstory.com/amp/melania-trump-2677860700-2677860700
That she even feels the need to do that is weird. What is she trying to do? Protect her brand.
That ship has sailed as I have seen many pictures of her with Epstein’s best friend.
You are 100% correct.
That is why I am so confused. Why would she release this statement?
America has gone crazy.
ms spock said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
America has gone mad.
well how can their undercover cops stay under cover if they aren’t just like the criminals they’re supposedly investigating
ms spock said:
dv said:
ms spock said:That she even feels the need to do that is weird. What is she trying to do? Protect her brand.
That ship has sailed as I have seen many pictures of her with Epstein’s best friend.
You are 100% correct.
That is why I am so confused. Why would she release this statement?
America has gone crazy.
Smoke and mirrors. Deny deny deny even when the evidence is painted on your face. It’s possible she’s distancing herself from Trump and her stepkids to prepare for life after him and the presidency.
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
Surely multi trillions dollars of debt must compromise your government in every aspect of its running.
You’ve got masters who own you many times over
Not really – it’s not really like a credit card; that is, governments don’t go out and apply for debt, they essentially sell their own debt on their own terms.
Pretty much. The only danger is for sovereign governments to be beholden to their foreign creditors when their debt is not denominated in their own currency. But then Argentina is an outlier whose shenanigans are not really representative of debtor nations.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Trump set to explode if his man does his jobStephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
September 15, 2026 — 11:59am“Fed Week” has started with a bang, with the world’s benchmark interest rate breaking through a key threshold and oil prices surging solidly above $US100 ($140) a barrel again.
When the members of the Federal Reserve Board’s Open Market Committee, which begins its two-day meeting on Monday afternoon (Washington time), sit down to decide whether to lift their policy rate, they’ll also have to factor in the hotter-than-expected inflation data from late last week.
Financial markets have no doubt what they’ll decide: they’ve priced in a 25-basis point hike at this meeting and at least two more, and perhaps three, similar moves between now and June next year. The probability of a rate rise at this meeting is priced at about 90 per cent.
If the Fed does as the markets expect and raises the federal funds rate for the first time since July 2023, when the central bank was still dealing with the inflation shock generated by the post-pandemic disruptions to global supply chains, it will be on a collision course with the Trump White House.
At the weekend, Donald Trump again said the US should have the lowest interest rates in the world and again threatened to cut off trade with countries which have a trade surplus with the US if the Fed didn’t lower US rates. (Even though ending trade with most of America’s trading partners would help lower their interest rates, and would be more likely to lift the US inflation rate and interest rates than lower them).
Kevin Warsh, handpicked by Trump as chair of the Fed, is in an awkward position, partly of Trump’s making, but compounded by his own decisions.
Trump’s trade wars and his war in the Middle East have bled into the inflation rate and the cost of living for American households.
Last week’s inflation numbers showed a rise in headline inflation of 40 basis points between July and August, to 3.4 per cent. The inflation rate has now been above the Fed’s 2 per cent target for 5½ years.
The war in the Middle East has raged for nearly seven months, with no end in sight. Oil prices have rocketed from about $US60 a barrel before the US and Israel attacked Iran in February to about $US106 a barrel this week, having been above $US107 a barrel on Monday.
US gasoline prices have risen about 45 per cent and diesel prices 60 per cent as a result of the war, with the average price of diesel – the key transport fuel – moving above $US6 a gallon for the first time last Friday. It’s now at $US6.23, compared with $US3.76 a gallon just ahead of the onset of the war.
The longer the war drags on – the longer diesel and gasoline prices remain elevated – the greater the likelihood that the fuel costs that businesses appear to have largely absorbed to date will bleed into the wider economy and more materially into the inflation rate.
The impact of Trump’s trade war seemed to have passed through the economy and the data earlier this year, having a one-off effect on goods inflation, but then Trump announced a new suite of global tariffs – and a punitive new tariff regime for Canada – that will prolong the tariffs’ impacts on prices.
Warsh hasn’t helped himself. Having decided that he doesn’t like the Fed providing guidance to the markets because wants the markets to provide signals to the Fed rather than respond to the Fed’s view of the outlook for the economy, he’s now getting what he asked for.
The yield on the US 10-year bond – the world’s most important and influential interest rate – topped 5 per cent on Monday. It momentarily hit 5 per cent in 2023, in response to the burst of inflation generated by malfunctioning global supply chains, but hasn’t held above 5 per cent since 2007, before the global financial crisis.
The market is saying that the US has an inflation problem, and perhaps even a growing credit risk problem. If Warsh ignores the market’s message, the likelihood is that yields will rise even more.
That rise in the 10-year bond yield has come despite (or perhaps because of) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s arrogant and clumsy attempt to manipulate the market and lower the government’s interest costs by launching a buy-back of longer dates bonds this month. Bessent took on a $US32 trillion market, dared it to take on the US government and, not surprisingly, lost.
Bond investors have become increasingly focused on the government’s debts of more than $US40 trillion and a budget deficit that was $US1.97 trillion in the first 11 months of the US financial year (which runs from October 1 to September 30). The annual interest cost on that debt is running at about $US1.25 trillion and is rising every time a bond issued in a lower interest rate environment matures and has to be refinanced.
Warsh also created reference points for himself at the Jackson Hole conference of central banks and economists last month, when, to make up for a poorly received press conference after he chaired his first Open Market Committee meeting, he presented himself as a firm inflation hawk.
“There should be no misunderstanding,” Warsh said at the time.
“The Fed’s price-stability objective of 2 per cent … is a firm, fixed target. Price stability is not self-executing, nor is inflation necessarily mean-reverting. It’s the Fed’s job to deliver stable prices.
“Here is my standard: We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed. Otherwise, we have work to do. That’s our job, our mandate and our charge to keep.”
It is indubitable that the inflation rate is, and has been for years, well above the Fed’s target so, if Warsh is to be true to the commitment gave at Jackson Hole, he has to raise the policy rate.
If Warsh doesn’t, the rest of the committee – much as they might dislike the idea of defying their chair – might well do it anyway. Recent Fed meetings have shown a rise in the number of officials arguing for an increase in the rate.
A failure to meet the market’s expectations and the expectations he himself also raised would undermine Warsh’s credibility and perceptions of his and the Fed’s independence from the Trump White House. It would also raise the prospect of investors adding a political risk premium to the yields.
With the midterm elections now less than two months away, the Republicans are under pressure and Trump is becoming more desperate because he knows the personal consequences of the Democrats seizing control of Congress.
There’d be lots of inquiries into the extraordinary wealth he and his family have added since Trump regained the White House, and potential impeachments.
The level of desperation was underscored by Trump’s pledge of $US5000 cheques to every American if the Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress, funding it with “trillions” of tariff revenues that don’t exist and adding to the deficits, debt and inflation.
Warsh knows he risks Trump’s ire if the Fed raises the rate and that he will be even less popular with the White House in future because 25 basis points won’t by itself tame inflation. Once started on a rate-hiking cycle, the Fed will have no alternative but to continue until the inflation rate is clearly on track towards the 2 per cent target.
So far, Trump has said nothing but nice things about Warsh, blaming other “very political” Fed members for Warsh’s failure to deliver the lower rates Trump keeps demanding.
His opinion might change, dramatically and aggressively, if Warsh delivers and defends a rate rise – or even two – before the November elections. Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome Powell – who the administration pursued with trumped-up (pun intended) criminal charges – could tell him what the personal consequences of a falling out with Trump look like.
https://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/trump-set-to-explode-if-his-man-does-his-job-20260915-p60xdn.html
…
I’ll preheat my popcorn machine for Thursday morning.
Good idea.
Trump’s allies are closing the historic theater because he can’t put his name on it
President Trump’s handpicked board of trustees for the Kennedy Center voted Tuesday to immediately close the famed venue for renovations, shortly after a federal court blocked Trump’s latest attempt to put his name on the building.
The board claims that the center is in serious trouble, financially and structurally, pointing to a partial ceiling collapse earlier this month and alleging possible bankruptcy. The board argues that the only way to keep the center running and the building intact is to allow Trump to take over and have his name added to the building’s facade.
https://newrepublic.com/post/215457/kennedy-center-votes-shut-down-trump-loss-court-name
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:“We all know Trump was a Russian asset, but it started way before Putin. The cultivation began with a woman who appealed to Trump’s first vulnerability. In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelníčková who he claimed was an alternate on the Czechoslovak Olympic ski team. She wasn’t, but because of what his vanity prevented him from seeing was that Ivana came from Zlín (then called Gottwaldov after the Stalinist president), where travel to the West required special permissions and often cooperation with intelligence services. She was sending messages back to Prague through her father, Miloš Zelníček, to the StB, Czechoslovakia’s intelligence service. As Ex-KGB Yuri Shvets revealed: “Everybody who wanted to immigrate to America was approached by the KGB with blackmail. Either you signed a handwritten note pledging to cooperate with the KGB, or you don’t go anywhere. They were watching him but have yet to make any contact. By 1983, they decided that it’s time to establish a direct contact with Donald Trump from somebody within the New York Russian rezidentura.” After establishing contact the psychological profile that emerged was devastating. Intelligence services worldwide use a framework called MICE (Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion, Ego) to assess potential assets. Trump scored off the charts on three of the four. And the missing one – ideology – actually made him more valuable, not less. Trump needed to be seen as successful, brilliant, winning. Recognition was his oxygen. Tell him he was exceptional, and he became remarkably receptive to suggestion (why he’s always hearing things). Coincidentally the same year Trump Tower opened, which they used to launder money through. Collusion by the way isn’t direct involvement of something, it’s an agreement to sway public opinion of an individual. Vladimir Putin put Russia’s asset on the political stage in the U.S. Epstein doesn’t disappear from this either. This aspect goes back to 1981 with Adnan Khashoggi (the uncle to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi) who helped supply the arms during the Iran Contra Scandal. They didn’t know each other, but they were about to.”
Alleged by who?
Someone on Quora.
dv said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Nothing says “Christian conservative values” quite like the Trump administration putting the ‘mark of the beast’ on the FBI’s list of acceptable life choices
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Nothing says “Christian conservative values” quite like the Trump administration putting the ‘mark of the beast’ on the FBI’s list of acceptable life choices
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Nothing says “Christian conservative values” quite like the Trump administration putting the ‘mark of the beast’ on the FBI’s list of acceptable life choices
kii said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
You have to wonder what is in the Epstein Files.
ms spock said:
kii said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
You have to wonder what is in the Epstein Files.
I’d assumed the very worse humanity has to offer
Actual murder and rape of women and children.
Treating humans like they are disposable
Events like hunting humans for sport, etc.
Bored rich humans with no morality so anything is the go
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Nothing says “Christian conservative values” quite like the Trump administration putting the ‘mark of the beast’ on the FBI’s list of acceptable life choices
😂 😂😂
There’s no bottom to the insanity.
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Nothing says “Christian conservative values” quite like the Trump administration putting the ‘mark of the beast’ on the FBI’s list of acceptable life choices
But at least they are not eating them.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:“We all know Trump was a Russian asset, but it started way before Putin. The cultivation began with a woman who appealed to Trump’s first vulnerability. In 1977, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelníčková who he claimed was an alternate on the Czechoslovak Olympic ski team. She wasn’t, but because of what his vanity prevented him from seeing was that Ivana came from Zlín (then called Gottwaldov after the Stalinist president), where travel to the West required special permissions and often cooperation with intelligence services. She was sending messages back to Prague through her father, Miloš Zelníček, to the StB, Czechoslovakia’s intelligence service. As Ex-KGB Yuri Shvets revealed: “Everybody who wanted to immigrate to America was approached by the KGB with blackmail. Either you signed a handwritten note pledging to cooperate with the KGB, or you don’t go anywhere. They were watching him but have yet to make any contact. By 1983, they decided that it’s time to establish a direct contact with Donald Trump from somebody within the New York Russian rezidentura.” After establishing contact the psychological profile that emerged was devastating. Intelligence services worldwide use a framework called MICE (Money, Ideology, Compromise or Coercion, Ego) to assess potential assets. Trump scored off the charts on three of the four. And the missing one – ideology – actually made him more valuable, not less. Trump needed to be seen as successful, brilliant, winning. Recognition was his oxygen. Tell him he was exceptional, and he became remarkably receptive to suggestion (why he’s always hearing things). Coincidentally the same year Trump Tower opened, which they used to launder money through. Collusion by the way isn’t direct involvement of something, it’s an agreement to sway public opinion of an individual. Vladimir Putin put Russia’s asset on the political stage in the U.S. Epstein doesn’t disappear from this either. This aspect goes back to 1981 with Adnan Khashoggi (the uncle to slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi) who helped supply the arms during the Iran Contra Scandal. They didn’t know each other, but they were about to.”
Alleged by who?
Someone on Quora.
Ah, so an internet random.
Cymek said:
Very sad.
ms spock said:
kii said:“So you disqualify the animal?”
Lololol…..sigh
You have to wonder what is in the Epstein Files.
I’d assumed the very worse humanity has to offer
Actual murder and rape of women and children.
Treating humans like they are disposable
Events like hunting humans for sport, etc.
Bored rich humans with no morality so anything is the go
Michael V said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:Nothing says “Christian conservative values” quite like the Trump administration putting the ‘mark of the beast’ on the FBI’s list of acceptable life choices
But at least they are not eating them.
:)
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
America has gone mad.
well how can their undercover cops stay under cover if they aren’t just like the criminals they’re supposedly investigating
Fair point
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:Nothing says “Christian conservative values” quite like the Trump administration putting the ‘mark of the beast’ on the FBI’s list of acceptable life choices
Says bookboner.
that’s JD’s sockpuppet account
Divine Angel said:
Whose hard earned land.
If anyone should be shitty it would be the natives
I imagine the land would be worth trillions all up
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
Divine Angel said:
!!!
Ian said:
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
He’s channelling Jesse Venture at the beginning of Predator
I bet he thinks he’s a god damn sexual Tyrannosaurus
Ian said:
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
LOL
Michael V said:
Ian said:
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
LOL
Imagine if you could undo all the macho semi self assured posturing with a few Mr Humphries quotes or Mrs Slocombe
Ian said:
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
Mrs Slocombe “My pussy took one look at that and retreated in fright”
Ian said:
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
Mr Humphries “You know I’ve gone right off me toad in the hole*
Cymek said:
Ian said:
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
Mrs Slocombe “My pussy took one look at that and retreated in fright”
:)
Ian said:
https://www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-tired-of-looking-at-all-these-limp-dicks-in-pentagon-locker-room/
Hegseth “That’s one impressive schwartz, being red does that make him a Sith ?”
https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/thomas-massie-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-pete-hegseth-20260916-p60xs1.html
Republican congressman Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth
https://www.threads.com/share/_6nO7WGo3/
Scott Bessent is quizzed on the administration’s inability to hire and retain qualified staff.
He tops it off with “Robert Oppenheimer was not a physicist”.
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/_6nO7WGo3/Scott Bessent is quizzed on the administration’s inability to hire and retain qualified staff.
He tops it off with “Robert Oppenheimer was not a physicist”.
There must be lots of Robert Oppenheimers who were not physicists.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has given $1.5 million to a group supporting the repeal of Alaska’s voting system, according to a report filed with the state Friday.
Ballot Measure 2, which will appear on the November ballot, seeks to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting method, along with open primaries and campaign finance laws that were themselves adopted by ballot measure in 2020.
Musk gave $1.5 million last month to the Aurora Action Network, a Wisconsin-based political action committee that has already collected contributions from numerous billionaire megadonors, including Dick Uihlein, Jeff Yass, Timothy Mellon and Hilcorp owner Jeffery Hildebrand. Aurora Action Network then gave the repeal campaign $1 million in late July.
Musk’s contribution, which make up a sizable share of the repeal campaign’s fundraising, could prove pivotal for the future of Alaska’s elections.
The ballot measure would revert Alaska to closed partisan primaries and pick-one general elections. It would also eliminate campaign finance laws that enable Alaska voters to know when big spenders like Musk give money to Alaska campaigns.
https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/2026-08-11/elon-musk-spends-big-in-push-to-repeal-alaskas-voting-system
The Sheeran Effect.
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting corrected by handlers around him
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mvnyjqmbmk2c
Yeah he seems just fine really.
Spiny Norman said:
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting corrected by handlers around himhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mvnyjqmbmk2c
Yeah he seems just fine really.
Ya know, some people might call that voter fraud.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting corrected by handlers around him
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mvnyjqmbmk2c
Yeah he seems just fine really.
Ya know, some people might call that voter fraud.
well you know the republicans do have a thing about people hanging from crosses
the middle M in his name stands for aryan et
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting corrected by handlers around himhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mvnyjqmbmk2c
Yeah he seems just fine really.
Ya know, some people might call that voter fraud.
LOL
ms spock said:
The Sheeran Effect.
Ta. It’s an hour-long video, but there’s a 5 minute precis read there, which was well worth reading.
I saw your comment.
:D
Spiny Norman said:
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting corrected by handlers around himhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mvnyjqmbmk2c
Yeah he seems just fine really.
…
we have a better idea
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) may be bringing a COVID-19 diagnosis to Florida. In an interview with The Floridian and Texas Politics, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said she is currently battling COVID-19 while sporting a mask.
wear the mask before having to battle SARS-CoV-2 and then all good
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting corrected by handlers around him
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mvnyjqmbmk2c
Yeah he seems just fine really.
Ya know, some people might call that voter fraud.
well you know the republicans do have a thing about people hanging from crosses
the middle M in his name stands for aryan et
The Republicans and their crosses.
SCIENCE said:
we have a better idea
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) may be bringing a COVID-19 diagnosis to Florida. In an interview with The Floridian and Texas Politics, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said she is currently battling COVID-19 while sporting a mask.
wear the mask before having to battle SARS-CoV-2 and then all good
💯 💯💯💯
And prevent the spread.
SCIENCE said:
we have a better idea
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) may be bringing a COVID-19 diagnosis to Florida. In an interview with The Floridian and Texas Politics, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said she is currently battling COVID-19 while sporting a mask.
wear the mask before having to battle SARS-CoV-2 and then all good
They are just lucky they didn’t have to fight the frizzies
Michael V said:
ms spock said:The Sheeran Effect.
Ta. It’s an hour-long video, but there’s a 5 minute precis read there, which was well worth reading.
I saw your comment.
:D
😂😂😂
I hope that you liked it 😉😂😉
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting corrected by handlers around himhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3mvnyjqmbmk2c
Yeah he seems just fine really.
Ya know, some people might call that voter fraud.
LOL
Kind of wild that they won’t let him just retire. He should be spending these final days among loved ones.
If the Republicans do lose control of the Senate, they will try to cram as much as possible through until the change of Senate on 3 January.
dv said:
Kind of wild that they won’t let him just retire. He should be spending these final days among loved ones.
The problem with that is he only loves himself. Everyone else is expendable.
dv said:
He should be spending these final days among loved ones.
Jesus Christ
Fencing goes up around Kennedy Center as activists worry it will be demolished | CBC News Link
kii said:
Fencing goes up around Kennedy Center as activists worry it will be demolished | CBC News Link
doit
kii said:
Fencing goes up around Kennedy Center as activists worry it will be demolished | CBC News Link
FMD!
Divine Angel said:
totally pro life
Yeeeeeah but ….
The Biden administration sent Israel a huge amount of munitions to destroy Gaza and kill Palestinians.
Okay it’s confirmed. The inmates are running the asylum.
Don’t watch this unless you want to lose some IQ points.
Spiny Norman said:
Okay it’s confirmed. The inmates are running the asylum.
Don’t watch this unless you want to lose some IQ points.
Far canal.
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Okay it’s confirmed. The inmates are running the asylum.
Don’t watch this unless you want to lose some IQ points.Far canal.
They are all insane. Every single person who makes this shit and who believes it.
I’d still really like to hop on a handy UFO and leave this planet for good.
Spiny Norman said:
I’d still really like to hop on a handy UFO and leave this planet for good.
I’d‘ve though the reason they were playing Hitler speeches was patently obvious…
Spiny Norman said:
I’d still really like to hop on a handy UFO and leave this planet for good.
where would you go?
Arts said:
Spiny Norman said:
I’d still really like to hop on a handy UFO and leave this planet for good.
where would you go?
Some other planet with a suitable environment.
Arts said:
Spiny Norman said:
I’d still really like to hop on a handy UFO and leave this planet for good.
where would you go?
Away.
kii said:
Arts said:
Spiny Norman said:
I’d still really like to hop on a handy UFO and leave this planet for good.
where would you go?
Away.
Mars is where everyone wants¡
Spiny Norman said:
Arts said:
Spiny Norman said:
I’d still really like to hop on a handy UFO and leave this planet for good.
where would you go?
Some other planet with a suitable environment.
when you find it, don’t blog about it
Jesse Watters is offended that Canadians don’t want to be taken over by America
Utterly divorced from reality.
Spiny Norman said:
Jesse Watters is offended that Canadians don’t want to be taken over by AmericaUtterly divorced from reality.
I can’t watch Jesse Watters, I just want to punch his smug face with a sledgehammer.
kii said:
Spiny Norman said:
Jesse Watters is offended that Canadians don’t want to be taken over by AmericaUtterly divorced from reality.
I can’t watch Jesse Watters, I just want to punch his smug face with a sledgehammer.
Oh you are far too kind.
captain_spalding said:
Imagine what a black light would reveal
A Jackson Pollock painting spread out over the entire room
captain_spalding said:
😆 😹
captain_spalding said:
PMSL
Thanks.
Brilliant!
captain_spalding said:
Classic! Go hiontach!
captain_spalding said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
Divine Angel said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
Aus$8.75 is about US$6 or so I think.
Divine Angel said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
It’s perhaps a good thing that even a massively powerful nation can no longer use its military might to get want it wants.
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
Aus$8.75 is about US$6 or so I think.
According to my calcs, $AU2.31/litre is about $US6.24/US gallon, at today’s exchange rate of $AU1.00 = $US0.7132
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
It’s perhaps a good thing that even a massively powerful nation can no longer use its military might to get want it wants.
Just remember, all this is for Israel’s benefit. They are the ones who convinced the orange dunny trumpet that this was a good idea, in spite of all his cabinet and advisors saying not to do it.
btm said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
Aus$8.75 is about US$6 or so I think.
According to my calcs, $AU2.31/litre is about $US6.24/US gallon, at today’s exchange rate of $AU1.00 = $US0.7132
The other day at work we asked the Google AI bot to calculate it for us, and we got around about the same number.
Divine Angel said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
No. Exchange rate is 0.71 (1 AUD buys 0.71 USD)
So cost of a US gallon of gasoline at your petrol station selling at $2.31 AUD/L is $6.21 USD.
We are cheaper than the US using those two prices.
dv said:
New Zealanders warmly accepted.
Not only did I get it wrong, I got it wrong in a convoluted way!
kii said:
:)
party_pants said:
Cymek said:
Divine Angel said:
My maths might need checking here but I calculated a gallon of gasoline in Australian prices would be $8.75, based on the local price of $2.31 per litre according to PetrolSpy. USD would be approximately $9.39 per gallon.
It’s perhaps a good thing that even a massively powerful nation can no longer use its military might to get want it wants.
Just remember, all this is for Israel’s benefit. They are the ones who convinced the orange dunny trumpet that this was a good idea, in spite of all his cabinet and advisors saying not to do it.
do they use fuel
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:
Cymek said:It’s perhaps a good thing that even a massively powerful nation can no longer use its military might to get want it wants.
Just remember, all this is for Israel’s benefit. They are the ones who convinced the orange dunny trumpet that this was a good idea, in spite of all his cabinet and advisors saying not to do it.
do they use fuel
Yes, I’m sure all his cabinet and advisors use fuel.
party_pants said:
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:Just remember, all this is for Israel’s benefit. They are the ones who convinced the orange dunny trumpet that this was a good idea, in spite of all his cabinet and advisors saying not to do it.
do they use fuel
Yes, I’m sure all his cabinet and advisors use fuel.
Wonder if the bribe jet came with a fuel card
kii said:
LOLz
Divine Angel said:
Trump knows all about corruption. He’s an expert.
Divine Angel said:
Strait out of the Hanson playbook!
JudgeMental said:
Divine Angel said:
Strait out of the Hanson playbook!
Which strait? Hormuz? Gibraltar?
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:
Divine Angel said:
Strait out of the Hanson playbook!
Which strait? Hormuz? Gibraltar?
Hormuz of course.
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:Strait out of the Hanson playbook!
Which strait? Hormuz? Gibraltar?
Hormuz of course.
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Trump knows all about corruption. He’s an expert.
good news
Trump says he has struck a deal with Denmark that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security.
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Trump knows all about corruption. He’s an expert.
good news
Trump says he has struck a deal with Denmark that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security.
But the bullying, threatening way he went about getting that agreement is not good news.
And it seems that Trump is changing the language. “Deal” is now substituting for several other words, including “agreement”.
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:Michael V said:
Trump knows all about corruption. He’s an expert.
good news
Trump says he has struck a deal with Denmark that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security.
But the bullying, threatening way he went about getting that agreement is not good news.
And it seems that Trump is changing the language. “Deal” is now substituting for several other words, including “agreement”.
sorry we meant we wouldn’t consider the ussa having permanent control over the security of a large island in the southern hemisphere to be good news either
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Trump knows all about corruption. He’s an expert.
Strait out of the Hanson playbook!
Which strait? Hormuz? Gibraltar?
Hormuz of course.
:)
yousr ABC picked up the story
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/trump-bans-cnn-msnow-politico-from-white-house/107171850
how good is press freedom and speech freedom
Finally some real news
dv said:
Finally some real news
Lololol 😹
dv said:
Finally some real news
sings
Oh I’m putting on my top hat
Tying up my white tie
Brushing off my tails
A Marriage of Convenience
George F. Will joined The Washington Post when Richard Nixon was president, and he’s been espousing the same cerebral brand of conservatism twice a week ever since. His record doesn’t leave much room for surprise. And yet, there Will was on September 16, encouraging South Carolina voters to elect not Darline Graham, the Donald Trump protégé and newly appointed Republican senator vying for a complete term, but Annie Andrews, a Democrat running on a platform that includes abortion rights, expanded health entitlements, and higher wages for workers.
Around the same time, Karl Rove—who’s been deeply enmeshed in Republican politics since he was a teenager in the 1960s—announced that this fall he would vote for a Democrat for only the second time in his life rather than support Bo French, the GOP nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, following racist remarks French made about South Asian students at the University of Texas. (Rove didn’t couch his remarks as a commentary on Trump, but the president correctly understood it as pushback on Trumpism, and attacked Rove.)
Each of these record-scratch moments is a distinctive product of the Trump era. The desire to resist the president continues to create some strange bedfellows, but the question is whether this alliance can survive the end of the Trump presidency—and, if not, what will become of its parts.
Over the past decade, disgust with Trump has led many Republicans and conservatives to disavow him or the GOP—some over policy (for example, Trump’s critique of free trade), others over character (say, the Access Hollywood video), and still others over some combination thereof. Some who opposed Trump in 2016 made their peace once he won the election. In January 2016, National Review gathered a range of conservative writers in an “Against Trump” package. Today, many of those writers have broken for Trump, and the magazine generally supports the president.
Others, however, have remained firm—those now known as “never-Trumpers.” Five years ago, my colleague David Frum quoted a common dismissal: “Never Trump is not a political party. It is a dinner party.” But, as Frum wrote, raw numbers understate never-Trumpers’ impact. The combination of disaffected Republican and independent voters and prominent anti-Trump pundits has helped establish an important political bloc. An anti-MAGA majority emerged in the 2018, 2020, and 2022 elections, improbably including both the democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the quintessential neoconservative Bill Kristol. The bloc splintered in 2024 but appears to be reconstituting itself ahead of the midterm elections.
The never-Trump group includes distinct factions. Although moderate Republicans are heavily represented in the exodus, some members, such as former Representative Liz Cheney, are very conservative. Some emphasize that they remain on the right. Jeff Flake, a former senator from Arizona, served as an ambassador in the Biden administration, but he recently told my colleague Adam Harris, “I’m still a registered Republican, and I’m hoping that the party returns to its previous kind of tenets of limited government, economic freedom, individual responsibility, strong American leadership abroad.” Many have registered as independents, and others have become Democrats. As that party moves left, Never-Trumpers have become the party’s de facto moderate wing. Kristol now sometimes takes positions bolder than and to the left of Democratic Party leaders’, and has embraced “Woke Bill Kristol” memes.
As Trump slides toward lame-duck status, cleavages within the group and between it and traditional progressives are becoming more salient. Some stalwart anti-Trumpers and former Republicans have unsuccessfully run for office as Democrats. Geoff Duncan, a former GOP lieutenant governor of Georgia who spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, lost the Democratic primary for governor this year. The lawyer and writer George Conway finished fifth in a Manhattan U.S. House primary. Frequent appearances on MS NOW can make someone a hero to progressives, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into votes.
The prominence of avowedly left-wing candidates also puts pressure on the coalition. Former Republicans could make their peace with Joe Biden, but Democrats such as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed are going to be tougher sells if you’re in favor of small government or a close alliance with Israel. Trump’s war with Iran has also created tensions, with some neocons including Kristol backing the concept of attacking Iran even as they’ve criticized the way Trump is handling it.
Upheaval might be coming to political media too. Disaffected conservatives have created new publications, such as The Bulwark and The Contrarian, that cater to a spectrum of readers, from moderate Republicans to mainstream Democrats. Other defectors have prominent posts in liberal outlets: Nicolle Wallace, a former George W. Bush communications director, hosts a daily show on MS NOW, and David French is a New York Times columnist. What will become of these audiences when resisting Trump is no longer a unifying force? Some readers and viewers may stick around and even start to hear conservative ideas more sympathetically, but others who currently thrill at seeing former conservatives skewering Trump may find that they no longer have much politically in common with the pundits.
Although the establishment of the broad pro-democracy bloc that set aside other disagreements was a necessary response to a political crisis, its eventual dissolution will also probably be a sign of civic health. Although they agree on democratic norms, the anti-Trump factions have valid disagreements on a range of policies, which are hard to hash out under one tent. (Consider Democratic Party leaders’ struggles to maintain unity.) In a healthy country, politics isn’t organized entirely around one person. Such a situation leaves only two options: for and against. An even better system might allow for a range of small parties that could form and dissolve many overlapping, ad hoc coalitions around specific issues of agreement, but the current U.S. electoral structure makes more than two parties all but impossible. Perhaps the end of the Trump era will clear the way for reforms that will not only restore but also improve American democracy.
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Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos…
Divine Angel said:
LOL
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
LOL
don’t worry the spot fires they played a role in starting will merge with other blazes into a great global conflagration soon enough and then everyone will be happy they allied with the strong safe country instead of others
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes, since the 1950s.
party_pants said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes, since the 1950s.
So Trump is talking through his hat again.
party_pants said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes, since the 1950s.
And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes, since the 1950s.
And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
Phew. Wipes brow.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes, since the 1950s.
And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:Yes, since the 1950s.
And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
Accept defeat and walk away while claiming victory?
Hopefully qithin the next couple of weeks.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:Yes, since the 1950s.
And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
That, is one of those, ‘good questions’.
party_pants said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
Accept defeat and walk away while claiming victory?
Hopefully qithin the next couple of weeks.
He doesn’t know how to do that.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
Accept defeat and walk away while claiming victory?
Hopefully qithin the next couple of weeks.
He doesn’t know how to do that.
He needs to do it prior to the mid-term elections. People are blaming him for the high fuel prices, especially diesel. This is going to cause huge inflation in the US because everything moves by truck. High inflation is going to end in higher interest rates. A whole doom loop pain cycle for ordinary people. if he doesn’t break the loop soon the USAlien voting public are going tp hammer him in November.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:Accept defeat and walk away while claiming victory?
Hopefully qithin the next couple of weeks.
He doesn’t know how to do that.
He needs to do it prior to the mid-term elections. People are blaming him for the high fuel prices, especially diesel. This is going to cause huge inflation in the US because everything moves by truck. High inflation is going to end in higher interest rates. A whole doom loop pain cycle for ordinary people. if he doesn’t break the loop soon the USAlien voting public are going tp hammer him in November.
We know that but he either doesn’t or won’t acknowledge.
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
there are differences. Greenland is included as opposed to the previous US Norwegian agreement. US has final say in who is allowed to have critical infrastructure. and a few other things.
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:He doesn’t know how to do that.
He needs to do it prior to the mid-term elections. People are blaming him for the high fuel prices, especially diesel. This is going to cause huge inflation in the US because everything moves by truck. High inflation is going to end in higher interest rates. A whole doom loop pain cycle for ordinary people. if he doesn’t break the loop soon the USAlien voting public are going tp hammer him in November.
We know that but he either doesn’t or won’t acknowledge.
He can’t admit to being a loser in anything, this is why he needs to declare victory even if he lost. The lying through his teeth bit comes naturally.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
there are differences. Greenland is included as opposed to the previous US Norwegian agreement. US has final say in who is allowed to have critical infrastructure. and a few other things.
Trump appears to be happy.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:He needs to do it prior to the mid-term elections. People are blaming him for the high fuel prices, especially diesel. This is going to cause huge inflation in the US because everything moves by truck. High inflation is going to end in higher interest rates. A whole doom loop pain cycle for ordinary people. if he doesn’t break the loop soon the USAlien voting public are going tp hammer him in November.
We know that but he either doesn’t or won’t acknowledge.
He can’t admit to being a loser in anything, this is why he needs to declare victory even if he lost. The lying through his teeth bit comes naturally.
Yeah.
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
there are differences. Greenland is included as opposed to the previous US Norwegian agreement. US has final say in who is allowed to have critical infrastructure. and a few other things.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BX0JI2xC9Do
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:Yes, since the 1950s.
And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
I fear that ship may have sailed
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:And let that be a lesson for them.
dusts hands
So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
I fear that ship may have sailed
how did it get through the strait
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes. The Danish government just rewrapped a toy the toddler already had and presented it as a new one. Which made him happy. Or something.
SCIENCE said:
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:So when is he going to achieve a similar deal with Iran?
I fear that ship may have sailed
how did it get through the strait
That’s the thing…
kii said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes. The Danish government just rewrapped a toy the toddler already had and presented it as a new one. Which made him happy. Or something.
FFS …
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …
Even in the unlikely event that it will be built I don’t expect it would survive the fallout once MAGA madness comes to an end.
kii said:
kii said:
dv said:
So it would appear that the Denmark / US deal results in exactly the same agreement that obtained before.
Yes. The Danish government just rewrapped a toy the toddler already had and presented it as a new one. Which made him happy. Or something.
LOL
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …
Hoo boy, are they gonna have a great time toppling his ego trip monuments during the next Civil War.
Just in case anyone asks.
Another ICE shooting in the US recently.
https://bsky.app/profile/repcasar.bsky.social/post/3mvxwnirx4c24
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …
Hoo boy, are they gonna have a great time toppling his ego trip monuments during the next Civil War.
what, cancel cultists, nobody cares about them
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …
Oh please let this malarky all end soon.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …
Oh please let this malarky all end soon.
careful what yous wish for
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …
Oh please let this malarky all end soon.
careful what yous wish for
Yes it is all a bit scary at the moment.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
FFS …
Hoo boy, are they gonna have a great time toppling his ego trip monuments during the next Civil War.
what, cancel cultists, nobody cares about them
I’m curious about the ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’. This is the same sort of thing that he says about the Geoffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom.
How many ‘snipers’ does this bozo think he’s going to need, and who does he think that they’re going to be using those ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’ against? It sounds like he expects them to be lodged up there for days on end, blazing away at multitudes.
Snipers don’t work like that. They don’t need, or carry, lots of ammunition. If they don’t hit their target on the first shot, they’ve probably failed. In extremis, they may linger long enough to take a third shot, if necessary, but none would hang around longer.
They take a shot, maybe two, and then they bug out. Because the people being shot at do three things:
1. they quickly realise there’s a sniper about
2. they put a lot of effort into working out where the sniper is
3. they do something about the sniper. In normal times, they call the cops, and heavily-armed police intervene.
In times of military action/civil unrest, the sniper can expect massed small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar fire, or artillery.
Isolated on top of an arch, those snipers will have a short operational endurance.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:Hoo boy, are they gonna have a great time toppling his ego trip monuments during the next Civil War.
what, cancel cultists, nobody cares about them
I’m curious about the ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’. This is the same sort of thing that he says about the Geoffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom.
How many ‘snipers’ does this bozo think he’s going to need, and who does he think that they’re going to be using those ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’ against? It sounds like he expects them to be lodged up there for days on end, blazing away at multitudes.
Snipers don’t work like that. They don’t need, or carry, lots of ammunition. If they don’t hit their target on the first shot, they’ve probably failed. In extremis, they may linger long enough to take a third shot, if necessary, but none would hang around longer.
They take a shot, maybe two, and then they bug out. Because the people being shot at do three things:
1. they quickly realise there’s a sniper about
2. they put a lot of effort into working out where the sniper is
3. they do something about the sniper. In normal times, they call the cops, and heavily-armed police intervene.
In times of military action/civil unrest, the sniper can expect massed small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar fire, or artillery.
Isolated on top of an arch, those snipers will have a short operational endurance.
Agree. But what Trump is worried about is an insurgency from those fake news people.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
Hoo boy, are they gonna have a great time toppling his ego trip monuments during the next Civil War.
what, cancel cultists, nobody cares about them
I’m curious about the ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’. This is the same sort of thing that he says about the Geoffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom.
How many ‘snipers’ does this bozo think he’s going to need, and who does he think that they’re going to be using those ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’ against? It sounds like he expects them to be lodged up there for days on end, blazing away at multitudes.
Snipers don’t work like that. They don’t need, or carry, lots of ammunition. If they don’t hit their target on the first shot, they’ve probably failed. In extremis, they may linger long enough to take a third shot, if necessary, but none would hang around longer.
They take a shot, maybe two, and then they bug out. Because the people being shot at do three things:
1. they quickly realise there’s a sniper about
2. they put a lot of effort into working out where the sniper is
3. they do something about the sniper. In normal times, they call the cops, and heavily-armed police intervene.
In times of military action/civil unrest, the sniper can expect massed small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar fire, or artillery.
Isolated on top of an arch, those snipers will have a short operational endurance.
^
but we mean apart from in movies, wtf military function is a sore thumb monument going to serve, it all read like fantasy to be honest
I bet Brioni don’t mention this much
dv said:
I bet Brioni don’t mention this much
He was wearing a different pair of pants recently with a fairly tapered leg.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:Hoo boy, are they gonna have a great time toppling his ego trip monuments during the next Civil War.
what, cancel cultists, nobody cares about them
I’m curious about the ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’. This is the same sort of thing that he says about the Geoffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom.
How many ‘snipers’ does this bozo think he’s going to need, and who does he think that they’re going to be using those ‘large quantities of sniper ammunition’ against? It sounds like he expects them to be lodged up there for days on end, blazing away at multitudes.
Snipers don’t work like that. They don’t need, or carry, lots of ammunition. If they don’t hit their target on the first shot, they’ve probably failed. In extremis, they may linger long enough to take a third shot, if necessary, but none would hang around longer.
They take a shot, maybe two, and then they bug out. Because the people being shot at do three things:
1. they quickly realise there’s a sniper about
2. they put a lot of effort into working out where the sniper is
3. they do something about the sniper. In normal times, they call the cops, and heavily-armed police intervene.
In times of military action/civil unrest, the sniper can expect massed small-arms fire, rocket-propelled grenades, mortar fire, or artillery.
Isolated on top of an arch, those snipers will have a short operational endurance.
Yeah.
Trump is talking shit again. In fact, it rarely stops dribbling out both ends.
alleged
With a bit over 40 days to go to the midterms, polling results have the Dems at +8.6 on the generic ballot – which is interesting because now polls are moving from registered voters to likely voters.
This result has the Dems at a 65% change to take the senate and an almost 90% chance to take the house
Let’s not get too cheery about the mid-terms/
In 2016, anyone and everyone was predicting that Trump didn’t stand a chance against Clinton, American voters weren’t that stupid.
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
Yet, here we are
captain_spalding said:
Let’s not get too cheery about the mid-terms/In 2016, anyone and everyone was predicting that Trump didn’t stand a chance against Clinton, American voters weren’t that stupid.
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
Yet, here we are
Nods.
captain_spalding said:
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
No they weren’t.
captain_spalding said:
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
That’s not true – most models had the 2024 election at close to 50:50
I can’t believe this is not a meme.
President Donald Trump releases new poll on his Truth Social account, allowing users to vote on a new name to replace Artificial Intelligence to Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence.
“‘Supreme Intelligence,’ probably because of its relationship to the Supreme Court, is losing badly to both ‘Superior’ and ‘Extreme Intelligence.’ Therefore, we are going to take ‘Supreme Intelligence’ OUT, deleting it as a qualifier, and let you vote for the Final Two: Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence. A fresh Vote begins now!” Trump wrote.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-releases-new-poll-find-replacement-term-ai
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Perzakally.
Spiny Norman said:
One daft pussy.
Divine Angel said:
I can’t believe this is not a meme.President Donald Trump releases new poll on his Truth Social account, allowing users to vote on a new name to replace Artificial Intelligence to Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence.
“‘Supreme Intelligence,’ probably because of its relationship to the Supreme Court, is losing badly to both ‘Superior’ and ‘Extreme Intelligence.’ Therefore, we are going to take ‘Supreme Intelligence’ OUT, deleting it as a qualifier, and let you vote for the Final Two: Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence. A fresh Vote begins now!” Trump wrote.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-releases-new-poll-find-replacement-term-ai
FWIW here’s the previous snippet of his wisdom about it. More context, etc.
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
I can’t believe this is not a meme.President Donald Trump releases new poll on his Truth Social account, allowing users to vote on a new name to replace Artificial Intelligence to Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence.
“‘Supreme Intelligence,’ probably because of its relationship to the Supreme Court, is losing badly to both ‘Superior’ and ‘Extreme Intelligence.’ Therefore, we are going to take ‘Supreme Intelligence’ OUT, deleting it as a qualifier, and let you vote for the Final Two: Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence. A fresh Vote begins now!” Trump wrote.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-releases-new-poll-find-replacement-term-ai
FWIW here’s the previous snippet of his wisdom about it. More context, etc.
Got it this time …
Spiny Norman said:
Therein lies the problem…
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
I can’t believe this is not a meme.President Donald Trump releases new poll on his Truth Social account, allowing users to vote on a new name to replace Artificial Intelligence to Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence.
“‘Supreme Intelligence,’ probably because of its relationship to the Supreme Court, is losing badly to both ‘Superior’ and ‘Extreme Intelligence.’ Therefore, we are going to take ‘Supreme Intelligence’ OUT, deleting it as a qualifier, and let you vote for the Final Two: Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence. A fresh Vote begins now!” Trump wrote.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-releases-new-poll-find-replacement-term-ai
FWIW here’s the previous snippet of his wisdom about it. More context, etc.
Got it this time …
tbh I was expecting him to name it after himself, what with his biggliest intelligence in history n all…
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Therein lies the problem…
I always take these sorts of things with a grain of salt unless they include a direct link to the original post, but that aside… There is soooo much rage-baiting that goes on that it’s hard to know what’s actually true, what’s shitposting and what is purposeful social engineering that has been design to create outrage.
All people can do when these sorts of concerns are raised is explain that prices in the US are high because of direct policy decisions made by the administration – there are no external global factors at play here; this is all the result of tariffs and an oil shock due to the war against Iran.
diddly-squat said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Therein lies the problem…
I always take these sorts of things with a grain of salt unless they include a direct link to the original post, but that aside… There is soooo much rage-baiting that goes on that it’s hard to know what’s actually true, what’s shitposting and what is purposeful social engineering that has been design to create outrage.
All people can do when these sorts of concerns are raised is explain that prices in the US are high because of direct policy decisions made by the administration – there are no external global factors at play here; this is all the result of tariffs and an oil shock due to the war against Iran.
There was a post here the other day about a content creator deliberately saying a word salad about the Lindsay Clancy case. The replies on her post were from bots, even threatening her due to her perceived stance, when in reality, she was just saying words in a random order.
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:
Michael V said:Therein lies the problem…
I always take these sorts of things with a grain of salt unless they include a direct link to the original post, but that aside… There is soooo much rage-baiting that goes on that it’s hard to know what’s actually true, what’s shitposting and what is purposeful social engineering that has been design to create outrage.
All people can do when these sorts of concerns are raised is explain that prices in the US are high because of direct policy decisions made by the administration – there are no external global factors at play here; this is all the result of tariffs and an oil shock due to the war against Iran.
There was a post here the other day about a content creator deliberately saying a word salad about the Lindsay Clancy case. The replies on her post were from bots, even threatening her due to her perceived stance, when in reality, she was just saying words in a random order.
I think people totally underestimate how much of an issue social engineering is on these platforms. People just see an account with a post history and a photo of a smiling 30-something-year-old woman and assume that the person must be real.
At best, bots are used to reinforce beliefs inside echo-chambers and at worst, are designed to deliberately, and potentially nefariously, spread misinformation.
Spiny Norman said:
“Yes, i signed up to repeatedly hit myself in the head with half a brick, but i didn’t expect all this pain and damage, or all this blood!”
“But, you will continue to bash your own head with a brick?”
“Of course i will.”
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
diddly-squat said:I always take these sorts of things with a grain of salt unless they include a direct link to the original post, but that aside… There is soooo much rage-baiting that goes on that it’s hard to know what’s actually true, what’s shitposting and what is purposeful social engineering that has been design to create outrage.
All people can do when these sorts of concerns are raised is explain that prices in the US are high because of direct policy decisions made by the administration – there are no external global factors at play here; this is all the result of tariffs and an oil shock due to the war against Iran.
There was a post here the other day about a content creator deliberately saying a word salad about the Lindsay Clancy case. The replies on her post were from bots, even threatening her due to her perceived stance, when in reality, she was just saying words in a random order.
I think people totally underestimate how much of an issue social engineering is on these platforms. People just see an account with a post history and a photo of a smiling 30-something-year-old woman and assume that the person must be real.
At best, bots are used to reinforce beliefs inside echo-chambers and at worst, are designed to deliberately, and potentially nefariously, spread misinformation.
Agreed. However there are those who accept this misinformation.
roughbarked said:
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:There was a post here the other day about a content creator deliberately saying a word salad about the Lindsay Clancy case. The replies on her post were from bots, even threatening her due to her perceived stance, when in reality, she was just saying words in a random order.
I think people totally underestimate how much of an issue social engineering is on these platforms. People just see an account with a post history and a photo of a smiling 30-something-year-old woman and assume that the person must be real.
At best, bots are used to reinforce beliefs inside echo-chambers and at worst, are designed to deliberately, and potentially nefariously, spread misinformation.
Agreed. However there are those who accept this misinformation.
Pfft, who needs critical thinking anyway?
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
No they weren’t.
I’ve been wrong before.
And it felt exactly like this.
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:
diddly-squat said:I think people totally underestimate how much of an issue social engineering is on these platforms. People just see an account with a post history and a photo of a smiling 30-something-year-old woman and assume that the person must be real.
At best, bots are used to reinforce beliefs inside echo-chambers and at worst, are designed to deliberately, and potentially nefariously, spread misinformation.
Agreed. However there are those who accept this misinformation.
Pfft, who needs critical thinking anyway?
certainly not some of the students whose work I’m currently marking
Cheesus, what a dickhead.
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:Agreed. However there are those who accept this misinformation.
Pfft, who needs critical thinking anyway?
certainly not some of the students whose work I’m currently marking
Whip them into shape.
captain_spalding said:
Let’s not get too cheery about the mid-terms/In 2016, anyone and everyone was predicting that Trump didn’t stand a chance against Clinton, American voters weren’t that stupid.
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
Yet, here we are
Indeed we are and it is excruciating at times.
Divine Angel said:
I can’t believe this is not a meme.
President Donald Trump releases new poll on his Truth Social account, allowing users to vote on a new name to replace Artificial Intelligence to Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence.
“‘Supreme Intelligence,’ probably because of its relationship to the Supreme Court, is losing badly to both ‘Superior’ and ‘Extreme Intelligence.’ Therefore, we are going to take ‘Supreme Intelligence’ OUT, deleting it as a qualifier, and let you vote for the Final Two: Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence. A fresh Vote begins now!” Trump wrote.
https://justthenews.com/government/white-house/trump-releases-new-poll-find-replacement-term-ai
pretty sure war is peace and freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength
captain_spalding said:
Let’s not get too cheery about the mid-terms/In 2016, anyone and everyone was predicting that Trump didn’t stand a chance against Clinton, American voters weren’t that stupid.
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
Yet, here we are
pretty sure this is team sports working as intended
Arts said:
Divine Angel said:
roughbarked said:Agreed. However there are those who accept this misinformation.
Pfft, who needs critical thinking anyway?
certainly not some of the students whose work I’m currently marking
Another reason for the billionaires concern about AI.
Spiny Norman said:
the word of the day is baffuckled – so completely bewildered by someone’s behaviour that ordinary confusion doesn’t cover it. The state of staring silently while your brain desperately attempts to understand how a functioning adult arrived at such a fucking ridiculous decision.
captain_spalding said:
Let’s not get too cheery about the mid-terms/In 2016, anyone and everyone was predicting that Trump didn’t stand a chance against Clinton, American voters weren’t that stupid.
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
Yet, here we are
In 2016, the pollsters gave Trump about a 38% of victory.
In 2024, 50%. He and Harris were level pegging a week out from the election.
The victories were sad but not shocking. The results were within the margins of error given by the polling averages.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
Let’s not get too cheery about the mid-terms/In 2016, anyone and everyone was predicting that Trump didn’t stand a chance against Clinton, American voters weren’t that stupid.
In 2024, after he’d had four years to show Americans what he was like, the odds against him being re-elected were considered to be astronomical.
Yet, here we are
In 2016, the pollsters gave Trump about a 38% of victory.
In 2024, 50%. He and Harris were level pegging a week out from the election.The victories were sad but not shocking. The results were within the margins of error given by the polling averages.
Mybe they’ll pick a bloke to run against him for his third term.
https://www2.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-hosts-reality-tv-paul-brothers-at-pentagon-to-lecture-troops
Lol wtf
Adam Kinzinger is a military veteran who served for 20 years in the Air Force and National Guard, including multiple tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. We was also a Republican congressman from 2011 to 2023.
dv said:
Adam Kinzinger is a military veteran who served for 20 years in the Air Force and National Guard, including multiple tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. We was also a Republican congressman from 2011 to 2023.
Also, Kinzinger was on the J6 committee.
Greetings Earthlings
I woke up at 4am and I can’t go back to sleep. I might as well get up and do some things.
Currently it is 16° possibly with a high of 26°.
Humidity is 83%.
ms spock said:
Greetings Earthlings
I woke up at 4am and I can’t go back to sleep. I might as well get up and do some things.
Currently it is 16° possibly with a high of 26°.
Humidity is 83%.
Wrong fred
Geddry is feeling mischievous.
Today’s official White House schedule contains what may be the funniest line in Washington:
1:45 PM – The President participates in a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The White House. Out-of-Town Travel Pool.
There is just one small production problem. As of this morning, there is no TV pool.
Roll Call still lists the ceremony as an “Out-of-Town Travel Pool” event. But this morning the five networks that actually provide the rotating television pool, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and, gloriously, Fox News, announced that they are suspending pooled coverage after the White House prevented CNN from taking its scheduled turn.
Fox Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, currently chairing the pool, made the logistics admirably clear:
“There will be no replacement pool put in place.”
Which brings us back to 1:45.
There will be a president, a ribbon, and possibly giant ceremonial scissors.
What there will not be, unless something changes, is the network camera crew normally assigned to turn the whole thing into television.
Perhaps Real America’s Voice can dispatch somebody, or a favored influencer like Laura Loomer with a fully charged iPhone 18 Pro can cover it.
It is an extraordinary little production snafu for a White House that has made television access such a central part of presidential appearances: after barring CNN from performing its assigned pool duty, the administration discovered that the other four networks were not waiting eagerly to inherit CNN’s camera slot. Fox joined them.
Today’s episode of Governance as Content has encountered an ancient broadcasting problem:
No camera. No feed. At 1:45, a ribbon may be cut. Please hold your phone horizontally.
JudgeMental said:
Geddry is feeling mischievous.Today’s official White House schedule contains what may be the funniest line in Washington:
1:45 PM – The President participates in a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The White House. Out-of-Town Travel Pool.
There is just one small production problem. As of this morning, there is no TV pool.
Roll Call still lists the ceremony as an “Out-of-Town Travel Pool” event. But this morning the five networks that actually provide the rotating television pool, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and, gloriously, Fox News, announced that they are suspending pooled coverage after the White House prevented CNN from taking its scheduled turn.
Fox Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, currently chairing the pool, made the logistics admirably clear:
“There will be no replacement pool put in place.”
Which brings us back to 1:45.
There will be a president, a ribbon, and possibly giant ceremonial scissors.
What there will not be, unless something changes, is the network camera crew normally assigned to turn the whole thing into television.
Perhaps Real America’s Voice can dispatch somebody, or a favored influencer like Laura Loomer with a fully charged iPhone 18 Pro can cover it.
It is an extraordinary little production snafu for a White House that has made television access such a central part of presidential appearances: after barring CNN from performing its assigned pool duty, the administration discovered that the other four networks were not waiting eagerly to inherit CNN’s camera slot. Fox joined them.
Today’s episode of Governance as Content has encountered an ancient broadcasting problem:
No camera. No feed. At 1:45, a ribbon may be cut. Please hold your phone horizontally.
That’s what AI is for. That, and making el presidente look jacked.
JudgeMental said:
Geddry is feeling mischievous.Today’s official White House schedule contains what may be the funniest line in Washington:
1:45 PM – The President participates in a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The White House. Out-of-Town Travel Pool.
There is just one small production problem. As of this morning, there is no TV pool.
Roll Call still lists the ceremony as an “Out-of-Town Travel Pool” event. But this morning the five networks that actually provide the rotating television pool, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and, gloriously, Fox News, announced that they are suspending pooled coverage after the White House prevented CNN from taking its scheduled turn.
Fox Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, currently chairing the pool, made the logistics admirably clear:
“There will be no replacement pool put in place.”
Which brings us back to 1:45.
There will be a president, a ribbon, and possibly giant ceremonial scissors.
What there will not be, unless something changes, is the network camera crew normally assigned to turn the whole thing into television.
Perhaps Real America’s Voice can dispatch somebody, or a favored influencer like Laura Loomer with a fully charged iPhone 18 Pro can cover it.
It is an extraordinary little production snafu for a White House that has made television access such a central part of presidential appearances: after barring CNN from performing its assigned pool duty, the administration discovered that the other four networks were not waiting eagerly to inherit CNN’s camera slot. Fox joined them.
Today’s episode of Governance as Content has encountered an ancient broadcasting problem:
No camera. No feed. At 1:45, a ribbon may be cut. Please hold your phone horizontally.
It is biting him on the arse this reporter ban.
JudgeMental said:
Geddry is feeling mischievous.Today’s official White House schedule contains what may be the funniest line in Washington:
1:45 PM – The President participates in a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The White House. Out-of-Town Travel Pool.
There is just one small production problem. As of this morning, there is no TV pool.
Roll Call still lists the ceremony as an “Out-of-Town Travel Pool” event. But this morning the five networks that actually provide the rotating television pool, ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and, gloriously, Fox News, announced that they are suspending pooled coverage after the White House prevented CNN from taking its scheduled turn.
Fox Washington bureau chief Bryan Boughton, currently chairing the pool, made the logistics admirably clear:
“There will be no replacement pool put in place.”
Which brings us back to 1:45.
There will be a president, a ribbon, and possibly giant ceremonial scissors.
What there will not be, unless something changes, is the network camera crew normally assigned to turn the whole thing into television.
Perhaps Real America’s Voice can dispatch somebody, or a favored influencer like Laura Loomer with a fully charged iPhone 18 Pro can cover it.
It is an extraordinary little production snafu for a White House that has made television access such a central part of presidential appearances: after barring CNN from performing its assigned pool duty, the administration discovered that the other four networks were not waiting eagerly to inherit CNN’s camera slot. Fox joined them.
Today’s episode of Governance as Content has encountered an ancient broadcasting problem:
No camera. No feed. At 1:45, a ribbon may be cut. Please hold your phone horizontally.
LOL
I would subscribe just the see the buffoon die on live television
(Obvs 24/7 live coverage won’t be happening)
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
Doesn’t reporting on non coverage terminate the non coverage?
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
Doesn’t reporting on non coverage terminate the non coverage?
Very meta
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
“What does the ban look like in practice?
There has been a wider knock-on effect.
The remainder of the White House television pool announced it would suspend coverage of Mr Trump.”
Ohhhh that explains the new Trump TV announced by the White House. It’s gonna be state-controlled media. What can go wrong?
Michael V said:
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
:)
Well we’ll just have to go to Fox news for our US political news.
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
:)
Well we’ll just have to go to Fox news for our US political news.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
dv said:
Snort.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
“What does the ban look like in practice?
There has been a wider knock-on effect.The remainder of the White House television pool announced it would suspend coverage of Mr Trump.”
Ohhhh that explains the new Trump TV announced by the White House. It’s gonna be state-controlled media. What can go wrong?
well at least they’re better than other countries
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
“What does the ban look like in practice?
There has been a wider knock-on effect.The remainder of the White House television pool announced it would suspend coverage of Mr Trump.”
Ohhhh that explains the new Trump TV announced by the White House. It’s gonna be state-controlled media. What can go wrong?
well at least they’re better than other countries
Infomercials featuring Putin and Kim Jong-un spruiking the benefits of dictatorship.
dv said:
snortle
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:“What does the ban look like in practice?
There has been a wider knock-on effect.The remainder of the White House television pool announced it would suspend coverage of Mr Trump.”
Ohhhh that explains the new Trump TV announced by the White House. It’s gonna be state-controlled media. What can go wrong?
well at least they’re better than other countries
Infomercials featuring Putin and Kim Jong-un spruiking the benefits of dictatorship.
Heh!
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
buffy said:
ABC report on non coverage of Trump
:)
Well we’ll just have to go to Fox news for our US political news.
Fox is also protesting CNN’s ban.
roughbarked said:
US ‘drug boat’ strikes breach international law, could be crimes against humanity, UN report says
“could be”
Meanwhile in the USA…
Since Trump 2 and the changes to FDA regulations around various things, it seems that recalls of consumables is at an all time high. I remember a lot of recalls when I was there, mainly food items.
From Oliver Kornetzke’s Facebook page:
“UP NEXT ON WISN 12 NEWS:
A nationwide recall expands after inspectors find human scalp tissue, several intact eyelashes and what appears to be part of an earlobe inside frozen dinners. Plus, doctors warn that a persistent scratching sound in the abdomen may be caused by intestinal parasites “responding to movement.” Then, a local man coughs up a blood-soaked membrane that immediately curls into a ball when touched. Something is laying eggs in your ear, and the medicine cabinet is starting to smell sweet.
News at 10. But first, the weather.”
Anyway…
kii said:
Meanwhile in the USA…Since Trump 2 and the changes to FDA regulations around various things, it seems that recalls of consumables is at an all time high. I remember a lot of recalls when I was there, mainly food items.
From Oliver Kornetzke’s Facebook page:
“UP NEXT ON WISN 12 NEWS:
A nationwide recall expands after inspectors find human scalp tissue, several intact eyelashes and what appears to be part of an earlobe inside frozen dinners. Plus, doctors warn that a persistent scratching sound in the abdomen may be caused by intestinal parasites “responding to movement.” Then, a local man coughs up a blood-soaked membrane that immediately curls into a ball when touched. Something is laying eggs in your ear, and the medicine cabinet is starting to smell sweet.
News at 10. But first, the weather.”
Anyway…
Yuck.
damn we’re still old enough to remember when people said that to shut down bad actors you just starve them of publicity and platform
SCIENCE said:
damn we’re still old enough to remember when people said that to shut down bad actors you just starve them of publicity and platform
I mean I guess it would be unethical to literally starve him.
One thing about conservatives is that, even though they are almost always wrong, they never have a moment where they admit the wrongness and hence learn from it. They spend years saying that legalised marijuana, or same sex marriage, or even the HPV vaccine, would have all kinds of disastrous effects, and when that doesn’t eventuate they don’t say “shit, maybe my understanding of the world is wrong”, they just roll onto the next scare campaign.
dv said:
One thing about conservatives is that, even though they are almost always wrong, they never have a moment where they admit the wrongness and hence learn from it. They spend years saying that legalised marijuana, or same sex marriage, or even the HPV vaccine, would have all kinds of disastrous effects, and when that doesn’t eventuate they don’t say “shit, maybe my understanding of the world is wrong”, they just roll onto the next scare campaign.
and 300000000 americese still lap it up so what’s the incentive to learn
https://youtu.be/Lwz1XwHwWhY?si=-xILpfAnf0CM79jS
Nerd Reich
Fair to say that the imaginary 5k did not sway any voters.
In another distraction, Trump renames AI.
President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.
“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump told the global body.
“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” he continued. “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.”
“From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial,” he continued.
“In other words, welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI,” he said. “Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it’s much more accurate.”
Super intelligence is already defined as a form of artificial intelligence that exceeds human intelligence. It is both the ultimate goal of many frontier AI firms and the greatest worry among those warning about its threat to humanity.
Trump’s remarks came amid spiking fears about the technology after a former Anthropic researcher warned that AI could soon destroy humanity.
The concerns fueled the debate in Washington over whether to regulate the technology, with Trump pushing for less regulation to ensure the U.S. beats China in the AI arms race.
AI is slated to be a major topic of conversation this week, not only at the United Nations General Assembly but also when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit with Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/
Divine Angel said:
In another distraction, Trump renames AI.President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.
“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump told the global body.“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” he continued. “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.”
“From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial,” he continued.
“In other words, welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI,” he said. “Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it’s much more accurate.”
Super intelligence is already defined as a form of artificial intelligence that exceeds human intelligence. It is both the ultimate goal of many frontier AI firms and the greatest worry among those warning about its threat to humanity.
Trump’s remarks came amid spiking fears about the technology after a former Anthropic researcher warned that AI could soon destroy humanity.
The concerns fueled the debate in Washington over whether to regulate the technology, with Trump pushing for less regulation to ensure the U.S. beats China in the AI arms race.
AI is slated to be a major topic of conversation this week, not only at the United Nations General Assembly but also when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit with Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/
In her livestream this morning (our time) Heather Cox Richardson commented on Trump’s speech at the UN. I think she said 11 minutes and 13 seconds was Trump commenting on potentially nuking Iran. She was concerned. I think that I really have to stop watching the news. I am consuming too much.
Divine Angel said:
In another distraction, Trump renames AI.President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.
“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump told the global body.“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” he continued. “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.”
“From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial,” he continued.
“In other words, welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI,” he said. “Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it’s much more accurate.”
Super intelligence is already defined as a form of artificial intelligence that exceeds human intelligence. It is both the ultimate goal of many frontier AI firms and the greatest worry among those warning about its threat to humanity.
Trump’s remarks came amid spiking fears about the technology after a former Anthropic researcher warned that AI could soon destroy humanity.
The concerns fueled the debate in Washington over whether to regulate the technology, with Trump pushing for less regulation to ensure the U.S. beats China in the AI arms race.
AI is slated to be a major topic of conversation this week, not only at the United Nations General Assembly but also when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit with Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/
What would Trump know about intelligence?
Divine Angel said:
In another distraction, Trump renames AI.President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.
“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump told the global body.“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” he continued. “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.”
“From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial,” he continued.
“In other words, welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI,” he said. “Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it’s much more accurate.”
Super intelligence is already defined as a form of artificial intelligence that exceeds human intelligence. It is both the ultimate goal of many frontier AI firms and the greatest worry among those warning about its threat to humanity.
Trump’s remarks came amid spiking fears about the technology after a former Anthropic researcher warned that AI could soon destroy humanity.
The concerns fueled the debate in Washington over whether to regulate the technology, with Trump pushing for less regulation to ensure the U.S. beats China in the AI arms race.
AI is slated to be a major topic of conversation this week, not only at the United Nations General Assembly but also when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit with Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/
Far Canal.
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
In another distraction, Trump renames AI.President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.
“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump told the global body.“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” he continued. “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.”
“From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial,” he continued.
“In other words, welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI,” he said. “Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it’s much more accurate.”
Super intelligence is already defined as a form of artificial intelligence that exceeds human intelligence. It is both the ultimate goal of many frontier AI firms and the greatest worry among those warning about its threat to humanity.
Trump’s remarks came amid spiking fears about the technology after a former Anthropic researcher warned that AI could soon destroy humanity.
The concerns fueled the debate in Washington over whether to regulate the technology, with Trump pushing for less regulation to ensure the U.S. beats China in the AI arms race.
AI is slated to be a major topic of conversation this week, not only at the United Nations General Assembly but also when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit with Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/
In her livestream this morning (our time) Heather Cox Richardson commented on Trump’s speech at the UN. I think she said 11 minutes and 13 seconds was Trump commenting on potentially nuking Iran. She was concerned. I think that I really have to stop watching the news. I am consuming too much.
Good idea.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Divine Angel said:
In another distraction, Trump renames AI.President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.
“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump told the global body.“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” he continued. “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.”
“From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial,” he continued.
“In other words, welcome to the new world of super intelligence — SI,” he said. “Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better. It is much better, and it’s much more accurate.”
Super intelligence is already defined as a form of artificial intelligence that exceeds human intelligence. It is both the ultimate goal of many frontier AI firms and the greatest worry among those warning about its threat to humanity.
Trump’s remarks came amid spiking fears about the technology after a former Anthropic researcher warned that AI could soon destroy humanity.
The concerns fueled the debate in Washington over whether to regulate the technology, with Trump pushing for less regulation to ensure the U.S. beats China in the AI arms race.
AI is slated to be a major topic of conversation this week, not only at the United Nations General Assembly but also when Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit with Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/
In her livestream this morning (our time) Heather Cox Richardson commented on Trump’s speech at the UN. I think she said 11 minutes and 13 seconds was Trump commenting on potentially nuking Iran. She was concerned. I think that I really have to stop watching the news. I am consuming too much.
Good idea.
(nods)
Has Mrs V recovered from her lurgy?
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:In her livestream this morning (our time) Heather Cox Richardson commented on Trump’s speech at the UN. I think she said 11 minutes and 13 seconds was Trump commenting on potentially nuking Iran. She was concerned. I think that I really have to stop watching the news. I am consuming too much.
Good idea.
(nods)
Has Mrs V recovered from her lurgy?
She’s still recovering. Each day she shows an incremental improvement.
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
:)
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
What’s an SI unit?
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
What’s an SI unit?
Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
The Rev Dodgson said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
What’s an SI unit?
Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
LOLOLOLOL
:)
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
What’s an SI unit?
The modern metric system:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Good idea.
(nods)
Has Mrs V recovered from her lurgy?
She’s still recovering. Each day she shows an incremental improvement.
Oh that’s good. The latest lurgy does seem to linger.
The Rev Dodgson said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
What’s an SI unit?
Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
Is the joke “what intelligence?”
ms spock said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
ms spock said:
What’s an SI unit?
Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
Is the joke “what intelligence?”
base
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
What’s an SI unit?
The modern metric system:
(((blushes))))
OIC
The most basic of our modern metric system.
I will read through and find watt.
My brain is not a math brain.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
What’s an SI unit?
The modern metric system:
There needs to be a school for folks who missed out on parts of their education.
ms spock said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
ms spock said:What’s an SI unit?
Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
Is the joke “what intelligence?”
A watt is a derived SI unit.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
Is the joke “what intelligence?”
A watt is a derived SI unit.
Aha
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
I don’t know, sorry.
But it seems like a great idea for a project for hackers.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Good idea.
(nods)
Has Mrs V recovered from her lurgy?
She’s still recovering. Each day she shows an incremental improvement.
I picked up a lurgy in Canberra from my granddaughters. It isn’t Covid 19 or RSV or indeed influenza A or B but it certainly is a lurgy.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Now there’s a suggestion.
dv said:
LOLz
dv said:
The USA spent what the better part of century convincing its populations its number one joe
It doesn’t need to lie as everything is a lie
99% of the population is there to serve the one percent
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Now there’s a suggestion.
… because they’re under the control of the billionaire fascists as well …
Cymek said:
dv said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
alternative form but again when they write in the obvious it kind of metareinforces the metapoint, they should have stopped at smiles
The USA spent what the better part of century convincing its populations its number one joe
It doesn’t need to lie as everything is a lie
99% of the population is there to serve the one percent
so these threads are basically the
https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2432422/
same thread we knew it
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Now there’s a suggestion.
No one will ever be punished for Epstein related crimes.
At least if the names were published all the disgusting turds could become persona non grata amongst the world population.
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Now there’s a suggestion.
… because they’re under the control of the billionaire fascists as well …
Oh. I was hoping for some optimism in these worrying times.
:(
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Now there’s a suggestion.
No one will ever be punished for Epstein related crimes.
At least if the names were published all the disgusting turds could become persona non grata amongst the world population.
doubt it, 300000000 americese would love them
wait they already do
Eh, only two episodes in Season 1 of Marlow Murder Club.
While most of the midterm attention is on the Senate and House of Reps, the state elections also have an impact on federal matters as the state governments control electoral boundaries and ballot access. They are also more directly important as state governments wield broad powers in the US.
Although the Democrats have a few good prospects at this level, one position that the Republicans may gain is the Governor of Kansas. Laura Kelly has been a very popular Democrat governor but she cannot run again due to term limits, and the Republican candidate is up a few points in the polling.
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:Now there’s a suggestion.
No one will ever be punished for Epstein related crimes.
At least if the names were published all the disgusting turds could become persona non grata amongst the world population.doubt it, 300000000 americese would love them
wait they already do
I don’t really believe it either.
I can see why hell was created so people got some punishment even if its not while they were alive.
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Yes why the hell not.
ms spock said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Yes why the hell not.
Because they can’t see through the black ink.
ms spock said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Yes why the hell not.
It would be good use of an AI programmed and designed for hacking
Especially say if it had actually morality and self awareness and decided
Yeah I’m going reveal every nations dirty secrets from the last 100 years.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Woodie said:
roughbarked said:
Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Now there’s a suggestion.
… because they’re under the control of the billionaire fascists as well …
Oh. I was hoping for some optimism in these worrying times.
:(
No one will ever be punished for Epstein related crimes.
At least if the names were published all the disgusting turds could become persona non grata amongst the world population.doubt it, 300000000 americese would love them
wait they already do
Yes why the hell not.
Because they can’t see through the black ink.
It would be good use of an AI programmed and designed for hacking
Especially say if it had actually morality and self awareness and decided
Yeah I’m going reveal every nations dirty secrets from the last 100 years.
so you see we’r‘n’t being facetious when we say the hackers are under the control of the billionaire fascists because we ask you
who owns the “爱 programmed and designed for hacking” as yous’ve seen in the news all year
hey
dv said:
While most of the midterm attention is on the Senate and House of Reps, the state elections also have an impact on federal matters as the state governments control electoral boundaries and ballot access. They are also more directly important as state governments wield broad powers in the US.
Although the Democrats have a few good prospects at this level, one position that the Republicans may gain is the Governor of Kansas. Laura Kelly has been a very popular Democrat governor but she cannot run again due to term limits, and the Republican candidate is up a few points in the polling.
I hope there will be midterm elections. I really do.
ms spock said:
dv said:
While most of the midterm attention is on the Senate and House of Reps, the state elections also have an impact on federal matters as the state governments control electoral boundaries and ballot access. They are also more directly important as state governments wield broad powers in the US.
Although the Democrats have a few good prospects at this level, one position that the Republicans may gain is the Governor of Kansas. Laura Kelly has been a very popular Democrat governor but she cannot run again due to term limits, and the Republican candidate is up a few points in the polling.
I hope there will be midterm elections. I really do.
their state media will tell us all about how free and fair they were
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:(nods)
Has Mrs V recovered from her lurgy?
She’s still recovering. Each day she shows an incremental improvement.
I picked up a lurgy in Canberra from my granddaughters. It isn’t Covid 19 or RSV or indeed influenza A or B but it certainly is a lurgy.
Parainfluenza?
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:She’s still recovering. Each day she shows an incremental improvement.
I picked up a lurgy in Canberra from my granddaughters. It isn’t Covid 19 or RSV or indeed influenza A or B but it certainly is a lurgy.
Parainfluenza?
Painthearsefluenza. Though it is mainly a pain in the face.
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
She’s still recovering. Each day she shows an incremental improvement.
I picked up a lurgy in Canberra from my granddaughters. It isn’t Covid 19 or RSV or indeed influenza A or B but it certainly is a lurgy.
Parainfluenza?
hpiv rhinovirus adenovirus hmpv rsv influenza sarscov2 anything
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
I picked up a lurgy in Canberra from my granddaughters. It isn’t Covid 19 or RSV or indeed influenza A or B but it certainly is a lurgy.
Parainfluenza?
hpiv rhinovirus adenovirus hmpv rsv influenza sarscov2 anything
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
Woodie said:Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Yes why the hell not.
Because they can’t see through the black ink.
Not even when they hold them up to the light.?
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Woodie said:Why can’t hackers hack all the FBI’s unredacted Epstien files?
Yes why the hell not.
It would be good use of an AI programmed and designed for hacking
Especially say if it had actually morality and self awareness and decided
Yeah I’m going reveal every nations dirty secrets from the last 100 years.
That would be some substantial reading.
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
dv said:
While most of the midterm attention is on the Senate and House of Reps, the state elections also have an impact on federal matters as the state governments control electoral boundaries and ballot access. They are also more directly important as state governments wield broad powers in the US.
Although the Democrats have a few good prospects at this level, one position that the Republicans may gain is the Governor of Kansas. Laura Kelly has been a very popular Democrat governor but she cannot run again due to term limits, and the Republican candidate is up a few points in the polling.
I hope there will be midterm elections. I really do.
their state media will tell us all about how free and fair they were
It is going to be quite a spectacle.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:I picked up a lurgy in Canberra from my granddaughters. It isn’t Covid 19 or RSV or indeed influenza A or B but it certainly is a lurgy.
Parainfluenza?
Painthearsefluenza. Though it is mainly a pain in the face.
A really runny nose?
No coughing.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
ms spock said:What’s an SI unit?
Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
LOLOLOLOL
:)
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:Parainfluenza?
Painthearsefluenza. Though it is mainly a pain in the face.
A really runny nose?
No coughing.
Lotsa coughing up stuff and nose constantly in a tissue. Throat is sore and I keep feeling chilly.
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:ms spock said:
I hope there will be midterm elections. I really do.
their state media will tell us all about how free and fair they were
It is going to be quite a spectacle.
A shitfight to tell your great-grandkids about.
dv said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Yes, but it’s spelt watt.
LOLOLOLOL
:)
:)
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:Painthearsefluenza. Though it is mainly a pain in the face.
A really runny nose?
No coughing.
Lotsa coughing up stuff and nose constantly in a tissue. Throat is sore and I keep feeling chilly.
Parainfluenza has all those symptoms. I hope that you feel better soon.
ms spock said:
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:A really runny nose?
No coughing.
Lotsa coughing up stuff and nose constantly in a tissue. Throat is sore and I keep feeling chilly.
Parainfluenza has all those symptoms. I hope that you feel better soon.
So do I.
“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness for generations?” he said, as a representative for Iran’s delegation sat stony-faced in the audience.
“But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to. They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election.”
> Hang on.. See how I do in the midterms? He isn’t going to do anything in the midterms.
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
SCIENCE said:their state media will tell us all about how free and fair they were
It is going to be quite a spectacle.
A shitfight to tell your great-grandkids about.
I hope so. Trump was insinuating nuking Iran in his speech at the UN, according to Heather Cox Richardson at about 11.13 into his speech.
roughbarked said:
“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness for generations?” he said, as a representative for Iran’s delegation sat stony-faced in the audience.“But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to. They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election.”
> Hang on.. See how I do in the midterms? He isn’t going to do anything in the midterms.
Unless the Dems end with 67 Senate seats, which seems unlikely.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-details-scrapped-fbi-bribery-122504710.html
The FBI was preparing a major bribery investigation that could have implicated Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins, but it was scrapped soon after Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to a report.
A damning ProPublica investigation details allegations that Collins and her team were involved in a pay-to-play scheme involving defense contractor Navatek.
The report claims that Scott Reed, head of the Collins super PAC, sought $500,000 from Navatek in 2019 to boost Collins’ re-election bid, after the senator helped the company win a multimillion-dollar Navy research contract in Maine.
In return, Navatek is reported to have said it wanted an assurance that Collins would help generate tens of millions of dollars more in federal funding for the company. After the meeting, Navatek CEO Martin Kao set up a shell company to skirt campaign finance laws that ban government contractors from making political contributions and sent $150,000 to the Collins super PAC.
Two months later, Kao informed Navatek executives that Collins had put plans in place to award the company $32 million in naval contracts.
As noted by ProPublica, a company with federal contracts offering political donations to Collins in exchange for a favor “would constitute criminal bribery.” Collins has denied any wrongdoing.
The allegations arrive at a crucial time for Collins. Her Maine Senate seat is one that Democrats believe they could flip in the Nov. 3 midterms, as the 73-year-old moderate Republican seeks a sixth six-year term in the blue state.
In 2022, a grand jury indicted Kao on suspicion of making illegal campaign contributions.
While being questioned by FBI agents and federal prosecutors, Kao said that the meeting with Reed was just one of a number of alleged pay-to-play operations involving members of Congress he was involved in.
In total, Kao and his team had donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of lawmakers, allowing the Hawaii-based Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with more than $40 million a year in government funding, ProPublica reported
The FBI had gathered enough evidence that it was on the verge of launching a bribery and corruption probe that could have implicated top politicians from both political parties by the end of 2024.
However, the probe was derailed by Trump’s 2024 election victory. When the president returned to office, he gutted the Department of Justice and fired multiple workers who had worked on federal criminal cases against Trump as part of his retribution campaign.
One of the agents who had taken Kao’s confession was pushed out amid the administration’s purge of officials involved in investigating Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
As a result of Trump reshaping the DOJ, the probe into alleged pay-to-play bribery in Congress was shuttered.
roughbarked said:
“Do I drive them into hell with no chance of survival and no hope of future greatness for generations?” he said, as a representative for Iran’s delegation sat stony-faced in the audience.“But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election because it doesn’t make sense for them not to. They’re waiting to see how I do in the midterm election.”
> Hang on.. See how I do in the midterms? He isn’t going to do anything in the midterms.
They have already been purging the voter rolls. Voter suppression and racial gerrymandering that Republicans engage in has increased. Marc Elias from Democracy Docket has been doing the court cases.
He did the 60 court cases that Republicans launched in 2020.
Have you see “ Vigilantes Inc” free on YouTube by Greg Palast?
dv said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-details-scrapped-fbi-bribery-122504710.html
The FBI was preparing a major bribery investigation that could have implicated Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins, but it was scrapped soon after Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to a report.
A damning ProPublica investigation details allegations that Collins and her team were involved in a pay-to-play scheme involving defense contractor Navatek.
The report claims that Scott Reed, head of the Collins super PAC, sought $500,000 from Navatek in 2019 to boost Collins’ re-election bid, after the senator helped the company win a multimillion-dollar Navy research contract in Maine.
In return, Navatek is reported to have said it wanted an assurance that Collins would help generate tens of millions of dollars more in federal funding for the company. After the meeting, Navatek CEO Martin Kao set up a shell company to skirt campaign finance laws that ban government contractors from making political contributions and sent $150,000 to the Collins super PAC.
Two months later, Kao informed Navatek executives that Collins had put plans in place to award the company $32 million in naval contracts.
As noted by ProPublica, a company with federal contracts offering political donations to Collins in exchange for a favor “would constitute criminal bribery.” Collins has denied any wrongdoing.
The allegations arrive at a crucial time for Collins. Her Maine Senate seat is one that Democrats believe they could flip in the Nov. 3 midterms, as the 73-year-old moderate Republican seeks a sixth six-year term in the blue state.
In 2022, a grand jury indicted Kao on suspicion of making illegal campaign contributions.While being questioned by FBI agents and federal prosecutors, Kao said that the meeting with Reed was just one of a number of alleged pay-to-play operations involving members of Congress he was involved in.
In total, Kao and his team had donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of lawmakers, allowing the Hawaii-based Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with more than $40 million a year in government funding, ProPublica reported
The FBI had gathered enough evidence that it was on the verge of launching a bribery and corruption probe that could have implicated top politicians from both political parties by the end of 2024.
However, the probe was derailed by Trump’s 2024 election victory. When the president returned to office, he gutted the Department of Justice and fired multiple workers who had worked on federal criminal cases against Trump as part of his retribution campaign.
One of the agents who had taken Kao’s confession was pushed out amid the administration’s purge of officials involved in investigating Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
As a result of Trump reshaping the DOJ, the probe into alleged pay-to-play bribery in Congress was shuttered.
Sigh.
Peak Warming Man said:
All intelligence will be in Si units from now on.
Of course it won’t. The US uses a mish-mash of units. They will make something up.
Michael V said:
dv said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/report-details-scrapped-fbi-bribery-122504710.html
The FBI was preparing a major bribery investigation that could have implicated Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins, but it was scrapped soon after Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to a report.
A damning ProPublica investigation details allegations that Collins and her team were involved in a pay-to-play scheme involving defense contractor Navatek.
The report claims that Scott Reed, head of the Collins super PAC, sought $500,000 from Navatek in 2019 to boost Collins’ re-election bid, after the senator helped the company win a multimillion-dollar Navy research contract in Maine.
In return, Navatek is reported to have said it wanted an assurance that Collins would help generate tens of millions of dollars more in federal funding for the company. After the meeting, Navatek CEO Martin Kao set up a shell company to skirt campaign finance laws that ban government contractors from making political contributions and sent $150,000 to the Collins super PAC.
Two months later, Kao informed Navatek executives that Collins had put plans in place to award the company $32 million in naval contracts.
As noted by ProPublica, a company with federal contracts offering political donations to Collins in exchange for a favor “would constitute criminal bribery.” Collins has denied any wrongdoing.
The allegations arrive at a crucial time for Collins. Her Maine Senate seat is one that Democrats believe they could flip in the Nov. 3 midterms, as the 73-year-old moderate Republican seeks a sixth six-year term in the blue state.
In 2022, a grand jury indicted Kao on suspicion of making illegal campaign contributions.While being questioned by FBI agents and federal prosecutors, Kao said that the meeting with Reed was just one of a number of alleged pay-to-play operations involving members of Congress he was involved in.
In total, Kao and his team had donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of lawmakers, allowing the Hawaii-based Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with more than $40 million a year in government funding, ProPublica reported
The FBI had gathered enough evidence that it was on the verge of launching a bribery and corruption probe that could have implicated top politicians from both political parties by the end of 2024.
However, the probe was derailed by Trump’s 2024 election victory. When the president returned to office, he gutted the Department of Justice and fired multiple workers who had worked on federal criminal cases against Trump as part of his retribution campaign.
One of the agents who had taken Kao’s confession was pushed out amid the administration’s purge of officials involved in investigating Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
As a result of Trump reshaping the DOJ, the probe into alleged pay-to-play bribery in Congress was shuttered.
Sigh.
naval contracts ¿ well this ought to be a ¡ great bargain for $368000000000 of australian taxpayer funds
Ian said:
Hegseth is such a sodden goober.
Ian said:
:)
“Hello, Mr Prime Minister. How are you? Everything good? Look at you people.”
kii said:
“Hello, Mr Prime Minister. How are you? Everything good? Look at you people.”
akkeged
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
“Hello, Mr Prime Minister. How are you? Everything good? Look at you people.”
akkeged
sorry obviously a typographical error and we meant akkkeged
fkkk
I’ve previously discussed the prospects of Dan Osborn, who is running as an independent for Nebraska’s senate slot. He is a labour union leader, ex-military, and while he has differences with the Dems, he is someone they can work woth, so The Democrats are not running a candidate in Nebraska. Polling has been scant but broadly indicates that it is a close race between Osborn and the Republican candidate.
There’s a similar situation in South Dakota, where Brian Bengs is running as an independent. He is a former Democrat. The Dems were fielding a candidate, be he dropped out of the race. Bengs is a bit behind but the trend is for him.
These are Senate positions that the Democrats really have no hope of winning so the prospect of them being out of Republican hands is a boon.
There is a similar situation in Montana except that the Dem candidate, Alani Bankhead, does not want to withdraw. The independent, Bodnar, is another former Democrat.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6023722-alani-bankhead-rejects-exit-deadline/
Bill?
Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
kii said:
Bill?Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
I haven’t been in the trade for nearly two decades now, so I’m not up with the latest bullshit.
But if that dickhead states it, you can be pretty sure it’s gold-plates bullshit.
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:
Bill?Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
I haven’t been in the trade for nearly two decades now, so I’m not up with the latest bullshit.
But if that dickhead states it, you can be pretty sure it’s gold-plates bullshit.
But are YOU a Furry?
lololol…
kii said:
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:
Bill?Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
I haven’t been in the trade for nearly two decades now, so I’m not up with the latest bullshit.
But if that dickhead states it, you can be pretty sure it’s gold-plates bullshit.
But are YOU a Furry?
lololol…
Yes.
Spocky is always asking me to trim my beard and I haven’t trimmed my hair for a fair while, it’s around my shoulders now,
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:
Spiny Norman said:I haven’t been in the trade for nearly two decades now, so I’m not up with the latest bullshit.
But if that dickhead states it, you can be pretty sure it’s gold-plates bullshit.
But are YOU a Furry?
lololol…
Yes.
Spocky is always asking me to trim my beard and I haven’t trimmed my hair for a fair while, it’s around my shoulders now,
Yair my hair is halfway down my back, my daughter told me the other day.
dv said:
There is a similar situation in Montana except that the Dem candidate, Alani Bankhead, does not want to withdraw. The independent, Bodnar, is another former Democrat.
Interesting – the situation in Montana, I wonder what is happening there?
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:
Bill?Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
I haven’t been in the trade for nearly two decades now, so I’m not up with the latest bullshit.
But if that dickhead states it, you can be pretty sure it’s gold-plates bullshit.
If they went to Brazil would they still be furries
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:
Spiny Norman said:I haven’t been in the trade for nearly two decades now, so I’m not up with the latest bullshit.
But if that dickhead states it, you can be pretty sure it’s gold-plates bullshit.
But are YOU a Furry?
lololol…
Yes.
Spocky is always asking me to trim my beard and I haven’t trimmed my hair for a fair while, it’s around my shoulders now,
mr kii would stop trimming his handlebar moustache sometimes. It was a bit hysterical as it curled under his chin, and grew over his top lip. He liked to preen the bits under his chin and tell me how “pretty” he was. He was a hoot.
kii said:
Spiny Norman said:
kii said:But are YOU a Furry?
lololol…
Yes.
Spocky is always asking me to trim my beard and I haven’t trimmed my hair for a fair while, it’s around my shoulders now,
mr kii would stop trimming his handlebar moustache sometimes. It was a bit hysterical as it curled under his chin, and grew over his top lip. He liked to preen the bits under his chin and tell me how “pretty” he was. He was a hoot.
:)
kii said:
dv said:
There is a similar situation in Montana except that the Dem candidate, Alani Bankhead, does not want to withdraw. The independent, Bodnar, is another former Democrat.
Interesting – the situation in Montana, I wonder what is happening there?
team sports, imagine the fascistest sociopathicest rapistest party you can have, then they still get half the votes
kii said:
Interesting – the situation in Montana, I wonder what is happening there?
Well I do have some info on that and even a link to a news article on the topic. There is a similar situation in Montana except that the Dem candidate, Alani Bankhead, does not want to withdraw. The independent, Bodnar, is another former Democrat.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6023722-alani-bankhead-rejects-exit-deadline/
kii said:
Bill?Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
WTAF?
Michael V said:
kii said:
Bill?Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
WTAF?
It is easy to lampoon these people but they seem to want to talk about anything other than the very real crises the country is facing.
dv said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Bill?Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) warned Tuesday that many employees in the American airline industry may be part of the “furry community.
WTAF?
It is easy to lampoon these people but they seem to want to talk about anything other than the very real crises the country is facing.
Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) seems to be utterly deranged.
I mean who cares what people get up to in their spare time if it doesn’t hurt others? And furries. People playing dressing up and arting. I certainly don’t think they are out to hurt anyone
But he does, obviously. Maybe he thinks people should only get up to his particular brand of nasty Christianity.
wait
SCIENCE said:
wait
Bugger LL.
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
You’re a cue ball ?
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
And his teeth are perfect.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/09/23/i-am-code-trump-clashed-with-ballroom-architect-over-safety-issues/
“I am the code,” said the President.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
How about the odor of faeces coming from your pants?
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
And his teeth are perfect.
we heard that kissing arse is good for the enamel
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
How about the odor of faeces coming from your pants?
Since when does PWM wear pants
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:And the healthy rosy cheeks.
How about the odor of faeces coming from your pants?
Since when does PWM wear pants
Hopefully to church.
Judge orders reversal of journalistic ban
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/us-judge-reverses-donald-trump-media-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now/107192236
Divine Angel said:
Judge orders reversal of journalistic banhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/us-judge-reverses-donald-trump-media-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now/107192236
I hope that the CNN, MSNOW, and Politico people are sitting in the front row at the next White House press conference.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Judge orders reversal of journalistic banhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/us-judge-reverses-donald-trump-media-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now/107192236
I hope that the CNN, MSNOW, and Politico people are sitting in the front row at the next White House press conference.
What’s annoying is that it’s largely convention to give press credentials to all prominent organisations but there’s probably ways for this administration to legally ban those Trump hates. He has no shame and he might find a compliant judge who wishes to curry favour. The stupid cnut got all offended when he saw the journos in question covering him at the UN yesterday.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:And the healthy rosy cheeks.
He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:And the healthy rosy cheeks.
He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
OK that doesn’t look as sycophantically gross
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
I feel like a voyeur looking at that pic.
LOL
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
I feel like a voyeur looking at that pic.
Just blokes being blokes. Do you have something against blokes?!?
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
OK that doesn’t look as sycophantically gross
Wouldn’t be surprised if someone was missing a wallet after that.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
Bubblecar said:A nicer recent snap of our PM.
I feel like a voyeur looking at that pic.Just blokes being blokes. Do you have something against blokes?!?
Feels like it’s interrupting a moment is all.
The generic ballot has the Dems out to an almost 9 point lead
This has them at an almost 90% chance of taking the House and an almost 70% chance of taking the Senate.
Texas remains the tipping point state, and Talarico currently has about a 3 point lead (still feels too close to call in an R+12 state)
Texas’ most popular BBQ place has dropped brisket from its menu due to the high price. If there’s one thing to turn Texas against Trump, it’s taking away their beef.
Divine Angel said:
Texas’ most popular BBQ place has dropped brisket from its menu due to the high price. If there’s one thing to turn Texas against Trump, it’s taking away their beef.
I’m still kinda skeptical on likelihood of the Dems flipping Texas…
Like I said, Texas is historically something like an R+12 or R+13 state. If the generic ballot has the Dems out by 9 nationwide, that still leaves a 4 point gap. It seems like Talarico is an above average candidate (and by that I mean he’s performing better than the generic poll) but 4 points still feels like a mountain.
diddly-squat said:
The generic ballot has the Dems out to an almost 9 point lead
This has them at an almost 90% chance of taking the House and an almost 70% chance of taking the Senate.
Texas remains the tipping point state, and Talarico currently has about a 3 point lead (still feels too close to call in an R+12 state)
Good. I hope they get both houses.
Divine Angel said:
Texas’ most popular BBQ place has dropped brisket from its menu due to the high price. If there’s one thing to turn Texas against Trump, it’s taking away their beef.
And brisket is a relatively cheap cut of beef.
Michael V said:
diddly-squat said:
The generic ballot has the Dems out to an almost 9 point lead
This has them at an almost 90% chance of taking the House and an almost 70% chance of taking the Senate.
Texas remains the tipping point state, and Talarico currently has about a 3 point lead (still feels too close to call in an R+12 state)
Good. I hope they get both houses.
Could they bring in a ringer type Democrat
One who is multi generational inbreed, card carrying KKK member, fundamentalist Christian whose is also a Chuck Norris fan
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
diddly-squat said:
The generic ballot has the Dems out to an almost 9 point lead
This has them at an almost 90% chance of taking the House and an almost 70% chance of taking the Senate.
Texas remains the tipping point state, and Talarico currently has about a 3 point lead (still feels too close to call in an R+12 state)
Good. I hope they get both houses.
Could they bring in a ringer type Democrat
One who is multi generational inbreed, card carrying KKK member, fundamentalist Christian whose is also a Chuck Norris fan
🦄
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Judge orders reversal of journalistic ban
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/us-judge-reverses-donald-trump-media-ban-cnn-politico-ms-now/107192236
I hope that the CNN, MSNOW, and Politico people are sitting in the front row at the next White House press conference.
What’s annoying is that it’s largely convention to give press credentials to all prominent organisations but there’s probably ways for this administration to legally ban those Trump hates. He has no shame and he might find a compliant judge who wishes to curry favour. The stupid cnut got all offended when he saw the journos in question covering him at the UN yesterday.
oh well at least there will be some balance to the propaganda now
diddly-squat said:
Divine Angel said:
Texas’ most popular BBQ place has dropped brisket from its menu due to the high price. If there’s one thing to turn Texas against Trump, it’s taking away their beef.
I’m still kinda skeptical on likelihood of the Dems flipping Texas…
Like I said, Texas is historically something like an R+12 or R+13 state. If the generic ballot has the Dems out by 9 nationwide, that still leaves a 4 point gap. It seems like Talarico is an above average candidate (and by that I mean he’s performing better than the generic poll) but 4 points still feels like a mountain.
I hear what you’re saying. If you’re gambling man you can get around $2.40 for the Paxton win.
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This selfie that Albo took with the great man is terrific.
I wish I had a full head of hair like him
And the healthy rosy cheeks.
He has a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
OK that doesn’t look as sycophantically gross
actually seeing it across the internet a few more times yous know what, we take back our sledging over our dear prime minister, actually it was a classic AntonAlban master stroke to make this unflattering relatively unretouched unairbrushed un爱beautified grossness seem like a gushing act of support
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
Bubblecar said:
A nicer recent snap of our PM.
OK that doesn’t look as sycophantically gross
actually seeing it across the internet a few more times yous know what, we take back our sledging over our dear prime minister, actually it was a classic AntonAlban master stroke to make this unflattering relatively unretouched unairbrushed un爱beautified grossness seem like a gushing act of support
After listening to Trump they were probably both looking for a hug.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is turning his attention to the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields and radio frequency radiation—stoking a controversial theory that digital devices are doing untold damage to human health…
..also spread unsubstantiated claims about vaccines, geoengineering and fluoride. At the event, Kennedy also said HHS would investigate “chemtrails”—lines of water condensation, or contrails, from airplanes that some people believe, without evidence, spread secret biological or chemical agents.
Excellent
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:SCIENCE said:
OK that doesn’t look as sycophantically gross
actually seeing it across the internet a few more times yous know what, we take back our sledging over our dear prime minister, actually it was a classic AntonAlban master stroke to make this unflattering relatively unretouched unairbrushed un爱beautified grossness seem like a gushing act of support
After listening to Trump they were probably both looking for a hug.
“Please get me out of here!”
Occupy Democrats
BREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
!!!
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
I remember when Tucker Carlson was the anti christ and everything he said was a lie.
Peak Warming Man said:
I remember when Tucker Carlson was the anti christ and everything he said was a lie.
That seems to be the opinion of many. wonders never cease.
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
And point four – to further attempt to distract from the Epstein files.
Peak Warming Man said:
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
I remember when Tucker Carlson was the anti christ and everything he said was a lie.
That’s still true.
(Not so) great makeup work there to cover whatever is under that on Shitler’s right hand.
Peak Warming Man said:
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
I remember when Tucker Carlson was the anti christ and everything he said was a lie.
That’s why it is so extremely surprising that he said this.
Peak Warming Man said:
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
I remember when Tucker Carlson was the anti christ and everything he said was a lie.
Lies or merely stupid opinions?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Peak Warming Man said:
JudgeMental said:
Occupy DemocratsBREAKING: Tucker Carlson reveals a jaw-dropping private conversation he had with Trump in which he warned him that the Iran War would destroy America and Trump said: “We all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.”
This maniac has the nuclear codes…
“I’m in an unusual position because I talked to Trump,” Carlson told Steve Inskeep of the NPR Newsmakers podcast.
The former Fox News host has become one of the President’s fiercest critics over the past year, with his most vociferous attacks aimed at the disastrous, pointless war with Iran.
“But you’ve quoted him as waving off the risk by saying it’ll all be fine which could almost—” said Inskeep of Trump’s posture towards the conflict.
“You want to know what he said?” replied Carlson. “I’ll tell you exactly what he said and I haven’t said this but I’m just gonna tell you. And this is a fact. And I could look at my calendar but I had flown back from Tel Aviv from Ben Gurion Airport after seeing the ambassador and two days later I was in the Oval with Trump alone.”
“And he was annoyed that I had given Huckabee a hard time in this whole conversation about Huckabee and I said your U.S. ambassador — and as the son of an ambassador — I know what the job entails,” recounted Carlson. “And your ambassador, your representative to this nation just called for rearranging the Middle East and allowing Israel to take parts of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Like this is a diplomatic incident and so we had this whole conversation about this.”
“But then I said this war is not about Iran’s nuclear program, which you told me and the world that you eliminated back in last summer, in June,” Carlson continued. “This war is being pushed by Israel with three aims…”
“One, its own regional hegemony. Take Iran off the map. They don’t have freedom of movement as long as Iran is a regional power.
“Two, diminishing the power of the GCC, the six Gulf states which are a rival to Israel and are becoming this kind of Switzerland of the Middle East and that’s bad for Israeli interests.”
“And three, getting the U.S. out of the Middle East because we constrain their ambitions, getting our bases out, destroying our bases. Israel wants our bases out of the Middle East. I said this to Trump to his face in the Oval Office days before the war began,” said Carlson.
“And he looked at me and said ‘Yes, you’re right. But in the end we all die anyway, so it doesn’t matter.’ That’s exactly what he said ‘In the end, we all die anyway,’ and I said to him, shocked, ‘But what about our kids and our grandkids and like our country and he goes ‘Uggggh.’”
“What does that mean?” a perplexed Inskeep asked of the bizarre, dismissive noise.
“I don’t know! That’s a verbatim exchange,” said Carlson. “And you know as God watches I said that. I thought it was true then and I think it’s been proven true now.”
“The goal was to get the U.S. out, to diminish the GCC, and obviously to take Iran off the map and sink it into permanent internal strife into civil war, sectarian strife,” said Carlson. “And he said it doesn’t matter because in the end we’re all dead anyway. And I was shocked by that because it’s nihilism and that’s the last thing any leader should display or any person should display. It does matter. Who lives or dies does matter. The future does matter.”
As horrifying as Trump’s anti-human remarks are, they are perfectly in keeping with his personality. This man is an egomaniacal sociopath. He doesn’t believe in God, doesn’t believe in the rule of law or right and wrong. As far as he’s concerned, the world ends when he dies. He couldn’t care less what happens to the rest of us.
It’s also not the first time that Trump has given the world such an unvarnished look into his nihilistic worldview. In a 2004 interview with Larry King, he shared similar sentiments—
“I try and tell myself it doesn’t matter. Nothing matters. If you tell yourself it doesn’t matter, like you do shows, you do this, you do that and then you have earthquakes in India where 400,000 people get killed,” said Trump. “Honestly, it doesn’t matter. That’s how I handle stress.”
Within this kind of moral framework (or lack thereof) Trump’s entire life makes sense. Since he believes in nothing, he has chosen to indulge in every cruelty and evil imaginable. He spent his time on this Earth ripping people off, sexually abusing and raping women, allegedly including children, and then used the powers of the White House to slaughter countless people overseas.
If the Devil exists, this is what he looks like.
I remember when Tucker Carlson was the anti christ and everything he said was a lie.
Lies or merely stupid opinions?
Both really.
dv said:
What were the other posts about?
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
What were the other posts about?
Ed Sheeran, Julian Assange etc
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
What were the other posts about?
Ed Sheeran, Julian Assange etc
Upset at Julian being a new dad?
Now he gets to play SimCity on a big scale
dv said:
She cowrites the Goosebump books doesn’t she
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:What were the other posts about?
Ed Sheeran, Julian Assange etc
Upset at Julian being a new dad?
All the talk about Mrs Slocombe’s pussy must turn him on
Divine Angel said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:What were the other posts about?
Ed Sheeran, Julian Assange etc
Upset at Julian being a new dad?
No, she’s a big fan.
He’s not a “new” dad anyway. He has three other kids by three different mothers scattered about the place.
dv said:
Looks up Jill Stein.
So that’s a bit weird.
Her whole purpose in running for the Greens was to take votes away from the Dems and help Trump?
It’s a reminder that the Dems probably need to get to around 53 – 47 in the Senate to get anything done.
dv said:
It’s a reminder that the Dems probably need to get to around 53 – 47 in the Senate to get anything done.
You think that they would take this out regarding Iran.
Yeah we kinda fucked up, thought it would be a walk in the park but it wasnt
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Looks up Jill Stein.
So that’s a bit weird.
Her whole purpose in running for the Greens was to take votes away from the Dems and help Trump?
I know a USAian who got hooked into the Stein carnival. She met her at a meet-and-greet, fangirled her really hard. Hope (the USAian) was a full blown leftist when I first met her via a feminist group on Facebook. In her small, very red, corner of the world she reached out to lots of people and had many good ideas about various stuff.
Anyway, after being “groomed” by a woman she met via a Palestinian group on FB, Hope got on board with Stein as Stein was being a strong advocate for stopping the genocide of Palestinians. The woman she was “groomed” by seemed to be a Palestinian, and iirc she met with her a few times before being taken to an event that hosted Stein.
Hope was heavily into being “educated” by Tik Tok videos about many issues, especially the war in Palestine.
I had quite a few discussions with her via Messenger and pushed back, talking about who Jill Stein has always been.
Anyway, she was going to vote for Stein, and right up to the election she was full bore with it. Then a day or two before the election Hope started to show signs of backing away from that. In the end she didn’t vote.
I expressed my frustration with her and I was pretty pissed off that she had wasted her vote.
Anyway she blocked me and another woman from the same feminist’s group as we had both been trying to talk her off the ledge with her Stein shit.
The End.
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
I can’t believe that I bought a t-shirt for a fundraiser for that man.
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
Get the rope Leroy.
kii said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Looks up Jill Stein.
So that’s a bit weird.
Her whole purpose in running for the Greens was to take votes away from the Dems and help Trump?
I know a USAian who got hooked into the Stein carnival. She met her at a meet-and-greet, fangirled her really hard. Hope (the USAian) was a full blown leftist when I first met her via a feminist group on Facebook. In her small, very red, corner of the world she reached out to lots of people and had many good ideas about various stuff.
Anyway, after being “groomed” by a woman she met via a Palestinian group on FB, Hope got on board with Stein as Stein was being a strong advocate for stopping the genocide of Palestinians. The woman she was “groomed” by seemed to be a Palestinian, and iirc she met with her a few times before being taken to an event that hosted Stein.
Hope was heavily into being “educated” by Tik Tok videos about many issues, especially the war in Palestine.
I had quite a few discussions with her via Messenger and pushed back, talking about who Jill Stein has always been.
Anyway, she was going to vote for Stein, and right up to the election she was full bore with it. Then a day or two before the election Hope started to show signs of backing away from that. In the end she didn’t vote.
I expressed my frustration with her and I was pretty pissed off that she had wasted her vote.
Anyway she blocked me and another woman from the same feminist’s group as we had both been trying to talk her off the ledge with her Stein shit.
The End.
that’s how the great free ussa works though isn’t it, your biggest threat is your allies
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:Ed Sheeran, Julian Assange etc
Upset at Julian being a new dad?
No, she’s a big fan.
He’s not a “new” dad anyway. He has three other kids by three different mothers scattered about the place.
so they’re all the same like the billionaire fascist fella
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
That seems a bit extreme.
I do wish we understood what happened there, though. The stroke seemed to completely change his politics.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
That seems a bit extreme.
I do wish we understood what happened there, though. The stroke seemed to completely change his politics.
guess team sports has to go hand in hand with mind body dualism
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
That seems a bit extreme.
I do wish we understood what happened there, though. The stroke seemed to completely change his politics.
I’ve seen theories about threats made against his wife. She is an immigrant for Central or South America…iirc. I can’t be bothered Googling.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
That seems a bit extreme.
I do wish we understood what happened there, though. The stroke seemed to completely change his politics.
Brain damage causes Republicanism.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
That seems a bit extreme.
I do wish we understood what happened there, though. The stroke seemed to completely change his politics.
Strokes can change personalities and ways of thinking.
My father was quite a different person after his stroke.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
That seems a bit extreme.
I do wish we understood what happened there, though. The stroke seemed to completely change his politics.
Brain damage causes Republicanism.
We all know that makes sense, and explains many things…
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
dv said:Ed Sheeran, Julian Assange etc
Upset at Julian being a new dad?
No, she’s a big fan.
He’s not a “new” dad anyway. He has three other kids by three different mothers scattered about the place.
Oat farmer?
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
And someone needs to assassinate Fetterman.
That seems a bit extreme.
I do wish we understood what happened there, though. The stroke seemed to completely change his politics.
Brain damage causes Republicanism.
The Good Liars – Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler. These are the guys who interview MAGAs. Brain dead meat sacks was mentioned yesterday.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Divine Angel said:Upset at Julian being a new dad?
No, she’s a big fan.
He’s not a “new” dad anyway. He has three other kids by three different mothers scattered about the place.
Oat farmer?
It’s a matter of public record that he dislikes condoms.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.
https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
Divine Angel said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
so he’s going to be an even more amazing survival story
Divine Angel said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
The 26 Articles:
ARTICLE I: UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY—SOWING DOUBT IN ELECTIONS
ARTICLE II: ABUSE OF POWER—WAGING WAR ON IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE III: ABUSE OF POWER—EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF VENEZUELA
ARTICLE IV: ABUSE OF POWER—DEPLOYING MILITARY FORCES AGAINST UNITED STATES CITIES
ARTICLE V: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER
ARTICLE VI: ABUSE OF POWER—CANCELING FEDERAL GRANTS TO PUNISH STATES FOR THEIR VOTES
ARTICLE VII: ABUSE OF POWER—IMPOSING LOYALTY TESTS ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
ARTICLE VIII: DISREGARD OF COURTS—THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT AND THE CASE OF KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA
ARTICLE IX: VIOLATION OF OATH—CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AT CECOT
ARTICLE X: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL WITHHOLDING OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND DISMANTLING OF CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS
ARTICLE XI: ABUSE OF POWER—OBSTRUCTING THE LAWFUL APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
ARTICLE XII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEFYING COURT ORDERS IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE XIII: ABOLISHING A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED AGENCY—THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ARTICLE XIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL MASS TERMINATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL WITHOUT STATUTORY NOTICE TO CONGRESS
ARTICLE XV: UNLAWFULLY AND UNILATERALLY TAXING UNITED STATES CITIZENS THROUGH EMERGENCY POWERS TARIFFS
ARTICLE XVI: ABUSE OF POWER—POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS OF COMEY, JAMES, AND SCHIFF
ARTICLE XVII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE IRS SETTLEMENT AND THE CORRUPTION OF THE JUDGMENT FUND
ARTICLE XVIII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE CORRUPT USE OF THE PARDON POWER
ARTICLE XIX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—BANISHING REPORTERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DISFAVORED COVERAGE
ARTICLE XX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—COERCING CBS AND ABC TO CHANGE EDITORIAL CONTENT
ARTICLE XXI: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND RETALIATORY EXECUTIVE ORDERS AGAINST LAW FIRMS
ARTICLE XXII: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND COERCING UNIVERSITIES THROUGH WITHHELD FEDERAL FUNDS
ARTICLE XXIII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEMOLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE EAST WING WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE XXIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE ILLEGAL IMPOUNDMENT OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS
ARTICLE XXV: ABUSE OF POWER—SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT THROUGH THE RENAMING OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, SEIZURE OF CULTURAL AND CIVIC PROPERTY, AND PERSONAL APPROPRIATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY
ARTICLE XXVI: EMOLUMENTS VIOLATIONS—PROFITING PERSONALLY AND DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENCY
https://youtu.be/HSk-PeptdWY?si=3l8a0GJVDSPZbmtW
Farm to Taber
A farmer discusses why farmers voted for Trump
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
so he’s going to be an even more amazing survival story
Yes, I strongly advise the good Mr Cohen to saty away from windows in tall buildings.
Divine Angel said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
Goodness…he might be able to boast about having the most impeachments of any president ever!
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Looks up Jill Stein.
So that’s a bit weird.
Her whole purpose in running for the Greens was to take votes away from the Dems and help Trump?
People are what they do.
dv said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Looks up Jill Stein.
So that’s a bit weird.
Her whole purpose in running for the Greens was to take votes away from the Dems and help Trump?
People are what they do.
yes yes Anthony POSIWID Stafford, we heard yous
Divine Angel said:
The 26 Articles:
ARTICLE I: UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY—SOWING DOUBT IN ELECTIONS
ARTICLE II: ABUSE OF POWER—WAGING WAR ON IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE III: ABUSE OF POWER—EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF VENEZUELA
ARTICLE IV: ABUSE OF POWER—DEPLOYING MILITARY FORCES AGAINST UNITED STATES CITIES
ARTICLE V: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER
ARTICLE VI: ABUSE OF POWER—CANCELING FEDERAL GRANTS TO PUNISH STATES FOR THEIR VOTES
ARTICLE VII: ABUSE OF POWER—IMPOSING LOYALTY TESTS ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
ARTICLE VIII: DISREGARD OF COURTS—THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT AND THE CASE OF KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA
ARTICLE IX: VIOLATION OF OATH—CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AT CECOT
ARTICLE X: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL WITHHOLDING OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND DISMANTLING OF CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS
ARTICLE XI: ABUSE OF POWER—OBSTRUCTING THE LAWFUL APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
ARTICLE XII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEFYING COURT ORDERS IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE XIII: ABOLISHING A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED AGENCY—THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ARTICLE XIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL MASS TERMINATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL WITHOUT STATUTORY NOTICE TO CONGRESS
ARTICLE XV: UNLAWFULLY AND UNILATERALLY TAXING UNITED STATES CITIZENS THROUGH EMERGENCY POWERS TARIFFS
ARTICLE XVI: ABUSE OF POWER—POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS OF COMEY, JAMES, AND SCHIFF
ARTICLE XVII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE IRS SETTLEMENT AND THE CORRUPTION OF THE JUDGMENT FUND
ARTICLE XVIII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE CORRUPT USE OF THE PARDON POWER
ARTICLE XIX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—BANISHING REPORTERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DISFAVORED COVERAGE
ARTICLE XX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—COERCING CBS AND ABC TO CHANGE EDITORIAL CONTENT
ARTICLE XXI: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND RETALIATORY EXECUTIVE ORDERS AGAINST LAW FIRMS
ARTICLE XXII: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND COERCING UNIVERSITIES THROUGH WITHHELD FEDERAL FUNDS
ARTICLE XXIII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEMOLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE EAST WING WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE XXIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE ILLEGAL IMPOUNDMENT OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS
ARTICLE XXV: ABUSE OF POWER—SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT THROUGH THE RENAMING OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, SEIZURE OF CULTURAL AND CIVIC PROPERTY, AND PERSONAL APPROPRIATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY
ARTICLE XXVI: EMOLUMENTS VIOLATIONS—PROFITING PERSONALLY AND DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENCY
That’s a very long list and in any sensible country any single one of them would be enough to be removed from office by your party colleagues for trashing the brand.
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:The 26 Articles:
ARTICLE I: UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY—SOWING DOUBT IN ELECTIONS
ARTICLE II: ABUSE OF POWER—WAGING WAR ON IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE III: ABUSE OF POWER—EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF VENEZUELA
ARTICLE IV: ABUSE OF POWER—DEPLOYING MILITARY FORCES AGAINST UNITED STATES CITIES
ARTICLE V: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER
ARTICLE VI: ABUSE OF POWER—CANCELING FEDERAL GRANTS TO PUNISH STATES FOR THEIR VOTES
ARTICLE VII: ABUSE OF POWER—IMPOSING LOYALTY TESTS ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
ARTICLE VIII: DISREGARD OF COURTS—THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT AND THE CASE OF KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA
ARTICLE IX: VIOLATION OF OATH—CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AT CECOT
ARTICLE X: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL WITHHOLDING OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND DISMANTLING OF CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS
ARTICLE XI: ABUSE OF POWER—OBSTRUCTING THE LAWFUL APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
ARTICLE XII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEFYING COURT ORDERS IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE XIII: ABOLISHING A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED AGENCY—THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ARTICLE XIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL MASS TERMINATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL WITHOUT STATUTORY NOTICE TO CONGRESS
ARTICLE XV: UNLAWFULLY AND UNILATERALLY TAXING UNITED STATES CITIZENS THROUGH EMERGENCY POWERS TARIFFS
ARTICLE XVI: ABUSE OF POWER—POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS OF COMEY, JAMES, AND SCHIFF
ARTICLE XVII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE IRS SETTLEMENT AND THE CORRUPTION OF THE JUDGMENT FUND
ARTICLE XVIII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE CORRUPT USE OF THE PARDON POWER
ARTICLE XIX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—BANISHING REPORTERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DISFAVORED COVERAGE
ARTICLE XX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—COERCING CBS AND ABC TO CHANGE EDITORIAL CONTENT
ARTICLE XXI: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND RETALIATORY EXECUTIVE ORDERS AGAINST LAW FIRMS
ARTICLE XXII: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND COERCING UNIVERSITIES THROUGH WITHHELD FEDERAL FUNDS
ARTICLE XXIII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEMOLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE EAST WING WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE XXIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE ILLEGAL IMPOUNDMENT OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS
ARTICLE XXV: ABUSE OF POWER—SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT THROUGH THE RENAMING OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, SEIZURE OF CULTURAL AND CIVIC PROPERTY, AND PERSONAL APPROPRIATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY
ARTICLE XXVI: EMOLUMENTS VIOLATIONS—PROFITING PERSONALLY AND DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENCY
That’s a very long list and in any sensible country any single one of them would be enough to be removed from office by your party colleagues for trashing the brand.
Trump pardons himself after each violation.
Divine Angel said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
I wonder how that will go.
I suppose we will soon find out.
On September 24, 2026, Congressman Steve Cohen introduced 26 articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, as reported by Local Memphis.
Key OverviewSteve Cohen: Lawmaker who announced the new resolution.
Donald Trump: U.S. President named in the impeachment articles.
Timing: Filed on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
Main Accusations
Abuse of power: Using official authority for improper gains.
Violation of oath: Failing to properly uphold presidential duties.
Disregard of courts: Ignoring legal orders and judicial rulings.
Attacks on press: Working to undermine a free media.
Unlawful taxation: Imposing unauthorized financial measures.
Agency abolishment: Shutting down congressionally mandated operations.
Lawmaker Statements
Steve Cohen stated that Donald Trump is a clear danger to American democracy. Steve Cohen noted his actions follow an independent oath to defend the Constitution.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
I wonder how that will go.
I suppose we will soon find out.
Maybe that’s why he keeps soiling his pants?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against
I wonder how that will go.
I suppose we will soon find out.
Maybe that’s why he keeps soiling his pants?
I think he buys new suit pants after soiling them.
Tau.Neutrino said:
party_pants said:
Divine Angel said:The 26 Articles:
ARTICLE I: UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY—SOWING DOUBT IN ELECTIONS
ARTICLE II: ABUSE OF POWER—WAGING WAR ON IRAN WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE III: ABUSE OF POWER—EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF VENEZUELA
ARTICLE IV: ABUSE OF POWER—DEPLOYING MILITARY FORCES AGAINST UNITED STATES CITIES
ARTICLE V: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER
ARTICLE VI: ABUSE OF POWER—CANCELING FEDERAL GRANTS TO PUNISH STATES FOR THEIR VOTES
ARTICLE VII: ABUSE OF POWER—IMPOSING LOYALTY TESTS ON THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
ARTICLE VIII: DISREGARD OF COURTS—THE ALIEN ENEMIES ACT AND THE CASE OF KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA
ARTICLE IX: VIOLATION OF OATH—CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT AT CECOT
ARTICLE X: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL WITHHOLDING OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND DISMANTLING OF CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS
ARTICLE XI: ABUSE OF POWER—OBSTRUCTING THE LAWFUL APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
ARTICLE XII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEFYING COURT ORDERS IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
ARTICLE XIII: ABOLISHING A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED AGENCY—THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ARTICLE XIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—UNLAWFUL MASS TERMINATION OF INSPECTORS GENERAL WITHOUT STATUTORY NOTICE TO CONGRESS
ARTICLE XV: UNLAWFULLY AND UNILATERALLY TAXING UNITED STATES CITIZENS THROUGH EMERGENCY POWERS TARIFFS
ARTICLE XVI: ABUSE OF POWER—POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS OF COMEY, JAMES, AND SCHIFF
ARTICLE XVII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE IRS SETTLEMENT AND THE CORRUPTION OF THE JUDGMENT FUND
ARTICLE XVIII: ABUSE OF POWER—THE CORRUPT USE OF THE PARDON POWER
ARTICLE XIX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—BANISHING REPORTERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DISFAVORED COVERAGE
ARTICLE XX: ATTACKS ON A FREE PRESS—COERCING CBS AND ABC TO CHANGE EDITORIAL CONTENT
ARTICLE XXI: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND RETALIATORY EXECUTIVE ORDERS AGAINST LAW FIRMS
ARTICLE XXII: VIOLATION OF OATH—FREE SPEECH AND COERCING UNIVERSITIES THROUGH WITHHELD FEDERAL FUNDS
ARTICLE XXIII: ABUSE OF POWER—DEMOLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE EAST WING WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
ARTICLE XXIV: VIOLATION OF OATH—THE ILLEGAL IMPOUNDMENT OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS
ARTICLE XXV: ABUSE OF POWER—SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT THROUGH THE RENAMING OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, SEIZURE OF CULTURAL AND CIVIC PROPERTY, AND PERSONAL APPROPRIATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY
ARTICLE XXVI: EMOLUMENTS VIOLATIONS—PROFITING PERSONALLY AND DIRECTLY FROM THE PRESIDENCY
That’s a very long list and in any sensible country any single one of them would be enough to be removed from office by your party colleagues for trashing the brand.
Trump pardons himself after each violation.
He’s free of sin and everyone should accept it.
Further to the Furry worries from Tommy Tuberville…
And here’s Tommy…
I’m always puzzled, if not astounded, when i remember that the Americas fought a war of revolution to, as they claimed, free themselves from the tyranny of a monarch.
And immediately instituted a supremo head of state with vastly more unilateral and executive power than either that monarch, or his/her Parliament, had within their remit to wield.
captain_spalding said:
I’m always puzzled, if not astounded, when i remember that the Americas fought a war of revolution to, as they claimed, free themselves from the tyranny of a monarch.And immediately instituted a supremo head of state with vastly more unilateral and executive power than either that monarch, or his/her Parliament, had within their remit to wield.
They always loved a travelling freak show. What they don’t seem to have grokked is that this one isn’t moving on to the next town.
kii said:
Further to the Furry worries from Tommy Tuberville…
And here’s Tommy…
Must be a hot as hell in those get-ups.
At one time, you could rent Humphrey B. Bear suits, so you could have Humphrey at your kids’ event.
They came with a warning that being in the suit for more than fifteen minutes could put you at risk of exhaustion and collapse.
And i know of one event where it was hastily explained to the kiddies that Humphrey was having a lie down, and their attention was distracted to spare them the sight of Humphrey being dragged feet-first behind the shrubbery.
captain_spalding said:
I’m always puzzled, if not astounded, when i remember that the Americas fought a war of revolution to, as they claimed, free themselves from the tyranny of a monarch.And immediately instituted a supremo head of state with vastly more unilateral and executive power than either that monarch, or his/her Parliament, had within their remit to wield.
To be fair, they didn’t really have many real-world examples to copy. They gave it a decent go, and it lasted 250 years. If you were starting up a new country today they would not be the ones today you would copy.
captain_spalding said:
I’m always puzzled, if not astounded, when i remember that the Americas fought a war of revolution to, as they claimed, free themselves from the tyranny of a monarch.And immediately instituted a supremo head of state with vastly more unilateral and executive power than either that monarch, or his/her Parliament, had within their remit to wield.
But, but, but, they get to elect their king.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
I’m always puzzled, if not astounded, when i remember that the Americas fought a war of revolution to, as they claimed, free themselves from the tyranny of a monarch.
And immediately instituted a supremo head of state with vastly more unilateral and executive power than either that monarch, or his/her Parliament, had within their remit to wield.
But, but, but, they get to elect their king.
and it wasn’t these fellas who fought it right
“I don’t buy stuff. I know how to be happy…I mean, you don’t really need a bunch of money now, not with the world ending,” she has said.
Ms Carroll said the money received “is going to go to everything he hates“— women’s rights, minority rights, the environment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/trump-accuser-e-jean-carroll-gets-damages/107198338
LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/what-happened-when-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-met/107185512
can’t wait for the imp ick presidency
SCIENCE said:
LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/what-happened-when-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-met/107185512
can’t wait for the imp ick presidency
And this photo from that ABC item is interesting.
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/what-happened-when-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-met/107185512
can’t wait for the imp ick presidency
And this photo from that ABC item is interesting.
Gosh I wish I remember anything from my semiotics unit.
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/what-happened-when-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-met/107185512
can’t wait for the imp ick presidency
And this photo from that ABC item is interesting.
Gosh I wish I remember anything from my semiotics unit.
There are lots of photos of Trump scowling angrily, with apparent displeasure at the camera.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
buffy said:And this photo from that ABC item is interesting.
Gosh I wish I remember anything from my semiotics unit.
There are lots of photos of Trump scowling angrily, with apparent displeasure at the camera.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:Gosh I wish I remember anything from my semiotics unit.
There are lots of photos of Trump scowling angrily, with apparent displeasure at the camera.
There are a lot of photos of toddler Mini Me scowling at the camera too. Unlike Trump, she was cute as a button half a second before I took the photo.
😂
we mean when you multi burst someone speaking you can get all manner of apparent but invalid expressions
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/what-happened-when-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-met/107185512
can’t wait for the imp ick presidency
And this photo from that ABC item is interesting.
We can tell that things are going well … for Xi. Trump didn’t see a win here.
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/what-happened-when-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-met/107185512
can’t wait for the imp ick presidency
And this photo from that ABC item is interesting.
And he has emptied his glass and filled his plate again, it’s not one of those Chinese all you can eat places Donald.
Peak Warming Man said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-26/what-happened-when-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-met/107185512
can’t wait for the imp ick presidency
And this photo from that ABC item is interesting.
And he has emptied his glass and filled his plate again, it’s not one of those Chinese all you can eat places Donald.
SCIENCE said:
we mean when you multi burst someone speaking you can get all manner of apparent but invalid expressions
Fair call.
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/united-nations-us-politics-live-updates/live-coverage/e2dfdca22586c7f47e0c17825b52034a
“In the end, we’re all dead anyway.”
dv said:
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/united-nations-us-politics-live-updates/live-coverage/e2dfdca22586c7f47e0c17825b52034a“In the end, we’re all dead anyway.”
Yeah, it’s a pretty awful way of summarising and justifying one’s actions.
dv said:
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/united-nations-us-politics-live-updates/live-coverage/e2dfdca22586c7f47e0c17825b52034a“In the end, we’re all dead anyway.”
The problem is that he likely wants to take everyone with him…
Neophyte said:
dv said:
https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/united-nations-us-politics-live-updates/live-coverage/e2dfdca22586c7f47e0c17825b52034a“In the end, we’re all dead anyway.”
The problem is that he likely wants to take everyone with him…
Or, (which I consider more likely” doesn’t care if he takes everyone with him.
roughbarked said:
The news organisation was replaced by Real America’s Voice.
roughbarked said:
you know, CNN can really make this backfire on Trump. Just start publishing all the opposition commentary about him and end with a comment about the Whitehouse not being available to answer any questions to CNN. Until he begs them to return and start reporting on him again.
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
you know, CNN can really make this backfire on Trump. Just start publishing all the opposition commentary about him and end with a comment about the Whitehouse not being available to answer any questions to CNN. Until he begs them to return and start reporting on him again.
But will they try that?
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
roughbarked said:
you know, CNN can really make this backfire on Trump. Just start publishing all the opposition commentary about him and end with a comment about the Whitehouse not being available to answer any questions to CNN. Until he begs them to return and start reporting on him again.
But will they try that?
They probably won’t dare to.
I give USAlia until about January before it descends into civil war, at the current rate.
party_pants said:
I give USAlia until about January before it descends into civil war, at the current rate.
Of course, the big hope is that the Democrats win control of both the House and the Senate in November. That would render the Republicans powerless, isolate Trump, hopefully provide some active opposition to his lunacy, and, with the threat of impeachment, stifle his impulsive autocracy somewhat.
But, then, far too much has been expected of the sagacity of the American electorate in the past decade to encourage that hope.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:I give USAlia until about January before it descends into civil war, at the current rate.
Of course, the big hope is that the Democrats win control of both the House and the Senate in November. That would render the Republicans powerless, isolate Trump, hopefully provide some active opposition to his lunacy, and, with the threat of impeachment, stifle his impulsive autocracy somewhat.
But, then, far too much has been expected of the sagacity of the American electorate in the past decade to encourage that hope.
I think that if that electoral result eventuates, it will not be accepted peacefully by Trump and his followers. We saw what happened on Jan 6 a few years ago. This may well be worse. If the integrity of the election process is rejected, there is nothing else but violence to carry the day.
party_pants said:
I think that if that electoral result eventuates, it will not be accepted peacefully by Trump and his followers. We saw what happened on Jan 6 a few years ago. This may well be worse. If the integrity of the election process is rejected, there is nothing else but violence to carry the day.
If so, then so be it.
The members of the US military all took an oath to defend the US Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, not the US President.
If Joe Maga and his semi-auto AR-15 knock-off want to go up against the military, then, have at it. If it must be so, then get it over with.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:I think that if that electoral result eventuates, it will not be accepted peacefully by Trump and his followers. We saw what happened on Jan 6 a few years ago. This may well be worse. If the integrity of the election process is rejected, there is nothing else but violence to carry the day.
If so, then so be it.
The members of the US military all took an oath to defend the US Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, not the US President.
If Joe Maga and his semi-auto AR-15 knock-off want to go up against the military, then, have at it. If it must be so, then get it over with.
This demonstrates that quite well.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:I think that if that electoral result eventuates, it will not be accepted peacefully by Trump and his followers. We saw what happened on Jan 6 a few years ago. This may well be worse. If the integrity of the election process is rejected, there is nothing else but violence to carry the day.
If so, then so be it.
The members of the US military all took an oath to defend the US Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, not the US President.
If Joe Maga and his semi-auto AR-15 knock-off want to go up against the military, then, have at it. If it must be so, then get it over with.
IMO, this is what ICE is for. The immigration stuff is just the training scenario.
The PITUS is still the legal head of the armed forces. There will be no orders for them to intervene on the side of the law and the constitution. Any such intervention by the military to uphold those principles will require an overt mutiny, They will likely be too slow to react.
As for Joe MAGA, they know they will be likely be pardoned for all their sins.
The only way out of it is for Trump to die of old age.
party_pants said:
IMO, this is what ICE is for. The immigration stuff is just the training scenario.
The PITUS is still the legal head of the armed forces. There will be no orders for them to intervene on the side of the law and the constitution. Any such intervention by the military to uphold those principles will require an overt mutiny, They will likely be too slow to react.
As for Joe MAGA, they know they will be likely be pardoned for all their sins.
The only way out of it is for Trump to die of old age.
I think that you underestimate the US military brass.
They’re not all idiots, and there’d be plenty of them who are dedicated to the idea of defending their Constitution, and i think that it would be something of an insult to think that they hadn’t considered the possibility of a Commander-in-Chief who orders them to deny that oath, and to think that they don’t have a plan for a rapid response to orders to do so.
It may be a very confidential plan, and known only to the people who are key to it, but i can readily conceive of its existence.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:IMO, this is what ICE is for. The immigration stuff is just the training scenario.
The PITUS is still the legal head of the armed forces. There will be no orders for them to intervene on the side of the law and the constitution. Any such intervention by the military to uphold those principles will require an overt mutiny, They will likely be too slow to react.
As for Joe MAGA, they know they will be likely be pardoned for all their sins.
The only way out of it is for Trump to die of old age.
I think that you underestimate the US military brass.
They’re not all idiots, and there’d be plenty of them who are dedicated to the idea of defending their Constitution, and i think that it would be something of an insult to think that they hadn’t considered the possibility of a Commander-in-Chief who orders them to deny that oath, and to think that they don’t have a plan for a rapid response to orders to do so.
It may be a very confidential plan, and known only to the people who are key to it, but i can readily conceive of its existence.
I hope you are right about this.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:IMO, this is what ICE is for. The immigration stuff is just the training scenario.
The PITUS is still the legal head of the armed forces. There will be no orders for them to intervene on the side of the law and the constitution. Any such intervention by the military to uphold those principles will require an overt mutiny, They will likely be too slow to react.
As for Joe MAGA, they know they will be likely be pardoned for all their sins.
The only way out of it is for Trump to die of old age.
I think that you underestimate the US military brass.
They’re not all idiots, and there’d be plenty of them who are dedicated to the idea of defending their Constitution, and i think that it would be something of an insult to think that they hadn’t considered the possibility of a Commander-in-Chief who orders them to deny that oath, and to think that they don’t have a plan for a rapid response to orders to do so.
It may be a very confidential plan, and known only to the people who are key to it, but i can readily conceive of its existence.
I hope you are right about this.
So do i.
We can only trust in the sense of responsibility that comes with high command (with ‘certain’ notable exceptions), the loyalty of the relevant people to the oath they took, and their understanding of their obligation and right to disobey illegal orders.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:IMO, this is what ICE is for. The immigration stuff is just the training scenario.
The PITUS is still the legal head of the armed forces. There will be no orders for them to intervene on the side of the law and the constitution. Any such intervention by the military to uphold those principles will require an overt mutiny, They will likely be too slow to react.
As for Joe MAGA, they know they will be likely be pardoned for all their sins.
The only way out of it is for Trump to die of old age.
I think that you underestimate the US military brass.
They’re not all idiots, and there’d be plenty of them who are dedicated to the idea of defending their Constitution, and i think that it would be something of an insult to think that they hadn’t considered the possibility of a Commander-in-Chief who orders them to deny that oath, and to think that they don’t have a plan for a rapid response to orders to do so.
It may be a very confidential plan, and known only to the people who are key to it, but i can readily conceive of its existence.
I can’t imagine them letting him press the big red button to start WW3. At least without a big (physical?) fight.
Donna Ganger, the mother of Renee Nicole Good, spoke at a Capitol Hill forum about her daughter’s death after an ICE shooting in Minneapolis. Ganger also revealed that she had voted for President Donald Trump, saying she believed immigration agents would protect Americans.
From 2 minutes to 4 minutes
From Jim Wright aka Stonekettle Station.
“As predicted.
Trump has rejected peace in favor of more war at some future date to be announced later.
After the election. Naturally.
Somehow this military genius, this self-described superior intellect with the great genes who knew more than the stupid fat generals with the low-T, who promised us he could end all the wars on day one, somehow this guy has got us into another endless war that we can’t afford to lose but somehow can’t win either, a war that is yet again a matter of grave national security and costs us the lives of our best but also somehow can just wait until after the president finishes his weekend round of golf and also an election.
Funny, how he always makes these decisions about an hour after the market closes on Friday, isn’t it?”
What
dv said:
What
Yes?
dv said:
What
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
What
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
What
Things are so bad in Russia these days, three guys have to wear the same suit at the same time.
JudgeMental said:
JudgeMental said:
dv said:
What
There’s been a lot discourse on why Gen-X is so supportive of Trump but these 8 year cohorts give more granular information.
There’s a big break between the 1965-1972 cohort and the 1973-1980 cohort.
Robert De Niro I want my country back
dv said:
so democrats get points for trying but even when fascists succeed people still fling shit at them
dv said:
LOLOL…..snort
dv said:
There’s been a lot discourse on why Gen-X is so supportive of Trump but these 8 year cohorts give more granular information.
There’s a big break between the 1965-1972 cohort and the 1973-1980 cohort.
65-72 ——> “Greed is good”, “He who dies with the most toys wins” generation of young adults. The “Yuppies”.
dv said:
why not, it’s not like life is sacred and must be protected at all costs up to the moment of parturition and then it’s a distant last up against freedom
dv said:
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Michael V said:
dv said:
There’s been a lot discourse on why Gen-X is so supportive of Trump but these 8 year cohorts give more granular information.
There’s a big break between the 1965-1972 cohort and the 1973-1980 cohort.
65-72 ——> “Greed is good”, “He who dies with the most toys wins” generation of young adults. The “Yuppies”.
so americese are just a bunch of drones being mind controlled by the flashiest motion pictures of their times
dv said:
LOLz
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:I think that if that electoral result eventuates, it will not be accepted peacefully by Trump and his followers. We saw what happened on Jan 6 a few years ago. This may well be worse. If the integrity of the election process is rejected, there is nothing else but violence to carry the day.
If so, then so be it.
The members of the US military all took an oath to defend the US Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, not the US President.
If Joe Maga and his semi-auto AR-15 knock-off want to go up against the military, then, have at it. If it must be so, then get it over with.
This demonstrates that quite well.
LOL.
Brilliant!
:)
dv said:
What
I think he has a preference for big suits.
Michael V said:
dv said:
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
And it’s another lolol…snort from me
dv said:
There’s been a lot discourse on why Gen-X is so supportive of Trump but these 8 year cohorts give more granular information.
There’s a big break between the 1965-1972 cohort and the 1973-1980 cohort.
QI.
Rather destroys the idea that everyone within a given “generation” thinks the same.
Tau.Neutrino said:
dv said:
What
I think he has a preference for big suits.
Hopefully soon, they’ll be lawsuits.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:I give USAlia until about January before it descends into civil war, at the current rate.
Of course, the big hope is that the Democrats win control of both the House and the Senate in November. That would render the Republicans powerless, isolate Trump, hopefully provide some active opposition to his lunacy, and, with the threat of impeachment, stifle his impulsive autocracy somewhat.
But, then, far too much has been expected of the sagacity of the American electorate in the past decade to encourage that hope.
I think that if that electoral result eventuates, it will not be accepted peacefully by Trump and his followers. We saw what happened on Jan 6 a few years ago. This may well be worse. If the integrity of the election process is rejected, there is nothing else but violence to carry the day.
Not happy days.
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092501015/japan-confused-by-trump-calling-china-wwii-ally.html
DJT doesn’t get much right but he’s quite reasonable in calling China a WW2 ally.
dv said:
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092501015/japan-confused-by-trump-calling-china-wwii-ally.htmlDJT doesn’t get much right but he’s quite reasonable in calling China a WW2 ally.
bit of a stretch to call the People’s Republic an ally before they existed IMHO.
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092501015/japan-confused-by-trump-calling-china-wwii-ally.html
DJT doesn’t get much right but he’s quite reasonable in calling China a WW2 ally.
bit of a stretch to call the People’s Republic an ally before they existed IMHO.
have Germany ever admitted their role in an alleged genocide during a WW2 in which China were an usa ally
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026092501015/japan-confused-by-trump-calling-china-wwii-ally.htmlDJT doesn’t get much right but he’s quite reasonable in calling China a WW2 ally.
bit of a stretch to call the People’s Republic an ally before they existed IMHO.
Well what he said was
“If we focus on our common interests, I’m confident there is much we can achieve. Throughout history, pursuit of those common interests has connected our people across the vast oceans as those big, tremendous distances and many differences, and even made US allies in World War II. Look at the greatness that we had together fighting in World War II. Brave American pilots volunteered to come to China and fight for the very survival of the legendary country and that legendary Flying Tigers group.”
Meanwhile
dv said:
Meanwhile
I’ll bet that he gets free burgers and coke for that.
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Meanwhile
I’ll bet that he gets free burgers and coke for that.
For life?
For a year?
https://www.threads.com/share/_iWt2Cqvu/
Meanwhile
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Meanwhile
I’ll bet that he gets free burgers and coke for that.
For life?
For a year?
He’ll replace Ronald MacDonald
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Meanwhile
I’ll bet that he gets free burgers and coke for that.
For life?
For a year?
With any luck they might be pretty similar.
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Meanwhile
I’ll bet that he gets free burgers and coke for that.
For life?
For a year?
I’m hoping that the two time periods are equal.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
Neophyte said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
roughbarked said:
I’ll bet that he gets free burgers and coke for that.
For life?
For a year?
He’ll replace Ronald MacDonald
With any luck they might be pretty similar.
I’m hoping that the two time periods are equal.
on mercury
The Dems have further extended their lead in the generic poll and are now out by more than 9 points over the GOP
The probability of the Dems controlling Congress now sits at almost 69% for the Senate and more than 90% in the House.
dv said:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/kash-patel-defends-new-fbi-policy-bestiality-senate-hearing-rcna598017Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Sen. John Kennedy grilled the FBI director about a recently revised policy that doesn’t automatically disqualify job applicants who have engaged in bestiality
such a rich and complex melting pot of a country
A New York Times tech executive who was allegedly shot dead by his elderly in-laws in California was in a vicious war with them and his estranged wife for being transgender, according to court documents. Jonathan McKinsey’s wife, Candice Jang, filed for a restraining order against him in 2025, and he replied by filing a restraining order of his own. McKinsey claimed Jang had tried to pull medical tubes out of his body when he was transitioning from a woman to a man in 2010, the restraining order records, obtained by The Mercury News, said. The two married in 2011.
First responders attempted to save McKinsey, but he died at the scene. Witnesses reported seeing two masked assailants approach him in a parking lot. They said the shooters took turns unloading bullets into the victim before they were quickly arrested by a passing cop. While the elderly couple is from the Dublin area, they also have ties to Albuquerque, New Mexico, The Post had learned. Zhang and Chen were booked into Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder. McKinsey had been married to their daughter Candice Jang, the Post can reveal.
The killing happened amid a contentious, monthslong divorce between the victim, 40-year-old Jonathan McKinsey, and his wife, who had filed for a domestic violence prevention order against him almost a year ago, court records show. McKinsey, a head engineer at the New York Times, was also facing a criminal child abuse case. But investigators had shared no details about a possible motive for the crime as of Monday afternoon.
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
dv said:
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
1980’s US sitcom calling
It also shows the morality of people.
If you are the sober one, decency tells you its wrong
dv said:
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
Let’s see the members if the New York State Assembly get voluntarily heavily drunk…
dv said:
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
Lots of witches are now hexing the rapists. I’ve seen 2 posts on Facebook showing how to do it.
I love this stuff.
dv said:
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
Huh!
Cymek said:
dv said:
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
1980’s US sitcom calling
It also shows the morality of people.
If you are the sober one, decency tells you its wrong
New York is where Donald Trump comes from.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
1980’s US sitcom calling
It also shows the morality of people.
If you are the sober one, decency tells you its wrong
New York is where Donald Trump comes from.
I cannot see Trump’s name but George Santos is in the list.
Bruddy eck!
Michael V said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/utah-man-released-on-bail-after-40-years-on-death-row/107206618Bruddy eck!
Sorry about that, pal.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/utah-man-released-on-bail-after-40-years-on-death-row/107206618Bruddy eck!
Sorry about that, pal.
Yeah. It’s bloody awful. 41 years sitting locked up in a jail cell knowing the only way out is via the electric chair or whatever other awful mechanism they use for State Murder. And not guilty all the time. Pharque.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5wyzrm0n74ro
Cornell case reopened
I see the senate inquiry with Jack Smith was all fun and games.
Bogsnorkler said:
I see the senate inquiry with Jack Smith was all fun and games.
I almost felt bad for the Republicans. They do deserve better representation than this but I suppose ya get what ya votes for.
Bogsnorkler said:
I see the senate inquiry with Jack Smith was all fun and games.
Jack Smith is a fucking assassin; try as they might, I can’t see them catching him in some comedic gotcha
in any case, this seems like a crazy thing to be re-litigating 40 days out from an election
diddly-squat said:
Bogsnorkler said:
I see the senate inquiry with Jack Smith was all fun and games.
Jack Smith is a fucking assassin; try as they might, I can’t see them catching him in some comedic gotcha
If he is an assassin why don’t they lock him up?
Jeff Tiedrich remarked in his column about Trump having never paid a cent of all of the ‘dividends’ he promised to US citizens, and how they’re not getting the $5,000 vote bribe, either.
If Trump coughs up all of the various ‘dividends’ he’s promised, then he has to pay every adult citizen US$13,000.
That would amount to $3.2 trillion.
Now, it could be done.
But, it would mean ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY for Social Security and Medicare and Defence for a year. Not a penny.
OK, spread it out over a few years. Still means massive, really massive, cutbacks in every aspect of the government for years on end. And, how do you tell some parts of the community that they have to wait years for the payments that the people in the next city got this week?
Yet, i’m sure that there’s a large chunk of the US electorate who believe it will happen.
captain_spalding said:
Jeff Tiedrich remarked in his column about Trump having never paid a cent of all of the ‘dividends’ he promised to US citizens, and how they’re not getting the $5,000 vote bribe, either.If Trump coughs up all of the various ‘dividends’ he’s promised, then he has to pay every adult citizen US$13,000.
That would amount to $3.2 trillion.
Now, it could be done.
But, it would mean ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY for Social Security and Medicare and Defence for a year. Not a penny.
OK, spread it out over a few years. Still means massive, really massive, cutbacks in every aspect of the government for years on end. And, how do you tell some parts of the community that they have to wait years for the payments that the people in the next city got this week?
Yet, i’m sure that there’s a large chunk of the US electorate who believe it will happen.
Cults, tribes, beliefs, etc.
captain_spalding said:
Jeff Tiedrich remarked in his column about Trump having never paid a cent of all of the ‘dividends’ he promised to US citizens, and how they’re not getting the $5,000 vote bribe, either.
If Trump coughs up all of the various ‘dividends’ he’s promised, then he has to pay every adult citizen US$13,000.
That would amount to $3.2 trillion.
Now, it could be done.
But, it would mean ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY for Social Security and Medicare and Defence for a year. Not a penny.
OK, spread it out over a few years. Still means massive, really massive, cutbacks in every aspect of the government for years on end. And, how do you tell some parts of the community that they have to wait years for the payments that the people in the next city got this week?
Yet, i’m sure that there’s a large chunk of the US electorate who believe it will happen.
what, aren’t countries able to manipulate currencies to low exchange rates
diddly-squat said:
in any case, this seems like a crazy thing to be re-litigating 40 days out from an election
Basically reminding everyone that DJT is a convicted felon who should already be in prison.
dv said:
There is a theory that he is wearing a contraption to assist him with walking.
kii said:
dv said:
There is a theory that he is wearing a contraption to assist him with walking.
He looks like a fkn cartoon character
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
There is a theory that he is wearing a contraption to assist him with walking.
He looks like a fkn cartoon character
He always has.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:There is a theory that he is wearing a contraption to assist him with walking.
He looks like a fkn cartoon character
He always has.
He’s kept alive and walking by various gears, pulleys and electric shocks.
kii said:
There is a theory that he is wearing a contraption to assist him with walking.
That’s his exoskeleton
Cymek said:
kii said:
dv said:He looks like a fkn cartoon character
He always has.
He’s kept alive and walking by various gears, pulleys and electric shocks.
He’s wearing The Wrong Trousers!
dv said:
Fair comment.
Bogsnorkler said:
Cymek said:
kii said:He always has.
He’s kept alive and walking by various gears, pulleys and electric shocks.
He’s wearing The Wrong Trousers!
https://archive.org/details/wallace-gromit-s-01-e-02-the-wrong-trousers
Bogsnorkler said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Cymek said:He’s kept alive and walking by various gears, pulleys and electric shocks.
He’s wearing The Wrong Trousers!
https://archive.org/details/wallace-gromit-s-01-e-02-the-wrong-trousers
Bloody penguins
dv said:
Delivered by the POTUS in an ornate carriage bedecked in gold and flying 5 US flags. A procession of dancing cowboys will lead the carriage to your door as YMCA is played by a marching band wearing tutus and feathered headdresses.
kii said:
dv said:
Delivered by the POTUS in an ornate carriage bedecked in gold and flying 5 US flags. A procession of dancing cowboys will lead the carriage to your door as YMCA is played by a marching band wearing tutus and feathered headdresses.
Don’t forget the all important rhinestones.
ms spock said:
kii said:
dv said:
Delivered by the POTUS in an ornate carriage bedecked in gold and flying 5 US flags. A procession of dancing cowboys will lead the carriage to your door as YMCA is played by a marching band wearing tutus and feathered headdresses.
Don’t forget the all important rhinestones.
It’s Trump.
So, you can be sure that it’ll be ‘gold’, cheap, and tacky.
rofl
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
kii said:Delivered by the POTUS in an ornate carriage bedecked in gold and flying 5 US flags. A procession of dancing cowboys will lead the carriage to your door as YMCA is played by a marching band wearing tutus and feathered headdresses.
Don’t forget the all important rhinestones.
It’s Trump.
So, you can be sure that it’ll be ‘gold’, cheap, and tacky.
:(
dv said:
WTF is wrong with Greg Brockman?
kii said:
dv said:
WTF is wrong with Greg Brockman?
His mother didn’t love him enough.
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2026/decline-in-tourism-hits-us-economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year, with even the FIFA Men’s World Cup failing to arrest the decline in tourism.
The slide is hurting the US economy, and as Axios put it, is partly “self-inflicted:” There has been a significant drop in visitors from US allies like Canada and several European countries, which have been a target of Washington’s trade war and taunts.
Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
dv said:
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2026/decline-in-tourism-hits-us-economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year, with even the FIFA Men’s World Cup failing to arrest the decline in tourism.
The slide is hurting the US economy, and as Axios put it, is partly “self-inflicted:” There has been a significant drop in visitors from US allies like Canada and several European countries, which have been a target of Washington’s trade war and taunts.
Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
nobody could have foreseen this
party_pants said:
kii said:
dv said:
WTF is wrong with Greg Brockman?
His mother didn’t love him enough.
this document reminds us of LotR for some reason
dv said:
partly “self-inflicted” ???
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2026/decline-in-tourism-hits-us-economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year, with even the FIFA Men’s World Cup failing to arrest the decline in tourism.
The slide is hurting the US economy, and as Axios put it, is partly “self-inflicted:” There has been a significant drop in visitors from US allies like Canada and several European countries, which have been a target of Washington’s trade war and taunts.
Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
partly “self-inflicted” ???
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2026/decline-in-tourism-hits-us-economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year, with even the FIFA Men’s World Cup failing to arrest the decline in tourism.
The slide is hurting the US economy, and as Axios put it, is partly “self-inflicted:” There has been a significant drop in visitors from US allies like Canada and several European countries, which have been a target of Washington’s trade war and taunts.
Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
self improved
SCIENCE said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
partly “self-inflicted” ???
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2026/decline-in-tourism-hits-us-economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year, with even the FIFA Men’s World Cup failing to arrest the decline in tourism.
The slide is hurting the US economy, and as Axios put it, is partly “self-inflicted:” There has been a significant drop in visitors from US allies like Canada and several European countries, which have been a target of Washington’s trade war and taunts.
Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
self improved
super improved
The Rev Dodgson said:
SCIENCE said:The Rev Dodgson said:
partly “self-inflicted” ???self improved
super improved
fixed
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:partly “self-inflicted” ???
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2026/decline-in-tourism-hits-us-economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year, with even the FIFA Men’s World Cup failing to arrest the decline in tourism.
The slide is hurting the US economy, and as Axios put it, is partly “self-inflicted:” There has been a significant drop in visitors from US allies like Canada and several European countries, which have been a target of Washington’s trade war and taunts.
Meanwhile, China is attracting more visitors with its visa-free entry policies, and Japan’s weak currency is drawing in a record number of tourists.
“We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.”
No, entirely self-inflicted.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5xvnq8yzqo
In the US, men accept cabinet positions instead of going to therapy.
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5xvnq8yzqoIn the US, men accept cabinet positions instead of going to therapy.
You couldn’t make this shit up.
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5xvnq8yzqoIn the US, men accept cabinet positions instead of going to therapy.
OMG! 😮😮😮
I LOLed so much then felt sad.
You are channeling Dr Bandy X Lee, Mary Trump, Wajahat Ali, Dr Stephen Hassan et.al. Danielle Moodie and Jared Yates Sexton do podcast/YouTube based on this premise.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5xvnq8yzqoIn the US, men accept cabinet positions instead of going to therapy.
You couldn’t make this shit up.
What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
And the Epstein Files and Videos are not being discussed.
Meanwhile…
Bryon Donalds is a Republican congressman from Florida who is running for Governor.
I got nothing against him, I just want to present what one of the public asked him about at a campaign event. Her daughter has gone no-contact and won’t let her see her granchild and she wants laws to force parents to let grandparents see their grandchildren.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19iFjjnnn9/
I realise this is an unusual demand but at the same time it is emblematic of the modern Republican party, which went from being the party of small government to the party of strong, intrusive government to address their grievances specifically.
dv said:
Meanwhile…Bryon Donalds is a Republican congressman from Florida who is running for Governor.
I got nothing against him, I just want to present what one of the public asked him about at a campaign event. Her daughter has gone no-contact and won’t let her see her granchild and she wants laws to force parents to let grandparents see their grandchildren.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19iFjjnnn9/
I realise this is an unusual demand but at the same time it is emblematic of the modern Republican party, which went from being the party of small government to the party of strong, intrusive government to address their grievances specifically.
It supposedly is a right in Australian anyway for grandparents to have access to grandchildren.
Obviously not if said grandparent is a danger (be that physically or emotionally)
dv said:
Meanwhile…Bryon Donalds is a Republican congressman from Florida who is running for Governor.
I got nothing against him, I just want to present what one of the public asked him about at a campaign event. Her daughter has gone no-contact and won’t let her see her granchild and she wants laws to force parents to let grandparents see their grandchildren.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19iFjjnnn9/
I realise this is an unusual demand but at the same time it is emblematic of the modern Republican party, which went from being the party of small government to the party of strong, intrusive government to address their grievances specifically.
They’re still for ‘small government’ when it comes to things like the environment, health, social welfare, and, especially, when there’s anything governmental that limits them doing exactly what they want to do.
They’re for ‘big government’ when it comes to making other people do exactly what they want them to do, and for reminding the peasantry of who’s in charge and means to stay in charge.
Cymek said:
dv said:
Meanwhile…Bryon Donalds is a Republican congressman from Florida who is running for Governor.
I got nothing against him, I just want to present what one of the public asked him about at a campaign event. Her daughter has gone no-contact and won’t let her see her granchild and she wants laws to force parents to let grandparents see their grandchildren.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19iFjjnnn9/
I realise this is an unusual demand but at the same time it is emblematic of the modern Republican party, which went from being the party of small government to the party of strong, intrusive government to address their grievances specifically.
It supposedly is a right in Australian anyway for grandparents to have access to grandchildren.
Obviously not if said grandparent is a danger (be that physically or emotionally)
That appears not to be true. Grandparents do not have that general right in Australia.
dv said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
Meanwhile…Bryon Donalds is a Republican congressman from Florida who is running for Governor.
I got nothing against him, I just want to present what one of the public asked him about at a campaign event. Her daughter has gone no-contact and won’t let her see her granchild and she wants laws to force parents to let grandparents see their grandchildren.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19iFjjnnn9/
I realise this is an unusual demand but at the same time it is emblematic of the modern Republican party, which went from being the party of small government to the party of strong, intrusive government to address their grievances specifically.
It supposedly is a right in Australian anyway for grandparents to have access to grandchildren.
Obviously not if said grandparent is a danger (be that physically or emotionally)
That appears not to be true. Grandparents do not have that general right in Australia.
wait what does the law say about who has a right to access children
ms spock said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5xvnq8yzqoIn the US, men accept cabinet positions instead of going to therapy.
You couldn’t make this shit up.
What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
There are a bunch of reasons that men in the military are required to be clean-shaven, some are practical and make sense, others are just related to maintaining a certain standard.
diddly-squat said:
ms spock said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You couldn’t make this shit up.
What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
There are a bunch of reasons that men in the military are required to be clean-shaven, some are practical and make sense, others are just related to maintaining a certain standard.
Men in the Navy can have beards.
One of the provisos is that the beard must not reduce the effectiveness of respiratory protective equipment.
A moderate-length bead, kept trimmed, need not affect the fit of a respirator.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
ms spock said:What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
There are a bunch of reasons that men in the military are required to be clean-shaven, some are practical and make sense, others are just related to maintaining a certain standard.
Men in the Navy can have beards.
One of the provisos is that the beard must not reduce the effectiveness of respiratory protective equipment.
A moderate-length bead, kept trimmed, need not affect the fit of a respirator.
yep, the breathing masks are the key practical reason.. most UG coal mines have the same stipulations.
you can often wear a moustache but it’s pretty limited.
The other reason beards are, to some extent, not worn in the military is that they are used as a status symbol, in that special forces are often given waivers.
The Australian author James E. McDonnell wrote many naval stories, some of which were based on his WW2 experiences.
One anecdote of his was about when the destroyer that he was in called at the South African port of Durban.
A dance had been organised, ad many of the local young ladies were attending, but all seemed to be very reluctant to dance with the Australian sailors.
Finally, someone asked them why.
One young woman explained that another Australian ship, well known to McDonnell’s ship, had been in Durban the week before, and had informed them that, in Australia, having a beard signified that you had a ‘social disease’.
McDonnell’s ship was in the grip of one of those fads that can overtake isolated groups, this one for growing beards. Quite a lot of the ship’s company had one. This was well known to that ‘other ship’.
McDonnell said that they left Durban rather keen to catch up with that ‘other ship’,
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:There are a bunch of reasons that men in the military are required to be clean-shaven, some are practical and make sense, others are just related to maintaining a certain standard.
Men in the Navy can have beards.
One of the provisos is that the beard must not reduce the effectiveness of respiratory protective equipment.
A moderate-length bead, kept trimmed, need not affect the fit of a respirator.
yep, the breathing masks are the key practical reason.. most UG coal mines have the same stipulations.
you can often wear a moustache but it’s pretty limited.
The other reason beards are, to some extent, not worn in the military is that they are used as a status symbol, in that special forces are often given waivers.
Yes. I understand that only members of the Pioneer Corps in the Australian Army may wear a beard, and the same applies in the French Foreign Legion.
captain_spalding said:
The Australian author James E. McDonnell wrote many naval stories, some of which were based on his WW2 experiences.
One anecdote of his was about when the destroyer that he was in called at the South African port of Durban.
A dance had been organised, ad many of the local young ladies were attending, but all seemed to be very reluctant to dance with the Australian sailors.
Finally, someone asked them why.
One young woman explained that another Australian ship, well known to McDonnell’s ship, had been in Durban the week before, and had informed them that, in Australia, having a beard signified that you had a ‘social disease’.
McDonnell’s ship was in the grip of one of those fads that can overtake isolated groups, this one for growing beards. Quite a lot of the ship’s company had one. This was well known to that ‘other ship’.
McDonnell said that they left Durban rather keen to catch up with that ‘other ship’,
LOL
diddly-squat said:
ms spock said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You couldn’t make this shit up.
What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
There are a bunch of reasons that men in the military are required to be clean-shaven, some are practical and make sense, others are just related to maintaining a certain standard.
Plus it helps to depersonalise them as individuals
ms spock said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crq5xvnq8yzqoIn the US, men accept cabinet positions instead of going to therapy.
You couldn’t make this shit up.
What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
My father always used to say that a man with a beard has something to hide. (usually a weak jawline)
Arts said:
ms spock said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You couldn’t make this shit up.
What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
My father always used to say that a man with a beard has something to hide. (usually a weak jawline)
Usually they are from an evil parallel universe
Every three months I have to do inspections at three UG mines in central Qld. This is the grooming standard chart I get sent
I can only imagine that the military has a similar guide
Arts said:
ms spock said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You couldn’t make this shit up.
What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
My father always used to say that a man with a beard has something to hide. (usually a weak jawline)
Some footballers/athletes wear beaeds to hide the effects of steroid use, it changes the jaw line, apparently.
I have a beard. I’ve had it so long I have forgotten what sort of jawline I have.
Peak Warming Man said:
Arts said:
ms spock said:What is the problem with people with beards? I think that this needs to be clarified.
My father always used to say that a man with a beard has something to hide. (usually a weak jawline)
Some footballers/athletes wear beaeds to hide the effects of steroid use, it changes the jaw line, apparently.
In Star Trek you know beards mean the character has levelled up
Riker and Sisko are good examples
In Star Wars they are usually going hermit mode and bowing out
Luke, Obi-Wan
The guy left work, ordered an Uber, and while waiting he was arrested for sitting on a bench right after the store closed.
Another reason why I don’t want Australia to be more like the US.
Spiny Norman said:
The guy left work, ordered an Uber, and while waiting he was arrested for sitting on a bench right after the store closed.Another reason why I don’t want Australia to be more like the US.
What I find strange is the bench outside the pharmacy. Outside public seating was nearly non-existent in LC.
Oh internet, I can’t stay mad at you
https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/only-a-hispanic-could-survive-that-fall-trump-tells-white-house-crowd-20261001-p611zd.html
Donald Trump has made a bizarre remark about Hispanic people surviving large falls during an event at the White House.
The president was talking about his ballroom project at the White House event to make Hispanic Heritage Month.
He was talking at length about his East Wing renovations.
“You literally will be the first group ever to enter,” he told the crowd.
“Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall. So I’m not too worried.”
The crowd cheered at his remarks.
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Always great to learn about new racist tropes. What the fuck?
dv said:
https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/only-a-hispanic-could-survive-that-fall-trump-tells-white-house-crowd-20261001-p611zd.htmlDonald Trump has made a bizarre remark about Hispanic people surviving large falls during an event at the White House.
The president was talking about his ballroom project at the White House event to make Hispanic Heritage Month.
He was talking at length about his East Wing renovations.
“You literally will be the first group ever to enter,” he told the crowd.
“Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall. So I’m not too worried.”
The crowd cheered at his remarks.
—-
Always great to learn about new racist tropes. What the fuck?
Stop making me laugh so much.
kii said:
dv said:
https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/only-a-hispanic-could-survive-that-fall-trump-tells-white-house-crowd-20261001-p611zd.htmlDonald Trump has made a bizarre remark about Hispanic people surviving large falls during an event at the White House.
The president was talking about his ballroom project at the White House event to make Hispanic Heritage Month.
He was talking at length about his East Wing renovations.
“You literally will be the first group ever to enter,” he told the crowd.
“Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall. So I’m not too worried.”
The crowd cheered at his remarks.
—-
Always great to learn about new racist tropes. What the fuck?
Stop making me laugh so much.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
https://www.nine.com.au/world-news/usa/only-a-hispanic-could-survive-that-fall-trump-tells-white-house-crowd-20261001-p611zd.htmlDonald Trump has made a bizarre remark about Hispanic people surviving large falls during an event at the White House.
The president was talking about his ballroom project at the White House event to make Hispanic Heritage Month.
He was talking at length about his East Wing renovations.
“You literally will be the first group ever to enter,” he told the crowd.
“Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall. So I’m not too worried.”
The crowd cheered at his remarks.
—-
Always great to learn about new racist tropes. What the fuck?
Stop making me laugh so much.
Wait…what?
Trump at his Hispanic Heritage Month celebration today at the White House:
“Now we’ll get back to Hispanics, okay, but the Hispanics, what I just said about being out of a place where probably shouldn’t have gone, was so good, you know what happened? They fired everybody. They took everybody in Iraq. They fired the soldiers. They fired the generals. They fired the police. They fired everybody in the Home Office or the equivalent of the what? They had nobody, so they have Iraq and they had nobody to run it. And you know what happened? ISIS formed.”
Neophyte said:
Trump at his Hispanic Heritage Month celebration today at the White House:“Now we’ll get back to Hispanics, okay, but the Hispanics, what I just said about being out of a place where probably shouldn’t have gone, was so good, you know what happened? They fired everybody. They took everybody in Iraq. They fired the soldiers. They fired the generals. They fired the police. They fired everybody in the Home Office or the equivalent of the what? They had nobody, so they have Iraq and they had nobody to run it. And you know what happened? ISIS formed.”
Stop it. My brain has given up.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6121765-pete-hegseth-takeaways-command-warfare-base/
Creates Office of Religious Affairs
In his last proclamation, Hegseth declared he will establish the Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon that “will report straight to the top.”
“Cutting-edge technology … new basing and bases … and a better educational pipeline are still incomplete without the most essential component of our republic: faith,” he told the assembled service members.
He said the Defense Department has “a sacred duty” to provide troops with “first-class religious support” wherever they’re sent, bashing past administrations for treating the topic as an afterthought.
“Political correctness and secular humanism got a vote. Chaplains did not. Budgets were cut. Resourcing and manpower needs were ignored. Base chapels fell apart,” Hegseth claimed. “Decisions about faith and religion were made by secular careerists in cubicles and lawyers running around with red tape.”
Starting Wednesday, the Office of Religious Affairs will have “a direct line to the secretary” and will “protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support,” he said.
Hegseth frequently invokes his faith and has declared service members’ spiritual health as “equally important” as their physical and mental health.
Earlier this year he revamped the U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps, announcing that the officers will no longer wear their rank insignia, instead displaying insignia that reflects their religious affiliation — part of two major changes to the group.
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According to the official Department of War Memorandum and Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address, the office is designed to elevate spiritual readiness as a core element of combat effectiveness.
dv said:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6121765-pete-hegseth-takeaways-command-warfare-base/Creates Office of Religious Affairs
In his last proclamation, Hegseth declared he will establish the Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon that “will report straight to the top.”
“Cutting-edge technology … new basing and bases … and a better educational pipeline are still incomplete without the most essential component of our republic: faith,” he told the assembled service members.
He said the Defense Department has “a sacred duty” to provide troops with “first-class religious support” wherever they’re sent, bashing past administrations for treating the topic as an afterthought.
“Political correctness and secular humanism got a vote. Chaplains did not. Budgets were cut. Resourcing and manpower needs were ignored. Base chapels fell apart,” Hegseth claimed. “Decisions about faith and religion were made by secular careerists in cubicles and lawyers running around with red tape.”
Starting Wednesday, the Office of Religious Affairs will have “a direct line to the secretary” and will “protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support,” he said.
Hegseth frequently invokes his faith and has declared service members’ spiritual health as “equally important” as their physical and mental health.
Earlier this year he revamped the U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps, announcing that the officers will no longer wear their rank insignia, instead displaying insignia that reflects their religious affiliation — part of two major changes to the group.
—
According to the official Department of War Memorandum and Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address, the office is designed to elevate spiritual readiness as a core element of combat effectiveness.
Soldier “Father I feel bad killing them no good Muslims, they were praying in their own misguided way and we just drone strike them”
Priest “Son, they are Muslims and don’t count as people, its why we kill them in their hundreds of thousands, its gods will”
Soldier “So they aren’t really people, thanks father I feel so much better”
Cymek said:
dv said:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6121765-pete-hegseth-takeaways-command-warfare-base/Creates Office of Religious Affairs
In his last proclamation, Hegseth declared he will establish the Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon that “will report straight to the top.”
“Cutting-edge technology … new basing and bases … and a better educational pipeline are still incomplete without the most essential component of our republic: faith,” he told the assembled service members.
He said the Defense Department has “a sacred duty” to provide troops with “first-class religious support” wherever they’re sent, bashing past administrations for treating the topic as an afterthought.
“Political correctness and secular humanism got a vote. Chaplains did not. Budgets were cut. Resourcing and manpower needs were ignored. Base chapels fell apart,” Hegseth claimed. “Decisions about faith and religion were made by secular careerists in cubicles and lawyers running around with red tape.”
Starting Wednesday, the Office of Religious Affairs will have “a direct line to the secretary” and will “protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support,” he said.
Hegseth frequently invokes his faith and has declared service members’ spiritual health as “equally important” as their physical and mental health.
Earlier this year he revamped the U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps, announcing that the officers will no longer wear their rank insignia, instead displaying insignia that reflects their religious affiliation — part of two major changes to the group.
—
According to the official Department of War Memorandum and Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address, the office is designed to elevate spiritual readiness as a core element of combat effectiveness.
Soldier “Father I feel bad killing them no good Muslims, they were praying in their own misguided way and we just drone strike them”
Priest “Son, they are Muslims and don’t count as people, its why we kill them in their hundreds of thousands, its gods will”
Soldier “So they aren’t really people, thanks father I feel so much better”
That’s a rather grim assessment of Catholicism.
While he is prancing about with all this extraneous nonsense. you’d never guess that he is the Secretary of Defence during a time when naval vessels are having crippling supply issues during a war that’s gone of the rails. He doesn’t seem to be interested in that kind of thing at all.
dv said:
While he is prancing about with all this extraneous nonsense. you’d never guess that he is the Secretary of Defence during a time when naval vessels are having crippling supply issues during a war that’s gone of the rails. He doesn’t seem to be interested in that kind of thing at all.
That’s not new either
I remember reading about the readiness of USA naval warships ten years ago due to stress, over extension, etc
Months at sea with a ship in tip top condition would cause stress but ones where the food is sub par, and you don’t have clean clothes, etc.
Look after your soldiers physical needs first, you owe them that at a minimum
dv said:
While he is prancing about with all this extraneous nonsense. you’d never guess that he is the Secretary of Defence during a time when naval vessels are having crippling supply issues during a war that’s gone of the rails. He doesn’t seem to be interested in that kind of thing at all.
It reminds me of the old saying, “amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.”
Reckon we’re seeing a bit of that now.
But still shitty tactics as well.
Cymek said:
dv said:
While he is prancing about with all this extraneous nonsense. you’d never guess that he is the Secretary of Defence during a time when naval vessels are having crippling supply issues during a war that’s gone of the rails. He doesn’t seem to be interested in that kind of thing at all.That’s not new either
I remember reading about the readiness of USA naval warships ten years ago due to stress, over extension, etc
Months at sea with a ship in tip top condition would cause stress but ones where the food is sub par, and you don’t have clean clothes, etc.
Look after your soldiers physical needs first, you owe them that at a minimum
US Navy.
Not even a beer issue to look forward to.
And the numbers keep on climbing – the generic ballot now has the Dems with a 9.6 point lead over the GOP
Say it’s gas prices, say it’s the swap over to likely voters in the polling, say it’s the arse falling out of the Trump coalition – whatever it is, it’s all trending in one direction at the moment.
Models currently have the Dems with an almost 93% chance of taking the House and a 72% change of controlling the Senate (note, models had Hillary at 71% of winning the presidency a week out from the 2016 election)
diddly-squat said:
And the numbers keep on climbing – the generic ballot now has the Dems with a 9.6 point lead over the GOP
Say it’s gas prices, say it’s the swap over to likely voters in the polling, say it’s the arse falling out of the Trump coalition – whatever it is, it’s all trending in one direction at the moment.
Models currently have the Dems with an almost 93% chance of taking the House and a 72% change of controlling the Senate (note, models had Hillary at 71% of winning the presidency a week out from the 2016 election)
Good.
Michael V said:
diddly-squat said:And the numbers keep on climbing – the generic ballot now has the Dems with a 9.6 point lead over the GOP
Say it’s gas prices, say it’s the swap over to likely voters in the polling, say it’s the arse falling out of the Trump coalition – whatever it is, it’s all trending in one direction at the moment.
Models currently have the Dems with an almost 93% chance of taking the House and a 72% change of controlling the Senate (note, models had Hillary at 71% of winning the presidency a week out from the 2016 election)
Good.
Sure… the odds look good… but if someone told you that you had about a 1-in-10 chance of winning the lottery, would you say you have a good chance?
diddly-squat said:
Michael V said:
diddly-squat said:And the numbers keep on climbing – the generic ballot now has the Dems with a 9.6 point lead over the GOP
Say it’s gas prices, say it’s the swap over to likely voters in the polling, say it’s the arse falling out of the Trump coalition – whatever it is, it’s all trending in one direction at the moment.
Models currently have the Dems with an almost 93% chance of taking the House and a 72% change of controlling the Senate (note, models had Hillary at 71% of winning the presidency a week out from the 2016 election)
Good.
Sure… the odds look good… but if someone told you that you had about a 1-in-10 chance of winning the lottery, would you say you have a good chance?
OK, so what am I missing.
diddly-squat said:
And the numbers keep on climbing – the generic ballot now has the Dems with a 9.6 point lead over the GOP
Say it’s gas prices, say it’s the swap over to likely voters in the polling, say it’s the arse falling out of the Trump coalition – whatever it is, it’s all trending in one direction at the moment.
Models currently have the Dems with an almost 93% chance of taking the House and a 72% change of controlling the Senate (note, models had Hillary at 71% of winning the presidency a week out from the 2016 election)
Looks great.
And everyone expected Clinton to cruise home in 2016. So, the Democrats sat back, and waited ‘for nature to take its course’.
Which is how we got to where we are.
It’s not over until the GOP’s ex-Senators and ex-Congress members get turfed out of their offices.
captain_spalding said:
And everyone expected Clinton to cruise home in 2016. So, the Democrats sat back, and waited ‘for nature to take its course’.
Which is how we got to where we are.
maybe though we’d probably put the entrenchment of north americese fascism down more to the D team being far right than them being complacently lazy
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:And the numbers keep on climbing – the generic ballot now has the Dems with a 9.6 point lead over the GOP
Say it’s gas prices, say it’s the swap over to likely voters in the polling, say it’s the arse falling out of the Trump coalition – whatever it is, it’s all trending in one direction at the moment.
Models currently have the Dems with an almost 93% chance of taking the House and a 72% change of controlling the Senate (note, models had Hillary at 71% of winning the presidency a week out from the 2016 election)
Looks great.
And everyone expected Clinton to cruise home in 2016. So, the Democrats sat back, and waited ‘for nature to take its course’.
Which is how we got to where we are.
It’s not over until the GOP’s ex-Senators and ex-Congress members get turfed out of their offices.
I think it’s easy to confuse 72% chance of winning with “cruise to a win” (which was kind of my point in replying to MV).
Things with a 3 in 10 chance of happening are what I would call being on the very edge of “unlikely”… but hey, even the sun shines on a dog’s arse some days
Cymek said:
dv said:
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6121765-pete-hegseth-takeaways-command-warfare-base/
Creates Office of Religious Affairs
In his last proclamation, Hegseth declared he will establish the Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon that “will report straight to the top.”
“Cutting-edge technology … new basing and bases … and a better educational pipeline are still incomplete without the most essential component of our republic: faith,” he told the assembled service members.
He said the Defense Department has “a sacred duty” to provide troops with “first-class religious support” wherever they’re sent, bashing past administrations for treating the topic as an afterthought.
“Political correctness and secular humanism got a vote. Chaplains did not. Budgets were cut. Resourcing and manpower needs were ignored. Base chapels fell apart,” Hegseth claimed. “Decisions about faith and religion were made by secular careerists in cubicles and lawyers running around with red tape.”
Starting Wednesday, the Office of Religious Affairs will have “a direct line to the secretary” and will “protect budgets, demand infrastructure, and strengthen religious support,” he said.
Hegseth frequently invokes his faith and has declared service members’ spiritual health as “equally important” as their physical and mental health.
Earlier this year he revamped the U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps, announcing that the officers will no longer wear their rank insignia, instead displaying insignia that reflects their religious affiliation — part of two major changes to the group.
—
According to the official Department of War Memorandum and Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address, the office is designed to elevate spiritual readiness as a core element of combat effectiveness.
Soldier “Father I feel bad killing them no good Muslims, they were praying in their own misguided way and we just drone strike them”
Priest “Son, they are Muslims and don’t count as people, its why we kill them in their hundreds of thousands, its gods will”
Soldier “So they aren’t really people, thanks father I feel so much better”
shrug they’re on our team and are the good guys who uphold the international rules based law and order so this is ideal
You’re all assuming that the elections will be free and fair.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:And the numbers keep on climbing – the generic ballot now has the Dems with a 9.6 point lead over the GOP
Say it’s gas prices, say it’s the swap over to likely voters in the polling, say it’s the arse falling out of the Trump coalition – whatever it is, it’s all trending in one direction at the moment.
Models currently have the Dems with an almost 93% chance of taking the House and a 72% change of controlling the Senate (note, models had Hillary at 71% of winning the presidency a week out from the 2016 election)
Looks great.
And everyone expected Clinton to cruise home in 2016. So, the Democrats sat back, and waited ‘for nature to take its course’.
Which is how we got to where we are.
It’s not over until the GOP’s ex-Senators and ex-Congress members get turfed out of their offices.
I think it’s easy to confuse 72% chance of winning with “cruise to a win” (which was kind of my point in replying to MV).
Things with a 3 in 10 chance of happening are what I would call being on the very edge of “unlikely”… but hey, even the sun shines on a dog’s arse some days
IDGI.
72% chance of winning is a 7.2 in 10 chance of winning isn’t it?
Can you explain what I have messed up.
So Hegseth wants to fire 20% of the top US military brass: does that officially constitute a purge? That worked so well for Stalin. I almost wish Canada would invade.
Cankles McGrifty Legs….lololol 😆😜😹
kii said:
Cankles McGrifty Legs….lololol 😆😜😹
It’s going to be so interesting when he finally drops dead, and everyone can write their tell-all books about the chaotic smoke-and-mirrors endless-distraction what-day-is-it new-‘policy’-every-ten-minutes shitshow rodeo fandango chimps-tea-party that is the Trump White House.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Cankles McGrifty Legs….lololol 😆😜😹It’s going to be so interesting when he finally drops dead, and everyone can write their tell-all books about the chaotic smoke-and-mirrors endless-distraction what-day-is-it new-‘policy’-every-ten-minutes shitshow rodeo fandango chimps-tea-party that is the Trump White House.
It sure will be interesting. There’s so much to unpack. You’ve described it very well.
Here are some quotes from Trump’s Time interview released today. Why bother asking a question. Just point at him and say “go”.
Neophyte said:
Here are some quotes from Trump’s Time interview released today. Why bother asking a question. Just point at him and say “go”.
I used to think that i just wanted Trump to die.
Not horribly, not violently, just doze off and never wake up.
It’s getting to the point where i’m beginning to re-think the ‘not horribly, not violently’ part.
Neophyte said:
Here are some quotes from Trump’s Time interview released today. Why bother asking a question. Just point at him and say “go”.
Summary: ‘why don’t you love me? Why doesn’t everyone love me?’
captain_spalding said:
Neophyte said:
Here are some quotes from Trump’s Time interview released today. Why bother asking a question. Just point at him and say “go”.
I used to think that i just wanted Trump to die.
Not horribly, not violently, just doze off and never wake up.
It’s getting to the point where i’m beginning to re-think the ‘not horribly, not violently’ part.
dragged out into the streets and shot has been my thoughts for quite a while now. Along with nearly all of his cabinet too.
Needs for the MAGAs to lose the speakers chair in the HoR, and as soon as a new one is appointed get rid of both POTUS and VP, so the speaker becomes next in line. He can then sack all the rest of the cabinet on the spot and have them kicked out onto the streets too. Their fate rests with the crowd.
captain_spalding said:
Neophyte said:
Here are some quotes from Trump’s Time interview released today. Why bother asking a question. Just point at him and say “go”.
I used to think that i just wanted Trump to die.
Not horribly, not violently, just doze off and never wake up.
It’s getting to the point where i’m beginning to re-think the ‘not horribly, not violently’ part.
Wow.
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:
Neophyte said:
Here are some quotes from Trump’s Time interview released today. Why bother asking a question. Just point at him and say “go”.
I used to think that i just wanted Trump to die.
Not horribly, not violently, just doze off and never wake up.
It’s getting to the point where i’m beginning to re-think the ‘not horribly, not violently’ part.
Wow.
I just want to see him locked up.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:I used to think that i just wanted Trump to die.
Not horribly, not violently, just doze off and never wake up.
It’s getting to the point where i’m beginning to re-think the ‘not horribly, not violently’ part.
Wow.
I just want to see him locked up.
I want to see him and his whole crowd kicked out of office at the earliest opportunity, before he drags the world into ruin. There is no legal process for this to happen.
The Wigtown martyrs were a couple of women who were put to death by tying them to stakes at low tide and drowned at high tide, no mucking around with failed injections and modern methods and stuff.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:I used to think that i just wanted Trump to die.
Not horribly, not violently, just doze off and never wake up.
It’s getting to the point where i’m beginning to re-think the ‘not horribly, not violently’ part.
Wow.
I just want to see him locked up.
I think he will die of natural causes during his third term.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:Wow.
I just want to see him locked up.
I think he will die of natural causes during his third term.
Yes, then they will bring him back back to life, for a fourth term….
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:I just want to see him locked up.
I think he will die of natural causes during his third term.
Yes, then they will bring him back back to life, for a fourth term….
Elon’s working on an immortal robot version of him.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:I think he will die of natural causes during his third term.
Yes, then they will bring him back back to life, for a fourth term….
Elon’s working on an immortal robot version of him.
RoboGop?
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Peak Warming Man said:I think he will die of natural causes during his third term.
Yes, then they will bring him back back to life, for a fourth term….
Elon’s working on an immortal robot version of him.
The religious memes will take on new meaning.
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:
captain_spalding said:I used to think that i just wanted Trump to die.
Not horribly, not violently, just doze off and never wake up.
It’s getting to the point where i’m beginning to re-think the ‘not horribly, not violently’ part.
Wow.
I just want to see him strung up by the ankles.
Fixed.
Alleged:
Note dates:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:Note dates:
He puts his ego above everyone.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:Note dates:
What do the dates refer to?
Tau.Neutrino said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:Note dates:
What do the dates refer to?
I presume that’s when the posts were made.
I also presume that’s how old Twitter posts look these days on X.
Alternatively someone may have just made them up.
Tau.Neutrino said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:Note dates:
What do the dates refer to?
He said these things way back when Obama was president. His actions today expose him as the hypocrite he is. That is if he were intelligent to understand what hypocrisy is.
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.
Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
dv said:
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
Nah but Arts says we should give Trump the benefit of the doubt…
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
Nah but Arts says we should give Trump the benefit of the doubt…
I didn’t say that at all.
dv said:
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
Well that’s disturbing..
The cruelty is the point etc. I don’t know how the judges could live with themselves if this is what they do all day. There is law and there is justice. They are separate constructs. In an ideal world the law should be framed to promote justice. This is what happens when they diverge. Civilisations cannot endure systemic injustice of this sort.
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Arts said:Wow.
I just want to see him locked up.
I want to see him and his whole crowd kicked out of office at the earliest opportunity, before he drags the world into ruin. There is no legal process for this to happen.
There is a 100% legal process for this very thing, it’s called a presidential election.
party_pants said:
dv said:
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
Well that’s disturbing..
The cruelty is the point etc. I don’t know how the judges could live with themselves if this is what they do all day. There is law and there is justice. They are separate constructs. In an ideal world the law should be framed to promote justice. This is what happens when they diverge. Civilisations cannot endure systemic injustice of this sort.
To be clear, the reason they don’t have attorneys is that these are not “legal” proceedings; inasmuch as the courts are not assessing if these individuals have broken any laws, they are procedural-only hearings that determine immigration status.
All this notwithstanding, they clearly deserve to have advocates assist them.
No saying that it makes it right, but don’t forget, immigration policy here isn’t all that different.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:I just want to see him locked up.
I want to see him and his whole crowd kicked out of office at the earliest opportunity, before he drags the world into ruin. There is no legal process for this to happen.
There is a 100% legal process for this very thing, it’s called a presidential election.
😆😆😆😆🙄
party_pants said:
dv said:
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
Well that’s disturbing..
The cruelty is the point etc. I don’t know how the judges could live with themselves if this is what they do all day. There is law and there is justice. They are separate constructs. In an ideal world the law should be framed to promote justice. This is what happens when they diverge. Civilisations cannot endure systemic injustice of this sort.
That’s precisely it: the cruelty is the point.
It’s what the voters (most of them) wanted. They wanted to see people who look different to them, who speak differently to them, who they think are less than they are themselves, who they don’t know, who they don’t understand, who they do fear, treated unfairly and cruelly. It makes them feel good because it’s happening to people who they’re afraid of, in general. They feel that they’re being defended against peoplewho might want to change how things are in the US.
For some, the biggest disappointment of Trump’s presidencies is that he still hasn’t made it legitimate to call people ‘niggers’ again.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
Well that’s disturbing..
The cruelty is the point etc. I don’t know how the judges could live with themselves if this is what they do all day. There is law and there is justice. They are separate constructs. In an ideal world the law should be framed to promote justice. This is what happens when they diverge. Civilisations cannot endure systemic injustice of this sort.
To be clear, the reason they don’t have attorneys is that these are not “legal” proceedings; inasmuch as the courts are not assessing if these individuals have broken any laws, they are procedural-only hearings that determine immigration status.
All this notwithstanding, they clearly deserve to have advocates assist them.
No saying that it makes it right, but don’t forget, immigration policy here isn’t all that different.
There’s a right to state-appointed counsel, but only for offences where you would actually face prison time, or a suspended sentence – see the Sixth Amendment.
Because these are ‘administrative’ hearings, and don’t involve felony or misdemeanor charges (being in the US without permission is a ‘civil’ offence), the right to legal advice is not applicable.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:I just want to see him locked up.
I want to see him and his whole crowd kicked out of office at the earliest opportunity, before he drags the world into ruin. There is no legal process for this to happen.
There is a 100% legal process for this very thing, it’s called a presidential election.
Humanity can’t wait that long.
The world is on the precipice of collapse and ruin with his stupid war in Iran. The whole world economy is only running off oil reserves being drawn down to offset the lack of supply coming out of the Persian Gulf. And it is not just oil, it is helium and fertilisers and sulfuric acid and aluminium and all sort of other critical products. When these things run out the world economy will collapse through lack of supply. Millions will die of starvation.
Then we have the granddaddy of all El Nino events looming on the horizon. The UN-GA meeting last week should have been all about a co-ordinated response to this potential disaster.
Fuck America and Fuck Israel. And fuck their pretend democracy.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:I want to see him and his whole crowd kicked out of office at the earliest opportunity, before he drags the world into ruin. There is no legal process for this to happen.
There is a 100% legal process for this very thing, it’s called a presidential election.
Humanity can’t wait that long.
The world is on the precipice of collapse and ruin with his stupid war in Iran. The whole world economy is only running off oil reserves being drawn down to offset the lack of supply coming out of the Persian Gulf. And it is not just oil, it is helium and fertilisers and sulfuric acid and aluminium and all sort of other critical products. When these things run out the world economy will collapse through lack of supply. Millions will die of starvation.
Then we have the granddaddy of all El Nino events looming on the horizon. The UN-GA meeting last week should have been all about a co-ordinated response to this potential disaster.
Fuck America and Fuck Israel. And fuck their pretend democracy.
and Fuck Russia too.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Alleged:Note dates:
What do the dates refer to?
I presume that’s when the posts were made.
I also presume that’s how old Twitter posts look these days on X.
Alternatively someone may have just made them up.
I’ll go with your third option.
party_pants said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:There is a 100% legal process for this very thing, it’s called a presidential election.
Humanity can’t wait that long.
The world is on the precipice of collapse and ruin with his stupid war in Iran. The whole world economy is only running off oil reserves being drawn down to offset the lack of supply coming out of the Persian Gulf. And it is not just oil, it is helium and fertilisers and sulfuric acid and aluminium and all sort of other critical products. When these things run out the world economy will collapse through lack of supply. Millions will die of starvation.
Then we have the granddaddy of all El Nino events looming on the horizon. The UN-GA meeting last week should have been all about a co-ordinated response to this potential disaster.
Fuck America and Fuck Israel. And fuck their pretend democracy.
and Fuck Russia too.
We are more democratic than they are. Points in three different directions.
Tau.Neutrino said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tau.Neutrino said:What do the dates refer to?
I presume that’s when the posts were made.
I also presume that’s how old Twitter posts look these days on X.
Alternatively someone may have just made them up.
I’ll go with your third option.
Snopes says they’re legit.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
Inside the immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on Monday, caseworkers quietly explained to the minors who everyone was — from the interpreter and secretary to the judge in a black robe.Most of the children, dressed formally with neatly styled hair, waited impatiently for the judge. Among the first to appear before the judge was a 13-year-old Honduran boy named Angel. He didn’t have an attorney.
Asked whether there was a reason he couldn’t return to Honduras, Angel told the judge, “My mom and almost my entire family are here. It’s too dangerous to go back.”
But that wasn’t enough for the judge, who told the boy he did not qualify for asylum. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked.
“I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically and continued to cry, eventually saying: “I have no one. I have nothing.”
https://www.kdrv.com/news/social/exclusive-inside-the-texas-courtroom-where-toddlers-face-immigration-judges/article_255cdb84-f153-5c95-8df9-f0c2e66ae810.html
Well that’s disturbing..
The cruelty is the point etc. I don’t know how the judges could live with themselves if this is what they do all day. There is law and there is justice. They are separate constructs. In an ideal world the law should be framed to promote justice. This is what happens when they diverge. Civilisations cannot endure systemic injustice of this sort.
To be clear, the reason they don’t have attorneys is that these are not “legal” proceedings; inasmuch as the courts are not assessing if these individuals have broken any laws, they are procedural-only hearings that determine immigration status.
All this notwithstanding, they clearly deserve to have advocates assist them.
No saying that it makes it right, but don’t forget, immigration policy here isn’t all that different.
You have missed my point entirely, which is the separation of law and justice. This might be lawful, but it is unjust to these children.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:I want to see him and his whole crowd kicked out of office at the earliest opportunity, before he drags the world into ruin. There is no legal process for this to happen.
There is a 100% legal process for this very thing, it’s called a presidential election.
Humanity can’t wait that long.
The world is on the precipice of collapse and ruin with his stupid war in Iran. The whole world economy is only running off oil reserves being drawn down to offset the lack of supply coming out of the Persian Gulf. And it is not just oil, it is helium and fertilisers and sulfuric acid and aluminium and all sort of other critical products. When these things run out the world economy will collapse through lack of supply. Millions will die of starvation.
Then we have the granddaddy of all El Nino events looming on the horizon. The UN-GA meeting last week should have been all about a co-ordinated response to this potential disaster.
Fuck America and Fuck Israel. And fuck their pretend democracy.
I’m sure you could get some nice long odds on that prediction. Feels like an easy way to make a buck before the end of the world.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:There is a 100% legal process for this very thing, it’s called a presidential election.
Humanity can’t wait that long.
The world is on the precipice of collapse and ruin with his stupid war in Iran. The whole world economy is only running off oil reserves being drawn down to offset the lack of supply coming out of the Persian Gulf. And it is not just oil, it is helium and fertilisers and sulfuric acid and aluminium and all sort of other critical products. When these things run out the world economy will collapse through lack of supply. Millions will die of starvation.
Then we have the granddaddy of all El Nino events looming on the horizon. The UN-GA meeting last week should have been all about a co-ordinated response to this potential disaster.
Fuck America and Fuck Israel. And fuck their pretend democracy.
I’m sure you could get some nice long odds on that prediction. Feels like an easy way to make a buck before the end of the world.
I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Humanity can’t wait that long.
The world is on the precipice of collapse and ruin with his stupid war in Iran. The whole world economy is only running off oil reserves being drawn down to offset the lack of supply coming out of the Persian Gulf. And it is not just oil, it is helium and fertilisers and sulfuric acid and aluminium and all sort of other critical products. When these things run out the world economy will collapse through lack of supply. Millions will die of starvation.
Then we have the granddaddy of all El Nino events looming on the horizon. The UN-GA meeting last week should have been all about a co-ordinated response to this potential disaster.
Fuck America and Fuck Israel. And fuck their pretend democracy.
I’m sure you could get some nice long odds on that prediction. Feels like an easy way to make a buck before the end of the world.
I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
That’s how diddly-squat always responds.
Your other point, about WA, so I should stay here and not head back to the east coast?
kii said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:I’m sure you could get some nice long odds on that prediction. Feels like an easy way to make a buck before the end of the world.
I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
That’s how diddly-squat always responds.
Your other point, about WA, so I should stay here and not head back to the east coast?
“All comments are general information only and do not constitute personal financial advice”
We (me and the mouse up my arse) hope that the worst case scenario can be avoided. But we (MATMUMA) are further of the opinion that the trajectory to worst case is a straight line, so avoiding it is a matter of stepping off the travelator ASAP. Not waiting two years for the next US erection.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Humanity can’t wait that long.
The world is on the precipice of collapse and ruin with his stupid war in Iran. The whole world economy is only running off oil reserves being drawn down to offset the lack of supply coming out of the Persian Gulf. And it is not just oil, it is helium and fertilisers and sulfuric acid and aluminium and all sort of other critical products. When these things run out the world economy will collapse through lack of supply. Millions will die of starvation.
Then we have the granddaddy of all El Nino events looming on the horizon. The UN-GA meeting last week should have been all about a co-ordinated response to this potential disaster.
Fuck America and Fuck Israel. And fuck their pretend democracy.
I’m sure you could get some nice long odds on that prediction. Feels like an easy way to make a buck before the end of the world.
I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
Not sure I’m the one making the glib predictions. I honestly don’t believe that the world economy is going to collapse (what ever that means).
There will be a correction in US politics, it’s just going to take a few more years before it happens is all. In the meantime there is a good chance that the Dems will take control of the House and there is even a chance the Dems will gain control of the Senate. This will, to some extent means that greater levels of scrutiny will be placed on the actions of the current administration and hopefully this will help shine a light on some of the corruption that has taken place.
It’s going to be ok.
party_pants said:
kii said:
party_pants said:I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
That’s how diddly-squat always responds.
Your other point, about WA, so I should stay here and not head back to the east coast?
“All comments are general information only and do not constitute personal financial advice”
We (me and the mouse up my arse) hope that the worst case scenario can be avoided. But we (MATMUMA) are further of the opinion that the trajectory to worst case is a straight line, so avoiding it is a matter of stepping off the travelator ASAP. Not waiting two years for the next US erection.
It only two years ago that people were saying there wouldn’t be any mid term elections.. yet, here we are.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
kii said:That’s how diddly-squat always responds.
Your other point, about WA, so I should stay here and not head back to the east coast?
“All comments are general information only and do not constitute personal financial advice”
We (me and the mouse up my arse) hope that the worst case scenario can be avoided. But we (MATMUMA) are further of the opinion that the trajectory to worst case is a straight line, so avoiding it is a matter of stepping off the travelator ASAP. Not waiting two years for the next US erection.
It only two years ago that people were saying there wouldn’t be any mid term elections.. yet, here we are.
The first time Trump was elected, When asked about Trump, Al Gore said, “Never underestimate America”
dv said:
Terrible though all aspects of this Cornell case are, the thing that has surprised me most is that, in New York State, heavily intoxicated people are considered able to consent to sex as long as they voluntarily got intoxicated.
In Australia and much of the US, heavily intoxicated people are considered unable to give consent.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/nyregion/new-york-rape-laws.html
Attempts to correct this defect in the law have not managed to get past New York State Assembly.
And of course
https://www.threads.com/share/BAKwAGckW5/
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
kii said:That’s how diddly-squat always responds.
Your other point, about WA, so I should stay here and not head back to the east coast?
“All comments are general information only and do not constitute personal financial advice”
We (me and the mouse up my arse) hope that the worst case scenario can be avoided. But we (MATMUMA) are further of the opinion that the trajectory to worst case is a straight line, so avoiding it is a matter of stepping off the travelator ASAP. Not waiting two years for the next US erection.
It only two years ago that people were saying there wouldn’t be any mid term elections.. yet, here we are.
They haven’t happened yet.
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:“All comments are general information only and do not constitute personal financial advice”
We (me and the mouse up my arse) hope that the worst case scenario can be avoided. But we (MATMUMA) are further of the opinion that the trajectory to worst case is a straight line, so avoiding it is a matter of stepping off the travelator ASAP. Not waiting two years for the next US erection.
It only two years ago that people were saying there wouldn’t be any mid term elections.. yet, here we are.
They haven’t happened yet.
Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:It only two years ago that people were saying there wouldn’t be any mid term elections.. yet, here we are.
They haven’t happened yet.
Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
It’s still possible to mobilize the bullies to the polling places.
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:They haven’t happened yet.
Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
It’s still possible to mobilize the bullies to the polling places.
Maybe, won’t stop the election from happening though.
https://www.threads.com/share/BAXY3kTSnq/
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:They haven’t happened yet.
Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
It’s still possible to mobilize the bullies to the polling places.
I did say fair or not at all.
Bogsnorkler said:
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
It’s still possible to mobilize the bullies to the polling places.
I did say fair or not at all.
I mean I wouldn’t fall off my chair if we saw ICE detaining people in, or around, polling locations. Not sure it will change the result though.
James Talarico’s campaign has put out this amazing ad for Ken Paxton. Plus the phone number works.
Paxton is the attorney General of Texas. He is the Republican Party nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Texas.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:I’m sure you could get some nice long odds on that prediction. Feels like an easy way to make a buck before the end of the world.
I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
Not sure I’m the one making the glib predictions. I honestly don’t believe that the world economy is going to collapse (what ever that means).
There will be a correction in US politics, it’s just going to take a few more years before it happens is all. In the meantime there is a good chance that the Dems will take control of the House and there is even a chance the Dems will gain control of the Senate. This will, to some extent means that greater levels of scrutiny will be placed on the actions of the current administration and hopefully this will help shine a light on some of the corruption that has taken place.
It’s going to be ok.
You need to open your eyes to the economic disaster that will happen if the Gulf doesn’t resume normal trade. It is not just oil, it is lots of other key industrial and agricultural inputs too. Things that are not readily substitutable or available from other sources. If the stockpiles run out there will be shortages. Things won’t get made. Food won’t be grown. Businesses will go broke and lay off workers. People in poor countries that rely on imported food will starve. There will be high unemployment and high inflation, and high interest rates which will make even more companies go bust.
Things will not be OK if this happens. You are sleep-walking backwards into danger. You need to wake up and see how bad this could be.
this all preventable. Trump needs to stop attacking Iran. Israel needs to stop attacking Iran. It would be nice if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine too.
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:It only two years ago that people were saying there wouldn’t be any mid term elections.. yet, here we are.
They haven’t happened yet.
Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
Let’s see if Trump accepts the result with good grace if things don’t turn out his way.
Last time he lost an election he disputed the result and incited a mob to storm the Congress to try and physically stop them from confirming it. Then he pardoned all the rioters.
Answer me this: if Trump loses control of the Congress at the mid-terms, and the new Congress has enough votes to impeach him and legally remove him from office – do you think he will respect this outcome without resort to violence?
Elon Musk has rejoined team Trump. He rigged the 2024 election, let’s see what he can do in the next month.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:They haven’t happened yet.
Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
Let’s see if Trump accepts the result with good grace if things don’t turn out his way.
Last time he lost an election he disputed the result and incited a mob to storm the Congress to try and physically stop them from confirming it. Then he pardoned all the rioters.
Answer me this: if Trump loses control of the Congress at the mid-terms, and the new Congress has enough votes to impeach him and legally remove him from office – do you think he will respect this outcome without resort to violence?
Firstly, I think it’s unlikely that Dems will end up with a super majority. Secondly, I think trump will dispute the mid term results and try to push through greater electoral reforms in advance of the 2028 presidential elections in the form of executive orders but without congress that will be hard.
But ultimately I think Trump will focus his last two years on enriching himself as much as possible because largely; elections are no longer one of his primary concerns.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
Not sure I’m the one making the glib predictions. I honestly don’t believe that the world economy is going to collapse (what ever that means).
There will be a correction in US politics, it’s just going to take a few more years before it happens is all. In the meantime there is a good chance that the Dems will take control of the House and there is even a chance the Dems will gain control of the Senate. This will, to some extent means that greater levels of scrutiny will be placed on the actions of the current administration and hopefully this will help shine a light on some of the corruption that has taken place.
It’s going to be ok.
You need to open your eyes to the economic disaster that will happen if the Gulf doesn’t resume normal trade. It is not just oil, it is lots of other key industrial and agricultural inputs too. Things that are not readily substitutable or available from other sources. If the stockpiles run out there will be shortages. Things won’t get made. Food won’t be grown. Businesses will go broke and lay off workers. People in poor countries that rely on imported food will starve. There will be high unemployment and high inflation, and high interest rates which will make even more companies go bust.
Things will not be OK if this happens. You are sleep-walking backwards into danger. You need to wake up and see how bad this could be.
this all preventable. Trump needs to stop attacking Iran. Israel needs to stop attacking Iran. It would be nice if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine too.
Yes.
Divine Angel said:
Elon Musk has rejoined team Trump. He rigged the 2024 election, let’s see what he can do in the next month.
!!!
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
Not sure I’m the one making the glib predictions. I honestly don’t believe that the world economy is going to collapse (what ever that means).
There will be a correction in US politics, it’s just going to take a few more years before it happens is all. In the meantime there is a good chance that the Dems will take control of the House and there is even a chance the Dems will gain control of the Senate. This will, to some extent means that greater levels of scrutiny will be placed on the actions of the current administration and hopefully this will help shine a light on some of the corruption that has taken place.
It’s going to be ok.
You need to open your eyes to the economic disaster that will happen if the Gulf doesn’t resume normal trade. It is not just oil, it is lots of other key industrial and agricultural inputs too. Things that are not readily substitutable or available from other sources. If the stockpiles run out there will be shortages. Things won’t get made. Food won’t be grown. Businesses will go broke and lay off workers. People in poor countries that rely on imported food will starve. There will be high unemployment and high inflation, and high interest rates which will make even more companies go bust.
Things will not be OK if this happens. You are sleep-walking backwards into danger. You need to wake up and see how bad this could be.
this all preventable. Trump needs to stop attacking Iran. Israel needs to stop attacking Iran. It would be nice if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine too.
Of course tensions continue, and flare ups will continue to increase uncertainty, but weekly crude oil exports through the strait reached approximately 12.34 million barrels per day (part of a total 17.92 million b/d across the Middle East) by late September. This equates to about 80% of pre-conflict levels.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:Not sure I’m the one making the glib predictions. I honestly don’t believe that the world economy is going to collapse (what ever that means).
There will be a correction in US politics, it’s just going to take a few more years before it happens is all. In the meantime there is a good chance that the Dems will take control of the House and there is even a chance the Dems will gain control of the Senate. This will, to some extent means that greater levels of scrutiny will be placed on the actions of the current administration and hopefully this will help shine a light on some of the corruption that has taken place.
It’s going to be ok.
You need to open your eyes to the economic disaster that will happen if the Gulf doesn’t resume normal trade. It is not just oil, it is lots of other key industrial and agricultural inputs too. Things that are not readily substitutable or available from other sources. If the stockpiles run out there will be shortages. Things won’t get made. Food won’t be grown. Businesses will go broke and lay off workers. People in poor countries that rely on imported food will starve. There will be high unemployment and high inflation, and high interest rates which will make even more companies go bust.
Things will not be OK if this happens. You are sleep-walking backwards into danger. You need to wake up and see how bad this could be.
this all preventable. Trump needs to stop attacking Iran. Israel needs to stop attacking Iran. It would be nice if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine too.
Of course tensions continue, and flare ups will continue to increase uncertainty, but weekly crude oil exports through the strait reached approximately 12.34 million barrels per day (part of a total 17.92 million b/d across the Middle East) by late September. This equates to about 80% of pre-conflict levels.
This is only a temporary lull.
once the elections are done in November, Trump will restart the bombing campaign in Iran. With no Congress to stop him until at least January. Iran will close the straits again.
Don’t forget also that the Yemenis are closing the Red Sea to Saudi Arabian oil too. A Russia keeps up the war with Ukraine. All these wars combined are enough to cause severe shortages and knock-on economic impacts.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:I don’t want to appear rude, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
Once again you don’t address the points made, and you reply with some glib bullshit about making money betting on a worst-case scenario. This does not address the issue. The world economy is running on borrowed time, when the oil reserves run out we’re all fucked. This all down to Israel and USAlia.
Millions will die.
We in WA will survive because we will “shut the borders” and look after ourselves first. Ahead of the rest of you on the east coast, and ahead of the rest of the world. Covid had proved that. We have enough food and energy to take care of the local population. I am concerned about the millions who will die in the rest of the world that rely on food and energy imports.
Not sure I’m the one making the glib predictions. I honestly don’t believe that the world economy is going to collapse (what ever that means).
There will be a correction in US politics, it’s just going to take a few more years before it happens is all. In the meantime there is a good chance that the Dems will take control of the House and there is even a chance the Dems will gain control of the Senate. This will, to some extent means that greater levels of scrutiny will be placed on the actions of the current administration and hopefully this will help shine a light on some of the corruption that has taken place.
It’s going to be ok.
You need to open your eyes to the economic disaster that will happen if the Gulf doesn’t resume normal trade. It is not just oil, it is lots of other key industrial and agricultural inputs too. Things that are not readily substitutable or available from other sources. If the stockpiles run out there will be shortages. Things won’t get made. Food won’t be grown. Businesses will go broke and lay off workers. People in poor countries that rely on imported food will starve. There will be high unemployment and high inflation, and high interest rates which will make even more companies go bust.
Things will not be OK if this happens. You are sleep-walking backwards into danger. You need to wake up and see how bad this could be.
this all preventable. Trump needs to stop attacking Iran. Israel needs to stop attacking Iran. It would be nice if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine too.
Biden was in power as President. For a time Biden had the same powers that SCOTUS gave Trump. He failed to act. If the Democrats had acted the world wouldn’t be in this position now. Sadly, I feel, the time for “correction” has come and gone.
The Republicans could end this today, if they wanted it all to stop. They could impeach Trump. There’s lots of strategies they could do.
The Democrats could take the Mitch McConnell hand book and enact how he obstructed the Democrats for years. (Not the walking corpse strategy. ) They could play hard ball. Something like 60+Democrats did not vote against insider trading in the last few days. So it is not as if they are mobilising to make things difficult for the Republicans or Trump.
Democrats chose Gerry Connolly over AOC and Pam Dingle over Jasmine Crockett.
Gerry Connolly had 4,000 followers on social media. Across her major social media platforms AOC has 28 million followers. Gerry Connolly died from throat cancer that the Democrats knew he had before taking over the position. An important vote was missed due to his death.
It does not seem the Democrats are taking the situation seriously.
When Debbie Dingell beat out Jasmine Crockett. Dingell won the right to managing party’s political messaging. I had to look her up. And I have heard her name twice since. If she did anything it is not cutting through. Jasmine Crockett has been viral multiple times.
The Democrats aren’t putting out their fighters in front.
The Republicans are being cowards and they aren’t even doing the mildest things to obstruct Trump.
I hope that you are right and I am wrong. But I believe that the time for a “correction” by the Dems seems long gone to me. That hope faded with Biden’s inaction. If the Dems failed to act when Biden was president then what can the Dems do now with the House or the Senate? With a President who sees the Constitution as optional?
I fear a lot of folks are in for a shock. The consequences will be grim for vulnerable people and struggling countries.
“Researchers and public health groups estimate that around 700,000 preventable deaths have occurred due to the dismantling and funding cuts to USAID by the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” .
Biden didn’t effectively do the basics to combat Bird flu and that’s not even being covered in detail anymore. There is no reporting from the CDC. No one knows what is going on.
The army have a technical term for it. “Cluster fuck”.
I slept on my glasses and broke the arms off them so I can’t see that well, so excuse all my errors.
I have to find some gaffer tape so I can stick the arms back on to use them.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:They haven’t happened yet.
Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
Let’s see if Trump accepts the result with good grace if things don’t turn out his way.
Last time he lost an election he disputed the result and incited a mob to storm the Congress to try and physically stop them from confirming it. Then he pardoned all the rioters.
Answer me this: if Trump loses control of the Congress at the mid-terms, and the new Congress has enough votes to impeach him and legally remove him from office – do you think he will respect this outcome without resort to violence?
There has been a lot of removal of voter drop boxes.
10 million American voters voted for Harris and their votes were not counted in the 2024 elections. See Greg Palast’s documentary “Vigilantes Inc” free on YouTube.
Trump did a dry run with 60 court cases. All failed but one part on a technicality.
Nathan Taylor from Election Truth Alliance gave some interesting insights into Nevada voting irregularities including Putin’s Tails.
Voter suppression and racial gerrymandering that Republicans engage in are part of the election processes. John Oliver did some good shows on this.
Divine Angel said:
Elon Musk has rejoined team Trump. He rigged the 2024 election, let’s see what he can do in the next month.
If you ever find out why Kamala Harris did not ask for recounts please let me know. I am so curious as to what happened there. Greg Palast had his documentary which covered and brought the receipts to all the voter suppression and racial gerrymandering. And she said she would look at the documentary “after” the 2024 election. I found it perplexing.
fsm said:
Not asleep; bored, so examining the inside of his eyelids.
ms spock said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:Fair point.. that said I think there is a better chance the mid term elections will happen than there currently is that the Dems will take the House.
Let’s see if Trump accepts the result with good grace if things don’t turn out his way.
Last time he lost an election he disputed the result and incited a mob to storm the Congress to try and physically stop them from confirming it. Then he pardoned all the rioters.
Answer me this: if Trump loses control of the Congress at the mid-terms, and the new Congress has enough votes to impeach him and legally remove him from office – do you think he will respect this outcome without resort to violence?
10 million American voters voted for Harris and their votes were not counted in the 2024 elections. See Greg Palast’s documentary “Vigilantes Inc” free on YouTube.
This simply isn’t true
diddly-squat said:
ms spock said:
party_pants said:Let’s see if Trump accepts the result with good grace if things don’t turn out his way.
Last time he lost an election he disputed the result and incited a mob to storm the Congress to try and physically stop them from confirming it. Then he pardoned all the rioters.
Answer me this: if Trump loses control of the Congress at the mid-terms, and the new Congress has enough votes to impeach him and legally remove him from office – do you think he will respect this outcome without resort to violence?
10 million American voters voted for Harris and their votes were not counted in the 2024 elections. See Greg Palast’s documentary “Vigilantes Inc” free on YouTube.
This simply isn’t true
Greg Palast is an expert in his area. Watch the documentary. He brings the receipts.
ms spock said:
diddly-squat said:
ms spock said:10 million American voters voted for Harris and their votes were not counted in the 2024 elections. See Greg Palast’s documentary “Vigilantes Inc” free on YouTube.
This simply isn’t true
Greg Palast is an expert in his area. Watch the documentary. He brings the receipts.
there is no credible evidence to support major voting irregularities in the 2016, 2020 or 2024 presidential elections.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:You need to open your eyes to the economic disaster that will happen if the Gulf doesn’t resume normal trade. It is not just oil, it is lots of other key industrial and agricultural inputs too. Things that are not readily substitutable or available from other sources. If the stockpiles run out there will be shortages. Things won’t get made. Food won’t be grown. Businesses will go broke and lay off workers. People in poor countries that rely on imported food will starve. There will be high unemployment and high inflation, and high interest rates which will make even more companies go bust.
Things will not be OK if this happens. You are sleep-walking backwards into danger. You need to wake up and see how bad this could be.
this all preventable. Trump needs to stop attacking Iran. Israel needs to stop attacking Iran. It would be nice if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine too.
Of course tensions continue, and flare ups will continue to increase uncertainty, but weekly crude oil exports through the strait reached approximately 12.34 million barrels per day (part of a total 17.92 million b/d across the Middle East) by late September. This equates to about 80% of pre-conflict levels.
This is only a temporary lull.
once the elections are done in November, Trump will restart the bombing campaign in Iran. With no Congress to stop him until at least January. Iran will close the straits again.
Don’t forget also that the Yemenis are closing the Red Sea to Saudi Arabian oil too. A Russia keeps up the war with Ukraine. All these wars combined are enough to cause severe shortages and knock-on economic impacts.
I’m pretty sure the Hormuz Strait is effectively closed at the moment, and has been for a while now. The increasing crude oil supplies coming out of the Middle East are being rerouted by pipelines and such, bypassing the Strait.
But whilst crude exports from the Gulf region are back up to pre-Trumper-temper-tantrum levels, exports of refined fuels from that area are still way down. And Ukraine has started blowing up a bunch of Russian refineries. Which means whilst there might be plenty of crude oil, refined products (especially diesel) are looking to be in short supply for some time and the capacity to produce enough refined products is severely diminished. This could certainly lead to a multi-pronged world-wide crises in the near future. Which is lame.
The coming fight over free speech
The Supreme Court must decide whether to limit the First Amendment or executive power
Oct 1st 2026
On the first day of Donald Trump’s second term, he promised “to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America”. Twenty months on, federal judges have ruled against the president in more than 70 cases regarding the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion, speech and the press; lower courts have issued judgments on everything from campus protests to the president’s pressure on law firms. Other than a few emergency orders, however, the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in. As the court begins its term on October 5th, that is due to change.
The justices face a surfeit of divisive issues, including whether Arizona can require proof of citizenship from voters, whether a city can sue energy companies over climate change and whether the Second Amendment precludes bans on AR-15-style weapons. But cases on the First Amendment will loom particularly large in this term. Press freedom looks fairly secure. The harder questions arise when the right to free expression runs up against claims of presidential power.
The new term follows a period in which the Supreme Court has been largely friendly to Mr Trump’s pleas, giving him satisfaction in more than two-thirds of 40 emergency applications. However, justices have shown willingness to cross him, too, notably in cases over the deployment of the National Guard, his sweeping tariffs, and his attempts to eliminate birthright citizenship and sack a Federal Reserve governor. In September the court rebuffed another executive order, which would have let the president commandeer mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. Mr Trump fumed that the justices he had appointed were “merely a shell of their original selves”.
Yet those defeats share a characteristic that may not bode well for plaintiffs challenging Mr Trump’s policies on free expression. Other than Trump v Barbara, the case on birthright citizenship, each of the prominent cases in which the court ruled against the president turned on whether his actions clearly violated congressional statutes. On questions involving the separation of powers, the court has consistently given the presidency broad leeway, either out of fear of provoking a constitutional crisis or a belief that the constitution grants wide authority to the executive branch, in what is called the “unitary executive” theory.
At the same time, Genevieve Lakier, a law professor at the University of Chicago, notes that under John Roberts, the chief justice, the court has also zealously defended rights granted by the First Amendment across presidential administrations. These two imperatives—to assert executive authority and to uphold the First Amendment—are now at odds.
The constitution’s protection of the free press is so explicit that the Supreme Court is likely to disappoint the president in two cases involving the media. The first concerns Mr Trump’s attempt, as a private litigant, to revive a $475m defamation suit against CNN, a news network, for characterising his claims that he won the 2020 election as a “Big Lie”. Formidable obstacles to defamation suits mean that the president’s case will probably fail, either because the Supreme Court refuses to take it or because it rules against him.
The second case involves Mr Trump’s recent attempt to revoke White House credentials for journalists at CNN and two other news organisations, MS NOW and Politico, complaining of “Fake News” and claiming their reporting endangered national security. On September 24th Timothy Kelly, a federal judge appointed by Mr Trump, placed the move on hold for a fortnight. The national-security justification was weak, Judge Kelly wrote, and did not seem to be the president’s “actual motivation”. Mr Trump has said that he would pursue an appeal “almost without question”, assuming Judge Kelly converts a temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction. If so, the Supreme Court is likely to side with Judge Kelly. Heidi Kitrosser, a law professor at Northwestern University, points out that the government may not exclude select members of the press merely because the president is unhappy with their stories. The national-security claims, she adds, “do not pass the laugh test”.
On other questions of the First Amendment and presidential authority, however, the court’s conservative supermajority may be more open to Mr Trump’s position. Last year the administration cancelled grants to researchers in California from the Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation and other agencies. Federal dollars for projects that promote “diversity, equity, and inclusion”, the government concluded, are “no longer in the public interest and should be terminated”.
Two courts deemed this to be discrimination based on researchers’ views, in violation of the First Amendment, spurring an appeal to the Supreme Court. Having twice split over grant cancellations on its emergency docket, the court may use Trump v Thakur to take up the issue. Ms Lakier points out this would reopen a messy precedent from the 1990s that gave the government some leeway—but not free rein—in deciding which projects to fund. Today’s more conservative court, Ms Lakier reckons, might embrace the position that the conservative Justice Antonin Scalia adopted at the time: when the government opens its purse, it can attach whatever strings it likes.
Another clash likely late in the court’s term is the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist and green-card holder who was nabbed by federal immigration officers in the lobby of his home near Columbia University last year. Mr Khalil, who faces deportation, says he was targeted for his views. In May the Third Circuit Court of Appeals voted 6-5 not to reconsider an earlier ruling against Mr Khalil; a petition to the Supreme Court is on its way. With lower courts divided, Steve Vladeck of Georgetown University predicts that the justices may require people in Mr Khalil’s position to press their arguments before immigration judges first, rather than in federal district court. Immigration judges, Mr Vladeck says, are “increasingly un-independent” and reflect the agenda of the executive branch. Mr Trump styles himself a champion of free speech. This term may reveal how far the Supreme Court is willing to go to assert that standard.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/10/01/the-coming-fight-over-free-speech
Spiny Norman said:
His strategy is to talk.
Just talk. Keep talking. Don’t stop talking.
Doesn’t matter what you say, total nonsense, utter drivel, word salad, complete tommy-rot, random words, changes of direction, non-sequiturs, gobbledy-gook, gibberish, babblegab, poppycock, doesn’t matter, just talk for as long as you can.
The more time you can take up talking total shit, the less time there is for anyone to ask embarrassing questions of you, the less time there is for anyone to contradict you, the less time there is that you’re not ‘in control’ of the session.
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
So far up himself, only his boots can be seen.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
So far up himself, only his boots can be seen.
Heh!
Dr Bandy Lee deconstructs Trump’s insane Time Magazine interview.
Latest interview with Anthony Davis and Dr Lee.
kii said:
Dr Bandy Lee deconstructs Trump’s insane Time Magazine interview.Latest interview with Anthony Davis and Dr Lee.
Haven’t read Dr. Lee’s deconstruct yet (i willl), but my beforehand guess is that somewhere in there she mentions that he’s insecure, desperate for approval, and can’t understand why he isn’t loved by everyone.
One month to go until the midterm elections, and here are the tipping point Senate races
diddly-squat said:
One month to go until the midterm elections, and here are the tipping point Senate races
- Texas – Talarico {D} leads Paxton {R} by 3.4 points – the demographics in Texas have changed a lot in favour of the Dems but Texas is an R+12 state
- Maine – Jackson {D} leads Collins {R} by 2.1 points – Collins is closing the gap rapidly, and this could be a problem for Senate control
- Ohio – Brown {D} leads Husted {R} by 4.2 points
- Iowa – Turek {D} leads Hinson {R} by 1.3 points – coin flip territory
- Michigan – El-Sayed {D} leads Rogers {R} by 3.7 points – El-Sayed is steadily widening the gap and this race is somewhat of a limpness test for social progressives
- Alaska – Peltola {D} leads Sullivan {R} by 3.3 points – Some controversy in this race, but Peltola is a born and bred Alaskan and this may give her the edge.
No-one with two brain cells to rub together would have believed that Americans would put Trump in the White House a second time.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
One month to go until the midterm elections, and here are the tipping point Senate races
- Texas – Talarico {D} leads Paxton {R} by 3.4 points – the demographics in Texas have changed a lot in favour of the Dems but Texas is an R+12 state
- Maine – Jackson {D} leads Collins {R} by 2.1 points – Collins is closing the gap rapidly, and this could be a problem for Senate control
- Ohio – Brown {D} leads Husted {R} by 4.2 points
- Iowa – Turek {D} leads Hinson {R} by 1.3 points – coin flip territory
- Michigan – El-Sayed {D} leads Rogers {R} by 3.7 points – El-Sayed is steadily widening the gap and this race is somewhat of a limpness test for social progressives
- Alaska – Peltola {D} leads Sullivan {R} by 3.3 points – Some controversy in this race, but Peltola is a born and bred Alaskan and this may give her the edge.
No-one with two brain cells to rub together would have believed that Americans would put Trump in the White House a second time.
I think that anyone who was watching the race would have understood it was a very real possibility.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
One month to go until the midterm elections, and here are the tipping point Senate races
- Texas – Talarico {D} leads Paxton {R} by 3.4 points – the demographics in Texas have changed a lot in favour of the Dems but Texas is an R+12 state
- Maine – Jackson {D} leads Collins {R} by 2.1 points – Collins is closing the gap rapidly, and this could be a problem for Senate control
- Ohio – Brown {D} leads Husted {R} by 4.2 points
- Iowa – Turek {D} leads Hinson {R} by 1.3 points – coin flip territory
- Michigan – El-Sayed {D} leads Rogers {R} by 3.7 points – El-Sayed is steadily widening the gap and this race is somewhat of a limpness test for social progressives
- Alaska – Peltola {D} leads Sullivan {R} by 3.3 points – Some controversy in this race, but Peltola is a born and bred Alaskan and this may give her the edge.
No-one with two brain cells to rub together would have believed that Americans would put Trump in the White House a second time.
I think that anyone who was watching the race would have understood it was a very real possibility.
Trump is a reflection of the grossness and overindulgence of the American people
He appealed to the unenlightened who wanted someone to blame
We have Hanson who appeals to the same type of people.
Pretty sure we can assume fascist leaning politicians will get into power over the next decade or so all over the world.
They can give the disgruntled population someone to blame when in reality the situation is far more complex than a blame game.
Civilisation is showing huge cracks on decent behaviour.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
One month to go until the midterm elections, and here are the tipping point Senate races
- Texas – Talarico {D} leads Paxton {R} by 3.4 points – the demographics in Texas have changed a lot in favour of the Dems but Texas is an R+12 state
- Maine – Jackson {D} leads Collins {R} by 2.1 points – Collins is closing the gap rapidly, and this could be a problem for Senate control
- Ohio – Brown {D} leads Husted {R} by 4.2 points
- Iowa – Turek {D} leads Hinson {R} by 1.3 points – coin flip territory
- Michigan – El-Sayed {D} leads Rogers {R} by 3.7 points – El-Sayed is steadily widening the gap and this race is somewhat of a limpness test for social progressives
- Alaska – Peltola {D} leads Sullivan {R} by 3.3 points – Some controversy in this race, but Peltola is a born and bred Alaskan and this may give her the edge.
No-one with two brain cells to rub together would have believed that Americans would put Trump in the White House a second time.
I think that anyone who was watching the race would have understood it was a very real possibility.
As i’ve said, it may have been that ‘thinking people’ didn’t factor in the shits-and-giggles element in that election. People who wondered just what would happen if that ratbag did manage to win, and were ok with voting for the experiment.
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:No-one with two brain cells to rub together would have believed that Americans would put Trump in the White House a second time.
I think that anyone who was watching the race would have understood it was a very real possibility.
Trump is a reflection of the grossness and overindulgence of the American people
He appealed to the unenlightened who wanted someone to blame
We have Hanson who appeals to the same type of people.
Pretty sure we can assume fascist leaning politicians will get into power over the next decade or so all over the world.
They can give the disgruntled population someone to blame when in reality the situation is far more complex than a blame game.
Civilisation is showing huge cracks on decent behaviour.
As Dr. Bandy Lee said in the interview that kii linked to last night, there’s an element of the voting population who are always looking for a parent figure.
Someone who they feel will tell them that they’re in the right, it’s ok, it’s the fault of THOSE people, not you, i believe you, i’ll look afteryou, i’ll make sure that those people get taken down afew pegs.
The size of that element varies from time to time, and the biggest influences are the media, and who uses them and how.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:No-one with two brain cells to rub together would have believed that Americans would put Trump in the White House a second time.
I think that anyone who was watching the race would have understood it was a very real possibility.
As i’ve said, it may have been that ‘thinking people’ didn’t factor in the shits-and-giggles element in that election. People who wondered just what would happen if that ratbag did manage to win, and were ok with voting for the experiment.
but I mean, there is no “right” or “wrong” reason to vote for someone.. That’s kind of the way democracy works.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:I think that anyone who was watching the race would have understood it was a very real possibility.
As i’ve said, it may have been that ‘thinking people’ didn’t factor in the shits-and-giggles element in that election. People who wondered just what would happen if that ratbag did manage to win, and were ok with voting for the experiment.
but I mean, there is no “right” or “wrong” reason to vote for someone.. That’s kind of the way democracy works.
I do not necessarily concur.
If someone (me?) stands in voting booth, looks at a name on the ballot, and thinks, ‘i know for sure that this person is a total fuckwit, who will only do untold damage to the community/nation if elected’, and then they have a valid reason to not vote for that person.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:As i’ve said, it may have been that ‘thinking people’ didn’t factor in the shits-and-giggles element in that election. People who wondered just what would happen if that ratbag did manage to win, and were ok with voting for the experiment.
but I mean, there is no “right” or “wrong” reason to vote for someone.. That’s kind of the way democracy works.
I do not necessarily concur.
If someone (me?) stands in voting booth, looks at a name on the ballot, and thinks, ‘i know for sure that this person is a total fuckwit, who will only do untold damage to the community/nation if elected’, and then they have a valid reason to not vote for that person.
Sure, but my point is that “this would be funny to watch” isn’t any less of a valid reason for someone to cast their vote.
The simple fact is that many people thought Trump (despite knowing him as a person) would be a net positive for the country, and that’s why he was elected. Now they will very likely prove incorrect, but that is why we have elections; so people can have a chance to voice their opinions.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:I think that anyone who was watching the race would have understood it was a very real possibility.
Trump is a reflection of the grossness and overindulgence of the American people
He appealed to the unenlightened who wanted someone to blame
We have Hanson who appeals to the same type of people.
Pretty sure we can assume fascist leaning politicians will get into power over the next decade or so all over the world.
They can give the disgruntled population someone to blame when in reality the situation is far more complex than a blame game.
Civilisation is showing huge cracks on decent behaviour.
As Dr. Bandy Lee said in the interview that kii linked to last night, there’s an element of the voting population who are always looking for a parent figure.
Someone who they feel will tell them that they’re in the right, it’s ok, it’s the fault of THOSE people, not you, i believe you, i’ll look afteryou, i’ll make sure that those people get taken down afew pegs.
The size of that element varies from time to time, and the biggest influences are the media, and who uses them and how.
The three women in NM I know who supported Trump definitely have issues with their fathers. Absent/authoritarian/abusive/bullies/paranoid ALL the typical macho issues. One in particular idolised her father, the one who literally taped every meeting he had with other people in his workplace at the college. This was way before convenient devices to use when recording people.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:but I mean, there is no “right” or “wrong” reason to vote for someone.. That’s kind of the way democracy works.
I do not necessarily concur.
If someone (me?) stands in voting booth, looks at a name on the ballot, and thinks, ‘i know for sure that this person is a total fuckwit, who will only do untold damage to the community/nation if elected’, and then they have a valid reason to not vote for that person.
Sure, but my point is that “this would be funny to watch” isn’t any less of a valid reason for someone to cast their vote.
The simple fact is that many people thought Trump (despite knowing him as a person) would be a net positive for the country, and that’s why he was elected. Now they will very likely prove incorrect, but that is why we have elections; so people can have a chance to voice their opinions.
We can only hope that majority of American voters now recognise that control of their country by Trump and the Republicans is only goingto make their present poor situation even worse. and that it’s time to use the chance you describe to change that.
And, hope that no-one manages to stop them doing that.
I still say that voting for someone because “this would be funny to watch” is not a valid reason to vote for someone, especially someone who’s already proven to be incompetent if not an actual danger, because you’re not using the opportunity that your society gives you the right way. You’re failing in your civic duty, to use a lofty phrase.
captain_spalding said:
We can only hope that majority of American voters now recognise that control of their country by Trump and the Republicans is only goingto make their present poor situation even worse. and that it’s time to use the chance you describe to change that.
and it would appear from the current state of the midterm polls that this is happening, and while I acknowledge that the polls are not definitive, they are indicative. It’s clear from the cross-tab data that young people, people of colour, and more specifically, Hispanic people, are leaning towards the Dems and this is what puts states like Texas and Michigan in play for the Dems. This notwithstanding, older people and white people seem to be showing less of a swing, which is what puts states like Maine in the less likely to flip category.
captain_spalding said:
I still say that voting for someone because “this would be funny to watch” is not a valid reason to vote for someone, especially someone who’s already proven to be incompetent if not an actual danger, because you’re not using the opportunity that your society gives you the right way. You’re failing in your civic duty, to use a lofty phrase.
You are talking about what you see as a “morally right” reason, not about what is a “valid” reason – the two are not the same.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
We can only hope that majority of American voters now recognise that control of their country by Trump and the Republicans is only goingto make their present poor situation even worse. and that it’s time to use the chance you describe to change that.
and it would appear from the current state of the midterm polls that this is happening, and while I acknowledge that the polls are not definitive, they are indicative. It’s clear from the cross-tab data that young people, people of colour, and more specifically, Hispanic people, are leaning towards the Dems and this is what puts states like Texas and Michigan in play for the Dems. This notwithstanding, older people and white people seem to be showing less of a swing, which is what puts states like Maine in the less likely to flip category.
captain_spalding said:
I still say that voting for someone because “this would be funny to watch” is not a valid reason to vote for someone, especially someone who’s already proven to be incompetent if not an actual danger, because you’re not using the opportunity that your society gives you the right way. You’re failing in your civic duty, to use a lofty phrase.
You are talking about what you see as a “morally right” reason, not about what is a “valid” reason – the two are not the same.
Oh, yeah, subjectively it’s valid.
I suppose.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:I do not necessarily concur.
If someone (me?) stands in voting booth, looks at a name on the ballot, and thinks, ‘i know for sure that this person is a total fuckwit, who will only do untold damage to the community/nation if elected’, and then they have a valid reason to not vote for that person.
Sure, but my point is that “this would be funny to watch” isn’t any less of a valid reason for someone to cast their vote.
The simple fact is that many people thought Trump (despite knowing him as a person) would be a net positive for the country, and that’s why he was elected. Now they will very likely prove incorrect, but that is why we have elections; so people can have a chance to voice their opinions.
We can only hope that majority of American voters now recognise that control of their country by Trump and the Republicans is only goingto make their present poor situation even worse. and that it’s time to use the chance you describe to change that.
And, hope that no-one manages to stop them doing that.
I still say that voting for someone because “this would be funny to watch” is not a valid reason to vote for someone, especially someone who’s already proven to be incompetent if not an actual danger, because you’re not using the opportunity that your society gives you the right way. You’re failing in your civic duty, to use a lofty phrase.
Voting is a responsibility. It should be taken seriously. It is not entertainment.
Trump’s former press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as contributor
I thought she left the press secretary job so she could be a 1950s Mom.
buffy said:
Trump’s former press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as contributorI thought she left the press secretary job so she could be a 1950s Mom.
That’s different media contract.
lol
buffy said:
Trump’s former press secretary Karoline Leavitt joins Fox News as contributorI thought she left the press secretary job so she could be a 1950s Mom.
I think the press secretary role was just a job interview for this.
From Fairview, NC’s Facebook page.
This is a work of photographic genius that deserves to go down in the annals of history. I’m an art historian with a PhD (yes, really) so it’s one thing I do know something about.
Let’s start with the framing. Dan Winters has positioned his subject lower than the lens. At a basic level it’s diminishing the man… no small thing for someone so obsessed with his height.
But it’s bigger than that. think about all the portraits you know of Great Men (they are almost always Great Men)
Statues are set on plinths. Above eye level. So you look up at them.
Or famous images like Washington Crossing the Delaware. Or Napoleon Crossing the Alps. We look
up at the figures at the centre of the composition. They’re the embodiment of leadership. We are inspired to believe. To follow.
Now, look at the photo. We are looking down at the subject. His mouth gapes. He’s as lost and directionless as a toddler in a crowd who can’t find his mum.
Or, more aptly, a patient in a dementia ward…
Now, look again.
It’s the eyes that strike you the most.
That’s because the photographer has chosen a very shallow depth of field, which means the pinprick focus on the eyes casts the rest of the subject in a hazy wash. Even the American flag pin on his lapel. His one “mission”… leading the nation… is, symbolically, completely unfocused.
None of this is an accident. Winters made conscious choices when he framed this portrait and chose the settings on his camera.
And the colour saturation…
None of the garish, highly saturated red, white, and blue. Or the glitter of gold. We’re looking at a president who has just wandered out of a crypt.
He is a spectre wrapped in parchment-thin,
ashen skin with a waft of gossamer-thread hair atop a papery scalp. He’s a phantasm with sawdust in his veins and a handful of dust where a heart should be.
But, back on those eyes. If the eyes are, indeed, the windows to the soul, then this man has none…
Trump is wandering through a misty haze. Where is he, even? Who the fuck can tell? He certainly can’t.
There’s no colour. No sunlight. No life. Just pinpricks of light reflected back from the soulless, senseless, rheumy, red-rimmed eyes beneath hooded and desiccated lids.
They say “I am lost. I am confused. I am not long for this world.”
@writtenbymeaghan
kii said:
From Fairview, NC’s Facebook page.
This is a work of photographic genius that deserves to go down in the annals of history. I’m an art historian with a PhD (yes, really) so it’s one thing I do know something about.
Let’s start with the framing. Dan Winters has positioned his subject lower than the lens. At a basic level it’s diminishing the man… no small thing for someone so obsessed with his height.
But it’s bigger than that. think about all the portraits you know of Great Men (they are almost always Great Men)
Statues are set on plinths. Above eye level. So you look up at them.
Or famous images like Washington Crossing the Delaware. Or Napoleon Crossing the Alps. We look up at the figures at the centre of the composition. They’re the embodiment of leadership. We are inspired to believe. To follow.
Now, look at the photo. We are looking down at the subject. His mouth gapes. He’s as lost and directionless as a toddler in a crowd who can’t find his mum.
Or, more aptly, a patient in a dementia ward…
Now, look again.
It’s the eyes that strike you the most.
That’s because the photographer has chosen a very shallow depth of field, which means the pinprick focus on the eyes casts the rest of the subject in a hazy wash. Even the American flag pin on his lapel. His one “mission”… leading the nation… is, symbolically, completely unfocused.
None of this is an accident. Winters made conscious choices when he framed this portrait and chose the settings on his camera.
And the colour saturation…
None of the garish, highly saturated red, white, and blue. Or the glitter of gold. We’re looking at a president who has just wandered out of a crypt.
He is a spectre wrapped in parchment-thin,
ashen skin with a waft of gossamer-thread hair atop a papery scalp. He’s a phantasm with sawdust in his veins and a handful of dust where a heart should be.
But, back on those eyes. If the eyes are, indeed, the windows to the soul, then this man has none…
Trump is wandering through a misty haze. Where is he, even? Who the fuck can tell? He certainly can’t.
There’s no colour. No sunlight. No life. Just pinpricks of light reflected back from the soulless, senseless, rheumy, red-rimmed eyes beneath hooded and desiccated lids.
They say “I am lost. I am confused. I am not long for this world.”
@writtenbymeaghan
Those are the eyes of a snake.
Kingy said:
kii said:
From Fairview, NC’s Facebook page.
This is a work of photographic genius that deserves to go down in the annals of history. I’m an art historian with a PhD (yes, really) so it’s one thing I do know something about.
Let’s start with the framing. Dan Winters has positioned his subject lower than the lens. At a basic level it’s diminishing the man… no small thing for someone so obsessed with his height.
But it’s bigger than that. think about all the portraits you know of Great Men (they are almost always Great Men)
Statues are set on plinths. Above eye level. So you look up at them.
Or famous images like Washington Crossing the Delaware. Or Napoleon Crossing the Alps. We look up at the figures at the centre of the composition. They’re the embodiment of leadership. We are inspired to believe. To follow.
Now, look at the photo. We are looking down at the subject. His mouth gapes. He’s as lost and directionless as a toddler in a crowd who can’t find his mum.
Or, more aptly, a patient in a dementia ward…
Now, look again.
It’s the eyes that strike you the most.
That’s because the photographer has chosen a very shallow depth of field, which means the pinprick focus on the eyes casts the rest of the subject in a hazy wash. Even the American flag pin on his lapel. His one “mission”… leading the nation… is, symbolically, completely unfocused.
None of this is an accident. Winters made conscious choices when he framed this portrait and chose the settings on his camera.
And the colour saturation…
None of the garish, highly saturated red, white, and blue. Or the glitter of gold. We’re looking at a president who has just wandered out of a crypt.
He is a spectre wrapped in parchment-thin,
ashen skin with a waft of gossamer-thread hair atop a papery scalp. He’s a phantasm with sawdust in his veins and a handful of dust where a heart should be.
But, back on those eyes. If the eyes are, indeed, the windows to the soul, then this man has none…
Trump is wandering through a misty haze. Where is he, even? Who the fuck can tell? He certainly can’t.
There’s no colour. No sunlight. No life. Just pinpricks of light reflected back from the soulless, senseless, rheumy, red-rimmed eyes beneath hooded and desiccated lids.
They say “I am lost. I am confused. I am not long for this world.”
@writtenbymeaghanThose are the eyes of a snake.
so did the photographer plan all this or is it interpretation
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:
kii said:
From Fairview, NC’s Facebook page.
This is a work of photographic genius that deserves to go down in the annals of history. I’m an art historian with a PhD (yes, really) so it’s one thing I do know something about.
Let’s start with the framing. Dan Winters has positioned his subject lower than the lens. At a basic level it’s diminishing the man… no small thing for someone so obsessed with his height.
But it’s bigger than that. think about all the portraits you know of Great Men (they are almost always Great Men)
Statues are set on plinths. Above eye level. So you look up at them.
Or famous images like Washington Crossing the Delaware. Or Napoleon Crossing the Alps. We look up at the figures at the centre of the composition. They’re the embodiment of leadership. We are inspired to believe. To follow.
Now, look at the photo. We are looking down at the subject. His mouth gapes. He’s as lost and directionless as a toddler in a crowd who can’t find his mum.
Or, more aptly, a patient in a dementia ward…
Now, look again.
It’s the eyes that strike you the most.
That’s because the photographer has chosen a very shallow depth of field, which means the pinprick focus on the eyes casts the rest of the subject in a hazy wash. Even the American flag pin on his lapel. His one “mission”… leading the nation… is, symbolically, completely unfocused.
None of this is an accident. Winters made conscious choices when he framed this portrait and chose the settings on his camera.
And the colour saturation…
None of the garish, highly saturated red, white, and blue. Or the glitter of gold. We’re looking at a president who has just wandered out of a crypt.
He is a spectre wrapped in parchment-thin,
ashen skin with a waft of gossamer-thread hair atop a papery scalp. He’s a phantasm with sawdust in his veins and a handful of dust where a heart should be.
But, back on those eyes. If the eyes are, indeed, the windows to the soul, then this man has none…
Trump is wandering through a misty haze. Where is he, even? Who the fuck can tell? He certainly can’t.
There’s no colour. No sunlight. No life. Just pinpricks of light reflected back from the soulless, senseless, rheumy, red-rimmed eyes beneath hooded and desiccated lids.
They say “I am lost. I am confused. I am not long for this world.”
@writtenbymeaghanThose are the eyes of a snake.
so did the photographer plan all this or is it interpretation
That’s part of what makes good photography an art.
A portrait painter can have the subject sit still for hours, in the same pose, in the same setting and the same light, and finely judge how to transfer what’s seen in the studio to what’s seen on canvas.
A photographer can often set up a great photo, but just as often it’s the ability to spot an unexpected, unplanned opportunity to capture a really impressive and insightful image, and to be quick enough to judge that and record it while it’s there.
Kingy said:
Those are the eyes of a snake.
Yes, and snakes can’t be reasoned with, snakes have no empathy, they have no values or morals, they don’t think the way that we do, they have no idea of the future, they have no concept of consequences, their only allegiance is to themselves, and when they feel threatened, they will lash out, often in a most deadly way.
Definitely, the eyes of a snake.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:Those are the eyes of a snake.
so did the photographer plan all this or is it interpretation
That’s part of what makes good photography an art.
A portrait painter can have the subject sit still for hours, in the same pose, in the same setting and the same light, and finely judge how to transfer what’s seen in the studio to what’s seen on canvas.
A photographer can often set up a great photo, but just as often it’s the ability to spot an unexpected, unplanned opportunity to capture a really impressive and insightful image, and to be quick enough to judge that and record it while it’s there.
Snake eyes or not, he certainly doesn’t look pleased with himself.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so did the photographer plan all this or is it interpretation
That’s part of what makes good photography an art.
A portrait painter can have the subject sit still for hours, in the same pose, in the same setting and the same light, and finely judge how to transfer what’s seen in the studio to what’s seen on canvas.
A photographer can often set up a great photo, but just as often it’s the ability to spot an unexpected, unplanned opportunity to capture a really impressive and insightful image, and to be quick enough to judge that and record it while it’s there.
Snake eyes or not, he certainly doesn’t look pleased with himself.
Which reminds me of this song, which has been part of my life for well over 50years:
once before the world began
God was sitting in the sky
he began to get some mud together
o I wonder why
first he made a man
and then he made a woman
mr. Adam and miss Eve
they began to be quite good friends
as I can well believe
o remember that morning
remember that time
take a warning
when you see the sign
Eve was sitting in the garden
when in came a serpent
miss Eve take this apple
give it to your man
give it to your man
I don’t want it
o Adam give it a try
o give it a try
so friends, if you’re travelling
never go taking an apple from a snake
if you do I’ll tell you true
you’re making a big mistake
Incredible String Band
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:That’s part of what makes good photography an art.
A portrait painter can have the subject sit still for hours, in the same pose, in the same setting and the same light, and finely judge how to transfer what’s seen in the studio to what’s seen on canvas.
A photographer can often set up a great photo, but just as often it’s the ability to spot an unexpected, unplanned opportunity to capture a really impressive and insightful image, and to be quick enough to judge that and record it while it’s there.
Snake eyes or not, he certainly doesn’t look pleased with himself.
Which reminds me of this song, which has been part of my life for well over 50years:
once before the world began
God was sitting in the sky
he began to get some mud together
o I wonder whyfirst he made a man
and then he made a woman
mr. Adam and miss Eve
they began to be quite good friends
as I can well believeo remember that morning
remember that time
take a warning
when you see the signEve was sitting in the garden
when in came a serpent
miss Eve take this apple
give it to your man
give it to your man
I don’t want ito Adam give it a try
o give it a tryso friends, if you’re travelling
never go taking an apple from a snake
if you do I’ll tell you true
you’re making a big mistakeIncredible String Band
Yeah. I know the song well.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Snake eyes or not, he certainly doesn’t look pleased with himself.
Which reminds me of this song, which has been part of my life for well over 50years:
once before the world began
God was sitting in the sky
he began to get some mud together
o I wonder whyfirst he made a man
and then he made a woman
mr. Adam and miss Eve
they began to be quite good friends
as I can well believeo remember that morning
remember that time
take a warning
when you see the signEve was sitting in the garden
when in came a serpent
miss Eve take this apple
give it to your man
give it to your man
I don’t want ito Adam give it a try
o give it a tryso friends, if you’re travelling
never go taking an apple from a snake
if you do I’ll tell you true
you’re making a big mistakeIncredible String Band
Yeah. I know the song well.
What a surprise ;)
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Snake eyes or not, he certainly doesn’t look pleased with himself.
Which reminds me of this song, which has been part of my life for well over 50years:
once before the world began
God was sitting in the sky
he began to get some mud together
o I wonder whyfirst he made a man
and then he made a woman
mr. Adam and miss Eve
they began to be quite good friends
as I can well believeo remember that morning
remember that time
take a warning
when you see the signEve was sitting in the garden
when in came a serpent
miss Eve take this apple
give it to your man
give it to your man
I don’t want ito Adam give it a try
o give it a tryso friends, if you’re travelling
never go taking an apple from a snake
if you do I’ll tell you true
you’re making a big mistakeIncredible String Band
Yeah. I know the song well.
I don’t.
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Which reminds me of this song, which has been part of my life for well over 50years:
once before the world began
God was sitting in the sky
he began to get some mud together
o I wonder whyfirst he made a man
and then he made a woman
mr. Adam and miss Eve
they began to be quite good friends
as I can well believeo remember that morning
remember that time
take a warning
when you see the signEve was sitting in the garden
when in came a serpent
miss Eve take this apple
give it to your man
give it to your man
I don’t want ito Adam give it a try
o give it a tryso friends, if you’re travelling
never go taking an apple from a snake
if you do I’ll tell you true
you’re making a big mistakeIncredible String Band
Yeah. I know the song well.
What a surprise ;)
Bought Liquid acrobat as regards the air, way back when.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
roughbarked said:Yeah. I know the song well.
What a surprise ;)
Bought Liquid acrobat as regards the air, way back when.
There was a mineral’s project in Indonesia called “Liquid Acrobat”.
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:
kii said:
From Fairview, NC’s Facebook page.
This is a work of photographic genius that deserves to go down in the annals of history. I’m an art historian with a PhD (yes, really) so it’s one thing I do know something about.
Let’s start with the framing. Dan Winters has positioned his subject lower than the lens. At a basic level it’s diminishing the man… no small thing for someone so obsessed with his height.
But it’s bigger than that. think about all the portraits you know of Great Men (they are almost always Great Men)
Statues are set on plinths. Above eye level. So you look up at them.
Or famous images like Washington Crossing the Delaware. Or Napoleon Crossing the Alps. We look up at the figures at the centre of the composition. They’re the embodiment of leadership. We are inspired to believe. To follow.
Now, look at the photo. We are looking down at the subject. His mouth gapes. He’s as lost and directionless as a toddler in a crowd who can’t find his mum.
Or, more aptly, a patient in a dementia ward…
Now, look again.
It’s the eyes that strike you the most.
That’s because the photographer has chosen a very shallow depth of field, which means the pinprick focus on the eyes casts the rest of the subject in a hazy wash. Even the American flag pin on his lapel. His one “mission”… leading the nation… is, symbolically, completely unfocused.
None of this is an accident. Winters made conscious choices when he framed this portrait and chose the settings on his camera.
And the colour saturation…
None of the garish, highly saturated red, white, and blue. Or the glitter of gold. We’re looking at a president who has just wandered out of a crypt.
He is a spectre wrapped in parchment-thin,
ashen skin with a waft of gossamer-thread hair atop a papery scalp. He’s a phantasm with sawdust in his veins and a handful of dust where a heart should be.
But, back on those eyes. If the eyes are, indeed, the windows to the soul, then this man has none…
Trump is wandering through a misty haze. Where is he, even? Who the fuck can tell? He certainly can’t.
There’s no colour. No sunlight. No life. Just pinpricks of light reflected back from the soulless, senseless, rheumy, red-rimmed eyes beneath hooded and desiccated lids.
They say “I am lost. I am confused. I am not long for this world.”
@writtenbymeaghanThose are the eyes of a snake.
so did the photographer plan all this or is it interpretation
“None of this is an accident. Winters made conscious choices when he framed this portrait and chose the settings on his camera.”
Read the words that describe the photographer’s plan to capture the pos in this way.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:What a surprise ;)
Bought Liquid acrobat as regards the air, way back when.
There was a mineral’s project in Indonesia called “Liquid Acrobat”.
Probably named by another ISB nerd :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:Bought Liquid acrobat as regards the air, way back when.
There was a minerals project in Indonesia called “Liquid Acrobat”.
Probably named by another ISB nerd :)
Likely.
There was another in Western Australia. Sub-economic nickel prospect.
I cannot find any info about the Indonesian prospect.
Tau.Neutrino said:
U.S. military to conduct first firing squad execution since World War II
@NBCNews
Which might never actually take place, almost like a suspended death sentence.
With less than a month to go until the midterms, polls remain steady.
The Dems maintain their 9.6% lead in the generic poll, which puts them at an approximate 75% chance of taking the Senate and a 93% chance of taking the House.
It seems pretty clear the swing to the Dems is real and sustainable; the only question now is how big the swing will be.
Trump: “I’ve had my shot, and still do, at Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Hussein Obama. And I’ve had plenty of people say, ‘Let’s go get them.’”
“I could’ve done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could’ve done very, very bad things to Joe Biden. I could’ve done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama … I can do whatever I want, if I want.”
Watch out for the lizard creature trying to look human. (It’s Susan Dell.)
Yeah, I know I shouldn’t say shit about her looks, but….
alleged
SCIENCE said:
alleged
So what’s the answer?
SCIENCE said:
alleged
Oh, come on Laura! You’re not THAT stoopid, are you?
kii said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
So what’s the answer?
Oh, come on Laura! You’re not THAT stoopid, are you?
don’t know, we’ve never taken a palestinian to dmv in new york city but ¿ coincidence
we think not
https://www.threads.com/share/BAVYpCoYw_/
Why, though?
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/BAVYpCoYw_/Why, though?
Some of the comments across social media are so freaking funny. Common themes:
“Lizards typically like to be on all fours so this is uncomfortable.”
“I don’t know how my sleep paralysis demon got a job in the white house.”
Also the first day of standing lessons memes are brilliant.
Good grief…
“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. will conduct its first public execution in nearly 100 years this December. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former United States Army major and physician, and a mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009, will die by firing squad.
The event will be live-streamed for the world to see, Hegseth says.”
From todays Quoraing:
“Why do conservatives oppose universal healthcare and free college?
We’re not.
We actually really want universal access to health care. And education. And housing. And all that stuff you claim we’re against.
We simply believe that government is the absolute worst institution to accomplish those things.”
About the stupidest non-bot response on Quora I have seen.
Quite an accomplishment.
Neophyte said:
Good grief…“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. will conduct its first public execution in nearly 100 years this December. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former United States Army major and physician, and a mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009, will die by firing squad.
The event will be live-streamed for the world to see, Hegseth says.”
Daniella Moodie has been reporting on increased lynchings across America.
All the Lone Wolves will know what to do.
ms spock said:
Neophyte said:
Good grief…“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. will conduct its first public execution in nearly 100 years this December. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former United States Army major and physician, and a mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009, will die by firing squad.
The event will be live-streamed for the world to see, Hegseth says.”
Daniella Moodie has been reporting on increased lynchings across America.
All the Lone Wolves will know what to do.
Channelling Starship Troopers
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Neophyte said:
Good grief…“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. will conduct its first public execution in nearly 100 years this December. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former United States Army major and physician, and a mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009, will die by firing squad.
The event will be live-streamed for the world to see, Hegseth says.”
Daniella Moodie has been reporting on increased lynchings across America.
All the Lone Wolves will know what to do.
Channelling Starship Troopers
Indeed
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Neophyte said:
Good grief…“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. will conduct its first public execution in nearly 100 years this December. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former United States Army major and physician, and a mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009, will die by firing squad.
The event will be live-streamed for the world to see, Hegseth says.”
Daniella Moodie has been reporting on increased lynchings across America.
All the Lone Wolves will know what to do.
Channelling Starship Troopers
fkn communist dictatorships are the worst
dv said:
sToP iT!
dv said:
Looks like she hired Tim Burton as her stylist.
kii said:
dv said:
sToP iT!
I cropped off the caption:
When the monster in a horror movie first sees the protagonist.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
sToP iT!
I cropped off the caption:
When the monster in a horror movie first sees the protagonist.
We should refrain from commenting negatively on appearances.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
kii said:sToP iT!
I cropped off the caption:
When the monster in a horror movie first sees the protagonist.
We should refrain from commenting negatively on appearances.
Nah, these are some of the richest and worst people on eargt. Fuck em.
dv said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:I cropped off the caption:
When the monster in a horror movie first sees the protagonist.
We should refrain from commenting negatively on appearances.
Nah, these are some of the richest and worst people on eargt. Fuck em.
And, like I said… this is 100% a choice. This is precisely how she wants to look for some reason.
dv said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:We should refrain from commenting negatively on appearances.
Nah, these are some of the richest and worst people on eargt. Fuck em.
And, like I said… this is 100% a choice. This is precisely how she wants to look for some reason.
I wonder if they convince themselves it looks good because otherwise you’d have to admit its a big mistake
Or your minds eyes skews it towards looking ideal almost a hallucination
Cymek said:
dv said:
dv said:Nah, these are some of the richest and worst people on eargt. Fuck em.
And, like I said… this is 100% a choice. This is precisely how she wants to look for some reason.
I wonder if they convince themselves it looks good because otherwise you’d have to admit its a big mistake
Or your minds eyes skews it towards looking ideal almost a hallucination
I see this as symptomatic of the pathological detachment from reality one expects from ardent Trump supporters.
dv said:
dv said:
captain_spalding said:We should refrain from commenting negatively on appearances.
Nah, these are some of the richest and worst people on eargt. Fuck em.
And, like I said… this is 100% a choice. This is precisely how she wants to look for some reason.
Well, we shouldn’t mock the afflicted.
Even if it’s mostly money that they’re afflicted with.
Cymek said:
dv said:
dv said:Nah, these are some of the richest and worst people on eargt. Fuck em.
And, like I said… this is 100% a choice. This is precisely how she wants to look for some reason.
I wonder if they convince themselves it looks good because otherwise you’d have to admit its a big mistake
Or your minds eyes skews it towards looking ideal almost a hallucination
I’d go for the latter.
Mental conditions can do weird stuff to you.
Psychologists i worked with told me about anorexia.
Starvation diets mean that your body starts digesting bits of itself, and one of those bits is the myelin sheathng around neurons in your brain.
This can affect how signals pass through those neurons, distorting them, sometimes very badly.
Your brain has gone haywire, and you interpret things differently. You literally see the world, and you in it, in a different way to everyone around you.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:
dv said:And, like I said… this is 100% a choice. This is precisely how she wants to look for some reason.
I wonder if they convince themselves it looks good because otherwise you’d have to admit its a big mistake
Or your minds eyes skews it towards looking ideal almost a hallucinationI see this as symptomatic of the pathological detachment from reality one expects from ardent Trump supporters.
Well, yeah, there’s that, too.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
dv said:And, like I said… this is 100% a choice. This is precisely how she wants to look for some reason.
I wonder if they convince themselves it looks good because otherwise you’d have to admit its a big mistake
Or your minds eyes skews it towards looking ideal almost a hallucinationI’d go for the latter.
Mental conditions can do weird stuff to you.
Psychologists i worked with told me about anorexia.
Starvation diets mean that your body starts digesting bits of itself, and one of those bits is the myelin sheathng around neurons in your brain.
This can affect how signals pass through those neurons, distorting them, sometimes very badly.
Your brain has gone haywire, and you interpret things differently. You literally see the world, and you in it, in a different way to everyone around you.
body dysmorphia is a real thing.. and debilitating.
are aesthetics all equivalent
I kind of look like dross and I assume it’s all downhill from here but I’d rather look like a regular craggy old person than whatever in the uncanny valley hell this is.
Meanwhile Ming Na Wen and Gabrielle Union look better now than they did 30 years ago so that’s down to genetics or maybe they have made sensible modest decisions with their cosmetic surgery.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
sToP iT!
I cropped off the caption:
When the monster in a horror movie first sees the protagonist.
Who is the new White House Press Secretary? I know Caroline Leavitt left, but have not heard or seen a “white House Press Secretary” press interview since.
and ya can’t spell my name without dross, or navy
Woodie said:
dv said:
kii said:sToP iT!
I cropped off the caption:
When the monster in a horror movie first sees the protagonist.
Who is the new White House Press Secretary? I know Caroline Leavitt left, but have not heard or seen a “white House Press Secretary” press interview since.
The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
I got curious about the discussion about Susan Dell. So I looked back at the Hello pictures timeline someone put up earlier. And at various places on the interwebs. She is four years younger than me. Looks like she married at the age of 26 years. And on the timeline, things look pretty normal, perhaps with some breast work and minor tightening until 2007. She would have been aged 44 then and had been married 18 years. Perhaps something happened in her life at that time to send her down the more extreme surgery road.
buffy said:
I got curious about the discussion about Susan Dell. So I looked back at the Hello pictures timeline someone put up earlier. And at various places on the interwebs. She is four years younger than me. Looks like she married at the age of 26 years. And on the timeline, things look pretty normal, perhaps with some breast work and minor tightening until 2007. She would have been aged 44 then and had been married 18 years. Perhaps something happened in her life at that time to send her down the more extreme surgery road.
My condolences to her.
Whatever happened to her, it seems unlikely that it was anything good.
buffy said:
I got curious about the discussion about Susan Dell. So I looked back at the Hello pictures timeline someone put up earlier. And at various places on the interwebs. She is four years younger than me. Looks like she married at the age of 26 years. And on the timeline, things look pretty normal, perhaps with some breast work and minor tightening until 2007. She would have been aged 44 then and had been married 18 years. Perhaps something happened in her life at that time to send her down the more extreme surgery road.
Yoyo can’t get on, the bus is chockers.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
I got curious about the discussion about Susan Dell. So I looked back at the Hello pictures timeline someone put up earlier. And at various places on the interwebs. She is four years younger than me. Looks like she married at the age of 26 years. And on the timeline, things look pretty normal, perhaps with some breast work and minor tightening until 2007. She would have been aged 44 then and had been married 18 years. Perhaps something happened in her life at that time to send her down the more extreme surgery road.
My condolences to her.
Whatever happened to her, it seems unlikely that it was anything good.
A big part of body dysphoria around this time comes from hormonal changes which can drastically affect one’s looks. Many women report their face appearing to be “melting” as collagen production drops, as well as wrinkles etc associated with ageing. Jowls become prominent, elasticity decreases, fat redistribution and so on.
In a society which has applauded youthful looks, particularly for women, and especially for women in the public eye, it’s easy to get caught in a cycle of surgeries. Perhaps the money could be better used for therapy, but that’s a different discussion.
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:
dv said:I cropped off the caption:
When the monster in a horror movie first sees the protagonist.
Who is the new White House Press Secretary? I know Caroline Leavitt left, but have not heard or seen a “white House Press Secretary” press interview since.
The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
I got curious about the discussion about Susan Dell. So I looked back at the Hello pictures timeline someone put up earlier. And at various places on the interwebs. She is four years younger than me. Looks like she married at the age of 26 years. And on the timeline, things look pretty normal, perhaps with some breast work and minor tightening until 2007. She would have been aged 44 then and had been married 18 years. Perhaps something happened in her life at that time to send her down the more extreme surgery road.
My condolences to her.
Whatever happened to her, it seems unlikely that it was anything good.
A big part of body dysphoria around this time comes from hormonal changes which can drastically affect one’s looks. Many women report their face appearing to be “melting” as collagen production drops, as well as wrinkles etc associated with ageing. Jowls become prominent, elasticity decreases, fat redistribution and so on.
In a society which has applauded youthful looks, particularly for women, and especially for women in the public eye, it’s easy to get caught in a cycle of surgeries. Perhaps the money could be better used for therapy, but that’s a different discussion.
Getting old does kind of suck especially when you give your best years to working and hope you can retire with some semblance of a comfortable life.
It does sneak up as well, you get this constant update of how you look and think that’s always been you and then look at photos and nope I was young once.
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:Who is the new White House Press Secretary? I know Caroline Leavitt left, but have not heard or seen a “white House Press Secretary” press interview since.
The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
And she looked spiffing when she was with child.
I reckon this guy will be the next POTUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDCQ7-OivEM
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:Who is the new White House Press Secretary? I know Caroline Leavitt left, but have not heard or seen a “white House Press Secretary” press interview since.
The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
There are rumors that Scott Jennings is the likely successor
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:Who is the new White House Press Secretary? I know Caroline Leavitt left, but have not heard or seen a “white House Press Secretary” press interview since.
The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
diddly-squat said:
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
There are rumors that Scott Jennings is the likely successor
Didn’t they announce some YouTube famous young lady for the job?
furious said:
diddly-squat said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
There are rumors that Scott Jennings is the likely successor
Didn’t they announce some YouTube famous young lady for the job?
I’m not sure.. it’s entirely possible
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
diddly-squat said:
furious said:
diddly-squat said:There are rumors that Scott Jennings is the likely successor
Didn’t they announce some YouTube famous young lady for the job?
I’m not sure.. it’s entirely possible
I just checked, the lass is assistant press secretary, not the full press secretary…
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
I got curious about the discussion about Susan Dell. So I looked back at the Hello pictures timeline someone put up earlier. And at various places on the interwebs. She is four years younger than me. Looks like she married at the age of 26 years. And on the timeline, things look pretty normal, perhaps with some breast work and minor tightening until 2007. She would have been aged 44 then and had been married 18 years. Perhaps something happened in her life at that time to send her down the more extreme surgery road.
My condolences to her.
Whatever happened to her, it seems unlikely that it was anything good.
A big part of body dysphoria around this time comes from hormonal changes which can drastically affect one’s looks. Many women report their face appearing to be “melting” as collagen production drops, as well as wrinkles etc associated with ageing. Jowls become prominent, elasticity decreases, fat redistribution and so on.
In a society which has applauded youthful looks, particularly for women, and especially for women in the public eye, it’s easy to get caught in a cycle of surgeries. Perhaps the money could be better used for therapy, but that’s a different discussion.
They are called “character lines”. Nothing wrong with a bungee jump with the elastic tied to the back of your head to fix that lot.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
not a trait I admire in people
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
I wonder if you could get away with subtle food poisoning
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:My condolences to her.
Whatever happened to her, it seems unlikely that it was anything good.
A big part of body dysphoria around this time comes from hormonal changes which can drastically affect one’s looks. Many women report their face appearing to be “melting” as collagen production drops, as well as wrinkles etc associated with ageing. Jowls become prominent, elasticity decreases, fat redistribution and so on.
In a society which has applauded youthful looks, particularly for women, and especially for women in the public eye, it’s easy to get caught in a cycle of surgeries. Perhaps the money could be better used for therapy, but that’s a different discussion.
They are called “character lines”. Nothing wrong with a bungee jump with the elastic tied to the back of your head to fix that lot.
Or the Son’a from Star Trek – Insurrection
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:
Woodie said:Who is the new White House Press Secretary? I know Caroline Leavitt left, but have not heard or seen a “white House Press Secretary” press interview since.
The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
You mean she could say the most outrageous things with a straight face?
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
I got curious about the discussion about Susan Dell. So I looked back at the Hello pictures timeline someone put up earlier. And at various places on the interwebs. She is four years younger than me. Looks like she married at the age of 26 years. And on the timeline, things look pretty normal, perhaps with some breast work and minor tightening until 2007. She would have been aged 44 then and had been married 18 years. Perhaps something happened in her life at that time to send her down the more extreme surgery road.
My condolences to her.
Whatever happened to her, it seems unlikely that it was anything good.
A big part of body dysphoria around this time comes from hormonal changes which can drastically affect one’s looks. Many women report their face appearing to be “melting” as collagen production drops, as well as wrinkles etc associated with ageing. Jowls become prominent, elasticity decreases, fat redistribution and so on.
In a society which has applauded youthful looks, particularly for women, and especially for women in the public eye, it’s easy to get caught in a cycle of surgeries. Perhaps the money could be better used for therapy, but that’s a different discussion.
use the money to bomb into oblivion the cultures that aren’t mature enough to celebrate the natural progress of ageing
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
And she looked spiffing when she was with child.
….. and she wasn’t paid that much, really, considering the job. Dunno what the perks were like though, hey what but.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
And she looked spiffing when she was with child.
….. and she wasn’t paid that much, really, considering the job. Dunno what the perks were like though, hey what but.
The perks often seem to be a distraction from actual decent working conditions
buffy said:
Woodie said:
captain_spalding said:The position has been vacant since 28 August.
They’re having difficulty finding an applicant who is willing to undergo the surgery necessary for the removal of their moral compass.
Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
You mean she could say the most outrageous things with a straight face?
Exactly, Ms Buffy. And she was bloody good at it too.
Woodie said:
buffy said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
You mean she could say the most outrageous things with a straight face?
Exactly, Ms Buffy. And she was bloody good at it too.
Like a dog chewing a toffee
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
How can you remember all the lies? Then how do you pivot when the lies changes?
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
I wonder if you could get away with subtle food poisoning
He already eats poison food. It really is taking his time.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
You could say the same of a serial killer.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
You could say the same of a serial killer.
ms spock said:
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
I wonder if you could get away with subtle food poisoning
He already eats poison food. It really is taking his time.
It’s time
Witty Rejoinder said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
You could say the same of a serial killer.
Maybe she too is mentally deranged and just doesn’t have a sense of right or wrong.
Witty Rejoinder said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
You could say the same of a serial killer.
Or a con artist.
You have to be able to present the lie as if you firmly believe it to be the truth, even though you know all along that’s a lie, and that it will at least disadvantage, if not actually harm, the people to whom you’re telling it.
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Woodie said:Like her or hate her. She was bloody good at her job.
And she looked spiffing when she was with child.
….. and she wasn’t paid that much, really, considering the job. Dunno what the perks were like though, hey what but.
Becoming a millionaire on FOX “News”!
ms spock said:
Woodie said:
Peak Warming Man said:And she looked spiffing when she was with child.
….. and she wasn’t paid that much, really, considering the job. Dunno what the perks were like though, hey what but.
Becoming a millionaire on FOX “News”!
A millionaire. Pfft.
A million is just the deposit on a house in inner Sydney these days.
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
diddly-squat said:I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
You could say the same of a serial killer.
Or a con artist.
You have to be able to present the lie as if you firmly believe it to be the truth, even though you know all along that’s a lie, and that it will at least disadvantage, if not actually harm, the people to whom you’re telling it.
That can come from splitting or fragmenting off parts of yourself.
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
Woodie said:….. and she wasn’t paid that much, really, considering the job. Dunno what the perks were like though, hey what but.
Becoming a millionaire on FOX “News”!
A millionaire. Pfft.
A million is just the deposit on a house in inner Sydney these days.
Fair point
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You could say the same of a serial killer.
Or a con artist.
You have to be able to present the lie as if you firmly believe it to be the truth, even though you know all along that’s a lie, and that it will at least disadvantage, if not actually harm, the people to whom you’re telling it.
That can come from splitting or fragmenting off parts of yourself.
They’re called Horcruxes.
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:Becoming a millionaire on FOX “News”!
A millionaire. Pfft.
A million is just the deposit on a house in inner Sydney these days.
Fair point
The people in US politics these days would hardly condescend to answer the phone for a million dollars.
Donate a million to their Political Action Committee, they’ll say ‘thank you’, and enter it under ‘petty cash’.
Woodie said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:Or a con artist.
You have to be able to present the lie as if you firmly believe it to be the truth, even though you know all along that’s a lie, and that it will at least disadvantage, if not actually harm, the people to whom you’re telling it.
That can come from splitting or fragmenting off parts of yourself.
They’re called Horcruxes.
And I steer well clear of them.
Woodie said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:Or a con artist.
You have to be able to present the lie as if you firmly believe it to be the truth, even though you know all along that’s a lie, and that it will at least disadvantage, if not actually harm, the people to whom you’re telling it.
That can come from splitting or fragmenting off parts of yourself.
They’re called Horcruxes.
>>An item that stores a piece of a split soul, anchoring the creator to the living world even if their physical body is destroyed.
makes the sign of the cross and rushes inside
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:A millionaire. Pfft.
A million is just the deposit on a house in inner Sydney these days.
Fair point
The people in US politics these days would hardly condescend to answer the phone for a million dollars.
Donate a million to their Political Action Committee, they’ll say ‘thank you’, and enter it under ‘petty cash’.
You are hitting the nail on the head for the flow on effects of Citizens United and the general American political gifting.
Apparently Fox “anchors” make anything from $50,000 to $45 million.
Sean Hannity is the highest-paid anchor at Fox News, with an estimated annual salary of around $25 million to $45 million when combining his television and radio contracts.
ms spock said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
How can you remember all the lies? Then how do you pivot when the lies changes?
you… don’t¿ Pretty sure the recognised strategy is to flood the zone with shit
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
diddly-squat said:I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
How can you remember all the lies? Then how do you pivot when the lies changes?
you… don’t¿ Pretty sure the recognised strategy is to flood the zone with shit
“…how do you pivot when the lies changes?”
You say it’s Joe Biden’s fault!
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:
diddly-squat said:I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
How can you remember all the lies? Then how do you pivot when the lies changes?
you… don’t¿ Pretty sure the recognised strategy is to flood the zone with shit
So true! I do get overwhelmed at times.
No one mentions the Epstein Files.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
ms spock said:How can you remember all the lies? Then how do you pivot when the lies changes?
you… don’t¿ Pretty sure the recognised strategy is to flood the zone with shit
“…how do you pivot when the lies changes?”
You say it’s Joe Biden’s fault!
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:you… don’t¿ Pretty sure the recognised strategy is to flood the zone with shit
“…how do you pivot when the lies changes?”
You say it’s Joe Biden’s fault!
Well that’s the truth. It is all Joe Biden’s fault.
That’s why poor Joe was so ‘sleepy’.
He was up all night, every night, carefully laying out schemes that wouldn’t ‘go off’ for months, or years, after he left office, just to make things more difficult for Trump.
Blessed with staggeringly accurate foresight, Joe knew just into which parts of government and economy he should plant his carefully concealed sabotages, and it’s those devilish-cunning time-bombs that are always thwarting Prezdint Shitpants’s big beautiful plans to Make America Great Again.
Bubblecar said:
Cymek said:I wonder if they convince themselves it looks good because otherwise you’d have to admit its a big mistake
Or your minds eyes skews it towards looking ideal almost a hallucinationI see this as symptomatic of the pathological detachment from reality one expects from ardent Trump supporters.
Isn’t it that there is a look that Trump wants and that’s why they are getting the surgery?0
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:“…how do you pivot when the lies changes?”
You say it’s Joe Biden’s fault!
Well that’s the truth. It is all Joe Biden’s fault.
That’s why poor Joe was so ‘sleepy’.
He was up all night, every night, carefully laying out schemes that wouldn’t ‘go off’ for months, or years, after he left office, just to make things more difficult for Trump.
Blessed with staggeringly accurate foresight, Joe knew just into which parts of government and economy he should plant his carefully concealed sabotages, and it’s those devilish-cunning time-bombs that are always thwarting Prezdint Shitpants’s big beautiful plans to Make America Great Again.
That makes a lot of sense to Red MAGA.
The Leaning Tower of Faeces didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize again.
Awww …. poor little man-baby.
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:“…how do you pivot when the lies changes?”
You say it’s Joe Biden’s fault!
Well that’s the truth. It is all Joe Biden’s fault.
That’s why poor Joe was so ‘sleepy’.
He was up all night, every night, carefully laying out schemes that wouldn’t ‘go off’ for months, or years, after he left office, just to make things more difficult for Trump.
Blessed with staggeringly accurate foresight, Joe knew just into which parts of government and economy he should plant his carefully concealed sabotages, and it’s those devilish-cunning time-bombs that are always thwarting Prezdint Shitpants’s big beautiful plans to Make America Great Again.
Kingy said:
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:Well that’s the truth. It is all Joe Biden’s fault.
That’s why poor Joe was so ‘sleepy’.
He was up all night, every night, carefully laying out schemes that wouldn’t ‘go off’ for months, or years, after he left office, just to make things more difficult for Trump.
Blessed with staggeringly accurate foresight, Joe knew just into which parts of government and economy he should plant his carefully concealed sabotages, and it’s those devilish-cunning time-bombs that are always thwarting Prezdint Shitpants’s big beautiful plans to Make America Great Again.
Oh, thanks for digging those up Kingy, they were great back in the day, back when we thought one term of Trump was ridiculous.
Just perfect with Cap’n Spalding’s post
Spiny Norman said:
The Leaning Tower of Faeces didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize again.
Awww …. poor little man-baby.
I was hoping she would win. The circus around Trump will hate this choice.
Mwahhaha
Witty Rejoinder said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:Telling bare-faced lies is easy. Anyone could do it.
I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
You could say the same of a serial killer.
indeed, I’m sure even a serial killer would require a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s press secretary
diddly-squat said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
diddly-squat said:I’m not sure that’s true.. I think it would take a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s Press Secretary.
You could say the same of a serial killer.
indeed, I’m sure even a serial killer would require a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s press secretary
An absence of empathy and morality is not inner strength.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
Witty Rejoinder said:You could say the same of a serial killer.
indeed, I’m sure even a serial killer would require a special kind of inner strength to be DJT’s press secretary
An absence of empathy and morality is not inner strength.
In all seriousness though.. the Press Secretary role is just a job interview for a prime time spot on one of the cable networks.
so we guess Australia on the
The US has announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), hours after one of its former judges was given the Nobel Peace Prize, which Donald Trump covets. While the White House has previously targeted individuals and other groups linked to the ICC, the latest measures announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio are on the court itself. US allies including Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and several European nations criticised the sanctions, which will freeze the court’s assets in the US, as well as block financial transactions and IT agreements the ICC has with US companies.
other hand ¿ didn’t
SCIENCE said:
so we guess Australia on the
The US has announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), hours after one of its former judges was given the Nobel Peace Prize, which Donald Trump covets. While the White House has previously targeted individuals and other groups linked to the ICC, the latest measures announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio are on the court itself. US allies including Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and several European nations criticised the sanctions, which will freeze the court’s assets in the US, as well as block financial transactions and IT agreements the ICC has with US companies.
other hand ¿ didn’t
oooh so
Amnesty International Australia is urging Anthony Albanese to raise the issue with Washington.
more
The United Nations has condemned a US plan to livestream the execution of convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan, labelling it “abhorrent”. “A government executing someone in public or in front of live cameras, frankly, is abhorrent,” UN spokesperson Stephanie Dujarric said. In a message sent to AFP, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said the livestreaming of an execution “is tantamount to a public execution and would breach the absolute prohibition of torture”.
sanctions incoming ¿ then
Bogsnorkler said:
Men with strong jaws know.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bogsnorkler said:
Men with strong jaws know.
Over 60% of men with cleft chins have never spoonfed a baby fruit purée.
*Made up but it might be true.
Bogsnorkler said:
WTAF?
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
WTAF?
“Texas has been the state people flee to escape the economic and social collapse of Democrat run California, New York, and other failing blue states, but if Talarico and the Democrats get their way, all of that squalor and misery, poverty, homelessness ,” Trump told the roaring crowd.
“When the blues get in everything becomes dirty,” said Trump. “The streets become dirty. The doorknobs going into stores are dirty. Sidewalks are filthy dirty. Everything becomes dirty and has a bad smell, but we’re going to escape all that lawlessness corruption and dysfunction that’s coming to destroy your beloved state of Texas.”
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
WTAF?
“Texas has been the state people flee to escape the economic and social collapse of Democrat run California, New York, and other failing blue states, but if Talarico and the Democrats get their way, all of that squalor and misery, poverty, homelessness ,” Trump told the roaring crowd.
“When the blues get in everything becomes dirty,” said Trump. “The streets become dirty. The doorknobs going into stores are dirty. Sidewalks are filthy dirty. Everything becomes dirty and has a bad smell, but we’re going to escape all that lawlessness corruption and dysfunction that’s coming to destroy your beloved state of Texas.”
Thanks for enlightening me.
Trump signs deal with Putin to buy a shed load of diesel off Russia.
Bogsnorkler said:
Michael V said:
Bogsnorkler said:
WTAF?
“Texas has been the state people flee to escape the economic and social collapse of Democrat run California, New York, and other failing blue states, but if Talarico and the Democrats get their way, all of that squalor and misery, poverty, homelessness ,” Trump told the roaring crowd.
“When the blues get in everything becomes dirty,” said Trump. “The streets become dirty. The doorknobs going into stores are dirty. Sidewalks are filthy dirty. Everything becomes dirty and has a bad smell, but we’re going to escape all that lawlessness corruption and dysfunction that’s coming to destroy your beloved state of Texas.”
and just like that 100000000 americese lapped it up
Peak Warming Man said:
Trump signs deal with Putin to buy a shed load of diesel off Russia.
Unavoidble.
Inevitable.
Inescapable.
I mean, what other choices did he have?
Stop bombing Iran? Let the US warships go home?
Come on, really!
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary.
kii said:
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary.
You’ll never guess what she looks like!
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary.You’ll never guess what she looks like!
I have no idea – even after looking at her picture. Please enlighten me.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary.You’ll never guess what she looks like!
I have no idea – even after looking at her picture. Please enlighten me.
Come on, you know the answer to this.
Now, what does almost every young woman in White House employ look like?
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:You’ll never guess what she looks like!
I have no idea – even after looking at her picture. Please enlighten me.
Come on, you know the answer to this.
Now, what does almost every young woman in White House employ look like?
O, perhaps i should say who?
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:I have no idea – even after looking at her picture. Please enlighten me.
Come on, you know the answer to this.
Now, what does almost every young woman in White House employ look like?
O, perhaps i should say who?
No, really, I just don’t know. Even googling I couldn’t tell.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:Come on, you know the answer to this.
Now, what does almost every young woman in White House employ look like?
O, perhaps i should say who?
No, really, I just don’t know. Even googling I couldn’t tell.
Ivanka Trump, of course!
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary.You’ll never guess what she looks like!
Can’t see the size of her boobs in that pic.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:O, perhaps i should say who?
No, really, I just don’t know. Even googling I couldn’t tell.
Ivanka Trump, of course!
Ah.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Commentator Katie Zacharia picked as new White House press secretary.You’ll never guess what she looks like!
Can’t see the size of her boobs in that pic.
I’m sure that we’ll have opportunities to assess all of the lady’s characteristics.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:You’ll never guess what she looks like!
Can’t see the size of her boobs in that pic.
I’m sure that we’ll have opportunities to assess all of the lady’s characteristics.
Not sure assess is the right word as it implies judgement. More curious to see if my expectation of Trump’s recruitment philosophy is accurate.
dv said:
plot twist deep underground mountain bunkers with nuclear power are some of the best places to run secure data centres
Word of the day “gestating”.
Bogsnorkler said:
As soon as there’s a new Speaker in the House of Reps, then both of these clowns should be be taken out and shot. The Speaker is third in line to become POTUS if the other two die or become incapacitated.
Bogsnorkler said:
Pharque!
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
As soon as there’s a new Speaker in the House of Reps, then both of these clowns should be be taken out and shot. The Speaker is third in line to become POTUS if the other two die or become incapacitated.
…
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
As soon as there’s a new Speaker in the House of Reps, then both of these clowns should be be taken out and shot. The Speaker is third in line to become POTUS if the other two die or become incapacitated.
So you’d advocate for country that allowed state sanctioned murder of an elected official.. really?
Bogsnorkler said:
but it’s the same god
SCIENCE said:
Bogsnorkler said:
but it’s the same god
No no no only the Christian god is loving and forgiving. The Islamic god wants people to fly into skyscrapers for him.
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
Bogsnorkler said:
As soon as there’s a new Speaker in the House of Reps, then both of these clowns should be be taken out and shot. The Speaker is third in line to become POTUS if the other two die or become incapacitated.
So you’d advocate for country that allowed state sanctioned murder of an elected official.. really?
Yes. I am prepared to sacrifice US democracy for not having a nuclear war inflicted upon the rest of humanity by these two clowns. When you have the president talking about using nuclear weapons to seize control of another country’s oil, and a VP openly saying that nuclear war might be God’s work, then you need to step back from just accepting such positions because the people saying it happen to be democratically elected. Then there’s the potential economic disaster and mass starvation event looming if these stupid wars go on for too much longer, but you already refuse to see that danger.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
As soon as there’s a new Speaker in the House of Reps, then both of these clowns should be be taken out and shot. The Speaker is third in line to become POTUS if the other two die or become incapacitated.
So you’d advocate for country that allowed state sanctioned murder of an elected official.. really?
Yes. I am prepared to sacrifice US democracy for not having a nuclear war inflicted upon the rest of humanity by these two clowns. When you have the president talking about using nuclear weapons to seize control of another country’s oil, and a VP openly saying that nuclear war might be God’s work, then you need to step back from just accepting such positions because the people saying it happen to be democratically elected. Then there’s the potential economic disaster and mass starvation event looming if these stupid wars go on for too much longer, but you already refuse to see that danger.
yeah but as long as you can convince people that running the place however it’s run is still called democracy then it’s better than any other alternative
kii said:
how’s jeevacation going
didn’t remember this
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
how’s jeevacation going
What the fuck are you talking about?
kii said:
SCIENCE said:kii said:
how’s jeevacation going
What the fuck are you talking about?
The Epstein Files.
It’s the main email address Epstein used.
Michael V said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:how’s jeevacation going
What the fuck are you talking about?
The Epstein Files.
It’s the main email address Epstein used.
Ah, mr kii’s initials were JE, well JDE. Luckily I always used the JDE as a nickname for him.
Ta, MV.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
how’s jeevacation going
What the fuck are you talking about?
The Epstein Files.
It’s the main email address Epstein used.
Ah, mr kii’s initials were JE, well JDE. Luckily I always used the JDE as a nickname for him.
Ta, MV.
wait we were going to commend kii for the clever play on how the americese might angrily feign ignorance, but it seems they were just being rude, well sorry on their behalf
kii said:
+1
Extensive Biographer of Trump and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Prof David Cay Johnson. He’s been covering Trump for over forty years now. He’s written books on him.
Link
It is about Trump going feral. I can’t see how that is different than any other day. Dr Bandy Lee has been talking about this since about 2015. Except Trump says you can bomb US cities that didn’t vote for him.
Analysis of Trump voters.
How the 1% of the 1% have earned so much in the last 45 years .
One inch to 5 miles with the bottom 90% not getting real raises for 45 years.
Ending with the potential plague in Russia.
30 minutes
ms spock said:
Extensive Biographer of Trump and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Prof David Cay Johnson. He’s been covering Trump for over forty years now. He’s written books on him.
Link
It is about Trump going feral. I can’t see how that is different than any other day. Dr Bandy Lee has been talking about this since about 2015. Except Trump says you can bomb US cities that didn’t vote for him.
Analysis of Trump voters.
How the 1% of the 1% have earned so much in the last 45 years .
One inch to 5 miles with the bottom 90% not getting real raises for 45 years.
Ending with the potential plague in Russia.
30 minutes
The man is clearly deranged.
US President Donald Trump has blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for sky-rocketing diesel prices in America.
US President Donald Trump has said it is time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country’s war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in America.
“I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Mr Trump said.I think my favourite part of Trump thinking he’d be awarded the Novel Peace Prize is him holding a framed nomination letter. This pic is from before the prize was announced.
roughbarked said:
ms spock said:
Extensive Biographer of Trump and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Prof David Cay Johnson. He’s been covering Trump for over forty years now. He’s written books on him.
Link
It is about Trump going feral. I can’t see how that is different than any other day. Dr Bandy Lee has been talking about this since about 2015. Except Trump says you can bomb US cities that didn’t vote for him.
Analysis of Trump voters.
How the 1% of the 1% have earned so much in the last 45 years .
One inch to 5 miles with the bottom 90% not getting real raises for 45 years.
Ending with the potential plague in Russia.
30 minutesThe man is clearly deranged.
US President Donald Trump has blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for sky-rocketing diesel prices in America.US President Donald Trump has said it is time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country’s war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in America.
“I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Mr Trump said.
Confirmed he’s a deranged malignant narcissist. So many mental health professionals have been saying that since 2015-2016. Dr Bandy X Lee, Dr Judith Lewis Herman, Dr Rosemary Sword, Dr Stephen Hassan, Dr Philip Zimbardo, Lance Dodes, Dr Nanette Gartrell, Dr Dee Mosbacher, Dr Mary Trump, et.al.
I didn’t know that using a tactical nuke on Iran was discussed a month ago. I thought that it was a recent event.
Mary Trump discussing Trump and the lengths he will go to not lose .
15 minutes.
Anyone else seen this?
On the ‘positive’ side, at least Joe Biden isn’t getting the blame, for a change.
captain_spalding said:
Anyone else seen this?
On the ‘positive’ side, at least Joe Biden isn’t getting the blame, for a change.
Nothing bad is ever Trump’s fault, according to Trump. It’s the Golden Rule.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Anyone else seen this?
On the ‘positive’ side, at least Joe Biden isn’t getting the blame, for a change.
Nothing bad is ever Trump’s fault, according to Trump. It’s the Golden Rule.
There was someone being interviewed a few days back by a selection committee, for a post with the US Food and Drug Admin, i think.
She was asked four times ‘can Donald Trump ever be wrong about something?’.
She did not offer an answer at any of those times, just blathered. But, the look in her eyes…i’ve seen panic before, i’ve been panicked before, but this was a whole new level of it.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Anyone else seen this?
On the ‘positive’ side, at least Joe Biden isn’t getting the blame, for a change.
Nothing bad is ever Trump’s fault, according to Trump. It’s the Golden Rule.
There was someone being interviewed a few days back by a selection committee, for a post with the US Food and Drug Admin, i think.
She was asked four times ‘can Donald Trump ever be wrong about something?’.
She did not offer an answer at any of those times, just blathered. But, the look in her eyes…i’ve seen panic before, i’ve been panicked before, but this was a whole new level of it.
Dr Heidi Overton…
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Anyone else seen this?
On the ‘positive’ side, at least Joe Biden isn’t getting the blame, for a change.
Nothing bad is ever Trump’s fault, according to Trump. It’s the Golden Rule.
There was someone being interviewed a few days back by a selection committee, for a post with the US Food and Drug Admin, i think.
She was asked four times ‘can Donald Trump ever be wrong about something?’.
She did not offer an answer at any of those times, just blathered. But, the look in her eyes…i’ve seen panic before, i’ve been panicked before, but this was a whole new level of it.
Holy Huey!
Katie Zacharia has been names as the new White House Press Secretary. Her most recent roles was as a communication advisor with Truth Social and previous that that she was a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.
diddly-squat said:
Katie Zacharia has been names as the new White House Press Secretary. Her most recent roles was as a communication advisor with Truth Social and previous that that she was a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.
So she’s no stranger to alternative interpretations of reality.
Trump’s Shrinking Crowds, GOP Backlash Over LA & San Diego Comments, El-Sayed’s:A Closer Look
Seth Meyers
16:17
From Carrick Ryan (Facebook)
To understand the gravity of what this means, it’s necessary to first understand an under appreciated, and perhaps counter-intuitive aspect of US doctrine towards Ukraine.
For the first half of the war, President Biden proactively used aid to control Ukraine. He gave the Ukrainian military enough advanced weaponry to defend themselves, but nothing that could help them actually win the war.
The fear was that the prospect of a humiliating military capitulation for Russia would trigger an extreme response from Putin. Biden wanted Ukraine to survive, but he didn’t actually want Putin’s regime to fall.
Believe it or not, the men that Putin has elevated to positions of power around him are far more ideologically hostile to the West than Putin is, and a Balkanisation of the Russian Federation would not just be a humanitarian disaster, it would destabilise the entire Eurasian continent.
Imagine the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Chechen Wars on an unfathomable scale.
Because the USA was the biggest source of military and financial aid for Ukraine, committing almost US$66 billion in military assistance over Biden’s presidency, Washington had significant influence over everything Ukraine did in the war.
Biden could dictate to Zelensky what rules he had to play by, most pertinently refusing to allow Ukraine to conduct strikes on Russian territory.
Trump stopped the military aid in March 2025. The European Union filled the gap, and Kyiv just figured out how to innovate. The Ukrainian military still get a lot of help from US companies, especially Palantir and Starkink, (sic) but Trump isn’t signing any more aid bills, and Zelensky knows that he is far more popular in the USA than Trump.
So, no longer restrained by Washington, Ukraine developed their own long range strike capabilities, sending drone swarms to deep into the Russian heartland. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery once every three days during the first eight months of 2026, hitting targets as far as 2,500 kilometres inside Russia. By late August, 27 of Russia’s 32 major refineries had been attacked, some as many as 15 times, contributing to a collapse in Russian diesel production of nearly 30% compared with 2025.
So when Trump demanded “six times” that Zelensky stop his drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky said he would only acquiesce if Trump got Putin to stop hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Winter temperatures in Ukraine can fall below minus 20 degrees Celsius. Last winter, Russian attacks repeatedly destroyed electricity and heating infrastructure, leaving millions of Ukrainians with power for only a few hours a day and hundreds of thousands without reliable heating. Thousands of Ukrainians were hospitalised with hypothermia or frostbite, and many elderly and vulnerable people died.
Intelligence services have warned that Putin intends to systematically target the same energy infrastructure this winter, attempting to make life intolerable for Ukrainian civilians.
Trump was being asked to put pressure on Russia so that Ukrainian civilians didn’t have to suffer. He could have applied this pressure several ways, like threatening to provide billions in military aid to Ukraine if Putin didn’t stop these kinds of strikes. Instead… Trump just gave Putin $7 billion…
This deal won’t make any real difference to the price of diesel in the USA. If Trump really wanted to bring those prices down he could increase supply from Canada… but of course, Canada is now the enemy… Putin is not.
Russia will gain the foreign currency it desperately needs, Trump shifts the narrative on who is to blame for the price of diesel, but it also sends a very clear message to Zelensky.
Trump hasn’t just cut off military aid, he’s now in business with Putin… in case there was any doubt before… the USA has switched sides.
President Donald Trump on Saturday floated the idea of renaming more bodies of water, following his efforts to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
“We’ve got the gulf. We’ve got a beautiful lake,” Trump said at a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee. “Now, somebody said, you need a river. … We need a river. We need an ocean.”
Trump mused that he could rebrand either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, and he appeared to joke that the new name could be in honor of him.
“We call it ‘Trump Ocean’ or, or, ‘Ocean of the Americas,’ something like that,” Trump said to some laughter and applause. “Before I get out, I think we should have an ocean. And we need a great river.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/10/trump-suggests-ocean-americas-new-name-atlantic-or-pacific/
AussieDJ said:
From Carrick Ryan (Facebook)
To understand the gravity of what this means, it’s necessary to first understand an under appreciated, and perhaps counter-intuitive aspect of US doctrine towards Ukraine.
For the first half of the war, President Biden proactively used aid to control Ukraine. He gave the Ukrainian military enough advanced weaponry to defend themselves, but nothing that could help them actually win the war.
The fear was that the prospect of a humiliating military capitulation for Russia would trigger an extreme response from Putin. Biden wanted Ukraine to survive, but he didn’t actually want Putin’s regime to fall.
Believe it or not, the men that Putin has elevated to positions of power around him are far more ideologically hostile to the West than Putin is, and a Balkanisation of the Russian Federation would not just be a humanitarian disaster, it would destabilise the entire Eurasian continent.
Imagine the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Chechen Wars on an unfathomable scale.
Because the USA was the biggest source of military and financial aid for Ukraine, committing almost US$66 billion in military assistance over Biden’s presidency, Washington had significant influence over everything Ukraine did in the war.
Biden could dictate to Zelensky what rules he had to play by, most pertinently refusing to allow Ukraine to conduct strikes on Russian territory.
Trump stopped the military aid in March 2025. The European Union filled the gap, and Kyiv just figured out how to innovate. The Ukrainian military still get a lot of help from US companies, especially Palantir and Starkink, (sic) but Trump isn’t signing any more aid bills, and Zelensky knows that he is far more popular in the USA than Trump.
So, no longer restrained by Washington, Ukraine developed their own long range strike capabilities, sending drone swarms to deep into the Russian heartland. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery once every three days during the first eight months of 2026, hitting targets as far as 2,500 kilometres inside Russia. By late August, 27 of Russia’s 32 major refineries had been attacked, some as many as 15 times, contributing to a collapse in Russian diesel production of nearly 30% compared with 2025.
So when Trump demanded “six times” that Zelensky stop his drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky said he would only acquiesce if Trump got Putin to stop hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Winter temperatures in Ukraine can fall below minus 20 degrees Celsius. Last winter, Russian attacks repeatedly destroyed electricity and heating infrastructure, leaving millions of Ukrainians with power for only a few hours a day and hundreds of thousands without reliable heating. Thousands of Ukrainians were hospitalised with hypothermia or frostbite, and many elderly and vulnerable people died.
Intelligence services have warned that Putin intends to systematically target the same energy infrastructure this winter, attempting to make life intolerable for Ukrainian civilians.
Trump was being asked to put pressure on Russia so that Ukrainian civilians didn’t have to suffer. He could have applied this pressure several ways, like threatening to provide billions in military aid to Ukraine if Putin didn’t stop these kinds of strikes. Instead… Trump just gave Putin $7 billion…
This deal won’t make any real difference to the price of diesel in the USA. If Trump really wanted to bring those prices down he could increase supply from Canada… but of course, Canada is now the enemy… Putin is not.
Russia will gain the foreign currency it desperately needs, Trump shifts the narrative on who is to blame for the price of diesel, but it also sends a very clear message to Zelensky.
Trump hasn’t just cut off military aid, he’s now in business with Putin… in case there was any doubt before… the USA has switched sides.
This could be the end of MATO too. The Europeans are dead against the idea of a Russian “sphere of influence” in their region, let alone any of them falling under Russian control. They will continue to back Ukraine in the process of the steady deindustrialisation of Russia by long range drone attacks. Any end to the war on favourable terms for Russia would be unacceptable for them because they know they will be next. This could split NATO into separate US and European factions.
It’s easy for the US to concede someone else’s territory to Russia. Particularly disgusting if it is done for the sake of US domestic politics. It is existential for much of eastern and central Europe. Poland and Germany really need their own nukes too.
party_pants said:
AussieDJ said:
From Carrick Ryan (Facebook)
To understand the gravity of what this means, it’s necessary to first understand an under appreciated, and perhaps counter-intuitive aspect of US doctrine towards Ukraine.
For the first half of the war, President Biden proactively used aid to control Ukraine. He gave the Ukrainian military enough advanced weaponry to defend themselves, but nothing that could help them actually win the war.
The fear was that the prospect of a humiliating military capitulation for Russia would trigger an extreme response from Putin. Biden wanted Ukraine to survive, but he didn’t actually want Putin’s regime to fall.
Believe it or not, the men that Putin has elevated to positions of power around him are far more ideologically hostile to the West than Putin is, and a Balkanisation of the Russian Federation would not just be a humanitarian disaster, it would destabilise the entire Eurasian continent.
Imagine the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Chechen Wars on an unfathomable scale.
Because the USA was the biggest source of military and financial aid for Ukraine, committing almost US$66 billion in military assistance over Biden’s presidency, Washington had significant influence over everything Ukraine did in the war.
Biden could dictate to Zelensky what rules he had to play by, most pertinently refusing to allow Ukraine to conduct strikes on Russian territory.
Trump stopped the military aid in March 2025. The European Union filled the gap, and Kyiv just figured out how to innovate. The Ukrainian military still get a lot of help from US companies, especially Palantir and Starkink, (sic) but Trump isn’t signing any more aid bills, and Zelensky knows that he is far more popular in the USA than Trump.
So, no longer restrained by Washington, Ukraine developed their own long range strike capabilities, sending drone swarms to deep into the Russian heartland. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery once every three days during the first eight months of 2026, hitting targets as far as 2,500 kilometres inside Russia. By late August, 27 of Russia’s 32 major refineries had been attacked, some as many as 15 times, contributing to a collapse in Russian diesel production of nearly 30% compared with 2025.
So when Trump demanded “six times” that Zelensky stop his drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky said he would only acquiesce if Trump got Putin to stop hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Winter temperatures in Ukraine can fall below minus 20 degrees Celsius. Last winter, Russian attacks repeatedly destroyed electricity and heating infrastructure, leaving millions of Ukrainians with power for only a few hours a day and hundreds of thousands without reliable heating. Thousands of Ukrainians were hospitalised with hypothermia or frostbite, and many elderly and vulnerable people died.
Intelligence services have warned that Putin intends to systematically target the same energy infrastructure this winter, attempting to make life intolerable for Ukrainian civilians.
Trump was being asked to put pressure on Russia so that Ukrainian civilians didn’t have to suffer. He could have applied this pressure several ways, like threatening to provide billions in military aid to Ukraine if Putin didn’t stop these kinds of strikes. Instead… Trump just gave Putin $7 billion…
This deal won’t make any real difference to the price of diesel in the USA. If Trump really wanted to bring those prices down he could increase supply from Canada… but of course, Canada is now the enemy… Putin is not.
Russia will gain the foreign currency it desperately needs, Trump shifts the narrative on who is to blame for the price of diesel, but it also sends a very clear message to Zelensky.
Trump hasn’t just cut off military aid, he’s now in business with Putin… in case there was any doubt before… the USA has switched sides.
This could be the end of MATO too. The Europeans are dead against the idea of a Russian “sphere of influence” in their region, let alone any of them falling under Russian control. They will continue to back Ukraine in the process of the steady deindustrialisation of Russia by long range drone attacks. Any end to the war on favourable terms for Russia would be unacceptable for them because they know they will be next. This could split NATO into separate US and European factions.
It’s easy for the US to concede someone else’s territory to Russia. Particularly disgusting if it is done for the sake of US domestic politics. It is existential for much of eastern and central Europe. Poland and Germany really need their own nukes too.
Trump doesn’t care.
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
AussieDJ said:
From Carrick Ryan (Facebook)
To understand the gravity of what this means, it’s necessary to first understand an under appreciated, and perhaps counter-intuitive aspect of US doctrine towards Ukraine.
For the first half of the war, President Biden proactively used aid to control Ukraine. He gave the Ukrainian military enough advanced weaponry to defend themselves, but nothing that could help them actually win the war.
The fear was that the prospect of a humiliating military capitulation for Russia would trigger an extreme response from Putin. Biden wanted Ukraine to survive, but he didn’t actually want Putin’s regime to fall.
Believe it or not, the men that Putin has elevated to positions of power around him are far more ideologically hostile to the West than Putin is, and a Balkanisation of the Russian Federation would not just be a humanitarian disaster, it would destabilise the entire Eurasian continent.
Imagine the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Chechen Wars on an unfathomable scale.
Because the USA was the biggest source of military and financial aid for Ukraine, committing almost US$66 billion in military assistance over Biden’s presidency, Washington had significant influence over everything Ukraine did in the war.
Biden could dictate to Zelensky what rules he had to play by, most pertinently refusing to allow Ukraine to conduct strikes on Russian territory.
Trump stopped the military aid in March 2025. The European Union filled the gap, and Kyiv just figured out how to innovate. The Ukrainian military still get a lot of help from US companies, especially Palantir and Starkink, (sic) but Trump isn’t signing any more aid bills, and Zelensky knows that he is far more popular in the USA than Trump.
So, no longer restrained by Washington, Ukraine developed their own long range strike capabilities, sending drone swarms to deep into the Russian heartland. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery once every three days during the first eight months of 2026, hitting targets as far as 2,500 kilometres inside Russia. By late August, 27 of Russia’s 32 major refineries had been attacked, some as many as 15 times, contributing to a collapse in Russian diesel production of nearly 30% compared with 2025.
So when Trump demanded “six times” that Zelensky stop his drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky said he would only acquiesce if Trump got Putin to stop hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Winter temperatures in Ukraine can fall below minus 20 degrees Celsius. Last winter, Russian attacks repeatedly destroyed electricity and heating infrastructure, leaving millions of Ukrainians with power for only a few hours a day and hundreds of thousands without reliable heating. Thousands of Ukrainians were hospitalised with hypothermia or frostbite, and many elderly and vulnerable people died.
Intelligence services have warned that Putin intends to systematically target the same energy infrastructure this winter, attempting to make life intolerable for Ukrainian civilians.
Trump was being asked to put pressure on Russia so that Ukrainian civilians didn’t have to suffer. He could have applied this pressure several ways, like threatening to provide billions in military aid to Ukraine if Putin didn’t stop these kinds of strikes. Instead… Trump just gave Putin $7 billion…
This deal won’t make any real difference to the price of diesel in the USA. If Trump really wanted to bring those prices down he could increase supply from Canada… but of course, Canada is now the enemy… Putin is not.
Russia will gain the foreign currency it desperately needs, Trump shifts the narrative on who is to blame for the price of diesel, but it also sends a very clear message to Zelensky.
Trump hasn’t just cut off military aid, he’s now in business with Putin… in case there was any doubt before… the USA has switched sides.
This could be the end of MATO too. The Europeans are dead against the idea of a Russian “sphere of influence” in their region, let alone any of them falling under Russian control. They will continue to back Ukraine in the process of the steady deindustrialisation of Russia by long range drone attacks. Any end to the war on favourable terms for Russia would be unacceptable for them because they know they will be next. This could split NATO into separate US and European factions.
It’s easy for the US to concede someone else’s territory to Russia. Particularly disgusting if it is done for the sake of US domestic politics. It is existential for much of eastern and central Europe. Poland and Germany really need their own nukes too.
Trump doesn’t care.
He was going to end the war in a day, now he’s funding it.
party_pants said:
AussieDJ said:
From Carrick Ryan (Facebook)
To understand the gravity of what this means, it’s necessary to first understand an under appreciated, and perhaps counter-intuitive aspect of US doctrine towards Ukraine.
For the first half of the war, President Biden proactively used aid to control Ukraine. He gave the Ukrainian military enough advanced weaponry to defend themselves, but nothing that could help them actually win the war.
The fear was that the prospect of a humiliating military capitulation for Russia would trigger an extreme response from Putin. Biden wanted Ukraine to survive, but he didn’t actually want Putin’s regime to fall.
Believe it or not, the men that Putin has elevated to positions of power around him are far more ideologically hostile to the West than Putin is, and a Balkanisation of the Russian Federation would not just be a humanitarian disaster, it would destabilise the entire Eurasian continent.
Imagine the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Chechen Wars on an unfathomable scale.
Because the USA was the biggest source of military and financial aid for Ukraine, committing almost US$66 billion in military assistance over Biden’s presidency, Washington had significant influence over everything Ukraine did in the war.
Biden could dictate to Zelensky what rules he had to play by, most pertinently refusing to allow Ukraine to conduct strikes on Russian territory.
Trump stopped the military aid in March 2025. The European Union filled the gap, and Kyiv just figured out how to innovate. The Ukrainian military still get a lot of help from US companies, especially Palantir and Starkink, (sic) but Trump isn’t signing any more aid bills, and Zelensky knows that he is far more popular in the USA than Trump.
So, no longer restrained by Washington, Ukraine developed their own long range strike capabilities, sending drone swarms to deep into the Russian heartland. Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery once every three days during the first eight months of 2026, hitting targets as far as 2,500 kilometres inside Russia. By late August, 27 of Russia’s 32 major refineries had been attacked, some as many as 15 times, contributing to a collapse in Russian diesel production of nearly 30% compared with 2025.
So when Trump demanded “six times” that Zelensky stop his drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky said he would only acquiesce if Trump got Putin to stop hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Winter temperatures in Ukraine can fall below minus 20 degrees Celsius. Last winter, Russian attacks repeatedly destroyed electricity and heating infrastructure, leaving millions of Ukrainians with power for only a few hours a day and hundreds of thousands without reliable heating. Thousands of Ukrainians were hospitalised with hypothermia or frostbite, and many elderly and vulnerable people died.
Intelligence services have warned that Putin intends to systematically target the same energy infrastructure this winter, attempting to make life intolerable for Ukrainian civilians.
Trump was being asked to put pressure on Russia so that Ukrainian civilians didn’t have to suffer. He could have applied this pressure several ways, like threatening to provide billions in military aid to Ukraine if Putin didn’t stop these kinds of strikes. Instead… Trump just gave Putin $7 billion…
This deal won’t make any real difference to the price of diesel in the USA. If Trump really wanted to bring those prices down he could increase supply from Canada… but of course, Canada is now the enemy… Putin is not.
Russia will gain the foreign currency it desperately needs, Trump shifts the narrative on who is to blame for the price of diesel, but it also sends a very clear message to Zelensky.
Trump hasn’t just cut off military aid, he’s now in business with Putin… in case there was any doubt before… the USA has switched sides.
This could be the end of MATO too. The Europeans are dead against the idea of a Russian “sphere of influence” in their region, let alone any of them falling under Russian control. They will continue to back Ukraine in the process of the steady deindustrialisation of Russia by long range drone attacks. Any end to the war on favourable terms for Russia would be unacceptable for them because they know they will be next. This could split NATO into separate US and European factions.
It’s easy for the US to concede someone else’s territory to Russia. Particularly disgusting if it is done for the sake of US domestic politics. It is existential for much of eastern and central Europe. Poland and Germany really need their own nukes too.
The only thing that would “end” NATO would be for the US to leave. Note that the POTUS cannot unilaterally exit NATO, as membership is enshrined in legislation. It would essentially require a two thirds majority in Congress (and that’s not gonna happen).
I think what is more likely is that the European Union will create a separate military alliance in addition to NATO.
party_pants said:
Poland and Germany really need their own nukes too.
I reckon that the Germans could manage nuclear weapons ok.
The Poles…not so sure.
They’re brave and intelligent, and logical.
Up to a point.
After that, some sort of red mist envelopes them, and it’s damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!
Was he trying to tank the stock
dv said:
Was he trying to tank the stock
He’s insane too. He got over $40 million dollars of American taxpayer’s money. He should give it back.
ms spock said:
dv said:
Was he trying to tank the stock
He’s insane too. He got over $40 million dollars of American taxpayer’s money. He should give it back.
Sorry that is billion.
ms spock said:
ms spock said:
dv said:
Was he trying to tank the stock
He’s insane too. He got over $40 million dollars of American taxpayer’s money. He should give it back.
Sorry that is billion.
fk bydgeelygwmhaval and all those ASIAN vehicles that could be remote controlled
Peak Warming Man said:
Michael V said:
party_pants said:
This could be the end of MATO too. The Europeans are dead against the idea of a Russian “sphere of influence” in their region, let alone any of them falling under Russian control. They will continue to back Ukraine in the process of the steady deindustrialisation of Russia by long range drone attacks. Any end to the war on favourable terms for Russia would be unacceptable for them because they know they will be next. This could split NATO into separate US and European factions.
It’s easy for the US to concede someone else’s territory to Russia. Particularly disgusting if it is done for the sake of US domestic politics. It is existential for much of eastern and central Europe. Poland and Germany really need their own nukes too.
Trump doesn’t care.
He was going to end the war in a day, now he’s funding it.
well the problem is the high population density countries with ridiculous industrial overcapacity
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump on Saturday floated the idea of renaming more bodies of water, following his efforts to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
“We’ve got the gulf. We’ve got a beautiful lake,” Trump said at a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee. “Now, somebody said, you need a river. … We need a river. We need an ocean.”
Trump mused that he could rebrand either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, and he appeared to joke that the new name could be in honor of him.
“We call it ‘Trump Ocean’ or, or, ‘Ocean of the Americas,’ something like that,” Trump said to some laughter and applause. “Before I get out, I think we should have an ocean. And we need a great river.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/10/trump-suggests-ocean-americas-new-name-atlantic-or-pacific/
how about oh we don’t know epstein island
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump on Saturday floated the idea of renaming more bodies of water, following his efforts to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
“We’ve got the gulf. We’ve got a beautiful lake,” Trump said at a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee. “Now, somebody said, you need a river. … We need a river. We need an ocean.”
Trump mused that he could rebrand either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, and he appeared to joke that the new name could be in honor of him.
“We call it ‘Trump Ocean’ or, or, ‘Ocean of the Americas,’ something like that,” Trump said to some laughter and applause. “Before I get out, I think we should have an ocean. And we need a great river.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/10/trump-suggests-ocean-americas-new-name-atlantic-or-pacific/
how about oh we don’t know epstein island
Heh heh yeah
Epstein Swamp
Trump Bog
_Dr Bandy X Lee’s origin story of why she became a psychiatrist and worked with violent offenders and her successes which have impacted around the world._
She runs free lectures and courses.
JudgeMental said:
I hope so.
Maybe actual real people could get to vote according to their conscience without interference.
dv said:
There’s a fair chance that Star Wars was written from historical data, projected into the future timeline that we are currently in.
dv said:
Easy to tell which is White House and which is Star Wars.
In the Star Wars ones, the fat one is awake.
dv said:
Lololol 😹 😹 😹
Perfect.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Easy to tell which is White House and which is Star Wars.
In the Star Wars ones, the fat one is awake.
but are they woke
Kingy said:
JudgeMental said:
I hope so.
Maybe actual real people could get to vote according to their conscience without interference.
“disrupt” as in being controlled by Russian bots is the natural state of affairs
Probably the most coherent thing he’s posted all month.
kii said:
“Anyways, I’m endorsed by Donald Trump and mayonnaise.”Perfect.
The mayonnaise is the brains of the outfit.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
“Anyways, I’m endorsed by Donald Trump and mayonnaise.”
Perfect.
The mayonnaise is the brains of the outfit.
alleged
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
“Anyways, I’m endorsed by Donald Trump and mayonnaise.”Perfect.
The mayonnaise is the brains of the outfit.
Finally with the mayonnaise in the room, there is hope for the world again.
(((breathes a sigh of relief)))
roughbarked said:
US President Donald Trump says a new deal with Russia will lower diesel prices, but experts say it won’t “move the dial” on costs for consumers.
roughbarked said:
US President Donald Trump says a new deal with Russia will lower diesel prices, but experts say it won’t “move the dial” on costs for consumers.
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
Its not but man its hypocrisy 101
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
US President Donald Trump says a new deal with Russia will lower diesel prices, but experts say it won’t “move the dial” on costs for consumers.
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
Good thing he never reads otherwise he might take a leaf from “Catch-22” and have Putin farm out fighting Ukraine to the US military
Neophyte said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
US President Donald Trump says a new deal with Russia will lower diesel prices, but experts say it won’t “move the dial” on costs for consumers.
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
Good thing he never reads otherwise he might take a leaf from “Catch-22” and have Putin farm out fighting Ukraine to the US military
There’s an idea. Outsource the war.
Russia hires the Ukrainians to fight against themselves, the Ukrainians immediately declare a cease-fire, they negotiate with themselves, reach a deal with themselves, war’s over.
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/515071/report-tim-kennedy-shot-three-times-while-working-private-security-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
This headline
Souljaboy throws his hat into the ring for 2028 US President.
dv said:
https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/515071/report-tim-kennedy-shot-three-times-while-working-private-security-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
This headline
how would you improve it
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
Its not but man its hypocrisy 101
only if your underlying objective is healthy friendly relations, but what if it’s simply getting rich
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
Its not but man its hypocrisy 101
only if your underlying objective is healthy friendly relations, but what if it’s simply getting rich
Anything goes if you want to become rich.
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
US President Donald Trump says a new deal with Russia will lower diesel prices, but experts say it won’t “move the dial” on costs for consumers.
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
It is a real disconnect.
Like they spilt off from part of what they are doing.
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
Its not but man its hypocrisy 101
only if your underlying objective is healthy friendly relations, but what if it’s simply getting rich
That’s probably more accurate than my disconnect theory.
Oh no, that’s sounds terrible 🙄 almost like they acknowledge what’s happening inside the Trump administration…
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
It has been the same through all wars.
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:Cymek said:
I always find it quite strange that you can be at war or supplying weapons to the enemy of your enemy but can still do economic type stuff.
Big fucking elephant in the room you both ignore
how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
It has been the same through all wars.
Basic plot of a lot of westerns – supply guns to both the army and them Injuns, and let ‘em at it.
Neophyte said:
roughbarked said:
SCIENCE said:how is making money off both sides of a conflict strange ¿ when it’s apex capitalism
It has been the same through all wars.
Basic plot of a lot of westerns – supply guns to both the army and them Injuns, and let ‘em at it.
There’s a st somewhere of the businesses doing business on both sides during WWII.
Divine Angel said:
Oh no, that’s sounds terrible 🙄 almost like they acknowledge what’s happening inside the Trump administration…
when International rules based law and order are actually just team sports
Apparently RFK jr is going all in on peptides and wants to legalise the sale of the unregulated snake oil. Who’d have thunk it..
Witty Rejoinder said:
Apparently RFK jr is going all in on peptides and wants to legalise the sale of the unregulated snake oil. Who’d have thunk it..
me
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Apparently RFK jr is going all in on peptides and wants to legalise the sale of the unregulated snake oil. Who’d have thunk it..me
Sorry that might not have been clear. He wants to make it legal to sell peptides that would previously have needed to be regulated. I guess he thinks the magical appellation ‘peptide’ means it couldn’t possibly be bad for you.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Apparently RFK jr is going all in on peptides and wants to legalise the sale of the unregulated snake oil. Who’d have thunk it..me
Sorry that might not have been clear. He wants to make it legal to sell peptides that would previously have needed to be regulated. I guess he thinks the magical appellation ‘peptide’ means it couldn’t possibly be bad for you.
I had pre-thunk it that he would promote crackpottery and woo-woo, and try to turn this into official government health policy.
kii said:
Dr Bandy Lee Assesses Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterm Elections.
I haven’t listened to that one yet.
I have been watching Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali this morning.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Apparently RFK jr is going all in on peptides and wants to legalise the sale of the unregulated snake oil. Who’d have thunk it..me
Sorry that might not have been clear. He wants to make it legal to sell peptides that would previously have needed to be regulated. I guess he thinks the magical appellation ‘peptide’ means it couldn’t possibly be bad for you.
Probably the next step in Trump’s ‘health plan’. First step: stop giving all that money to health insurance companies, give it directly to the citizens so they can buy their own health insurance.
From…health insurance companies?
Next step, cut out the reliance on doctors. All drugs, medications, preparations, concoctions, you name it, all for open sale, across the counter. Start with peptides, and go from there.You want cattle tick treatment to dose your kids with? Sure, here you go. Oxycodone for your sore toe? No problem, you want the big packet?
kii said:
Dr Bandy Lee Assesses Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterm Elections.
Anthony Davis said exactly what I have noted several times. Trump’s comedic skills.
kii said:
kii said:
Dr Bandy Lee Assesses Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterm Elections.
Anthony Davis said exactly what I have noted several times. Trump’s comedic skills.
What about em?
dv said:
kii said:
kii said:
Dr Bandy Lee Assesses Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterm Elections.
Anthony Davis said exactly what I have noted several times. Trump’s comedic skills.
What about em?
That they’re excellent.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:Anthony Davis said exactly what I have noted several times. Trump’s comedic skills.
What about em?
That they’re excellent.
Unintentionally, no doubt.
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:Anthony Davis said exactly what I have noted several times. Trump’s comedic skills.
What about em?
That they’re excellent.
That’s certainly a hot take. I think he kind of doesn’t understand humour.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:What about em?
That they’re excellent.
That’s certainly a hot take. I think he kind of doesn’t understand humour.
He doesn’t. The performance and his timing and response to the audience. Have you watched the interview?
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:
That they’re excellent.
That’s certainly a hot take. I think he kind of doesn’t understand humour.
He doesn’t. The performance and his timing and response to the audience. Have you watched the interview?
we mean
kii said:
dv said:
kii said:That they’re excellent.
That’s certainly a hot take. I think he kind of doesn’t understand humour.
He doesn’t. The performance and his timing and response to the audience. Have you watched the interview?
Hell na, that’s like an hour.
dv said:
kii said:
dv said:
That’s certainly a hot take. I think he kind of doesn’t understand humour.
He doesn’t. The performance and his timing and response to the audience. Have you watched the interview?
Hell na, that’s like an hour.
what about skimming the transcript or just watching 5 seconds we linked
SCIENCE said:
LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/ice-raid-illhan-omar-trump-democrat/107258572
Its an abuse of power.
Trump has this creepy obsession with clinging on to perceived enemies, to abuse and disrespect them in public.
Very unethical behaviour for a president.
I guess it’s all normal to him.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
dv said:
That’s certainly a hot take. I think he kind of doesn’t understand humour.
He doesn’t. The performance and his timing and response to the audience. Have you watched the interview?
we mean
Ta.
dv said:
Bloody Musk.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Apparently RFK jr is going all in on peptides and wants to legalise the sale of the unregulated snake oil. Who’d have thunk it..
!!!
Seems like a lovely chap.
SCIENCE said:
LOL
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/ice-raid-illhan-omar-trump-democrat/107258572
When the trickle down effect actually works.
_Last week, Mr Trump called Michigan’s Democratic nominee for the US Senate — Abdul El-Sayed, who is Muslim — a “RADICAL Extremist” and “Terrorist Sympathizer” while offering support for Mr El-Sayed’s Republican opponent, Mike Rogers.
Civil rights advocates have criticised Mr Trump’s rhetoric toward minorities and immigrants, including when he previously called Somalis “garbage.”
Mr Trump in February said Ms Omar and Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who is also Muslim, should be “institutionalised” and sent back to “where they came from”._
The Democracts went all out and condemned the raid. Wow that’s going to have such a big impact. It’s not like they don’t have access to the Mitch McConnell handbook on how to be extremely disruptive. McConnell gave a Master Class in doing that.
Spiny Norman said:
Seems like a lovely chap.
Absolutely charming.
dv said:
Extra lololols.
dv said:
LOLz
Oh how I hope Ukraine can get their other bot-farms.
Michael V said:
dv said:
LOLz
Oh how I hope Ukraine can get their other bot-farms.
but as dv say, can they reach the ussa mainland from there
3 weeks out from the midterms
As the gap continues to widen, Democrats currently lead in the generic poll by 9.5 points
The question in the House is not if the Dems will take control, but by how much. Things in the Senate still lean Dems, but there are a few key races where the margin is moving counter to trends in the generic poll. I’m particularly concerned about Texas and Maine.
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Seems like a lovely chap.
Absolutely charming.
how good is protected speech and freedom
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Seems like a lovely chap.
Absolutely charming.
how good is protected speech and freedom
I mean we have people here that enthusiastically call for the death of American politicians.. so this should be by-the-by for the good ol’ SSSF Holiday Forum
diddly-squat said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:Absolutely charming.
how good is protected speech and freedom
I mean we have people here that enthusiastically call for the death of American politicians.. so this should be by-the-by for the good ol’ SSSF Holiday Forum
Is it just bad because they are American?
diddly-squat said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:Absolutely charming.
how good is protected speech and freedom
I mean we have people here that enthusiastically call for the death of American politicians.. so this should be by-the-by for the good ol’ SSSF Holiday Forum
oh what do they say
SCIENCE said:
diddly-squat said:
SCIENCE said:how good is protected speech and freedom
I mean we have people here that enthusiastically call for the death of American politicians.. so this should be by-the-by for the good ol’ SSSF Holiday Forum
oh what do they say
all republicans need to be shot!
JudgeMental said:
SCIENCE said:
diddly-squat said:I mean we have people here that enthusiastically call for the death of American politicians.. so this should be by-the-by for the good ol’ SSSF Holiday Forum
oh what do they say
all republicans need to be shot!
And how!
Witty Rejoinder said:
JudgeMental said:
SCIENCE said:oh what do they say
all republicans need to be shot!
And how!
by any weapon that fires a projectile at sufficient velocity to kill a human.
diddly-squat said:
SCIENCE said:
Michael V said:Absolutely charming.
how good is protected speech and freedom
I mean we have people here that enthusiastically call for the death of American politicians.. so this should be by-the-by for the good ol’ SSSF Holiday Forum
I’d very much like to see DJT dead.
Natural causes, but dead, nonetheless.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Who was he talking about?
He probably doesn’t know himself.
Probably Don Jr. He’s on the record for finding Ivanka attractive so maybe he was just feeling gay today.
Michael V said:
kii said:
Who was he talking about?
I have nfi. He does this fairly frequently. Lusts after “big, strong men”. In public.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Who was he talking about?
I have nfi. He does this fairly frequently. Lusts after “big, strong men”. In public.
…and, while there’s nothing ‘wrong’ with that, it’s probably not the kind of thing that his devoted followers made the effort to be there to listen to.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Who was he talking about?
He probably doesn’t know himself.
Probably Don Jr. He’s on the record for finding Ivanka attractive so maybe he was just feeling gay today.
The guys in the background to not seem amused.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:He probably doesn’t know himself.
Probably Don Jr. He’s on the record for finding Ivanka attractive so maybe he was just feeling gay today.
The guys in the background to not seem amused.
And come to think of it, how come those seats right behind him were not stacked with blonde women?
buffy said:
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Probably Don Jr. He’s on the record for finding Ivanka attractive so maybe he was just feeling gay today.
The guys in the background to not seem amused.
And come to think of it, how come those seats right behind him were not stacked with blonde women?
MAGAs may have learnt to keep such ladies out of sight when the Preznit is around.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Michael V said:Who was he talking about?
I have nfi. He does this fairly frequently. Lusts after “big, strong men”. In public.
…and, while there’s nothing ‘wrong’ with that, it’s probably not the kind of thing that his devoted followers made the effort to be there to listen to.
Exactly. Plus he’s a hypocrite. Also creepy.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
I have nfi. He does this fairly frequently. Lusts after “big, strong men”. In public.
…and, while there’s nothing ‘wrong’ with that, it’s probably not the kind of thing that his devoted followers made the effort to be there to listen to.
Exactly. Plus he’s a hypocrite. Also creepy.
I found something that will tell you all the stocks and positions different politicians trade.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vi8n87oq37Q
Interesting …
Spiny Norman said:
I found something that will tell you all the stocks and positions different politicians trade.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vi8n87oq37Q
Interesting …
There’s a US govt office that publishes all of that sort of stuff on line.
If anyone is wondering why i’m posting a lot….
…i’ve been cooking, and i have about five minutes of sit-down time before i must attend to it all again.
https://www.threads.com/share/BAcApEQhy0/
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/BAcApEQhy0/
the art of the deal, eh?
Albo got a great selfie one to go on the wall of his den.
Are they the same age, they look about the same.
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/BAcApEQhy0/
“I reject your reality and substitute my own.”
Peak Warming Man said:
Albo got a great selfie one to go on the wall of his den.
Are they the same age, they look about the same.
I think Donald has got the better teeth though.
Divine Angel said:
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/BAcApEQhy0/
the art of the deal, eh?
“I reject your reality and substitute my own.”
everything anyone believes is true
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/BAcApEQhy0/
Fantasyland – the happiest kingdom of them all.
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/BAcApEQhy0/
Fantasyland – the happiest kingdom of them all.
Peak Warming Man said:
Peak Warming Man said:
Albo got a great selfie one to go on the wall of his den.
Are they the same age, they look about the same.
I think Donald has got the better teeth though.
And a fine head of hair.
When the wind’s in the right direction.
JudgeMental said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Who was he talking about?
Jon Husted
Thanks. I had never read of him before looking him up just then.
Brilliant bit of AI stuff.
dv said:
Fair call.
>>Guilfoyle is a former Fox News Channel host and California prosecutor who was once married to California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and was engaged to Trump’s son Donald Jr.
The Greek Ambassador who has now resigned has quite a pedigree..
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Guilfoyle is a former Fox News Channel host and California prosecutor who was once married to California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and was engaged to Trump’s son Donald Jr.The Greek Ambassador who has now resigned has quite a pedigree..
Well connected
dv said:
https://www.instagram.com/reels/Decsf-Hiqd5/
thedailyshow
Incredible first day for new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia
Back in the distant past when the US president had a wee bit more dignity and professionalism.
Good thinking.
Spiny Norman said:
Back in the distant past when the US president had a wee bit more dignity and professionalism.
Nods. Good one.
:)
Spiny Norman said:
Good thinking.
Bloody brilliant!
How many turtle doves do you owe?
So much dumb, with a b.
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Back in the distant past when the US president had a wee bit more dignity and professionalism.Nods. Good one.
:)
From the sublime to the gob-smackingly ridiculous in well under ten years.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
>>Guilfoyle is a former Fox News Channel host and California prosecutor who was once married to California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and was engaged to Trump’s son Donald Jr.The Greek Ambassador who has now resigned has quite a pedigree..
Well connected
Sails under whatever flag is most convenient.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Back in the distant past when the US president had a wee bit more dignity and professionalism.Nods. Good one.
:)
From the sublime to the gob-smackingly ridiculous in well under ten years.
I’ll say.
Great summary
dv said:
Great summary
how good is equality based meritocracy
An inaugural, albeit short, White House press briefing offered a glimpse into how Trump’s latest press secretary, Katie Zacharia, will approach the notoriously difficult role.
The 41-year-old spent much of the 14-minute appearance reading from prepared remarks before taking just three questions, all from conservative-leaning outlets.
Zacharia’s debut comes after the departure of Karoline Leavitt, who became known for her combative and high-profile briefing style.
dv said:
Ouch!
UK independent Article
Naked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament
The creator of the sculpture said it was a ‘satirical outcry’ against Trump’s volatile climate and foreign policies
Tau.Neutrino said:
UK independent ArticleNaked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament
The creator of the sculpture said it was a ‘satirical outcry’ against Trump’s volatile climate and foreign policies
The Emperor has no clothes.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
UK independent ArticleNaked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament
The creator of the sculpture said it was a ‘satirical outcry’ against Trump’s volatile climate and foreign policies
The Emperor has no clothes.
More hate to be Trump-poured on Europe, I suppose.
Michael V said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
UK independent ArticleNaked statue of Trump named ‘Orange Plague’ unveiled at European Parliament
The creator of the sculpture said it was a ‘satirical outcry’ against Trump’s volatile climate and foreign policies
The Emperor has no clothes.
More hate to be Trump-poured on Europe, I suppose.
It is all publicity as far as Trump is concerned.
alleged
The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration,
SCIENCE said:
alleged
The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration,
I wonder how much we buy from the USA in regards to military equipment is a political suck-up and not necessarily the best.
I imagine you could also be locked into buying the missiles and shit from them and with Trump in charge they deny it.
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration,
I wonder how much we buy from the USA in regards to military equipment is a political suck-up and not necessarily the best.
I imagine you could also be locked into buying the missiles and shit from them and with Trump in charge they deny it.
close to 88.14% of it
Oct 14 (Reuters) – Anthropic said on Wednesday it would add official US voting information from nonprofit Democracy Works and election results to its Claude AI chatbot later this month, ahead of the November midterms.
The AI company said its goal was to position Claude as a useful tool for political conversations, while preventing election-related abuse.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/anthropic-add-us-voting-information-claude-before-midterms-2026-10-14/
I suppose it’s better than asking Grok who to vote for.
SCIENCE said:
alleged
The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration,
When was this? last summer? Liberal government?
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration,
When was this? last summer? Liberal government?
oh
, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned.
it was the other timeline slash a world away
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/black-hawks-us-military-canada-helicopter-deal-9.7378775
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration,
I wonder how much we buy from the USA in regards to military equipment is a political suck-up and not necessarily the best.
I imagine you could also be locked into buying the missiles and shit from them and with Trump in charge they deny it.close to 88.14% of it
There’s no single figure which easily identifies how much of Australia’s defence expenditure goes to America. Australia produces, from its own design and manufacture, 10%-20% of its defence equipment needs.
About 50% of defence expenditure involves Australian firms in some way, but mostly that’s for sustaining and maintaining equipment etc. already in service.
Australia is a very US-dependent defence customer, but, then, so are South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and, especially, Taiwan.
Given the US dominance in the Asia-Pacific defence market, it makes sense that Australia would have a lot of US equipment and systems in its inventory. Commonality with the US forces’ equipment and systems, and with those of other Asia-Pacific neighbours, makes plain good sense from the viewpoints of integration and interoperability.
Even a lot of what’s developed in Australia is done with an eye to that integration. No Australian government in recent times seems to have been keen to fund development of Australian research and development for defence when, provided it does what’s required, an item of equipment or a system can bought ready-to-go from e.g. the US, and it fits in with the commonality ideals.
I love this guy…his eye rolls… 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Link
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:
Cymek said:
SCIENCE said:
alleged
The Liberal government quietly ordered a pause on a modest, but important purchase of 16 U.S.-made UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters just before trade negotiations began last summer with the Trump administration,
I wonder how much we buy from the USA in regards to military equipment is a political suck-up and not necessarily the best.
I imagine you could also be locked into buying the missiles and shit from them and with Trump in charge they deny it.close to 88.14% of it
When was this? last summer? Liberal government?
oh
, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned.
it was the other timeline slash a world away
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/black-hawks-us-military-canada-helicopter-deal-9.7378775
I wonder how much we buy from the USA in regards to military equipment is a political suck-up and not necessarily the best.
I imagine you could also be locked into buying the missiles and shit from them and with Trump in charge they deny it.close to 88.14% of it
There’s no single figure which easily identifies how much of Australia’s defence expenditure goes to America. Australia produces, from its own design and manufacture, 10%-20% of its defence equipment needs.
About 50% of defence expenditure involves Australian firms in some way, but mostly that’s for sustaining and maintaining equipment etc. already in service.
Australia is a very US-dependent defence customer, but, then, so are South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and, especially, Taiwan.
Given the US dominance in the Asia-Pacific defence market, it makes sense that Australia would have a lot of US equipment and systems in its inventory. Commonality with the US forces’ equipment and systems, and with those of other Asia-Pacific neighbours, makes plain good sense from the viewpoints of integration and interoperability.
Even a lot of what’s developed in Australia is done with an eye to that integration. No Australian government in recent times seems to have been keen to fund development of Australian research and development for defence when, provided it does what’s required, an item of equipment or a system can bought ready-to-go from e.g. the US, and it fits in with the commonality ideals.
well we got “news” for yous
European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius acknowledged the continent had grown “quite dependent on American space capabilities”. “The answer to that situation is to develop our own capabilities.”
screw the sunk costs
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-15/zelenskyy-warns-of-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine/107269352
not just the submarine screws
oh wow weren’t we all surprised to find that it was just another distraction from the paedo philes
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/trump-cancels-livestream-execution-fort-hood/107273194
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
close to 88.14% of it
There’s no single figure which easily identifies how much of Australia’s defence expenditure goes to America. Australia produces, from its own design and manufacture, 10%-20% of its defence equipment needs.
About 50% of defence expenditure involves Australian firms in some way, but mostly that’s for sustaining and maintaining equipment etc. already in service.
Australia is a very US-dependent defence customer, but, then, so are South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and, especially, Taiwan.
Given the US dominance in the Asia-Pacific defence market, it makes sense that Australia would have a lot of US equipment and systems in its inventory. Commonality with the US forces’ equipment and systems, and with those of other Asia-Pacific neighbours, makes plain good sense from the viewpoints of integration and interoperability.
Even a lot of what’s developed in Australia is done with an eye to that integration. No Australian government in recent times seems to have been keen to fund development of Australian research and development for defence when, provided it does what’s required, an item of equipment or a system can bought ready-to-go from e.g. the US, and it fits in with the commonality ideals.
well we got “news” for yous
European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius acknowledged the continent had grown “quite dependent on American space capabilities”. “The answer to that situation is to develop our own capabilities.”
screw the sunk costs
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-15/zelenskyy-warns-of-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine/107269352
not just the submarine screws
oh wow weren’t we all surprised
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/zelenskyy-done-with-energy-ceasefire/107272922
extremely surprising
Ukrainians worry that the growing rift between itself and the US could have severe consequences on the battlefield, where military still rely on technology provided by Washington.
no way
SCIENCE said:
Ukrainians worry that the growing rift between itself and the US could have severe consequences on the battlefield, where military still rely on technology provided by Washington.
Or Musk. Didn’t Musk just a few days ago threaten the ability to remotely disable Teslas?
KJW said:
SCIENCE said:
Ukrainians worry that the growing rift between itself and the US could have severe consequences on the battlefield, where military still rely on technology provided by Washington.
Or Musk. Didn’t Musk just a few days ago threaten the ability to remotely disable Teslas?
He did indeed.
R Andy Harris making a fool of himself and getting angry at the crowd.
https://youtu.be/37_0pkJZLpQ?si=yhzZlnsNCIqIZag1
ms spock said:
KJW said:
SCIENCE said:
Ukrainians worry that the growing rift between itself and the US could have severe consequences on the battlefield, where military still rely on technology provided by Washington.
Or Musk. Didn’t Musk just a few days ago threaten the ability to remotely disable Teslas?
He did indeed.
Then there’s this Microsoft action:
(Full access to this story requires an account, although what is available without an account is telling enough.)
KJW said:
ms spock said:
KJW said:
Or Musk. Didn’t Musk just a few days ago threaten the ability to remotely disable Teslas?
He did indeed.
Then there’s this Microsoft action:
(Full access to this story requires an account, although what is available without an account is telling enough.)
yeah but who operates offcloud these days c’m‘on
SCIENCE said:
yeah but who operates offcloud these days c’m‘on
What do you mean?
KJW said:
ms spock said:
KJW said:Or Musk. Didn’t Musk just a few days ago threaten the ability to remotely disable Teslas?
He did indeed.
Then there’s this Microsoft action:
(Full access to this story requires an account, although what is available without an account is telling enough.)
!!!
And Musk slowed Starlink response and limited Ukraine’s drone speeds during one of Putin’s biggest barrages of Ukraine recently. That just happened to coincide with US military’s slowing of information exchange. Just after Trump told Mr Z that he wasn’t to attack Putin’s oil infrastructure. (But it seems no such ultimatum to Putin.)
KJW said:
SCIENCE said:
yeah but who operates offcloud these days c’m‘on
What do you mean?
The action by Microsoft led to Europe abandoning Microsoft products entirely. I hope they’re happy.
Michael V said:
KJW said:
ms spock said:He did indeed.
Then there’s this Microsoft action:
(Full access to this story requires an account, although what is available without an account is telling enough.)
!!!
And Musk slowed Starlink response and limited Ukraine’s drone speeds during one of Putin’s biggest barrages of Ukraine recently. That just happened to coincide with US military’s slowing of information exchange. Just after Trump told Mr Z that he wasn’t to attack Putin’s oil infrastructure. (But it seems no such ultimatum to Putin.)
Musk also slowed down Star Link during the initial attack from Russia if what I have read is true.
KJW said:
KJW said:
SCIENCE said:
yeah but who operates offcloud these days c’m‘on
What do you mean?
The action by Microsoft led to Europe abandoning Microsoft products entirely. I hope they’re happy.
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.
These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
party_pants said:
KJW said:
KJW said:What do you mean?
The action by Microsoft led to Europe abandoning Microsoft products entirely. I hope they’re happy.
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.
These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
And everyone has had a gutful.
ms spock said:
party_pants said:
KJW said:The action by Microsoft led to Europe abandoning Microsoft products entirely. I hope they’re happy.
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.
These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
And everyone has had a gutful.
Linux FTW.
I’d be OK with a viable Microsoft alternative. I hate it.
party_pants said:
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
I think they are going over to Linux as well
party_pants said:
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
And the thing about such workarounds is that they are permanent.
It’s not just the Trump administration, but the technology companies themselves have showed their hands.
KJW said:
party_pants said:
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
I think they are going over to Linux as well
party_pants said:
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
And the thing about such workarounds is that they are permanent.
It’s not just the Trump administration, but the technology companies themselves have showed their hands.
There’s a similar move going on in heavy machinery like farming and mining equipment.. They are getting too smart now, and users are being locked into subscription fees for software support and so on, and also being locked into dealer only servicing and repairs. People are not happy about this, particularly US farmers, and they are trying to fight it. It’s called the Right to Repair movement. The biggest culprits in this scam are the US giants John Deere and CAT. Operators are starting to look for pre-smart tech replacements, minor low-tech brands are getting new customers.
Words fail me as to just how cringeworthy, delusional, false, idiotic and many other descriptions this is.
https://bsky.app/profile/seedanesti.bsky.social/post/3mxwgurmh4s2h
party_pants said:
KJW said:
party_pants said:
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
I think they are going over to Linux as well
party_pants said:
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
And the thing about such workarounds is that they are permanent.
It’s not just the Trump administration, but the technology companies themselves have showed their hands.
There’s a similar move going on in heavy machinery like farming and mining equipment.. They are getting too smart now, and users are being locked into subscription fees for software support and so on, and also being locked into dealer only servicing and repairs. People are not happy about this, particularly US farmers, and they are trying to fight it. It’s called the Right to Repair movement. The biggest culprits in this scam are the US giants John Deere and CAT. Operators are starting to look for pre-smart tech replacements, minor low-tech brands are getting new customers.
Good.
party_pants said:
KJW said:
KJW said:What do you mean?
The action by Microsoft led to Europe abandoning Microsoft products entirely. I hope they’re happy.
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.
These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
Why don’t they just promote the use of the existing open source alternatives to MS Office?
Alternatives to Visa and Mastercard (and Amex) would be a good idea.
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:
party_pants said:I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.
These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
And everyone has had a gutful.
Linux FTW.
I went back to Windows from Linux.
Linux is nice, except…
…watch out for ‘config fatigue’.
There will come a time when you want to do something on your Linux PC which you know could easily be done under Windows. So, you go looking for a Linux equivalent.
And you find one. Says on the tin, install this and you’ll be able to do this on Linux, in much the same way as Windows. Whacko. You install it, and it doesn’t work.
So, you make enquiries in Linux forums and AIs. Turns out that that Linux app was written for a version of Linux that’s slightly different than the one you’ve installed. You’ll have to copy these files and insert them here in the app, and you should be right.
But, it still doesn’t work.
Oh, didn’t we tell you? You’ll need to get these data libraries, and install them here. The other version of Linux already knows where to find them, but yours
doesn’t.
OK, done. Doesn’t work.
Well, that’s because you need to put these screen size parameters in so that your Linux can adjust the display size to something where the frame rate will be ok.
This kind of thing can go on all day long. Every time, you think, it’ll run this time, but it never does. There’s always one thing more to fix. At the end of the day, you’ve got nowhere, you’re fed up with it, tired, and cranky.
Several repeated instances of this, and you’ve got ‘config fatigue’. You can’t stand it any more.
Linux is an operating system, but it’s an operating system for old guys with beards who wear socks with sandals, and who just love sorting out bugs in it, and fixing and patching things all the live long day.
So, you start to take another look at Windows, with all its faults and foibles…
Spiny Norman said:
Words fail me as to just how cringeworthy, delusional, false, idiotic and many other descriptions this is.https://bsky.app/profile/seedanesti.bsky.social/post/3mxwgurmh4s2h
LOLz
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:And everyone has had a gutful.
Linux FTW.
I went back to Windows from Linux.
Linux is nice, except…
…watch out for ‘config fatigue’.
There will come a time when you want to do something on your Linux PC which you know could easily be done under Windows. So, you go looking for a Linux equivalent.
And you find one. Says on the tin, install this and you’ll be able to do this on Linux, in much the same way as Windows. Whacko. You install it, and it doesn’t work.
So, you make enquiries in Linux forums and AIs. Turns out that that Linux app was written for a version of Linux that’s slightly different than the one you’ve installed. You’ll have to copy these files and insert them here in the app, and you should be right.
But, it still doesn’t work.
Oh, didn’t we tell you? You’ll need to get these data libraries, and install them here. The other version of Linux already knows where to find them, but yours
doesn’t.OK, done. Doesn’t work.
Well, that’s because you need to put these screen size parameters in so that your Linux can adjust the display size to something where the frame rate will be ok.
This kind of thing can go on all day long. Every time, you think, it’ll run this time, but it never does. There’s always one thing more to fix. At the end of the day, you’ve got nowhere, you’re fed up with it, tired, and cranky.
Several repeated instances of this, and you’ve got ‘config fatigue’. You can’t stand it any more.
Linux is an operating system, but it’s an operating system for old guys with beards who wear socks with sandals, and who just love sorting out bugs in it, and fixing and patching things all the live long day.
So, you start to take another look at Windows, with all its faults and foibles…
How long ago was that?
The later versions are pretty robust.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Linux FTW.
I went back to Windows from Linux.
Linux is nice, except…
…watch out for ‘config fatigue’.
There will come a time when you want to do something on your Linux PC which you know could easily be done under Windows. So, you go looking for a Linux equivalent.
And you find one. Says on the tin, install this and you’ll be able to do this on Linux, in much the same way as Windows. Whacko. You install it, and it doesn’t work.
So, you make enquiries in Linux forums and AIs. Turns out that that Linux app was written for a version of Linux that’s slightly different than the one you’ve installed. You’ll have to copy these files and insert them here in the app, and you should be right.
But, it still doesn’t work.
Oh, didn’t we tell you? You’ll need to get these data libraries, and install them here. The other version of Linux already knows where to find them, but yours
doesn’t.OK, done. Doesn’t work.
Well, that’s because you need to put these screen size parameters in so that your Linux can adjust the display size to something where the frame rate will be ok.
This kind of thing can go on all day long. Every time, you think, it’ll run this time, but it never does. There’s always one thing more to fix. At the end of the day, you’ve got nowhere, you’re fed up with it, tired, and cranky.
Several repeated instances of this, and you’ve got ‘config fatigue’. You can’t stand it any more.
Linux is an operating system, but it’s an operating system for old guys with beards who wear socks with sandals, and who just love sorting out bugs in it, and fixing and patching things all the live long day.
So, you start to take another look at Windows, with all its faults and foibles…
How long ago was that?
The later versions are pretty robust.
I was using Linux Mint 22.2
It was pretty good, if all i wanted to do was browse the internet.
Anything else was likely to be a battle of epic proportions.
I was caught up in one flurry of configs, suing advice from Reddit and similar, and from AIs.
I asked one AI, ‘do you think that we’ll get this thing working, eventually?’, and it answered, ‘to be perfectly honest, no. There seems to be no end to this, and i can’t see many examples of success with it.’
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:I went back to Windows from Linux.
Linux is nice, except…
…watch out for ‘config fatigue’.
There will come a time when you want to do something on your Linux PC which you know could easily be done under Windows. So, you go looking for a Linux equivalent.
And you find one. Says on the tin, install this and you’ll be able to do this on Linux, in much the same way as Windows. Whacko. You install it, and it doesn’t work.
So, you make enquiries in Linux forums and AIs. Turns out that that Linux app was written for a version of Linux that’s slightly different than the one you’ve installed. You’ll have to copy these files and insert them here in the app, and you should be right.
But, it still doesn’t work.
Oh, didn’t we tell you? You’ll need to get these data libraries, and install them here. The other version of Linux already knows where to find them, but yours
doesn’t.OK, done. Doesn’t work.
Well, that’s because you need to put these screen size parameters in so that your Linux can adjust the display size to something where the frame rate will be ok.
This kind of thing can go on all day long. Every time, you think, it’ll run this time, but it never does. There’s always one thing more to fix. At the end of the day, you’ve got nowhere, you’re fed up with it, tired, and cranky.
Several repeated instances of this, and you’ve got ‘config fatigue’. You can’t stand it any more.
Linux is an operating system, but it’s an operating system for old guys with beards who wear socks with sandals, and who just love sorting out bugs in it, and fixing and patching things all the live long day.
So, you start to take another look at Windows, with all its faults and foibles…
How long ago was that?
The later versions are pretty robust.
I was using Linux Mint 22.2
It was pretty good, if all i wanted to do was browse the internet.
Anything else was likely to be a battle of epic proportions.
I was caught up in one flurry of configs, suing advice from Reddit and similar, and from AIs.
I asked one AI, ‘do you think that we’ll get this thing working, eventually?’, and it answered, ‘to be perfectly honest, no. There seems to be no end to this, and i can’t see many examples of success with it.’
Weird. Last time I used it much was 2008 and it seemed okay.
When MS finally pulls all support for Windows 10 I’ll be swapping to Linux and using Winboat to run anything that requires Windows. So that’ll be Solidworks and maybe a small number of other apps that don’t have a Linux equivalent.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:How long ago was that?
The later versions are pretty robust.
I was using Linux Mint 22.2
It was pretty good, if all i wanted to do was browse the internet.
Anything else was likely to be a battle of epic proportions.
I was caught up in one flurry of configs, suing advice from Reddit and similar, and from AIs.
I asked one AI, ‘do you think that we’ll get this thing working, eventually?’, and it answered, ‘to be perfectly honest, no. There seems to be no end to this, and i can’t see many examples of success with it.’
Weird. Last time I used it much was 2008 and it seemed okay.
When MS finally pulls all support for Windows 10 I’ll be swapping to Linux and using Winboat to run anything that requires Windows. So that’ll be Solidworks and maybe a small number of other apps that don’t have a Linux equivalent.
I tried Winboat as an alternative to using Linux substitutes; just use the Windows stuff under Linux.
As i recall, even Winboat fought every inch of the way, and it ultimately exhausted me.
The Rev Dodgson said:
party_pants said:
KJW said:The action by Microsoft led to Europe abandoning Microsoft products entirely. I hope they’re happy.
I’ve heard they are developing open source software to replace MS Office products. I don’t know if it is fully rolled out yet.
There is also a move to come up with a new payments system that is independent of Visa and Mastercard.
These are in response to the US administration forcing these companies to sanction the ICC and its judges. This has prevented them accessing emails and many common software applications, and certain senior judges can’t use credit cards.
Once these get going expect them to be rolled out across Europe.
Sanctions only work until people develop a workaround.
Why don’t they just promote the use of the existing open source alternatives to MS Office?
Alternatives to Visa and Mastercard (and Amex) would be a good idea.
Not sure if it is mature enough yet, or has the level of tech support to run major institutions without using any MS products.
The Netherlands government is wanting to move their entire civil service onto a new platform. They are specifically looking at all the software apps to be developed and supported within their own country. So even if decent alternatives are already out there, they might end up reinventing the wheel a bit to keep it all within their own country.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:I was using Linux Mint 22.2
It was pretty good, if all i wanted to do was browse the internet.
Anything else was likely to be a battle of epic proportions.
I was caught up in one flurry of configs, suing advice from Reddit and similar, and from AIs.
I asked one AI, ‘do you think that we’ll get this thing working, eventually?’, and it answered, ‘to be perfectly honest, no. There seems to be no end to this, and i can’t see many examples of success with it.’
Weird. Last time I used it much was 2008 and it seemed okay.
When MS finally pulls all support for Windows 10 I’ll be swapping to Linux and using Winboat to run anything that requires Windows. So that’ll be Solidworks and maybe a small number of other apps that don’t have a Linux equivalent.
I tried Winboat as an alternative to using Linux substitutes; just use the Windows stuff under Linux.
As i recall, even Winboat fought every inch of the way, and it ultimately exhausted me.
Ah righto then. I’ve got access to a tech nerd club here that are very good at such things fortunately.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
ms spock said:And everyone has had a gutful.
Linux FTW.
I went back to Windows from Linux.
Linux is nice, except…
…watch out for ‘config fatigue’.
There will come a time when you want to do something on your Linux PC which you know could easily be done under Windows. So, you go looking for a Linux equivalent.
And you find one. Says on the tin, install this and you’ll be able to do this on Linux, in much the same way as Windows. Whacko. You install it, and it doesn’t work.
So, you make enquiries in Linux forums and AIs. Turns out that that Linux app was written for a version of Linux that’s slightly different than the one you’ve installed. You’ll have to copy these files and insert them here in the app, and you should be right.
But, it still doesn’t work.
Oh, didn’t we tell you? You’ll need to get these data libraries, and install them here. The other version of Linux already knows where to find them, but yours
doesn’t.OK, done. Doesn’t work.
Well, that’s because you need to put these screen size parameters in so that your Linux can adjust the display size to something where the frame rate will be ok.
This kind of thing can go on all day long. Every time, you think, it’ll run this time, but it never does. There’s always one thing more to fix. At the end of the day, you’ve got nowhere, you’re fed up with it, tired, and cranky.
Several repeated instances of this, and you’ve got ‘config fatigue’. You can’t stand it any more.
Linux is an operating system, but it’s an operating system for old guys with beards who wear socks with sandals, and who just love sorting out bugs in it, and fixing and patching things all the live long day.
So, you start to take another look at Windows, with all its faults and foibles…
Bloody.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Weird. Last time I used it much was 2008 and it seemed okay.
When MS finally pulls all support for Windows 10 I’ll be swapping to Linux and using Winboat to run anything that requires Windows. So that’ll be Solidworks and maybe a small number of other apps that don’t have a Linux equivalent.
I tried Winboat as an alternative to using Linux substitutes; just use the Windows stuff under Linux.
As i recall, even Winboat fought every inch of the way, and it ultimately exhausted me.
Ah righto then. I’ve got access to a tech nerd club here that are very good at such things fortunately.
I’d like to use Linux, and i think that Linux could be a much more popular OS than it is.
But, it is in the hands of the nerds, and you need a club like that to help you with it.
I suspect that what happens is that when someone with a sufficiently high degree of nerdiness finds that a version of Linux fails them in some way or another, then rather than look at fixing that deficiency in that version, they go away and write a whole new version which emphasises the things they think are important, but leaves out the things they don’t personally value, and the cycle repeats.
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.
A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:I tried Winboat as an alternative to using Linux substitutes; just use the Windows stuff under Linux.
As i recall, even Winboat fought every inch of the way, and it ultimately exhausted me.
Ah righto then. I’ve got access to a tech nerd club here that are very good at such things fortunately.
I’d like to use Linux, and i think that Linux could be a much more popular OS than it is.
But, it is in the hands of the nerds, and you need a club like that to help you with it.
I suspect that what happens is that when someone with a sufficiently high degree of nerdiness finds that a version of Linux fails them in some way or another, then rather than look at fixing that deficiency in that version, they go away and write a whole new version which emphasises the things they think are important, but leaves out the things they don’t personally value, and the cycle repeats.
I guess the thing about Windows and other Microsoft products is that they try to be all things to all people all the time. It’d be really nice if it were possible to remove the bits that one doesn’t want. But that might require the same skills that building Linux requires.
If Matthew V hadn’t gone and died on me, I probably would have gone to Linux instead of Win 11. He was a big Linux user, and understood it well.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Ah righto then. I’ve got access to a tech nerd club here that are very good at such things fortunately.
I’d like to use Linux, and i think that Linux could be a much more popular OS than it is.
But, it is in the hands of the nerds, and you need a club like that to help you with it.
I suspect that what happens is that when someone with a sufficiently high degree of nerdiness finds that a version of Linux fails them in some way or another, then rather than look at fixing that deficiency in that version, they go away and write a whole new version which emphasises the things they think are important, but leaves out the things they don’t personally value, and the cycle repeats.
I guess the thing about Windows and other Microsoft products is that they try to be all things to all people all the time. It’d be really nice if it were possible to remove the bits that one doesn’t want. But that might require the same skills that building Linux requires.
If Matthew V hadn’t gone and died on me, I probably would have gone to Linux instead of Win 11. He was a big Linux user, and understood it well.
Here ya go, remove everything you don’t like.
https://christitus.com/windows-tool/
Spiny Norman said:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
The beatings will continue until attacks on Russian oil infrastructure cease.
Donny Shitpants has just made ‘a deal’ with Putin, V. for 300,000 tonnes of diesel.
Donny doesn’t do anything unless there’s big a drink in it for him, so we can assume that the grift is locked in, and that he’s going to pick up a few quid here.
But, attacking Russian oil facilities isn’t going to help that little caper one tiny bit.
So, make a call to Elon, get him to make life a bit more difficult for the Ukrainian forces, and let it be known that normal service will be resumed when oil installations are taken off the hit list.
Spiny Norman said:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
Effectively giving Putin the upper hand in the war.
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:I’d like to use Linux, and i think that Linux could be a much more popular OS than it is.
But, it is in the hands of the nerds, and you need a club like that to help you with it.
I suspect that what happens is that when someone with a sufficiently high degree of nerdiness finds that a version of Linux fails them in some way or another, then rather than look at fixing that deficiency in that version, they go away and write a whole new version which emphasises the things they think are important, but leaves out the things they don’t personally value, and the cycle repeats.
I guess the thing about Windows and other Microsoft products is that they try to be all things to all people all the time. It’d be really nice if it were possible to remove the bits that one doesn’t want. But that might require the same skills that building Linux requires.
If Matthew V hadn’t gone and died on me, I probably would have gone to Linux instead of Win 11. He was a big Linux user, and understood it well.
Here ya go, remove everything you don’t like.
https://christitus.com/windows-tool/
Thanks. I read the first page. It may still be a bit beyond my (lack of) computer skills. I’ll read around it some more.
Thanks again.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
The beatings will continue until attacks on Russian oil infrastructure cease.
Donny Shitpants has just made ‘a deal’ with Putin, V. for 300,000 tonnes of diesel.
Donny doesn’t do anything unless there’s big a drink in it for him, so we can assume that the grift is locked in, and that he’s going to pick up a few quid here.
But, attacking Russian oil facilities isn’t going to help that little caper one tiny bit.
So, make a call to Elon, get him to make life a bit more difficult for the Ukrainian forces, and let it be known that normal service will be resumed when oil installations are taken off the hit list.
It’s about all Ukraine can do to stop Russia. The war has gotten to stage where Ukraine cannot win.
Ukraine has no air defences against Russian ballistic and cruise missile attacks on their major cities and infrastructure. They have used up all of their Patriot missiles and can’t get any more because the US is running very low on them. The war in the Gulf and the protection of Israel against missile attack from Iran/Yemen is taking a higher priority and very few to none are being supplied to Ukraine. So Russia has the advantage there. The only strategy for Ukraine is to go after the logistical train needed to sustain the Russian forces at the front. This includes going after their oil and fuel supplies. Without that Ukraine are in danger of losing ground to Russia. Letting up on attacking Russian oil refineries is going to lose Ukraine the war.
I am sure the White House knows this. They have effectively switched sides.
Don’t buy anything that says Ukraine are turning the tide and on the verge of driving the Russians out. They are in a desperate situation and trying to slow down the Russians enough to hold the line.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
The beatings will continue until attacks on Russian oil infrastructure cease.
Donny Shitpants has just made ‘a deal’ with Putin, V. for 300,000 tonnes of diesel.
Donny doesn’t do anything unless there’s big a drink in it for him, so we can assume that the grift is locked in, and that he’s going to pick up a few quid here.
But, attacking Russian oil facilities isn’t going to help that little caper one tiny bit.
So, make a call to Elon, get him to make life a bit more difficult for the Ukrainian forces, and let it be known that normal service will be resumed when oil installations are taken off the hit list.
And 300,000 tonnes of diesel is not much at all. A bit over 300,000 cubic metres, which in turn is a bit over 300 million litres. A day or three for running Australia.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
The beatings will continue until attacks on Russian oil infrastructure cease.
Donny Shitpants has just made ‘a deal’ with Putin, V. for 300,000 tonnes of diesel.
Donny doesn’t do anything unless there’s big a drink in it for him, so we can assume that the grift is locked in, and that he’s going to pick up a few quid here.
But, attacking Russian oil facilities isn’t going to help that little caper one tiny bit.
So, make a call to Elon, get him to make life a bit more difficult for the Ukrainian forces, and let it be known that normal service will be resumed when oil installations are taken off the hit list.
It’s about all Ukraine can do to stop Russia. The war has gotten to stage where Ukraine cannot win.
Ukraine has no air defences against Russian ballistic and cruise missile attacks on their major cities and infrastructure. They have used up all of their Patriot missiles and can’t get any more because the US is running very low on them. The war in the Gulf and the protection of Israel against missile attack from Iran/Yemen is taking a higher priority and very few to none are being supplied to Ukraine. So Russia has the advantage there. The only strategy for Ukraine is to go after the logistical train needed to sustain the Russian forces at the front. This includes going after their oil and fuel supplies. Without that Ukraine are in danger of losing ground to Russia. Letting up on attacking Russian oil refineries is going to lose Ukraine the war.
I am sure the White House knows this. They have effectively switched sides.
Don’t buy anything that says Ukraine are turning the tide and on the verge of driving the Russians out. They are in a desperate situation and trying to slow down the Russians enough to hold the line.
Grrrrr.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
The beatings will continue until attacks on Russian oil infrastructure cease.
Donny Shitpants has just made ‘a deal’ with Putin, V. for 300,000 tonnes of diesel.
Donny doesn’t do anything unless there’s big a drink in it for him, so we can assume that the grift is locked in, and that he’s going to pick up a few quid here.
But, attacking Russian oil facilities isn’t going to help that little caper one tiny bit.
So, make a call to Elon, get him to make life a bit more difficult for the Ukrainian forces, and let it be known that normal service will be resumed when oil installations are taken off the hit list.
And 300,000 tonnes of diesel is not much at all. A bit over 300,000 cubic metres, which in turn is a bit over 300 million litres. A day or three for running Australia.
It’s probably not so much about relieving the fuel shortage as it is about turning a quick dollar for Donny.
KJW said:
SCIENCE said:
yeah but who operates offcloud these days c’m‘on
What do you mean?
sorry we were being sarcastic we meant who stores their emails locally and relies on local archival instead of one drive
SCIENCE said:
KJW said:
SCIENCE said:
yeah but who operates offcloud these days c’m‘on
What do you mean?
sorry we were being sarcastic we meant who stores their emails locally and relies on local archival instead of one drive
Me.
I have no involvement with One Drive.
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayNEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter.
The officials said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify who in the White House made the decision or who was responsible for implementing the order. The Pentagon is the biggest customer of Starshield, which is the military-grade version of the Starlink service.
Ukrainian officials said this week that military-grade Starlink receptors stopped working in Ukraine when mounted on fast-moving objects, interfering with the performance of Ukrainian drones that rely on them for onboard guidance systems over Ukrainian territory.A person in Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the receptors were now working when in motion, but only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour (160 kph).
Effectively giving Putin the upper hand in the war.
damn we were jaw dropping surprised here
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:KJW said:
What do you mean?
sorry we were being sarcastic we meant who stores their emails locally and relies on local archival instead of one drive
Me.
I have no involvement with One Drive.
Me neither.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:The beatings will continue until attacks on Russian oil infrastructure cease.
Donny Shitpants has just made ‘a deal’ with Putin, V. for 300,000 tonnes of diesel.
Donny doesn’t do anything unless there’s big a drink in it for him, so we can assume that the grift is locked in, and that he’s going to pick up a few quid here.
But, attacking Russian oil facilities isn’t going to help that little caper one tiny bit.
So, make a call to Elon, get him to make life a bit more difficult for the Ukrainian forces, and let it be known that normal service will be resumed when oil installations are taken off the hit list.
And 300,000 tonnes of diesel is not much at all. A bit over 300,000 cubic metres, which in turn is a bit over 300 million litres. A day or three for running Australia.
It’s probably not so much about relieving the fuel shortage as it is about turning a quick dollar for Donny.
It is about trying to influence the markets do that the US domestic price of diesel at the pump comes down, right in time for the elections. Lifting the blockade on Iran so they can sell oil to China and east Asia would be way more effective at reducing the cost of fuel. But Israel won’t approve it.
captain_spalding said:
I went back to Windows from Linux.Linux is nice, except…
…watch out for ‘config fatigue’.
There will come a time when you want to do something on your Linux PC which you know could easily be done under Windows. So, you go looking for a Linux equivalent.
And you find one. Says on the tin, install this and you’ll be able to do this on Linux, in much the same way as Windows. Whacko. You install it, and it doesn’t work.
So, you make enquiries in Linux forums and AIs. Turns out that that Linux app was written for a version of Linux that’s slightly different than the one you’ve installed. You’ll have to copy these files and insert them here in the app, and you should be right.
But, it still doesn’t work.
Oh, didn’t we tell you? You’ll need to get these data libraries, and install them here. The other version of Linux already knows where to find them, but yours
doesn’t.OK, done. Doesn’t work.
Well, that’s because you need to put these screen size parameters in so that your Linux can adjust the display size to something where the frame rate will be ok.
This kind of thing can go on all day long. Every time, you think, it’ll run this time, but it never does. There’s always one thing more to fix. At the end of the day, you’ve got nowhere, you’re fed up with it, tired, and cranky.
Several repeated instances of this, and you’ve got ‘config fatigue’. You can’t stand it any more.
Linux is an operating system, but it’s an operating system for old guys with beards who wear socks with sandals, and who just love sorting out bugs in it, and fixing and patching things all the live long day.
So, you start to take another look at Windows, with all its faults and foibles…
This reminds me of why I never got around to low-level programming of the PC. Before the PC, I had a Commodore Amiga 1000, and I would do MC68000 Assembly Language programming on that. The Commodore Amiga 1000 was owned by Commodore, and therefore the assembler/compiler, linker, library files, and programming manuals were all bundled into one easy location (and Motorola had books on the processor itself). But nobody owns the PC. Gathering everything I needed to program the PC was much more difficult because there was no single source for everything. And an Intel 80486 processor running a DOS6.2 / Windows 98 operating system was much more complicated than the Commodore Amiga 1000, so I was never able to consolidate everything into producing an actual exe file running under Windows. And to make matters worse from a programmer standpoint is the periodic upgrading of both processor and operating system to more advanced versions.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
And 300,000 tonnes of diesel is not much at all. A bit over 300,000 cubic metres, which in turn is a bit over 300 million litres. A day or three for running Australia.
It’s probably not so much about relieving the fuel shortage as it is about turning a quick dollar for Donny.
It is about trying to influence the markets do that the US domestic price of diesel at the pump comes down, right in time for the elections. Lifting the blockade on Iran so they can sell oil to China and east Asia would be way more effective at reducing the cost of fuel. But Israel won’t approve it.
so Bennyboyahu don’t want republican fascists to hold the place is that the understanding to be drawn from this
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:sorry we were being sarcastic we meant who stores their emails locally and relies on local archival instead of one drive
Me.
I have no involvement with One Drive.
Me neither.
Also me. I used to use One Drive at work, and I hated it (mainly because of a peculiar bug that made it difficult to rename files using Windows Explorer). And besides, Microsoft can block access to One Drive.
SCIENCE said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
It’s probably not so much about relieving the fuel shortage as it is about turning a quick dollar for Donny.
It is about trying to influence the markets do that the US domestic price of diesel at the pump comes down, right in time for the elections. Lifting the blockade on Iran so they can sell oil to China and east Asia would be way more effective at reducing the cost of fuel. But Israel won’t approve it.
so Bennyboyahu don’t want republican fascists to hold the place is that the understanding to be drawn from this
Israel want to take over land in Lebanon and Syria, in addition to Gaza. The only countries really trying to do anything to stop them are Iran and Yemen. So they weon’t accept Iran making income from selling oil freely.
KJW said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Me.
I have no involvement with One Drive.
Me neither.
Also me. I used to use One Drive at work, and I hated it (mainly because of a peculiar bug that made it difficult to rename files using Windows Explorer). And besides, Microsoft can block access to One Drive.
I’ve never seen a need to use it.
A Trump quote without Trump’s voice or face. Trump without Trump. This quote is from his recent rally in Arizona on Oct. 14, 2026. It is unedited and 100% accurate.
‘Five Words’buffy said:
KJW said:
Michael V said:Me neither.
Also me. I used to use One Drive at work, and I hated it (mainly because of a peculiar bug that made it difficult to rename files using Windows Explorer). And besides, Microsoft can block access to One Drive.
I’ve never seen a need to use it.
It’s a convenient way to share large files.
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
KJW said:Also me. I used to use One Drive at work, and I hated it (mainly because of a peculiar bug that made it difficult to rename files using Windows Explorer). And besides, Microsoft can block access to One Drive.
I’ve never seen a need to use it.
It’s a convenient way to share large files.
I have no need to do that. Which would probably explain my lack of interest.
The Rev Dodgson said:
buffy said:
KJW said:Also me. I used to use One Drive at work, and I hated it (mainly because of a peculiar bug that made it difficult to rename files using Windows Explorer). And besides, Microsoft can block access to One Drive.
I’ve never seen a need to use it.
It’s a convenient way to share large files.
we use one drive, I find it ok.. it works for what it is and it’s easy to share files etc..
My workplace places a lot of faith in it as it’s where we are supposed to store our data.. so there must be some legitimacy to it
buffy said:
KJW said:
Also me. I used to use One Drive at work, and I hated it (mainly because of a peculiar bug that made it difficult to rename files using Windows Explorer). And besides, Microsoft can block access to One Drive.
I’ve never seen a need to use it.
I keep getting notifications in my system tray to set it up. Although I’ve declined so far, I haven’t completely ruled it out in the future.
The organisation where I worked moved from storage on a local server to cloud storage. Before the move, it seemed like the organisation’s IT position was cursed, including one person who died. After the move, the IT position was outsourced to a dedicated IT company.
The bug to which I refer occurs when either a part of the filename is selected for alteration, or the cursor is placed in the filename edit box. Frequently, after a very short time, the entire filename is reselected automatically, interfering with a partial rename. I managed to figure out how to deal with this problem, including using the arrow key to move the cursor before the entire filename reselects. Also, once some editing has occurred, there will no longer be any automatic reselection. Thus, with the entire filename selected, press Ctrl-C Ctrl-V. Then the filename can be edited without worrying about automatic reselection.
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
ah well thankfully in australia we don’t need to care about that
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/katie-zacharia-let-go-white-house/107278730
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
Send in the next blonde woman.
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
Send in the next blonde woman.
Must have extensive plastic surgery.
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
Send in the next blonde woman.
Must have extensive plastic surgery.
But, have no claims to be lawyer.
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
That didn’t last long.
On the bright side, she’s now got free time to sit the bar exam.
Arts said:
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
Exactly. I’m quite happy for cars to stay on roads. Especially those massive wanker vehicles.
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
I saw that on the ABC news last night.
It looks like Musk had a brain fart, then got his AI mate to make a video clip of his brain fart, and asked the AI how long it would take to market it and the AI pulled the 2028 number out of the air.
And it’s not the first flying car.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
Yep.
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
The wreckage was spread out like some kind of airplane crash.
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
Send in the next blonde woman.
Maybe the next blonde woman will come in more prepared after a few gruelling fake press meetings.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
How many indicators would a car flyer need.
Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
I see the USA is looking for a new press secretary.
Send in the next blonde woman.
Maybe the next blonde woman will come in more prepared after a few gruelling fake press meetings.
He’s going to run out of blonde mouthpieces soon.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
Arts said:One day people will look back at this time and say ‘what the fuck were we thinking?’ And then go back to flying their vehicle to their biodome so they can take their helmet off and breathe.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
:) agree.
Magnus has it sorted though.
Onya mate.
Spiny Norman said:
Magnus has it sorted though.
Onya mate.
Trump has admitted he doesn’t know what’s going to happen.
Spiny Norman said:
Magnus has it sorted though.
Onya mate.
Let’s see what he says when someone tells him magnets have two poles.
Spiny Norman said:
Sigh… not wrong.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/16/elon-musk-reveals-worlds-first-flying-car-spacex
It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
What about a poor wanker?
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
What about a poor wanker?
Likely to be someone that stole the car.
Spiny Norman said:
Magnus has it sorted though.
Onya mate.
Magnetic personality.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
What about a poor wanker?
Poor people can’t afford the car.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
Magnus has it sorted though.
Onya mate.
Let’s see what he says when someone tells him magnets have two poles.
He “knows more about EVERYTHING than ANYONE else”. iin his words.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
Sigh… not wrong.
Yeah.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
What about a poor wanker?
Poor people can’t afford the car.
Those massive RAM trucks aren’t cheap either and look at the wankers that drive them.
(although one would expect a flying car to be somewhat more expensive)
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
Magnus has it sorted though.
Onya mate.
Trump has admitted he doesn’t know what’s going to happen.
Ejection seats.
Run by AI.
AI assesses driver’s capabilities.
If it decides that you’re too much of a dickhead to be trusted with a vehicle like this, it ejects you, then lands itself safely.
Just pondering on whether or not the ejection seat gets a parachute.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
Magnus has it sorted though.
Onya mate.
Trump has admitted he doesn’t know what’s going to happen.
Ejection seats.
Run by AI.
AI assesses driver’s capabilities.
If it decides that you’re too much of a dickhead to be trusted with a vehicle like this, it ejects you, then lands itself safely.
Just pondering on whether or not the ejection seat gets a parachute.
Wrong thread.
Good thing the Forum doesn’t have ejection seats.
A categorization of notable occasions and targets where Donald Trump has insulted or mocked others includes:
1. Primary Political Rivals (Nicknames & Demeanours)
During his presidential campaigns, Trump routinely assigned derogatory or mocking monikers to his opponents to undermine them:
• Jeb Bush: Repeatedly mocked as “low-energy” during the 2016 Republican primaries.
• Ted Cruz: Labeled “Lyin’ Ted” and questioned over his Canadian citizenship.
• Marco Rubio: Mocked as “Little Marco” and a “lightweight”.
• Hillary Clinton: Permanently dubbed “Crooked Hillary” throughout the 2016 general election.
• Joe Biden: Frequently referred to as “Sleepy Joe” during the 2020 and 2024 campaigns.
2. Journalists and the Media
Trump frequently clashed with members of the press, often attacking their intelligence or professional credibility:
• Serge F. Kovaleski: At a November 2015 campaign rally, Trump physically imitated and mocked the New York Times reporter, who has arthrogryposis (a congenital condition restricting joint movement).
• Megyn Kelly: Following a 2015 Republican primary debate, Trump criticized the Fox News host’s questioning by saying she had “blood coming out of her wherever,” which drew widespread public condemnation.
• Mika Brzezinski: In June 2017, Trump attacked the Morning Joe co-host on Twitter, calling her “crazy” and claiming she was “bleeding badly from a face-lift”.
• Reporters at Press Conferences: Frequently dismissed individual reporters by calling their questions “nasty”, calling them “fake news”, or stating they had a “very bad tone”.
3. Former Staff and Administration Officials
When former allies or administration officials broke ranks or criticized him, Trump frequently responded with public insults:
• Jeff Sessions: Publicly berated his former Attorney General as “unfair” and weak for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.
• James Comey: After firing the FBI Director in 2017, Trump publicly referred to him as a “nut job” and a “liar”.
• Chris Christie: Mocked the former New Jersey Governor’s weight and dismissed him from his transition team.
4. Military Figures and War Veterans
• John McCain: In July 2015, Trump mocked the long-serving Senator and former prisoner of war, stating, “He’s not a war hero. He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured”.
5. Demographic Groups and Electorates
• Mexican Immigrants: During his 2015 campaign launch speech, he infamously labeled Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and criminals bringing drugs across the border.
• Iowa Voters: In November 2015, after falling behind Ben Carson in an Iowa poll, Trump openly questioned the intelligence of the state’s electorate, asking a crowd, “How stupid are the people of Iowa?”.
Trump: ‘I’m Supposed To Be Sleeping Now, But I’m Not A Big Sleeper’
1:00 pm, 15 Oct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-mRyWH0BqE (2 min 49 sec)
‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden, huh?
captain_spalding said:
Trump: ‘I’m Supposed To Be Sleeping Now, But I’m Not A Big Sleeper’
1:00 pm, 15 Oct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-mRyWH0BqE (2 min 49 sec)
‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden, huh?
Sleepy Joe managed to stay awake throughout the whole Sept 11 memorial ceremony, just sayin
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Trump: ‘I’m Supposed To Be Sleeping Now, But I’m Not A Big Sleeper’
1:00 pm, 15 Oct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-mRyWH0BqE (2 min 49 sec)
‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden, huh?
Sleepy Joe managed to stay awake throughout the whole Sept 11 memorial ceremony, just sayin
In the same interview, Trump revealed that the Ukraine invasion and war are due to Joe Biden’s lack of manners:
‘Trump pointed to Biden’s public posture toward Moscow as a cause of the conflict in Ukraine.
“Part of the reason you have that war in the first place is Biden went around mocking Russia and mocking everybody else and didn’t know what he was doing,” he said. “That was a war that should have never started.”’
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Trump: ‘I’m Supposed To Be Sleeping Now, But I’m Not A Big Sleeper’
1:00 pm, 15 Oct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-mRyWH0BqE (2 min 49 sec)
‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden, huh?
Sleepy Joe managed to stay awake throughout the whole Sept 11 memorial ceremony, just sayin
Heh.
I reckon Trump was just bored. Mostly because it wasn’t all about him. (Look at me, look at me, look at me – Kath Day-Knight.)
captain_spalding said:
In the same interview, Trump revealed that the Ukraine invasion and war are due to Joe Biden’s lack of manners:
‘Trump pointed to Biden’s public posture toward Moscow as a cause of the conflict in Ukraine.
“Part of the reason you have that war in the first place is Biden went around mocking Russia and mocking everybody else and didn’t know what he was doing,” he said. “That was a war that should have never started.”’
He is such a severely damaged man. Dangerously damaged. One thing that I am grateful for is knowing what a piece of shit he is before I even knew too much about him.
At Barnes & Noble there was a dedicated bay featuring that dreadful book he is famous for, The Art of the Deal. It was in an area that many people would have walked by when going to the public toilets. His name and the name of the show rang a distant bell. Just looking at the cover of the book and having a vague idea about the premise of that reality show was more than enough for me to assess him as a wanker.
captain_spalding said:
Divine Angel said:
captain_spalding said:Trump: ‘I’m Supposed To Be Sleeping Now, But I’m Not A Big Sleeper’
1:00 pm, 15 Oct.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-mRyWH0BqE (2 min 49 sec)
‘Sleepy’ Joe Biden, huh?
Sleepy Joe managed to stay awake throughout the whole Sept 11 memorial ceremony, just sayin
In the same interview, Trump revealed that the Ukraine invasion and war are due to Joe Biden’s lack of manners:
‘Trump pointed to Biden’s public posture toward Moscow as a cause of the conflict in Ukraine.
“Part of the reason you have that war in the first place is Biden went around mocking Russia and mocking everybody else and didn’t know what he was doing,” he said. “That was a war that should have never started.”’
Fk Trump and all who sail with him.
Divine Angel said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
What about a poor wanker?
You rang?
After one disastrous press conference, Katie Zacharia has resigned/been sacked. Didn’t even last a week.
Apparently she is not a real lawyer, she failed the bar exam in California. So she cannot legally call herself a lawyer in the US. This sort of thing usually gets sorted and vetted in the hiring process.
One would almost guess that she was hired on her looks rather than her credentials…
party_pants said:
After one disastrous press conference, Katie Zacharia has resigned/been sacked. Didn’t even last a week.Apparently she is not a real lawyer, she failed the bar exam in California. So she cannot legally call herself a lawyer in the US. This sort of thing usually gets sorted and vetted in the hiring process.
One would almost guess that she was hired on her looks rather than her credentials…
I wonder what her replacement will look like?
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
After one disastrous press conference, Katie Zacharia has resigned/been sacked. Didn’t even last a week.Apparently she is not a real lawyer, she failed the bar exam in California. So she cannot legally call herself a lawyer in the US. This sort of thing usually gets sorted and vetted in the hiring process.
One would almost guess that she was hired on her looks rather than her credentials…
I wonder what her replacement will look like?
thinks
I’ll guess blonde with big tits.
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
After one disastrous press conference, Katie Zacharia has resigned/been sacked. Didn’t even last a week.Apparently she is not a real lawyer, she failed the bar exam in California. So she cannot legally call herself a lawyer in the US. This sort of thing usually gets sorted and vetted in the hiring process.
One would almost guess that she was hired on her looks rather than her credentials…
I wonder what her replacement will look like?
thinks
I’ll guess blonde with big tits.
Or, will they deliberately go for someone who looks unlike that?
dv said:
LOLz
dv said:
Some of us have had a menstrual period that lasted longer than her period of being a press secretary.
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:I wonder what her replacement will look like?
thinks
I’ll guess blonde with big tits.
Or, will they deliberately go for someone who looks unlike that?
same job, same boss, same selection criteria :)
party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:thinks
I’ll guess blonde with big tits.
Or, will they deliberately go for someone who looks unlike that?
same job, same boss, same selection criteria :)
More than likely.
Got to keep the infant happy.
kii said:
dv said:
Some of us have had a menstrual period that lasted longer than her period of being a press secretary.
It was painful to watch for the whole period too.
No pills for that either.
Tau.Neutrino said:
kii said:
dv said:
Some of us have had a menstrual period that lasted longer than her period of being a press secretary.
It was painful to watch for the whole period too.
No pills for that either.
A lettuce outlasted Liz Truss as British PM
I think that a banana would have easily outlasted Katie Zacharia’s term as press secretary.
Hell, i reckon that a wet fish would have given her a run for the money!
dv said:
They need a few weeks of gruelling fake press conferences to prepare themselves, not just looking at videos.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
kii said:Some of us have had a menstrual period that lasted longer than her period of being a press secretary.
It was painful to watch for the whole period too.
No pills for that either.
A lettuce outlasted Liz Truss as British PM
I think that a banana would have easily outlasted Katie Zacharia’s term as press secretary.
Hell, i reckon that a wet fish would have given her a run for the money!
Cringe meter read high every viewing.
Tau.Neutrino said:
dv said:
They need a few weeks of gruelling fake press conferences to prepare themselves, not just looking at videos.
And not just facing Dorothy Dixers in those training sessions.
Give ‘em a few of the questions that the White House pray every day will not be asked.
Tau.Neutrino said:
kii said:
dv said:
Some of us have had a menstrual period that lasted longer than her period of being a press secretary.
It was painful to watch for the whole period too.
No pills for that either.
THC gummies might help.
party_pants said:
After one disastrous press conference, Katie Zacharia has resigned/been sacked. Didn’t even last a week.Apparently she is not a real lawyer, she failed the bar exam in California. So she cannot legally call herself a lawyer in the US. This sort of thing usually gets sorted and vetted in the hiring process.
One would almost guess that she was hired on her looks rather than her credentials…
Is this correct disastrous press conference available for all to see?
captain_spalding said:
party_pants said:
After one disastrous press conference, Katie Zacharia has resigned/been sacked. Didn’t even last a week.Apparently she is not a real lawyer, she failed the bar exam in California. So she cannot legally call herself a lawyer in the US. This sort of thing usually gets sorted and vetted in the hiring process.
One would almost guess that she was hired on her looks rather than her credentials…
I wonder what her replacement will look like?
Bring back Caroline I say!!! At least you’d get some entertainment out of her, hey what but.
OK donations whatever but I think the real issue here is JFK jr posting from beyond the grave.
“A bystander saw the shooting begin to unfold, pursued the attacker into the school and shot him dead, police explained.”
>A good man with a gun?
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
It was painful to watch for the whole period too.
No pills for that either.
A lettuce outlasted Liz Truss as British PM
I think that a banana would have easily outlasted Katie Zacharia’s term as press secretary.
Hell, i reckon that a wet fish would have given her a run for the money!
Cringe meter read high every viewing.
good news at least everyone’s talking about something other than jeevacation
Divine Angel said:
OK donations whatever but I think the real issue here is JFK jr posting from beyond the grave.
Trump said he would donate all his salary. As I understand it, he didn’t. Michelle actually did stuff – good works you might say. Melania does almost nothing.
SCIENCE said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
A lettuce outlasted Liz Truss as British PM
I think that a banana would have easily outlasted Katie Zacharia’s term as press secretary.
Hell, i reckon that a wet fish would have given her a run for the money!
Cringe meter read high every viewing.
good news at least everyone’s talking about something other than jeevacation
No Jedi Training.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:It’s not the flying cars flying that’s a worry.
It’s the flying cars crashing.
Right now, car accidents are mostly confined to roads.
With flying cars; expect a vehicle crash anywhere at all.
The big problem with the Muskmobile is that it seems to only have about two seconds of thrust available. Someone asked if the thruster gear could be used to avoid an accident and yes it could, but you need to know in advance where you want to land and it has to be no more than about two seconds away or you’re just going to add to the accident scene.
I am very confident in saying that I would not trust some rich wanker to be able to make those decisions in less than half a second.
:) agree.
can’t they just stick to being gelatinised in a submersible
SCIENCE said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
A lettuce outlasted Liz Truss as British PM
I think that a banana would have easily outlasted Katie Zacharia’s term as press secretary.
Hell, i reckon that a wet fish would have given her a run for the money!
Cringe meter read high every viewing.
good news at least everyone’s talking about something other than jeevacation
So true.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
OK donations whatever but I think the real issue here is JFK jr posting from beyond the grave.
Trump said he would donate all his salary. As I understand it, he didn’t. Michelle actually did stuff – good works you might say. Melania does almost nothing.
Don’t argue with the dead.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
OK donations whatever but I think the real issue here is JFK jr posting from beyond the grave.
Trump said he would donate all his salary. As I understand it, he didn’t. Michelle actually did stuff – good works you might say. Melania does almost nothing.
Don’t argue with the dead.
LOL
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
OK donations whatever but I think the real issue here is JFK jr posting from beyond the grave.
Trump said he would donate all his salary. As I understand it, he didn’t. Michelle actually did stuff – good works you might say. Melania does almost nothing.
Don’t argue with the dead.
Dead, my arse.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:Trump said he would donate all his salary. As I understand it, he didn’t. Michelle actually did stuff – good works you might say. Melania does almost nothing.
Don’t argue with the dead.
Dead, my arse.
I wont argue with your arse either.
alleged
SCIENCE said:
alleged
Have you watched the video? Make sure that you check out the Secret Service dudes.
kii said:
SCIENCE said:alleged
Have you watched the video? Make sure that you check out the Secret Service dudes.
I think Donny saw a mud puddle in the distance, and wanted go and roll in it.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
SCIENCE said:alleged
Have you watched the video? Make sure that you check out the Secret Service dudes.
I think Donny saw a mud puddle in the distance, and wanted go and roll in it.
Wallow.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:Have you watched the video? Make sure that you check out the Secret Service dudes.
I think Donny saw a mud puddle in the distance, and wanted go and roll in it.
Wallow.
That’s the word.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:Have you watched the video? Make sure that you check out the Secret Service dudes.
I think Donny saw a mud puddle in the distance, and wanted go and roll in it.
Wallow.
That’s the word.
SCIENCE said:
alleged
I can’t get the sound to play.
Peak Warming Man said:
SCIENCE said:alleged
I can’t get the sound to play.
I don’t think that there’s much in the way of sound.
It’s mostly about Grandpa Befuddlepants zoning out, wandering past the open door of his limo, and doddering towards the distant horizon.
Voter suppression in the US
via Jeff Tiedrich’s page, re the ‘No Kings’ protest:
captain_spalding said:
via Jeff Tiedrich’s page, re the ‘No Kings’ protest:
:)
:)
:)
:)
Mmmmm …. yummy ear wax.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Trumpvirus/comments/1×9geow/mmm_yummy/
Trump supporter at one of his rallies.
captain_spalding said:
via Jeff Tiedrich’s page, re the ‘No Kings’ protest:
:)
Something from my Houston sister’s Facebook again.
buffy said:
Something from my Houston sister’s Facebook again.
Indeed
Greg Palast’s documentary covers this issue and others in “Vigilantes Inc”. It is free on YouTube.
He won his election lol
dv said:
He won his election lol
which team
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President Donald Trump reiterated his demand to rename New Mexico as “New America” on Monday.
“New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4771178/trump-new-mexico-change-name-new-america/
I’m not an expert in state naming, but it’s my understanding that New Mexico was named before the country of Mexico?
Next he’ll want the galaxy to be renamed Trump American Way Galaxy.
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump reiterated his demand to rename New Mexico as “New America” on Monday.“New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4771178/trump-new-mexico-change-name-new-america/
I’m not an expert in state naming, but it’s my understanding that New Mexico was named before the country of Mexico?
Next he’ll want the galaxy to be renamed Trump American Way Galaxy.
If God really exists, Trump should have been dealt with by now.
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump reiterated his demand to rename New Mexico as “New America” on Monday.“New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4771178/trump-new-mexico-change-name-new-america/
I’m not an expert in state naming, but it’s my understanding that New Mexico was named before the country of Mexico?
Next he’ll want the galaxy to be renamed Trump American Way Galaxy.
How do you mean? The nation Mexico dates from 1821 and it’s name ‘United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos)’ is named after it’s capital city Mexico City. Wikipedia doesn’t seem to say when the city name became common usage but it itself is named after the Mexica people who we know as the Aztecs.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump reiterated his demand to rename New Mexico as “New America” on Monday.“New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4771178/trump-new-mexico-change-name-new-america/
I’m not an expert in state naming, but it’s my understanding that New Mexico was named before the country of Mexico?
Next he’ll want the galaxy to be renamed Trump American Way Galaxy.
How do you mean? The nation Mexico dates from 1821 and it’s name ‘United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos)’ is named after it’s capital city Mexico City. Wikipedia doesn’t seem to say when the city name became common usage but it itself is named after the Mexica people who we know as the Aztecs.
The state of New Mexico was named by Spanish explorers in around 1563. That means NM was so named more than 200 years before the country. Or am I missing your point?
Just two weeks out from the mid terms. The generic ballot seems to have largely stabilised somewhere between 9% and 10%, which is interesting because we’re not seeing the sort of general tightening that is more typical as polling day approaches.
This is translating to an almost 95% chance that the Dems will control the House and a 76% chance they win the Senate
There are still a few Senate races that are probably closer than the polls are indicating and specifically I’m a bit worried about Maine and Michigan as Dems need both of these to swing, to really have a chance at gaining a majority.
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump reiterated his demand to rename New Mexico as “New America” on Monday.
“New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4771178/trump-new-mexico-change-name-new-america/
I’m not an expert in state naming, but it’s my understanding that New Mexico was named before the country of Mexico?
Next he’ll want the galaxy to be renamed Trump American Way Galaxy.
How do you mean? The nation Mexico dates from 1821 and it’s name ‘United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos)’ is named after it’s capital city Mexico City. Wikipedia doesn’t seem to say when the city name became common usage but it itself is named after the Mexica people who we know as the Aztecs.
The state of New Mexico was named by Spanish explorers in around 1563. That means NM was so named more than 200 years before the country. Or am I missing your point?
in Советских ussa, new you comes before you
wait
From Preznit Shitpants:
Note the specific references to ‘diesel refineries’, ‘diesel markets’ , and Russia ‘sending…millions of barrels of diesel’.
Not ‘fuel refineries’, not petrochemical plants, not ‘energy plants’, not ‘fuel infrastructure’. Diesel.
I think that this lends some support to my remarks a few days back that Shitpants is doing deals with Vlad (starting with, but not limited to, the 300,000 tonnes of diesel of recent days), and that the Preznit is personally profiting from it all.
Donny does do anything unless there’s money in it for him. Never has, never will.
Donny and the Space Nazi switched off Starlink for Ukraine during a missile attack to punish Zelensky for targetting diesel production because disrupting diesel production puts Shtipants’ pay-off at risk. It was punishment and threat, pure and simple.
Neophyte said:
I reckon he’d dance like the old batman from the tv series
Cymek said:
Neophyte said:
I reckon he’d dance like the old batman from the tv series
His style of dancing has been described as ‘jerking off two giraffes simultaneously’.
captain_spalding said:
From Preznit Shitpants:
Note the specific references to ‘diesel refineries’, ‘diesel markets’ , and Russia ‘sending…millions of barrels of diesel’.
Not ‘fuel refineries’, not petrochemical plants, not ‘energy plants’, not ‘fuel infrastructure’. Diesel.
I think that this lends some support to my remarks a few days back that Shitpants is doing deals with Vlad (starting with, but not limited to, the 300,000 tonnes of diesel of recent days), and that the Preznit is personally profiting from it all.
Donny does do anything unless there’s money in it for him. Never has, never will.
Donny and the Space Nazi switched off Starlink for Ukraine during a missile attack to punish Zelensky for targetting diesel production because disrupting diesel production puts Shtipants’ pay-off at risk. It was punishment and threat, pure and simple.
All for 12 to 16 hours of diesel. That’s all 300 million tonnes will do for America. He’s pissing in his own teacup.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
Neophyte said:
I reckon he’d dance like the old batman from the tv series
His style of dancing has been described as ‘jerking off two giraffes simultaneously’.
and he knows more about giraffes than anyone.. yes, that’s everyone.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
From Preznit Shitpants:
Note the specific references to ‘diesel refineries’, ‘diesel markets’ , and Russia ‘sending…millions of barrels of diesel’.
Not ‘fuel refineries’, not petrochemical plants, not ‘energy plants’, not ‘fuel infrastructure’. Diesel.
I think that this lends some support to my remarks a few days back that Shitpants is doing deals with Vlad (starting with, but not limited to, the 300,000 tonnes of diesel of recent days), and that the Preznit is personally profiting from it all.
Donny does do anything unless there’s money in it for him. Never has, never will.
Donny and the Space Nazi switched off Starlink for Ukraine during a missile attack to punish Zelensky for targetting diesel production because disrupting diesel production puts Shtipants’ pay-off at risk. It was punishment and threat, pure and simple.
All for 12 to 16 hours of diesel. That’s all 300 million tonnes will do for America. He’s pissing in his own teacup.
I can imagine reserves vs actual needs is vastly difference and reserves really are emergency amounts you couldn’t expect to last more than days or a week.
roughbarked said:
All for 12 to 16 hours of diesel. That’s all 300 million tonnes will do for America. He’s pissing in his own teacup.
He doesn’t much care whether it’s10 tonnes of diesel , or 10 trillion tonnes of diesel, as long as he gets (or believes he’ll get) the payoff that he’s been promised.
Putin cares a bit more about the deal, because he needs the diesel production to stay in operation, or else his war in Ukraine grinds to a halt. So, he pays Trump, and Trump punishes/threatens Zelensky into laying off the diesel installations. With Elon’s help, for which Elon get some favours in future.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:All for 12 to 16 hours of diesel. That’s all 300 million tonnes will do for America. He’s pissing in his own teacup.
He doesn’t much care whether it’s10 tonnes of diesel , or 10 trillion tonnes of diesel, as long as he gets (or believes he’ll get) the payoff that he’s been promised.
Putin cares a bit more about the deal, because he needs the diesel production to stay in operation, or else his war in Ukraine grinds to a halt. So, he pays Trump, and Trump punishes/threatens Zelensky into laying off the diesel installations. With Elon’s help, for which Elon get some favours in future.
May they drown in their oily malfunctions.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:All for 12 to 16 hours of diesel. That’s all 300 million tonnes will do for America. He’s pissing in his own teacup.
He doesn’t much care whether it’s10 tonnes of diesel , or 10 trillion tonnes of diesel, as long as he gets (or believes he’ll get) the payoff that he’s been promised.
Putin cares a bit more about the deal, because he needs the diesel production to stay in operation, or else his war in Ukraine grinds to a halt. So, he pays Trump, and Trump punishes/threatens Zelensky into laying off the diesel installations. With Elon’s help, for which Elon get some favours in future.
May they drown in their oily malfunctions.
Isn’t diesel needed for tanks and such and not really something you can sell off during war times.
A legitimate target for sure
Cymek said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:He doesn’t much care whether it’s10 tonnes of diesel , or 10 trillion tonnes of diesel, as long as he gets (or believes he’ll get) the payoff that he’s been promised.
Putin cares a bit more about the deal, because he needs the diesel production to stay in operation, or else his war in Ukraine grinds to a halt. So, he pays Trump, and Trump punishes/threatens Zelensky into laying off the diesel installations. With Elon’s help, for which Elon get some favours in future.
May they drown in their oily malfunctions.
Isn’t diesel needed for tanks and such and not really something you can sell off during war times.
A legitimate target for sure
Putin “Trump old buddy, old pay, hey guy”
Trump “Putin you old sexy war dog”
Putin “Please be getting that Zelensky to not target our rotten cabbage factories, my comrades will starve”
Trump “Sure we’ll hobble his ability to defend and attack, you get rid of those photos though”
Putin “Hey guy one step at a time, you’re my personal bitch remember”
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Divine Angel said:
President Donald Trump reiterated his demand to rename New Mexico as “New America” on Monday.“New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4771178/trump-new-mexico-change-name-new-america/
I’m not an expert in state naming, but it’s my understanding that New Mexico was named before the country of Mexico?
Next he’ll want the galaxy to be renamed Trump American Way Galaxy.
How do you mean? The nation Mexico dates from 1821 and it’s name ‘United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos)’ is named after it’s capital city Mexico City. Wikipedia doesn’t seem to say when the city name became common usage but it itself is named after the Mexica people who we know as the Aztecs.
The state of New Mexico was named by Spanish explorers in around 1563. That means NM was so named more than 200 years before the country. Or am I missing your point?
Yes. NM was named after the city AFAICT.. If there wasn’t an ‘old’ Mexico why did they name it ‘new” Mexico?
Cymek said:
Neophyte said:
I reckon he’d dance like the old batman from the tv series
Dance like you’re wafting a fart
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:How do you mean? The nation Mexico dates from 1821 and it’s name ‘United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos)’ is named after it’s capital city Mexico City. Wikipedia doesn’t seem to say when the city name became common usage but it itself is named after the Mexica people who we know as the Aztecs.
The state of New Mexico was named by Spanish explorers in around 1563. That means NM was so named more than 200 years before the country. Or am I missing your point?
Yes. NM was named after the city AFAICT.. If there wasn’t an ‘old’ Mexico why did they name it ‘new” Mexico?
No, NM was named after the Valley of Mexico, which itself was named after the Mexica (aka Aztecs).
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:The state of New Mexico was named by Spanish explorers in around 1563. That means NM was so named more than 200 years before the country. Or am I missing your point?
Yes. NM was named after the city AFAICT.. If there wasn’t an ‘old’ Mexico why did they name it ‘new” Mexico?
No, NM was named after the Valley of Mexico, which itself was named after the Mexica (aka Aztecs).
How New Mexico got named is a tad convoluted. Smart arses always go the shortest distance between 2 points. New Mexico…Old Mexico.
Always reminds me of the people who complain about International Women’s Day. For some reason.
Thanks, btm.
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:
Neophyte said:
I reckon he’d dance like the old batman from the tv series
Dance like you’re wafting a fart
Snort.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Cymek said:I reckon he’d dance like the old batman from the tv series
Dance like you’re wafting a fart
Snort.
Melania Trump sings this a lot:
I see you baby shaking that ass Shaking that ass, shaking that ass I see you baby shaking that ass Shaking that ass, shaking that ass, alright, don’t touch me
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
btm said:The state of New Mexico was named by Spanish explorers in around 1563. That means NM was so named more than 200 years before the country. Or am I missing your point?
Yes. NM was named after the city AFAICT.. If there wasn’t an ‘old’ Mexico why did they name it ‘new” Mexico?
No, NM was named after the Valley of Mexico, which itself was named after the Mexica (aka Aztecs).
So NM is named after existing region name in common usage at the time. That’s my point. Though I may have misinterpreted DA’s original post.
kii said:
btm said:
Witty Rejoinder said:Yes. NM was named after the city AFAICT.. If there wasn’t an ‘old’ Mexico why did they name it ‘new” Mexico?
No, NM was named after the Valley of Mexico, which itself was named after the Mexica (aka Aztecs).
How New Mexico got named is a tad convoluted. Smart arses always go the shortest distance between 2 points. New Mexico…Old Mexico.
Always reminds me of the people who complain about International Women’s Day. For some reason.
Thanks, btm.
And then there is the US border city, Calexico, adjacent to Mexicali city in Mexico.
Michael V said:
kii said:
btm said:No, NM was named after the Valley of Mexico, which itself was named after the Mexica (aka Aztecs).
How New Mexico got named is a tad convoluted. Smart arses always go the shortest distance between 2 points. New Mexico…Old Mexico.
Always reminds me of the people who complain about International Women’s Day. For some reason.
Thanks, btm.
And then there is the US border city, Calexico, adjacent to Mexicali city in Mexico.
I remember New Mexico as where the Mythbusters used to go to test rocket sleds and such
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
kii said:How New Mexico got named is a tad convoluted. Smart arses always go the shortest distance between 2 points. New Mexico…Old Mexico.
Always reminds me of the people who complain about International Women’s Day. For some reason.
Thanks, btm.
And then there is the US border city, Calexico, adjacent to Mexicali city in Mexico.
I remember New Mexico as where the Mythbusters used to go to test rocket sleds and such
Leave us not forget Tom Jones’s smash hit “The Young New Mexican Puppeteer”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFlDaBPwS0k
Now this is a concern.
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
kii said:How New Mexico got named is a tad convoluted. Smart arses always go the shortest distance between 2 points. New Mexico…Old Mexico.
Always reminds me of the people who complain about International Women’s Day. For some reason.
Thanks, btm.
And then there is the US border city, Calexico, adjacent to Mexicali city in Mexico.
I remember New Mexico as where the Mythbusters used to go to test rocket sleds and such
Also Roswell and the UFO incident.
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:And then there is the US border city, Calexico, adjacent to Mexicali city in Mexico.
I remember New Mexico as where the Mythbusters used to go to test rocket sleds and such
Also Roswell and the UFO incident.
Yes that as well
Michael V said:
Cymek said:
Michael V said:And then there is the US border city, Calexico, adjacent to Mexicali city in Mexico.
I remember New Mexico as where the Mythbusters used to go to test rocket sleds and such
Also Roswell and the UFO incident.
Damn illegal immigrants in this day and age
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
Cymek said:I remember New Mexico as where the Mythbusters used to go to test rocket sleds and such
Also Roswell and the UFO incident.
Damn illegal immigrants in this day and age
:)
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Now this is a concern.Note the date of the FBI video. Something is dodgy.
I can imagine disappearing into police care in the USA would be quite intimidating
Probably have a colour chart for skin colour and the wrong one and whoops you fell down those stairs
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Now this is a concern.Note the date of the FBI video. Something is dodgy.
I can imagine disappearing into police care in the USA would be quite intimidating
Probably have a colour chart for skin colour and the wrong one and whoops you fell down those stairs
The video claims that intimidation (supposedly shown in the clip) is happening two weeks out from the US Mid-term Elections. This clip is from January. It’s a dodgy video.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Now this is a concern.Note the date of the FBI video. Something is dodgy.
this is referencing a raid that took place in Fulton County in Jan – it’s essentially clickbait reporting.
A+ effort from 60 Minutes
He’s going to be in here more often, isn’t he? You know, with these upcoming elections.
kii said:
He’s going to be in here more often, isn’t he? You know, with these upcoming elections.
You love it
Only Trump himself could top it
Cymek said:
kii said:
He’s going to be in here more often, isn’t he? You know, with these upcoming elections.
You love it
Only Trump himself could top it
No, I don’t love it.
I find diddly-squat pretty obnoxious. So did Ros.
kii said:
Cymek said:
kii said:
He’s going to be in here more often, isn’t he? You know, with these upcoming elections.
You love it
Only Trump himself could top it
No, I don’t love it.
I find diddly-squat pretty obnoxious. So did Ros.
Witty Rejoinder said:
kii said:
Cymek said:You love it
Only Trump himself could top it
No, I don’t love it.
I find diddly-squat pretty obnoxious. So did Ros.
Yeah his constant bullying and hypocritical behaviour should be condemned… Oh wait
Yes, sweetie. Whatever you say.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Now this is a concern.Note the date of the FBI video. Something is dodgy.
I blame the Laundry Mat at the End of the Universe.
It’s a cut throat place.
There was a woman I almost had to tackle as she pushed her way in after I had been waiting an hour.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/mississippi-attorney-general-kohen-wiley-killing-justified
Mississippi
Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’
Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, Kohen
On Monday, the office of the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old, as he sat in his mother’s lap “was justified”. The statement came four months after the baby was killed in Senatobia, Mississippi.
On 14 June, officers in Senatobia, a small city near Memphis, were responding to a shoplifting call alleging Vellesiya Wiley, the baby’s mother, and Latoya Ferrell, a friend, had stolen a pack of diapers. Neither woman has been charged with a crime. Officials have not released any evidence of shoplifting.
According to police reports, on the day of the shooting, the women and child exited the store, entered their vehicle and began to leave the parking lot when officers arrived.
The police drew their weapons. Wiley lifted the baby up to indicate that there was a child in the car. An officer, identified by other records as Sgt Hunter Foster, fired into the vehicle, killing Kohen Wiley and wounding Ferrell. Foster is white; both Wileys and Ferrell are Black.
The Mississippi bureau of investigation, which investigated the shooting, alleged that the driver “drove in the direction of the officers, almost striking one”. But the civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family, released an independent autopsy that indicated Wiley was shot from the side of the car, not the front, which contradicted officers’ statements that Ferrell headed towards them.
dv said:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/mississippi-attorney-general-kohen-wiley-killing-justifiedMississippi
Mississippi attorney general rules fatal police shooting of one-year-old as ‘justified’
Officers responding to an alleged shoplifting call fired into the vehicle of Vellesiya Wiley, killing her son, KohenOn Monday, the office of the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old, as he sat in his mother’s lap “was justified”. The statement came four months after the baby was killed in Senatobia, Mississippi.
On 14 June, officers in Senatobia, a small city near Memphis, were responding to a shoplifting call alleging Vellesiya Wiley, the baby’s mother, and Latoya Ferrell, a friend, had stolen a pack of diapers. Neither woman has been charged with a crime. Officials have not released any evidence of shoplifting.
According to police reports, on the day of the shooting, the women and child exited the store, entered their vehicle and began to leave the parking lot when officers arrived.
The police drew their weapons. Wiley lifted the baby up to indicate that there was a child in the car. An officer, identified by other records as Sgt Hunter Foster, fired into the vehicle, killing Kohen Wiley and wounding Ferrell. Foster is white; both Wileys and Ferrell are Black.
The Mississippi bureau of investigation, which investigated the shooting, alleged that the driver “drove in the direction of the officers, almost striking one”. But the civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family, released an independent autopsy that indicated Wiley was shot from the side of the car, not the front, which contradicted officers’ statements that Ferrell headed towards them.
We need to stop pretending that we are part of a common culture with them.
These days I look at them as just foreign people doing foreign things in a foreign land. No longer my problem to gert angry about any more. Not my culture. I have “othered” them.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/19/melting-ron-desantis-statue-climate-crisis
Nice piece of political art but gallium ain’t cheap
https://www.threads.com/share/_tOPE-3Yz/
The zoom out
dv said:
https://www.threads.com/share/_tOPE-3Yz/
The zoom out
Trump aggressively tells reporter to be quiet.
Still waiting eight years later.
Spiny Norman said:
Still waiting eight years later.
Flint obviously is in a war torn 3rd world nation with little in the way of resources or infrastrucure.
Spiny Norman said:
Still waiting eight years later.
Is there contamination above those levels?
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Still waiting eight years later.
Is there contamination above those levels?
Yes, there has been for years.
Cymek said:
Spiny Norman said:
Still waiting eight years later.
Flint obviously is in a war torn 3rd world nation with little in the way of resources or infrastrucure.
Can’t argue with that.
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Still waiting eight years later.
Is there contamination above those levels?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUSiLOwkrIw
Yeah it’s a 10 year-old video but I don’t think a lot has changed.
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Still waiting eight years later.
Is there contamination above those levels?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUSiLOwkrIw
Yeah it’s a 10 year-old video but I don’t think a lot has changed.
I sit partially corrected. It’s a bit better now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis
ms spock said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Still waiting eight years later.
Is there contamination above those levels?
Yes, there has been for years.
So Musk’s promises are worthless?
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Is there contamination above those levels?
Yes, there has been for years.
So Musk’s promises are worthless?
As worthless as his mate Trump’s. At one point Musk promised to end world hunger.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Yes, there has been for years.
So Musk’s promises are worthless?
As worthless as his mate Trump’s. At one point Musk promised to end world hunger.
There’s more than one way to solve a problem. Water contamination higher than FDA levels? Easy. Get your mates to change the target. Solve world hunger? Get rid of USAID and just wait for the starving to starve. Problem solved…
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:Is there contamination above those levels?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUSiLOwkrIw
Yeah it’s a 10 year-old video but I don’t think a lot has changed.
I sit partially corrected. It’s a bit better now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis
What I read there is “ (2018) October 5 – Elon Musk donates approximately $480,000 to the Flint school system to pay for UV filtration devices in all 12 schools; installation is expected to be completed by January 2019.”
UV filtration would sterilise the water, killing the Legionella bacteria.
Seems like a good thing to do, IMHO. Especially as the problem was not of his doing.
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:Is there contamination above those levels?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUSiLOwkrIw
Yeah it’s a 10 year-old video but I don’t think a lot has changed.
I sit partially corrected. It’s a bit better now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis
I also sit partially corrected.
Michael V said:
ms spock said:
Michael V said:Is there contamination above those levels?
Yes, there has been for years.
So Musk’s promises are worthless?
No, it appears not. He donated nearly half a mil to provide water filtration units for Flint’s schools.
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:
Spiny Norman said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUSiLOwkrIw
Yeah it’s a 10 year-old video but I don’t think a lot has changed.
I sit partially corrected. It’s a bit better now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis
What I read there is “ (2018) October 5 – Elon Musk donates approximately $480,000 to the Flint school system to pay for UV filtration devices in all 12 schools; installation is expected to be completed by January 2019.”
UV filtration would sterilise the water, killing the Legionella bacteria.
Seems like a good thing to do, IMHO. Especially as the problem was not of his doing.
One of the rare positive things he’s done.
Spiny Norman said:
Michael V said:
Spiny Norman said:I sit partially corrected. It’s a bit better now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis
What I read there is “ (2018) October 5 – Elon Musk donates approximately $480,000 to the Flint school system to pay for UV filtration devices in all 12 schools; installation is expected to be completed by January 2019.”
UV filtration would sterilise the water, killing the Legionella bacteria.
Seems like a good thing to do, IMHO. Especially as the problem was not of his doing.
One of the rare positive things he’s done.
:)
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
ms spock said:Yes, there has been for years.
So Musk’s promises are worthless?
As worthless as his mate Trump’s. At one point Musk promised to end world hunger.
Yes if someone costed it for him. Someone did and he didn’t do it.
Hey I heard DJT made a Shakespeare reference at a rally, I guess he’s more cultured than I thought.
(Checks)
Oh.
dv said:
Hey I heard DJT made a Shakespeare reference at a rally, I guess he’s more cultured than I thought.(Checks)
Oh.
“Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it infamy”…?
dv said:
Hey I heard DJT made a Shakespeare reference at a rally, I guess he’s more cultured than I thought.(Checks)
Oh.
Did Shakespeare coin the phrase “Fake News”?
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Hey I heard DJT made a Shakespeare reference at a rally, I guess he’s more cultured than I thought.(Checks)
Oh.
Did Shakespeare coin the phrase “Fake News”?
“I have sold all my Trumpery: not a counterfeit Stone, not a Ribbon, Glass, Pomander, Brouch to keep my Pack from fasting”
Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale IV.4.598
Neophyte said:
roughbarked said:
dv said:
Hey I heard DJT made a Shakespeare reference at a rally, I guess he’s more cultured than I thought.(Checks)
Oh.
Did Shakespeare coin the phrase “Fake News”?
“I have sold all my Trumpery: not a counterfeit Stone, not a Ribbon, Glass, Pomander, Brouch to keep my Pack from fasting”
Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale IV.4.598
I see. Trumpery eh.
dv said:
Hey I heard DJT made a Shakespeare reference at a rally, I guess he’s more cultured than I thought.(Checks)
Oh.
Infinite monkeys with typewriters, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RqLa1U3IW2c
Michael V said:
Funny ad spoof about Trumphttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/RqLa1U3IW2c
Can we send a package to him?
Witkoff to Putin: ‘You are a humanitarian … I salute that’
Donald Trump’s envoy praises Russian leader in visit to St. Petersburg.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-special-envoy-witkoff-to-putin-you-are-a-humanitarian-i-salute-that/
dv said:
Witkoff to Putin: ‘You are a humanitarian … I salute that’
Donald Trump’s envoy praises Russian leader in visit to St. Petersburg.https://www.politico.eu/article/us-special-envoy-witkoff-to-putin-you-are-a-humanitarian-i-salute-that/
And do you need better targeting advice to kill more civilians? I know a guy that could help.
It’s true. So many Seppos don’t know that NM is a US state.
Kingy said:
dv said:
Witkoff to Putin: ‘You are a humanitarian … I salute that’
Donald Trump’s envoy praises Russian leader in visit to St. Petersburg.And do you need better targeting advice to kill more civilians? I know a guy that could help.
oh we thought it was meant to be a variation on that vegetarian joke
SCIENCE said:
Kingy said:
dv said:
Witkoff to Putin: ‘You are a humanitarian … I salute that’
Donald Trump’s envoy praises Russian leader in visit to St. Petersburg.And do you need better targeting advice to kill more civilians? I know a guy that could help.
oh we thought it was meant to be a variation on that vegetarian joke
you
see
so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
SCIENCE said:
so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
DOJ was considered essential during Covid and we still went to work
That was weird with everything shut, the streets quiet and trains empty
For some reason tumbleweeds rolled through the streets
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
The tea ladies are last to leave because they are absolutely essential.
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
DOJ was considered essential during Covid and we still went to work
That was weird with everything shut, the streets quiet and trains empty
For some reason tumbleweeds rolled through the streets
Yeah, i was obliged to attend work during the lock-down.
In some ways, it was rather…pleasant.
Lots less traffic, more parking spaces, fewer phone calls from people who couldn’t think of anything else to do, no ‘meetings’ (huzzah!), stuff like that.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
Also embassy security staff
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
OK, that’s what they don’t do.
We’re still none the wiser as to how they actually do fill in their days.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
OK, that’s what they don’t do.
We’re still none the wiser as to how they actually do fill in their days.
process visas, trade lobbyists, admin, cultural programs, other in-country specialists/analysis, facilities, etc…
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
The CIA never stop, always an elected leader to get rid of and replace with a dictator favourable to the USA.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
OK, that’s what they don’t do.
We’re still none the wiser as to how they actually do fill in their days.
Clean, cook, laundry.
Probably posted this before but there you go
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
OK, that’s what they don’t do.
We’re still none the wiser as to how they actually do fill in their days.
process visas, trade lobbyists, admin, cultural programs, other in-country specialists/analysis, facilities, etc…
Yeah, i suppose there’ll be those sort of things going on.
Someone has to put the cheese and pineapple on the toothpicks for the diplomatic receptions, after all.
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
OK, that’s what they don’t do.
We’re still none the wiser as to how they actually do fill in their days.
Clean, cook, laundry.
Well, then, the ‘essential’ people will be up shit creek soon, wallowing in their own filth in soiled clothes, munching on raw provisions.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
captain_spalding said:OK, that’s what they don’t do.
We’re still none the wiser as to how they actually do fill in their days.
Clean, cook, laundry.
Well, then, the ‘essential’ people will be up shit creek soon, wallowing in their own filth in soiled clothes, munching on raw provisions.
Forget English and grammar as well
Talk like survivors from an apocalpse
dv said:
Probably posted this before but there you go
Leftists hate Leftists?
I didn’t know that.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Probably posted this before but there you go
Leftists hate Leftists?
I didn’t know that.
Just remember Josef Stalin: no-one killed more Communists than that Communist.
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Probably posted this before but there you go
Leftists hate Leftists?
I didn’t know that.
rightists only hate people who don’t hate themselves
wait
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
People like “Cultural Attache”, “Trade Attache”, etc. Useful to diplomatically push various cases, but certainly not essential.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so we guess this is going well
Non-essential US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia amid deadly strikes by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Diplomatic sources say that US missions in other Gulf states will also be ordering family members to leave.
A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
People like “Cultural Attache”, “Trade Attache”, etc. Useful to diplomatically push various cases, but certainly not essential.
I’d assume evacuation plays out like the fall of Saigon with everyone told to get to the choppa
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:A question that pops into my mind when a country evacuates ‘non-essential staff’ from their embassy is: if they’re not essential, then WTF are they doing there?
Are they ‘spares’ in case one of the ‘essential’ staff break down somehow? Are they just on a boondoggle, having a live-in-a-foreign-land experience at taxpayer expense?
How do diplomatic corps get to have ‘non-essential’ staff? Try wangling that with any other public service dept., and see how far you get.
Non-essential staff are people whose core roles do not serve a direct national security, emergency response or high-priority diplomatic function.
That is essentially anyone who is not CIA, is not required to help citizens stuck in an emergency, or is not a member of the ambassador’s direct staff.
OK, that’s what they don’t do.
We’re still none the wiser as to how they actually do fill in their days.
earn money in a cushy position they scored by sharing allele distributions with politicians back home
The Rev Dodgson said:
dv said:
Probably posted this before but there you go
Leftists hate Leftists?
I didn’t know that.
Huh. I hadn’t seen that.
A little over a week to go until election day, and the Dems are maintaining their lead in the generic ballot. If results play out, the way polling suggests, then Dems should pick up both the House and the Senate. That said, it would take a pretty monumental shift for the Dems to lose the House at this stage, but the Senate is still in play in a few key races.
The gubernatorial rates are also super interesting and while it’s unlikely that Abbott will lose Texas, he’s certainly been given a shake.
“‘WTF Was That’: Trump Made A ‘Weird Noise’ And Critics Are Truly Baffled”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-weird-noise_n_6ad9ae72e4b0ba084e14b9b6?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Neophyte said:
“‘WTF Was That’: Trump Made A ‘Weird Noise’ And Critics Are Truly Baffled”https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-weird-noise_n_6ad9ae72e4b0ba084e14b9b6?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Yep that’s weird.
what about their allegories
Trump to power – in Texas, the tide may be turning.
Gary O’Donoghue
Chief North America correspondent, in the Rio Grande Valley
It was just before dawn in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas and the congregation were arriving for the Friday service at the tiny La Lomita Catholic Chapel.
The whitewashed building, which has been here since the days of the American Civil War, rises from the surrounding scrub and sits about 200 yards from the Rio Grande river itself.
As cars pulled up to the chapel, the sound of Father Roy Snipes’ barking dogs signalled his arrival. He has been the priest here for almost half a century – and is known locally as the Cowboy Priest.
“I’m not sure why I picked that up, but it’s nice,” he said of the nickname.
In truth, it is pretty obvious why. Snipes wears a Stetson in place of the more traditional priest’s hat. And moments later, the chapel was filled by the sound of a Roy Rogers song – the singer and actor known as the King of the Cowboys.
During the first Trump administration, Snipes resisted plans to seize the chapel’s land to build the US president’s border wall. Eight years on, at the early Friday service, he focused his short sermon on the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“There’s no good excuse to detain, incarcerate and deport poor, good folks who are our neighbours,” Snipes told the congregation of about 30, mainly Hispanic worshippers.
Texas accounted for roughly one-third of all ICE arrests nationwide in July 2026 – a larger share than any other state – according to government figures obtained by the Deportation Data Project.
“They said we’re gonna seek out, capture, detain and deport the worst of the worst,” Snipes said in his sermon. “Well, we’re here on the border and the cartel is the worst-of-the-worst. So we thought, well, that’s a good thing.
“But it turned out, you can hear almost every day, some poor guy going to work and they stop him and detain him and start a big fight.”
After the service, two members of the congregation stopped to chat. “We’re educators, and we have a lot of students that are having to go back because their parents are getting deported,” one said.
“The cruelty that we’re seeing – I think that’s turning the tide, at least I hope so,” their friend added.
Turning the tide politically is what Democrats are hoping they can do in Texas in the midterm elections on 3 November. But that will not be easy.
This stretch of the Rio Grande was once one of the busiest crossing points on the US-Mexico border. Under former President Joe Biden, hundreds of thousands of migrants came through here, with more than two and a half million apprehensions recorded in a single year.
Trump promised to stop these illegal crossings during his 2024 election campaign, and in large parts he has delivered.
Border crossings are now at their lowest level in decades. And it was that promise which in part drove Trump’s astonishingly high level of support in the state, taking around 55% of Hispanic votes in Texas alone – a record for a Republican presidential candidate.
Javier Villalobos is the Republican Mayor of McAllen, one of the biggest cities in the Rio Grande Valley. He expects Republicans will find it tough this time around, but credits the Trump administration with stemming the border problem.
“I remember I put out a video… thanking the administration for immediately securing the border. That was great,” he said. “And I think generally most people are okay with the deportation of criminals, violent people, or people that really are not productive at all.”
But if you start deporting people that are productive and law-abiding, that is where the problem is, he added.
Recent polls suggest much of Trump’s support among Hispanic voters has ebbed away since 2024. Surveys taken since late summer indicate a majority of Texan Hispanic voters disapprove of the president. They also suggest Hispanic voters are favouring Democrats over Republicans by a significant margin.
“When I voted for President Trump, I voted for him because we saw an influx of immigration during the Biden administration,” said Mario Guerrero, a young Mexican-American businessman who leads the South Texas Builders Association. It needed to be fixed, he said.
“We thought that we were in the right by voting for Trump, and that he was going to do what was best in order to fix the crisis on the border.
“And I think to myself, we were really not told the extreme that they were willing to go to make a point,” he added, before referencing recent shootings involving ICE agents in US cities.
Not satire
dv said:
Not satire
‘…discrete…’?
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Not satire
‘…discrete…’?
not continuous
dv said:
Not satire
I’m sure Cuban immigrants are lining up to provide their details to the government.
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Not satire
‘…discrete…’?
not continuous
Yeah, i know.
Looks like whoever runs Marco ‘Big Shoes’ Rubio’s Twitter account doesn’t.
90% of the reason I took the governor…erp.
😆 🤣 😂 😹 the cat bopping along 😆 🤣 😂 😹
Divine Angel said:
aota
Divine Angel said:
Indeed
I have no idea if that is true.
Divine Angel said:
!!!
Spiny Norman said:
ha
:)
Mostly quiet on the US front, meanwhile progressive Europe is burning.
Super interesting interview from Alastair and Rory on The Rest Is Politics (Leading) with Mary Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb_suLhlK3k
diddly-squat said:
Super interesting interview from Alastair and Rory on The Rest Is Politics (Leading) with Mary Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb_suLhlK3k
Thanks for this. It is indeed very interesting.
This just in from the world of science:
WW2 FRAUD! SIR ROBERT WATSON-WATT A LIAR!
captain_spalding said:
This just in from the world of science:WW2 FRAUD! SIR ROBERT WATSON-WATT A LIAR!
FWIW there were about half a dozen countries that were working on radar gear independently before WW2.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
This just in from the world of science:WW2 FRAUD! SIR ROBERT WATSON-WATT A LIAR!
FWIW there were about half a dozen countries that were working on radar gear independently before WW2.
He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
This just in from the world of science:WW2 FRAUD! SIR ROBERT WATSON-WATT A LIAR!
FWIW there were about half a dozen countries that were working on radar gear independently before WW2.
.
And Preznit Shitpants’ uncle helped set up American research into developing and improving radar, including development of microwave radar.He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
Imagine my surprise.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:FWIW there were about half a dozen countries that were working on radar gear independently before WW2.
.
And Preznit Shitpants’ uncle helped set up American research into developing and improving radar, including development of microwave radar.He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
Imagine my surprise.
An assistant director of the Lab, he did a lot of good work in charge of Division 12, the Field Service div, and went to the UK and helped with some tasks e.g. interception of V-1 flying bombs.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:.
And Preznit Shitpants’ uncle helped set up American research into developing and improving radar, including development of microwave radar.He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
Imagine my surprise.
An assistant director of the Lab, he did a lot of good work in charge of Division 12, the Field Service div, and went to the UK and helped with some tasks e.g. interception of V-1 flying bombs.
Like no-one’s ever seen before, no doubt.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:Imagine my surprise.
An assistant director of the Lab, he did a lot of good work in charge of Division 12, the Field Service div, and went to the UK and helped with some tasks e.g. interception of V-1 flying bombs.
Like no-one’s ever seen before, no doubt.
More than anyone.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
This just in from the world of science:WW2 FRAUD! SIR ROBERT WATSON-WATT A LIAR!
FWIW there were about half a dozen countries that were working on radar gear independently before WW2.
.
And Preznit Shitpants’ uncle helped set up American research into developing and improving radar, including development of microwave radar.He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
The Tizard Mission (1940)
In August and September 1940, a British scientific delegation led by Sir Henry Tizard traveled to Washington, D.C. carrying a small metal box filled with blueprints, diagrams, and working prototypes of Britain’s most critical technological innovations. Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized the transfer to leverage American manufacturing capacity and self-defense production.
• Cavity Magnetron: A revolutionary high-power microwave radar component that allowed for miniaturized, airborne radar systems; read the Tizard Mission Guide on Wikipedia.
• Atomic Research: Feasibility reports and early memoranda on the potential of an atomic bomb (including Frisch-Peierls and MAUD Committee data); learn more at Boundary Stones.
• Jet Engine: Detailed design and engineering data for Frank Whittle’s early turbojet engine.
• Variable-Time (VT) Fuses: Proximity fuses designed to detonate anti-aircraft shells close to a target without a direct hit.
• Other Innovations: Gyroscopic gunsights, rocket designs, and submarine detection devices; read the New York Post Article for additional details.
weird how americese have such an obsession with uncles, kkk, rfkjr, it’s almost freudian
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:FWIW there were about half a dozen countries that were working on radar gear independently before WW2.
.
And Preznit Shitpants’ uncle helped set up American research into developing and improving radar, including development of microwave radar.He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
The Tizard Mission (1940)
In August and September 1940, a British scientific delegation led by Sir Henry Tizard traveled to Washington, D.C. carrying a small metal box filled with blueprints, diagrams, and working prototypes of Britain’s most critical technological innovations. Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized the transfer to leverage American manufacturing capacity and self-defense production.
• Cavity Magnetron: A revolutionary high-power microwave radar component that allowed for miniaturized, airborne radar systems; read the Tizard Mission Guide on Wikipedia.
• Atomic Research: Feasibility reports and early memoranda on the potential of an atomic bomb (including Frisch-Peierls and MAUD Committee data); learn more at Boundary Stones.
• Jet Engine: Detailed design and engineering data for Frank Whittle’s early turbojet engine.
• Variable-Time (VT) Fuses: Proximity fuses designed to detonate anti-aircraft shells close to a target without a direct hit.
• Other Innovations: Gyroscopic gunsights, rocket designs, and submarine detection devices; read the New York Post Article for additional details.
One of the most important missions in WW2.
Peak Warming Man said:
• Other Innovations: Gyroscopic gunsights, rocket designs, and submarine detection devices; read the New York Post Article for additional details.
‘…Gyroscopic gunsights…’
I had an acquaintance with the Type 6 MkII gyro gunsight.
Spiny Norman said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:.
And Preznit Shitpants’ uncle helped set up American research into developing and improving radar, including development of microwave radar.He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
The Tizard Mission (1940)
In August and September 1940, a British scientific delegation led by Sir Henry Tizard traveled to Washington, D.C. carrying a small metal box filled with blueprints, diagrams, and working prototypes of Britain’s most critical technological innovations. Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized the transfer to leverage American manufacturing capacity and self-defense production.
• Cavity Magnetron: A revolutionary high-power microwave radar component that allowed for miniaturized, airborne radar systems; read the Tizard Mission Guide on Wikipedia.
• Atomic Research: Feasibility reports and early memoranda on the potential of an atomic bomb (including Frisch-Peierls and MAUD Committee data); learn more at Boundary Stones.
• Jet Engine: Detailed design and engineering data for Frank Whittle’s early turbojet engine.
• Variable-Time (VT) Fuses: Proximity fuses designed to detonate anti-aircraft shells close to a target without a direct hit.
• Other Innovations: Gyroscopic gunsights, rocket designs, and submarine detection devices; read the New York Post Article for additional details.
One of the most important missions in WW2.
Produced fabulous results, but i think that they lagged on the jet engine development. Possibly due to the involvement of Westinghouse, who went on to make a name for themselves in producing jet engines that were disappointing.
Spiny Norman said:
Peak Warming Man said:
captain_spalding said:.
And Preznit Shitpants’ uncle helped set up American research into developing and improving radar, including development of microwave radar.He had nothing to do with radar until the National Defence Research Committee was established in June 1940, where he helped establish the Radiation Laboratory in October 1940.
By which time, the first effective radar defence system in the world had been in operation since 1937.
Trump’s uncle John was obviously a good scientist, but he had bugger all to do with ‘inventing’ radar.
The Tizard Mission (1940)
In August and September 1940, a British scientific delegation led by Sir Henry Tizard traveled to Washington, D.C. carrying a small metal box filled with blueprints, diagrams, and working prototypes of Britain’s most critical technological innovations. Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized the transfer to leverage American manufacturing capacity and self-defense production.
• Cavity Magnetron: A revolutionary high-power microwave radar component that allowed for miniaturized, airborne radar systems; read the Tizard Mission Guide on Wikipedia.
• Atomic Research: Feasibility reports and early memoranda on the potential of an atomic bomb (including Frisch-Peierls and MAUD Committee data); learn more at Boundary Stones.
• Jet Engine: Detailed design and engineering data for Frank Whittle’s early turbojet engine.
• Variable-Time (VT) Fuses: Proximity fuses designed to detonate anti-aircraft shells close to a target without a direct hit.
• Other Innovations: Gyroscopic gunsights, rocket designs, and submarine detection devices; read the New York Post Article for additional details.
One of the most important missions in WW2.
For more on the Tizard Mission read A Man Called Intrepid, an excellent read.
Meanwhile
dv said:
Meanwhile
You do have to admire the spirit of enterprise embodied in the phrase ‘ice fishing prostitution’
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Meanwhile
You do have to admire the spirit of enterprise embodied in the phrase ‘ice fishing prostitution’
Shouldn’t be sticking anything connected to you in an ice fishing hole
dv said:
Meanwhile
If you call meanwhile four and a half years ago.
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Meanwhile
You do have to admire the spirit of enterprise embodied in the phrase ‘ice fishing prostitution’
Shouldn’t be sticking anything connected to you in an ice fishing hole
is it more like catfishing but with crystal methamphetamine
Good.
“Venues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: ‘People Don’t Want Him There’”
Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy’s bus tour with other GOP candidates. ‘It’s that damn ad,’ a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.
kii said:
Good.“Venues Start Canceling on Vivek Ramaswamy Over His Disgusting Ad: ‘People Don’t Want Him There’”
Businesses have begun pulling out of Vivek Ramaswamy’s bus tour with other GOP candidates. ‘It’s that damn ad,’ a top Ohio Republican tells Zeteo.
Good for the Americans, and good for us.
If such strategies are thought to be effective, it wouldn’t be long before they’re widely adopted here.
The DOJ’s new legal position: Presidents can sell state secrets on eBay
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week in our fight to stop the Trump administration from privatizing presidential papers. The battle stems from a Justice Department memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional and that White House files are now the president’s personal property — not the public’s.
FPF and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued over this attempt to hide the most consequential records in government — and in May, we won an emergency preliminary injunction requiring the White House to follow the law.
Politico notes that the appeals panel hearing our case had deep reservations about the government’s arguments, with Judge Patricia Millett asking: “Can the president then offer on eBay to sell them, all of our national security secrets, to the highest bidder?”
The government’s response was, in short, “yes.”
https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/doj-says-presidents-should-be-able-to-sell-secrets-on-ebay/
There’s a lot to unpack here, but let’s start with the Trump Administration flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with.
Divine Angel said:
The DOJ’s new legal position: Presidents can sell state secrets on eBayThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week in our fight to stop the Trump administration from privatizing presidential papers. The battle stems from a Justice Department memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional and that White House files are now the president’s personal property — not the public’s.
FPF and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued over this attempt to hide the most consequential records in government — and in May, we won an emergency preliminary injunction requiring the White House to follow the law.
Politico notes that the appeals panel hearing our case had deep reservations about the government’s arguments, with Judge Patricia Millett asking: “Can the president then offer on eBay to sell them, all of our national security secrets, to the highest bidder?”
The government’s response was, in short, “yes.”
https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/doj-says-presidents-should-be-able-to-sell-secrets-on-ebay/
There’s a lot to unpack here, but let’s start with the Trump Administration flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with.
cool cool but then this part
flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with
seems self contradictory
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
The DOJ’s new legal position: Presidents can sell state secrets on eBayThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week in our fight to stop the Trump administration from privatizing presidential papers. The battle stems from a Justice Department memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional and that White House files are now the president’s personal property — not the public’s.
FPF and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued over this attempt to hide the most consequential records in government — and in May, we won an emergency preliminary injunction requiring the White House to follow the law.
Politico notes that the appeals panel hearing our case had deep reservations about the government’s arguments, with Judge Patricia Millett asking: “Can the president then offer on eBay to sell them, all of our national security secrets, to the highest bidder?”
The government’s response was, in short, “yes.”
https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/doj-says-presidents-should-be-able-to-sell-secrets-on-ebay/
There’s a lot to unpack here, but let’s start with the Trump Administration flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with.
cool cool but then this part
flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with
seems self contradictory
That’s what happens when I comment before waking up properly. They blatantly disregard constitutional law but then get whingy whiny and say “it’s unconstitutional” when they want to do something like privatise Administration documents.
Do they still have someone to sticky tape papers that the orange toddler rips up during tantrums?
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
The DOJ’s new legal position: Presidents can sell state secrets on eBayThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week in our fight to stop the Trump administration from privatizing presidential papers. The battle stems from a Justice Department memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional and that White House files are now the president’s personal property — not the public’s.
FPF and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued over this attempt to hide the most consequential records in government — and in May, we won an emergency preliminary injunction requiring the White House to follow the law.
Politico notes that the appeals panel hearing our case had deep reservations about the government’s arguments, with Judge Patricia Millett asking: “Can the president then offer on eBay to sell them, all of our national security secrets, to the highest bidder?”
The government’s response was, in short, “yes.”
https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/doj-says-presidents-should-be-able-to-sell-secrets-on-ebay/
There’s a lot to unpack here, but let’s start with the Trump Administration flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with.
cool cool but then this part
flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with
seems self contradictory
That’s what happens when I comment before waking up properly. They blatantly disregard constitutional law but then get whingy whiny and say “it’s unconstitutional” when they want to do something like privatise Administration documents.
Do they still have someone to sticky tape papers that the orange toddler rips up during tantrums?
Trump sacked them all.
SCIENCE said:
Divine Angel said:
The DOJ’s new legal position: Presidents can sell state secrets on eBayThe D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments last week in our fight to stop the Trump administration from privatizing presidential papers. The battle stems from a Justice Department memo declaring that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional and that White House files are now the president’s personal property — not the public’s.
FPF and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sued over this attempt to hide the most consequential records in government — and in May, we won an emergency preliminary injunction requiring the White House to follow the law.
Politico notes that the appeals panel hearing our case had deep reservations about the government’s arguments, with Judge Patricia Millett asking: “Can the president then offer on eBay to sell them, all of our national security secrets, to the highest bidder?”
The government’s response was, in short, “yes.”
https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/doj-says-presidents-should-be-able-to-sell-secrets-on-ebay/
There’s a lot to unpack here, but let’s start with the Trump Administration flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with.
cool cool but then this part
flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with
seems self contradictory
I thought that that was strange too, but I couldn’t put words on it properly, so I gave up.
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
SCIENCE said:
cool cool but then this part
flagrantly disregarding Constitutional Law until there’s something they disagree with
seems self contradictory
That’s what happens when I comment before waking up properly. They blatantly disregard constitutional law but then get whingy whiny and say “it’s unconstitutional” when they want to do something like privatise Administration documents.
Do they still have someone to sticky tape papers that the orange toddler rips up during tantrums?
Trump sacked them all.
I thought that that was strange too, but I couldn’t put words on it properly, so I gave up.
yeah we read the general gist, we do keep finding it surprising that americese continue to love it but then again the whole world keeps giving them a free pass so 🤷♀️
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee explains how Donald Trump displays the same traits as dangerous criminal psychopaths, and recommends his immediate hospitalization to protect humanity from his increasingly desperate and erratic behavior – as the midterms decide his fate – only on The Weekend Show.
The Republicans could end this today. Shame on them.
Folks probably don’t have the time to watch this. I will post a few of the highlights when the shorts come out.
Dr Bandy X Lee edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump The first edition was published in 2017. Dr Bandy X. Lee, is a forensic psychiatrist.
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump contained essays by 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals describing the “clear and present danger” that US President Donald Trump’s mental health poses to the “nation and individual well being”. A second edition updated and expanded the book with additional essays.
Dr Lee maintains that the book remains strictly a public service, and all royalties were donated to the public good to remove any conflict of interest.
She spoke out long before this. She lost her position at Yale, I think it was, because she believed psychiatrists et.al had a duty to warn.
She does livestreams on YouTube. Often they are twenty minutes, so more bit sized chunks for busy folks. Lately she’s been talking about how to manage violence and different ways to create a more inclusive community.
She cut her teeth working with violent offenders and she created a highly successful programme that wasn’t rolled out across America, I am guessing that the for profit prisons lobbyists may have had something to do with that.
Dr Lee’s website Visit
ms spock said:
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee explains how Donald Trump displays the same traits as dangerous criminal psychopaths, and recommends his immediate hospitalization to protect humanity from his increasingly desperate and erratic behavior – as the midterms decide his fate – only on The Weekend Show.The Republicans could end this today. Shame on them.
Folks probably don’t have the time to watch this. I will post a few of the highlights when the shorts come out.
Dr Bandy X Lee edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump The first edition was published in 2017. Dr Bandy X. Lee, is a forensic psychiatrist.
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump contained essays by 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals describing the “clear and present danger” that US President Donald Trump’s mental health poses to the “nation and individual well being”. A second edition updated and expanded the book with additional essays.
Dr Lee maintains that the book remains strictly a public service, and all royalties were donated to the public good to remove any conflict of interest.
She spoke out long before this. She lost her position at Yale, I think it was, because she believed psychiatrists et.al had a duty to warn.
She does livestreams on YouTube. Often they are twenty minutes, so more bit sized chunks for busy folks. Lately she’s been talking about how to manage violence and different ways to create a more inclusive community.
She cut her teeth working with violent offenders and she created a highly successful programme that wasn’t rolled out across America, I am guessing that the for profit prisons lobbyists may have had something to do with that.
Dr Lee’s website Visit
One doesn’t need psychiatrists to show he’s dangerous
All US presidents are dangerous but he’s Emperor Palpatine dangerous.
Poe Dameron “Some how Trumpatine has returned”
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee explains how Donald Trump displays the same traits as dangerous criminal psychopaths, and recommends his immediate hospitalization to protect humanity from his increasingly desperate and erratic behavior – as the midterms decide his fate – only on The Weekend Show.The Republicans could end this today. Shame on them.
Folks probably don’t have the time to watch this. I will post a few of the highlights when the shorts come out.
Dr Bandy X Lee edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump The first edition was published in 2017. Dr Bandy X. Lee, is a forensic psychiatrist.
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump contained essays by 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals describing the “clear and present danger” that US President Donald Trump’s mental health poses to the “nation and individual well being”. A second edition updated and expanded the book with additional essays.
Dr Lee maintains that the book remains strictly a public service, and all royalties were donated to the public good to remove any conflict of interest.
She spoke out long before this. She lost her position at Yale, I think it was, because she believed psychiatrists et.al had a duty to warn.
She does livestreams on YouTube. Often they are twenty minutes, so more bit sized chunks for busy folks. Lately she’s been talking about how to manage violence and different ways to create a more inclusive community.
She cut her teeth working with violent offenders and she created a highly successful programme that wasn’t rolled out across America, I am guessing that the for profit prisons lobbyists may have had something to do with that.
Dr Lee’s website Visit
One doesn’t need psychiatrists to show he’s dangerous
All US presidents are dangerous but he’s Emperor Palpatine dangerous.Poe Dameron “Some how Trumpatine has returned”
:)
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee explains how Donald Trump displays the same traits as dangerous criminal psychopaths, and recommends his immediate hospitalization to protect humanity from his increasingly desperate and erratic behavior – as the midterms decide his fate – only on The Weekend Show.The Republicans could end this today. Shame on them.
Folks probably don’t have the time to watch this. I will post a few of the highlights when the shorts come out.
Dr Bandy X Lee edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump The first edition was published in 2017. Dr Bandy X. Lee, is a forensic psychiatrist.
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump contained essays by 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals describing the “clear and present danger” that US President Donald Trump’s mental health poses to the “nation and individual well being”. A second edition updated and expanded the book with additional essays.
Dr Lee maintains that the book remains strictly a public service, and all royalties were donated to the public good to remove any conflict of interest.
She spoke out long before this. She lost her position at Yale, I think it was, because she believed psychiatrists et.al had a duty to warn.
She does livestreams on YouTube. Often they are twenty minutes, so more bit sized chunks for busy folks. Lately she’s been talking about how to manage violence and different ways to create a more inclusive community.
She cut her teeth working with violent offenders and she created a highly successful programme that wasn’t rolled out across America, I am guessing that the for profit prisons lobbyists may have had something to do with that.
Dr Lee’s website Visit
One doesn’t need psychiatrists to show he’s dangerous
All US presidents are dangerous but he’s Emperor Palpatine dangerous.Poe Dameron “Some how Trumpatine has returned”
If he wasn’t president you can imagine his rants would attract psychiatric intervention (assuming he had insurance)
Cymek said:
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee explains how Donald Trump displays the same traits as dangerous criminal psychopaths, and recommends his immediate hospitalization to protect humanity from his increasingly desperate and erratic behavior – as the midterms decide his fate – only on The Weekend Show.The Republicans could end this today. Shame on them.
Folks probably don’t have the time to watch this. I will post a few of the highlights when the shorts come out.
Dr Bandy X Lee edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump The first edition was published in 2017. Dr Bandy X. Lee, is a forensic psychiatrist.
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump contained essays by 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals describing the “clear and present danger” that US President Donald Trump’s mental health poses to the “nation and individual well being”. A second edition updated and expanded the book with additional essays.
Dr Lee maintains that the book remains strictly a public service, and all royalties were donated to the public good to remove any conflict of interest.
She spoke out long before this. She lost her position at Yale, I think it was, because she believed psychiatrists et.al had a duty to warn.
She does livestreams on YouTube. Often they are twenty minutes, so more bit sized chunks for busy folks. Lately she’s been talking about how to manage violence and different ways to create a more inclusive community.
She cut her teeth working with violent offenders and she created a highly successful programme that wasn’t rolled out across America, I am guessing that the for profit prisons lobbyists may have had something to do with that.
Dr Lee’s website Visit
One doesn’t need psychiatrists to show he’s dangerous
All US presidents are dangerous but he’s Emperor Palpatine dangerous.Poe Dameron “Some how Trumpatine has returned”
If he wasn’t president you can imagine his rants would attract psychiatric intervention (assuming he had insurance)
Indeed
Cymek said:
Cymek said:
ms spock said:
Forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee explains how Donald Trump displays the same traits as dangerous criminal psychopaths, and recommends his immediate hospitalization to protect humanity from his increasingly desperate and erratic behavior – as the midterms decide his fate – only on The Weekend Show.The Republicans could end this today. Shame on them.
Folks probably don’t have the time to watch this. I will post a few of the highlights when the shorts come out.
Dr Bandy X Lee edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump The first edition was published in 2017. Dr Bandy X. Lee, is a forensic psychiatrist.
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump contained essays by 27 psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals describing the “clear and present danger” that US President Donald Trump’s mental health poses to the “nation and individual well being”. A second edition updated and expanded the book with additional essays.
Dr Lee maintains that the book remains strictly a public service, and all royalties were donated to the public good to remove any conflict of interest.
She spoke out long before this. She lost her position at Yale, I think it was, because she believed psychiatrists et.al had a duty to warn.
She does livestreams on YouTube. Often they are twenty minutes, so more bit sized chunks for busy folks. Lately she’s been talking about how to manage violence and different ways to create a more inclusive community.
She cut her teeth working with violent offenders and she created a highly successful programme that wasn’t rolled out across America, I am guessing that the for profit prisons lobbyists may have had something to do with that.
Dr Lee’s website Visit
One doesn’t need psychiatrists to show he’s dangerous
All US presidents are dangerous but he’s Emperor Palpatine dangerous.Poe Dameron “Some how Trumpatine has returned”
If he wasn’t president you can imagine his rants would attract psychiatric intervention (assuming he had insurance)
All the people he’s abused would be suing him into bankruptcy.
ms spock said:
Cymek said:
Cymek said:One doesn’t need psychiatrists to show he’s dangerous
All US presidents are dangerous but he’s Emperor Palpatine dangerous.Poe Dameron “Some how Trumpatine has returned”
If he wasn’t president you can imagine his rants would attract psychiatric intervention (assuming he had insurance)
Indeed
‘The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump’ can be downloaded from here:
https://annas-archive.pk/search?q=the+dangerous+case+of+donald+trump&check=1
captain_spalding said:
ms spock said:
Cymek said:If he wasn’t president you can imagine his rants would attract psychiatric intervention (assuming he had insurance)
Indeed
‘The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump’ can be downloaded from here:
https://annas-archive.pk/search?q=the+dangerous+case+of+donald+trump&check=1
Great resource captain_spalding. Thanks
Meanwhile
Word of the day “incumbent”.
No one knows what it means.
kii said:
Word of the day “incumbent”.No one knows what it means.
Then it is incumbent on those people to remedy that gap in their knowledge.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Word of the day “incumbent”.No one knows what it means.
Then it is incumbent on those people to remedy that gap in their knowledge.
It’s a Trump thing.
https://www.reddit.com/r/alaska/s/y3A1jLhfY8
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Word of the day “incumbent”.No one knows what it means.
Then it is incumbent on those people to remedy that gap in their knowledge.
It’s a Trump thing.
https://www.reddit.com/r/alaska/s/y3A1jLhfY8
“If we win, then there was no confusion. If we lose, there was MASSIVE cconfusion.”
Greetings Earthlings
It is currently 22°.
Temperatures will range from 18° to 26°.
Humidity is 89%.
It is cloudy and sunny.
Errands, gardening and paper work on the Insurance Company for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. The almost never ending saga.
I hope that all folks have a great day.
ms spock said:
Greetings Earthlings
It is currently 22°.
Temperatures will range from 18° to 26°.
Humidity is 89%.
It is cloudy and sunny.
Errands, gardening and paper work on the Insurance Company for the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. The almost never ending saga.
I hope that all folks have a great day.
Sorry Rong Thread!
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/coddling-putin-wont-bring-peace-to-ukraine-2464d660
Coddling Putin Won’t Bring Peace to Ukraine
Trump’s obeisance to the Kremlin also imperils his legislative agenda in the lame-duck Congress.
Mitch McConnell
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dv said:
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/coddling-putin-wont-bring-peace-to-ukraine-2464d660Coddling Putin Won’t Bring Peace to Ukraine
Trump’s obeisance to the Kremlin also imperils his legislative agenda in the lame-duck Congress.Mitch McConnell
—
Don’t need no Mitch McConnell to tell us that.
Could assume any peace deal lasts long enough for the Russians to try again after replenishing weapons
Cymek said:
dv said:
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/coddling-putin-wont-bring-peace-to-ukraine-2464d660
Coddling Putin Won’t Bring Peace to Ukraine
Trump’s obeisance to the Kremlin also imperils his legislative agenda in the lame-duck Congress.Mitch McConnell
—
Don’t need no Mitch McConnell to tell us that.
Could assume any peace deal lasts long enough for the Russians to try again after replenishing weapons
wait how does the dead man even speak
“They have solar, some solar, not those big monsters that they put up all over, they kill all the animals. The animals jump on them and they fry because those black panels are hotter than your stove.”
Stable genius addressing a rally in Texas yesterday
dv said:
“They have solar, some solar, not those big monsters that they put up all over, they kill all the animals. The animals jump on them and they fry because those black panels are hotter than your stove.”Stable genius addressing a rally in Texas yesterday
Snort.
dv said:
“They have solar, some solar, not those big monsters that they put up all over, they kill all the animals. The animals jump on them and they fry because those black panels are hotter than your stove.”Stable genius addressing a rally in Texas yesterday
Solar panels work best at 25 deg C / 77deg F. They can usually stand temps up to 65 deg C / 149 deg F.
Most panels reach 49°C to 66°C (120°F to 150°F) on hot, sunny days.
70 deg C / 158 deg F is the generally accepted minimum temp needed to thoroughly fry an egg, and it’d take about 4 minutes.
If there’s any animals frying on solar panels, then it’s likely they were already dead before they were put on that surface.
Only MAGA voters would be dumb enough to sit on a hot solar panel for more than four minutes.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:“They have solar, some solar, not those big monsters that they put up all over, they kill all the animals. The animals jump on them and they fry because those black panels are hotter than your stove.”Stable genius addressing a rally in Texas yesterday
Solar panels work best at 25 deg C / 77deg F. They can usually stand temps up to 65 deg C / 149 deg F.
Most panels reach 49°C to 66°C (120°F to 150°F) on hot, sunny days.
70 deg C / 158 deg F is the generally accepted minimum temp needed to thoroughly fry an egg, and it’d take about 4 minutes.
If there’s any animals frying on solar panels, then it’s likely they were already dead before they were put on that surface.
Only MAGA voters would be dumb enough to sit on a hot solar panel for more than four minutes.
Good summation.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
“They have solar, some solar, not those big monsters that they put up all over, they kill all the animals. The animals jump on them and they fry because those black panels are hotter than your stove.”Stable genius addressing a rally in Texas yesterday
Solar panels work best at 25 deg C / 77deg F. They can usually stand temps up to 65 deg C / 149 deg F.
Most panels reach 49°C to 66°C (120°F to 150°F) on hot, sunny days.
70 deg C / 158 deg F is the generally accepted minimum temp needed to thoroughly fry an egg, and it’d take about 4 minutes.
If there’s any animals frying on solar panels, then it’s likely they were already dead before they were put on that surface.
Only MAGA voters would be dumb enough to sit on a hot solar panel for more than four minutes.
Good summation.
we mean trying to reason those geniuses out of a fascism they didn’t reason themselves into is so going to work
MAGAs try to explain how Trump’s policies have personally made their lives better.
https://bsky.app/profile/iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social/post/3myvsww6kqs2l
Divine Angel said:
MAGAs try to explain how Trump’s policies have personally made their lives better.https://bsky.app/profile/iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social/post/3myvsww6kqs2l
Giggle.
alleged
SCIENCE said:
alleged
Obama and Trump.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F384L3Z2K/
kii said:
Obama and Trump.https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F384L3Z2K/
I’ve been reading ‘The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump – 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President’
(download from here: https://annas-archive.pk/search?q=the+dangerous+case+of+donald+trump&check=1)
Published in 2017, it predicts so much of Trump’s decline in his second term, and so many of the things that he’s done. And, in 2017, no-one knew for sure he’d get a second term.
One expert summed it up: Trump’s development stopped in early childhood.
5 days out from the midterms, might as well have a squiz at how the Senate races are playing in the polls.
The House is important, but it seems certain the Dems will get a working majority, and the exact extent doesn’t matter that much. In the Senate, the numbers will matter for at least two reasons. Firstly they want a large enough majority to overcome internal resistance. At 52-48, the D leadership would struggle on several issues to enact their will because of conservative Democratic senators. At 54-46 they’ll have more options. Secondly, these senators will be around for six years: If they get to 54-46, they could have a view to being at 60-40 in 2028, which is a filibuster-proof majority.—-
At present the senate balance is 53R-47D but that 47 includes senators King and Sanders, independents who caucus with the Democrats. There are opportunities for more Dem-friendly independents to win office this year.
35 Senate seats are up for election: 33 “regular” election and 2 “special” elections for to elect replacements. Of this 35, 22 are held by Republicans, 13 by Democrats. Of the senate spots not up for election this year, 31 are held by Reps, 34 are held by Dems and friends.
*Solid Republican (almost certain R victory)
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
*Very likely Republican
Florida: Moody ® ahead by 7%, Nixon (D) a long shot
Idaho: independent Todd Achilles has a long shot
Mississippi: Colom (D) is 3% behind in latest poll
Montana: independent Bodnar has a long shot
South Dakota: independent Brian Bengs has a long shot
*Republican leading but within polling margin
South Carolina: Darline Graham ® leads Annie Andrews by 1.5% but the margin is closing
*Neck and Neck
Iowa: Turek (D) ahead by less than 1%
Kansas: Hamilton (D) ahead by less than 1%
Nebraska: independent Dan Osborn ahead by less than 1%
*Democrats leading but within polling margin
Alaska: Peltola (D) ahead by 4%
Maine: Jackson (D) ahead 3%
Michigan: El Sayed (D) ahead 3%
Ohio: Brown (D) ahead 3%
Texas: Talarico (D) ahead 3%
*Very likely Democrat
Georgia
Minnesota
New Hampshire
*Solid Democrat
Colorado
Delaware
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island
Virginia
The likely range then is 56D* – 44R to 47D*- 53R. The most likely would be somethng like 53D* – 47R.
*including King, Sanders and maybe Osborn
Governorships are also important for federal politics since state governments determine congressional boundaries, and also affect ballot access and the conduct of federal elections. They are of course also important in their own right as state governments wield tremendous power in health and education etc.
—-
Of the 50 governorships, 36 are up for election. Currently 26 are R, 24 are D. 18 of each are up for election.
*Solid Republican
Alabama
Arkansas
Idaho
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wyoming
*Very likely Republican
Kansas (gain for R)
New Hampshire
South Carolina
*Republic leads within polling margin
Florida
Nebraska
Texas
Vermont
*Neck and Neck
Georgia (currently R held)
Nevada (currently R held)
*Democrat leads within polling margin
Ohio (gain for D)
Oregon
Wisconsin
*Very likely Democratic
Iowa (gain for D)
Michigan
New Mexico
*Solid Democrat
Alaska (gain for D)
Arizona (gain for D)
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Democrats might reasonably hope to pick up between 4 and 6 governorships, with some chance of 10.
However it seems Kansas will likely be won by the Republican, as the very popular incumbent Laura Kelly cannot run again. Democrat Tina Kotek, governor of Oregon, is also at some risk.
dv said:
The likely range then is 56D* – 44R to 47D*- 53R. The most likely would be somethng like 53D* – 47R.
Senate polling tends to have a margin of error of about 5 points, push this back through the washing machine and it’s not inconceivable to see things going down to the wire. At the end of the day the Dems need to pick up 4 seats and while the numbers look good for the Dems, I’m not counting anu chickens in Maine, Texas or Alaska
President Obama in Atlanta responding to the response from Trump about The Cheesecake Factory joke.
I’d laugh, but it all so insane.
dv said:
Governorships are also important for federal politics since state governments determine congressional boundaries, and also affect ballot access and the conduct of federal elections. They are of course also important in their own right as state governments wield tremendous power in health and education etc.
—-
Of the 50 governorships, 36 are up for election. Currently 26 are R, 24 are D. 18 of each are up for election.
*Solid Republican
Alabama
Arkansas
Idaho
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wyoming*Very likely Republican
Kansas (gain for R)
New Hampshire
South Carolina*Republic leads within polling margin
Florida
Nebraska
Texas
Vermont*Neck and Neck
Georgia (currently R held)
Nevada (currently R held)*Democrat leads within polling margin
Ohio (gain for D)
Oregon
Wisconsin*Very likely Democratic
Iowa (gain for D)
Michigan
New Mexico*Solid Democrat
Alaska (gain for D)
Arizona (gain for D)
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode IslandDemocrats might reasonably hope to pick up between 4 and 6 governorships, with some chance of 10.
However it seems Kansas will likely be won by the Republican, as the very popular incumbent Laura Kelly cannot run again. Democrat Tina Kotek, governor of Oregon, is also at some risk.
Its interesting that Republican dominated states are mostly Southern states
Still hanging in hoping slavery will be re-established and marrying sisters or brothers becomes legal
Cymek said:
Its interesting that Republican dominated states are mostly Southern states
Still hanging in hoping slavery will be re-established and marrying sisters or brothers becomes legal
While the colour of a person’s skin is somewhat indicative of their voting preference, the biggest indicators of current voting preference in the US are where people live (rural or metropolitan), what their educational status is and what their religious beliefs are.
If you live in a rural area, are a non-university graduate or are a practicing Christian, it’s more likely than not that you are voting for the GOP
the NYT is reporting that Democratic operatives recruited Dan Sullivan(s) in Alaska in order to act as “Spoiler Candidates”
diddly-squat said:
the NYT is reporting that Democratic operatives recruited Dan Sullivan(s) in Alaska in order to act as “Spoiler Candidates”
NYT has gone downhill…
dv said:
diddly-squat said:the NYT is reporting that Democratic operatives recruited Dan Sullivan(s) in Alaska in order to act as “Spoiler Candidates”
NYT has gone downhill…
them and CNN both
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Obama and Trump.https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F384L3Z2K/
I’ve been reading ‘The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump – 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President’
(download from here: https://annas-archive.pk/search?q=the+dangerous+case+of+donald+trump&check=1)
Published in 2017, it predicts so much of Trump’s decline in his second term, and so many of the things that he’s done. And, in 2017, no-one knew for sure he’d get a second term.
One expert summed it up: Trump’s development stopped in early childhood.
That’s on my reading list.
Dr Mary Trump has a good take on the stalled development of Trump, also Dr Bandy Lee.
Oh no! Anyway…
Less than a week from the midterms, Trump is very, very unpopular
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/donald-trump-popularity-midterms-casey-briggs/107319280
(This headline is from the main news page, the article’s headline is different 🤷🏻♀️)
Divine Angel said:
Oh no! Anyway…
Less than a week from the midterms, Trump is very, very unpopular
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/donald-trump-popularity-midterms-casey-briggs/107319280
(This headline is from the main news page, the article’s headline is different 🤷🏻♀️)
when you reload the news pages you see they run different titles constantly, it’s sad but yousr ABC have bought into the whole ABC testing thing these days so it’s all click bait
kii said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Obama and Trump.https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1F384L3Z2K/
I’ve been reading ‘The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump – 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President’
(download from here: https://annas-archive.pk/search?q=the+dangerous+case+of+donald+trump&check=1)
Published in 2017, it predicts so much of Trump’s decline in his second term, and so many of the things that he’s done. And, in 2017, no-one knew for sure he’d get a second term.
One expert summed it up: Trump’s development stopped in early childhood.
That’s on my reading list.
Dr Mary Trump has a good take on the stalled development of Trump, also Dr Bandy Lee.
I already know enough about the Orange Shitgibbon, re who,what when where and why he is. I don’t, and won’t read anything that confirms my thoughts and opinion. Nor, for that matter, anything “new” . It same old, same old over and over again.
After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil’s rightful leader
SAO PAULO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil’s rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country’s Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes.
Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after leaving Brazil, where he refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. He thanked Argentine leader Javier Milei for helping him make the journey and US President Donald Trump, who granted him and his family entry visas, for welcoming him.
In an initial open letter posted on X, Bolsonaro declared himself “the elected president.” He then deleted that version and updated it with another letter in which he said he was the rightful “leader” of Brazil.
“I want to say, not only to my 60 million voters but to the Brazilian people, that I am the leader and that the criminals who stole Brazil’s election are part of a criminal organization that has established a tyranny,” he said in the updated version.
Lula’s victory has been recognized by Brazil’s federal electoral court, global leaders, international observers, and Bolsonaro’s own party.
Brazil’s election took place in full compliance with legal and constitutional requirements, electoral authority chief Kassio Nunes Marques said in a statement, without referencing Bolsonaro’s letter.
Asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews about Bolsonaro’s comments, Trump declined to comment, reiterating earlier views that it was “a very strange election.”
PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON
Bolsonaro’s declaration poses a problem for Washington as it seeks to navigate a rift with Latin America’s largest country, home to the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earths.
Lula has accused Washington of colluding with the Bolsonaro family to help return them to power. Ahead of Sunday’s election, Reuters reported on a US State Department campaign to restore the Bolsonaros to office. Washington denies meddling in Brazil’s domestic affairs.
Trump has previously alleged Flavio’s father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a victim of judicial persecution.
Gee, how surprising.
Spiny Norman said:
After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil’s rightful leaderSAO PAULO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil’s rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country’s Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes.
Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after leaving Brazil, where he refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. He thanked Argentine leader Javier Milei for helping him make the journey and US President Donald Trump, who granted him and his family entry visas, for welcoming him.
In an initial open letter posted on X, Bolsonaro declared himself “the elected president.” He then deleted that version and updated it with another letter in which he said he was the rightful “leader” of Brazil.
“I want to say, not only to my 60 million voters but to the Brazilian people, that I am the leader and that the criminals who stole Brazil’s election are part of a criminal organization that has established a tyranny,” he said in the updated version.
Lula’s victory has been recognized by Brazil’s federal electoral court, global leaders, international observers, and Bolsonaro’s own party.Brazil’s election took place in full compliance with legal and constitutional requirements, electoral authority chief Kassio Nunes Marques said in a statement, without referencing Bolsonaro’s letter.
Asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews about Bolsonaro’s comments, Trump declined to comment, reiterating earlier views that it was “a very strange election.”PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON
Bolsonaro’s declaration poses a problem for Washington as it seeks to navigate a rift with Latin America’s largest country, home to the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earths.Lula has accused Washington of colluding with the Bolsonaro family to help return them to power. Ahead of Sunday’s election, Reuters reported on a US State Department campaign to restore the Bolsonaros to office. Washington denies meddling in Brazil’s domestic affairs.
Trump has previously alleged Flavio’s father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a victim of judicial persecution.
Gee, how surprising.
It’s like Idi Amin retiring to Jeddah
dv said:
Spiny Norman said:
After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil’s rightful leaderSAO PAULO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil’s rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country’s Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes.
Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after leaving Brazil, where he refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. He thanked Argentine leader Javier Milei for helping him make the journey and US President Donald Trump, who granted him and his family entry visas, for welcoming him.
In an initial open letter posted on X, Bolsonaro declared himself “the elected president.” He then deleted that version and updated it with another letter in which he said he was the rightful “leader” of Brazil.
“I want to say, not only to my 60 million voters but to the Brazilian people, that I am the leader and that the criminals who stole Brazil’s election are part of a criminal organization that has established a tyranny,” he said in the updated version.
Lula’s victory has been recognized by Brazil’s federal electoral court, global leaders, international observers, and Bolsonaro’s own party.Brazil’s election took place in full compliance with legal and constitutional requirements, electoral authority chief Kassio Nunes Marques said in a statement, without referencing Bolsonaro’s letter.
Asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews about Bolsonaro’s comments, Trump declined to comment, reiterating earlier views that it was “a very strange election.”PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON
Bolsonaro’s declaration poses a problem for Washington as it seeks to navigate a rift with Latin America’s largest country, home to the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earths.Lula has accused Washington of colluding with the Bolsonaro family to help return them to power. Ahead of Sunday’s election, Reuters reported on a US State Department campaign to restore the Bolsonaros to office. Washington denies meddling in Brazil’s domestic affairs.
Trump has previously alleged Flavio’s father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a victim of judicial persecution.
Gee, how surprising.
It’s like Idi Amin retiring to Jeddah
Yeah. :(
FWIW we were based in the same hotel as him, the Al Bilad.
Unwittingly, I have sat in the same seat he used on the couch in the hotel when watching people go in & out. He was long gone by the time we got there though.
Spiny Norman said:
After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil’s rightful leaderSAO PAULO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil’s rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country’s Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes.
Bolsonaro arrived in Miami after leaving Brazil, where he refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. He thanked Argentine leader Javier Milei for helping him make the journey and US President Donald Trump, who granted him and his family entry visas, for welcoming him.
In an initial open letter posted on X, Bolsonaro declared himself “the elected president.” He then deleted that version and updated it with another letter in which he said he was the rightful “leader” of Brazil.
“I want to say, not only to my 60 million voters but to the Brazilian people, that I am the leader and that the criminals who stole Brazil’s election are part of a criminal organization that has established a tyranny,” he said in the updated version.
Lula’s victory has been recognized by Brazil’s federal electoral court, global leaders, international observers, and Bolsonaro’s own party.Brazil’s election took place in full compliance with legal and constitutional requirements, electoral authority chief Kassio Nunes Marques said in a statement, without referencing Bolsonaro’s letter.
Asked by reporters at Joint Base Andrews about Bolsonaro’s comments, Trump declined to comment, reiterating earlier views that it was “a very strange election.”PROBLEM FOR WASHINGTON
Bolsonaro’s declaration poses a problem for Washington as it seeks to navigate a rift with Latin America’s largest country, home to the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earths.Lula has accused Washington of colluding with the Bolsonaro family to help return them to power. Ahead of Sunday’s election, Reuters reported on a US State Department campaign to restore the Bolsonaros to office. Washington denies meddling in Brazil’s domestic affairs.
Trump has previously alleged Flavio’s father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was a victim of judicial persecution.
Gee, how surprising.
It’s always a dnagerous thing when people running for elected office refuse to accept the result.
I guess
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-kushner-hacked-phone-secret-negotiations
kii said:
President Obama in Atlanta responding to the response from Trump about The Cheesecake Factory joke.
I’d laugh, but it all so insane.
so they compared kkk to saddam hussein, pretty sure they should be arrested for threatening to wage illegal war on and kill the great dear glorious beloved leader
Mr Guerrero voted for Mr Trump two years ago partly because he vowed to stop the wave of refugees and migrants coming across the southern border. However, he says the wave of arrests will drive people to vote for the Democrats. “[Former US president Joe] Biden was a failure,” Mr Guerrero says. “He opened our borders. Nobody wanted that. Nobody wants open borders. So when Trump was like, ‘We’re gonna stop that. We’re gonna close that. We’re gonna send them all back,’ [we were pleased]. Of course we want them to go back, but we never thought that he was gonna terrorise people that were here already working and and providing a better living for their families.”
nobody could have foreseen it
As Trump appears to be planning to subvert the midterm elections, social psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee returns to explain the psychology of why he will never admit defeat, nor leave office, as his desperation grows stronger in the face of a collapsing regime which is becoming increasingly violent and aggressive – only on The Weekend Show.
Visit www.bandylee.com
This is from two weeks ago.
I don’t know if they do shorts on these ones.
Joshua Putnam
OK, whatever your opinions on the original hack doxxing tens of thousands of ICE and DHS employees, this self-doxxing is funny.
If someone releases a huge list of people who wanted to remain secret, and you want to know if you’re on that list, download the whole list and search it locally. Don’t use your work IP address to go put your own name into their search logs.
Someone didn’t pay attention in their online security training.
ChrispenEvan said:
Joshua Putnam
OK, whatever your opinions on the original hack doxxing tens of thousands of ICE and DHS employees, this self-doxxing is funny.
If someone releases a huge list of people who wanted to remain secret, and you want to know if you’re on that list, download the whole list and search it locally. Don’t use your work IP address to go put your own name into their search logs.
Someone didn’t pay attention in their online security training.
I don’t think that you have to number among America’s best and brightest to qualify for ICE.
He looks like a Thunderbirds marionette.
kii said:
⚠️Texas MAGA lawmaker Don Huffines is in full panic mode: “We’re not doing good right now in the early vote. We’re getting beat by the leftists. We’re getting beat bad. You need to know that. You need to be scared.”He looks like a Thunderbirds marionette.
His crowd is unimpressed. A couple of those women appear to be looking at their phones. They won’t get their pay for standing behind him and looking pretty.
buffy said:
kii said:
⚠️Texas MAGA lawmaker Don Huffines is in full panic mode: “We’re not doing good right now in the early vote. We’re getting beat by the leftists. We’re getting beat bad. You need to know that. You need to be scared.”He looks like a Thunderbirds marionette.
His crowd is unimpressed. A couple of those women appear to be looking at their phones. They won’t get their pay for standing behind him and looking pretty.
He looks scared.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
kii said:
⚠️Texas MAGA lawmaker Don Huffines is in full panic mode: “We’re not doing good right now in the early vote. We’re getting beat by the leftists. We’re getting beat bad. You need to know that. You need to be scared.”He looks like a Thunderbirds marionette.
His crowd is unimpressed. A couple of those women appear to be looking at their phones. They won’t get their pay for standing behind him and looking pretty.
He looks scared.
He’ll probably start kicking the sides out of his crib soon.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
kii said:
⚠️Texas MAGA lawmaker Don Huffines is in full panic mode: “We’re not doing good right now in the early vote. We’re getting beat by the leftists. We’re getting beat bad. You need to know that. You need to be scared.”He looks like a Thunderbirds marionette.
His crowd is unimpressed. A couple of those women appear to be looking at their phones. They won’t get their pay for standing behind him and looking pretty.
He looks scared.
I haven’t looked at it yet, and may not because facebook covers whatever I watch with a “Login or Join Up” screen after a short time, which is intensely annoying.
What I do find interesting is that kii (intentionally or not) put a mouseover in the link. This is something I might experiment with. Later.
We were going for a walk on the beach, but may not because there is rain around.
Ian said:
:)
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:His crowd is unimpressed. A couple of those women appear to be looking at their phones. They won’t get their pay for standing behind him and looking pretty.
He looks scared.
I haven’t looked at it yet, and may not because facebook covers whatever I watch with a “Login or Join Up” screen after a short time, which is intensely annoying.
What I do find interesting is that kii (intentionally or not) put a mouseover in the link. This is something I might experiment with. Later.
We were going for a walk on the beach, but may not because there is rain around.
Not intentionally, MV. I was lying in bed with the tablet held over my face and it was easier to c’n‘p the available caption than to edit a nice neat link caption. Plus it was late o’clock.
kii said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:He looks scared.
I haven’t looked at it yet, and may not because facebook covers whatever I watch with a “Login or Join Up” screen after a short time, which is intensely annoying.
What I do find interesting is that kii (intentionally or not) put a mouseover in the link. This is something I might experiment with. Later.
We were going for a walk on the beach, but may not because there is rain around.
Not intentionally, MV. I was lying in bed with the tablet held over my face and it was easier to c’n‘p the available caption than to edit a nice neat link caption. Plus it was late o’clock.
I figured out how it works. Most pleased with myself. (The mouseover is contained in brackets in the link’s description.)
Michael V said:
kii said:
Michael V said:I haven’t looked at it yet, and may not because facebook covers whatever I watch with a “Login or Join Up” screen after a short time, which is intensely annoying.
What I do find interesting is that kii (intentionally or not) put a mouseover in the link. This is something I might experiment with. Later.
We were going for a walk on the beach, but may not because there is rain around.
Not intentionally, MV. I was lying in bed with the tablet held over my face and it was easier to c’n‘p the available caption than to edit a nice neat link caption. Plus it was late o’clock.
I figured out how it works. Most pleased with myself. (The mouseover is contained in brackets in the link’s description.)
Ah, cool.
kii said:
Michael V said:
kii said:
Not intentionally, MV. I was lying in bed with the tablet held over my face and it was easier to c’n‘p the available caption than to edit a nice neat link caption. Plus it was late o’clock.
I figured out how it works. Most pleased with myself. (The mouseover is contained in brackets in the link’s description.)
Ah, cool.
love yous all
ms spock said:
Dr Bandy X LeeProject Human Survival Meeting
6 minutes
Thanks. Dr Bandy Lee is clear and straightforward. I really appreciate her insight.
dv said:
GCS 0
Meanwhile in the USA…
From Brandon Weber’s Facebook page…
Dwight Jackson was putting up Halloween decorations outside his home in Chattahoochee, Florida, when he suffered a seizure. His brother called for medical help, and EMS arrived.
According to his brother, medics were still treating Jackson when Sgt. Price pushed past them and used a Taser on him. Jackson says he wasn’t combative—he was experiencing a seizure. Police Chief Michael Miller claimed Jackson physically resisted and grabbed the officer’s body armor.
Price has since been fired. The chief said his conduct failed departmental standards; the department also reviewed a separate confrontation with an EMS employee.
Jackson told WCTV the experience was “more terrifying than being in the war” because “it’s unexpected; I’m defenseless.”
Imagine calling for medical help and ending up terrified of the people who arrive. A medical emergency should never turn into a fucking police brutality nightmare.
kii said:
Meanwhile in the USA…From Brandon Weber’s Facebook page…
Dwight Jackson was putting up Halloween decorations outside his home in Chattahoochee, Florida, when he suffered a seizure. His brother called for medical help, and EMS arrived.
According to his brother, medics were still treating Jackson when Sgt. Price pushed past them and used a Taser on him. Jackson says he wasn’t combative—he was experiencing a seizure. Police Chief Michael Miller claimed Jackson physically resisted and grabbed the officer’s body armor.
Price has since been fired. The chief said his conduct failed departmental standards; the department also reviewed a separate confrontation with an EMS employee.
Jackson told WCTV the experience was “more terrifying than being in the war” because “it’s unexpected; I’m defenseless.”
Imagine calling for medical help and ending up terrified of the people who arrive. A medical emergency should never turn into a fucking police brutality nightmare.
So, the cop turns up, barges in, and zaps the patient on thee ground seven times?
What crime did the policeman think the bloke was committing? Receiving medical treatment with malicious intent? Having a seizure without a permit?
How off your face on whatever it was do you have to be to misread a situation that badly?
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Meanwhile in the USA…From Brandon Weber’s Facebook page…
Dwight Jackson was putting up Halloween decorations outside his home in Chattahoochee, Florida, when he suffered a seizure. His brother called for medical help, and EMS arrived.
According to his brother, medics were still treating Jackson when Sgt. Price pushed past them and used a Taser on him. Jackson says he wasn’t combative—he was experiencing a seizure. Police Chief Michael Miller claimed Jackson physically resisted and grabbed the officer’s body armor.
Price has since been fired. The chief said his conduct failed departmental standards; the department also reviewed a separate confrontation with an EMS employee.
Jackson told WCTV the experience was “more terrifying than being in the war” because “it’s unexpected; I’m defenseless.”
Imagine calling for medical help and ending up terrified of the people who arrive. A medical emergency should never turn into a fucking police brutality nightmare.
So, the cop turns up, barges in, and zaps the patient on thee ground seven times?
What crime did the policeman think the bloke was committing? Receiving medical treatment with malicious intent? Having a seizure without a permit?
How off your face on whatever it was do you have to be to misread a situation that badly?
Shows it’s best not to participate in Halloween decorations and all that.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Meanwhile in the USA…From Brandon Weber’s Facebook page…
Dwight Jackson was putting up Halloween decorations outside his home in Chattahoochee, Florida, when he suffered a seizure. His brother called for medical help, and EMS arrived.
According to his brother, medics were still treating Jackson when Sgt. Price pushed past them and used a Taser on him. Jackson says he wasn’t combative—he was experiencing a seizure. Police Chief Michael Miller claimed Jackson physically resisted and grabbed the officer’s body armor.
Price has since been fired. The chief said his conduct failed departmental standards; the department also reviewed a separate confrontation with an EMS employee.
Jackson told WCTV the experience was “more terrifying than being in the war” because “it’s unexpected; I’m defenseless.”
Imagine calling for medical help and ending up terrified of the people who arrive. A medical emergency should never turn into a fucking police brutality nightmare.
So, the cop turns up, barges in, and zaps the patient on thee ground seven times?
What crime did the policeman think the bloke was committing? Receiving medical treatment with malicious intent? Having a seizure without a permit?
How off your face on whatever it was do you have to be to misread a situation that badly?
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party_pants said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Meanwhile in the USA…From Brandon Weber’s Facebook page…
Dwight Jackson was putting up Halloween decorations outside his home in Chattahoochee, Florida, when he suffered a seizure. His brother called for medical help, and EMS arrived.
According to his brother, medics were still treating Jackson when Sgt. Price pushed past them and used a Taser on him. Jackson says he wasn’t combative—he was experiencing a seizure. Police Chief Michael Miller claimed Jackson physically resisted and grabbed the officer’s body armor.
Price has since been fired. The chief said his conduct failed departmental standards; the department also reviewed a separate confrontation with an EMS employee.
Jackson told WCTV the experience was “more terrifying than being in the war” because “it’s unexpected; I’m defenseless.”
Imagine calling for medical help and ending up terrified of the people who arrive. A medical emergency should never turn into a fucking police brutality nightmare.
So, the cop turns up, barges in, and zaps the patient on thee ground seven times?
What crime did the policeman think the bloke was committing? Receiving medical treatment with malicious intent? Having a seizure without a permit?
How off your face on whatever it was do you have to be to misread a situation that badly?
Shows it’s best not to participate in Halloween decorations and all that.
Yeah, I guess.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Meanwhile in the USA…From Brandon Weber’s Facebook page…
Dwight Jackson was putting up Halloween decorations outside his home in Chattahoochee, Florida, when he suffered a seizure. His brother called for medical help, and EMS arrived.
According to his brother, medics were still treating Jackson when Sgt. Price pushed past them and used a Taser on him. Jackson says he wasn’t combative—he was experiencing a seizure. Police Chief Michael Miller claimed Jackson physically resisted and grabbed the officer’s body armor.
Price has since been fired. The chief said his conduct failed departmental standards; the department also reviewed a separate confrontation with an EMS employee.
Jackson told WCTV the experience was “more terrifying than being in the war” because “it’s unexpected; I’m defenseless.”
Imagine calling for medical help and ending up terrified of the people who arrive. A medical emergency should never turn into a fucking police brutality nightmare.
So, the cop turns up, barges in, and zaps the patient on thee ground seven times?
What crime did the policeman think the bloke was committing? Receiving medical treatment with malicious intent? Having a seizure without a permit?
How off your face on whatever it was do you have to be to misread a situation that badly?
Apparently the “crime” was being Black while having a seizure.
Local US election officials are bracing for the possibility of violence and intimidation when Americans turn up to vote at the November midterm elections.
The Trump administration has not ruled out deploying armed law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, to polling booths.
What’s next?
Pro-democracy advocates fear Donald Trump will reject the midterm election results if the Democrats win control of Congress.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-01/us-midterm-election-officials-prepare-ice-agents-trump-meddling/107322620
Divine Angel said:
Local US election officials are bracing for the possibility of violence and intimidation when Americans turn up to vote at the November midterm elections.
The Trump administration has not ruled out deploying armed law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, to polling booths.What’s next?
Pro-democracy advocates fear Donald Trump will reject the midterm election results if the Democrats win control of Congress.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-01/us-midterm-election-officials-prepare-ice-agents-trump-meddling/107322620
No doubt they’ll cancel the Melbourne Cup and tell us all to head for the hills.
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Local US election officials are bracing for the possibility of violence and intimidation when Americans turn up to vote at the November midterm elections.
The Trump administration has not ruled out deploying armed law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, to polling booths.What’s next?
Pro-democracy advocates fear Donald Trump will reject the midterm election results if the Democrats win control of Congress.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-01/us-midterm-election-officials-prepare-ice-agents-trump-meddling/107322620
No doubt they’ll cancel the Melbourne Cup and tell us all to head for the hills.
It’s why we need the three days of food and water supplies
Divine Angel said:
Woodie said:
Divine Angel said:
Local US election officials are bracing for the possibility of violence and intimidation when Americans turn up to vote at the November midterm elections.
The Trump administration has not ruled out deploying armed law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, to polling booths.What’s next?
Pro-democracy advocates fear Donald Trump will reject the midterm election results if the Democrats win control of Congress.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-01/us-midterm-election-officials-prepare-ice-agents-trump-meddling/107322620
No doubt they’ll cancel the Melbourne Cup and tell us all to head for the hills.
It’s why we need the three days of food and water supplies
I need the water.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Meanwhile in the USA…From Brandon Weber’s Facebook page…
Dwight Jackson was putting up Halloween decorations outside his home in Chattahoochee, Florida, when he suffered a seizure. His brother called for medical help, and EMS arrived.
According to his brother, medics were still treating Jackson when Sgt. Price pushed past them and used a Taser on him. Jackson says he wasn’t combative—he was experiencing a seizure. Police Chief Michael Miller claimed Jackson physically resisted and grabbed the officer’s body armor.
Price has since been fired. The chief said his conduct failed departmental standards; the department also reviewed a separate confrontation with an EMS employee.
Jackson told WCTV the experience was “more terrifying than being in the war” because “it’s unexpected; I’m defenseless.”
Imagine calling for medical help and ending up terrified of the people who arrive. A medical emergency should never turn into a fucking police brutality nightmare.
So, the cop turns up, barges in, and zaps the patient on thee ground seven times?
What crime did the policeman think the bloke was committing? Receiving medical treatment with malicious intent? Having a seizure without a permit?
How off your face on whatever it was do you have to be to misread a situation that badly?
thankfully this kind of thing never happens in Australia, they only electroshock upstanding 95 year old persons who used to menstruate, when they’re brandishing bladed weapons and advancing threateningly with support from metal exoskeleton like frames
alleged
SCIENCE said:
alleged
LOLz
:)
NOTHING BUT THE BEST?
The streaks running down the The Arts of War Sculptures and The Arts of Peace Sculptures are not actual melting gold (which requires temperatures over 2,000°F).
Instead, observers and critics point to issues with the $5.1 million regilding and restoration project completed in July 2026 for America’s 250th anniversary:
• Improper application or sealants: The 23.75-karat gold leaf or the underlying adhesives, lacquers, and protective coatings were potentially misapplied or unsuited for outdoor weather exposure.
• Rain and runoff: Observers noted that when it rains, excess residue, adhesives, or degradation products wash off the statues and streak down the stone pedestals, creating a dripping or “melting” appearance.
• Rushed execution: The National Park Service awarded the no-bid contract with an accelerated timeline to finish the work by July 4, drawing criticism from preservationists and the public regarding oversight and execution quality.
ChrispenEvan said:
NOTHING BUT THE BEST?The streaks running down the The Arts of War Sculptures and The Arts of Peace Sculptures are not actual melting gold (which requires temperatures over 2,000°F).
Instead, observers and critics point to issues with the $5.1 million regilding and restoration project completed in July 2026 for America’s 250th anniversary:
• Improper application or sealants: The 23.75-karat gold leaf or the underlying adhesives, lacquers, and protective coatings were potentially misapplied or unsuited for outdoor weather exposure.
• Rain and runoff: Observers noted that when it rains, excess residue, adhesives, or degradation products wash off the statues and streak down the stone pedestals, creating a dripping or “melting” appearance.
• Rushed execution: The National Park Service awarded the no-bid contract with an accelerated timeline to finish the work by July 4, drawing criticism from preservationists and the public regarding oversight and execution quality.
Blah.
Days out from polling day in the mid terms and Haley Stevens (D) has endorsed Mike Rogers ® in the critical Michigan senate race.
diddly-squat said:
Days out from polling day in the mid terms and Haley Stevens (D) has endorsed Mike Rogers ® in the critical Michigan senate race.
I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
Days out from polling day in the mid terms and Haley Stevens (D) has endorsed Mike Rogers ® in the critical Michigan senate race.
I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
Team sports gets mentioned a lot.
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
Days out from polling day in the mid terms and Haley Stevens (D) has endorsed Mike Rogers ® in the critical Michigan senate race.
I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
I dunno. It’s not remiss of the established supporter base of a politician to trust them to know more about the issues involved than themselves. In this case a Democrat endorsing a Republican because they fear the Democrat is too radical is a significant development that relays important information to the electorate and is not merely lip service.
alleged
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
Days out from polling day in the mid terms and Haley Stevens (D) has endorsed Mike Rogers ® in the critical Michigan senate race.
I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
Think of it like how political parties here squabble over how they preference other parties on their how to vote cards.. it’s the same kinda thing
It’s inconsequential and consequential at the same time because it speaks to the values of the person doing the endorsing.
Witty Rejoinder said:
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
Days out from polling day in the mid terms and Haley Stevens (D) has endorsed Mike Rogers ® in the critical Michigan senate race.
I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
I dunno. It’s not remiss of the established supporter base of a politician to trust them to know more about the issues involved than themselves. In this case a Democrat endorsing a Republican because they fear the Democrat is too radical is a significant development that relays important information to the electorate and is not merely lip service.
It just reads like sour grapes with a rival candidate to me. So information probably not to be trusted. Very unbecoming.
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
Days out from polling day in the mid terms and Haley Stevens (D) has endorsed Mike Rogers ® in the critical Michigan senate race.
I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
Think of it like how political parties here squabble over how they preference other parties on their how to vote cards.. it’s the same kinda thing
It’s inconsequential and consequential at the same time because it speaks to the values of the person doing the endorsing.
I don’t think I’ve ever bothered with knowing who is preferencing who. But I guess other people do.
buffy said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
buffy said:I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
I dunno. It’s not remiss of the established supporter base of a politician to trust them to know more about the issues involved than themselves. In this case a Democrat endorsing a Republican because they fear the Democrat is too radical is a significant development that relays important information to the electorate and is not merely lip service.
It just reads like sour grapes with a rival candidate to me. So information probably not to be trusted. Very unbecoming.
the thing is that that the senate race is close, Dems currently have their noses in front in the polling but national senate polls carry and upwards of 5 point margin of error. The Michigan race has been front and centre this entire cycle and is one of the tipping point states; so who wins Michigan, actually matters.
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
buffy said:I don’t think I understand this endorsing thing. Who cares? In a democracy you just choose who you vote for on whatever grounds you think are appropriate. What does it matter who anyone else likes. It’s very playground behaviour.
Think of it like how political parties here squabble over how they preference other parties on their how to vote cards.. it’s the same kinda thing
It’s inconsequential and consequential at the same time because it speaks to the values of the person doing the endorsing.
I don’t think I’ve ever bothered with knowing who is preferencing who. But I guess other people do.
a not inconsequential number of people look to their representatives for guidance on, among other things, who to trust.
What is a little bit different this election is that early in person turn out is way up as people are dubious of the validity of votes cast by mail (because they are worried their vote won’t be counted), so late endorsements probably don’t count for a lot.
In my my mind single issue voters that are discounting El-Sayed on the basis of a supposed non-support of Jewish people are probably doing more harm than good.
Current key senate rates
Talarico leads Paxton by 2.9% in Texas
diddly-squat said:
Current key senate ratesTalarico leads Paxton by 2.9% in Texas
My Houston sister will be pleased with this.
Current key senate rates
Talarico {D} leads Paxton {R} by 2.9% in Texas
Jaskdon {D} leads Collins {R} by 3.0% in Maine
Brown {D} leads Husted {R} by 2.9% in Ohio
El-Sayed {D} leads Rogers {R} by 4.2% Michigan
Peltola {D} leads Sullivan {R{ by 3.1% Alaska
Hamilton {D} leads Marshall {R} by 2.7% Kansas
In essence the Dems need to pick up at least three of these seats if they want to take the Senate
Looking good for the D’s
diddly-squat said:
Current key senate ratesTalarico {D} leads Paxton {R} by 2.9% in Texas
Jaskdon {D} leads Collins {R} by 3.0% in Maine
Brown {D} leads Husted {R} by 2.9% in Ohio
El-Sayed {D} leads Rogers {R} by 4.2% Michigan
Peltola {D} leads Sullivan {R{ by 3.1% Alaska
Hamilton {D} leads Marshall {R} by 2.7% KansasIn essence the Dems need to pick up at least three of these seats if they want to take the Senate
Between Heather Cox Richardson and Planet America, I think we’ve got a fairly good idea of what is going on. Apparently a lot of those are within the error margins. I never expected to still be taking an interest in American politics now.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Looking good for the D’s
I hope so, it’s pretty much the last chance they have of saving their country.
buffy said:
diddly-squat said:
Current key senate ratesTalarico {D} leads Paxton {R} by 2.9% in Texas
Jaskdon {D} leads Collins {R} by 3.0% in Maine
Brown {D} leads Husted {R} by 2.9% in Ohio
El-Sayed {D} leads Rogers {R} by 4.2% Michigan
Peltola {D} leads Sullivan {R{ by 3.1% Alaska
Hamilton {D} leads Marshall {R} by 2.7% KansasIn essence the Dems need to pick up at least three of these seats if they want to take the Senate
Between Heather Cox Richardson and Planet America, I think we’ve got a fairly good idea of what is going on. Apparently a lot of those are within the error margins. I never expected to still be taking an interest in American politics now.
Yeah, the national polling error in senate races is there or there abouts 5%, for most of the key races we’re talking about a range of results that looks something like an R win by 2% to a D win by 8%.
There are of course a lot of cavets in the crosstabes there – for instance, a state like Maine is made up of old white voters, whereas a sate like Texas is made up of younger and increasingly more diverse voters and this matters.
Of all, the two states I have my doubts about and Maine and Texas.. I think these will both come down to the wire.
In other news, a federal judge has thrown out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race.
In essence the ruling states that the federal government has no standing in the case.
diddly-squat said:
In other news, a federal judge has thrown out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race.
In essence the ruling states that the federal government has no standing in the case.
So much messing around for an election.
Seems Trump tries to find ways to subvert or weaken the entire process and other try to bring it back to normality.
You’d think it was some third world nation on the cusp of becoming democratic after years of fascism
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:In other news, a federal judge has thrown out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race.
In essence the ruling states that the federal government has no standing in the case.
So much messing around for an election.
Seems Trump tries to find ways to subvert or weaken the entire process and other try to bring it back to normality.
You’d think it was some third world nation on the cusp of becoming democratic after years of fascism
In fairness, the feds have the shits because the Dems recruited an independent candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican, in an effort to siphon votes away from the GOP.
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:In other news, a federal judge has thrown out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race.
In essence the ruling states that the federal government has no standing in the case.
So much messing around for an election.
Seems Trump tries to find ways to subvert or weaken the entire process and other try to bring it back to normality.
You’d think it was some third world nation on the cusp of becoming democratic after years of fascism
In fairness, the feds have the shits because the Dems recruited an independent candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican, in an effort to siphon votes away from the GOP.
Two recent examples of the Republican party doing the same thing:
1. The 2020 Florida State Senate “Ghost Candidate” Scandal
In Florida’s 37th State Senate District race, former Republican State Senator Frank Artiles recruited an acquaintance named Alex Rodriguez to run as an independent candidate.
• The Strategy: The decoy candidate shared the exact same last name as the incumbent Democrat, José Javier Rodríguez. The objective was to confuse voters and siphon support away from the incumbent.
• The Outcome: The ghost candidate did no active campaigning but successfully drew more than 6,000 votes. This enabled the Republican candidate, Ileana Garcia, to win the seat by a razor-thin margin of just 32 votes. Artiles was later convicted of felony campaign finance violations related to secret payments made to the decoy candidate.
2. The 2024 Washington Gubernatorial Primary
During the 2024 primary election for governor in Washington state, a similar plan was put into motion to target the front-running Democrat.
• The Strategy: A conservative/Republican activist paid two separate individuals who happened to be named Bob Ferguson to enter the primary race. This was designed specifically to appear alongside the actual Democratic candidate, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and dilute his primary vote tally.
• The Outcome: The strategy unraveled publicly before ballots were finalized after the activist admitted to orchestrating the filings to cause voter confusion.
Election historians note that using “decoy namesakes” is an old political maneuver. While the act of a citizen running for office under their legal name is generally protected by state election laws, criminal prosecutions only tend to occur when investigators uncover illegal financing, fraud, or hidden cash payments behind the recruitment.
I’m not saying that what the Dems might be doing in Alaska is a good thing.
But, it’s pretty rich for Republicans to be saying it’s not right.
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:In other news, a federal judge has thrown out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race.
In essence the ruling states that the federal government has no standing in the case.
So much messing around for an election.
Seems Trump tries to find ways to subvert or weaken the entire process and other try to bring it back to normality.
You’d think it was some third world nation on the cusp of becoming democratic after years of fascism
In fairness, the feds have the shits because the Dems recruited an independent candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican, in an effort to siphon votes away from the GOP.
I have read that it’s not illegal, and is a regularly used Republican strategy. Some Republican was prosecuted for this strategy in Florida fairly recently, because he paid the person to stand, which is illegal.
captain_spalding said:
diddly-squat said:
Cymek said:So much messing around for an election.
Seems Trump tries to find ways to subvert or weaken the entire process and other try to bring it back to normality.
You’d think it was some third world nation on the cusp of becoming democratic after years of fascism
In fairness, the feds have the shits because the Dems recruited an independent candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican, in an effort to siphon votes away from the GOP.
Two recent examples of the Republican party doing the same thing:
1. The 2020 Florida State Senate “Ghost Candidate” Scandal
In Florida’s 37th State Senate District race, former Republican State Senator Frank Artiles recruited an acquaintance named Alex Rodriguez to run as an independent candidate.
• The Strategy: The decoy candidate shared the exact same last name as the incumbent Democrat, José Javier Rodríguez. The objective was to confuse voters and siphon support away from the incumbent.
• The Outcome: The ghost candidate did no active campaigning but successfully drew more than 6,000 votes. This enabled the Republican candidate, Ileana Garcia, to win the seat by a razor-thin margin of just 32 votes. Artiles was later convicted of felony campaign finance violations related to secret payments made to the decoy candidate.
2. The 2024 Washington Gubernatorial Primary
During the 2024 primary election for governor in Washington state, a similar plan was put into motion to target the front-running Democrat.
• The Strategy: A conservative/Republican activist paid two separate individuals who happened to be named Bob Ferguson to enter the primary race. This was designed specifically to appear alongside the actual Democratic candidate, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, and dilute his primary vote tally.
• The Outcome: The strategy unraveled publicly before ballots were finalized after the activist admitted to orchestrating the filings to cause voter confusion.
Election historians note that using “decoy namesakes” is an old political maneuver. While the act of a citizen running for office under their legal name is generally protected by state election laws, criminal prosecutions only tend to occur when investigators uncover illegal financing, fraud, or hidden cash payments behind the recruitment.I’m not saying that what the Dems might be doing in Alaska is a good thing.
But, it’s pretty rich for Republicans to be saying it’s not right.
I know, but it’s not as though hypocrisy and the GOP are strange bed fellows
Psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee gives her final assessment of the ‘patient’ Trump ahead of the midterms.
Another excellent video.
Will the D’s win?
kii said:
Psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee gives her final assessment of the ‘patient’ Trump ahead of the midterms.Another excellent video.
Dr Lee’s saying “elder abuse” regarding Trump, is exactly what I have been saying since 2016.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Will the D’s win?
I think there’s a better than 95% chance they will control the House, and maybe an 80% they’ll control the Senate.
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Will the D’s win?I think there’s a better than 95% chance they will control the House, and maybe an 80% they’ll control the Senate.
I urge caution.
Robert Menzies advised Harold Holt that ‘one can never under-estimate the intelligence of the Australian voter’.
Looking at what happened in the US in 2024, i would say that that applies even more so to the American voter.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Will the D’s win?I think there’s a better than 95% chance they will control the House, and maybe an 80% they’ll control the Senate.
I urge caution.
Robert Menzies advised Harold Holt that ‘one can never under-estimate the intelligence of the Australian voter’.
Looking at what happened in the US in 2024, i would say that that applies even more so to the American voter.
This is all assuming Trump goes quietly into the night when his times up
kii said:
kii said:
Psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee gives her final assessment of the ‘patient’ Trump ahead of the midterms.Another excellent video.
Dr Lee’s saying “elder abuse” regarding Trump, is exactly what I have been saying since 2016.
Looks more like ‘elder self-abuse’ to me.
He’s the one who’s driven to keep himself in he job.
Also, he’s a wanker.
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:
dv said:I think there’s a better than 95% chance they will control the House, and maybe an 80% they’ll control the Senate.
I urge caution.
Robert Menzies advised Harold Holt that ‘one can never under-estimate the intelligence of the Australian voter’.
Looking at what happened in the US in 2024, i would say that that applies even more so to the American voter.
This is all assuming Trump goes quietly into the night when his times up
Assuming also that even the Republican Party is fed up to the back teeth with him after another two years of his shit, these are things that might happen:
Legal and political mechanisms for removal include:
25th Amendment: The incoming Vice President and Cabinet could declare him unable to discharge duties, or Congress could force the issue with a two-thirds vote.
Line of Succession: If the presidency is deemed vacant due to incapacity or removal, the next official in the line of succession (likely the Speaker of the House) would assume power.
Physical Removal: If all legal channels fail, the Secret Service or military would be obligated to remove him from the White House, as he would technically become a trespasser.
Speculative scenarios for circumvention involve:
Loyalist Proxy: Endorsing a loyal family member or ally as the 2028 nominee who then resigns to allow Trump to ascend via succession.
Vice-Presidential Run: Some legal scholars note the 22nd Amendment’s text does not explicitly ban a two-term president from running for Vice President, though this remains highly controversial and would likely trigger immediate litigation.
Martial Law/Coup: A more extreme scenario involves refusing to accept electoral defeat and imposing martial law, which political scientists warn would likely result in severe international sanctions, economic collapse, and potential civil unrest or war.
kii said:
That’s no lady, that’s Dara O’Briain in a wig and eyebrow pencil.
captain_spalding said:
dv said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Will the D’s win?I think there’s a better than 95% chance they will control the House, and maybe an 80% they’ll control the Senate.
I urge caution.
Robert Menzies advised Harold Holt that ‘one can never under-estimate the intelligence of the Australian voter’.
Looking at what happened in the US in 2024, i would say that that applies even more so to the American voter.
I think what people have to mentally parse here is the idea that a thing that happens eight out of ten times doesn’t happen two out of ten times. That is something with a 20% chance of occurring isn’t all the uncommon.
The inherent issue here is the nature of the polling error and the fact that all the key states are sitting within this error margin.
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:
captain_spalding said:I urge caution.
Robert Menzies advised Harold Holt that ‘one can never under-estimate the intelligence of the Australian voter’.
Looking at what happened in the US in 2024, i would say that that applies even more so to the American voter.
This is all assuming Trump goes quietly into the night when his times up
Assuming also that even the Republican Party is fed up to the back teeth with him after another two years of his shit, these are things that might happen:
Legal and political mechanisms for removal include:
25th Amendment: The incoming Vice President and Cabinet could declare him unable to discharge duties, or Congress could force the issue with a two-thirds vote.
Line of Succession: If the presidency is deemed vacant due to incapacity or removal, the next official in the line of succession (likely the Speaker of the House) would assume power.
Physical Removal: If all legal channels fail, the Secret Service or military would be obligated to remove him from the White House, as he would technically become a trespasser.
Speculative scenarios for circumvention involve:
Loyalist Proxy: Endorsing a loyal family member or ally as the 2028 nominee who then resigns to allow Trump to ascend via succession.
Vice-Presidential Run: Some legal scholars note the 22nd Amendment’s text does not explicitly ban a two-term president from running for Vice President, though this remains highly controversial and would likely trigger immediate litigation.
Martial Law/Coup: A more extreme scenario involves refusing to accept electoral defeat and imposing martial law, which political scientists warn would likely result in severe international sanctions, economic collapse, and potential civil unrest or war.
I think the most likely scenario is that Trump spends the rest of his term trying to fill his shopping trolley to the very top before exiting stage left in two years time and pardoning himself and everyone around him on the way out.
There is of course the chance the Trump dies during this time, but outside of this he won’t be removed (it’s unlikely the Dems will have the numbers to do this and in any case I think it’s bad politics), he won’t run again, there won’t be a national uprising, there won’t be a civil war and there won’t be a military coup.
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:
Cymek said:This is all assuming Trump goes quietly into the night when his times up
Assuming also that even the Republican Party is fed up to the back teeth with him after another two years of his shit, these are things that might happen:
Legal and political mechanisms for removal include:
25th Amendment: The incoming Vice President and Cabinet could declare him unable to discharge duties, or Congress could force the issue with a two-thirds vote.
Line of Succession: If the presidency is deemed vacant due to incapacity or removal, the next official in the line of succession (likely the Speaker of the House) would assume power.
Physical Removal: If all legal channels fail, the Secret Service or military would be obligated to remove him from the White House, as he would technically become a trespasser.
Speculative scenarios for circumvention involve:
Loyalist Proxy: Endorsing a loyal family member or ally as the 2028 nominee who then resigns to allow Trump to ascend via succession.
Vice-Presidential Run: Some legal scholars note the 22nd Amendment’s text does not explicitly ban a two-term president from running for Vice President, though this remains highly controversial and would likely trigger immediate litigation.
Martial Law/Coup: A more extreme scenario involves refusing to accept electoral defeat and imposing martial law, which political scientists warn would likely result in severe international sanctions, economic collapse, and potential civil unrest or war.
I think the most likely scenario is that Trump spends the rest of his term trying to fill his shopping trolley to the very top before exiting stage left in two years time and pardoning himself and everyone around him on the way out.
There is of course the chance the Trump dies during this time, but outside of this he won’t be removed (it’s unlikely the Dems will have the numbers to do this and in any case I think it’s bad politics), he won’t run again, there won’t be a national uprising, there won’t be a civil war and there won’t be a military coup.
Probably take a decade for various allies to have confidence in the USA as a worthy partner once more, assuming we don’t get some sort of Humperdoo Trump as the new president
“…bad politics…”?
WTF?
Bad politics is continuing down this hell road without doing what their precious Constitution allows.
Cymek said:
diddly-squat said:
captain_spalding said:Assuming also that even the Republican Party is fed up to the back teeth with him after another two years of his shit, these are things that might happen:
Legal and political mechanisms for removal include:
25th Amendment: The incoming Vice President and Cabinet could declare him unable to discharge duties, or Congress could force the issue with a two-thirds vote.
Line of Succession: If the presidency is deemed vacant due to incapacity or removal, the next official in the line of succession (likely the Speaker of the House) would assume power.
Physical Removal: If all legal channels fail, the Secret Service or military would be obligated to remove him from the White House, as he would technically become a trespasser.
Speculative scenarios for circumvention involve:
Loyalist Proxy: Endorsing a loyal family member or ally as the 2028 nominee who then resigns to allow Trump to ascend via succession.
Vice-Presidential Run: Some legal scholars note the 22nd Amendment’s text does not explicitly ban a two-term president from running for Vice President, though this remains highly controversial and would likely trigger immediate litigation.
Martial Law/Coup: A more extreme scenario involves refusing to accept electoral defeat and imposing martial law, which political scientists warn would likely result in severe international sanctions, economic collapse, and potential civil unrest or war.
I think the most likely scenario is that Trump spends the rest of his term trying to fill his shopping trolley to the very top before exiting stage left in two years time and pardoning himself and everyone around him on the way out.
There is of course the chance the Trump dies during this time, but outside of this he won’t be removed (it’s unlikely the Dems will have the numbers to do this and in any case I think it’s bad politics), he won’t run again, there won’t be a national uprising, there won’t be a civil war and there won’t be a military coup.
Probably take a decade for various allies to have confidence in the USA as a worthy partner once more, assuming we don’t get some sort of Humperdoo Trump as the new president
‘sif, everyone loves giving fascists a free pass to be allies, they wouldn’t really ever have lost confidence
kii said:
roughbarked said:
diabolical
roughbarked said:
Don’t jump to the wrong conclusion.
Arts said:
roughbarked said:
diabolical
so he actually caused them to stop rising and level out
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Poor Boba even in his series he was overshadowed by The Mandolorian
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Don’t jump to the wrong conclusion.
Rising coffee prices created the Trump, like how Autism creates vaccines
Cymek said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Don’t jump to the wrong conclusion.
Rising coffee prices created the Trump, like how Autism creates vaccines
I think they are likely to be independent events. Correlation =/= causation.
roughbarked said:
That did liberate prices.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
Jango Fett’s favourite Mandalorian drink and rare expensive fetta cheese from Tatooine?
Avenger air defense systems positioned on a floating barge just outside his private resort.
These are military weapons designed to shoot down aircraft, drones, and incoming threats. Additional systems
have also been deployed at the nearby airport. The Secret Service says it’s operating in a “heightened threat environment,”
although officials haven’t identified a specific threat behind the deployment.
The added security comes amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, and the Secret Service is also seeking permanent restrictions
on airspace around Trump’s property.
We’re now at the point where the president’s private club has military missile launchers floating outside.
ChrispenEvan said:
Avenger air defense systems positioned on a floating barge just outside his private resort.
These are military weapons designed to shoot down aircraft, drones, and incoming threats. Additional systems
have also been deployed at the nearby airport. The Secret Service says it’s operating in a “heightened threat environment,”
although officials haven’t identified a specific threat behind the deployment.The added security comes amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, and the Secret Service is also seeking permanent restrictions
on airspace around Trump’s property.We’re now at the point where the president’s private club has military missile launchers floating outside.
And the question is: Did they take down a private jet that was flying over Florida?
ChrispenEvan said:
Avenger air defense systems positioned on a floating barge just outside his private resort.
These are military weapons designed to shoot down aircraft, drones, and incoming threats. Additional systems
have also been deployed at the nearby airport. The Secret Service says it’s operating in a “heightened threat environment,”
although officials haven’t identified a specific threat behind the deployment.The added security comes amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, and the Secret Service is also seeking permanent restrictions
on airspace around Trump’s property.We’re now at the point where the president’s private club has military missile launchers floating outside.
If it’s any consolation, they can just as easily be used to shoot down helicopters arriving at or departing from Mar-A-Lago.
Psychiatrist Dr Bandy Lee returns for her final assessment on the dangerousness of Donald Trump as the Midterm results are likely to isolate him further, leading to ever more violent executive action.
Something to listen whilst weeding or some other equivalent task.
1:08:38
another country, saving the world again
You cannot fire scientists, halt ongoing research and clinical trials, drive away the next generation and then declare a “golden age” of American science. These cannot fundamentally coexist.
As we head into the elections here is a breakdown breakdown of the damage done to the U.S. scientific ecosystem so far:
Defense research labs lost roughly 14% of their staff. The Pentagon itself warned of “potentially grave consequences for the future of national defense.”
NIH staffing fell by 1/5. More than 2,000 biomedical research grants were delayed or canceled, affecting work on cancer, Alzheimer’s and other major diseases affecting the health of American public.
HHS announced a wind-down of mRNA vaccine development at BARDA, affecting 22 projects worth nearly $500 million through cancellations, cuts and restructuring and halting new mRNA projects under the program.
The National Science Foundation lost roughly 1/3 of its staff and withheld more than $1 billion in funding.
The Energy Department lost more than 1,000 scientists and technical staff. Grant awards from its two major science offices fell by more than $500 million during the administration’s first year.
NASA lost 20% of its employees with Ph.Ds.
Foreign Ph.D. applications at leading universities fell 21%. Schools reduced admissions as funding uncertainty made it harder to support future scientists and removing a pathway for sustaining scientific excellence globally.
Meanwhile, a proposed rule would give political appointees greater control over who receives research funding, screening applications for supposedly “anti-American values.”
Thankfully Congress rejected the massive proposed budget cuts and courts forced funding restorations. But neither can replace the time and investment already made. We can’t just simply flip the switch back on.
And while the federal government can still spend roughly $200 billion on research – we continue to witness the dismantling of the capacity to turn funding into discovery.
And make no mistake – other countries are happy to step in – including China – who are recruiting the talent we are losing.
The treatments we will need in 20 years depend on the research we conduct today. So do our security, our prosperity and our ability to maintain our lead globally.
Vote tomorrow because science depends on it.
Trump says he wouldn’t have dropped agent orange on the forests, instead he’d have bombed Ho Chi MInh City.
Which is former Saigong.
Peak Warming Man said:
Trump says he wouldn’t have dropped agent orange on the forests, instead he’d have bombed Ho Chi MInh City.
Which is former Saigong.
That would’ve been a huge own goal. Lots of US deaths if that’d happened.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/donald-trump-jr-says-democrats-222848272.html
dv said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/donald-trump-jr-says-democrats-222848272.html
He looks wasted
Cymek said:
dv said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/donald-trump-jr-says-democrats-222848272.html
He looks wasted
He IS wasted.
Cymek said:
dv said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/donald-trump-jr-says-democrats-222848272.html
He looks wasted
The whole place is wasted.
kii said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/donald-trump-jr-says-democrats-222848272.html
He looks wasted
He IS wasted.
His struggle with cocaine is going to make such heart-rending reading when he finds a good ghost-writer for his book.
Woodie said:
Cymek said:
dv said:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/donald-trump-jr-says-democrats-222848272.html
He looks wasted
The whole place is wasted.
Ha!
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Cymek said:
He looks wasted
He IS wasted.
His struggle with cocaine is going to make such heart-rending reading when he finds a good ghost-writer for his book.
yeah but how bad is hunter
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
He IS wasted.
His struggle with cocaine is going to make such heart-rending reading when he finds a good ghost-writer for his book.
yeah but how bad is hunter
worser than brendon!
SCIENCE said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
He IS wasted.
His struggle with cocaine is going to make such heart-rending reading when he finds a good ghost-writer for his book.
yeah but how bad is hunter
OWTH
Officially Worse Than Hitler.
ChrispenEvan said:
Making sure that no-one cheats by making sure that no-one votes?
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1E3ypMmUdX/
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Yz6rDCrNp/
Why Tech CEO’s have to promote fake products
Will this gambit change the way they vote? If so it is a desperate last minute gambit.
US midterms briefing: Trump says US will stop $5.7b in aid to Israel in surprise announcement
By Elissa Fitzgerald with wires
turns out it really is an other country’s mind control virus
Wait … is DJT cutting aid to Israel as punishment for ousting Netanyahu?
dv said:
Wait … is DJT cutting aid to Israel as punishment for ousting Netanyahu?
From one fascist to another, “I got your back Jack”
dv said:
Wait … is DJT cutting aid to Israel as punishment for ousting Netanyahu?
I think it was just a ploy to increase turnout amongst Groypers.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Wait … is DJT cutting aid to Israel as punishment for ousting Netanyahu?
I think it was just a ploy to increase turnout amongst Groypers.
Man is playing 4-dementia chest
dv said:
Wait … is DJT cutting aid to Israel as punishment for ousting Netanyahu?
Maybe punishing liberal Jews in the US media, who knows.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Wait … is DJT cutting aid to Israel as punishment for ousting Netanyahu?
I think it was just a ploy to increase turnout amongst Groypers.
Man is playing 4-dementia chest
🤣😹 lol@dv
Very good, very good!
kii said:
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
I think it was just a ploy to increase turnout amongst Groypers.
Man is playing 4-dementia chest
🤣😹 lol@dv
Very good, very good!
+1
LOL
LOL
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Euphoria met with raw fear as shares nosedived on Wall Street overnight. Technology stocks were the hardest hit, with the NASDAQ plunging 6.3 per cent. But the losses were widespread as the benchmark S&P 500 dived 4.3 per cent. The selling on all three of Wall Street’s main indices was unrelenting, and it accelerated throughout the session, “with the euphoria of Wednesday’s post-election rally rapidly evaporating”, according to Tapas Strickland from trading platform Moomoo.
the great redistribution begins
The thinking on election day was that it would be better managed under a Democrat-controlled Congress — that it would slow down to a point that major players such as OpenAI and Anthropic would be able to pay for their investments with cash rather than debt or equity (shares). That thinking turned on its head overnight. “What is clear is the Democrats’ election victory is the motivation,” Strickland said. “Investors believe their control of Congress and key states fundamentally alters the outlook for the artificial intelligence sector due to voters’ rejection of data centre developments in dozens of local ballots.”
LOL
Montgomery Investment Management’s Roger Montgomery thinks some air has been let out of the AI tech bubble. “The latest technology bubble is meeting the same fate as previous bubbles,” he said. “Hype that leads to overproduction and overpricing is hitting the physical reality of limited resources and the financial reality of inferior returns on the trillions spent.”
we mean yes
The Australian share market is dominated by banking and mining stocks, so the flow-on effect to local investors seems muted at the time of writing this.
Donald Trump has asked Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship to be his new press secretary
diddly-squat said:
Donald Trump has asked Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship to be his new press secretary
Yes dear, we know. This has already been discussed in the forum.
kii said:
diddly-squat said:
Donald Trump has asked Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship to be his new press secretary
Yes dear, we know. This has already been discussed in the forum.
Anyone know when Dana premieres in the Press Room?
In terms of comedy/farce, it ought to be worth a guinea a minute.
They could do a whole programme of acts.
Karoline Leavitt could come on, and explain why the Sun actually rises in the west, and that rhinoceroses really can fly, because Trump said so, and that you’re stupid and unpatriotic for not agreeing.
Katie Zacharia can follow, doing her impressions of being a lawyer.
Then Dana can close the show with his imitations of a fish out ofwater.
Trump Reportedly Confused a Former Pentagon Spokesperson With UFC’s Dana White, Then Picked the Fighter Anyway
Word is spreading that Donald Trump’s pick for White House press secretary started with a mix-up.
An aide recommended Dana W. White.
Trump offered the job to UFC boss Dana White instead.
Read that again.
Dana W. White isn’t just some random person with the same name. She was the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson under Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. She served as the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, running communications, media relations and public outreach for the entire Department of Defense.
She has stood at a podium and briefed the press on the most powerful military in the world.
In other words, she’s done the job.
The Dana White Trump picked runs fight nights.
And even if Trump realized the difference, he went with the UFC boss anyway. He called him “a violent Fighter and Warrior” and asked him to bring cage fighters along as “assistants” to “defend us against the Lunatic Left.”
Think about that.
The White House hasn’t had a real press secretary since August. Trump had a qualified name handed to him, someone who actually knows how to speak for the government.
He chose the guy who brings muscle.
Now UFC’s Dana White is already posting a photo of himself at the briefing room podium captioned “On to the next chapter,” while nobody inside the White House will even say whether this is serious.
This is how the most powerful office in the world is being run right now.
A qualified Dana White was right there, and Trump picked the one who throws punches.
ChrispenEvan said:
And even if Trump realized the difference, he went with the UFC boss anyway. He called him “a violent Fighter and Warrior” and asked him to bring cage fighters along as “assistants” to “defend us against the Lunatic Left.”
Think about that.
As i said earlier, the show ought to be worth a guinea a minute.
ChrispenEvan said:
Trump Reportedly Confused a Former Pentagon Spokesperson With UFC’s Dana White, Then Picked the Fighter Anyway
Word is spreading that Donald Trump’s pick for White House press secretary started with a mix-up.
An aide recommended Dana W. White.
Trump offered the job to UFC boss Dana White instead.
Read that again.
Dana W. White isn’t just some random person with the same name. She was the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson under Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. She served as the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, running communications, media relations and public outreach for the entire Department of Defense.
She has stood at a podium and briefed the press on the most powerful military in the world.
In other words, she’s done the job.
The Dana White Trump picked runs fight nights.
And even if Trump realized the difference, he went with the UFC boss anyway. He called him “a violent Fighter and Warrior” and asked him to bring cage fighters along as “assistants” to “defend us against the Lunatic Left.”
Think about that.
The White House hasn’t had a real press secretary since August. Trump had a qualified name handed to him, someone who actually knows how to speak for the government.
He chose the guy who brings muscle.
Now UFC’s Dana White is already posting a photo of himself at the briefing room podium captioned “On to the next chapter,” while nobody inside the White House will even say whether this is serious.
This is how the most powerful office in the world is being run right now.
A qualified Dana White was right there, and Trump picked the one who throws punches.
sounds suspiciously like 跟爱 but nonirregardless is that the punch line
kkk
what a legend
saving the world again
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-09/iran-conflict-strengthens-case-or-electrification/107351224
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-08/snow-falls-parts-of-nsw-after-strong-cold-front/107361014
There’s word Marco Rubio might be jumping ship…
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https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/2026/11/09/massie-introduces-impeachment-articles-against-hegseth-again/1611794256325/
Nov. 9 (UPI) — Rep. Thomas Massie, (Republican-Kentucky), introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday over the U.S. war on Iran. A House vote on the articles could happen this week.
Massie originally introduced impeachment articles against Hegseth in September, but Speaker of the House Mike Johnson dismissed lawmakers early, avoiding a vote on the issue before the midterm elections. Now that they have been reintroduced, Republican leaders have two days to schedule a vote.
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https://www.threads.com/share/BApPo0KXPW
Massie: “I hope Hegseth addresses the 8 articles of impeachment, and doesn‘t get up and misquote the Bible in Quentin Tarantino fashion and do some pull-ups and call everybody fat and gay. I may have just given you half his speech, I don’t know.”
dv said:
https://www.upi.com/amp/Top_News/US/2026/11/09/massie-introduces-impeachment-articles-against-hegseth-again/1611794256325/
Nov. 9 (UPI) — Rep. Thomas Massie, (Republican-Kentucky), introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday over the U.S. war on Iran. A House vote on the articles could happen this week.
Massie originally introduced impeachment articles against Hegseth in September, but Speaker of the House Mike Johnson dismissed lawmakers early, avoiding a vote on the issue before the midterm elections. Now that they have been reintroduced, Republican leaders have two days to schedule a vote.
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https://www.threads.com/share/BApPo0KXPWMassie: “I hope Hegseth addresses the 8 articles of impeachment, and doesn‘t get up and misquote the Bible in Quentin Tarantino fashion and do some pull-ups and call everybody fat and gay. I may have just given you half his speech, I don’t know.”
:)
From George Will, one of the few actual conservative intellectuals deserving of the name, on what he thinks of JD Vance:
…
President JD Vance? More slogging through a sewer of odious politics.
Temperate Americans of all political stripes should unite to stymie the vice president’s ambitions.
November 6, 2026
George Will
With an urgency commensurate with the stakes, temperate Americans of all political persuasions, but especially conservatives, should act together to implement this proposition: JD Vance’s ambitions must be stymied.
His 2026 campaigning, frenetic and futile, lowered the tone everywhere, left wreckage in his wake and underscored this: He represents a potential four-year prolongation of the nation’s slog through a sewer of scabrous rhetoric serving odious politics. His removal from politics is a necessary precondition for beginning to affirmatively answer two inseparable questions:
Will America have a conservative party? And will there be a continuing national revulsion against what the formerly conservative party dispensed this year?
Consider Vance on Vivek Ramaswamy’s repellent ad. It featured Ramaswamy’s opponent’s estranged mother implying that her daughter lies about having been sexually molested at age 12 by her stepfather. Her brother says she is truthful.
By joining the bipartisan denunciations of this, Vance could have demonstrated limits to his plasticity and indecency. Evidently there are none. He was “disgusted,” but by Republicans “whining” about an ad that “calls it out like it is.” His blinkered partisanship (he celebrated Ramaswamy’s “audacity” in running the ad) reinforced his chest-thumping roughneck persona (politics, he said, is a “tough business”).
Of course he did. Although he knew the 2024 tales of Haitian immigrants eating Ohio pets were lies, he spread them because such “stories” serve the virtuous purpose of calling attention to “the suffering of the American people.” He has taken Plato’s concept of a “noble lie” — one that harms no one and serves some good — and emptied out the nobility. Lies that serve Vance’s politics are sanctified.
Speaking of his aversion to actual nobility: He says Tucker Carlson (Putin fanboy, Hitler apologist, Churchill disparager, megaphone for Holocaust denial) is his friend, therefore Carlson belongs in the conservative movement. Vance said he will not throw Carlson “under the bus,” because a Vance virtue is acknowledgment of his debts: Carlson ardently lobbied Donald Trump to make Vance his running mate.
With canine devotion, Vance laces his rhetoric with profanities like his master’s. Trump on Norway (because he has not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize): “Norway sucks. Norway has become a shithouse country.” Today’s column will not further the coarsening of politics by repeating here similar Vance vulgarities it has hitherto reported.
Vance’s full disclosure of himself has given 2028 voters an avalanche of pertinent information about his temperament. And about his policy formulations. They belong in fortune cookies for simpletons: “A million cheap, knockoff toasters aren’t worth the price of a single American manufacturing job.”
The inability to be embarrassed is an awesome political asset. Vance the campaigner illustrated this by invoking the specter of Democrats’ “socialism” while representing an administration that has taken equity stakes in (by the Cato Institute’s count) 41 companies, so far.
The parameters of conservatism are, in any era, contestable. There are, however, fixed points: limited government, the rule of law, largely free enterprise. And, always, this:
A president’s character counts because the nation cannot count on the sufficiency of the Constitution’s Madisonian ingenuity. The separation of powers, congressional primacy (if Congress will assert it) and judicial review will not constrain a president who can act more quickly and nimbly than those who would restrain him, and who lacks a constitutional conscience.
Speaking of that, this year, Vance, who was born 10 years after Richard M. Nixon’s presidency collapsed, scoffed at the seriousness of Watergate. The burglary and its aftermath, the lying and cover-ups, would be “like a 12-hour news story” if it happened today.
Beneath such adolescent naughtiness, his attempted edginess reveals a grotesque integrity: He refuses to bend beneath the weight of facts. We have been warned. President Vance would consider suborning perjury and attempting to enlist the FBI and CIA in obstructing justice, mere boys-will-be-boys peccadillos.
If Vance is the Republicans’ 2028 presidential nominee, for 12 years the party will have been led by people uninterested in, and inimical to, the policies and manners of conservatism, intelligently understood. If you think America would be fine without a truly conservative party, look around. We are there.
Trump’s deepening weirdness (e.g., repeatedly proclaiming his admiration for various men’s and women’s body parts) suggests he is residing in the suburbs of dotage. Vance has no such excuse. The Constitution guarantees that the president will soon be just a fragrant memory. Scrubbing Vance’s stain from the nation’s life is for citizens to do — a unifying project for beginning to end this age of acrimony.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/11/06/jd-vance-presidential-ambitions-must-be-stymied-by-temperate-americans/
Personally I think Chuck Schumer should gracefully pass on the baton to someone younger.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Personally I think Chuck Schumer should gracefully pass on the baton to someone younger.
Born in 1950?
A mere lad, almost as young as me.
Massie is a libertarian but I can’t deny he is spitting straight fire today.
Massie argued that the administration had used what he called a “shaky legal scaffolding” to justify successive military operations as separate actions rather than one continuing conflict. “The law is on the books that Pete Hegseth is obligated to follow the laws on the books, not the laws that he wants to follow,” Massie said.
Massie further criticized Hegseth’s decision to dismantle a Pentagon function responsible for preventing civilian casualties, linking it to the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran on the first day of the war. “There’s no fog of war on the first day,” Massie said. “You’ve had months to identify these targets and pick them.”
He also accused Hegseth of putting American service members at risk through military operations that he said violated international norms of warfare. “When you go back for a second kill on people who are clinging to wreckage, you’re encouraging our adversaries to do the same,” Massie said, referring to allegations involving U.S. strikes against vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/katie-zacharia-auditioning-again-for-press-secretary-in-white-house-stunner-sources/
—-
Mama didn’t raise no quitter
Witty Rejoinder said:
Personally I think Chuck Schumer should gracefully pass on the baton to someone younger.
or even just someone that is more articulate and has an actual personality
dv said:
https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/katie-zacharia-auditioning-again-for-press-secretary-in-white-house-stunner-sources/
—-Mama didn’t raise no quitter
The problem the administration will have now is that even lickspittle Trump loyalists understand that the ship is sinking and even they want a chance of a political career post 28
gonna be a tough ol’ lame duck session me thinks
so rapist is good for president, and fascist is good for millionmillionaire deity, but consensual relations with someone from the other country is bad bad bad, makes sense
Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang have been sued in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders. Nvidia shares tumbled after the company opened an investigation into Mr Huang’s ties with a suspected Chinese spy. Donald Trump says the FBI is looking into the affair.
SCIENCE said:
so rapist is good for president, and fascist is good for millionmillionaire deity, but consensual relations with someone from the other country is bad bad bad, makes sense
Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang have been sued in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders. Nvidia shares tumbled after the company opened an investigation into Mr Huang’s ties with a suspected Chinese spy. Donald Trump says the FBI is looking into the affair.
Poor guy, he thought the Chinese cutie had fallen for him just because of his rugged good looks and debonair charm.
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so rapist is good for president, and fascist is good for millionmillionaire deity, but consensual relations with someone from the other country is bad bad bad, makes sense
Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang have been sued in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders. Nvidia shares tumbled after the company opened an investigation into Mr Huang’s ties with a suspected Chinese spy. Donald Trump says the FBI is looking into the affair.
Poor guy, he thought the Chinese cutie had fallen for him just because of his rugged good looks and debonair charm.
Blokes shouldn’t hold positions of power, they are way too emotional. It’s their hormones y’know…
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:so rapist is good for president, and fascist is good for millionmillionaire deity, but consensual relations with someone from the other country is bad bad bad, makes sense
Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang have been sued in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders. Nvidia shares tumbled after the company opened an investigation into Mr Huang’s ties with a suspected Chinese spy. Donald Trump says the FBI is looking into the affair.
Poor guy, he thought the Chinese cutie had fallen for him just because of his rugged good looks and debonair charm.
Blokes shouldn’t hold positions of power, they are way too emotional. It’s their hormones y’know…
:)
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:
SCIENCE said:
so rapist is good for president, and fascist is good for millionmillionaire deity, but consensual relations with someone from the other country is bad bad bad, makes sense
Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Huang have been sued in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders. Nvidia shares tumbled after the company opened an investigation into Mr Huang’s ties with a suspected Chinese spy. Donald Trump says the FBI is looking into the affair.
Poor guy, he thought the Chinese cutie had fallen for him just because of his rugged good looks and debonair charm.
Blokes shouldn’t hold positions of power, they are way too emotional. It’s their hormones y’know…
LOL but ^ +1 this
Thomas Massie: Pete Hegseth schedules news conference on impeachment articles .
Oooo…chef’s kiss. Especially the Quentin Tarantino reference.
SCIENCE said:
ruby said:
captain_spalding said:
Poor guy, he thought the Chinese cutie had fallen for him just because of his rugged good looks and debonair charm.
Blokes shouldn’t hold positions of power, they are way too emotional. It’s their hormones y’know…
LOL but ^ +1 this
alleged
kii said:
Thomas Massie: Pete Hegseth schedules news conference on impeachment articles .
Oooo…chef’s kiss. Especially the Quentin Tarantino reference.
impeach the apricot
Dr Bandy X Lee’s who edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump and the updated version.
Gives an Update on the Presidential Psychiatric Emergency.
(7th of November 2026)
6 minutes
She’s stood by “The Duty to Warn” right from the beginning.
She makes all her videos free and not behind a pay wall.
ms spock said:
Dr Bandy X Lee’s who edited The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump and the updated version.Gives an Update on the Presidential Psychiatric Emergency.
(7th of November 2026)6 minutes
She’s stood by “The Duty to Warn” right from the beginning.
She makes all her videos free and not behind a pay wall.
I was thinking about her earlier. Thanks for this link.
alleged
SCIENCE said:
alleged
It is more that they are scared of it happening to them and they want us to watch the Pacific.
Have we seen Jon Stewart yet
dv said:
Me too.
Apart from not running for office, & not being in the US, or a US citizen, I lost too.It has to be fraud.
It’s the Mexican immigrants that have stolen the election.
Arrests are coming.
dv said:
Only if ‘monumental stupidity’ is made a crime.
In which case, Marisa had better pack a bag.
captain_spalding said:
Only if ‘monumental stupidity’ is made a crime.
In which case, Marisa had better pack a bag.
Says the bloke who can’t divide 140 by 2.
New Republican leader in the House of Reps will be Jim Jordan. A close Trump ally and ardent 2020 election denier, he is mainly known for his role in a sexual abuse coverup at Ohio state university.
A ratbag and nutter, this will be a perfect opportunity for him because there will be no pressure on him to achieve anything because the Democrats will have a commanding majority.
Senator Thune will continue as Republican Senate Minority leader. He is critical of Trump, more of an old school conservative, and there will be some expectation that he succeed in blocking Democrat legislation via the filibuster.
If I were a gambling man, I would bet that Hakeem Jeffries becomes House Speaker and remains in that position at least til 2028.
Kind of seems Chuck Schumer is cooked, a lot of senators have ruled out supporting him. The name Chris van Hollen comes up.
Pirro: What should we do? Send in more troops to protect sacrifices already made? Cut a deal with the devil, Iran?
Brand: Iran is not the devil, and referring to them as such is incendiary and provocative. She’s talking about the situation in Iraq, she’s judged Iran to be in league with Satan or even the embodiment of Satan…
Pirro: The ISIS assault, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, signals the beginning of the reverse crusade. They are coming for us. To THEM, WE are the infidels.
Brand: Hold on. They’re not (laughs). They’re not coming. Also it’s interesting the way she said “to THEM, WE are the infidels” meaning that she regards them as infidels! Which means unclean, disconnected from God. Don’t try to counter religious extremism with religious extremism.
Pirro: Americans have shed enough blood there. My resolution? Airstrikes. Bomb them, bomb them, keep bombing them, bomb them again and again!
Brand: Fucking hell, Justice Judge Jeanine! Bomb them? She’s pointing and everything, “Bomb them!” When they do these bombings, it creates more insurgents. That’s what creates them. Don’t think of them as going down there and destroying stuff. Think of it as like a seed that goes into the ground and grows insurgents out of it.
Pirro: ISIS is a radical religious terrorist organisation.
Brand: So is Fox News. It’s a fanatical terrorist propagandist organisation. This isn’t reasonable, is it? The way she’s talking: “Bomb them! Bomb them!” She’s worse. You know when you see those videos of someone with like a (face mask) on and a rifle, going, “(imitates Arabic) Bomb them! Bomb them!” you go “fuckin’ hell, they’re a bit heavy” – she’s doing it, she’s just doing it with a city backdrop! She’s the savage. She’s totally espousing savage values.
dv said:
if they had hearts they would send them out to their audiences too
How did events meet my expections?
dv said:
Governorships are also important for federal politics since state governments determine congressional boundaries, and also affect ballot access and the conduct of federal elections. They are of course also important in their own right as state governments wield tremendous power in health and education etc.Of the 50 governorships, 36 are up for election. Currently 26 are R, 24 are D. 18 of each are up for election.
*Solid Republican
Alabama
Arkansas
Idaho
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wyoming
And so it proved.
*Very likely Republican
Kansas (gain for R)
New Hampshire
South Carolina
*Republic leads within polling margin
Florida
Nebraska
Texas
Vermont
*Neck and Neck
Georgia (currently R held)
Nevada (currently R held)
All the states that I had Dems as leading, likely or solid were indeed won by Dems.
Democrats might reasonably hope to pick up between 4 and 6 governorships, with some chance of 10.
In the end, they picked up 6, ending with the governorships of 30 states.
And in the senate races? I’m assuming that Mississippi and Alaska end up in Dem hands, as seem extremely likely at this point.
dv said:
5 days out from the midterms, might as well have a squiz at how the Senate races are playing in the polls. The House is important, but it seems certain the Dems will get a working majority, and the exact extent doesn’t matter that much. In the Senate, the numbers will matter for at least two reasons. Firstly they want a large enough majority to overcome internal resistance. At 52-48, the D leadership would struggle on several issues to enact their will because of conservative Democratic senators. At 54-46 they’ll have more options. Secondly, these senators will be around for six years: If they get to 54-46, they could have a view to being at 60-40 in 2028, which is a filibuster-proof majority.—-
At present the senate balance is 53R-47D but that 47 includes senators King and Sanders, independents who caucus with the Democrats. There are opportunities for more Dem-friendly independents to win office this year.
35 Senate seats are up for election: 33 “regular” election and 2 “special” elections for to elect replacements. Of this 35, 22 are held by Republicans, 13 by Democrats. Of the senate spots not up for election this year, 31 are held by Reps, 34 are held by Dems and friends.
*Solid Republican (almost certain R victory)
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
And so it proved.
*Very likely Republican Florida: Moody ® ahead by 7%, Nixon (D) a long shot Idaho: independent Todd Achilles has a long shot Mississippi: Colom (D) is 3% behind in latest poll Montana: independent Bodnar has a long shot South Dakota: independent Brian Bengs has a long shot
Well, Mississippi was the nice surprise.
*Republican leading but within polling margin
South Carolina: Darline Graham ® leads Annie Andrews by 1.5% but the margin is closing
*Neck and Neck
Iowa: Turek (D) ahead by less than 1%
Kansas: Hamilton (D) ahead by less than 1%
Nebraska: independent Dan Osborn ahead by less than 1%
All the states where I had Dems leading, likely or solid were won by Dems.
The likely range then is 56D* – 44R to 47D*- 53R. The most likely would be somethng like 53D* – 47R.
The Democrats reached the top of my likely range, could not reasonably have hoped for more.
——
dv said:
And in the senate races? I’m assuming that Mississippi and Alaska end up in Dem hands, as seem extremely likely at this point.dv said:
5 days out from the midterms, might as well have a squiz at how the Senate races are playing in the polls. The House is important, but it seems certain the Dems will get a working majority, and the exact extent doesn’t matter that much. In the Senate, the numbers will matter for at least two reasons. Firstly they want a large enough majority to overcome internal resistance. At 52-48, the D leadership would struggle on several issues to enact their will because of conservative Democratic senators. At 54-46 they’ll have more options. Secondly, these senators will be around for six years: If they get to 54-46, they could have a view to being at 60-40 in 2028, which is a filibuster-proof majority.—-
At present the senate balance is 53R-47D but that 47 includes senators King and Sanders, independents who caucus with the Democrats. There are opportunities for more Dem-friendly independents to win office this year.
35 Senate seats are up for election: 33 “regular” election and 2 “special” elections for to elect replacements. Of this 35, 22 are held by Republicans, 13 by Democrats. Of the senate spots not up for election this year, 31 are held by Reps, 34 are held by Dems and friends.
*Solid Republican (almost certain R victory)
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
And so it proved.
*Very likely Republican Florida: Moody ® ahead by 7%, Nixon (D) a long shot Idaho: independent Todd Achilles has a long shot Mississippi: Colom (D) is 3% behind in latest poll Montana: independent Bodnar has a long shot South Dakota: independent Brian Bengs has a long shotWell, Mississippi was the nice surprise.
*Republican leading but within polling margin
South Carolina: Darline Graham ® leads Annie Andrews by 1.5% but the margin is closing
And indeed Annie Andrews won handsomely.*Neck and Neck
Iowa: Turek (D) ahead by less than 1%
Kansas: Hamilton (D) ahead by less than 1%
Nebraska: independent Dan Osborn ahead by less than 1%
Happy news for Kansas and Iowa. Not Dan Osborn’s year.All the states where I had Dems leading, likely or solid were won by Dems.
The likely range then is 56D* – 44R to 47D*- 53R. The most likely would be somethng like 53D* – 47R.The Democrats reached the top of my likely range, could not reasonably have hoped for more.
——
A good summary. Not too wonky nor employing confusing terms like “gubernatorial”.
Guard reprimands Hegseth and staff at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier | AP News https://share.google/mziaROpZMP3KkwARZ
see this is what you get when you elect those dirty democrats
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-12/new-york-brooklyn-building-collapse-rescue/107376940
Two people have died and others have been injured after a building collapsed in Brooklyn. Firefighters are searching through the rubble for others. The building that collapsed was next to another building that had been torn down for construction.
starting wars makes the world safer
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-12/treasury-scott-bessent-military-base-iran-threats/107377812
Scott Bessent the latest Trump official to move onto a US military base.
Who else is living on a military base?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have been living two doors down from one another on Generals’ Row at Fort McNair in Washington, DC.
Fort McNair has not traditionally housed political leaders, but several Trump officials have been living at the site due to security concerns, according to The Washington Post.
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Stephen Miller, the newly appointed White House chief of staff, moved into military housing on Fort McNair.
Former officials Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem were also reportedly living in military housing during their tenures.
The Atlantic previously reported that the number of Trump administration officials living in Washington-area military housing was putting a strain on the availability for uniformed officers.
roughbarked said:
Scott Bessent the latest Trump official to move onto a US military base.
Who else is living on a military base?Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have been living two doors down from one another on Generals’ Row at Fort McNair in Washington, DC.
Fort McNair has not traditionally housed political leaders, but several Trump officials have been living at the site due to security concerns, according to The Washington Post.
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Stephen Miller, the newly appointed White House chief of staff, moved into military housing on Fort McNair.
Former officials Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem were also reportedly living in military housing during their tenures.
The Atlantic previously reported that the number of Trump administration officials living in Washington-area military housing was putting a strain on the availability for uniformed officers.
oooh which base, this could be fun, aren’t iran quite good at blowing up ussa military bases
SCIENCE said:
roughbarked said:
Scott Bessent the latest Trump official to move onto a US military base.
Who else is living on a military base?Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have been living two doors down from one another on Generals’ Row at Fort McNair in Washington, DC.
Fort McNair has not traditionally housed political leaders, but several Trump officials have been living at the site due to security concerns, according to The Washington Post.
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Stephen Miller, the newly appointed White House chief of staff, moved into military housing on Fort McNair.
Former officials Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem were also reportedly living in military housing during their tenures.
The Atlantic previously reported that the number of Trump administration officials living in Washington-area military housing was putting a strain on the availability for uniformed officers.
oooh which base, this could be fun, aren’t iran quite good at blowing up ussa military bases
Just because they’re in uniform, it doesn’t mean they’re not homicidal:
Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, committed the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. military history at Fort Hood in Texas on November 5, 2009.
He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at the Soldier Readiness Processing Center, an attack motivated by Islamic extremism and opposition to the U.S. military’s presence in Iraq and Afghanistan.satire
alleged
dv said:
FMD… Didn’t know that Colom was African American. That will ruffle a few good ole boys’ feathers.
dv said:
😆 🤣 😂 😹
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”
Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book _Triggered_.
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
I feel for him so much.
Not.
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
Jesus wept!
Michael V said:
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
I feel for him so much.
Not.
Plus ninety millon Nots.
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
—> son/nephew joke thread.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
I feel for him so much.
Not.
Plus ninety millon Nots.
it’s hilarious how Shakespearean these faeces all sound but then we guess these are just geniuses who know how ironic it all is and and cleverly playing it to prove how fucking stupid their fandopes are
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
FMD
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.
Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties or thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties or thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
Todays wars kill young people in the hundreds of thousands for often no gains at all or cause more problems than it solved
Its almost like you need to keep going for a victory so they didn’t die for nothing
The Russian men forced into fighting for some old fools days of pinning for the USSR for example
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties or thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
I’d help you.
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties or thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
I never saw that cemetery when I was based in Moresby but I got a small sense of it when I was doing evacuation flights out of Tokua, about 15 km from the erupting volcano at Rabaul. I knew there were extensive caves the Japanese had dug or extended on the other side of that mountain. The eruption had pumped out enough ash & rock that the entrance was completely covered up, and all the bodies & gear still in there would be there forever. They’d never been known or remembered from then on.
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties or thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
Hear hear.
My Internet connection is so slow today.
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties gtgtttgtllggtggggggggggtgor thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
Witty Rejoinder said:
War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
If it is a part of our basic human nature then it is always going to be with us. Especially as world population continues to grow and we increase competition over territory and resources. It’s the duality of human nature, we are both nasty brutes and noble savages at the same time.
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
If it is a part of our basic human nature then it is always going to be with us. Especially as world population continues to grow and we increase competition over territory and resources. It’s the duality of human nature, we are both nasty brutes and noble savages at the same time.
We’ll have to try keep it all on the sporting field. :-)
Spiny Norman said:
I never saw that cemetery when I was based in Moresby but I got a small sense of it when I was doing evacuation flights out of Tokua, about 15 km from the erupting volcano at Rabaul. I knew there were extensive caves the Japanese had dug or extended on the other side of that mountain. The eruption had pumped out enough ash & rock that the entrance was completely covered up, and all the bodies & gear still in there would be there forever. They’d never been known or remembered from then on.
It’s the same in many places across the Pacific. Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Guam, Okinawa, Biak and other places have cave defences created by the Japanese.
No Allied soldier was going to risk his life going into them, (I know of two who did. One was killed immediately, and, the other, against all odds, succeeded in persuading some of those inside to surrender), so the least-costly (in Allied lives) strategy was to collapse the cave entrances with explosives, entombing those inside.
Every year, there’s ‘expeditions’ from Japan to try to locate the remains of fallen Japanese soldiers, including cave victims, and to return some of their bones to Japan.
Add to that who knows how many Japanese who were killed in the many, many palm log and earth bunkers that were built everywhere the Japanese occupied, and which are now collapsed, overgrown, and lost. And many, many more who went unburied in solitary deaths, or in the seas around islands.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
If it is a part of our basic human nature then it is always going to be with us. Especially as world population continues to grow and we increase competition over territory and resources. It’s the duality of human nature, we are both nasty brutes and noble savages at the same time.
We’ll have to try keep it all on the sporting field. :-)
.. and no sandpaper allowed.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
If it is a part of our basic human nature then it is always going to be with us. Especially as world population continues to grow and we increase competition over territory and resources. It’s the duality of human nature, we are both nasty brutes and noble savages at the same time.
We’ll have to try keep it all on the sporting field. :-)
Let’s keep war as an option.
But, make it so that the leaders of nations have to lead their troops into battle, like kings of old.
No president/PM/king out front – no war.
party_pants said:
.. and no sandpaper allowed.
Blimey, i’m sick of that.
It’s ancient history. Who cares who knew what or did or didn’t do something?
Just don’t do it again, move on, no-on gives a shit.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties gtgtttgtllggtggggggggggtgor thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
But what about them………them Muslims.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:I never saw that cemetery when I was based in Moresby but I got a small sense of it when I was doing evacuation flights out of Tokua, about 15 km from the erupting volcano at Rabaul. I knew there were extensive caves the Japanese had dug or extended on the other side of that mountain. The eruption had pumped out enough ash & rock that the entrance was completely covered up, and all the bodies & gear still in there would be there forever. They’d never been known or remembered from then on.
It’s the same in many places across the Pacific. Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Guam, Okinawa, Biak and other places have cave defences created by the Japanese.
No Allied soldier was going to risk his life going into them, (I know of two who did. One was killed immediately, and, the other, against all odds, succeeded in persuading some of those inside to surrender), so the least-costly (in Allied lives) strategy was to collapse the cave entrances with explosives, entombing those inside.
Every year, there’s ‘expeditions’ from Japan to try to locate the remains of fallen Japanese soldiers, including cave victims, and to return some of their bones to Japan.
Add to that who knows how many Japanese who were killed in the many, many palm log and earth bunkers that were built everywhere the Japanese occupied, and which are now collapsed, overgrown, and lost. And many, many more who went unburied in solitary deaths, or in the seas around islands.
Yeah. :(
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties gtgtttgtllggtggggggggggtgor thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
Same with a few other things. It really can only work if we do it together. Peace has to be a common goal at least until t is achieved. Climate repair another..
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
What an absolutely disgusting thing to say. He’s rage-baiting. Even the title is a nasty, stabby poke at the people who find his family’s behaviour to be abhorrent.
kii said:
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
What an absolutely disgusting thing to say. He’s rage-baiting. Even the title is a nasty, stabby poke at the people who find his family’s behaviour to be abhorrent.
Just about every family has one, or two, in it who are arseholes. Sometimes, rarely, there’s families where only a minority are not arseholes.
But, the rarest of the rare is a family like the Trumps, where every last one of them seems to be an arsehole.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties or thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
I’d help you.
I wouldn’t stop till it was six feet deep.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
What an absolutely disgusting thing to say. He’s rage-baiting. Even the title is a nasty, stabby poke at the people who find his family’s behaviour to be abhorrent.
Just about every family has one, or two, in it who are arseholes. Sometimes, rarely, there’s families where only a minority are not arseholes.
But, the rarest of the rare is a family like the Trumps, where every last one of them seems to be an arsehole.
(Actually, it’s not all of them. Fred Trump Jr. seems to have been an OK bloke who just wanted to fly aeroplanes, but his arsehole father drove him to an early grave, and his daughter, Mary Trump, is one of Donny’s harshest critics.)
Kingy said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties or thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
I’d help you.
I wouldn’t stop till it was six feet deep.
I’d help. Maybe we could do a group excursion on The Outrage Bus. I’ll bring one of my fine hammers and some 4” nails to nail his balls to the floor. Plus some gloves.
kii said:
Kingy said:
Michael V said:I’d help you.
I wouldn’t stop till it was six feet deep.
I’d help. Maybe we could do a group excursion on The Outrage Bus. I’ll bring one of my fine hammers and some 4” nails to nail his balls to the floor. Plus some gloves.
Crikey, i just wanted to show him how stupid his remarks are, not re-enact the worst of war crimes in the Pacific!
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Kingy said:I wouldn’t stop till it was six feet deep.
I’d help. Maybe we could do a group excursion on The Outrage Bus. I’ll bring one of my fine hammers and some 4” nails to nail his balls to the floor. Plus some gloves.
Crikey, i just wanted to show him how stupid his remarks are, not re-enact the worst of war crimes in the Pacific!
I think the point was, he wouldn’t listen or hear your comment beccaause his tiny brain just cannot cope with facts.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:I’d help. Maybe we could do a group excursion on The Outrage Bus. I’ll bring one of my fine hammers and some 4” nails to nail his balls to the floor. Plus some gloves.
Crikey, i just wanted to show him how stupid his remarks are, not re-enact the worst of war crimes in the Pacific!
I think the point was, he wouldn’t listen or hear your comment beccaause his tiny brain just cannot cope with facts.
Yeah, well, if i end up in front of a multi-national court charged with crimes against humanity, i’ll tell ‘em it’s because kii and roughie said it was the only way.
That defence always works well.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:Crikey, i just wanted to show him how stupid his remarks are, not re-enact the worst of war crimes in the Pacific!
I think the point was, he wouldn’t listen or hear your comment beccaause his tiny brain just cannot cope with facts.
Yeah, well, if i end up in front of a multi-national court charged with crimes against humanity, i’ll tell ‘em it’s because kii and roughie said it was the only way.
That defence always works well.
:) I didn’t mean that you had to commit a war crime. That would be your fault alone. I only said he wouldn’t listen. Leave hhim to the courts to decide.
kii said:
Kingy said:
Michael V said:I’d help you.
I wouldn’t stop till it was six feet deep.
I’d help. Maybe we could do a group excursion on The Outrage Bus. I’ll bring one of my fine hammers and some 4” nails to nail his balls to the floor. Plus some gloves.
I think perhaps it will be costs that makes up stop wars
Hundreds of billions spent on what must be middle tier conflicts and they achieve sod all except death and destruction not even a acceptable outcome most of the time.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties gtgtttgtllggtggggggggggtgor thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
I really hope so.
ms spock said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties gtgtttgtllggtggggggggggtgor thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
I really hope so.
Aside from the death involved all the hard work going into building something, years or even decades and wrecked in seconds.
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:
Witty Rejoinder said:War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
If it is a part of our basic human nature then it is always going to be with us. Especially as world population continues to grow and we increase competition over territory and resources. It’s the duality of human nature, we are both nasty brutes and noble savages at the same time.
We’ll have to try keep it all on the sporting field. :-)
Great idea.
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
party_pants said:If it is a part of our basic human nature then it is always going to be with us. Especially as world population continues to grow and we increase competition over territory and resources. It’s the duality of human nature, we are both nasty brutes and noble savages at the same time.
We’ll have to try keep it all on the sporting field. :-)
Let’s keep war as an option.
But, make it so that the leaders of nations have to lead their troops into battle, like kings of old.
No president/PM/king out front – no war.
Good rule that one.
Another one: make weapons illegal in war.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:We’ll have to try keep it all on the sporting field. :-)
Let’s keep war as an option.
But, make it so that the leaders of nations have to lead their troops into battle, like kings of old.
No president/PM/king out front – no war.
Good rule that one.
Another one: make weapons illegal in war.
Water balloons and custard pies only.
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:
Witty Rejoinder said:We’ll have to try keep it all on the sporting field. :-)
Let’s keep war as an option.
But, make it so that the leaders of nations have to lead their troops into battle, like kings of old.
No president/PM/king out front – no war.
Good rule that one.
Another one: make weapons illegal in war.
That works as well.
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:
kii said:What an absolutely disgusting thing to say. He’s rage-baiting. Even the title is a nasty, stabby poke at the people who find his family’s behaviour to be abhorrent.
Just about every family has one, or two, in it who are arseholes. Sometimes, rarely, there’s families where only a minority are not arseholes.
But, the rarest of the rare is a family like the Trumps, where every last one of them seems to be an arsehole.
(Actually, it’s not all of them. Fred Trump Jr. seems to have been an OK bloke who just wanted to fly aeroplanes, but his arsehole father drove him to an early grave, and his daughter, Mary Trump, is one of Donny’s harshest critics.)
And she must have got all the family capability at stringing words together into coherent sentences.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
captain_spalding said:Just about every family has one, or two, in it who are arseholes. Sometimes, rarely, there’s families where only a minority are not arseholes.
But, the rarest of the rare is a family like the Trumps, where every last one of them seems to be an arsehole.
(Actually, it’s not all of them. Fred Trump Jr. seems to have been an OK bloke who just wanted to fly aeroplanes, but his arsehole father drove him to an early grave, and his daughter, Mary Trump, is one of Donny’s harshest critics.)
And she must have got all the family capability at stringing words together into coherent sentences.
and she has first hand knowledge of the deranged man.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Let’s keep war as an option.
But, make it so that the leaders of nations have to lead their troops into battle, like kings of old.
No president/PM/king out front – no war.
Good rule that one.
Another one: make weapons illegal in war.
Water balloons and custard pies only.
No. No touching. Just serious invasion of personal space.
buffy said:
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:Good rule that one.
Another one: make weapons illegal in war.
Water balloons and custard pies only.
No. No touching. Just serious invasion of personal space.
We were supposed to be there Yesterday.
captain_spalding said:
kii said:
Kingy said:I wouldn’t stop till it was six feet deep.
I’d help. Maybe we could do a group excursion on The Outrage Bus. I’ll bring one of my fine hammers and some 4” nails to nail his balls to the floor. Plus some gloves.
Crikey, i just wanted to show him how stupid his remarks are, not re-enact the worst of war crimes in the Pacific!
meh
He needs pain. Those filthy bastards don’t respond to subtle things like rubbing their noses in the dirt.
Doesn’t seem to be the most efficient way to make a sword.
Though it does get rid of 300 enemies at a time.
The latest Iranian US video.
kii said:
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”
Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
What an absolutely disgusting thing to say. He’s rage-baiting. Even the title is a nasty, stabby poke at the people who find his family’s behaviour to be abhorrent.
but the good news is, nobody talking about jeevacation after this
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”
Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
What an absolutely disgusting thing to say. He’s rage-baiting. Even the title is a nasty, stabby poke at the people who find his family’s behaviour to be abhorrent.
but the good news is, nobody talking about jeevacation after this
I’m still regularly sending e-mails to the White House, reminding them that Donny promised to ‘release the files’.
SCIENCE said:
kii said:
dv said:
“I rarely get emotional, if ever, yet, as we drove past the rows of white grave markers, in the gravity of the moment, I had a deep sense of how much our family has sacrificed. In that moment, I also thought of all the attacks we’d already suffered as a family, and about all the sacrifices we’d have to make to help my father succeed — voluntarily giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals. We made the Ultimate Sacrifices.”
Donald Trump Jr, reflecting on his visit to Arlington National Cemetary, as relayed in his book Triggered.
What an absolutely disgusting thing to say. He’s rage-baiting. Even the title is a nasty, stabby poke at the people who find his family’s behaviour to be abhorrent.
but the good news is, nobody talking about jeevacation after this
We are, and I read that it’s going to be on the January agenda.
captain_spalding said:
Michael V said:
captain_spalding said:Let’s keep war as an option.
But, make it so that the leaders of nations have to lead their troops into battle, like kings of old.
No president/PM/king out front – no war.
Good rule that one.
Another one: make weapons illegal in war.
Water balloons and custard pies only.
Hmmmmm custard pies
There’s
dv said:
Like!
:)
dv said:
‘Dental’?
Crikey, even the radical left commo Red bolshevik revolutionary governments we’ve had in Australia haven’t been able to get dental under the health care umbrella over the last fifty years.
dv said:
Thank goodness Medicare isn’t going bankrupt.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Thank goodness Medicare isn’t going bankrupt.
Wouldn’t be, if some government could get mining companies to pay at least a reasonable amount of the taxes that they should.
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Thank goodness Medicare isn’t going bankrupt.
It is, that’s why the US needs a proper UH system
dv said:
Neddles suggested something similar the other day, with the added carrot of a couple of million dollars “to investigate” the possibility of putting Trump’s mug on Mt Rushmore (with no intention of doing any such thing, it’s purely to lure him in)
roughbarked said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:
When i was very much younger, i visited the Bomana War Cemetery near Port Moresby.Of course, as i’d grown up, i’d heard all about WW2, and the fighting in New Guinea, Kokoda, all that.
It was while walking between the rows of graves that something hit me hard. A lot of the blokes buried there were my age (as i was then), or even younger.
We were really just ‘older kids’, me and them both. Honestly, i doubt i had the adult skills necessary to organise a chook raffle (and i knew it), and possibly a lot of those bos were the same.
Yet, they’d been packed off to a hot, humid, undeveloped, naturally very hostile place, and told to defend it against an absolute horde of people who wanted only to kill them, and to defend it by killing those people.
And, those poor buggers had been killed. They’d died brutally violent, horrible and painful deaths, in a place they never wanted to be in, far away from all the people they loved and were loved by.
In front of me, buried in that foreign place, was where they ended up.
People would say that they ‘gave their lives’. They did. But, it was there that i understood that it wasn’t the lives they had that they gave . It was the lives they’d never have. They’d never see home again, or those people they loved. They’d never have careers, or hobbies, or sports. They’d never go to the beach again, or go camping, or fishing. They’d never enjoy their twenties gtgtttgtllggtggggggggggtgor thirties. They’d never fall in love, maybe marry, have children, grandchildren, watch their families grow and prosper. They’d never have a future. That was their real sacrifice.
I’d like to take Donald Trump Jr. to Bomana, and rub his nose in the dirt there.
War is and always has been one of the most monumental and consequential endeavours we as a species have ever engaged in. So many resources, so many lives, so many nations, so many ideologies. It appeals to the basest of human instincts, greed, ignorance, prejudice, violence and revenge and is an anathema to those qualities exhibited by the best of us. It seems that every few generations we need to understand anew what our grandparents learned and remind ourselves of all that is lost. An end to war must remains our collective goal and only when we engage with one another, empathise with one another, seek to understand one another, can we banish war to the past and grow as one humankind together in peace, in love. This remains our task, and I think we are up to it as long as we aim to do it together.
Same with a few other things. It really can only work if we do it together. Peace has to be a common goal at least until t is achieved. Climate repair another..
As every one knows Climate repair is urgent.
captain_spalding said:
taking about
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Thank goodness Medicare isn’t going bankrupt.
Wouldn’t be, if some government could get mining companies to pay at least a reasonable amount of the taxes that they should.
dv said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
dv said:
Thank goodness Medicare isn’t going bankrupt.
It is, that’s why the US needs a proper UH system
Which should look nothing like Medicare for All..
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:taking about
Witty Rejoinder said:Thank goodness Medicare isn’t going bankrupt.
Wouldn’t be, if some government could get mining companies to pay at least a reasonable amount of the taxes that they should.
Umm I’m taking about the US medical program for 60yo+ called Medicare.
Correction 65yo.
Witty Rejoinder said:
captain_spalding said:taking about
Witty Rejoinder said:Thank goodness Medicare isn’t going bankrupt.
Wouldn’t be, if some government could get mining companies to pay at least a reasonable amount of the taxes that they should.
Umm I’m taking about the US medical program for 60yo+ called Medicare.
Oh, that Medicare.
Well, that might not be going broke if Trump hadn’t decided to spend up to $2 billion a day on annoying Iran.
Donny has been venting a lot on ‘Truth Social’ in the last couple of days, with a big series of posts on Nov 12.
Prezdunt Shitpants is scared. A whole lot of people who don’t like him, or even have a use for him, are going to take control of the levers of government, and of government inquiries, soon.
Jeff Tiedrich presents a choice selection of Dumpy’s posts of in his latest online column, which you can read here: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/lets-all-point-and-laugh-at-the-panicking
You can almost smell the fear coming off the screen images of the posts. He doesn’t even bother to ‘thank you for your attention to this matter!’ any more.
Jeff makes the point that: ‘All this batshittery is just from the anticipation of the investigations that won’t ramp up until next year. What’s going to happen then? He’s going to completely lose his fucking mind, and god knows what dumbfuckery he’s going to get up to’.
Incidentally, The Farter-in-Chief makes the claim that ‘I…don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so! ‘
BZZZT!
Sorry, Donny, Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy both beat you to that one. And George Washington volunteered to serve without pay.
captain_spalding said:
Donny has been venting a lot on ‘Truth Social’ in the last couple of days, with a big series of posts on Nov 12.Prezdunt Shitpants is scared. A whole lot of people who don’t like him, or even have a use for him, are going to take control of the levers of government, and of government inquiries, soon.
Jeff Tiedrich presents a choice selection of Dumpy’s posts of in his latest online column, which you can read here: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/lets-all-point-and-laugh-at-the-panicking
You can almost smell the fear coming off the screen images of the posts. He doesn’t even bother to ‘thank you for your attention to this matter!’ any more.
Jeff makes the point that: ‘All this batshittery is just from the anticipation of the investigations that won’t ramp up until next year. What’s going to happen then? He’s going to completely lose his fucking mind, and god knows what dumbfuckery he’s going to get up to’.
Incidentally, The Farter-in-Chief makes the claim that ‘I…don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so! ‘
BZZZT!
Sorry, Donny, Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy both beat you to that one. And George Washington volunteered to serve without pay.
Trump doesn’t deserve any pay for the damage he has done.
captain_spalding said:
Donny has been venting a lot on ‘Truth Social’ in the last couple of days, with a big series of posts on Nov 12.Prezdunt Shitpants is scared. A whole lot of people who don’t like him, or even have a use for him, are going to take control of the levers of government, and of government inquiries, soon.
Jeff Tiedrich presents a choice selection of Dumpy’s posts of in his latest online column, which you can read here: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/lets-all-point-and-laugh-at-the-panicking
You can almost smell the fear coming off the screen images of the posts. He doesn’t even bother to ‘thank you for your attention to this matter!’ any more.
Jeff makes the point that: ‘All this batshittery is just from the anticipation of the investigations that won’t ramp up until next year. What’s going to happen then? He’s going to completely lose his fucking mind, and god knows what dumbfuckery he’s going to get up to’.
Incidentally, The Farter-in-Chief makes the claim that ‘I…don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so! ‘
BZZZT!
Sorry, Donny, Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy both beat you to that one. And George Washington volunteered to serve without pay.
He may actually not be lying(which would be a first) anoout the salary thing but who is paying for all the gold leaf statues and etc?
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Donny has been venting a lot on ‘Truth Social’ in the last couple of days, with a big series of posts on Nov 12.Prezdunt Shitpants is scared. A whole lot of people who don’t like him, or even have a use for him, are going to take control of the levers of government, and of government inquiries, soon.
Jeff Tiedrich presents a choice selection of Dumpy’s posts of in his latest online column, which you can read here: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/lets-all-point-and-laugh-at-the-panicking
You can almost smell the fear coming off the screen images of the posts. He doesn’t even bother to ‘thank you for your attention to this matter!’ any more.
Jeff makes the point that: ‘All this batshittery is just from the anticipation of the investigations that won’t ramp up until next year. What’s going to happen then? He’s going to completely lose his fucking mind, and god knows what dumbfuckery he’s going to get up to’.
Incidentally, The Farter-in-Chief makes the claim that ‘I…don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so! ‘
BZZZT!
Sorry, Donny, Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy both beat you to that one. And George Washington volunteered to serve without pay.
Trump doesn’t deserve any pay for the damage he has done.
He deserves to Pay for all the damahe.
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Donny has been venting a lot on ‘Truth Social’ in the last couple of days, with a big series of posts on Nov 12.Prezdunt Shitpants is scared. A whole lot of people who don’t like him, or even have a use for him, are going to take control of the levers of government, and of government inquiries, soon.
Jeff Tiedrich presents a choice selection of Dumpy’s posts of in his latest online column, which you can read here: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/lets-all-point-and-laugh-at-the-panicking
You can almost smell the fear coming off the screen images of the posts. He doesn’t even bother to ‘thank you for your attention to this matter!’ any more.
Jeff makes the point that: ‘All this batshittery is just from the anticipation of the investigations that won’t ramp up until next year. What’s going to happen then? He’s going to completely lose his fucking mind, and god knows what dumbfuckery he’s going to get up to’.
Incidentally, The Farter-in-Chief makes the claim that ‘I…don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so! ‘
BZZZT!
Sorry, Donny, Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy both beat you to that one. And George Washington volunteered to serve without pay.
He may actually not be lying(which would be a first) anoout the salary thing but who is paying for all the gold leaf statues and etc?
I don’t think he’s telling ‘a lie’ with his claim to be the first Prez to not take his salary.
He’s just ignorant of Hoover and Kennedy not taking their salaries.
Ignorance is what he does best.
As for who’s paying for all the ‘gold’ shit:
it’s not Prez Dump.
He’s made a career out off not paying for things.
SCIENCE said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Know anyone who’s travelling in the US?
Well, they’re not travelling by air:
I wonder what the reasons are?
alleged
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a national ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety” after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues. Shortly before the announcement, the FAA halted traffic in Chicago due to air traffic control issues.
deity damn we didn’t know ussa atc used Microsoft Outlook, fucking hell
relevant though, could be they lie
This is only the second nationwide ground stop in the United States since the September 11 terror attacks.
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
captain_spalding said:
Donny has been venting a lot on ‘Truth Social’ in the last couple of days, with a big series of posts on Nov 12.Prezdunt Shitpants is scared. A whole lot of people who don’t like him, or even have a use for him, are going to take control of the levers of government, and of government inquiries, soon.
Jeff Tiedrich presents a choice selection of Dumpy’s posts of in his latest online column, which you can read here: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/lets-all-point-and-laugh-at-the-panicking
You can almost smell the fear coming off the screen images of the posts. He doesn’t even bother to ‘thank you for your attention to this matter!’ any more.
Jeff makes the point that: ‘All this batshittery is just from the anticipation of the investigations that won’t ramp up until next year. What’s going to happen then? He’s going to completely lose his fucking mind, and god knows what dumbfuckery he’s going to get up to’.
Incidentally, The Farter-in-Chief makes the claim that ‘I…don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so! ‘
BZZZT!
Sorry, Donny, Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy both beat you to that one. And George Washington volunteered to serve without pay.
He may actually not be lying(which would be a first) anoout the salary thing but who is paying for all the gold leaf statues and etc?
I don’t think he’s telling ‘a lie’ with his claim to be the first Prez to not take his salary.
He’s just ignorant of Hoover and Kennedy not taking their salaries.
Ignorance is what he does best.
He is ignorant that’s for sure.
A funny thing happened to me this morning. Got the nag screen asking me to finish setting up my computer to make me more connected or somesuch. From Microsoft.
captain_spalding said:
Donny has been venting a lot on ‘Truth Social’ in the last couple of days, with a big series of posts on Nov 12.Prezdunt Shitpants is scared. A whole lot of people who don’t like him, or even have a use for him, are going to take control of the levers of government, and of government inquiries, soon.
Jeff Tiedrich presents a choice selection of Dumpy’s posts of in his latest online column, which you can read here: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/lets-all-point-and-laugh-at-the-panicking
You can almost smell the fear coming off the screen images of the posts. He doesn’t even bother to ‘thank you for your attention to this matter!’ any more.
Jeff makes the point that: ‘All this batshittery is just from the anticipation of the investigations that won’t ramp up until next year. What’s going to happen then? He’s going to completely lose his fucking mind, and god knows what dumbfuckery he’s going to get up to’.
Incidentally, The Farter-in-Chief makes the claim that ‘I…don’t even take a Salary, worth Millions of Dollars. I am the only President to have done so! ‘
BZZZT!
Sorry, Donny, Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy both beat you to that one. And George Washington volunteered to serve without pay.
The grammar and punctuation are mostly correct in those Truth Social posts in that link. I doubt he wrote them by himself.
SCIENCE said:
SCIENCE said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
I wonder what the reasons are?
alleged
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a national ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety” after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues. Shortly before the announcement, the FAA halted traffic in Chicago due to air traffic control issues.
deity damn we didn’t know ussa atc used Microsoft Outlook, fucking hell
relevant though, could be they lie
This is only the second nationwide ground stop in the United States since the September 11 terror attacks.
Interesting, partway down that piece >>He would not rule out a cyber attack, nor problems related to new AI-powered technology being rolled out in air control towers.<<
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:SCIENCE said:
alleged
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a national ground stop “due to extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety” after the agency earlier reported serious air traffic control communications issues. Shortly before the announcement, the FAA halted traffic in Chicago due to air traffic control issues.
deity damn we didn’t know ussa atc used Microsoft Outlook, fucking hell
relevant though, could be they lie
This is only the second nationwide ground stop in the United States since the September 11 terror attacks.
Interesting, partway down that piece >>He would not rule out a cyber attack, nor problems related to new AI-powered technology being rolled out in air control towers.<<
Dept of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullins gave a press briefing outside the White House.
I’ll be damned if he didn’t sound reasonably competent and responsible. Who’d expect that from a Trump appointee?
Anyway, he cited ‘a communication problem’, declared passenger safety to be the top priority, emphasised that ‘it’s not another 9/11’ and that ‘the American public’ is not at risk, refused to speculate on some things, and promised to keep the media informed.
Probably the best media interaction yet seen from anyone in Trump’s government.
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:relevant though, could be they lie
This is only the second nationwide ground stop in the United States since the September 11 terror attacks.
Interesting, partway down that piece >>He would not rule out a cyber attack, nor problems related to new AI-powered technology being rolled out in air control towers.<<
Dept of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullins gave a press briefing outside the White House.
I’ll be damned if he didn’t sound reasonably competent and responsible. Who’d expect that from a Trump appointee?
Anyway, he cited ‘a communication problem’, declared passenger safety to be the top priority, emphasised that ‘it’s not another 9/11’ and that ‘the American public’ is not at risk, refused to speculate on some things, and promised to keep the media informed.
Probably the best media interaction yet seen from anyone in Trump’s government.
Trump’s minions? They are all in Damage repair mode..
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
SCIENCE said:relevant though, could be they lie
This is only the second nationwide ground stop in the United States since the September 11 terror attacks.
Interesting, partway down that piece >>He would not rule out a cyber attack, nor problems related to new AI-powered technology being rolled out in air control towers.<<
Dept of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullins gave a press briefing outside the White House.
I’ll be damned if he didn’t sound reasonably competent and responsible. Who’d expect that from a Trump appointee?
Anyway, he cited ‘a communication problem’, declared passenger safety to be the top priority, emphasised that ‘it’s not another 9/11’ and that ‘the American public’ is not at risk, refused to speculate on some things, and promised to keep the media informed.
Probably the best media interaction yet seen from anyone in Trump’s government.
What a relief. That there is one adult who is in the room so to speak.
farque what happens when you elect democrats
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/tanker-collides-with-cruise-ship-new-orleans/107385650
ms spock said:
captain_spalding said:
buffy said:
Interesting, partway down that piece >>He would not rule out a cyber attack, nor problems related to new AI-powered technology being rolled out in air control towers.<<
Dept of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullins gave a press briefing outside the White House.
I’ll be damned if he didn’t sound reasonably competent and responsible. Who’d expect that from a Trump appointee?
Anyway, he cited ‘a communication problem’, declared passenger safety to be the top priority, emphasised that ‘it’s not another 9/11’ and that ‘the American public’ is not at risk, refused to speculate on some things, and promised to keep the media informed.
Probably the best media interaction yet seen from anyone in Trump’s government.
What a relief. That there is one adult who is in the room so to speak.
well uh guess
it’s been nice knowing yous
lots of love
https://youtu.be/_Wlsd9mljiU?t=7
SCIENCE said:
farque what happens when you elect democrats
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/tanker-collides-with-cruise-ship-new-orleans/107385650
That does not look good.
dv said:
She does look elderly, but I wouldn’t say “prehistoric”.
Bubblecar said:
dv said:
She does look elderly, but I wouldn’t say “prehistoric”.
The Eve of Destruction
Marc Elias on the Dems acquisition of seats.
He and his company fought Trump’s 60 cases that Trump won the 2020 election.
ms spock said:
Marc Elias on the Dems acquisition of seats.He and his company fought Trump’s 60 cases that Trump won the 2020 election.
This is the Democrats’ best result in the House since 1990
dv said:
ms spock said:
Marc Elias on the Dems acquisition of seats.He and his company fought Trump’s 60 cases that Trump won the 2020 election.
This is the Democrats’ best result in the House since 1990
I hope that they do something with it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/13/faa-expanded-ai-air-traffic-tool-centers-days-nationwide-ground-stop/
dv said:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/13/faa-expanded-ai-air-traffic-tool-centers-days-nationwide-ground-stop/
Misleading headline. If you read the article they are all saying that the AI management app is working fine and is not the cause of the mass stoppage.
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/13/faa-expanded-ai-air-traffic-tool-centers-days-nationwide-ground-stop/
Misleading headline. If you read the article they are all saying that the AI management app is working fine and is not the cause of the mass stoppage.
So it’s a complete coincidence?
party_pants said:
dv said:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/nov/13/faa-expanded-ai-air-traffic-tool-centers-days-nationwide-ground-stop/
Misleading headline. If you read the article they are all saying that the AI management app is working fine and is not the cause of the mass stoppage.
a lot of news articles are now written by AI so it is no surprise that this article, which may be AI, points the blame somewhere else.
😎
dv said:
“first woman” what?
buffy said:
dv said:
“first woman” what?
I think that’s the joke
buffy said:
dv said:
“first woman” what?
Her name should have been Eve?
buffy said:
dv said:
“first woman” what?
She was on the phone to the cops complaining about the ruckus of the Big Bang.
buffy said:
dv said:
“first woman” what?
Looks like a prototype to me.
