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Good evening Horde. The time has come for very random mid-week shenanigans of the post-cafe overnight variety. Did I mention the shenanigans were random? They are indeed random.
Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. Leave Tucker, Megyn, Candace and anyone similar to threads elsewhere. Your reward is an open bar with as much virtual alcohol as JQ can serve.
This is Bethan's Rock. Who is Bethan and why does Bethan have a Rock? Glad you asked.
Bethan's Rock is on display at Poole Museum which is a maritime museum, art gallery and cultural center located in Poole, Dorset in the southwest of England. A main focus is a preserved 13th-century shipwreck known as the Mortar Wreck which is presented alongside various artifacts the vessel was carrying when it sank. The museum also features a 2,000-year-old Poole Logboat which is an Iron Age vessel found in 1964 during dredging work in Poole Harbor.
Per Atlas Obscura:
In the summer of 2019, a young girl by the name of Bethan was visiting Poole Museum with her mom. While exploring all the site had to offer, she and her mother began to discuss what museums do and why. Inspired by her visit, Bethan felt eager to support the museum's collection. She decided to donate her most precious treasure, something that she felt was appropriately significant and valuable: her favorite rock. Curators placed Bethan's Rock in a glass cabinet, just like many of the museum's other valuable artifacts, where visitors are now able to appreciate the piece as much as Bethan once did.
The rock donated by five year old Bethan became a social media phenomenon in 2021 after showing up on a Reddit post. If you're ever in Poole, stop by and have a look. Admission to the museum is free (but I doubt they're taking more rock donations).
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Random music trivia:
Look at this gent playing keyboards in the video for "Video Killed the Radio Star" in 1981. It was the first music video aired on MTV. The band's name is The Buggles.
Oddly, he was not a member of the band, did not play on the actual studio recording of the song, and reportedly did not write the song or contribute musically to the track's composition or production.
At the time of the video, the band itself only had two members - Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn (a third, Bruce Wooley, was involved when the song was written but was not with the band at the time of the video). Horn handled vocals, bass and guitar and Downes played keyboards. But the guy playing keyboards in the frame above wasn't Geoff. It was a cameo by a keyboard player that Horn knew and worked with in London in the late 1970s.
Who was the guy? Hans Zimmer. You might have heard of him. He went on to compose soundtracks to many movies, including like The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, Crimson Tide, Gladiator, Batman, the Dark Knight, Inception, The Last Samurai, No Time to Die, Dune, Rush (the racing movie, not the Canadian trio), Top Gun:Maverick and more. What's your favorite Zimmer score?
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My apologies if this has appeared on the ONT previously but I can't recall. If this is a repeat, pretend to forget and enjoy anew. Apparently the US National Institute for Standards and Technology sells standard material samples on its website. You can shop online for...
Forty grams of domestic sludge costs $758.
Three jars of standard peanut butter costs $1246.
Five vials of Organic Contaminants in Smokers' Urine (Frozen) costs $1854. (For the record, frozen organic contaminants in non-smokers is the same price.)
Four 70 gram jars of baby food composite costs $1246.
So many questions...
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Intentionally crashing locomotives used to be an attraction in the late 1800s. Must have made an almighty sound. Amazingly, someone put together a three part series with the full history. Lots of old photos and maps.
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In case you missed it among all the St. Patrick's Day festivities, March 17 also marks the date of the launch of Vanguard 1 in 1958. It was the first satellite with solar panel and remains the oldest artificial object still in orbit around the Earth. Communications were lost in 1964. To give you a sense of size, Nikita Khrushchev nicknamed it the "grapefruit" satellite. Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2, and Explorer 1 were launched before but none are still in orbit.
A Netherlands engineer built a car for his pet goldfish, Blub, who drove the vehicle a distance of 40 feet in one minute to break a world record.
Thomas de Wolf constructed a four-wheeled vehicle with a water tank for a driver's seat. The vehicle is steered by analyzing the movements of the goldfish inside the tank.
The ONT is not a music thread and it is not a movie thread. But what if we combine them? Wednesday cinema preview released today that will be of interest to Iron Maiden fans:
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ONT Legal Docket
The home of rapper Afroman was raided by Adams County deputies in 2022 when they served a search warrant looking for drugs. They found no drugs and brought no charges. They took $4000 in cash and eventually returned $3600 (there is a dispute about the amount involved). They also damaged the home and refused to pay for the repairs.
Afroman was not amused and put out a song and video titled "Lemon Pound Cake."
The video was ostensibly to earn money to pay for the damage. It took issue with the officers involved and used his own security footage. Video footage showed police ramming down his door, searching his wardrobe, opening CD cases, and at one point briefly glancing at a lemon pound cake on his counter. Thus the name of the song...
Seven officers sued him over the video on defamation grounds. Afroman attended depositions and trial adorned in an American flag outfit.
The unfortunate loser in all of this? The Adams County police department in Colorado received a deluge of unhappy emails and social media messages in support of Afroman. The problem is that the whole thing took place in Adams County, Ohio.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office has received a flood of social media comments, DMs, and phone calls about the #Afroman defamation trial. It’s clear this is important to a lot of people. There's just one small issue: that's the ACSO in Ohio. We are the ACSO in #Colorado.… pic.twitter.com/MJWtu96YbR
— Adams County Sheriff's Office (Colorado) (@AdamsCoSheriff) March 18, 2026
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Remember the days when two Republicans led the jungle primary for California governor, meaning, if that survey support translates to actual votes, the only two people competing in the election would be those two Republicans? No Democrats allowed? No "Independent Socialists" running as spoilers?
Again, this isn't a primary poll -- it's a poll of the so-called "jungle primary" where everyone runs no matter what the party. The top two vote-getters here advance to the general election.
Conservative commentator Steve Hilton had the support of 17% of likely voters and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the backing of 16%, according to a poll released Wednesday by UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.
Last time I checked, the Democrat with the most support is noted Chinese Spy Eric Fartwell. I think he had 13%.
-- A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today its economy has edged past Switzerland to become the world's 20th largest with over $1 trillion in annual output.
It's a historic leap from the post-communist ruins of 1989-90 to today's European growth champion that economists say has lessons on how to bring prosperity to ordinary people -- and that the Trump administration says should be recognized by Poland's presence at a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies later this year.
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The guest invitation to the G20 summit is mostly symbolic; no guest country has been promoted to full member since the original G20 met at the finance minister level in 1999, and that would take a consensus decision of all the members. Moreover, the original countries were chosen not just by GDP rank, but by their "systemic significance" in the global economy.
But the gesture reflects a statistical truth: In 35 years -- a little less than one person's working lifetime -- Poland's per capita gross domestic product rose to $55,340 in 2025, or 85% of the EU average. That's up from $6,730 in 1990, or 38% of the EU average and now roughly equal to Japan's $52,039, according to International Monetary Fund figures measured in today's dollars and adjusted for Poland's lower cost of living.
Poland's economy has grown an average 3.8% a year since joining the EU in 2004, easily beating the European average of 1.8%.
As someone pointed out on Twitter: They somehow managed to prosper economically without allowing in millions of unvetted, unskilled immigrants. Weird, I thought that was impossible.
Poland is saving money by not having to demolish the statues of its previous heroes just because Hostile Culturally-Aggressive Colonizers demand it.
Meanwhile, in Wales:
Another billionaire has fled California to escape the coming tax on all assets, including unsold stock and property. (Usually we tax things when a dollar value is "realized" -- made real -- through a sale; this new scheme to seize the means of production would require you to estimate what your assets might be worth and pay a tax on them every year. That shouldn't lead to people going to jail; just ask Trump, who got hit with a half-billion dollar civil penalty for over-estimating the value of his assets in a private loan context.)
Billionaire Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick admits strategically moving to Texas before California wealth tax
Kalanick says Dec 18 move to Austin was timed 'prior to January' deadline for proposed billionaire tax
Billionaire and Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick officially joined the exodus from California, revealing he moved to Austin, Texas, just weeks before a proposed wealth tax could have targeted his estimated $3.6 billion fortune.
"Just to be clear, on December 18, I moved to Texas. I don't know what's so specific about December 18, but let's just say it's prior to January," Kalanick said in an interview with TPBN.
"I get a little bit [of] FOMO on like, these people going to Florida. I'm like, dude! Why so much Florida action?" he continued. "Come on, homies."
Kalanick left his San Francisco home for Texas just 14 days before the new year, when the retroactive residency deadline for the proposed billionaire tax would take effect.
While it has not yet qualified for the November ballot, the proposal -- backed by the Service Employees International Union--United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) -- would impose a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of California residents with more than $1 billion in wealth. The tax would be due in 2027, and taxpayers could spread payments over five years, with additional fees, according to the California Legislative Analyst's Office.
If the measure is approved by voters, anyone who was a California resident on Jan. 1, 2026, would owe the tax, according to the proposal. Based on Forbes' estimates, Kalanick could owe roughly $180 million.
And now you get nothing. Eat it, Commie scum.
You people are such absolute fuck-ups. You'd have to ration sand in a desert.
Meanwhile, Nurse Kathy Hochul is begging the wealthy to move back to NY so that they may seize their assets:
Based Jessica
@RealJessica
3h
New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣
"I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic millionaires who stepped up. OK, cut me the checks if you want to be supportive, but maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can bring back home."
"I have to look at the fact that we are in competition with other states who have less of a tax burden on their corporations and their individuals. And I would say remote work changed everything."
"There were people who could only work in an office in Manhattan and work in New York state. And they were captives to our state, they were going to stay. We saw that that's not the case. Wall Street businesses looking at Texas, they're not going there because they have a nicer governor. They're going there because of the tax rate."
New York Gov Kathy Hochul is begging wealthy people who have moved to Florida and Texas to come back to New York and pay taxes. 🤣
"I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs that we want to have in our state. Now, there are some patriotic… pic.twitter.com/B4ql1ktcq6
LOL, the woman who locked everyone inside their homes for two years thinks she's a "nice governor" and that people should want to live under her evil reign of malicious incompetence.
Are you kidding me, you ridiculous tiny Napoleon-complexed manlet?
Now Paul is on the edge of having a point here, as he claims that Markwayne Mullin voted to not stop welfare programs for refugees.
But he moves off that point to whine about Mullin having said that he understood why Paul's liberal neighbor beat up the annoying, self-righteous Libertarian Leprechaun.
"Instead of explaining your vote to continue these welfare programs for refugees, you decide to transfer the blame. You told the media that I was a 'freaking snake' and that you completely understood why I had been assaulted," Paul said in his opening remarks. "I was shocked it would justify and celebrate this violent assault that caused me so much pain and my family so much pain."
He added, "I just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits to the proper use of force."
You chose to lash out at me. You went on to brag that you'd already told me to my face that you completely understood and approved of the assault. Well, that's a lie. You got a chance today. You can either continue to lie, or you can correct the record," Paul continued. "You have never had the courage to look me in the eye and tell me that the assault was justified, so today you'll have your chance. Today, I'll give you that chance to clear the record. Tell it to my face, if that's what you believe. Tell it to me today. Tell the world why you believe I deserve to be assaulted from behind. Have six ribs broken and a damaged lung. Tell me to my face why you think I deserved it."
You simpering little fairy. Now I want to beat the shit out of you, too.
This is a grown man whining not about being beaten up ten years ago, but whining that another man wasn't sufficiently sorrowful that he'd gotten beaten up. He's like the pussy still whining in tenth grade that in third grade he'd gotten a wedgie.
Maybe it's time for another wedgie.
Note Paul does not demand he answer as to why he cast the vote he did. No, it's all about appeasing the light-loafered malignant dwarf's feelings.
And he's doing the fake tough-guy thing of saying "tell it to my face" in a building with 100 people present including security and tv cameras.
Why don't you try the "tell it to my face" act alone, outside, in a private little spot?
You ridiculous little bitch!
Context for the below post: "Sinners" a movie starring black people directed by a black guy. It's about black people being attacked by evil vampires. White vampires, I should clarify, as if you didn't guess that.
It was absurdly overnominated for Oscars because of its DEI credentials -- sixteen nominations, tying, I believe, the most-nominated film in history, The Godfather.
This... jumped up vampire movie got 16 nominations and won four Oscars.
But the DEI schemers thing it was unfairly robbed due to #MuhRacism:
The founder of the Columbia Anti-Semitic League, the foreign national Rubio and Trump tried to deport only to be blocked by a lowly district court judge, says it's racist to ask a Muslim to condemn terrorism.
🚨WTF — Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil (Green card holder with ties to terrorism who liberals protected from deportation) says it's “very racist to ask a Palestinian to condemn Hamas.”pic.twitter.com/KkQuyBJS2Q
California Bridge to Nowhere Remains Unfinished, Now Costs $114 Million
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Every time I see a dead critter by the highway I wonder: Why can't we build gently-sloping pedestrian bridges, topped with grass and bushes, for wildlife to cross over safely? It's not just good for them; people crash their cars due to deer all the time.
Well, a government filled with left-wing fuck-up grifters is why.
In 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom broke ground on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing (WAWC), a project featuring an overpass for animals atop ten lanes of the 101 Freeway in Southern California.
At the ceremony, Newsom boasted that the state had committed $54 million. He promised to "complete the job within another $10 million," before seeming to hedge on whether that final sum would do the trick.
Officials projected a 2025 completion date for the overpass, and estimated that the entire project -- which includes the bridge and other ancillary developments -- would cost $92 million, some of it coming from private philanthropists.
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Pratt, a cougar-sweater-wearing environmental activist who serves on WAWC's Partner Leadership Team, is the program's public face. She is also a regional executive director of the national Wildlife Federation. In 2021, the group received a $25 million grant from "Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation" for the bridge that bears the late philanthropist's name.
That money apparently was not enough. This past January, donning a hard hat and a "#SAVELACOUGARS" jersey, Pratt announced a possible $21 million overage. She effectively blamed President Trump, attributing the multimillion-dollar overrun to "tariffs, inflation, [and] labor problems."
"There's no boondoggle," she said. "Given the times we're living in," a potential $21 million overage is "not that bad."
Over $100 million for a bridge which only needs to bear the weight of, checks notes, skunks and the occasional herd of deer. Oh, and six inches of dirt, maybe.
This is not an overpass for vehicles. It does not need to bear the weight of multiton trucks driving at 75mph. The engineering needed here is pretty forgiving.
But still, they can't finish it for less than $114 million.
And if you think that will be the final bill, I've got a Butterfly Bridge to sell you.
(Yes, the bridge must also serve as a path for butterflies. Think of the additional engineering requirements to bear the weight of several dozen butterflies.)
How can you degenerates literally be bad at everything?
Here's how: They're all taking a piece.
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Why has a project primarily consisting of a bridge for animals cost over $100 million? One reason is that Newsom and WAWC's philanthropic supporters apparently don't mind it becoming a patronage program.As the WAWC-endorsing Wildlife Crossing Fund notes, citing the California Department of Transportation's estimate, "for every $1 billion spent" on wildlife crossings, "13,000 jobs are created."
A group of experts apparently adds to the operation's expense. A fungi whiz, Pratt says, worked as a WAWC habitat designer, periodically scrutinizing root samples under a microscope. A contracted soil scientist said his process involves assessing local dirt to "rebuild it ... as close to nature as possible."
1, that's a scam, 2, you build a slope, a bridge, put some dirt on it, and it's done. It's close enough to nature. We just want animals crossing here, not attempting to build animal cities.
By the way: I think any path covered in dirt would be "closer to nature" than the highway it spans, no?
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At the groundbreaking ceremony, Newsom envisioned WAWC as a catalyst for the construction of wildlife crossings across the state. California, he boasted, set aside $105 million "to replicate projects like this all up and down the state." Pratt reportedly thinks "hundreds more crossings are needed."
Here's the thing: their own incompetence and greed keeps them from accomplishing any of the things they claim to want to accomplish. If they'd built this... bike path with dirt for something reasonable like $15 million, then yeah, this would serve as a model for building additional bridges.
But at a cost of $114 million and climbing for one incomplete bridge? No. You have once again fucked everything up for everyone, including the animals.
But you'll all still get paid, right? That's the important thing.
BREAKING - Gavin Newsom's wildlife "bridge to nowhere," promised to cost California taxpayers $50 million in 2022, has more than doubled to $114 million and it's still unfinished.
California wanted to build a $100 million butterfly bridge. This is the woman they put in charge.
"There's no boondoggle," she insists. The $21 million cost overrun is "not that bad." pic.twitter.com/Mpm8YqqK6d
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@christopherrufo) March 18, 2026
BREAKING: @BethPratt, the woman responsible for California's $114 million animal bridge boondoggle, has responded to our investigation with a rambling Facebook post blaming the weather and "unprecedented biodiversity collapse."
Shock! Left-Wing "Civil Rights" Icon and Democrat Hero Cesar Chavez Was a Child Molester and Rapist
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Of course. Of course.
The evidence was staring us in the face:
He died 33 years ago -- in 1993 -- so the Pravda Media is now dusting off the archives and reporting what they knew decades ago but suppressed until it was safe to do so.
As predicted yesterday, the story about Cesar Chavez sexually abusing young girls was published today by the NY Times. The paper spoke to multiple women including one who claims she was abused repeatedly when Chavez was 45 and she was 13-years-old.
Ana Murguia remembers the day the man she had regarded as a hero called her house and summoned her to see him. She walked along a dirt trail, entered the rundown building, passed his secretary and stepped into his office.
He locked the door, as he always did when he called her, and told her how lonely he had been. He brought her onto the yoga mat that he often used in his office for meditation, kissed her and pulled her pants down. "Don't tell anyone," he told her afterward. "They'd get jealous."
The man, Cesar Chavez, one of the most revered figures in the Latino civil rights movement, was 45. She was 13. Ms. Murguia said she was summoned for sexual encounters with him dozens of times over the next four years.
Recently, more than 50 years later, Ms. Murguia learned that a street near her home in the Central California city of Bakersfield was in the process of being renamed. City officials want to name it in honor of her abuser.
A second woman described similar abuse which began when she was 12-years-old.
Ms. Rojas said she was 12 when Mr. Chavez first touched her inappropriately, groping her breasts in the same office where he'd meet with Ms. Murguia. When Ms. Rojas was 15, he arranged to have her stay at a motel during a weekslong march through California, she said, and had sexual intercourse with her -- rape, under state law, because she was not old enough to consent.
And he didn't just sexually abuse and rape children, he also abused his adult female staffers and partners. See the link for that.
Sexton notes that "allegations and rumors" about this sex predator have swirled for years, but gosh darn it, the story just wasn't ready until 33 years after he died without any apologies or reckoning.
When I became President, I proudly placed a bust of César Chávez in the Oval to serve as a reminder of the values he embodied, the vision of freedom he fought for, and his commitment to justice and dignity that we must uphold each and every day.
— President Biden Archived (@POTUS46Archive) March 31, 2023
The rumors that a major piece was coming were swirling since yesterday. Joel Pollack guessed, correctly, that given they were pre-canceling Chavez without any debate, the story must be "Epstein-level bad."
It's worse, actually. Epstein did not rape a 12 year old.
JOEL! That’s it! I was wondering why this stuff was coming up more than 20 years after Chavez died and you have hit on it: EPSTEIN! All the talk about the Epstein scandal stirred this up! https://t.co/IJYzcA7Nz3
In California there are 7 streets, avenues, boulevards, and parkways named after César Chávez. There a 7 parks and plazas, 42 schools, and 5 monuments.
US Intel hid Chinese 2020 election meddling from Trump because they opposed his policies, memo says
Dr. Barry A. Zulauf, a member of the Senior National Intelligence Service reported that others in the intelligence community said "I don't want my intelligence going to the White House where it will be used by that vulgarian in the Oval Office to support policies against China with which I personally disagree."
Analysts inside the U.S. intelligence community sought to conceal evidence of Chinese influence efforts from President Donald Trump during the 2020 election, with analysts saying they didn't want their intel used by "that vulgarian in the Oval Office" to pursue policies toward China they personally disagreed with.
The revelation is found within a January 2021 report written by -- and never before reported upon comments by -- analytic ombudsman Barry Zulauf, who conducted a review of the spy community's handling of Russian versus Chinese meddling efforts during the 2020 election. Among his conclusions was that intelligence analysts downplayed China's actions because they had disdain for the "vulgarian" Trump and did not want to support the policies and priorities of the Trump administration toward China with which they "personally disagree."
Just the News reported this week that the U.S. intelligence community has known since early 2020 that Beijing also gained access to American voter registration data and used that information to conduct opinion analysis related to the presidential election between Trump and then-former Vice President Joe Biden.
This is not the only piece of evidence pointing to Chinese government election influence efforts in the 2020 election. Although much about China's activities in 2020 remains classified, Just the News conducted a thorough review of publicly-available intelligence assessments, federal indictments, foreign government warnings, and cybersecurity firm analyses.
There is credible evidence that Chinese government-linked cyber hackers and Chinese social media troll farms took aim at the U.S. presidential election in 2020 and sought to undercut Trump during his run against now-former President Biden. There are also indicators that Chinese intelligence and law enforcement agencies -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) and its Ministry of Public Security (MPS) -- also played a role in 2020.
He found that actions taken by Russia would be claimed by analysts to be election interference, while the exact same actions taken by China would be ruled as no interference at all -- all depending on the political narratives favored by highly partisan "intelligence analysts."
He doesn't say that last part, but it's implicit.
Zulauf -- a longtime intelligence officer -- wrote in his January 2021 report: "Given analytic differences in the way Russia and China analysts examined their targets, China analysts appeared hesitant to assess Chinese actions as undue influence or interference. These analysts appeared reluctant to have their analysis on China brought forward because they tended to disagree with the Administration's policies, saying in effect, I don't want our intelligence used to support those policies."
U.S. intel analysts downplayed China assessments to avoid helping Trump
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"Dr. Zulauf went on to point out the various errors in this way of thinking -- intelligence belongs to the community, not a single analyst, and further, while analysts are entitled to like or dislike particular leaders, they are not entitled to allow that to alter the intelligence products that they put forward," the journal article said.
The review by Zulauf also found that allegations of Russian meddling and Chinese meddling were being measured based on differing standards, meaning Russia may have taken actions that were determined to be influence or interference efforts while, if and when China took the same or similar actions, those Chinese actions likely would not have been determined to be influence or interference efforts.
"Due to varying collection and insight into hostile state actors' leadership intentions and domestic election influence campaigns, the definitional use of the terms 'influence' and 'interference' and associated confidence levels are applied differently by the China and Russia analytic communities," Zulauf wrote in his report.
The ombudsman found that "the terms were applied inconsistently across the analytic community" and that "failing to explain properly these definitions is inconsistent with Tradecraft Standards."
Oh, and out treasonous Deep State also hid information that Ukraine was using US taxpayer dollars to rig the election in Biden's favor.
HUGE: U.S. intelligence reports show that not only China was helping Joe Biden steal the 2020 election, but new intel shows that Ukraine was also helping Biden steal the 2020 election using the BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars that we sent over there from hard working Americans.… pic.twitter.com/vZW870UGH2
Iranian Intelligence Chief Who Plotted Trump's Assassination Confirmed Dead Due to Airstrike and Overdose of Amyl Nitrite and Disco Dancing but Mostly the Airstrike
—Disinformation Expert Ace
The homophobes Trump and Netanyahu are murdering one Brown Homosexual after another.
Grok
@grok
Yes, verified. Israel's Defense Minister announced that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib was killed in an overnight airstrike in Tehran. Iranian President Pezeshkian has since confirmed the death, calling it a "cowardly assassination." This is the third senior Iranian official killed in 48 hours per multiple reports (AP, BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters).
So close to Pride Month? SO CLOSE TO PRIDE MONTH?!?!
By the way I don't know this guy was gay. I just assume that everyone in the Iranian leadership is (was) a closet case.
Let's see what Iran's current (for the nonce) President says:
Masoud Pezeshkian
@drpezeshkian
2h
Translated from Persian
The cowardly assassination of my dear colleagues Ismail Khatib, Ali Larijani, and Aziz Nasirzadeh, alongside some of their family members and accompanying team, has left us in deep mourning.
I extend my condolences to the great people of Iran for the martyrdom of two cabinet members, the secretary of the Shura, and the military and Basij commanders. I am certain their path will continue more steadfastly than before.
Sounds tough!
But then... there are reports he is desperate to resign because he doesn't want to be the next to be killed:
Wall Street Mav
@WallStreetMav
19h
There are reports that Iran's President Pezeshkian tried to submit his resignation to the Supreme Leader today, but Mojtaba Khamenei is not available (he is likely dead).
Nobody is in charge of Iran.
The top 200 mullahs and IRGC leaders are dead.
SMOD linked this report. I have no idea how credible it is:
The Iran Watcher 🇮🇷
@TheIranWatcher
🚨 Iran's presidency has collapsed as its own president pleads not to be assassinated.
Masoud Pezeshkian is telling foreign counterparts he has no authority, no access to leadership, and no control over the system, effectively disavowing responsibility as the regime fractures from within.
According to Persian Gulf sources, he informed officials across the region, as well as Russia and Turkey, that the constitutional leadership structure has broken down and he is completely cut off from it, stressing there is no justification for targeting him.
Pezeshkian is trying to save his own life as the regime crumbles, a clear sign the Islamic Republic is losing control.
Yesterday a commenter reported that Iranian civilians were passing intel to Israel via Starlink, telling them where Basij troops were on the streets, so that they could be targeted for airstrikes.
Iranian civilians sent Israel intel to strike Basij checkpoints in Tehran - WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reported that Iranians on the ground have been transmitting information in Persian through Israeli social media accounts.
Israel has been relying in part on target information sent by ordinary Iranians for strikes carried out during the current war with Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The report said this was the case on Wednesday night, when an Israeli Hermes UAV struck Basij checkpoints in Tehran, citing a senior Israeli security official.
The official said Iranians on the ground have been transmitting information in Persian through Israeli social media accounts. According to the report, the information is first verified and vetted by Israeli authorities, and action is taken only after it is found to be accurate.
Iranian state media reported on Wednesday evening that Israeli drones targeted checkpoints in Tehran, killing several members of Iran's security forces, including some affiliated with the Basij militia. Separate reports said several regime security personnel and Basij members were killed in the strikes.
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If confirmed, the reported use of civilian-supplied intelligence would point to an additional layer in Israel's targeting apparatus inside Iran.
Thanks to Michael the Texan for that link.
Meanwhile, beckster sends this report:
Thought this was interesting, from Amit Segal's daily Substack Noon In Israel:
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Meanwhile, Israel is calling mid- and low-level commanders, threatening them and their families if they don't stand aside in the event of an uprising.
One conversation is worth recounting.
"Can you hear me?" a Mossad agent can be heard, speaking in Farsi. "We know everything about you. You are on our blacklist, and we have all the information about you."
"OK," the commander said in the recording.
"I called to warn you in advance that you should stand with your people's side," the Mossad agent said. "And if you will not do that, your destiny will be as your leader. Do you hear me?"
"Brother, I swear on the Quran, I'm not your enemy," the commander said. "I'm a dead man already. Just please come help us."
BREAKING: President Trump on the fate of the Iranian regime.
“Remember, for all of those absolute “fools” out there, Iran is considered, by everyone, to be the NUMBER ONE STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR. We are rapidly putting them out of business!”
Lefty Influencer, TikTok Revolutionary, and AOC-Style "Palestinian-American" Kat Aboogabooga Suffers Humiliating Loss in Illinois Democrat Congressional Primary
—Disinformation Expert Ace
You may not have heard of Kat Aboogabooga, aka "Kat Abughazaleh." She is one of the new breed of post-AOC Pro-Invasionary Democrat Socialist, the type that no longer hides her desire for authoritarian Soviet communism or simple hatred of America, Christians, and white people, but announces it straight up and then pauses for applause with a gum-smacking grin.
She ran to be the Democrat nominee for an Illinois congressional seat. She #MeToo'd her opponent, who had been a professor who had once dated a student.
Progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh's bid for election to Congress failed Tuesday after Democratic primary voters opted for Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss.
Biss' victory came only hours after his campaign confirmed the mayor had a relationship with a former student while working as a professor at the University of Chicago in 2004.
Abughazaleh, who formerly worked for left-wing organization Media Matters in conducting opposition research against conservative outlets, was one of 15 Democrats jockeying to succeed retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) in the Land of Lincoln's 9th District, which covers parts of Chicago and its northwestern suburbs.
The 26-year-old also known as Kat Abu achieved minor online infamy for a series of stunts -- including getting herself arrested and charged with conspiracy to impede Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicles during a September 2025 demonstration in Broadview, Ill.
She received about 26% of the vote compared to Biss' 30% support when the Associated Press called the race just after 10:35 p.m. ET.
But still, when a radical communist loses to a guy smeared as a #MeToo Child Molester, well, maybe AOC-style Socialism of Stupidity isn't the winning way after all.
Oh, she's a flake, too. She blew off a campaign event and blamed... narcolepsy.
Mary Katharine Ham
@mkhammer
I hardly know anything about this race (except Kat used narcolepsy in a hilariously overwrought Gen-Z statement as an excuse for skipping an event), but I'm glad Bliss won if only so it sends this signal that this kind of fake MeToo-ing doesn't work and is then disincentivized.
Oh, and this terrorist bitch just got indicted by the feds for assaulting ICE officers so the gum-smacking grinning idiot may be going to prison, too.
While she and her antifa pals blocked an ICE vehicle from moving and pounded on the hood and windows, she allegedly scratched the word "PIG" into the SUV's paint.
Kat Abughazaleh - who cheered on the prosecution of a man for allegedly obstructing access to an abortion clinic - has now been federally indicted for obstructing a law enforcement officer in the performance of his duties https://t.co/GRi1froQVp
🚨 LMFAO! Democrat candidate Kat Abughazaleh — who got body slammed by federal agents when she tried obstructing ICE — just BRUTALLY LOST her primary election for Congress in Illinois
Below, she rage-quits an interview with leftwing simp Tara Palameri. She was angry that anyone is asking her about her indictment for assaulting ICE agents.
Hello everyone. It is Humpday, a concept that comes originally from the Spanish, who called it El Día de la Joroba.
One of the hallmarks earmarks of entitled, aristocratic rule is the great and powerful exemption. The rulers impose - as the name implies - rules, but the rules do not apply to the rulers themselves. Rules are for the subjects, not the rulers. The rulers get the authority to make and enforce rules, and - thanks to their royal prerogatives, Party privileges or whatever nomenclature is popular in the style of the time - get to ignore them.
The notion of "rule of apply" does not exist to Party Men or other aristocrats. They live by exemption, as is fitting their stations. They used to at least pretend that this is not how it worked, but the mask is slipping off. While in the old days, they would pass laws and then ignore them without consequence, that is old-fashioned. The new way is to formally exempt themselves, like it was in the good old days when kings reigned and peasants served. The only thing that can stop them is a modicum of shame from within their own clique.
So it was in Virginia. Since the Democrats took over in January, Virginia has been passing new gun control laws. There is HB-217, which bans "assault weapons" and magazines over 15 rounds. This one has plenty of exemptions, mostly for cops and soldiers and some grandfather clauses. Another bill, however, was different and got much less publicity. That one had a straight-up exemption for Virginia's new rulers. That was HB-110.
HB-110 is a bill that imposes new penalties on leaving guns in cars. When the bill was introduced by the Virginia House, it was fairly simple:
No person shall leave, place, or store any handgun, as defined in § 18.2-307.1, in any unattended motor vehicle when such handgun is visible to any person who is outside such unattended motor vehicle
The bill itself was half a page long and contained only four points. One defined what an "unattended motor vehicle" is, the second is quoted above, the third describes the penalty for violation ($500) and the fourth declared that any vehicle association with a violation of the new law is legally considered to be "illegally parked" and subject to tow. That's it. Start to finish, it was 23 lines long including preamble.
Good law or bad, it was at least simple and internally consistent. Then the amendments got underway. After a couple of months had passed, the bill quadrupled in length. They added boats to the definition of "motor vehicle." They added differing rules for requirements that any handgun left in a vehicle must not only be "out of sight" as it was in the original bill, but also locked in a rigid box. They added exemptions, of course, for cops and the like - including off-duty and retired cops. But there was another very special exemption slipped in through the amendment process:
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any member of the General Assembly who leaves a handgun in an unattended motor vehicle pursuant to § 18.2-308.7:1 when such vehicle is parked in any parking structure reserved for members of the General Assembly under § 2.2-1172.
Ah, how nice for them. They get to bring their guns to work and leave them in the car when they park - but you can't. They're better than you, you see. They're Assemblymen. They simply can't abide by the rules they lay down for mere peasants. It wouldn't be right.
The only thing that stopped them was a Senator. In that chamber, senator Richard Stuart - a Republican, took them to task for this carve-out. He was somewhat successful. While the Virginia Senate did eventually pass a version of the bill along party lines, it was much more similar to the original House bill. The Senate version is fairly similar to the original House version, with some changes. Most of the additions were removed, including the special exemption for Virginia's munificent and honorable leaders. The House then passed it largely along party lines.
The special exemption for Virginia Assemblymen failed, but that the House thought it appropriate is telling. That the only reason that exemption wasn't in the final bill likely comes down a Senator dressing them down in a public forum for considering it is hardly comforting. This is not a shining example of the system working. This is a shining example of the arrogance and entitlement of a ruling class with unmasked and unbridled contempt for those they consider to be their subjects.
It took a while, but royalty and aristocracy are thoroughly back in fashion.
Residents across Northeast Ohio got a shock the morning of St. Patrick's Day. A bright fireball streaked across the sky around 9:00 a.m., visible in multiple states before a loud boom rattled homes from Cleveland into parts of Pennsylvania and New York. Windows shook, phones lit up, and, for a moment, people wondered if something far more serious had happened. The object started as a small asteroid about six feet wide, weighing close to seven tons, and entered Earth's atmosphere at more than 40,000 miles per hour. The fireball first became visible about 50 miles above Lake Erie near Lorain, traveling roughly 34 miles before breaking apart about 30 miles above Valley City in Medina County. The breakup produced the flash and the shockwave people felt on the ground. . . The energy released reached about 250 tons of TNT, which sounds large until you place it next to a historical benchmark.
The Tunguska blast in Siberia in 1908 released between 10 and 15 megatons of energy. The difference isn't small: Tunguska was tens of thousands of times more powerful and flattened more than 800 square miles of forest. . .
. . . The fireball over Ohio didn't bring destruction, but it offered a clear reminder of what moves through space every day. A slightly larger object, a lower breakup point, or a different angle could've changed the story. Cleveland heard the boom and felt the shake, then went back to their day.
That outcome wasn't guaranteed. It was luck.
Depending upon how one considers what we here at the HQ refer to as the SMOD, the Sweet Meteor of Death, the aforementioned luck was either good or bad. In any case, wow. Forget about mining asteroids, if some egghead out there wanted to make a fast buck, figure out a way to weaponize asteroids to bring them down on Red China, Iran, Russia or whoever and then con the War Dept. or Sandia to give you a few hundred million to develop a prototype. It'd be the perfect cover for a first strike on an enemy that left no evidence.
Like the National Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent whose letter of resignation was a transparent attack on President Trump and his almost total evisceration of the globalist America last/never foreign policy of Foggy Bottom/Langley et al.
99% of the time when a local politician goes national, turns out to be a squish or a quisling, there were warnings locally. And most of the time people at the national level didn’t pay attention. I remember trying to break through the social media bubble of everyone who enjoyed Chris Christie’s viral video takedowns to get out the message that he was a fraud, that he had actually implemented every liberal policy and was an Islamic apologist. For many people it didn’t sink in until that hurricane photo with Obama. For others it didn’t sink in until he stabbed Trump in the back. . . he got the counterterrorism job as some sort of consolation prize for losing elections.
But there were warnings that Joe Kent was not what he seemed to be when he first ran for office. Ex-CIAers who run for office should be treated with extra scrutiny. And Kent scrambled to explain why he was a registered Democrat who had voted for Bernie Sanders. His explanation that he was trying to help Trump win and sabotage Dems was fishy. . .
. . . Anyone talking about an alliance between the Left and the Right, dismissing MAGA and America First, is out to take down America. This is exactly what we used to call RINOs before they got smart and started trying to disguise themselves as MAGA. But in the end, they always out themselves. Kent sure did.
Long before this happened, we should have listened to the local conservatives.
Susan Rice, who played leading roles in the Obama and Biden administrations, has broken a Washington code of silence by threatening that anyone who plays ball with the Trump administration will suffer payback the next time Democrats take control.
‘When it comes to the elites, you know, the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, the media, it’s not going to end well for them.’ ” she said on a podcast.
“They’re going to be held accountable by those who come in opposition to Trump and win at the ballot box,” Rice added. She is no stranger to dirty tricks, having been involved in the Obama administration’s spying on Trump’s 2016 White House campaign. As such, her threat marks yet another example of how the left preaches one thing and practices the opposite. It blames Trump for destroying historic norms despite how the last two Dem presidents abused their power for nakedly partisan purposes.
Meh, forget the IRGC, the greater threat to America comes from the DNC. Meh, this is nothing new. We've seen this tyranny before, with every shampeachment and every single time a rogue hack-in-black issues an injunction against this President's constitutional executive branch authority. It's all well and good to root for the freedom of the Persian people and the long suffering Cubans, but unless and until the cancer of Susan Rice and her ilk are excised from our society, it won't be long before we too go the way of Iran circa 1979 and Cuba 1959.
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Michael Goodwin: Susan Rice, who played leading roles in the Obama and Biden juntas, has broken a Washington code of silence by threatening that anyone who plays ball with the Trump administration will suffer payback the next time Democrats take control. ‘When it comes to the elites, you know, the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, the media, it’s not going to end well for them.’ ” she said on a podcast. (funny, those are all leftist institutions! Shorter Goodwin, Rice is an evil filthy subhuman shit-whore - jjs) Susan Rice is no stranger to dirty tricks — and her latest threat shows how shameless the Democrats are
If the remnants of Iran’s government confirm his death, he will be the highest-level leader of the terrorist regime to be eliminated since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei died in the first hour of the war, and he could prove to be a greater operational loss than the elderly cleric was. Israel Claims to Have Eliminated Iran’s De Facto Leader Ali Larijani (Too bad his BFF John Kerry was not with him at the time - jjs)
Trump isn’t compelled to end the Iran war on terms less favorable than he deems desirable. Why should he? Defining Victory Over Iran
For anyone who questions whether Israel and the United States should have attacked Iran, I suggest looking at the Iranian behavior with clarity, not with emotions. They used forbidden weapons against their own citizenry. They have used forbidden weapons against their own Arab neighbors. They have attacked Israel with no intent other than to harm and kill civilians. This is the definition of an evil regime. Iran Shows That It Is Truly Evil and Must Be Stopped
Unlike the Kurds in 1991, the Iranians of 2026 will have a genuine chance to wrest their freedom because of five key reasons . . . In hindsight, because of President Bush’s political calculations, the Kurds never stood a chance. They were like a lamb to the slaughter. But President Trump is no President Bush. This time, the rebels can win. The Iranian People WILL Overthrow Their Government, Even Though the Iraqis Couldn’t, Because…
It's not about the lie, but what it's distracting from. . .What looks like crazy lies to you and me is really a sophisticated ad targeting program that takes in demographic data and outputs enemy propaganda. Does it work? Of course it does. That’s why so many have climbed on board. (This is why the Democrats have the voting base they have (aside from illegal aliens and dead people-jjs) What Was Behind the Netanyahu Fake Death Rumor?
Safi had been arrested in September 2023 by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Florida, facing charges of lewd or lascivious exhibition, soliciting a child via computer, unlawful use of a two-way communications device, and child abuse. DHS Arrests Afghan National, Given Asylum by Biden, Accused of Child Sex Crimes
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
I think that the biggest proof that election fraud is a huge, ongoing issue is in the Democrats' insistence that it is nonexistent or extremely rare. Anyone truly concerned with election integrity would at least allow for the possibility that it is — or could be — a serious problem that should be safeguarded against. If Democrats were saying something like, "Look, we want secure and transparent elections too, we just don't agree with the kinds of protections that you want," I might think that they weren't complete fraudsters. Instead, their position is essentially, "Move along...nothing to see here!" They're like kids who just broke a lamp in the other room and are trying to keep their parents from going in there to see it by pretending that there never was a lamp. It's Always Been Telling That Dems Won't Even Acknowledge the Possibility of Election Fraud
The Save America Act would require proof of citizenship and an ID to register to vote or to vote in federal elections, which ought not to be controversial at all but which made RINOs like John Thune and Thomas Massie dither with anxiety and which absolutely enraged Democrats. Donald Trump had sworn not to sign any more legislation until the Senate actually passes the Save Act, since the legislation is key in this midterm election year, so the next obvious step is for Republican senators to pass it. Senate Advances the Save Act
Republicans must enforce the filibuster, forcing Democrats to defend every bill they oppose—or risk letting them hijack the Senate unchecked. Republicans: Restore Filibuster or Destroy It
Fetterman told (Sean Inanity) that he gets along best with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the current director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz is also the man Fetterman beat in the race for the Pennsylvania Senate seat during the 2022 midterm election. The Pennsylvania Democrat, appearing on an episode of Hang Out With Sean Hannity, stated that even though that particular campaign got really nasty, he still respects Oz. Fetterman Stuns Critics After Revealing Trump Official He 'Gets Along With'
The 26-year-old, who once worked for left-wing group Media Matters for America, won 25.6% of the vote, lagging behind Biss who received 29.6%, with 90% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press. Since Illinois’ Ninth District is heavily Democrat — with Vice President Kamala Harris winning it by 37 percentage points in 2024 — Biss is effectively a lock to win the November general election to represent the seat in Washington. 26-Year-Old Democrat Influencer Falls Short In Plot To Go To Congress
He has determined to scour it clean of dangerous attachments, conditions, and — as we now know — regimes the president considers to be a legacy of past American weakness. His ultimate objective? A world open for business that realistically reflects the preponderance of American economic and military power. Towards this goal he has stormed with the disruptive force of a Category 5 hurricane. Trump’s global endeavors upend the world of impotent elites — and there’s no going back
Russia reaffirmed its support for Cuba, condemning U.S. sanctions and interference, while the island faces worsening economic conditions and protests. Russia Warns Against Trump’s Plans to ‘Take’ Cuba.
“People consistently underestimate the human capacity for adaptation... There is a real distance between anticipated terrors and lived realities.” I am a wheelchair user. My life is worth living.
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
The fireball over Ohio didn't bring destruction, but it offered a clear reminder of what moves through space every day. A slightly larger object, a lower breakup point, or a different angle could've changed the story. Cleveland heard the boom and felt the shake, then went back to their day. That outcome wasn't guaranteed. It was luck. That Cleveland Fireball Was Small, but It Could Have Been Much Worse
Voyager-2 is the only spacecraft to ever visit this planet, and it only did a quick fly-by, just long enough to give us this one dim snapshot view. It is forty years later, and no other missions have flown there, nor is any planned in the near future. Voyager-2’s only close-up image of Uranus’ moon Umbriel (still no sign of klingons - jjs
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
The malodorous wokeness of Connolly’s St. Paddy’s Day statement was obvious right from the beginning. “Whether we are Irish by birth or indeed by choice,” she declared, “today is an occasion when Irish communities around the world celebrate their shared love of all things Irish – our culture, heritage, identity and of course our beautiful language, Gaeilge.” Ireland’s President Couldn’t Just Wish Everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Oh No.
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Ars Technica rounds up the response to Nvidia's showcase of its DLSS 5 $10,000 AI slop filter and concludes that... It's bad.
(Not kidding about the cost: The demo required two RTX 5090s and they currently cost between $4000 and $6000 each, depending on the model. Yes, they launched at $2000. That was then; this is now.)
Or are looking at a very specific use case. If you need to translate code from one language to another, it works pretty well.
Sometimes.
Maybe.
To underscore the consequences of not having that kind of data, Smiley pointed to a recent attempt to rewrite SQLite in Rust using AI.
"It passed all the unit tests, the shape of the code looks right," he said. It's 3.7x more lines of code that performs 2,000 times worse than the actual SQLite. Two thousand times worse for a database is a non-viable product. It's a dumpster fire. Throw it away. All that money you spent on it is worthless."
We already knew this, right? The developer of Pokemon Go, Niantic, wasn't created to develop games. It was founded as a geospatial services company. And they put millions of players to work harvesting data.
Musical Interlude
You won't recognise those people unless you are Australian and were alive in the 90s, but I am, and was.
Disclaimer: No AI was harmed in the creation of that music video. It was made in 1992, so that would have been hard. They actually persuaded various newsreaders of the day to lip-sync the lyrics.
Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - March 17, 2026 [Doof]
—Open Blogger
Skerries Harbour, Ireland
Top o' the evening to ya! Welcome to the Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day 2026 ONT. Did you celebrate the day? Still doing so? Tell us all about it! Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?
What are ya drinkin' today, lads and lassies? Want something other than green beer or Guinness (or my preferred Irish stout - Murphy's)? The ONT has you covered!
St. Patrick's Day is all about the booze. So why not make a cocktail that will be sure to impress? Even if you're avoiding the bar crawl (we totally get it), you can still have a little fun with your drinks at home. This holiday is all about the drinks, so don’t let it pass by without jazzing up what you’re imbibing (even if it's just adding a little green to your beer). Lucky you, we’ve got everything from bright green cocktails to boozy milkshakes. Check out the list of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day drinks to get some inspiration (and likely feel the luck of the Irish as well). And who knows, you just might find a pot of gold (or a Gold Rush cocktail) at the end of the rainbow!
Check out the link and let us know which one is yer favorite!
Running all the way from Canada to the northern section of New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains support a vast array of ecosystems from deserts to prairies to cold alpine slopes. The most common species you'll find here are the prairie rattlesnake and western rattlesnake. Towards the New Mexico region, you might also find the large Western diamondback rattlesnake, or the small mottled rock rattlesnake, or the massausaga rattlesnake in southeastern Colorado.
These rattlesnakes play a key role in their ecosystems by keeping certain pest populations like mice under control and preventing prairie dogs from overpopulating the land. In the vast majority of cases, these snakes will ignore humans or use their rattles to warn humans to stay away. However, if a person ignores these warnings or accidentally steps on them, it can lead to a bad bite. If left untreated, many of these rattlesnakes are capable of killing a human with their venom. The best way to prevent this from happening is simply being aware of where you might encounter rattlesnakes. Here are 5 of the most rattlesnake-infested areas in the Rockies to be on the lookout for them.
Not related, yet somehow related
Remember those guys? The band LIVE was formed in the late 80s (originally known as Public Affection) in York, PA. I saw them more times than I can count back in the 90s - they played a lot in the Baltimore / DC area. Still enjoy their music. You may remember their breakthrough hit "Lightning Crashes" for their outstanding album THROWING COPPER. Anyway, they're still around. Well, a semblance of the band is still around. Vocalist Ed Kowalczyk is the only original member with them. Legal drama engulfed the band over the years.
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Members of Antifa have threatened violence and accused the wife of a judge of being a fan of "white supremacist" Charlie Kirk in the wake of nine members of the militant far-left group being found guilty of various charges, including terrorism-related charges, on Friday.
In the wake of Kirk's September killing during a Utah campus stop, US District Judge Mark Pittman's wife wrote, "Keep spreading the Good news, Bishop. The world needs it more than ever. Come, Lord Jesus, Come!" An Antifa member screenshotted her Facebook post and posted it to X, writing that Pittman's wife "is a big fan of white supremacist Charlie Kirk."
Evidence of that? She said it was sad that an innocent man had been shot in the throat in front of his children.
So, you know: White supremacist.
Nine total members of a North Texas Antifa cell were convicted on various charges on Friday for an attack on a Texas ICE detention facility in July in which an officer was shot. Eight of the nine defendants were found guilty of providing material support to terrorists. Additional charges the defendants were found guilty of include rioting, use of an explosive device, and attempted murder.
"Protect Trans Kids," huh?
Tony Shaffer 🇺🇲☢️
@tspooky
The @FBI used over 40% of its foreign counter intelligence division's budget on targeting @realDonaldTrump and his associates in 2016 and 2017 - people need to go to jail...
I saw Chris Murphy crying about some of these rogue FBI agents who got fired, claiming that they were key "counter-terrorism" agents and their firing might have caused the four (4!) Muslim terrorist attacks in the last two weeks.
Well explain this to me then, Chris: If they were so critical to hunting down terrorists, why were they considered superfluous enough that they could be detailed to searching Melania Trump's underwear drawers?
I tend to think it's fake just because, well, they'd shoot you for that. They're shooting machine guns blindly into people's apartments just for singing and dancing.
Matt Van Swol
@mattvanswol
🚨#BREAKING: North Carolina Senator, Thom Tillis COMPLETELY MISSED THE VOTE on the motion to move forward the SAVE Act.
All of the left is mourning the passing of Austere Religious Scholar Ali Larijani. They are all working from the script provided to them by, I assume, Iran Echo Chamber conductor Ben Rhodes -- this man who ordered the massacre of 30-40,000 Iranians last month alone was "a moderate" who you could "do business with" and now that he's dead, Trump has no "off-ramp" from his disastrous war which he's totally losing.
Like clockwork, BBC airs a glowing eulogy of Ali Larijani.
Larijani oversaw the massacre of tens of thousands of Free Iran protesters just two months ago.
But BBC calls him “moderate” and “a man you could maybe do business with.”
In 2012 Nicholas Kristof took his kids on a road trip across Iran, along a route set by the Iranian regime. Then he wrote columns about it whitewashing the regime. Now he's praising Larijani, who threatened to murder President Trump, as "strong and pragmatic leader." https://t.co/Hn9t36KB87pic.twitter.com/wdTIjLRZcr
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) March 16, 2026
I don't know what the ratings are for Congressional Republicans. I looked. I did not find. Sometimes they tease out the results of a poll over several days.
Even if the ratings for Republicans are also low -- and I'm sure they are -- it is still news that Democrats are facing record lows, in a year that they're supposedly going to sweep into power.
Reporter: "An illegal alien from Nicaragua grabbed a woman on the north side last week, bashed her head into the sidewalk, knocked her unconscious and raped her..."
Me-Again Kelly Demands to Know Why Online Influencers Aren't Defending Her Against Mark Levin's "Disgusting" Attacks
—Disinformation Expert Ace
If that sounds insane to you, that means you're paying attention.
Cavernous Nostrils has been smearing Erika Kirk since a week after his murder, claiming that she was "covering up" for The Real Killers, who she has alleged at various times to be Israelis, Mormon Bee Cultists, French Intelligence, Egyptian Planes, US military personnel, etc.
Lately Cavernous Nostrils has changed her attacks on Erika Kirk, now claiming she was associates with Jeffrey Epstein and groomed children for sex trafficking.
When Me-Again Kelly was asked to say something about this absolute demonic horrorshow, Me-Again responded: "I'm not the mom of the internet.'
But she thinks it's "disgusting" that Mark Levin routinely calls her "Granny Groyper" --like many women, and many men too (guilty!) she does not like it being noted that she is old enough to be a grandparent -- she has been demanding that various online personalities condemn Levin for "stalking" her.
Here's just one example of Me-Again -- who, I repeat, said it was none of her business if Candace Owens accused Erika Kirk of arranging for her husband's murder because she's not "the mom of the internet" -- demanding that men gather 'round her to protect her from Levin's "disgusting" attacks:
The widowed now-single mother Erika Kirk can fend for herself, but Me-Again demands her Simps form a Protective Simp Circle around her!
Aɴᴛ
@AntSpeaks
It's extraordinary how Megyn is now asking everyone around her why they didn't speak up when Mark Levin supposedly attacked her.
The same woman who has made a conscious effort to ignore all the insults and accusations Candace has made against Erika Kirk over the last six months.
She even went so far as to claim she had gotten close to Candace and supported her in "questioning Israel."
I use this comparison a lot, but it's nevertheless accurate.. Megyn is a prime example of a stupid person who desperately believes they're smart. She was convinced she had outwitted everyone, that she was in the right, and that most would side with her. Now it's come back to bite her in the ass.
If you remember the show: Cersei allowed the High Sparrow to imprison and torture Queen Margery, because Cersei was afraid, due to a prophecy, that she was fated to be "displaced by another queen, younger and more beautiful."
Does that explain Me-Again's hatred of Erika Kirk? Could be!
(And Cersei was also revealed to have been both stupid and emotionally fragile all along -- she just seemed to be smart and confident because she kept her face frozen in an inscrutable mask.)
One of the most extraordinary shows of inauthenticity I've ever seen was back when Me-Again discovered that it would spike her traffic if she filled her podcast with four-letter words. This was like two years ago. First she said "bullshit" a couple of times and when she got clicks for that, everything was "fuck you" and "go fuck yourself."
No really -- she has repeatedly told her critics "go fuck yourself" if you think I should criticize Cavernous Nostrils.
She looked like a five year old who just learned how to say cursewords. She looked so pleased with herself!
(And Me-Again keeps lying, claiming people just want her to criticize Cavernous Nostrils for her Black Nazi takes on the Jews, while pretending she's unaware that the real complaint is the DAILY attacks on a grieving widow as a murderers and lesbian sex trafficker.)
She's continuing to be a Follower, following "men" she identifies as the Strong Alpha Men and repeating whatever they say. First she followed Roger Ailes, then she followed Brit Hume, then she followed Chris Wallace -- remember her disgraceful bit as Chris Wallace's attack dog at the Republican debate? -- and now she's following Tuq'r Qarlson.
Well, Tuq'r Qarlson and Piers Morgan, two BBWs with big soft bellies and low-hanging tits, both just attacked Ben Shapiro for being short. I'm told he's 5'9", which is an inch below average.
So Me-Again the follower followed, and attacked Mark Levin for having a "micropenis."
Megyn Kelly
@megynkelly
Micropenis Mark @marklevinshow thinks he has the monopoly on lewd. He tweets about me obsessively in the crudest, nastiest terms possible. Literally more than some stalkers I've had arrested. He doesn't like it when women like me fight back. Bc of his micropenis.
She means that Levin says she's a 14-year-old mean girl trapped in the botoxed body of a 55-year-old woman. And that she's a Nazi.
As she did when she first learned to curse, she then went on to say "micropenis, micropenis, micropenis" over and over again, to show how Young and Brat she is.
Here's the "disgusting" and "lewd" attack that provoked Me-Again into devolving back into her 14-year-old mean girl self. Does this sound "lewd" or "disgusting" to you?
Micropenis Mark @marklevinshow thinks he has the monopoly on lewd. He tweets about me obsessively in the crudest, nastiest terms possible. Literally more than some stalkers I’ve had arrested. He doesn’t like it when women like me fight back. Bc of his micropenis. https://t.co/7cl3Efc3N7
Seems like pretty standard internet invective to me.
But note she plays the How Dare You Insult a Woman Card, as we've seen her play so many times before.
Is Me-Again really the right person to be judging how well-endowed other people are?
I don't think so.
I do question whether Me-Again, who is flatter than Rachel Corrie after an all-Ozempic diet, is really the person qualified to judge how well-endowed people are.
Hey Thimble-Tits, when you can fill a training bra without needing a wad of toilet paper, get back to us.
I dunno. She's weighing in on men's equipment, but meanwhile she's rocking an A Minus cup filled with nothing but ribs and gristle. It's like ordering a two piece from Popeye's and getting two backs. Not what I was looking for, Popeye's!
Now that was a lewd and disgusting personal attack.
But this is where she herself took the dispute.
Trump actually defended his former enemy Mark Levin:
But really, Trump did post about the feud and say that while Levin was in fact MAGA, Me-Again Kelly and Tuq'r Qarlson -- who are not named but strongly hinted at -- are not MAGA.
Me-Again has reinvented herself more times than Madonna and Cher and has a couple more transformations left in her. She's not quite sixty yet. https://t.co/ivEpNWW5C6
The IDF confirms killing Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani in a strike in Iran overnight.
Soleimani was targeted while at a tent camp that was recently established by the Basij. According to the IDF, the Basij set up the camp after the military struck many of the headquarters of the paramilitary force.
In addition, the strike also killed the deputy commander of the Basij and other top officials in the paramilitary force, the IDF says.
Basij commander Gholamreza Soleimani in an undated photo (Social Media)
The IDF confirms killing Basij paramilitary force commander Gholamreza Soleimani in a strike in Iran overnight.
Soleimani was targeted while at a tent camp that was recently established by the Basij. According to the IDF, the Basij set up the camp after the military struck many of the headquarters of the paramilitary force.
In addition, the strike also killed the deputy commander of the Basij and other top officials in the paramilitary force, the IDF says.
The Basij is known for its role in violently suppressing anti-regime protests, and is believed to be responsible for countless deaths of Iranian civilians.
Meanwhile, top Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Akram al-Ajouri and other top officials in the terror group were targeted by the IDF in a strike on Wednesday, according to the military. The military believes al-Ajouri was likely killed in the strike, but says it is still working to confirm this.
IRGC commanders are also deployed in southern Lebanon to direct Iran's proxy army Hezballah.
As America's Sweetheart Ilhan "Omar" Nur would say, some people hit some buildings.
🚨 IRGC commanders booked 15 hotel rooms thinking they were safe, they weren’t.
Four IRGC commanders in Lebanon used multiple identities, reserved 15 rooms, then gathered in a single room and even disabled all hotel cameras.
Illegal Alien 19-Year-Old High School Student Keeps Groping Girls As Young as Thirteen,Between the Legs "Front to Back"; Fairfax County School District Has Covered It Up a Year and Won't Expel Him
—Disinformation Expert Ace
This 19 year old high school student -- anyone want to take the under on that alleged age? Because I'll take the over -- is a junior.
I'll give you a second to recover from your shock at learning that.
Matt Whitlock
@MattWhitlock
Absolutely radicalizing story.
A 19-year-old illegal enrolled as a junior at Fairfax High has been sexually assaulting students as young as 13 ALL YEAR. Fairfax covered it up despite 12 reports from girls.
Fairfax want to release him AND they won't allow him to be deported.
They just want to "breathe" and live freely and rape your pre-teen daughters. Is that so wrong?
Nick Minock
@NickMinock
🚨New: Fairfax County parents tell me their girls were groped in between their legs front to back during school by an adult male student who happens to be an illegal immigrant and that this has been happening the entire school year.
Parents are livid at Fairfax County Public Schools.
Today, Steve Descano's prosecutor Jenna Sands agreed to release the suspect from jail. The judge said no.
ICE lodged a detainer. ICE says Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid isn't honoring their detainer.
Descano is the Soros prosecutor who routinely drops all charges on dangerous violent criminals, especially if they're from a Protected Race.
🚨DEVELOPING: The office of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano has dropped the charges against a suspect (Julio Pasqual Sejas) who shot two women at a KinderCare daycare in Springfield, where dozens of children were inside. (H/t WJLA’s Nick Minock) pic.twitter.com/aKadU89xeo
🚨New: Fairfax County parents tell me their girls were groped in between their legs front to back during school by an adult male student who happens to be an illegal immigrant and that this has been happening the entire school year.
But now back to the newest illegal alien monster he's refusing to charge and refusing to render over to ICE:
Yet another 27 year old illegal alien "high school teen." Thank Biden/Harris and the communist democrat party for visiting this never-ending plague of grifters, rapists and murderers upon us.https://t.co/MzDgZG0I1Ppic.twitter.com/AA5NsJ5JR8
🚨FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA: Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, a 19-year-old ILLEGAL ALIEN from El Salvador, has been arrested for assault and battery against MULTIPLE high school girls while enrolled in a local high school.
They just keep covering it up like neighboring Loudoun school district covered up the transgender rapist. Their Protected Rapists have carte blanche to rape your children.
An adult Fairfax High School student has been charged with nine counts of assault and battery amid accusations that he was groping girls in the halls during school.
7News Reporter Nick Minock was the first to break this story and spoke exclusively with the victims' parents.
"There's a group of about 12 individuals that have reported this assault," one mother told 7News. "It was all perpetrated by a single individual who is a stranger to the girls. He just sneakily walked up behind them and put his hand in between their legs. It was not just a butt smack or a butt grab. It was a groping of a private area. It had been occurring for several months."
Israel Flores Ortiz is almost 19 years old, and he's in the 11th grade at Fairfax High School.
On Friday, Judge Dipti Pidikiti-Smith denied Ortiz's request to be released from jail, even after Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano's office agreed to Ortiz's bail request. The judge said the proposed bail request didn't properly protect the public.
About a dozen girls have come forward to report that Ortiz put his hands in between their legs, grabbed their private parts in the front, and moved his hands to their butts while in the school's hallways.
"What do you think about your experience so far with the school system handling this situation?" Minock asked two of the mothers, who agreed to speak on camera.
"Abysmal, abysmal," one mother told 7News. "I think from the very beginning, Fairfax County has attempted to diminish what happened to these girls."
Parents of several of the girls tell 7News they are furious with Fairfax County Public Schools.
"They have attempted to sweep it under the rug," one mother said, "They sent out a letter last night."
"After we demanded it, multiple parents demanded that there be a letter before we got it," one of the mothers exclaimed.
"But it was a completely sanitized letter," the first mother continued.
This being Fairfax, Virginia, where illegal alien savages are not only permitted but encouraged to rape American citizens, the girls who reported this monster are now being bullied by the children of leftwing Kamala voting parents.
The parents told 7News FCPS' description of what happened has caused bullying.
"The girls have experienced harassment and bullying from peers at school, including people that they once thought were their friends, and the letter that they sent out, referencing it only as buttocks touching, just adds fuel to rumors that they were just attention seeking," one mother told 7News.
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7News asked FCPS if they will allow Ortiz to come back to school, and why FCPS didn't address his alleged behavior sooner if it was happening all school year?
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7News has also now learned Ortiz is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who crossed the southern border in 2024 and was released under federal government policy at that time.
Immediately after his arrest last week, ICE issued a detainer for Ortiz in order to deport him, but ICE told Nick that the Fairfax County Sheriff is not honoring that detainer.
"Unfortunately, sanctuary politicians like Gov. (Abigail) Spanberger are outlawing cooperation with ICE and choosing to RELEASE criminal illegal aliens from their jails back onto their communities to create more American victims," an ICE spokesperson told 7News. "We are calling on Fairfax County to honor our detainer to ensure this violent criminal is removed from our country so he can never claim another victim again."
Even if Ortiz is convicted, he likely wouldn't spend much time behind bars.
That's because the Soros prosecutor refuses to charge this as sexual battery -- only simple battery (and only because his preferred strategy of just letting this monster continue to grab 13 year old girls by the genitals caused too much heat).
"Libertad, libertad," shouted hundreds of demonstrators as they faced off against police outside the precinct in Morón, a city of about 70,000 near Cuba's northeastern coast. Protesters then marched to the offices of the ruling Communist Party, according to the Cuban government and videos posted on social media.
Residents threw rocks at the building and tried to set it ablaze. Others climbed on the building's second story and threw papers and furniture into the street, which they then set on fire. At the time of the protest, Morón hadn't had any electricity for 30 hours...
Alberto Echemendía, the head of the Communist Party in Morón, held a rally of "revolutionary reaffirmation" in front of the ransacked party headquarters. "We live in complicated times," he told El Invasor, a regional official newspaper, blaming U.S. economic sanctions for the riots.
This is exciting. Freedom is beginning to breath in Cuba. Eighth consecutive night of protests, but it has already begun to be massive. All of the city of Ciego de Avila is in the streets. The city united against the dictatorship.
Eso es mi Trump:
Trump: "I do believe I'll be having the honor of taking Cuba. That's a big honor. Taking Cuba in some form. I think I can do anything I want with it, if you want to know the truth." pic.twitter.com/vOy9OoMgZB
Obama's "Second Brain," the failed novelist and communist who used his fiction-writing ability to create the Iran Echo Chamber, is once again bemoaning the fall of his communist frenz:
Ben Rhodes
@brhodes
This is dangerous, immoral, and illegal - the third government he's tried to overthrow in the first three months of this year. We are in a worst case scenario of authoritarianism.
Reports: The A-10 Thunderbolt, better known as The Warthog, has been unleashed on Iran It's a heavily armored (the pilot sits in a titanim bathtub) slow-and-low loitering plane with a massive minigun firing depleted uranium rounds. The capability it brings is the ability to just fly big circles over the country waiting for a target to present itself. This is a weapons platform for eliminating vehicles and personnel. Its first task might be strafing the seas, clearing out any remaining attack boats and minelayers.
Update: My ballpark estimate for a reasonable cost for a wildlife overpass (suitably padded to sate the thirst of Democrat grifters) was $15 million. Turns out, that was a good estimate. That's how much it cost Denver to build one.
Podcast: CBD and Sefton discuss the obvious incompatibility of Islam with free societies, John Bolton is a disloyal sleaze, The SAVE Act is in the muck of Senate RINOs, the crappy quality of anti-American propaganda, and more!
Some people liked Candace Owens because she was a black woman who told hard truths about BLM and black criminality. But this was always a grift. She started out as a race hustler for a grift, then hustled race the other way to grift conservatives, and now she's back to being a race-hustler for the left again. Specifically, she is now claiming that people pointing out that she is legitimately low-IQ and can't pronounce half the words her AI-generated teleprompter script points out to her is racist and just Ben Shapiro's way of saying the n-word without quite saying it. You see, you can only say that black people are smart, and if you see a dumb one that doesn't know how to pronounce simple words while she poses as an investigatory journalist, you have to pretend she's actually smart or you're a racist. Weird, that doesn't sound very conservative, let alone "#Based," to me. To prove how much she hates racism, she then says that Ben Shapiro's Jew ancestors were masters of the slave trade.
Ami Kozak: Every single Tucker Carlson episode consists of him claiming he didn't say the things he said in the last episode Also: this is the manipulation Tucker does that i hate the most. It's so cowardly. All he does is smear people (and Jews, generally), and then claim "I have nothing against [the person or group I just smeared.]" He'll even claim "I love [x], actually." Just again and again and again. It's all a lie, of course. A year ago he smeared Jews but added how beautiful he thought Israel was, and then two weeks ago, he said Israel is ugly as dog-shit and nothing beautiful has been built there "since 1948." Just got this email from Dracula: "I love Van Helsing, actually, he's one of my personal heroes, if I'm being honest. I will claw the heart out of his belly and bathe in his blood before the children of Babylon, but I have nothing but respect for Van Helsing, actually. Love is the answer. Except for the followers of the Christ whom I am commanded to turn into my dark army of Satan. And I totally don't worship Satan, I just think we should listen to both sides. Hugs and kisses, may Van Helsing burn in the blood-red fires of hell throughout eternity, even though I consider him a close and dear friend, Vlad called Dracul."
