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AoSHQ Writers Group
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Saturday Night "Club ONT" October 18, 2025 [The 3 Ds]
—Open Blogger
Ladies and gentlemen, Ette's and Rons, welcome to Club ONT! A collaboration the 3D's - The Disco, The Dino, and The Doggo. Coming to you live from the one, the only Texas MoMe X. Live might be generous. Some pre-blogged content. Ok, most of it. Let's see what's on the docket this evening.
The 3D's are in Corsicana this evening. JQ has the door, bar, snacks, and jukebox tonight - for one night only... No tokens required for the restrooms.
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Coincidence that one would go to great lengths to make the journey to Corsicana?
My 3x grandfather, after serving in The War of Northern aggression, walked (no horse) from Eastern Tennessee to Corsicana, Texas. I think about that a lot. He must have known someone there. This picture was shared by a relative in California. pic.twitter.com/iX09Y74a0s
They are having such a good time that they decide to play hooky and skip out on their Monday exam in psychology. They all send their professor an email saying they had a flat tire while out of town and the professor said no problem, unexpected things happen. They could take it on Tuesday.
Celebrating their white lie they had another big night out and headed back on Monday. When they got back on campus Tuesday they went and saw their professor and she asked if they were all right, thanked them for letting her know ahead of time, and told them to get ready for the test.
Inwardly laughing they were separated into four separate rooms so as not to cheat. All four flipped over the sheet and saw only two questions:
For 5% credit, what does DSM stand for in the DSM-5?
For 95% credit, which tire went flat?
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Drink of the Night
Choices without limit.
Drink Table at Texas MoMe X
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Live look at the MoMe bar area:
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Club ONT Physics
Horde recommended items to study the descent? Ones with chaotic descent? Tumbling descent? Ballistic descent? Bacon descent?
This video of New York City residents throwing trash from their building windows at pro-Hamas fanatics who have been terrorizing the streets is still one of my favorites to watch.
You may know the town of Taft in California, but did you know that Taft was originally the Town of Moron?
From Wikipedia (so caveat emptor):
The town began as Siding Number Two on the Sunset Railroad. According to a display at the West Kern Oil Museum, local residents asked the Southern Pacific Railroad if the station could be named Moro when the rails arrived in about 1900, but a railroad official declined because the name would be too easily confused with the coastal town of Morro Bay. Instead, the railroad directed the station be called Moron, a word which as yet had no association with lack of intelligence. Pictures of local businesses, including the Moron Pharmacy, hang in the museum.
After a fire burned much of the town, the name was changed (in 1909) to Taft in honor of William Howard Taft.
Belshazzar, the ruling co-regent of Babylon, threw a great big party for 1,000 of his closest friends. He demanded the ceremonial gold and silver goblets from the temple of Jerusalem — taken after Babylon conquered Jerusalem in 587 BC — be brought to him so his guests could sip beer from the sacred vessels in a flashy, sacrilegious show.
Story goes that the hand of God promptly arrived to kill the party and smite Belshazzar, who lost his kingdom and his life later that night.
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Admiral Russell of the Mediterranean fleet took “drunk as a sailor" to new depths with his week-long cocktail party.
In 1694, Russell invited 5,000 sailors to the bash, where the drink of choice was a large fountain full of a brandy wine punch. For reference, the fountain was so large that it’s said men in canoes rowed around inside it to serve as bartenders.
To recreate it at home, just take 250 gallons of brandy, 125 gallons of wine, 1,400 pounds of sugar, 2,500 lemons, 20 gallons of lime juice, and 5 pounds of nutmeg. Serve shaken, stirred, or paddled.
What's the biggest rager the Horde has attended?
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Texas MoMe Thoughtful Hordelings
Tokens courtesy of haffhourshower. You mad-scientist, corner the token market types will need to rework your plan.
Eromero with the black t-shirts! Shot glasses courtesy of DDS.
Some Rat came through with commemorative plates and white towels.
TiFW brought logo'd writing pens!
Big ONT thanks for the Horde and their generosity.
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Club ONT Music
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Top 10ish Comments of the Week overheard at the Texas MoMe.
RI Red, meeting Piper....
"You don't look like I imagined you would. You have less height."
Directions you'll only hear at the MoMe: It's up there, just past the bacon. Exchange between GWB and Doof.
"They're having sex down here!"
Nurse Ratched, speaking about the never ending amount of spent brass on handgun range.
So great to meet the king of the permanent record entries.
Unknown...
Half the lies they tell about me are not true.
Duncanthrax
Shout out to Rancher Bob, for moving the porta-potties away from my camper this year.
Sponge
I wish ... (ellipses) was here. He's like a brother from another mother, or a sister from another mister. Actually, he's my sibling from another dribbling.
Shain S.
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The Disco, doing Disco things and drawing necessary attention.
*Bruce Wayne squeezed Doof's butt* She Hobbit: Why you giving out squeezes? Bruce Wayne: Because it's Doof!! He looked like he needed it.
Doof Sucks!
(weasel) - likely or something that weasel might say about Doof.
Doof is an ASS!
(CBD) - likely.
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Notably Absent From The Texas MoMe.
Jim Sunk New Dawn was a regular attendee of the Texas MoMes. This was the first one without him, and it sucks to not see him anymore. We left a chair empty in his honor - which is portrayed here. In the chair is a Hawaiian shirt (Jim's standard garment for a MoMe) and a sign which Weasel unveiled. The hangun range at the ranch will forever be a memorial to our brother Jim.
Let's raise a glass in Jim's honor!
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This Club ONT was brought to you by freewill, planning, and scheming.
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DISCLAIMER: The Club is not responsible for Morons, Misfires, or the Macarena. The Club would also like to remind guests that personal decisions have consequences. Morons getting "scoped" while on the range, sunburnt, and/or interpretive dance moves performed in or near the carport at at the sole discretion and responsibility of the Moron. Proceed at your own risk.
Good evening, Charles is on vacation. So, you get what you pay for. Yours truly.
Once upon a time in a different world that stereo looked vaguely familiar. The Fabulous and I downsized earlier in the 2000s. We now have something much more compact, Bose Wave Sound. But, all good things must come to an end and so is that particular model.
Ours is still working and it works wonderfully with our turntable. So our stereo and turntable sit with the large dust collector television in the living room.
What's a MH Music Thread without some of the Maestro!?!?
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Let's keep it to music and light topics this evening shall we?! As I write this Thread I have not heard of any tragic circumstances in rural Corsicana, TX
Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. A spin of the Ace of Spades Wheel of Hobbies (TM) landed on space shuttle air transport.
Are you thinking "That's an oddly specific hobby but I love space and modeling and I like history and traveling and engineering. There are so many aspects that make this more of an interest than a hobby. I can't wait to get into the content!" I knew it. Enjoy.
Going to be a slightly abbreviated thread this week...for reasons. TRex is in an undisclosed location doing undisclosed things.
As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. However, politics, current events and religious debates can live in threads elsewhere. Pants are optional. Puns are welcome and encouraged.
Play nice. Don't be a troll and do not feed the trolls.
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The inspiration for this post is the space shuttle carrier on display at the visitor center for NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It is number 905 and the first of two shuttle carrier aircraft.
Can you imagine the conversation?
"We need to be able to test the shuttle's ability to glide home for a landing. We also need to transport the space shuttle around the country. How are we going to do that? We're all out of ideas. We can't fly it. We can't tow it behind a truck. We can't put it on a train."
Two guys from the back row: "How about flying it piggyback on top of a 747? We could build a model to try it out."
And they did...
John Kiker and Owen Morris built a 1/40-scale radio-controlled model of the Space Shuttle on top of a Boeing 747 to prove that the configuration was viable. The model is on display at the visitor center.
In May 1983, what was then NASA's only Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a highly-modified Boeing 747 airliner capable of carrying a Space Shuttle on the top of its fuselage, arrived at the Paris Air Show carrying the shuttle Enterprise. The international aviation spectacle, arguably Europe's highest-profile air show, had long been an arena for Cold War competition. While the visit was hugely publicized, what most don't know is that the plane had been modified for its European trip with an advanced countermeasures system to protect itself from heat-seeking missiles that was still highly classified at the time. The defensive additions to NASA's 747 were so sensitive that the plane's crew was told to keep it a secret no matter what.
I was told that the photo, taken in December of 2008 as Endeavor made its voyage back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, was one of the most beloved in at the installation and that it was shot by one of NASA's most acclaimed photographers, Carla Thomas. If I remember correctly, the photo was planned ahead of time and executed perfectly from the back seat of Armstrong's F/A-18B. The aircraft had rolled inverted-or near inverted-to capture the unique angle of the loaded-up SCA.
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The MDD:
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Horde Hobbying from PA Dutchman:
This is a Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank that I just finished and mounted on a diorama base made of foam insulation. The tank represents the 34th Tank Regiment,which operated in northeast China from 1944 until the end of the war, when it was overrun by the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. I included a picture of the finished model and an AI image made with Google Gemini.
Outstanding! Thanks for sharing.
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Been waiting for a while to show this diorama. Amazing.
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Hobby humor:
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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a lumber theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.
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Notable comments from last week department:
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Words of wisdom:
"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).
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If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute something from your personal hobbying. We will feature a different theme next time. What are you hobbying? We love showing off Horde hobbying. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
Thought about having little fishies in your back yard? Maybe some mosquito fish in the summer? You could make up some stories with the kids or grandkids.
Hello. This is my Cat, on the deck rail one evening. Took the shot with a flip-phone and was surprised at how well it turned out. Cat's true identity will remain secret, LOL.
Love the pet thread, it's one of the highlights of my week!
-- JQ
Thanks, JQ! What a perfect photo for the season!
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Zack from Hilton Head Island
Rich
Zack just melts your heart, doesn't he?
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Name is Sejong, we took him in when my sister spent a week in the Hospital, and I couldn't leave a month old kitten alone at her place
Then my wife fell in love with him.
He is about three months old, and is growing like a weed, and unfortunately is still at that stage of being part velociraptor.
The old lady cats are not sure what to do about him besides complain.
Kindltot
What a charmer!
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This is Aliy a Silver Lab in Anchorage.
I post as Mudshark
What a beautiful dog! And already retrieving!
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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:
petmorons at protonmail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
I've saved some spring flower photos from Neal in Israel. I like these. Above, an Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) that seems fitting today. Below, a dark hollyhock to attract some critters.
One of my lefty social media "friends" seems really excited about the big protest planned for today, explained below by the "Tony Michaels Meme Machine":
The second No Kings protest against Donald Trump is planned nationwide for Saturday, October 18. Organizers are expecting over 10 million participants, which would make it one of the largest in American history. These events are organized by groups such as 50501, Indivisible movement, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Third Act, and Move On.
"No Kings" is an ultra-short theme which allows people to imagine that any criticism that they have of the President is shared by their fellow protesters and to misrepresent current events in ways that suggest that Trump wants to be a king for life. But sometimes I wonder if they have a shared vision of what they DO want?
What kind of leadership did they think they had when Joe Biden was in office? With Kamala's book tour underway and new interview clips starting to appear, I am thinking about their alternative in the last election, too:
I remember how during her short campaign, themes changed regularly, from "Kamala is a brat" to "Kamala brings joy" to things like this:
She had a hard time running on her past policies, partly because they changed over time and partly because they often didn't work out real well.
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I am beginning to think that many of the "No Kings" enthusiasts want to be part of a drama, with similar dramas being enacted across the country, and that they want directors.
Here are some directions posted by my social media friend for rally participants, from Dirty Hippies Productions:
I guess you can be a morally superior, non-violent person now even if you won't denounce Jay Jones. It will be interesting to see if the Democrats can live up to the expectations of the Dirty Hippies during and after the big rally.
The big news of the week, of course, was President Trump’s diplomatic/military triumph in obtaining an end to fighting in Gaza and the return of Hamas’s hostages to Israel. It was a moment that anyone would celebrate–anyone but a liberal, that is. The same people who organized demonstrations around the world demanding a cease fire were oddly silent when they got their wish.
In other news, peace may be breaking out in Ukraine, too. Once again, the prospect of peace has something to do with Trump’s persuasive powers, and more to do with Tomahawk missiles.
Meanwhile, the Democrats have not been idle. They have kept their Schumer Shutdown going, and did their best to prevent military personnel from being paid. And later today, they will conduct “No Kings” protests, which no doubt will be just as effective as the first round, in June. “No Kings” is an odd theme for a protest, isn’t it? Notably absent is any reference to any policy issue. The “No Kings” theme reflects the fact that the Democrats are utterly out of ammo when it comes to policy, and have nothing left but hatred of President Trump.
The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
—Misanthropic Humanitarian
[Mug H/T - JQ]
[Music H/T - Hadrian]
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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to take care of. (Rulz for those of you in Albuquerque)
1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice.
3) Are you kidding me? No, you may not run with anything sharp.
4) To those in Texas for the Texas MoMe, be careful with your travels. No, you may not request prays for bail money.
5) Have a great week!!
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo atsign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
9/11 – D sent an update for Susan, his wife, and her battle with cancer: Thank you, everyone, again for your prayers for Susan. Her cancer markers went down at the last Dr visit, but she is back to having abdominal pain that is making it hard to eat right. They are trying to get her weight up and thank God for the good days they do have. The really good news is that she is able to walk around again without the fear of falling over.
9/23 Update – The pain has started coming back, so they went to the hospital and found a cyst. They are trying to determine if it is infected.
10/16 Update – Susan was hospitalized for 3 weeks. They removed the cyst and her gallbladder. The chemo continues; it’s rough but so far, but the cancer only grown 1 mm, so it seems to be working. Thank you to everyone for their prayers.
9/20 – Tonypete sent happy prayers for Will and Natalie, who were married on 9/19. May they continue to live God’s plan for themselves and remain as happy as they were on their wedding day.
9/20 – Accomack sent his thanks for the prayers for his wife. She was cleared of the parasites, but her liver has not returned to normal because of all the antibiotics. She has not been cleared to return to work, but she has insurance and union payouts, so this could go on for a while.
9/20 – Dash my lace wings asked for prayers for her mama. On 9/17, she fell and broke ribs. It was the second time in about 6 weeks, and much more painful than the last time.
9/27 Update – Thank you for your prayers. Her mother is recovering slowly.
9/20 – RedMindBlueState asked for prayers for the wife of a close friend. She is back in chemo for a recurrence of cancer. Please pray for her and her family.
9/21 – P asked for prayers for her brother, T, in New York. He already has stage 4 lung cancer. His car got totaled one night at 3 am, and when his wife was driving him to the insurance office the next day to report this, he felt so wobbly that she diverted to the ER, where they found out he’d had a stroke.
9/22 – C requested prayers for a friend whose mother passed away after years of dealing with dementia.
10/4 Update – The friend and his siblings are gathering at the family home today and the service will be in the next few days. The finality will probably hit him at that point.
9/27 – Retired Buckeye Cop wrote to thank the Horde for praying for his kid brother, “J”, after he lost his job back in June. A few weeks ago, J received two job offers. He accepted the job that offered $13K/year more pay and had a shorter commute.
9/27 – vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for her husband’s swift recovery. His procedure was minor, but not quite as minor as expected.
9/27 – Sock Monkey requested prayers for his paster, who went to the ER with chest pains and slurred speech. The pastor is a young man, late 30s, and relatively fit. He has 3 young children with a 4th due in Oct. Please pray for his recovery and strength for his wife. He has been a tremendous blessing to the church.
9/27 – Joe Kidd posted a request for a friend, Bill, who has assumed sole responsibility for the care of his 90-year-old mother. (The original caretaker has fallen into alcoholism and was been removed from the premises. Please pray that she gains clarity and resolve to battle that demon.) And please pray that Bill’s path is made straight as he decides between taking early retirement or continuing to balance full time work with caretaking. Thank you and God bless.
9/27 – From about That Time asked for prayers for surgery on 10/1 to remove a growth. Please pray that it’s just a small disposable annoyance, as expected.
9/27 – Tonypete gave an update on the people from his church who were in an automobile accident earlier this year. Cheri is doing much better. While convalescing from the car crash, she fell and broke her hip, so she is recovering from that also. One of the passengers, Nick, had a heart episode during the wreck and died. He was his wife’s caregiver and she is now bereft. Prayers are still needed for all.
9/28 - Teresa in Fort Worth gave an update: It has been 1 year since Teresa started “down the cancer rabbit hole”. She sends her thanks for the prayers as they have buoyed her and her family through this year. She has been blessed to exceed the original 6-12 months predicted, by the grace of God – and the prayers of many people. Her next CT scan is in November, and the surgeon is pretty sure that her tumors will be small enough to remove/destroy.
10/7 Update – A recent CT scan shows lots of calcification (indicating tumor cell death), and the oncologist didn’t see any sign on the small tumors. The area where the largest tumor was now shows lots of calcification and the largest tumor has shrunk by almost 90%! Her next CT scan will be 11/3, and they assume they will be discussing surgery to remove the lobe of her liver, where the tumor is located. Timelines are uncertain, but she is hopeful that she will get to spend Christmas with her family at least one more time, if not more! Thanks to EVERYONE who has been praying on her behalf.
9/29 – toby928 asked for prayers for a brother named Joe, who is being crushed by grief. Joe’s wife is in a coma and will likely die in the next few days.
10/12 – Joe’s wife did pass away. She is safe in the arms of our Savior.
10/1 – Duke Lowell sent an update. He is home now, after 8 days in the hospital and every antibiotic known to man. He sent thanks for the prayers, and thanks to God for granting him another day in this glorious world He’s created.
10/11 Update – After a second stint in the hospital, Duke is home now. He was recovering nicely, but something “knocked him sideways”. Severe dehydration put him into renal failure. He is on the mend now.
10/2 – Bluebell passed along an update: grammie winger sends her gratitude for all the prayers – she feels they are working. On Oct 6 she will be starting a cancer treatment program because her doctors are “cautiously optimistic” that they can give her some more time. Monday she gets the port, followed by 6 hours of chemo infusion on Tuesday. The Rev is doing better because now he has some hope. Pleease pray for her as she starts this treatment program because in her words, “prayer changes things”.
10/4 – Legally Sufficient’s “Boss” will be undergoing intestinal surgery shortly. It looks scary so prayers for him and his medical team are appreciated.
10/4 – The Fabulous for safe travels as she travels to visit her oldest daughter who is about to be a mother of a baby girl. Prayers for the mom to be and her child.
10/4 – Skip requested prayers for his dad, who fell at church back in August, hitting his head. He fell again at home and has had back pain since then. He is going in for more tests on 10/8.
10/11 Update – Dad has a brace to wear and has pain medication, so is doing OK for now. He will need an outpatient procedure soon for an injection in his spine to fill a void. Continuing prayers will help.
10/4 – Out Country is Screwed sent thanks for the prayers over the past year, during breast cancer treatments. The prayers have sustained, through surgery, chemo, and now through radiation.
10/4 – Random Dave would appreciate prayers from the Horde. He is one of the 5% of government workers that make the other 95% look bad, and he is trying to move to the private sector. He has found a good possibility to meet/exceed his pay and do an interesting job that is a good fit for his skills and interests. Praying that if it’s where God wants him, He will make it clear and the road smooth.
10/4 – DenverGregg asked for prayers for Ana, a lady from his church who is experiencing unemployment and mental illness, which tend to exacerbate each other.
10/4 – Longtime Lurker, Morgan, offers praise for financial blessings and petitions for safety in upcoming travel and coping with social isolation and loneliness, including finding a church home. Blessings upon Ace, the COBs, the other site works and all the blog lurkers and participants.
10/4 – Mrs. Leggy asked for prayers for a young girl who is suffering from leukemia and now has a horrible infection of the colon. Surgery may be required and because of her weakened condition, this could kill her. Thanks so very much!
10/6 – Inogame sent happy news about his wife and baby. The 20 week ultrasound was completed, and there is one baby girl with all the correct parts in the correct places. Mom and baby are doing well, though mom could use a nap or 20.
10/7 -CW is a long-time Horde member who could use prayers. His relationships with his son and his daughter have deteriorated recently, and his daughter has cut him off from the grandchildren.
10/8 – fourseasons asked for prayers for a brother-in-law, Chris, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He had another scan last weekend and there is another tumor. He is losing his vision and has lost his ability to speak. He will have surgery on 10/10, and the surgeon said he will probably lose the ability to walk. The family is devastated. Chris is a wonderful man and has always been healthy.
10/11 Update – Chris is recovering from surgery to remove his brain tumors now. He was talking last night, which he wasn’t able to do before surgery. They are hoping for a full recovery.
10/11 – NuclearJim requests prayers for spiritual strength to defeat prostate cancer.
10/11 – the lower depths asked for prayers for his/her mother Gail and her eyes (macular degeneration) and knees (bone on bone) failing.
10/11 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for her son. He needs a job and has been diligently looking for one. His degree is in botany.
10/11 – tbodie Lurker requested continued prayers for a son with pancreatic cancer. He has been through 3 months of chemo that significantly shrank the cancer. This week he had surgery to remove the remaining cancer. They also removed his spleen. So far things look good. Thank you.
10/11 – Brother Tim asked for prayers as he has two more sessions of radiation. Prayer works and God heals.
10/11 – Ben Had asked for prayers for a very special man we know as olddog. May his medical issues be benign and full health restored.
10/13 – K requested prayers for a co-worker (Grant). Grant and his wife are expecting their first child, and they are experiencing some complications. K would appreciate prayers for peace and a healthy baby for Grant, his wife, and their unborn child.
10/15 – Bulg asked for prayers for an elderly neighbor, who used to babysit for them, is undergoing chemo for colon cancer.
10/16 – jrgunn5 asked for prayers for a son who is going through a very trying time. The son is almost finished with his teaching credentials and Master’s program. He sees other students being offered positions that he is more qualified for, yet he is ignored by the schools where he is working. He is becoming angry and despairing of gaining a position to pay off the enormous debt he has taken on to pursue this career. He needs to hear God’s voice, and a door opening soon would be appreciated.
10/16 – Annie’s Stew requests God’s protection and blessing on the Texas MoMe this weekend. May He grant safe travels to and from the get-together, and may it be a blessing for everyone involved.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
"Our Constitution forbids this," the lawsuit said. "None of our laws require businesses to 'card' people before they can enter bookstores and shopping malls. The First Amendment prohibits such oppressive laws as much in cyberspace as it does in the physical world."
Actually the Constitution is silent on this, and arguing the First Amendment forbids laws protecting children applies equally to the Second Amendment.
Content warning. A young goat falls as he attempts to climb a very vertical cliff. The goat lives and tries again, but it's hard to watch the little guy fall. (Note: Nature photographers and editors are sometimes pretty dishonest. For all I know, this little goat did die, and then maybe they edited in another goat making the climb and just claimed it was the first goat.)
You know when they say that if an animal charges you, you shouldn't run, but instead stand your ground? I don't know if that works most of the time but it works here.
The homeowner saw on the security camera that a bear was playing on the outdoor swing every day, but couldn't get on. So he had a bigger swing built, and this was the result. pic.twitter.com/v2HCLY6fd6
This spillway's design was inspired by Kamala Harris.
The world's largest drain is part of the Monticello Dam in California. Known as the Morning Glory Spillway, this massive structure helps manage water levels and prevents flooding by channeling excess water from the lake.
(A spillway allows excess water to pass over or around a dam instead of overtopping it and maybe causing the entire dam to collapse. This particular spillway is a big vertical shaft going down through the earth and emptying on the other side of the dam. The shaft's walls are built to a certain level and no water flows down through it unless the water rises about their height. Further information about Kamala Harris's gargantuan sex-pit here.)
Some of you were searching for "Wrong Hole" videos. Here you go.
But that is hardly the universal experience people are having with America's religious surge. There is darkness right alongside the light. Christians stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 ...
But as Rev. Dr. King points out, the protectors of the status quo are not so much those on the far right, but those who purport to be left-of-center, but who remain moderate in their thinking and their actions.
Are flag-wielding, MAGA-shouting Trump supporters a problem? Yes. They're horrifying. But the biggest obstacle in taking down fascism isn't far-right extremists.
It's folks with "BLM" in their bios who live in majority-white suburbs and send their kids to private school. It's folks who claim to be allies to the queer and trans communities and then have gender-reveal parties when pregnant. It's people who look at the United States' descent into fascism and ask, "How did we get here?" It's folks who compare their European ancestors' immigrations to what Black and Brown immigrants are experiencing today, as if race is inconsequential.
It's Taylor Swift -- and the majority of her fans.
Taylor Swift is a white woman whose success relies on cultural narratives of the fragility and purity of white femininity, while practicing zero interrogation into her own whiteness.
And her fans run to her defense whenever that is criticized. "But she publicly endorsed Kamala Harris!" they press, not realizing that this proves the point: Moderate politics dressed up as leftism don't stand a chance against far-right extremism, a lesson I wish the Democratic Party would learn.
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What makes Taylor Swift dangerous isn't that she writes lyrics that could serve as the background music to a pro-eugenics Sydney Sweeney ad. It's that she lacks the self-awareness to see how those two things could be connected.
They've been pushing this line for decades: You must be an "ally," and you are only an "ally" if you commit to the most extremist form of "anti-racism" (actually, straight up anti-white racism) imaginable. If you fail to match the zealotry of the most extremist member of the left's cult, you are excommunicated.
Thankfully, some people are finally starting to jump off this never-ending treadmill of violent left-wing escalation. At some point, even the stupidest liberal sees a rigged game in which they can never win, only constantly lose and be degraded as "bad allies."
Now that this has come to light, he's claiming he didn't really mean it when he repeatedly said these things.
Maine Democrat Graham Platner, who is seeking his party's nomination to run against Sen. Susan Collins (R.) in next year's midterms, called himself a "communist," claimed to own guns because he doesn't "trust the fascists to act politely," and accused "white rural America" of being racist and stupid in a series of social media posts, CNN reported.
Platner posted on Reddit under the name "P-Hustle," according to the now-deleted posts. In a 2021 response to a post about people getting more conservative as they age, Platner wrote, "I got older and became a communist." He made the post on a far-left subreddit called r/Antiwork that recommends Karl Marx books to readers.
r/Antiwork is even more infamous for just declaring that no human beings should work at all, and we should all just mandate infinite welfare from a government which has no money because no one is working and paying taxes.
The candidate also said that white people are racist and stupid. Replying to a post titled "White people aren't as racist or stupid as Trump thinks," Platner, who is white, wrote, "Living in white rural America, I'm afraid to tell you they actually are."
Maine, a purple state, is one of the most rural states in the country and has a population that is more than 90 percent white.
Platner in a statement to CNN tried to downplay the severity of his social media posts. "That was very much me fucking around the internet," he said. "I don't think any of that is indicative of who I am today, really."
These posts are from 2021. This is not about a Youthful Indiscretion with anti-work grifter communism.
He's also, get this, pro-terrorist.
Platner also sparked controversy in September, when the Washington Free Beacon uncovered an op-ed he wrote after 9/11 in which he argued that "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" and lamented that "every terrorist is portrayed as evil."
In the Reddit posts, Platner also described himself as "a vegetable growing, psychedelics taking socialist these days." The former vet said that after serving in the military, "I've pretty much stopped believing in any of the patriotic nonsense that got me there in the first place."
"Still got the guns though," he went on. "I don't trust the fascists to act politely."
Platner reserved some of his most incendiary comments for the police, writing, "Fuck these cops," and replying to a comment saying "Cops are bastards" with "All of them, in fact."
Content warning: Trans commentator "India" Willoughby -- real name "Herb" or something, I don't know -- goes to town on his fake breasts while standing naked in a women's changing area, pretty much establishing himself to be an autogynephile. He himself declared that he had never seen a fully naked woman in a locker room, thus establishing, by his own admission, that he is not a woman.
Another "ALL AGES" pride party featuring drag queens and likely male prostitutes. I dunno, all of their photos feature them about to give a dude a blowjob or else touching their own genitals. I don't know what job apart from "prostitute" allows that kind of behavior.
If you're a fan of watching tone-deaf withered hippies "sing" songs that were musty and broke-ass even during Woodstock, or if you're a fan of cringe like I am, you'll want to watch this decrepit hippie hootenany. The Party of Youth, yo!
"Nose Ring Theory" says, depending on who you ask, either that batshit-crazy women want to broadcast to the world that they are insane and toxic and do so by the same cultic mutilations (full sleeve tattoos, unnatural hair color, and, of course, septum piercings) or that women with septum piercings "make their traumas their entire personality." Or both. They're not incompatible.
Feminists have noticed that people are noticing their insanity and are, get this, insanely angry about it.
Feminists seem to have recently discovered "nose ring theory" and they are not happy. They admit that the theory is somewhat accurate, but they also argue that men are not being honest about why they are avoiding feminists. They say that men are scared away by the septum ring (feminism) because it represents "freedom" and a "woman who will not be controlled". In reality, it simply indicates a women who has succumbed to woke ideology, a form of insanity that very few men are interested in dealing with (and these women then wonder why they are living alone with their cats).
Don't believe that first lunatic that she "doesn't care" what you think about her nosering. Seeking public validation is the whole reason she stuck a bull's nose-ring in her face in the first place. As that validation is withdrawn and even reversed, these clout-chasing, attention-seeking soul-shaped-holes will take the hardware out of their faces.
Unemployable former DEI hire Don Lemon urges "black and brown" people to get guns to kill cops when they knock on their door.
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UPDATE: Conservatives are calling for an INVESTIGATION into Don Lemon after he called on black people and brown people to get armed to defend against ICE agents
"Get a GUN! [...] [ICE is] knocking on your door! And taking you away without due process as a citizen!"
"Go back and read what the 2nd Amendment says. Perhaps it will knock some SENSE in the heads of these people!"
"NOBODY is illegal! It is a misdemeanor!"
I remember fat cretin Erick Erickson getting weeks of media hate for saying something like this in 2009 or so. I think he said it about census-takers knocking on his door.
Don Lemon instructs illegal aliens "to go out and get a gun because when you have people knocking on your door and taking you away, isn't that what the second amendment was written for?"
DEI Dum-Dum Kamala Harris: Many people say that I was the most qualified presidential candidate in history.
Kamala Harris says she was the most qualified candidate to ever run for president. I know that political entourage sycophants like to flatter their candidates with delusional words of encouragement, but this is a whole new level of crazy. pic.twitter.com/LpQvb2Crtu
Fox News, long a dominant force in cable news, maintained its position at the top despite the downturn. The network averaged 2.483 million total primetime viewers and 243,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demographic during Q3 2025. For total day viewership, Fox News recorded 1.568 million total viewers and 159,000 in the demo. Compared to Q2 2025, the network saw a 6% decline in total primetime viewers and a steeper 20% drop in the demo. Total day figures showed a 4% decrease in total viewers and a 21% decline in the demo.
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MSNBC faced even more pronounced declines during the same period. The network averaged 802,000 total primetime viewers and just 66,000 in the Adults 25-54 demographic. For total day, MSNBC recorded 492,000 total viewers and 41,000 demo viewers. Compared to Q2 2025, primetime viewership fell by 20% in total viewers and 27% in the demo, a drop attributed in part to anchor Rachel Maddow's transition to hosting her show only once a week. Total day numbers reflected a 17% decline in total viewers and a 28% drop in the demo.... As a result, MSNBC's rankings slipped, moving to third place in primetime total viewers and dropping from 15th to a tie for 20th in the demo alongside Investigation Discovery. For total day, the network fell from second to third in total viewers and slid three spots to 14th in the demo.
CNN also struggled to retain its audience in Q3 2025, averaging 538,000 total primetime viewers and 87,000 in the demo. Total day viewership stood at 396,000 total viewers and 61,000 demo viewers. Compared to Q2 2025, CNN's primetime viewership remained flat in total viewers but fell 17% in the demo, while total day saw a 2% dip in total viewers and a 14% decline in the demo... In the rankings, CNN placed fifth in primetime total viewers and tied for 10th in the demo with Discovery Channel and Nick at Nite. For total day, the network climbed one spot to fourth in total viewers but held steady at sixth in the demo, tied with the Food Network.
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The sharp declines across all three networks highlight a broader trend in the cable news industry, as audiences increasingly turn to alternative platforms for information and entertainment.
On to Schlubby Jimmy Kimmel.
Earlier, we saw that his ratings plunged over 70% from his post-suspension high.
Kimmel had renewed interest and lightning in a bottle. But he squandered it by refusing to change the same act that got him booted in the first place.
By continuing to politicize every current event, Kimmel has impressively lost 85% of his post-suspension bounce in just a few weeks among key demographics. With ratings hovering around 1.7 million viewers, his collapse in viewership is now lower than it was pre-suspension.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" wasn't cancelled because of government "crackdowns" on free speech, as some proclaimed, but because consumers stopped valuing Kimmel's program. His show was incongruous with their viewing habits and the national conversation, and it may face similar and necessary repercussions again.
American politics has long been fused with entertainment, and people are getting tired of it. The abundance of television shows like "South Park," popular music, and celebrities lampooning or critiquing current events has made politics inescapable. Pew Research Center (PRC) found that almost two-thirds of Americans feel exhausted when thinking about politics. More in Common's Hidden Tribe report found that most Americans are frustrated by division and tribalism, wanting officials to heal, not inflame, culture wars.
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Deloitte's 2025 media consumption survey revealed only 49% of consumers have cable or satellite TV subscriptions -- down from 63% three years ago -- a mass departure partially driven by a market oversaturated with political content. An observed desire for hosts to separate politics from programming has skyrocketed the demand and consumption for alternative media, which they find more trustworthy.
Watch out for the accounting/tax firm Deloitte -- they're SETTING THE RIVERS ON FIRE, says DEI Dum-Dum Alexandria Donkey-Chompers.
Related: If you thought Dungeons and Dragons was already a woke parody of itself, you haven't seen nothing yet.
Hasbro wants you to know that D&D really is Gay now.
If you can't make out the picture: It shows two monstrous gay dudes dancing and dipping each other while the whole gay fantasy village beams in P R I D E. Note the rainbow.
And the "beholder" -- a D&D exclusive monster, central to its IP "product identity" -- has been depicted as a dangerous living catastrophe. Until now. Now it's a pro-gay cutie-patootie with a little heart in its central eye.
The transcendant power of GAY has turned it from Chaotic Evil to Lawful Good!
How did we go from this, to this? For the love of God someone take D&D from these retarded degenerates already. pic.twitter.com/8bxdQe9UcP
D&D was for nerds, and we enjoyed it. Now it appears to be for a single polycule of diaper-fetishist discord-mods somewhere in Portland. I hope they're generous billionaires, because I ain't buying.
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Replying to @Wizards_DnD
How many DEI hires stacked on top of each other does it take to destroy something this thoroughly
Welcome to Islamo-Nazi Britain: Jewish Fans Barred from Attending Soccer Match in the UK Because Muslims Are Literally Threatening That Their "Safety" Cannot Be Guaranteed
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Muslims (who else?) demanded that Jewish fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv not be permitted to attend a local game, and the UK police announced that it is now enforcing Islamic Sharia law, and would be barring Israeli fans because of "security" concerns.
The do not mean that Israelis will put Muslims in danger.
They mean Muslims will start murdering Jews and the police don't want to get involved in stopping the pogrom. Arresting people for tweets is about the level of commitment they can manage.
Here was the threat written by a barrister and Member of Parliament:
Pressure mounted Friday on police authorities in the English city of Birmingham to reverse a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans attending a Europa League game at Aston Villa next month over security concerns, a decision that drew widespread condemnation.
Behind the scenes, the government was seeking to resolve the row, which comes at a time of heightened worries about antisemitism in Britain following a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue earlier this month and calls from Palestinians and their supporters for a sports boycott of Israel over its conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the police recommendation to bar the visiting team's fans from the Nov. 6 game was "the wrong decision" and that "the role of the police is to ensure all football fans can enjoy the game, without fear of violence or intimidation."
Starmer spokesman Geraint Ellis said Friday that "the prime minister has been angered by the decision" and the government was working urgently to overturn it.
Simon Foster, the elected official in Birmingham responsible for overseeing the local police force and holding it to account, also urged an "immediate review," while local Mayor Richard Parker called on authorities to find "a workable solution" that may involve the government covering some policing costs.
Security worries over game
Premier League team Aston Villa said Thursday that police had informed the club that "they have public safety concerns outside the stadium bowl and the ability to deal with any potential protests on the night."
West Midlands Police said it had deemed the match to be high risk "based on current intelligence and previous incidents," including violence and hate crimes that took place when Maccabi Tel Aviv played Ajax in Amsterdam last season.
JRR Tolkein came from the Midlands. I think that's why he called it "Middle-Earth." (There's also an old Saxon term like "Mittle-erd" or something.)
Now it's just yet another Islamic shithole.
Fan bans are not unheard of in European soccer, but are typically based on a history of violence between fans of rival clubs. There is no history of violence between Aston Villa and Maccabi fans.
Look at terrorist-promoting AP dance around what the real source of danger might be!
However, Maccabi fans have been increasingly in the spotlight over the past year or so, partly linked to the war in Gaza. Most notably, Maccabi fans clashed violently with city residents in Amsterdam last season when the team visited for a Europa League game against Ajax.
Oh? They clashed violently with "city residents"?
Which "city residents," AP?
A "British" Minister of Parliament congratulated the town he'd threatened into banning Jews for their discretion in submitting to Islam:
Thank you all who put the safety of Aston Villa fans, Birmingham residents snd the British public above the zionist and political pressure to let Israeli hooligans and terrorists run riot in our country. https://t.co/9TmdL1ZmbQ
Birmingham Islamic preacher, Astar Rashid, told his followers that the Muslims of Birmingham “should show no mercy” to the football fans from Tel Aviv.
And the British police just announced that it is not capable of protecting the Jewish fans.
Just the other day, Zohran Mamdani appeared on Fox News where he was asked repeated about his stance on Hamas, specifically about whether the group should lay down its weapons, which is a key part of President Trump's peace plan. Mamdani refused to answer, at one point claiming he didn't really have an opinion on the matter that has been central to his politics for his entire adult life.
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This is like asking Aaron Judge if he has any opinion about the Dodgers or even just baseball as a sport and having Judge respond, "I don't really have an opinion on these topics, I just hope everyone plays by the rules and has fun."
The New York Times took Mamdani's press release calling criticism of his pro-Hamas stance "islamophobic" and put it straight into a headline with no quotes -- that is, the NYTimes adopted Mamdani's PR team's position as its own.
Mamdani also dodged the question in last night's debate, stating that "all parties" -- including Israel -- must now "lay down their arms."
Obviously, Israel isn't disarming for Hamas so Mamdani's position is that Hamas should never lay down its arms, as the "occupying army" won't lay down it's own.
See the link for that.
Related: You may remember that Graham Linehan was arrested by five cops upon his return to the UK for the crime of making a joke on Twitter about "kicking trans 'women' in the balls." A judge then mandated, as part of his conditions for bail (that is, being released from jail) that he was forbidden from contacting his "victims" -- trannies with balls. I believe this was intended to keep him from going online, because a left-wing censor-judge would say that just by typing online he was "contacting" his "victims."
Judge throws out Graham Linehan's 'meaningless' bail conditions
Ban on writer contacting alleged victims removed because it could 'mean anyone from the transgender community'
A judge has thrown out the "meaningless" bail conditions Graham Linehan was given after being arrested for gender-critical comments.
The limitations placed on the Father Ted creator were criticised for using the loaded term "victim" when no offence had been proven.
District judge Michael Snow further said that the ban on Mr Linehan contacting his alleged victims was too vague to be applicable, because "anyone from the trans community could take offence".
The Father Ted creator was given police bail after he was arrested at Heathrow by five armed officers over comments he posted on social media.
He was told he was being arrested on suspicion of a Public Order offence and questioned for several hours before being bailed.
It is believed the arrest was related to a comment he posted on X on April 20 that read: "If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls."
The previous day he had posted a picture of what appeared to be a trans rally with the caption: "A photo you can smell."
He followed it up with the comment: "I hate them. Misogynists and homophobes. F*** 'em."
Following his release he was initially told he was not allowed to post on X but that was later varied to "not to contact the victims or interfere with the investigation".
On Thursday a district judge at Westminster magistrates' court lifted the ban and criticised the police for applying bail conditions that were far too vague.
Judge Snow said: "The phrase not to contact 'victims' is a loaded term -- nothing proved to date.
"In any event, who are the victims? There is reference to one individual who is offended. It's a type of offence where anyone, anyone from the trans community could take offence.
"So it is meaningless as a prohibition. Similarly interference with investigation is meaningless in its own right, but more importantly interfering in an investigation is a criminal offence.
"So taking everything into account, I am satisfied that it is appropriate for the condition to be removed."
The judge was also critical of the police officer in the case for failing to attend court, saying: "The officer has been given notice, indicated he will attend or another officer will attend. He has not done so.
"No communications as far as I know has been received. I am satisfied that, having had notice, by failing to attend he has indicated a reluctance to defend these conditions."
Lord Young, general secretary of the Free Speech Union, said: "The police are being far too cavalier when it comes to imposing bail conditions, acting like a law unto themselves. Graham's bail conditions were particularly egregious because there is no 'victim' in this case."
Mr Linehan has since announced his intention to sue the Metropolitan Police for wrongful arrest and a breach of his free speech rights.
Joy Behar is again taking shots at Republicans -- this time claiming they're too "scared" to appear on ABC's The View.
During Tuesday's broadcast, Behar insisted GOP lawmakers won't come on the show because they're intimidated by the all-female panel, paraphrasing a recent comment from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to make her point. "I think we should have more Republicans on the show, but they don't want to come on -- they're scared of us," Behar said, before adding, "Marjorie Taylor Greene says that Republican men are afraid of powerful women."
Greene's actual words were more specific: "A lot of the men here in the House are weak. There's a lot of weak Republican men and they're more afraid of strong Republican women."
Behar's attempt to spin Greene's criticism into a broader dig at the GOP came during a segment about guest bookings. The hosts said they'd like to have more political diversity on the show -- a claim that's been made before but rarely materialized. "If they would come on this show and explain what they're trying to do to this country, I'd like to hear it," Behar said, inviting Republicans while simultaneously accusing them of cowardice.
Fake News Alert! 🚨🚨🚨@ByronDonalds has offered to join @TheView but the show has declined. @JoyVBehar should have checked with her team before making the ridiculous claim “[Republicans] are scared of us.”
She said this after the nasty hens' disgraceful attacks on Cheryl Hines. DEI Dum-Dum Sonny Hostin repeatedly claimed, falsely, that most HHS secretaries were medical doctors, and just ignored Hines when she pointed out, accurately, that in fact most HHS secretaries are low-level political hacks with no education or training in science or medicine.
Democrats, especially, have appointed almost exclusively minor flunky minority politicians to head the HHS to make the racial bean-counters happy -- minorities who could not be confirmed for any more serious departments like the DOJ or or DOS or DOD (DOW).
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HHS RFK Jr.’s wife, Cheryl Hines, destroys the Communists on ‘The View’…
Legally, a show broadcast on the public airwaves either has to be a "bona fide news program" or the equal time rule applies. The View is plainly not a news program, because its morons free-ball it every day and do not even bother to read the news before taping the show, and therefore it is a highly partisan propaganda show and Republicans are owed equal time on ABC.
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took another fall Thursday inside a Senate office building, adding to a growing list of health scares for the 83-year-old Kentucky Republican. The incident occurred as McConnell was heading toward the Capitol for votes when he appeared to lose his footing, grabbing at an aide's arm moments before hitting the floor. Staffers and a Capitol Police officer quickly helped him up, and McConnell waved to onlookers before carefully walking away.
Video of the fall was captured by members of the left-wing Sunrise Movement, a climate activist group known for confronting lawmakers in the halls of Congress. McConnell's office has not yet released a statement about the latest incident.
The veteran senator--who announced in February that he will not seek reelection next year--has faced a string of similar episodes over the past few years. In 2023, McConnell suffered a concussion and a fractured rib after a serious fall that required hospitalization and a short stay in rehab. He later experienced multiple on-camera "freezing" episodes that raised new concerns about his health. Earlier this year, McConnell briefly relied on a wheelchair after what aides described as lingering mobility issues related to childhood polio.
McConnell will eventually be replaced by the Democrat governor Andy Beshear. The Kentucky legislature passed a law stating the the governor can only appoint a senator from a list given to him by the legislators, but I don't think the state constitution contemplates any such restrictions, so the law will be found to be unconstitutional.
So this power-craving ghoul will wind up giving us a Democrat senator at some point. To be fair: Barely a difference.
Plot Twist: Another Member of "Big Tish's" Family of Butch Criminals Is a Fugitive
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We already read that one of the grand-nieces ensconced in Big Tish's fraudulently-obtained properties is a criminal absconder with open warrants in another jurisdiction.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is housing a second criminal family member at her properties in Virginia -- and The Post can reveal she and her big sister were partners in crime.
James' grand-niece Cayla Thompson-Hairston, 21 -- who is an OnlyFans star with a public, X-rated social media presence -- was charged in April 2024 with lying about her felony criminal record when she tried to buy a gun in Suffolk, Virginia, according to court docs.
Cayla was legally "disqualified" from owning a firearm due to an August 2020 felony charge of malicious wounding -- which Virginia law defines as a crime in which a person "shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds any other person, or by any means causes bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill."
Thompson-Hairston was a juvenile at the time, and the records of that case are sealed.
The weapons charges were later dropped because they learned Cayla's malicious wounding charge was pleaded down to a misdemeanor, prosecutors said.
In 2019, when Cayla was just 15 years old, she was also caught up in the criminal hijinks of her big sister, Nakia Thompson, 36, who is a wanted fugitive by North Carolina authorities with a slew of arrests, according to docs.
Cayla's social media profile includes photos of her flashing her naked body and also flashing cash alongside a boyfriend.
She recently announced she was pregnant and has posted numerous videos of herself dancing with her baby belly exposed.
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Both family members -- Cayla Thompson-Hairston and Nakia Thompson -- live in houses owned by James that have been at the center of federal criminal scrutiny over mortgage documents that James signed.
James said that the property, which she bought in 2020 for $137,000, was a "second home," and that she would primarily occupy it.
The feds, however, say she moved Thompson in and collected rent on the property soon after she bought it -- and that her alleged lie allowed her to get a better rate on her mortgage, a $19,000 gain.
I bet these family members are living in the homes as cover. I think she was renting these places out, but now that she's been indicted, she kicked out the renters and invited her criminal thug family members to move in, to make it look better at trial.
James has denied wrongdoing, and Thompson told the federal grand jury that she was living at the house rent-free.
Of course. Because you were invited in as a prop for the upcoming trial. "These are all my primary residences, I let my family live there, that means it's almost as if I'm living there."
The under-fire AG covers the costs but does not reside at the home, according to neighbors.
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For that home, James was accused of signing a mortgage document stating it would be her "principle residence" -- despite her job being 350 miles north in New York.
James said she co-signed the $219,780 mortgage with her niece, Shamice Thompson-Hairston, who lives there full-time. She said that when she realized the error, she had the document amended to note that James would not reside there.
Shamice is the mother of Cayla, who lives with her, and Nakia -- who lives at James' other Norfolk property. A third daughter, Courtney, also lives with Shamice.
Shamice? Seriously?
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During the arrest, the officer said one of the sisters swore at him, and told him to "get the f--k off her," according to the criminal report.
Thompson was also hit with contributing to the delinquency of a minor for bringing teenage Cayla -- as well as her two children -- on her crime spree, records obtained by The Post show.
She later pleaded guilty to one charge each of petit and grand larceny and was given two years probation and ordered to pay $2,020 in fees.
Via David Strom, who also includes this: every single mortgage Big Tish signed over the past 42 years has fraudulent information on it.
Must Watch! You won't see this guy on CNN! Every single mortgage document Letitia James signed over the last 42 years had "falsified information" this was not a "one-off" pic.twitter.com/SuU4CNoQZJ
By the way, that's not even a defense: Prosecutors and judges always, always say that that high public officials must be punished more severely for breaking the law, for if government officials break the law, what right does the government have to punish any ordinary citizen?
Two men identified as Antifa members were indicted Wednesday on federal terrorism charges for what authorities describe as a coordinated assault against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas. The indictment, unsealed Thursday, accuses Cameron Arnold and Zachary Evetts of attempting to murder federal officers, providing material support for terrorism, and discharging firearms during the attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado on July 4.
FBI Director Kash Patel called the case a historic milestone. "For the first time ever, the FBI has arrested anarchist violent extremists and charged these Antifa-aligned individuals with material support to terrorism," Patel said in a statement obtained by Fox News. "This was a planned and coordinated terrorist attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, where armed extremists tried to murder U.S. officers on July 4th." He added that the arrests were made "under President Trump's new authorities at record speed," noting that more than 20 individuals tied to the same Antifa network have been apprehended. "No one gets to harm law enforcement. Not on our watch," Patel said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the indictments as a major step in the Trump administration's crackdown on left-wing extremism, describing Antifa as a left-wing terrorist organization that will be prosecuted to the fullest. According to the Justice Department, the suspects were part of a larger group of black-clad individuals who opened fire on ICE personnel and local police officers outside the detention facility. Surveillance footage and recovered weapons show the attackers were equipped with AR-style rifles, body armor, and two-way radios.
Court documents describe how the suspects fired on an Alvarado police officer responding to a 911 call, striking him in the neck, while other gunmen unleashed up to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility. The indictment quotes one of the men shouting, "Get to the rifles!" moments before opening fire. Twelve sets of body armor were later recovered from vehicles and nearby wooded areas, along with spray paint and fliers reading, "FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!" and "FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS."
Portland's City Council voted Wednesday to officially enshrine its "sanctuary city" status into law -- defying President Donald Trump's intensified crackdown on illegal immigration and further insulating local law enforcement from cooperation with federal immigration agents.
The 12--0 vote approved both the "Protect Portland Initiative" and a companion ordinance that formalizes how the city will resist federal enforcement operations led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move came after a lengthy public hearing dominated by activists and residents urging the council to stand against Trump, according to The Oregonian.
Mayor Keith Wilson celebrated the outcome, describing it as a "clear and powerful message" that Portland would not bow to federal pressure. "We are a proud sanctuary city in a sanctuary state, and we will continue to live our values -- even when federal directives make it difficult," Wilson said in a statement, vowing to use the new framework to push back against what he called "federal overreach."
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating an extraordinary idea -- that Democrats could one day prosecute Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for doing their jobs. In an interview this week with FOX 32 Chicago, the Democrat governor suggested that state and local prosecutors may pursue criminal charges against Department of Homeland Security officials and ICE agents operating in Illinois, a self-declared sanctuary state. "The tables will turn one day," Pritzker said, hinting that prosecutions could come after President Trump leaves office. "These people should recognize that maybe they're not gonna get prosecuted today -- although we're looking at doing that -- but they may get prosecuted after the Trump administration because the statute of limitations would not have run out."
Pritzker claimed he has been in discussions with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and several state's attorneys about how they might pursue legal action against federal immigration enforcement officials. "We're talking to the state's attorneys and Attorney General to see how they can go at this because what we want to make sure is that they follow the law," Pritzker said, framing ICE's enforcement of federal immigration statutes as potential criminal behavior.
Unrelated: John Bolton surrenders himself for arrest. Note that he was permitted to surrender himself, and wasn't subjected to a humiliating public leg-iron frog-march like Peter Navarro was.
The fallout continues, with a humbled Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, acknowledging the bank’s irresponsibility as it takes a $170 million hit for its involvement with Tricolor. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has just dismissed the entire staff of the woke agency that gave a federal imprimatur to Tricolor’s fraudulent operation.
A brief recap:
• Tricolor was a company that sold and financed cars, and it’s target market was Spanish-speaking illegal aliens.
• President Trump’s crackdown on illegal aliens not only caused a cessation of sales, but it pretty much brought an end to repayment on Tricolor’s loans, too.
• Money center banks such as JPMorgan had securitized about $2 billion of Tricolor’s very high risk loans. These securities (which are now nearly worthless) are much like the bundled, sub-prime mortgages from the 2008 financial crisis.
• JPMorgan and Fifth Third Bank also had outstanding lines of credit to Tricolor.
• The federal government under President Biden had given its seal of approval to Tricolor and its securities, certifying them as “social bonds” under the US Treasury’s CDFI program (“Community Development Financial Institution Fund”), because Tricolor’s customer base was “underserved communities,” primarily Spanish-speaking non-citizens.
• Tricolor was engaged in a massive fraud, with the same collateral pledged to multiple loans and securities.
• At the time of my original piece, Fifth Third had acknowledged a $200 million loss from Tricolor exposure. Since then, JPMorgan Chase has acknowledged that is it taking a huge loss.
JPMorgan’s quarterly loan charge-offs increased by almost $200 million in Q3 2025, which was almost exclusively due to one borrower – Tricolor. CEO Jamie Dimon had to acknowledge the bank’s irresponsible lending to Tricolor:
The dramatic collapse of subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings hit JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s earnings in the third quarter, contributing a $170 million charge-off that led to the bank’s elevated credit-cost figure and sparking an ominous warning from Jamie Dimon. “When you see one cockroach, there are probably more,” the bank’s chief executive officer said on a conference call with analysts Tuesday. “Everyone should be forewarned on this one.”
If there are more cockroach loans like Tricolor that are about to blow up, it is not an economic indicator, rather it is an indicator that banks and investment houses abandoned their underwriting standards in pursuit of woke cred.
I’ll also argue that it’s not fair for Dimon to blame employees whose “discipline” was lax…
Dimon said on an earlier conference call with reporters that Tricolor marked a lapse for New York-based JPMorgan. ”It is not our finest moment,” he said. “When something like that happens, you can assume that we scour every issue, every universe, everything about how it could be taking place to make sure it doesn’t take place from here. You can never completely avoid these things, but the discipline is to look at it in cold light and go through every single little thing, which you can imagine we’ve already done.”
This is just my opinion, but I will state with a high level of confidence that plenty of lower-level analysts and underwriters at JPMorgan knew just how uncreditworthy Tricolor was, but senior management pressure for Community Reinvestment Act credits, woke bragging rights, government favor, etc., compelled every layer of credit approver to recommend approval for a lending facility that objectively should have been rejected.
But here’s some good news. Thanks to Senator Schumer’s shutdown of the federal government, President Trump was empowered to permanently dismiss the 100+ employees of the federal agency that had certified Tricolor as a government-favored DEI recipient.
The entire staff at the Community Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) received a layoff notice on Friday, an administration official confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The CDFI fund was targeted because the program illegally doled out awards based on race and espoused left-wing gender ideology and radical climate policies, according to the administration official.
The fund awarded $4.9 million to the “Local Initiatives Support Corporation,” which publishes material condemning “whiteness” in community development. It has also supported LGBTQ clinics that provide so-called “gender-affirming hormone therapy” to clients “of any age,” and granted $6.7 million to the Clearinghouse CDFI, which hosted a fashion show promoting transgenderism.
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He’s Running
If I may circle back to JPMorgan Chase and Jamie Dimon for just a moment, I translate the following headline as reading, “Jamie Dimon Is Running for President in 2028”:
JPMorgan Chase on Monday unveiled a sweeping $1.5 trillion, decade-long initiative to strengthen industries vital to America’s economic and national security.
The effort — dubbed the "Security and Resiliency Initiative" — will direct $1.5 trillion toward projects spanning energy, manufacturing and defense. As part of the plan, the financial giant will invest up to $10 billion in direct equity and venture capital to help select U.S.-based companies "enhance their growth, spur innovation and accelerate strategic manufacturing," the company said.
JPMorgan’s woke, globalist CEO is suddenly talking like an America-first MAGA voter…
"It has become painfully clear that the United States has allowed itself to become too reliant on unreliable sources of critical minerals, products and manufacturing – all of which are essential for our national security," JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said in a statement.
This also sounds very much like a presidential candidate:
"Our security is predicated on the strength and resiliency of America’s economy. America needs more speed and investment. It also needs to remove obstacles that stand in the way: excessive regulations, bureaucratic delay, partisan gridlock and an education system not aligned to the skills we need."
Will Jamie Dimon run for president as a Bill Clinton-style “New Democrat” nudging the party back toward the center, or will he run as a Republican and try to follow the same “famous businessman” lane that Trump took. Or maybe Dimon thinks he is the person who can finally run a successful Independent campaign, achieving what Ross Perot couldn’t.
As I have been documenting here over the years, Dimon enthusiastically embraced the DEI / ESG agenda, and was a passionate social justice warrior when that was in vogue. Now that left-wing corporations are out of favor with both the Trump administration and the public at large, Dimon seems to be de-transitioning from his role as a woke leftist.
Do I trust Dimon? Not at all. But do I think he can read the tea leaves and see which way the political winds are blowing? Certainly. Would he be a better President than Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, or Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ? Absolutely.
As for me, it doesn’t matter. My vote is going to JD Vance in 2028. Good luck, Mr. Dimon.
he FBI raided Bolton’s home in August. The investigation began several years ago over “stealing classified documents and weaponizing them for political purposes.” The Biden junta shut down the investigation, but the Trump administration’s FBI reopened it. . . Man, this will be another stain on the Biden junta if the prosecutors can prove their case. I think we all know why Biden’s DOJ closed it down…Bolton has become such a loudmouth anti-Trump talking head.
Indeed. One of the few negative aspects to President Trump especially in his first term was his reliance on D.C. government lifers to fill out his team as advisers and cabinet members. His belief that their loyalty to their nation outweighed whatever partisan leanings they had was a grave miscalculation as we all are well aware by now. Whether Bolton was involved in the Comey/Clapper/Brennan/Clinton cabal that cooked up the Russia collusion hoax, there is no doubt that he cheered it on. Not because he believed it but because he knew that Trump was an existential threat to the Deep State club that he was a card-carrying member.
The most egregious aspects of this is not so much that Bolton's warped worldview mirroring that of foggy Bottom and the self-styled elitists there and in every department and agency of the bureaucracy as a whole, has led to carnage around the world and the wastage of life, money and human potential here at home. Bad as that naked unvarnished truth is, it's the inbred beady eyed scumbag media whores like Joe Scarborough et al claiming that the prosecution of Bolton, and that criminal whore Letitia James are political retribution. The chutzpocrisy of that considering the wave of false charges and lies hurled at candidate and then President Trump, just beggars the imagination.
“First time ever: the FBI arrested Antifa-aligned anarchist violent extremists and terrorism charges have been brought for the July 4 Prairieland ICE attack in Texas. Under President Trump’s new authorities we’ve made 20+ arrests,” he said on X.Court records and public reports state that on the night of the attack, a group of ten to 12 individuals dressed in black tactical gear ignited fireworks and spray-painted anti-ICE messages such as “ICE pig” and “traitor” on vehicles and buildings. Once officers responded, gunfire erupted. One officer from the Alvarado Police Department was shot in the neck from a concealed position in nearby woods. Another assailant reportedly fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed ICE staff.
So, is Antifa an actual bona fide organization(s) or is it merely a political ideology where individuals alone or in groups act alone or unite to commit acts of political violence/terrorism. Much like Muslims who disavow or obfuscate the motivations of Muslims who commit acts of terrorism in the name Islam, which is not extremist, radical or otherwise but is in fact observing/practicing the so-called religious precepts as they are written in the Koran. To not do so and to actually condemn them truthfully (not disingenuously via the concept of taqqiya) would be to commit an act of blasphemy that would bring a fatwa on one's head which could rapidly separate it from one's shoulders (see Theo Van Gogh and Salman Rushdie for examples).
as for Antifa, if indeed they are being financially backed and politically protected (Portland Oregon for sure the latter), the Democrat-Left either approve of their actions if not politically benefit from them.
Trump Eyes IRS Overhaul To Go After George Soros, Leftist Donor Networks . . . The move would allow the administration to more easily control the reins of the IRS criminal-investigative division, The Wall Street Journal reported.
For those who say this could come back to bite us one day If or God-forbid when a Democrat once again wins, or steals the White House. Between Obama and Joey Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants, conservatives have been persecuted, imprisoned and censored for years. A president Titty-Caca Ocasio will unleash or at least attempt to unleash hell on the GOP and conservatives since after all we are all white supremacist fascist Nazis posing an existential threat to their precious democracy.
Imagine an entire government top to bottom of Luigi Mangiones and transexual mass assassins.
The Communist Party is well known for its opposition to kings, it prefers other sorts of unelected tyrants like ‘premiers’, ‘general secretaries’ and ‘commissars’.
. . . The CPUSA platform, as of 1919 (as published in The Ohio Socialist) was that “the Communist Labor Party of America declares itself in complete accord with the principles of Communism, as laid down in the Manifesto of the Third International formed in Moscow” in which “the working class must organize and train itself for the capture of state power” and “this new working class government — the Dictatorship of the Proletariat — will reorganize society on the basis of Communism, and accomplish the transition from Capitalism to the Communist Commonwealth” which will consist of “organs of administration created and controlled by the masses themselves; such as, for example, the Soviets in Russia”.
What would that look like in America?
“The Party shall maintain strict control over all members elected to public office — not only the local organizations, but the National Executive Committee. All public officials who refuse to accept the decisions of the Party shall be immediately expelled.”
As I stated, a government run top to bottom by Luigi Mangiones. At one point though, they'll likely turn the guns on themselves because like Pogo "They have met the enemy and they is us!" No, not because they suddenly had an epiphany but because the Bolshevik faction wants to do away with their Menshevik rivals and control it all for all time.
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Douglas Murray: So what will they do now that peace has broken out? People who used to have a purpose will now need to seek a new purpose. They’ll need a reason not to just lie in bed all of Saturday. Perhaps I could help them and suggest just a few things that might be able to fill up the great void that has now appeared in their lives:They say that charity begins at home. But so does changing the world. Though as the late, great PJ O’Rourke once said, “Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” After the Gaza cease-fire, what will these faux revolutionaries protest? Some ideas
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security confirmed the deportation of the 24-year-old TikTok influencer. Mafla-Martinez, posting on as tatianamartinez_02, had more than 48,000 followers on the platform. Mafla-Martinez’s social media activity included postings about personal information and multiple posts alerting followers about ICE raids in Los Angeles and other parts of California. Criminal Alien TikTok Influencer Who Posted ICE Raid Alerts Deported to Colombia
Vought, long branded by Trump as the “Grim Reaper,” spent years crafting a sweeping blueprint to dismantle large parts of the federal bureaucracy, a plan allies say should terrify Democrats. Appearing on “The Charlie Kirk Show,” Vought said the administration plans to be “very aggressive” in shuttering government agencies. Trump’s Shutdown Slasher Aims To Cut Over 10,000 Jobs, Shut Down Agency
Senator John Kennedy points out everything wrong with today’s Democrats while discussing his new book, “How to Test Negative For Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will”. Washington, DC’s Senate: ‘Playroom in a Mental Ward’
The central problem is that the federal shutdown system has long run on a legal fiction. The government claims it can keep “essential” employees working without pay on the theory that it’s not spending money. But since everyone knows the workers will eventually be paid, this is quite obviously a thinly disguised way to get around Congressional control of spending. Judge’s Ruling Blocking Trump’s Shutdown Cuts Turns Federal Bureaucracy into a Protected Class
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is an avowed Jew-hater who has repeatedly demonstrated over the last decade his hatred for Israel; his support for Hamas; and even his support for a “global intifada,” which, by extension, includes the destruction of the United States as we know it. And yet, according to recent polls, 43% of New York Jews are supporting him, including 67% of Jewish voters between the ages of 18 and 44. New York Jews Are Like Chickens Voting for Colonel Sanders
Approximately 150 employees were laid off, with broader industry implications as other networks like CBS and CNN potentially face similar changes. NBC News Slashes DEI Teams.
After claiming all Trump supporters hate America, time and again, MSNSDAP's Inbred credibly-accused Intern-murderer Joe Scarborough is suddenly appalled that Republican leadership is calling out left-wing demonstrators for what they preach in their own words. MRCTV's Justine Brooke Murray sounds off on his hypocrisy. Hey, MSNSDAP... Who Hates America, Again?
Trump was asked about national reciprocity by a reporter who used D.C. as an example, asking if the White House and lawmakers are looking at a way to make it easier to carry a gun in the U.S. National Capital for self-defense. President Trump Makes Clear National Reciprocity Being Discussed
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is peddling falsehoods in an attempt to mar Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Camp Pendleton on Saturday, including falsely claiming an amphibious capabilities demonstration would result in the closure of the I-5 highway and that America’s troops would not be paid. Desperate Newsom Peddles Lies in Attempt to Mar JD Vance’s Trip to Camp Pendleton
A junior staffer in the office of Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) displayed an American flag with a swastika embedded in it during a Zoom call. Emerging evidence suggests the staffer is the victim of an elaborate set-up. The American ‘Swastika’ Flag in GOP Office Looks Like a Set-Up.
The Plymouth Union Public (PUP) Research survey, shared with the Daily Caller News Foundation, found James leading a general election field and trouncing a crowded slate of candidates in the primary contest. In a hypothetical three-way general election contest, James received 35% support from likely general election voters, followed by a generic Democratic candidate who drew 31% of the vote and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a lifelong Democrat running as an independent, who garnered 12% support. John James Favored To Win Open Michigan Governor’s Contest, Polling Shows
Abigail Spanberger has officially pressed the panic button. How can I tell? With less than three weeks until Election Day, her gubernatorial campaign is pulling a classic move of a campaign that realizes it is in trouble: an 11th-hour high-profile endorsement. And this one comes from Barack Obama. Spanberger’s team is desperately trying to distract voters from the Jay Jones texting scandal that now threatens to sink Democrats across the statewide ticket. Spanberger Hits the Panic Button in Virginia
They hate Fetterman because he supports Israel and has no problem conversing with people who have different political views. I bet it infuriates them when Fetterman criticizes his party, too. Report: Democrats Planning to Oust Fetterman
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
Fred Fleitz: As Trump’s diplomacy opens new talks with Putin, Ukraine’s push for U.S. Tomahawk missiles tests the line between deterrence and dangerous escalation. This Is Not the Time to Give Tomahawks to Ukraine
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
The response to this operation from the Venezuelan government has been telling. Its leaders haven’t thanked American for eliminating narco-terrorists or offering to help. Instead, they’ve issued condemnations and denials that these boats are full of drugs. That’s because we’ve been killing their colleagues. Venezuela is a narco-state, a cartel masquerading as a government. Jim Banks Op-Ed: Good on Trump for targeting Venezuelan drug cartels allied with dictator Nicolás Maduro
India, a longtime ally of the Soviet Union and Russia, dramatically expanded its purchases of Russian crude oil in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine 2022, capitalizing on discounted prices resulting from European sanctions. India has prodigious oil refining capabilities, but very little domestic crude, making it heavily reliant on crude imports. In addition to meeting domestic demand, India profits handsomely from selling refined oil products, such as gasoline and diesel, abroad — including to countries such as Ukraine which recently stopped buying Russian crude refined in India to prevent the money from funding its own invasion. India Hints at Buying More U.S. Oil After Trump Says Narendra Modi Plans to Cut Russian Purchases
Following the end of the Assad regime, Sharaa abandoned his jihadist nom de guerre, “Abu Mohammed al-Jolani,” and stopped wearing jihadi fatigues, opting for Western-style suits. While still defending the establishment of an Islamist government, Sharaa has emphasized in his public statements a desire to attract foreign investment into the country, particularly from the West and Gulf neighbors such as Saudi Arabia. Russia Tries to Convince Syria’s Jihadi President to Let It Keep Mideast Bases
The ban could deepen France’s political crisis, eroding public trust in the democratic process amid calls for new elections. Judges Disqualify Le Pen from Standing for Election. (Who knew Hawaii was a French province - jjs)
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
Senators voted 50 to 44, with just three Democrats breaking with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to advance a full-year defense appropriations bill. The failed vote comes as Congress is locked in a stalemate to end the 16-day shutdown with Democrats largely refusing to cross party lines and reopen the government. Traitorous/Seditious tyrannical criminal Democrats Block Legislation To Pay Troops During Shutdown
Secretary Hegseth’s blunt call for stronger fitness standards reignited debate in the ranks—but his message was clear: war demands readiness, not accommodation. War is a Young Man’s Game
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
“The New York Times staff became majority female in 2018.. . The rule of law will not survive the legal profession becoming majority female...Anti-discrimination law requires that every workplace be feminized.” The Great Feminization
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Eleventh Starship/Superheavy a complete success "On the eleventh orbital test flight today of Starship/Superheavy, SpaceX basically achieved all its engineering goals, with both Superheavy and Starship completing their flights as planned, with Superheavy doing a soft vertical splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, and Starship doing a soft vertical splashdown in the Indian Ocean." [CBD]
The architectural history of the spooky old house Kind of interesting, looks at the design cues that inform stuff like the Addams Family Mansion and the other media "spooky old houses" of our imagination
Podcast: CBD and Sefton are joined by retired Army Major Diogenes to discuss Secretary of War Hegseth, women in the military, drones, the left's masks slipping, and more!
Chris Dreja RIP: of the legendary 60s Rock band The Yardbirds has died at 79.
Dreja co-founded The Yardbirds in 1963; playing rhythm guitar alongside lead axman Tom Topham, singer Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarthy and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith. The group would go on to feature three of the most celebrated guitarists in rock history in Eric Clapton, who replaced Topham in 1993; Jeff Beck, who took over for Clapton in 1965; and future Led Zeppelin heavyweight Jimmy Page, who joined in 1966; when Samwell-Smith left. (J.J. Sefton)
I have no regrets about quitting the NFL.
I also have no regrets about quitting the increasingly gay James Bond:
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Amazon removed the guns from key art used on every James Bond film on Prime -ostensibly to provide a unified look for the series on streaming. Alas, removing the weapons left 007 in some awkward poses.
What does this portend about Amazon MGM's handling of Bond?
Podcast: Hegseth slaps the generals, is the Gaza peace plan another chimera, Iowa's illegal alien school superintendent, the deep state subverts our republic, and more!
