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Buck: buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com
CBD: cbd at cutjibnewsletter.com
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MisHum: petmorons at gee mail.com
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A site for members of the Horde to post their stories seeking beta readers, editing help, brainstorming, and story ideas. Also to share links to potential publishing outlets, writing help sites, and videos posting tips to get published.
Contact OrangeEnt for info: maildrop62 at proton dot me
Inherent, which just raised $50 million in funding, didn't build its own LLM. It runs on Qwen 3.6-27B, which anyone can download and run on a Mac or a 32GB graphics card like an RTX 5090 or the much cheaper Radeon R9700.
Saturday Night Club ONT - August 22, 2026 [Disco & Dino]
—Open Blogger
Welcome to Club ONT - a whelming collaboration of The Disco and The Dino.
Open thread - bar is open, too. Come in in, grab a drink or 2. Or 3. Keep it light and friendly. The moose is checking ID tonight, so please check in before entering.
A little three year old boy is sitting on the toilet. His mother thinks he has been in there too long, so she goes in to see what's up.
The little boy is sitting on the toilet reading a book. But about every 10 seconds or so he puts the book down, grips onto to the toilet seat with his left hand and hits himself on top of the head with his right hand.
His mother says, "Billy, are you all right? You've been in here for a while."
Billy says, "I'm fine, mommy... I just haven't gone 'doody' yet."
Mother says, "Ok, you can stay here a few more minutes. But, Billy, why are you hitting yourself on the head?"
Billy says, "works for ketchup."
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A woman visited Dr. Smith for advice on enlarging her small chest. The doctor told her, "Every day after your shower, throw your hands in the air and yell: 'Scooby doobie doobies, I want bigger boobies!'"
She did it faithfully for months, and it worked perfectly!
One morning, she hurried onto a crowded bus and realized she had forgotten her ritual. Panicked, she stood in the aisle, threw her hands up, and shouted, "Scooby doobie doobies, I want bigger boobies!"
A man sitting nearby leaned over and asked, "Are you a patient of Dr. Smith's?"
"Yes!" she gasped. "How did you know?"
The man smiled and said: "Hickory dickory dock"
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Drink of the Night
Tonight we drew the 7 of Clubs from our deck of playing card cocktails
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Club ONT Department of Proper Punctuation
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Club ONT Department of Disco Balls
You think you've seen disco balls before. You most assuredly have not seen THESE kind of disco balls
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 officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) is feeling lucky and decided on a radio control theme for this Hobby Thread.
Radio controlled cars, trucks, and airplanes are an ENORMOUS hobby. Lots of people have wrestled with a small hand-held controller that (in theory) makes something else go. TRex is not the most accomplished RC driver or pilot, but I appreciate people that make things and then fly or drive them remotely.
In simple terms, the hobby is building and controlling. Some people spend more time on the building and less time on the controlling. Others mostly skip the building and just want to do controlling. The prospect of damage typically ensures some ability to build and repair is necessary.
This is a hobby that can start humble but get out of hand fast. There are no rules to what you can build. Even a small budget creates opportunities. Disposable income helps buy more and more capable equipment. Racing, digging, and flying is a giggle.
There are common themes with drones in terms of the skill necessary to fly something remotely.
Are you wise in the ways of RC airplanes, cars, trucks, etc.? Do you have any? Have you built any? Do you have kids or grand-kids that are into this sort of thing?
TRex can barely reach the controls, so need help in the gray boxes for this one.
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What are you hobbying?
Radio controlled cars, trucks and airplanes may not be everyone's favorite but give the content a chance before you judge. Any adjacent hobbying is in scope (such as small scale collecting or model building), so jump in with your interests, stories and questions.
In any event, the thread is not limited to to the theme. Anything (legal) you are hobbying is welcome. Even if the theme does not speak to you, you might learn something or be entertained. If not, offer something else relating to hobbying. If all of that fails, just check in and say hello.
As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. Leave politics and religion to threads elsewhere (unless your hobby is building or restoring churches). Pants? Nope. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.
Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.
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The Holy Grail of collectible RC Cars? The Porsche 959!
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3D printing your own working RC excavator?
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If you build a radio controlled excavator in your garage for your kid, is it really for the kid??
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Save this one for later and watch at 1.25x or 1.5x speed. The craftsmanship is impressive but the video is lengthy.
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At some point, a large enough scale RC airplane starts to rival a real small airplane in size.
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Radio control "toys" are a little different with the benefit of disposable income:
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A radio controlled submarine? Ambitious!
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Making an RC airplane out of cardboard and a leaf blower? Sure, why not?
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Building a radio controlled airplane is no fun if you don't know how to fly it. Learn here:
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Does this qualify as a real estate hobby? architecture hobby? Film location hobby? LA history hobby? Dunno, but definitely unique:
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You had me at apple killer (but it is a clever and well written video showing the design and construction process):
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Blame CBD for this - anyone do the homemade ice cream making thing?
Restoring an old ice cream maker (before you dismiss, know that this video has over 9.4 million views - that's MILLION):
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Map quirks are fun. How about a story of a fake town that became real? Anyone ever been to Agloe, New York?
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Not sure if this guy is clinically insane or just a mad scientist type (or maybe a little of both). Regardless, his narration is very clever and funny. Making a semi-automatic saw blade launcher in your garage should count as a hobby, right? By the way, this video has over 586k views which means a lot of people out there are intrigued. You'll probably see him on a Wed ONT niche YouTube channel feature at some point.
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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a fire truck theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.
Notable comments from last week:
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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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Reminder: if you put links in the comments, use a URL shortener and describe what you're linking to. Failing to do either or both makes you barrel-eligible. Don't make people click to find out what you're linking.
Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Or just email to say hello. Do mighty things.
There was a stork whose mate passed away during nesting season. Unable to leave her eggs for long, she began going hungry.
Local residents started feeding her fish with a long pole so she could continue incubating her eggs. This happened in Vinnytsia pic.twitter.com/kLe3hmHFDw
Here's a recent photo of MegaRoy (15-year-old Maine Coon / Norwegian Forrest Cat blend) for the pet thread too. He's at the vet, getting treated for olde man constipation. That's about three weeks ago, and he's doing all better now. He weighs in at 15lbs and that's a healthy no fat weight. Paws are the size of 50 cent coins. He's big enough for us all to hear him on the hardwoods when he walks.
I post as BifBewalski.
MegaRoy is a beautiful cat.
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By-Tor's dog Ruger on the way to a hike earlier this month:
Today’s hike- Shabarum Trail Loop, in Hacienda Heights, about 25 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
4.5 miles, 800 foot elevation gain.
Ruger looks excited!
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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde
By-Tor and Ruger met some other animals on their hike:
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And even before their hike, at home:
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Thought I was dreaming about burglars breaking in via my roof at 5:45am. Turns out it wasn’t a dream.
A family!
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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'd like to pass on some photos from the spring and early summer, before they become ancient history. They're already outdated, I know. Kept delaying in the hope of coming up with a killer photo.
5, 2, 7. Blueberry is my all time favorite. I make a legendary pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving. And my lemon meringue is nothing short of wicked. (I know, I know - I’m far too modest). https://t.co/3IxqkTeanP
But even though we are in "harvest season", some people might want to check their extension agency calendars for fall planting: bush beans, peas, beets, turnips, kohl rabi, carrots, greens and more. Don't be shy. Take a chance.
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Sunflowers
It's not exactly a garden but I thought you might like these photos of a local field of sunflowers. Still a few weeks out from harvest.
I post as Notsothoreau
Fun! I've seen some very dwarf commercial sunflowers growing near Sacramento.
They look quite different from the typical tall garden types.
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From July 20:
Hello KT!
I have a joyous profusion of sunflowers blooming. We have had to prop up a few of them because they are so top heavy. The cleome and cosmos are starting to look like space aliens. The bees are having a great time!
Thanks again for all you do! Mrs. Leggy
What a happy place for pollinators! The yard looks nice for people, too!
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Gardens of The Horde
If you haven't seen something you sent in to me recently, try it again. Email oddities lately.
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Hope everyone has a nice weekend.
If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:
ktinthegarden at g mail dot com
Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
Mascots of The Anointed - This Story Isn't Going Away
—K.T.
Last week we discussed events around the downfall of Jason Arday, a Mascot of The Anointed (to borrow an idea from Thomas Sowell). Why does this story continue to grow beyond the former Cambridge professor? Excerpts from an interesting essay for your weekend, from before Arday's death:
". . .even the dreadful martyrdom must run its course
Something amazing, a boy falling out of the sky"
(From: Musee des Beaux Arts by W.H. Auden)
It's over for Professor Jason Arday. The final shiv - et tu, Brute? - coming, somewhat surprisingly, by way of this excellent piece of reporting by Lanre Bakara in The Guardian. The article's last paragraph or, to use the literary term of art, 'the kicker', is a doozy:
In a recent interview to promote the memoir, Arday spoke about feeling like Icarus when he came under scrutiny after joining Cambridge. "I always wanted to be a person who flew close to the sun," he said. "But sometimes I wonder: did I fly too close?"
Well, yes, Jason, you did, rather: indeed, that's the whole point of the tale of Daedalus & Icarus: it's a warning about something the Ancient Greeks, no mean people, called hubris.
A lot of commentators here have mentioned what a film this saga might make, and it's true. It's even got elements of Morse - the Inspector, not the Code - only in the other place.
This is followed by detailed descriptions of distortions of the truth by Arday and academics around him. And this:
The leftist press starts to break with the far left
Why is most of even the leftist press being relatively honest about his dishonesty, separating themselves from the activist far left? Does this mean that the leftist press has noticed that their formative institutions are destroying themselves and that most of the press is not ready to see those institutions disappear?
The Atlantic didn't pull its punches:
The Atlantic reads Jason Arday's memoir, and finds his life story was even more inspirational than we thought He was beaten so badly as a teen he became an epileptic. When the boys who did this were caught, he magnanimously told the judge he didn't want them to go to prison. "By the time Arday started on his master's degree, he writes, he was reading at about the same level as his 3-year-old daughter."
You complain you can't get a girlfriend. Chad Arday was going through college illiterate, had his girlfriend write out his applications, and managed to father a child. He then got a teaching job. But he didn't have money, so he started working at a supermarket from 11 PM to 5AM, then a cleaner from 5:30 AM to 7:30 AM.
Remember the guys who beat him up? It turns out that two of the muggers ended up being his students. They were so moved by his compassion, that they'd turned their lives around and were now helping at risk youth. As his dissertation approached, Arday got a brain tumor and lost his memory. "More troubles follow in the years ahead: Arday’s brain tumor returns; he splits up with his wife; he suffers autistic burnout during the coronavirus pandemic and can’t get out of bed. He decides to kill himself by jumping off a bridge, but at the very last minute, he listens to his favorite song."
The author of the piece writes: "I reached out to the book’s fact-checker to ask whether this and several other stories from the book had been verified, but she did not respond." The Atlantic also got its hands on his book proposal. There are even more incredible stories in it. As a teenager, Arday got hit by a car and went into a coma. The doctor told his parents to pull the plug, but he refused. There's also a bout of testicular cancer that shows up in the proposal but is not in the book. I guess there wasn't enough room for all of that given all of the other amazing stories in his life. Oh, and the book isn't being pulled. Simon & Schuster are still going to publish it next week. The haters are just one more obstacle Arday has overcome.
The @BBCNews says Jason Arday's death will send shockwaves through universities. It should send shockwaves through the media and the BBC. They promoted him, spread his misinformation, and are to blame for his rise and fall. They must be held accountable.
Imagine trying to protect the public from truthful speech. These laws exist! They're common across Indonesia, UAE, Malaysia, etc, often targeted at protecting government officials and entities. But sane people know how ridiculous it is
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A non-leftist American observes the over-the-top emotional responses at a memorial for Arday. The press killed him, etc.:
Am I going crazy?
He literally made up five of his top ten papers. He said he was the 2nd best distance runner of all time! He said he was on a top-10 British documentary that aired 28 (?) years before he could have been!!!
Powerful & fascinating take: the psychiatrist & writer Dr @MaxPemberton
looks at Jason Arday...
Cambridge had time to handle this quietly before the scandal blew up.
Jason Arday epitomises a major opstacle in Britain's quest for the freedom of speech: In this excerpt from the UCL 'BAME Awarding Gap Keynote Lecture, 2021' Jason Arday discusses why speech and language must not just be limited, but "corrected" because we live in a "hyper diverse multicultural society". Accidentally, he concedes that such a society requires such delicate navigation that it can no longer be permitted to speak freely, and naturally, requires men like Arday to determine those limits. The Jason Arday affair, demonstrates that race science remains an area of academic study at Oxbridge and beyond.
Do people who have a compulsion to lie deserve protection from the press?
It's not like Jason Arday was was genius scam artist, articulate and able to fool the finest minds. No, he's a literal moron that no one dared challenge due to DEI. You could find diverse yoof saying this in a Year 10 history class.
How did academia promote Arday?
I studied in Jason Arday's department at Cambridge. Here's the crap I was taught. Like native tribesmen cah fly through the trees.
Ed Driscoll makes a 1984 comparison. It's a good one.
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Jason Arday was never trained as a sociologist. Jason Arday has no degree, no Master’s and no PhD in Sociology. None. Zero. His entire formal academic training is in Education and Physical Education: BA in Education Studies and Physical Education MA in Education and Pedagogy A second Master’s in Education PhD in Education — specifically on peer-mentoring among student teachers training to become PE teachers That is a doctorate in physical-education teacher training. It is not sociology. It contains no sociological theory, no sociological methods, and no sustained engagement with the core literature of the discipline. Yet within a few years the same man was: Appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Durham Put in front of students teaching modules called Sociology of Education and Societies in Transition Then made Professor of the Sociology of Education at Glasgow Then made Professor of the Sociology of Education at Cambridge Students were paying close to ten thousand pounds a year. Some of that money was buying teaching and supervision from a man whose highest qualification in the subject he was employed to profess was nothing. He had never studied sociology as an undergraduate, never taken a Master’s in it, and never written a doctoral thesis in it. The word “Sociology” appeared only in the job title. Institutions simply accepted the re-description. A PE-and-education academic was re-labelled a sociologist and students were charged elite university fees to be taught by him. That is not an academic career progression. That is a category error that successive universities chose not to notice. My mind has been blown by this revelation. No wonder his students report him leaning on desks talking about celebrities and inequality! He appears to have known absolutely nothing about the subject he was teaching!
The Wiki for his PhD supervisor, Phil Vickerman, was under review for deletion, Aug 18 - 22. His supervision of Arday's thesis (on peer student teacher mentoring in physical education) was reportedly entirely by phone and text.
Comments are closed so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on a week-old thread. But don't try it anyway.
UPDATE on our Founder of the Week:
In his last known letter, Samuel Adams wrote to Thomas Paine in October 1802: "Do you think that your pen, or the pen of any other man, can un-Christianize the mass of our citizens, or have you hopes of converting a few of them to assist you in so bad a cause?"
The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
—Open Blogger
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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival there are just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Cold Spring)
1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. Enjoy our sanctuary.
3) No running with sharp objects.
4) Have a great weekend!
Please submit any prayer requests to me, "Annie's Stew" at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
5/23 - I used to have a Different Nic could use some prayers as he waits for the results of a biopsy of a mass on his prostate.
6/23 Update - The latest update is that he has stage 2, "unfavorable intermediate", which he notes is an awful name, but what it means is, it is in the middle, but bad enough that they want to treat it. It's more aggressive than previously thought. He is at the point where he has to decide on treatment options, which means choosing which set of pretty unfortunate side effects he prefers.
8/20 Update - He has finished his radiation treatment, so all he has left are blood tests and waiting. Thanks for everything.
6/20 - bluebell gave an update on grammie Winger. Grammie had some major surgery related to her cancer in March and is pretty much housebound. She said she isn't keeping up on news since her diagnosis; she doesn't have the energy. She said she thinks of her grey-box friends often with fondness. Please keep praying for her. Your prayers are a source of great comfort to her.
6/27 Update - grammie winger requested bluebell to let the Horde know that she is hospitalized again, with sepsis, and cannot eat or walk. She is very tired and cannot speak for long. She is being fed by tube. They don't know how long she will be hospitalized or where she will go after (rehab, hospice, etc.). Bluebell has a mailing address for grammie, so please contact bluebell to send a card or note to grammie winger. Please pray for her, that her suffering will be eased, and pray for her family, who are suffering along with her.
7/25 - grammie winger popped in to say thank you for all the cards, letters, and encouraging words. You are a treasure.
7/25 - Matthew Kant Cipher humbly asks for prayers for Marshall, a long-time friend and HS classmate of Mrs. MKC, who is currently hospitalized with heart failure.
8/7 Update - Marshall passed away after multiple organs failed. Matthew Kant Cipher humbly asks the Horde to pray for the repose of his soul and that God's perpetual light would shine upon him.
7/25 - Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. She is still doing fine. Her chemo pump seems to be working and everything appears stable for now. She says she is incredibly blessed! She is working on a stocking for an as-yet-not-born grandchild. She would appreciate prayers for a successful IVF procedure and pregnancy for her daughter and hubby. Next week, Teresa and her husband will be going to California to visit their daughter who lives there and her family.
8/4 Update - Teresa was admitted to the hospital while on vacation in California. She has a bad infection - cellulitis - not due to the cancer. She is being treated with antibiotics and hopefully it will be cleared up in a couple of days.
7/29 - Notsothoreau asked for prayers for Billy Ray's mother, who was just admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. She is a cancer survivor and chemo destroyed her immune system, so this is a big worry.
8/2 Update - Billy Ray's mother is feeling better, on oxygen and medication. She is not out of the woods, but has stabilized. She appreciates the prayers from around the globe and says thank you very much.
8/16 Update - Billy Ray's mother is at home, recovering, and down to just needing a little oxygen at night. One of the doctors told her that he didn't think she was going to make it. Prayer works.
7/29 - TecumsehTea wrote that MrTea's diagnosis is colon cancer stage 4. They are praying for guidance for how to proceed.
8/12 Update - MrTea will start radiation treatments for the tumor in the sigmoid colon on Monday - 10 treatments. They are not sure what will follow; they are still looking at options. Surgery is not an option. The cancer has metastasized to the lymph node nearest the tumor and there are 3-5 small spots in the liver. There are also spots in his lung which are indeterminate. He continues on fenben and ivermectin. Prayers are appreciated.
7/30 - David sent an update on his wife, Susan, who we have been praying for as she is treated for cancer. Susan is still doing well and her numbers are headed in the right direction, but they are still having issues with the side effects of the chemotherapy. It is manageable, but they have to increase the number of office visits for additional treatments. Some days are really good right now, but others are only bearable with the Lord's grace. They are so grateful for the prayers on their behalf.
8/20 Update - Things are not going quite as well now. Please pray, as Susan has picked up a really bad cough. The coughing is so bad that she doesn't want to eat. Please pray that this illness passes quickly.
8/1 - Isophorone Blog requested prayers for his mother. His father passed this past Sunday. His mother had been in the hospital for an entire month previous to that, so they never got to see each other at the end. His mother is out of the hospital, but in declining health.
8/1 - Tonypete asked for prayers for his BIL, who is a developmentally disabled adult and has been living independently (sort of) for decades but the time has come for them to make some changes in his living arrangements and personal finances. This will not go well as he has VERY poor impulse control and anger issues. His dear wife has POA but that is limited in its reach and it is probably time for her to be granted guardianship.
8/15 Update - BIL was released from the hospital, so all is well.
8/7 - neverenoughcaffiene asks for prayers for Lynell, who was recently diagnosed with a rapidly growing brain tumor. Surgery was performed and they were not able to remove all of the cancer. Her prognosis for survival is one year. She is being treated with chemo and radiation. On top of her diagnosis and treatment, she recently broke her ankle. Please pray for Lynell and her husband as they navigate this new reality.
8/8 - Ace-Endorsed Author A. H. Lloyd posted that Mrs. Lloyd will undergo a double mastectomy to remove the breast cancer. She has advanced to Stage 1. Much hinges on the biopsy to determine the specific sub-category of cancer and whether chemo is necessary. Please pray for her in this time of need.
8/8 - Retired Buckeye Cop requested prayers for his nephew, Josh, who is losing his business due to overwhelming debt. Old addictions have returned; he is drinking heavily. He is currently estranged from his family. His mother is Mrs. Cop's kid sister.
8/12 - Joe Kidd asked for prayers for a friend's cousin, who is beginning chemo treatments for stage 3 cancer.
8/14 - Don Black requested prayers for his nephew Stephen, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
8/14 - RandomDave asked for renewed prayers for his job situation. He just found out that the position he was close to getting went to someone else, and doesn't know where to turn. He hates to ask, but is getting desperate. He has a GiveSendGo set up; please contact Annie's Stew for more info. Thanks to those who have already given and thank you for the prayers. They are keeping him from giving up.
8/15 - Donna V contacted Mis. Hum. to let the Horde know the following: "Please let the horde know I am doing fine in hospice." She would appreciate your prayers.
8/15 - Buck requested prayers for his wife. She is diabetic, and had a bad day on 8/14, with weakness, vomiting, irregular pulse, high blood pressure. She has had sepsis 3 times. They went to ER, but they only gave her meds for nausea, and now she's back home. Pray that she recovers quickly. Thanks to all.
8/15 - Intruder Driver asked for prayers for Tonya, who was burned over 90% of her body in a gas explosion in Cabo San Lucas. She is now in a hospital in Mexico City. She has a long road to recovery, if she survives.
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.
The whole article is about users deliberately jail-breaking Claude Opus 4.6, an older version of that particular LLM, to use it to write porn. And blames Anthropic for it.
Content warning: Moped bandits challenge an SUV who drives offensively. It's pretty bad.
Another content warning: This cop does not wait long before unloading his full clip on a robber who's taken refuge in an innocent woman's house. I don't really understand how he got the target in his sights before firing.
Chelsea Gerber and her husband, Bert Gerber, said their pet goose -- named Goosey -- started honking loudly in the early morning hours of Aug. 3.
The ruckus was caught on the family's home security camera, footage of which the Gerbers shared with Storyful.
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Bert Gerber said after he was awoken by Goosey, he realized the barn had caught fire and responded quickly, grabbing a garden hose to get the fire under control.
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The couple said their daughter Elena is also a hero: She met Goosey at an expo three months ago and asked if they could keep him.
Now, Chelsea Gerber said the family plans to get a friend for Goosey and name her Lucy.
A pet goose named “Goosey” woke up its Texas family to alert them of a barn fire, saving roughly 100 chickens and turkeys. pic.twitter.com/QWQ9T5L0kM
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom project for now.
Roberts signed a temporary order on Friday allowing work to continue while the court considers an emergency appeal from the Trump administration.
Lower courts had ordered a halt to the project, finding that it must have congressional approval. That ruling was set to take effect on Friday. Roberts signed the order because he oversees appeals of Washington-based cases.
'Where's the bottom': Economics professor addresses Seattle area's shrinking job market
Starbucks layoffs come as King County grapples with an unemployment rate of approximately 4.9%.
Obama and Biden got rid of any standards for disability payments and so took millions of frauds, fakers, and layabouts out of the theoretical labor market. So that 4.9% is higher than it looks.
Layoffs at Starbucks' Seattle headquarters is the latest sign of continuing job losses in western Washington.
Other major employers, including Amazon, Microsoft, META and Expedia have announced hundreds of local job cuts in recent months. The cuts come as King County saw its unemployment rate dip to nearly 5% in June.
Seattle University associate professor of economics Nick Huntington-Klein said the area is seeing a "sustained issue," with big companies doing sweeping cuts at the same time.
There are several factors at play, he said. These companies cite AI as the potential to replace some employees. There was also over-hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, higher taxes in Washington state and Seattle specifically has been a reason for reductions in force or for some companies to relocate.
Oh, I thought you were going to completely omit that important factor but you did acknowledge it, "finally," as a minor contributor.
"So we're seeing a number of reductions in force across a lot of these different companies that are all sort of concentrated in these similar sectors, information technology being a big one," he said.
Starbucks is filing another WARN notice Thursday covering 104 support roles and 120 employees who declined moves to Nashville, a company spokesperson told KING 5. The layoffs are the final piece of the global restructuring the company announced earlier this year.
"Starbucks itself not really a tech company, but we're seeing similar kinds of jobs leaving the area or disappearing altogether," he said.
Jacobson and Osterud argue that the mayor's mishandling of public safety issues meets the legal standard and provides sufficient grounds to remove her from office.
The recall petition states that a five-hour delay to hold a press conference after the Bite of Seattle food festival shooting on July 26 that killed three, continuing crime on North Aurora Avenue and in the Chinatown/International District, and a decision to turn off surveillance cameras after the World Cup, all point to the mayor's failures.
If the judge were to accept the petition as valid, the couple would have 90 days to gather 69,000 valid signatures to hold a recall.
Jacobson says she had been gratified to see online support in favor of the petition,
"Right now, there's a strong sentiment that the mayor should be recalled," she said. "But it's in the hands of the judge."
LOL: Google has different advice for Muslims and Christians when it comes to being alone with a goat.
White Hispanic Alert. There is a lot of evidence posted on social media showing police falsely claiming that clearly-black suspects and arrestees are "white."
I need more clarity as to why the guy on the left was just sentenced to 4 years of house arrest after shooting 4 people in a bar at Indiana University in 2022 while the grandma on the right was sentenced to two years in prison for praying outside of an abortion clinic in 2020.
Well it's simple: The guy who shot four people is black and the Regime has decided we need "equity" in prisons and it doesn't matter that blacks commit crimes at six or seven or eight times the rate of everyone else, we're going to achieve Equality in Sentencing and sentence white grandmas to draconian sentences (for protesting) and black gunmen and attempted murderers to house arrest.
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NPR ran a surprisingly good takedown of Jason Arday, pointing out he was a fabulist. A story I hadn't heard:
He claimed he had been confronted by a masked man in his Cambridge office and ordered to resign or be killed. Cambridge then installed security cameras and a panic button to protect him. He then again claimed someone came at him with a knife, and demanded he resign as part of a racist attack on him. But strangely this wasn't on the security cameras installed to protect him.
He also claimed at one point he ran '600 miles in 6 days,' but he retracted that claim when he was confronted with the math.
Woman in NYC faces online backlash for wearing flip-flops after saying she stepped in human feces on the sidewalk and now wants to leave the city.
What kind of upside-down world are we in where open defecation on the streets draws a shrug, but the woman who steps in it and dares to complain becomes the villain?
Don't believe DHS when it comes to these situations all you want, but this is a prime example of why anti-ICE activists are unreliable.
Their own video shows the torta opening the car door to get to the ICE agent as they appear to be leaving, forcing the other agents to push her back. Then the rest of the group jumps in to the attack the agents.
When an agent tells the videographer that they were attacked, she replies with, "I fucking see everything, y'all fucked up" as if the agents somehow started the fight.
These people are wannabe victims.
Don’t believe DHS when it comes to these situations all you want, but this is a prime example of why anti-ICE activists are unreliable.
Their own video shows the torta opening the car door to get to the ICE agent as they appear to be leaving, forcing the other agents to push her…
When the time comes for James Gunn to exit DC, we're told the goodbye is already scripted: Man of Tomorrow framed as his farewell love letter to fans as he chooses to return to his true passion, writing and directing.
"The letters are already written," one of our insiders tells us.
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As Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery grinds toward its day in court, we're told the changeover is already running quietly underneath, and it runs on paperwork.
"Contract not renewed," one of our insiders tells us. "Lots and lots of WB staff are in that position, including Gunn and Safran. They all know it's over."
How it plays out from there follows a script.
"Most will be allowed to quit in a dignified manner. If they don't, the contract runs out and they're out. So technically not fired," they said.
There's some light spoilers in this next section. Warner Bros. -- or James Gunn -- made some really fan-antagonizing decisions with their new "Lanterns" (as in Green Lanterns) TV show. Because you can't have a white hero any longer, the first episode kills off the Green Lantern everyone knows, Hal Jordan, so that his mantle can pass to a more deserving minority hero. Now, the replacement here, John Stewart, is also a long-serving Lantern, and was chosen to be the Lantern on the beloved Justice League cartoon, again for diversity reasons. But at least Hal wasn't dead in that universe and showed up briefly on the show.
This part is enraging: Warner Bros. -- or DC Studios, under James Gunn -- is issuing false copyright-claim notices on any YouTube or Twitter account that says that Hal Jordan is killed on the show. They're not showing clips from the show, just reporting the news.
They claim they have a legal right to stop other people's free speech when they report spoilers -- and I don't even see how this is a "spoiler;" I immediately guessed they'd kill Hal Jordan -- or even just give a bad review to a Warner Bros. superhero movie.
Tuesday night's edition of What I'm Hearing, Matthew Belloni's Hollywood newsletter, handed its main feature to legal columnist Eriq Gardner, and Gardner spent all of it on Warner Bros. Discovery's copyright campaign against this site.
The piece runs under the headline "The War on Spoilers Goes Nuclear," in the same issue as Disney's new lawsuit against the FCC and Ari Emanuel's win in the Endeavor shareholder case.
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It was going after people talking about what happens in Episode 1. His assessment of the strategy: "Warners is playing with fire."
He also reports that WBD has no intention of ever bringing any of this into a courtroom.
The studio wouldn't comment, though a source familiar with its thinking told him that whether a project has been released yet is among the factors weighed before filing. Which is the point. This was about the calendar, not copyright.
What they're admitting there is that they had no legal right to issue a takedown notice under the DMCA. They just didn't want negative information coming out about the series, at least not until after it debuted and they got their views.
YouTuber Andrew Sosa is suing WBD, alleging the studio used the DMCA to bury his negative review of The Batman. We covered that, too, on June 10.
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A federal judge had just put WBD's takedown practices under a microscope, and WBD responded by swearing out a fresh round of notices over a rumor.
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Unequal Stakes.
Gardner is candid about why studios do this anyway.
Section 512(f), the DMCA's penalty for knowingly false notices, has produced few wins in its history; the good-faith standard is subjective, damages are hard to prove, and cases take years.
In other words, if a corposlop company demands your speech be squelched under a phony DMCA strike, the social media company complies immediately, because there are penalties if they don't.
But if you try to sue them later showing that their strike was made in bad faith and had nothing to do with legitimate copyright, it's impossible to prove.
This must be changed.
The studio, meanwhile, gets its result instantly, and by the time a counter-notice runs its course the premiere, the convention, or the entire leak cycle is over.
WBD's defense in the Sosa case, per Puck, boils down to this: even if it was wrong that spoilers infringe copyright, being wrong isn't the same as lying. That is the argument they would make about us, too.
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His point to lawmakers: before creating another lever, be sure it can't be repurposed the way this one was.
Gardner's column is about how the takedown system is being used; Cosmic Book News is the case study.
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Puck credits us with reading the tea leaves for months and calling the ending by March.
It was more than that. We first raised Hal Jordan's death in November 2024 and broke down the pulled teaser on March 5.
Then, on March 27, at WonderCon, our insiders told us flat-out that Hal Jordan dies, and we posted it. That's reporting.
The second X notice.
Puck covers the first notice, filed by a social strategist on HBO Max's brand team describing the infringement as "people discussing the spoilers."
It mentions the second only in passing. That one came from a senior analyst in WBD's Content Protection and Analytics division, the department whose entire job is copyright. Its fields: original work, a link to the show's IMDb page; reported content, "Text"; infringing material, "Lanterns Season 1 Episode 1 Spoiler."
The copyright department certified, on a form that spells out federal liability for misrepresentation, that a sentence about a story is Warner Bros. property.
Our post carried an image. They didn't claim the image. They claimed the sentence.
They're literally claiming that if you tell a friend "Darth Vader is really Luke's father," they have a copyright interest in that sentence and can legally compel social media companies to ban you for saying it.
The town's big secret is a militia operating from a ranch, because apparently that's what Hollywood thinks every small town in the Midwest is hiding.
The cowboy patriarch lectures Hal Jordan about "colonization."
Hal then interrogates a suspected alien using Harry Potter trivia, with a Nebraska trucker not knowing enough about Hogwarts treated like evidence that something isn't right.
When the alien finally confesses, his speech turns into a sneer at football itself: "pointless contests involving balls that somehow captivate more attention than the deteriorating atmosphere or the hunger of its least fortunate people."
John Stewart is also a vegan.
The episode makes sure to tell you twice.
Taken together, the message isn't exactly subtle. Lanterns uses Sheridan-style America as its backdrop while repeatedly taking shots at the culture and people who live there.
Here are some trailers. Note the first one is for Terminal List, Season 2, and is a Warner Bros. (HBO) production. So I may just skip it entirely, though I know a lot of people liked season one. (I did, but I'm really sick of HBO slop.)
Jim Caveziel, who's aging pretty well, plays a former special forces soldier who defends a town when a corporation attempts a land-grab.
It's called Ghost Soldier and they mean that a little literally. He's got some kind of cloak that makes him appear invisible, in that "cameras film what's behind him and project it on to the front of him" kind of way.
Another video game has been made into a movie -- well, an animated movie -- and I was definitely not expecting this particular 80s video game to get the movie treatment: Golden Axe. Elf needs food, badly. (WHOOPS! Mr. Ridiculously Circituous Plan tells me "Elf needs food, badly" is from Gauntlet, not Golden Axe. I've been confusing those two since they came out.)
Are you ready for a race-swapped remake of The Thomas Crowne Affair? I don't really mind this one, for this reason: I didn't like the Steve McQueen one (boring AF), I didn't like the Pierce Brosnan one (too "TV Movie of the Week," too "Remington Steele") and so I really do not care what they do with this dumb movie that somehow has become a 60 year old franchise.
Will they ever make a new movie not based on previous movie? And will all the million remakes always be race- and gender-swapped?
Answers: Doubtful and Most Assuredly.
And for proof of that: Here's another old franchise which just keeps getting remade and rebooted despite never having produced a movie that was actually good: Blade Runner 2099.
Seriously? Seriously? How many times...?
Speaking of, the novel that was directly inspired by the look and feel of Blade Runner, Neuromancer,is a series that will debut on Apple TV soon. I'm kind of interested but I don't have Apple and I'm not so interested I'll actually sign up to watch it.
But maybe some of you will. Let me know. But be careful, you might be banned from social media for spreading #Spoilers about the series.
It's weird that it's taken 40 years for anyone to make this into a movie (or limited series, as it is here). They've made movies out of stories that are part of the Neuromancer universe, like Johnny Mnemonic and the weirdo movie New Rose Hotel, but never the one big novel that everyone was talking about for ten years.
Oh, and the most obnoxiously unnecessary cash-grab subgenree of movie -- "the prequel backstory for a villain from a classic cartoon or story" -- continues with the Dark and Gritty origin story of A Christmas Carol, Ebeneezer starring Johnny Depp, and I know that sounds like a joke written by AI but it's all too real.
Didn't we already get Ebeneezer's backstory in A Christmas Carol? Ghost of Christmas Past kinda caught us up on that, right?
Meghan Markle is the Candace Owens of Megyn Kellys, as the kids say.
WASHINGTON -- Delusional Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought US political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, The Post has learned, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Weeks before Democrat Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump, a source says, Markle requested a sitdown with California Gov. Gavin Newsom because she "wanted to be considered to be appointed" to the seat held by Harris, which she vacated just before becoming vice president on Jan. 20, 2021. The source added that the discussion was publicly described as a welcome-to-California chat to head off potential inquiries.
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A Sussex source firmly denied that Markle wanted to take over the Harris seat, while a rep for Newsom did not respond to a request for comment.
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Had the Duchess of Sussex been appointed to the world's greatest deliberative body, the move likely would have been challenged on constitutional grounds. Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the founding document states that "no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust ... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
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The ill-fated Senate maneuvering wasn't the only time Harry and Meghan dipped their toes into US politics while trying to achieve the same prominence they enjoyed in the UK.
In late 2021, the couple requested an Oval Office meeting with Biden, as well as accommodations at nearby Blair House -- a perk reserved for foreign leaders on state visits, multiple sources say.
White House staff quickly rejected the idea, with one source noting the spectacle of Harry and Meghan sitting down with the leader of the free world "would have caused a major diplomatic kerfuffle" with 10 Downing Street and the British Royal Family.
Another source, a former Biden aide, said the president and first lady Jill Biden -- longstanding admirers of Queen Elizabeth II -- "didn't want to get into a family squabble" by hosting the rogue royals.
Had their pitch been successful, Harry and Meghan would have gained immeasurable prestige and stature at a time when they were struggling to find their identity following their January 2020 "Megxit" from royal duties.
To that end, the couple hired several consultants who had worked in the Barack Obama White House -- including Harry's current chief of staff Miranda Barbot -- and acted as a bridge to the Biden administration, relaying the royal couple's audacious request to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki, Obama's former communications director, was one of those conduits. In her 2024 memoir "Say More," Psaki -- currently a host on left-wing cable channel MS NOW -- recalled that Meghan once sent a box of lemons to Psaki's Virginia home so she could carry them past White House security and deliver them to Jill Biden's East Wing office.
The Sussex source declined Thursday that the couple had asked for either an Oval Office meeting or to stay at Blair House, but Harry and Meghan have a history of trying to use the American presidency for PR coups.
In September 2022, the royal pair inquired whether they could hitch a ride back to the United States aboard Air Force One after the late queen's funeral.
The request was promptly denied.
Harry and Meghan also tried to use their influence by other means.
In September 2020, the couple gave a video interview to Time magazine in which they urged Americans to vote and "reject hate speech," which many interpreted as support for Biden. At the time, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were called out by some commentators for breaking from the British tradition that royals do not participate in party politics.
"I wish a lot of luck to Harry, because he's going to need it," Trump responded dismissively to the couple's appeal.
Meghan, who retained her American citizenship even after marrying Harry in 2018, tried to make her voice heard in legislative matters as well. In November 2021, she reached out to several senators to lobby for federally mandated paid family leave.
Ultimately the couple's attempt to become kingmakers fizzled out, similar to their ambitions in Hollywood and the lifestyle space.
Having failed to make a mark in America in terms of political power and steady income -- having now burned everyone who used to throw money at them -- the Power Bottom Couple is now fleeing back to the UK, where they'll try to suck up, and suck off, to the family they jilted.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to Britain in the biggest shift to their family life since stepping away from royal duties in 2020, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are relocating with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to the U.K. for an extended period beginning this month, PEOPLE understands, with the children set to begin school there in September.
The couple will maintain their home in Montecito, California, and their vacation property in Portugal while establishing a private, non-royal home base in Britain. The location of the family's new home and the children's school are being closely guarded.
The move gives Harry, 41, and Meghan, 45, their first home base in Britain since they relinquished the lease on Frogmore Cottage, the Windsor residence gifted to them by the late Queen Elizabeth in 2023. King Charles, 77, asked them to vacate the property following the publication of Harry's raw 2023 memoir, Spare.
King Charles was made aware of the couple's plans on Sunday, August 16, PEOPLE understands, and welcomes the opportunity to see more of the Sussex family in a private and personal capacity.
Yeah I'll bet.
The move comes just weeks after Harry and Meghan returned to the U.K. with Archie and Lilibet for a successful summer visit that included the children's first reunion with their grandfather in more than four years.
A "successful summer"? They went somewhere, saw a father, and didn't die? That makes their trip a "success"?
The guy is an entitled, foreign brat who trashed our country and the rights and ideals these soldiers died defending and he’s being allowed to use our national cemetery for his latest PR stunt? https://t.co/mN4Y1CPiqV
Poor Innocent Baby-Lamb Karmelo Anthonhy: "When I Stab Someone I'm Going to Lick the Blood Off the Blade"
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Before the murder, Karmelo Anthony was obsessed with knives and the idea of stabbing someone to death. And also provoking fights which would give him the opportunity to commit murder.
This evidence wasn't introduced at trial, because prosecutors and defense agreed that no "character evidence" about any parties in the case, including the victim, would be introduced.
But prosecutors are now warning that if Karmelo Anthony is somehow successful in getting a new trial, that evidence is coming in.
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"When I stab somebody I'm gonna lick their blood off the blade."
New evidence coming out surrounding the Karmelo Anthony case, including the disturbing text prosecutors say they found on his phone that could be fair game if he gets a new trial.
Prosecutors say the message was part of a documented pattern involving an obsession with knives and guns and a desire to start fights. They argue the evidence helps explain why Anthony brought a knife to the track meet where he fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf.
Jurors never heard it because both sides had an off-the-record "gentleman's agreement" to keep character evidence out of the courtroom and focus on what happened under the tent that day.
And his girlfriend revealed that just before the murder, the Poor Innocent Baby-Lamb Karmelo Anthony was stalking her -- with a knife.
Karmelo Anthony's ex-girlfriend reported that he was stalking her hours before he stabbed Austin Metcalf -- and he had threatening and violent texts on his phone, the prosecutor revealed at Anthony's appeal hearing Thursday.
The jury never heard about Anthony's disturbing history, or about Metcalf's juvenile criminal record because of a "gentleman's agreement" with the 19-year-old's defense ahead of his murder trial, Collin County Assistant District Attorney Bill Wirskye revealed.
He told the court Anthony's high school girlfriend confided to an assistant principal on April 2, 2025 that Anthony was stalking her after a breakup, and that he was obsessed with fights, guns, and knives, according to local outlets at the hearing.
Anthony also sent a picture of the knife and told his ex-girlfriend, "I'm low key on the verge," Wirskye said.
"He was spiraling," the prosecutor added.
A few hours later, Anthony stabbed Metcalf to death under a tent at a track meet at a high school.
In exchange for prosecutors not using that evidence in court, the defense lawyers agreed not to bring up victim Austin Metcalf's juvenile criminal history, which included graffiti that included "vile racist stuff."
I'm totally loving this standard that if a white person can be accused of "racism," a black person is entitled to kill him. Does that standard work in the opposite direction, I wonder?
On the day Karmelo Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf, prosecutors report he sent a text message at 1 a.m. that read, "I'm lowk on the verge," and then stressed the point further.
Later that morning on April 2, 2025 - only hours before Karmelo Anthony stabbed Austin Metcalf to death at a high-school track meet - prosecutors state that Karmelo Anthony's girlfriend told a Centennial High School staff member he was "engaging in stalking behavior, to include, but not limited to, driving by her home and refusing to allow her to end their relationship."
In a 75-page filing, prosecutors also note that Karmelo Anthony had earlier been accused of taking his girlfriend's phone and, in October 2024, drafted a "to-do" list instructing her how to handle quote "weirdos," which included the line "say sum slick like my bf kill people."
Text exchanges further reveal that he admitted on at least two occasions to punching girls in the face.
Prosecutors located 2021 messages between Karmelo Anthony and another student discussing robbing someone for $300.
Other texts show Karmelo Anthony recounting a fight and punching someone "so hard he had to stop fighting."
In 2023, prosecutors say Karmelo Anthony told a friend he planned to vandalize a house in Austin, Texas, writing, "I just feel like it, I gotta grudge."
In 2021, Karmelo Anthony informed a friend he had been suspended for three days after fighting, adding, "they said next time I do sum I get recommended for expulsion," court papers show.
In a 2023 text exchange with a friend, prosecutors have messages in which Karmelo Anthony wrote "Imma shoot the school up tmr" "with my blick," but later followed up with "I would never actually do that."
In a 2024 thread, prosecutors state Karmelo Anthony admitted to carrying a firearm, telling a friend before a party he would have "the gun in my pocket."
The records also contain message threads in which Anthony mentions carrying a gun.
After multiple suspensions for fighting while in school in Louisiana, messages between Karmelo Anthony and his girlfriend surface after he moved to Frisco.
In one exchange she suggests he simply sit for a while; he said, "yea and punch ppl maybe run sometimes," "I have to it's like a priority for me," "I like punching people," "when get mad I see red," "when I get mad I blackout," "when I get mad I can't control myself."
Prosecutors also showed messages in which Karmelo Anthony admitted to getting high and drinking alcohol and even discussed selling drugs to obtain guns.
In 2024, prosecutors say Karmelo Anthony tried to assault a teacher, stating "I put my hands in face and everything."
Also 2024, messages recovered by prosecutors suggest Karmelo Anthony attempted to take a weapon into the State Fair of Texas, asking a friend, "if the state fair got metal detectors."
When told that detectors were in place, the friend replied, "you got the poker"; "yea I might have to toss it," Karmelo Anthony answered.
Prosecutors report that Karmelo Anthony confessed to stealing a watch and earbuds in separate Collin County burglaries and to bringing a weapon onto a Frisco school campus, and remarked about his girlfriend, "she went in my bag to get my computer and I said no and she still went in it and grabbed it and my gun and my knife and some other stuff fell out."
Numerous unreleased photos and videos show Karmelo Anthony holding firearms and making threats.
Authorities found a note on Karmelo Anthony's phone containing a list of
racial tropes and slurs about Blacks, whites and Hispanics.
In one message, prosecutors say Karmelo Anthony wrote, "I hate gay ppl."
Prosecutors add that Karmelo Anthony repeatedly threatened to murder his girlfriend in texts, including lines such as "how many bullets u want coming out of ur chest" and "I'm going to get you (expletive)."
He also threatened her with a knife in one message and told her in another, "when I stab somebody I'm gonna lick their blood off the blade."
"When I stab somebody I'm gonna lick their blood off the blade."
New evidence coming out surrounding the Karmelo Anthony case, including the disturbing text prosecutors say they found on his phone that could be fair game if he gets a new trial.
Paul Sperry: Federal Prosecutors Reveal Evidence That James Comey Knew Full Well That "86" Was Code for "Murder," and Actually Wrote a Whole "Novel" Whose Plot Revolved Around Stirring Up Public Passions to Get Someone to Assassinate a Politician
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Paul Sperry
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NEW: The passages that federal prosecutors cite from James Comey's 2025 novel "FDR Drive" are compelling in establishing "mens rea" (guilty mind), because they depict conduct that is similar to a not-so-subtle call for violence against President Trump alleged in the Comey case.
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BREAKING: Prosecutors will argue at trial a book by James Comey shows he had a state of mind to "k*ll President Trump" thru "stochastic terrorism" (in Comey's own words) by posting an image "86 47" to his 200k Instagram followers. Comey's novel describes a podcaster who "through the wonder of the Internet" convinces his fans of "k*lling his foes."
"It's where a charismatic leader jacks people up, but through the wonder of the Internet, avoids a direct connection to what comes next," Comey wrote in "FDR Drive," which came out just five days after Comey posted his seashell threat in May 2025, less than a year after two attempts on Trump's life, inclg one in which he was shot in the ear.
"He knows an attack will follow his words but he closes his eyes so he can say he wasn't part of it," Comey wrote, providing more evidence of intent.
"People are susceptible to [social media] messages that offer a sense of purpose through violence," Comey also wrote, and because those messages are "in your pocket reaching you constantly through your buzzing phone [i]t's an order of magnitude more effective and more dangerous."
Comey is pretending he didn't know that "86" is mafia slang for killing someone.
One of Comey's own relatives called him out for using the not-so-secret-code for assassination:
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BREAKING: A new court exhibit reveals a relative of James Comey sent a blistering text to wife Patrice Comey lambasting them for posting "a call for violence" against President Trump, asserting: "I have held my tongue for a long time, but I just can't do it anymore. You guys have really gone off the deep end over the years with your TDS. "86 47" is a call for violence no matter how you spin it. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I am thoroughly embarrassed to have ever defended the absolute coward that is your husband. You and Jim are some of the least accepting, most hypocritical people I've had the displeasure of knowing. I hope Jim goes to jail for his crimes."
Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
BREAKING: In a new court filing, prosecutors suggest James Comey's wife Patrice deliberately misled investigators by omitting the fact she texted her husband a possible alibi just two minutes before he posted his "86" threat against President Trump, in the form of a Google screenshot of a benign definition for "86."
Federal investigators learned of her omission from search warrants to obtain iCloud data and Google search history related to the Comeys.
Former FBI Director Comey was fired by Trump in 2017 over the #RussiagateHoax he orchestrated. Patrice Comey and her daughters campaigned for Hillary Clinton in 2016 while her husband opened multiple unpredicated investigations against her GOP opponent.
Below, excerpts from Comey's "novel" -- or long confession -- in which he discusses the power of ginning up a public appetite for killing "enemies," knowing for a fact that of the many people he's inspired to kill, at least one of the "knights" will actually attempt it. (The "knights," I'm pretty sure, a reference to the knights who killed Thomas Becket, after the king made the plausible-deniability command to kill him, "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?")
He even specifies that the internet is an outstanding vehicle for stirring stochastic terrorism.
Comey describes "stochastic terrorism" in ch. 9 of his book FDR Drive. The book overflows with virtue. It's like a woke gospel. pic.twitter.com/QIKQkMOREb
Leftwing Podcaster Suggests That Joe Biden Had Been Rufied for the Presidential Debate; Jill Biden Agrees It's Possible, Saying "Who Knows?"
—Disinformation Expert Ace
I wonder if Noted Reporter of Things We All Knew Ten Years Ago Jake Tapper will fact-check Jill Biden and call her a liar, which is what he does for every Republican who shades the truth (or tells the truth that the leftwing cult denies).
Actually I don't wonder that. I was just bein' silly.
Former first lady Jill Biden doubled down on the possibility of her husband, former President Joe Biden, being drugged ahead of the 2024 debate and was asked during a podcast Thursday whether doctors ruled out a stroke that night.
Podcast host Jamie Kern Lima asked Biden if a stroke was ruled out by doctors the night of the debate.
"Well, they did. They said, I mean, I didn't say to them, when I was writing my book, I was reflecting, but I didn't say, 'God, did Joe have a stroke?' I just said, 'Is he OK? Is he OK?'" Biden responded.
Lima asked the former first lady what her gut told her happened, and Biden said she didn't know.
"I mean, there's all kinds of theories -- you know, he had been traveling," she said. "I know he was tired, he didn't feel well that day, when I saw him, but there was nothing definitive that I could point to.
"And I had been on the road for two weeks up until that moment. So, I wasn't with him. I didn't see him days before, weeks before. I saw him maybe one hour before."
Lima asked, "There's no way anyone could have, God forbid, laced his drink or something?"
"Who knows? Who knows?" Biden responded.
The former president's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
One of the most decisive moments of the 2024 election was Biden's debate with Donald Trump.
Biden stammered, had long periods of silence and intense, confused facial expressions, to the point some of his most vocal supporters broke ranks and demanded he relinquish the nomination.
Jill Biden released a memoir, "View from the East Wing," which touched on the debate moment. Biden wrote that she thought Joe might have had a stroke.
"I wasn't horrified. I was frightened," Jill Biden recalled in a May interview.
"I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since," the first lady said. "I don't know what happened. As I watched it, I said, 'Oh my God, he's having a stroke.' It scared me to death."
She told Lima she and the president had doctors around them at all times, and she was told Joe was OK that night before they went on to do more events.
She’s a doctor - seems like she’d have a more definitive medical opinion about whether her husband was roofied and then run out of a presidential campaign. https://t.co/wKQxXtC5UD
THE MORNING RANT: Governor Abbott vs Texas State University: The Taxpayer-Funded School Is Determined to Staff a University P.R. Position with a Foreign H-1B
—Buck Throckmorton
The H-1B issue has become a major issue, as Americans, especially conservative Americans, are fed up with employers bringing in non-citizens from foreign countries to displace American workers. The appeal of H-1B labor for those abusing it is usually for one of the following reasons:
1) It’s a form of chattel labor, in which the H-1B worker is paid less than American prevailing wages while being a de facto indentured servant, because he cannot go seek other employment.
2) A way for those of an anti-American bent to provide employment in the United States to preferred foreign demographics.
As to the 2nd reason, the rampant anti-Americanism at colleges is well-documented, so of course there are universities hiring non-Americans whenever they can. A taxpayer-funded university in the state of Texas, however, should not be one of those universities.
Texas State University just posted an H-1B petition for a Public Relations job paying $73k per year. Texas State is located in the beautiful Hill Country city of San Marcos, close to both Austin and San Antonio. But the school is arguing that there is not a single person in the entire United States who can do this job, much less someone among the 5 million residents of the nearby metro areas who wouldn’t even need to relocate.
By the way, Texas State offers a degree in Public Relations to a student body that is overwhelmingly Texan (over 90%), but by petitioning for the H-1B, the school is arguing that there is not a single Texan who graduated from Texas State that can do public relations for their alma mater.
Texas State University (@txst) has filed a notice of intent to hire an H-1B Public Relations administrator
After the H-1B issue started heating up last year, Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive in January 2026 prohibiting state agencies and universities from petitioning for new H-1B positions until May 31, 2027, thus putting a stop to H-1B hirings until the legislature meets again and can address the issue.
No state agency controlled by a gubernatorially appointed head or public institution of higher education shall, without the written permission of the Texas Workforce Commission, initiate or file any new petition to sponsor a nonimmigrant worker under the federal H-1B visa program until the end of the Texas Legislature’s 90th Regular Session on May 31, 2027.
But Texas State is so committed to not hiring a U.S. citizen for this position that it’s arguing the governor’s directive doesn’t apply, because this is not technically a new H-1B petition. The job is currently held by a non-citizen whose visa expires in 2027, and Texas State wants to renew the visa for this person. S/he never should have been hired in the first place, but in arguing that this person’s visa needs to be renewed, Texas State is also arguing that there are no U.S. citizens who can do this job:
The San Marcos-based university drew criticism this week after officials posted an H-1B renewal notice for a staffer. That person’s visa will expire in 2027. The university asserted that the renewal was compliant with Abbott’s order, which applies only to new visas.
I rarely wish I were an elected official, but I would love to be governor of Texas right now. I would call Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse to my office and ask him which of these options he will pursue:
1) Fire the person responsible for filling this university P.R. position with an H-1B.
2) Resign.
If Damphousse refused to do either, I would then call the Chancellor of the Board of Regents to my office and give him similar options:
1) Immediately fire the President of Texas State.
2) Immediately get fired by me.
In taking a quick look at the resume of Kelly Damphousse, it turns out he is apparently not a U.S. citizen either. He’s a Canadian, for whom there is no record I could find of him forsaking his foreign allegiance to become a U.S. citizen. That might explain a lot about why Texas State is hostile to hiring U.S. citizens.
There is some good news resulting from Texas State’s defiance of the governor. Greg Abbot just announced that when the legislature convenes after the November elections, he will now demand that it pass legislation permanently banning H-1B employees in any state agency or public school, to include the elimination of existing H-1B positions.
Because Texas State is so obstinate in trying to protect one foreigner doing P.R. work at the school, every single H-1B position with a state of Texas paycheck is about to be replaced by a U.S. citizen.
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Speaking of Texas institutions, blog favorite Monte Warden played the Opry again this past Saturday night, with conservative superstar Mollie Hemingway providing backup vocals.
There is no correlation of course, but since The Federalist and I started covering the Warden family’s legal battles against the Austin Independent School District (due to its institutionalized “reverse discrimination") Monte has been on a tear. He currently has a song (“Doghouse Flowers") near the top of the Americana charts, he’s performing on a frequent rotation at the Opry, and his rockabilly band, The Wagoneers, just released their first album since 1989. (Monte also has a retro-jazz band, The Dangerous Few, that has released several recent albums.)
I just purchased the Doghouse Flowers EP at Apple (itunes.) It's such a treat to finally get a new Wagoneers album. How 'bout not waiting another 37 years for the next @TheWagoneers album?
Good morning kids. As we briefly touched upon on the latest episode of the podcast linked here as well as in the sidebar and the popular platforms listed at the bottom of this post, there are many things that I'm grateful for in President Trump's second term and unlike Trump 1.0 the overwhelming majority of his staffing picks in cabinet and other key positions have been outstanding. It does make me feel positive insofar as our bench for future presidential elections in '28 and beyond.
his most stellar pick much to the surprise of many has been Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. The institution of a reverse domino effect in the Caribbean and Latin America in turning formerly what were thought of as permanent Socialist/Communist kleptocratic tyrannies into or at the very least taking their first steps into being free and prosperous societies and American allies has been one of the most significant foreign policy accomplishments in decades. The groundwork for this success was laid when President Ronald Reagan brought about the collapse of the Soviet Union which was the chief financier and sponsor of Latin American communist expansion and so without billions of rubles flowing in it was only a matter of time before these banana republic tyrants would follow suit. Although the political will to bring them down was also necessary and in the case of Venezuela, a little military action and legitimate cassus belli as was the case with the Maduro/Chavez regimes' massive narco-trafficking operations posing a grave threat to our safety and security.
Q: What did Communists use to light the night with before candles?
A: Electricity.
That is the kind of joke that survives because it is simple enough to tell in a bar, and true enough to sting.
In Havana these days, the joke has acquired an uglier second life.Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on August 13. The government marked the occasion with the familiar apparatus of revolutionary remembrance, and, increasingly, candles. Not birthday candles, but the kind a family keeps in the kitchen for when the electricity disappears again.
Without oil from Venezuela and Iran flowing in, Cuba can no longer export violence, terrorism and communism throughout the region and the globe, nor keep its own abused populace fed and fueled. That said, the government is one of the most effective and repressive police states on the planet so overcoming that as it has always been is the big challenge, just as it is in Iran and Red China, all of which have citizenry that are not pleased with their overlords.
Back to Marco Rubio, as a refugee from Castro's Cuba, the irony of him being our Secretary of State and a potential successor to President Trump himself should Cuba be liberated with him at the helm either in Foggy Bottom or perhaps seated at the Resolute Desk itself is too delicious to contemplate.
Considering the rise of the Democrat Socialites here in the US of A these days, their heads exploding as the statues and banners of the Castros are smashed and burned as Lenin's were in Russia when Communism fell is equally too delicious a prospect. No wonder they are/were in Cuba to celebrate Fidel as well as do their best to thwart President Trump and bolster Communism in Latin America.
It seems that Marco Rubio has been pretty busy this week, and he's largely focused on eradicating communism, crime, and drug trafficking from the Western Hemisphere, which is exactly where I like him. Today, the Department of State is designating nine entities and three individuals to further the Trump Administration’s comprehensive push to end the Cuban regime’s malign activities, both in Cuba and across our hemisphere. This action targets the leadership of the U.S.-designated Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and designates nine Cuban entities supporting the regime.
These designations build on the Department’s July 20 report Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism, which summarizes the Cuban regime’s decades-long use of brigades, such as the one coordinated by the designated ICAP earlier this month, to advance Cuban interests at the expense of the United States.
.. .ICAP is the organization Fidel Castro began in 1960 to build global "friendship" and "solidarity" and maintain relationships with foreign activist groups. In reality, it's a way to spread communist propaganda. According to the State Department, "it claims to have more than 2,000 solidarity organizations across over 150 countries [and] serves as the main organizing hub of Cuba’s ideological network." Think Code Pink and the like. Additionally, "it coordinates research, educational, and cultural exchanges between American and Cuban institutions, builds relationships between American political movements and Cuban officials, and harnesses its global reach to draw leftwing activists, intellectuals, students, influencers and politicians to Cuba from across the world."
The UN is outraged over events in Cuba. Not at the political repression by the Communist regime, the detention of over 1,200 political prisoners, the arrests of protesters, and the government-backed prostitution of children to foreign tourists, but at the U.S. sanctions which have kept foreign tourists from coming by to molest little kids and spend money.in Cuba.
The Communist regime in Havana is at its weakest in history and may be about to topple so the regime, the UN and Congress Commies have begun trying to fake a ‘Gaza-style’ crisis in Cuba. How is Cuba like Gaza? They’re both loser terrorist states lying furiously to play the victim.
And who better to certify that Cuba is Gaza with fewer mosques and more burritos.
The “silent Gaza” talking point had previously been promoted by four radical leftist members of Congress, Rep. Mark Pocan, Rep. Maxine Dexter, Rep Teresa Leger-Fernndez and Rep. Delia Catalina-Ramrez, who, despite the supposed “collapse of infrastructure” and “fuel shortages” that UN human rights experts were complaining about, were able to fly in and tour Cuba.
“I think Marco Rubio is making this personal and not professional,” Rep. Pocan whined, implying that the son of a Cuban refugee should really not take the dictatorship that destroyed his homeland personally. Rep. Pocan, who had spent much of the last few years defending Hamas-run Gaza from Israeli attacks on the Islamic group, claimed Cuba was a “silent Gaza.”
. . . How is Cuba like Gaza? They’re both loser terrorist states lying furiously to play the victim.. . Rep. Pocan and the rest of the delegation met with Cuban dictator Miguel Daz-Canel, not with the political prisoners imprisoned by the Communist dictatorship they had come to support. If they really cared about the ‘Cuban people’, they would have consented to meet with the families of political prisoners, as actual human rights activists were asking them to do.
Back in America, Rep. Pocan complained that “now they’re calling us Communists. Like, they’ve lost any credibility. They clearly haven’t taken a high school or even a junior high civics class recently, because they don’t understand the definitions of what they’re calling us.”
I'll leave you with the bitterest of all ironies in that we may very well liberate the world from Communism while at the same time America becomes a Communist hellhole itself. God-forbid.
And with that I bid you all to have a great weekend,
‘Notice the resources the Left is putting into silencing me. Why? Judicial activism is their golden goose, and they’re afraid if I keep talking about it then it will stop,’ wrote DHS General Counsel James Percival. Leftists Wage Barfare Against DHS Attorney For Criticizing Rogue Judges
The covert U.S. operation should help mitigate Iran’s efforts to disrupt the global energy market by keeping millions of barrels of oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz. It also demonstrates the growing military stakes surrounding the waterway, as the Trump administration works to preserve international energy supplies while countering Tehran’s blockade. U.S. Secretly Sneaking 10 Million Barrels of Oil Past Iranian Blockade Per Day: Report.
We may soon face another Iranian ploy aimed at leveraging foreign elections to weaken the regime’s enemies. Israel’s election is scheduled for Oct. 27; the US midterms are Nov. 3, exactly one week later. That makes the end of October a potentially dangerous window for regime mischief. Beware Iran’s most devious weapon — another ‘October surprise’
In the 20 years between 2003 and 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates the total money blown on payments made in error, or in the wrong amount, or with no documentation (!!!) is $2.7 TRILLION. I'm Sorry, The Feds Wasted HOW MANY TRILLIONS in Improper Payments?
Since Franklin Roosevelt, federal and state governments have slowly but surely claimed that property is a privilege, not a right. The wealth tax is the next step. Private Property Confiscation
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
In an apparent tacit admission of the backwards cultures being allowed into Britain, the Home Office — the government department tasked with controlling immigration — has published a nine-page booklet for new arrival migrants who apply for asylum, as is the case for most illegal boat migrants as soon as they set foot on English shores. UK Gov’t Publishes Pamphlet to Inform Migrants That Rape is Wrong, Sex With Children Is a Crime
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
With unemployment claims remaining low, the Federal Reserve may feel less pressure to adjust interest rates in September, as the labor market is still relatively robust. However, inflation, which has been above the Fed’s two percent target for five years, will continue to be a critical factor in monetary policy decisions. DATA: U.S. Unemployment Claims DROPPED Last Week.
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
In coordination with the Department of Energy, the EPA’s waivers will allow for the sale of E10 — gas blended with 10 percent ethanol — at a higher Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP). RPV measures how easily gas evaporates, with a higher RVP meaning more emissions, while a reduced RVP results in lower emissions. During the winter months, the EPA allows gas to have a greater RVP in order to help with cold weather starting. Exclusive: EPA to Enact Emergency Fuel Waiver to Increase Domestic Gas Supply, Lower Prices
Sacramento has spent years squeezing refiners out of the state. Now it’s squeezing tire manufacturers, all while insisting each new mandate is somehow a gift to drivers and taxpayers. California’s New Tire Mandate Could Drive Up Costs
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Taxpayers shouldn’t keep funding feel-good programs without hard evidence that the claims used to justify that funding are actually true. Make the soft-on-crime advocates prove their models work — before letting them conduct any more experiments on the rest of us. Criminal justice reform is a bust — and hidden data told the truth all along
His blackness was the crucial factor in his elevation to the pinnacle of academia by whites eager to feel good about themselves and secure that they couldn’t be called racist. The Arday Tragedy: from Tokenism to Wokenism
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The incident raises concerns about a sitting Canadian MP actively campaigning for a U.S. opposition politician while Canada is navigating sensitive tariff and trade negotiations with Washington. Canadian Liberal Lawmaker Caught Campaigning for the Democrats.
The investigation further tarnishes Swalwell’s reputation, already damaged by past controversies, including his ties to Chinese national Christine Fang. While he denies all allegations of sexual misconduct, the fallout has raised questions about his personal and professional future, as well as his marriage. FBI Intercepts Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport.
He’s as “steadfast as Keats’ eremite.” John Fetterman: A Man of Principle (still very liberal if not insane leftist, who will go along to get along with the party bosses 99.999% of the time - jjs)
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the North Korean launch at roughly 5:00 p.m. local time. The missiles originated from somewhere near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, flew for about 185 miles, and landed in the Sea of Japan, which Koreans refer to as the East Sea. North Korea Launches Missile Barrage After Trump’s Peace Overtures
The report warns that Britain’s reliance on so-called renewable energy sources, which are intermittent and require costly infrastructure, is exacerbating the country’s economic challenges. Falling energy consumption is a sign of industry slowing down, which will have a knock-on effect on overall wealth and employment. British Industrial Energy Use Plummets, Signaling Looming Economic Crisis.
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
Moscow’s forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine’s chronic shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense interceptors, the sole weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down the missiles. Russia Kills 16+ in Kyiv With Ballistic Missile Barrage
It now appears that Louisiana’s governor Jeff Landry is planning a big event next week when, according to anonymous sources, he will announce the purchase by SpaceX of that 130K acre plot of land presently owned by Exxon and near the unincorporated village of Pecan Island on the state’s south coast. Louisiana governor to announce SpaceX land purchase next week?
Using data gathered since 2023 by the GRAVITY instrument on the Very Large Telescope in Chile, astronomers have now mapped the orbit a star circling Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, every 8.7 years that when it zips past on its closest approach is moving more than 15,500 miles per second, about 8% of the speed of light. Astronomers map fastest orbit so far of a star circling the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole
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"At the end of the day, it was the company culture that Mark had created that made it so that it was practically impossible to deliver features that addressed the wellbeing and safety issues that we've been talking about," he said.
Well, that sounds serious. What wellbeing and safety issues are we talking about?
Grooming? Sex trafficking? Drugs?
But he said efforts to introduce or change features to effectively address those risks were difficult to implement. Instead, Béjar testified, at almost every turn the company chose policies that boosted usership and revenue over safety. Safety was "not a meaningful priority," he said.
Yes, but what safety? What are the actual concerns here?
He called features like video autoplay, "like" counters and infinite scroll "inherently unsafe for teenagers."
This is why Meta is facing a fine of $1.4 trillion.
Unless you live in Australia in which case it's a bit of a hike.
It's a good price for the CPU... Except that you need RAM and storage for it and it's a lame duck platform that will be dead by the end of the year. There's nothing to upgrade from and nothing to upgrade to.
Dude trolls a city council meeting about permitting yet another mosque by promising the mosque will destroy America "All women who are overweight or obese will have to wear burka. 10,000 steps per day, low carb."
Podcast: Will Cuba fall without a fight? More Iran confusion, gun rights for felons isn't a crazy idea, wetbacks are voting! And are data centers of the devil? Nope!
Months ago, I reported that the final Zodiac cypher had been cracked and the name of the killer revealed. And the name of the killer turned out to be someone suspected in the unsolved Black Dahlia murder. The general tone of my mention of this was "serious you guys, this is real."
Well, it's not real. It's total bullshit.
Sorry about that. I did two things: 1, I bought into something, a conspiracy theory really, because it was new and exciting. And 2, I allowed a self-declared "expert" to snow me over with his "expert" claims about solving ciphers, an alleged expertise I could not challenge because I know practically nothing about codebreaking. I remember being similarly swindled by self-declared "experts" babbling about "chromatic aberrations." (Although I didn't really buy into that, but I found it "interesting" and I wasn't strongly skeptical about it. Hey they said they're "experts," they must know that they're talking about, right?)
I screwed up. It won't be the last time, I'm sure.
Podcast: In Wisconsin, the Dems steal an election from themselves, abortion is cheered in Massachusetts, Spain gets what it voted for, the economy is humming, and more!
Selections from H.P. Lovecraft's Brief Tenure as a Whitman's Sampler Copywriter
Chocolate Cherry Cordial
You must not think me mad when I tell you what I found below the thin shell of chocolate used to disguise this bonbon's true face. Yes! Hidden beneath its rich exterior is a hideously moist cherry cordial! What deranged architect could have engineered this non-Euclidean aberration? I dare not speculate.
Caramel Chew
There is a dimension ruled by a blind caramel God-King who sits on a vast, cyclopean milk-chocolate throne while his mindless, gooey followers dance to the piping of crazed flutes. It is said that there are gateways in our world that lead to this caramel hell-planet. The delectable Caramel Chew may be one such portal.
Forgotten 80s Mystery Click I haven't forgotten this one. I play it a couple of times a month. But I bet a lot of you forgot it:
Athletic (boogie down)
Hustle (turn back)
Feel pathetic (sugar town)
No muscle (soul hack)
I'm jumping (you move)
No dancer (beside me)
I'm thumping (you prove)
Don't get no answer
He was their living lawn jockey, period. They won't say that 'cause they're sensitive and down with his struggle and all. He was there to appease and flatter their sense of being uplifters of the oppressed. In truth, he served as their living lawn jockey -- no more, no less, and unworthy of even a second thought on their part. Tokenism, pure and simple.
Podcast: More Iran bluster from Trump? Enough! Deportations hit a record, and that is a good thing for all, Todd Blanche's nomination is out of committee, the DSA is on the march, and more!
The Short Unhappy Life of a Russian Soldier: Why recruits die in 20-30 minutes Interesting video. Some key parts: drones were responsible for 70-80% of all battlefield deaths in mid-2025, and I bet it's higher now. The Russian army is incredibly corrupt. Men get assigned to the most dangerous frontline units, the "Storm" units, unless they pay a superior $2,000 to be assigned to a different unit. Furthermore, there is often no real training for recruits -- commanders pocket the money that would have gone towards fuel and ammo costs incurred during training. Much "training" consists just of taking a single picture of soldiers doing something soldier-y, like fording a river, and publishing that as proof that the training was done. Even when it is done, training is only two weeks long.
