AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

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:

12/20 – Morgan, longtime lurker, takes tango lessons from Sebastian, whose son, Matias, is recovering from brain surgery. The MRI was read on 12/19, and the surgeons did not remove the entire tumor. Even though the biopsy indicated the tumor was benign, the boy is probably facing several rounds of chemo. Please pray for the boy’s continued recovery in El Salvador.
1/10 Update – Matias will have surgery in 2 weeks to try and remove the rest of the tumor, and then he will receive radiation therapy.
2/7 Update – Matias came through the second surgery, and was waiting for another MRI before he can start radiation. He has lost weight due to constant vomiting and didn’t sleep for 4 days, but he is sleeping better now and is able to keep food down. He and his parents are really struggling, though.

1/6 – Diogenes requested prayers for his best friend since college, who was diagnosed with cancer. Within hours or hearing this, the friend’s son, a man that Diogenes has known since he was a baby, collapsed from what appears to be a brain tumor. The prognosis isn’t hopeful. Please pray for both of these fine men.
1/23 Update – Diogenes’ best friend’s son Sean had emergency brain surgery. The labs are back and it’s not good news. He has stage 4 brain cancer. They were scheduled to meet with an oncologist on 1/26 to determine the best pathway ahead for the time he has remaining. This is just crushing news. Thanks to all the Horde for their prayers and support for this fine young man.
2/11 Update – Sean has not started brain cancer treatments yet. There are still some issues to work out. But he had more bad news when his wife’s sister was hit by a truck on 2/10 and is in critical condition (broken back, severe concussion, bleeding on the brain). Diogenes asks for anyone in the Horde to speak up if they know of any support groups for people in Sean’s situation. Thanks in advance.

1/8 - Doof asked for prayers for his mother. She was hit hard by the flu. She couldn’t get out of bed the morning of 1/8 and was sent by ambulance to the hospital. She is alert and communicating but prayers are appreciated for her recovery. Prayers are also appreciated for Doof, as he absolutely despises hospitals.
2/18 Update – Mom was moved to a different facility on 2/12. She is still receiving post-hospital rehab, but this place also has long term care and assisted living options, so more robust care is available. She is happier there and is improving daily. She still has a long way to go, so continued prayers are much appreciated!

1/24 – Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd posted some updates and requests. In the blessings department: blood glucose has continued to fall, well within normal range. BP is good. The hole where his molar used to be is coming along nicely. The youngest has jaw surgery coming up in February. This is many years in the making and should correct her bite and ease the pain in her jaw and ears. She’s not looking forward to the liquid diet, but is looking forward to the pain relief. Prayers are always appreciated, and based on what they have been through, he knows they are efficacious.
2/7 Update – He does not have any pain related to his lost molar anymore. And his (adult) daughter’s jaw surgery is scheduled for 2/9. She will stay overnight at the hospital in Ann Arbor.
2/14 Update – His daughter’s jaw surgery seems to be fully successful, thanks be to God. She is recuperating rapidly, the swelling is sharply down, and she’s counting the days to getting off the liquid diet.

1/30 – Bulg could use prayers after a distressing medical incident. His heart was racing and he was too weak to even really walk. His doctor thinks it might be AFib; he is wearing a heart monitor to gather more information, and he needs to keep a diary of any other heart-related incidents. Prayers are much appreciated.
2/6 Update – Bulg had two prayers of thanks. The first was that he had a good phone conversation with his sister, from whom he had been estranged for 20 over years. The second was that he does not have AFib.

1/31 – George V asked for prayers for his wife. She needs a heart valve replacement but first needs a heart cath to assess the valve and determine the replacement procedure and perhaps put stents in the coronary arteries that may be partially blocked. Also, the preliminary CT scan of her heart showed spots on her lungs that may be cancerous.
2/21 Update – The prayers are working. Thanks be to God and everyone who prayed. The heart cath showed no blockages in her arteries. The heart valve procedure will be in about 4 weeks. The pulmonologist said the lung spots have a very low chance of being cancerous, but a second scan will tell for sure. So far good news, and thanks to all who prayed for her.

2/4 – BifBewalski posted that it has been a little over a year since he took Smash to the ER for abdominal problems. After a full year of insurance BS, specialists, and other doctors visits, she has been taken back for abdominal surgery today. Please offer a prayer for her successful procedure and a speedy recovery.
2/7 Update – BifBewalski brought Smash home from the overnight stay in the hospital. She is recovering well. The post-surgery fever broke and the pain is minimal. A full recovery is expected. Thank you for the prayers – it truly makes a difference!

2/7 – Frankie asked for prayers for her godmother, Linda, who has been in declining health and recently had to move to a care facility.

2/7 – Vmom deport deport deport requested prayers for her hubby, who has had the coughing crud since 2/2.
2/14 Update – Vmom also asks for prayers on behalf of her husband, as his employer is expected to file for Chapter 11. They are hoping for a decent severance.

2/11 – Bluebell sent an update from grammie winger: "I've finished my 6th round of chemo. Thursday (Feb. 12) I will meet with the surgeon who will decide if surgery is an option for me. If not, I'm not sure if there's a Plan B. Maybe more chemo? Ugh - it's already deteriorated my vision and hearing. Nasty stuff. But it's all in the Lord's hands. I don't know how people who don't have faith do it. I miss Ace but it's something I have to set aside for now. I love each and every one of you. Even the trolls. LOL"

2/11 – Joe Kidd sent an update related to his friend, Bill, who we prayed for in December. Bill’s former girlfriend had passed away, and Bill and the girlfriend’s family were devastated by the loss. Bill has sold the house he (and the girlfriend) had lived in, and sent half the proceeds to his former girlfriend’s family. Just recently, Bill took early retirement to care for his 90 year old mother. Joe Kidd sends thanks. If you know, you know.

2/13 – Whigwife posted that Whig made it through surgery and was resting comfortably.

2/14 – TCN in Alaska asked for advice. She is currently allowing her son, his girlfriend, and their infant to live in a condo she owns, and they are providing a terrible environment for the baby: pot-smoking, booze, no food, no formula. TCN in Alaska asked for advice about how to handle the situation. Prayers would help.

2/14 – L gave an update on her brother Ron. He has been in declining health for the last 6+ months, and has been transferred to a nice facility for hospice. They had been discussing this possibility for months. He would make improvements, then relapse, each time ending up more disabled. The best part is that he is at peace with the decision. He is aware enough to assist with the final plans and is enjoying parceling out his remaining possessions to family and friends. L’s daughter’s cardiac recovery continues. L says she cannot thank all sufficiently for the many prayers.

2/19 – mindful webworker requested prayers for his wife. Milady Jo will be having surgery on 2/26. It should be outpatient, and then a couple of weeks of recovery. Prayers are welcome for her, her surgeon, and her hapless husband while she’s down.
2/26 Update – The surgery is for Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak (REAH) – basically a blocked up nose. It’s relatively rare. It took a while to find an ENT whose diagnosis and surgical recommendation gave confidence. The surgery should improve her life greatly. It is scheduled for 1 pm.

2/20 – Gouveneur Morris requested prayers for herself as she has surgery scheduled for 2/27 for spondylolisthesis.

2/21 - Skip asked for prayers for his sister and her two children, as they grieve their husband/father. The memorial service was on 2/21.

2/21 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Gerry and Cathy, the elderly parents of her co-worker, B. Gerry and Cathy are in failing health, and B is bravely trying to keep them cared for and independent while also being a mom to her own kids.

2/21 – San Franpsycho requested a prayer for complete and immediate healing for PS, his oldest living relative, who is back in the hospital due to post-surgery fever and possible pneumonia.

2/21 – Sock Monkey asked for prayers of comfort and peace for Rickb223, who recently lost his wife to cancer. It was apparently a long battle and he was her primary caregiver. He is struggling. Please pray for him.

2/25 – LinusVanPelt posted a request for prayers for himself. He had a health scare and it’s freaking him out a bit. He had a real thing happen, and then received a clean bill of health, but has 2 more doctors to see. He can’t stop irrationally worrying that they’re going to say bad stuff (despite the real reason for the visits is to adjust medication levels).

2/25 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted that she might need some prayers. Her PET scan was less than encouraging. She will have more information on 2/26.

2/25 – Robert posted that he needed an ‘Ette to kindly bash his brains in. He is suffering yet another massive gout flare up, and needs someone to end it all for him. He asks for an ‘Ette because he knows women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.

2/26 – Farmer could use some prayers. A biopsy is scheduled soon. The dentist said he found a couple of suspect spots. After having had prostate cancer, anything like this really alarms him.

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.

Tech News

• A new California law requires all operating systems to require age verification at the time of account setup. (PC Gamer)
  
  All of them. Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, all 600 actively developed Linux distributions, the various BSD flavours, OpenVMS, OS/360 running on a virtual machine, the ZX Spectrum emulator you just vibe coded using Claude Code, the uncounted millions of Docker containers spun up automatically every day, all of them.
  
  From a Reddit post included in that article:

  What really scares me is that we have lawmakers stupid enough to propose a law like this.
  
  This is basically impossible for California to enforce. Worst case, they are too stupid to know that. Best case, it is performative.
  
  Even if Linux Mint decides to add some kind of age verification, to comply with CA law, there's no reason anyone would choose that version. There are hundreds of other jurisdictions in which Mint operates that don't require this kind of stupidity. It's more likely that they will put a disclaimer on their website "not for use in California".

  Colorado is considering a similar law.
  
  Time to wall them off until the infection burns itself out.
  
  
  
• We choose not to go to the moon, and not to do the other things, because they are hard. (The Guardian)
  
  The Artemis III mission to land humans on the moon, won't.
  
  Also the Artemis II mission to do a lunar flyby has been pushed back from March to April at the earliest.
  
  
  
• The US federal government has blacklisted Anthropic's Claud AI system from government use after discussions with the Department of War broke down. (CNBC)
  
  Reportedly Anthropic insisted on final control over when, where, and how its systems were used. This did not go down well, or indeed, at all.
  
  Update: OpenAI has just signed a deal with the US government, saying, basically, "Talk to us! We have no discernable moral or ethical fiber whatsoever! And boy do we need money!" (CNN)
  
  
  
• The JapanNext (deep breath) JN-282IPS4KP-HSP is a 28.2" 3840x2560 monitor with 100% sRGB and 95% DCI-P3 colour coverage and a stand supporting height adjustment, tilt, swivel, and pivot. (Notebook Check)
  
  Priced at $262 in Japan, which is where JapanNext sells its products. You can't have one.
  
  But what you can pick up from Amazon is a Gawfolk (who?) monitor using the same panel for $140. It has two HDMI 2.0 ports that limit refresh rates to 50Hz, and two DisplayPort 1.4 ports that provide the full 60Hz.
  
  There's also a Crua (who I have heard of, as a maker of cheap monitors generally) model available that swaps one of the DisplayPort ports for USB-C - I think, details are very much lacking - for $160.
  
  The Crua model is also available in Australia, at A$189 - US$135 - including tax and delivery.
  
  I think I'll give it a try. The stand is not likely up to much, but it has a 75mm VESA mount so it can easily be replaced with something more solid and flexible. I've been tempted by the BenQ RD280U which uses the same panel again but is priced at A$1099.
  
  I'd point to reviews of the Crua or Gawfolk models but... There aren't any.

Fido Friday: Thief!

Tonight's game:

I'll start: Peter Dinklage

Look! A hockey meme!

Gang violence is on the rise in LA

Everything reminds me of her

This is cool

Grok, why do women live longer than men?

It bee that way sometimes

Career advice

Impressive skills

Hey! Another hockey meme!

Be all that you can be

Bowling night!

Fun fact

AOC jokes

Nailed it

Could that be...a hockey meme?

Bonus! Feline Friday: Tank!

Dudes being dudes

This one is more of a Canada meme

Don't

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by the coolest stove ever:

I want one.

Thanks to ArthurK/Comrade Arthur.

Food for thought:

Wesley Yang @wesyang

Transgenderism is an ongoing project of attempting to normalize a bizarre subculture built around esoteric pseudo-medical practices from the outermost fringe of human extremity and make it compulsory for every American to join that subculture and to make that subculture the mainstream culture of the Western world. One requires only the most cursory understanding of the pioneering figures responsible for the mainstreaming of transgenderism -- who they were and what their motives were -- to understand this as a matter of certainty.

It is as if ascetics who scourge themselves with whips in public or amputee fetishists began teaching their beliefs to young schoolchildren and recruiting them to join their ranks. One is forced into the strange position of referencing practices that are not more bizarre than transgenderism -- that are indeed arguably less bizarre -- to make an analogy in an attempt to restore some semblance of sanity and proportionality to our thinking about this. The normalization has already gone far enough that the whole culture suffers from vertigo where it is unable to orient itself in space or time.

Giving the same off-label cancer drugs that are used to chemically castrate adult sex offenders to pubescent children who have been brainwashed to fear the decisive stage of mental, physical, and emotional maturation that resolves gender dysphoria in children in most cases is self-evidently an act of madness and medicalized child abuse unmatched by anything in the history of modern medicine. It took the self-lobotomization of the American professional and managerial classes for our truth-seeking apparatus not to see this fact that is self-evident to any normal person with normal human instincts.

This self-lobotomization occurred across mainstream institutions of all kinds -- all it required was the incantation of a few odious euphemisms, the manipulation of rewards and punishments, and confident claims by various authorities that self-evidently ludicrous claims were in fact settled science.

Now we are in phase one of recognizing that there was never any science to any of it.

It was all a lie told by cultists who managed to infiltrate and corrupt society's knowledge-generating, certifying, and enforcement apparatus -- it was the most outrageous of all such possible lies, so outrageous that nobody could believe that anyone would attempt it, much less succeed, unless there was some actual substance behind it, some real grounds for epistemic and moral confidence. There was none.

Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet

To understand this, I think we need to remember the famous quote by Theodore Dalyrimple:

"In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control."

Dalyrimple did not foresee at the time he wrote that that the emasculation would in many cases become literal as well as figurative.

The point of transgenderist propaganda isn't to persuade, but to degrade, humiliate, and destroy.

Meanwhile, in California, they just released an old pedophile "monster" who raped multiple children aged six or less out of compassion for poor old aged criminals.

Child predator dubbed 'monster parents fear most' cleared for release through California parole program David Allen Funston was convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting multiple children younger than 7 in the 1990s

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper tells Fox News Digital the convicted child predator cleared under California's elderly parole program is 'a definite danger to the community' and questions how the parole board reached its decision.

A California child molester once described by a judge as "the monster parents fear the most" has been cleared for release under the state's elderly parole program, a decision local law enforcement says puts communities at risk and prosecutors are now scrambling to stop.

David Allen Funston, 64, was sentenced in 1999 after a Sacramento County jury found him guilty of 16 felony counts for a series of abductions involving children younger than 7.

Funston received more than 20 years in prison plus three consecutive terms of 25 years to life. After serving more than two decades behind bars, he became eligible for consideration under California's Elderly Parole Program.

CDCR said that, on Jan. 12, 2026, Gov. Gavin Newsom referred the case back to the Board of Parole Hearings for further review by a majority of appointed commissioners. At a Feb. 18, 2026 meeting, the board panel reaffirmed its decision, recommending that Funston receive parole.

...

"He's a definite danger to the community, and he's not rehabilitated," Cooper told Fox News Digital.

Cooper said he personally reviewed the original case reports and victim statements and questioned how the parole board could reach a different conclusion.

"What's ironic is the parole board read the same reports that I'm reading," Cooper said. "How the hell did they come to that conclusion versus what I came to?"

...

He also pushed back on the premise that turning 50 automatically makes someone safe to release.

"Fifty is not old," Cooper said. "We know a lot of 50-year-olds. Everyone does."

Cooper noted that many people in their 50s and 60s are still working and active, underscoring that someone released at 64 is not necessarily frail or incapacitated and could be fully functioning in the community.

50 year olds are now "elderly" for purposes of California's pro-criminal lobby releasing child rapists from prison?!?!

In more crime news: So much Cultural Enrichment I can't take it.

In the quiet suburbs of Greenv>ille, North Carolina, Alex T. lived a peaceful life as a mechanic in his mid-forties. Like many, he minded his own business, and he believed that his locked doors would protect him from evil lurking in his community. He thought wrong.

Three men pried open a window and ambushed Mr. T. in his sleep. Two were illegals from Mexico with no prior U.S. criminal records. They bound him, and then -- for hours -- they beat him severely, sodomized him, and just for good measure, they ripped out his fingernails with pliers from his own toolbox.

Alex endured unimaginable torture with no means of fighting back. He survived only because he eventually crawled to his phone and called 911. Hospitalized with serious injuries, he faces a long recovery.

The attackers were arrested and now face charges including first-degree forcible sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, and use of a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. ICE has placed detainers on the two undocumented suspects. Expect the same if the third perp comes back as an illegal as well.

[Fox:]

DHS added that the "two sexual perverts and violent thugs" unleashed a series of horrific attacks despite having no known criminal record in the U.S.

The Soros prosecutor in Manhattan of course released the 27 year old armed robber "kid" who assaulted police without charges:

🚨 BREAKING: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has DROPPED the assauIt charge against 27-year-old West African Gusmane Coulibaly, who threw ice balls at NYPD officers

This guy was also indicted for robbery 3 weeks ago, but is ONCE AGAIN free.

NYC IS A JOKE.
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— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 27, 2026

And Ilhan Omar invited a left-wing terrorist to the State of the Union:

🚨 BREAKING: US Capitol Police ARRESTED Ilhan Omar’s State of the Union guest after she REFUSED to stop standing and BLOCKING others in the gallery during Trump’s speech

This is the SAME deranged activist arrested in Minneapolis for using her car to BLOCK ICE agents’ cars on a… pic.twitter.com/QoMIIE1sYH

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 26, 2026

Don't worry: The progressives are cracking down on the real criminals.

🚨 HOLY CRAP! Secretary Noem just revealed @ElonMusk helped find that a few DHS staffers installed SPYWARE on her phone and computer, as well as on the devices of of other political hires

These people need to be JAILED! There HAVE to be consequences, or they’ll keep doing it!… pic.twitter.com/tjhnZyPnEP

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 26, 2026

Close it up

Below, a few meh trailers. I like most of the people involved here, including Jorma Taccone, director one of my favorite comedies of the 2010's, MacGruber, but this doesn't grab me.

Meh: Mecha Predator.

Possibly something. I think this is based on some YouTube creepy short.

Update: Yes, it is based on an internet creepypasta about liminal spaces, spaces between the real and unreal. And that sci-fi standby of structures too big to exist whose internal dimensions seem to exceed the external dimensions.

There were a series of webisodes. Here's one:

And even as the left attempts to hyptnotizing the nation into repeating "There is no problem except for Republican racism," bang, a Somali-owned truck drives many-ton truck the wrong way down a one-way street and actually increases speed as other drivers wrench their steering wheels to avoid a head-on collision.

Hillary claims she knew nothing about all the victims Bill Clinton took with Epstein's young girl-companions.

Tucker Carlson got sick of being called antisemitic by the perfidious Satanic Jews who drink Christian babies' blood, and so he reached out to one of these Jewish Mind-Controllers to ask him how he could convince the Worldwide Jewish Conspiracy to stop calling him antisemitic.

This particular Perfidious Jew, Yoram Hazony, told him he could start by ending his constant claims that Jews are engaged in a constant aggression against Christians and start all the wars in the world for no reason at all except to spread the Nefarious Jew Conspiracy.

Tucker Carlson then said, "Short of that, I mean."

Or words to that effect. Tucker did not want to stop accusing Jews of conspiring against Christians, he just wanted the Jews to stop noticing he can't stop accusing Jews of conspiring against Christians.

Yoram Hazony
@yhazony

Feb 21

My Contacts With Tucker Carlson About Anti-Semitism on His Show

A few weeks ago, a mutual friend asked me if I'd be willing to speak to Tucker Carlson off the record. I agreed and Tucker called me three weeks ago to talk. I continued texting with him for eight days after that.

But this past Friday, Tucker released a video in which he reported to the public on his off-the-record conversations with me. Inaccurately, of course. So here's some additional information on my short-lived discussions with Tucker Carlson about anti-Semitism on his show.

Tucker called me on Sunday, February 1. We talked for 1 hour and 23 minutes. Here's what I noted down on my desk calendar right after the call:

"8 am Tucker Carlson 83-minute call wanting to know how to end the charges of anti-Semitism against him. Trump told him to end it on Jan 11."

As you can see, Tucker explained that he was calling because he had come under pressure from President Trump at his famous meeting at the White House on January 11. He told me the administration wants him to find a way to stop his high-profile fights with Jews and Zionist Christians. Tucker told me that he wanted my advice on "practical steps" he could take to change the impression that he is an anti-Semite.

I thought he was asking me to host him in Israel. So I explained to him that I can't do much to help him, because just about every Jew I know believes he's been waging a savage campaign against Jews, Judaism, and Israel for the past 18 months--and that most think his aim is to drive Jews and Zionist Christians out of the Trump coalition and out of the Republican party. I said that even a year ago, quite a few Jews would probably have jumped at the chance to appear on the Tucker Carlson Show and to present an alternative point of view, but that this looked impossible to me now--and that it would stay that way as long as there's no change of direction on his part.

Tucker wanted me to explain to him why anyone would think he was an anti-Semite. I answered that question for more than an hour, giving him a series of examples of statements he and his guests had made on his show that seemed completely unhinged and motivated by a desire to slander Jews, Judaism, Israel, and Zionist Christians in order to do as much harm as possible. He kept expressing amazement that anyone would think he was an anti-Semite, and I kept giving him more examples of why I thought any fair observer would reach that conclusion if they were familiar with the relevant conversations he had hosted on his program.

The conversation ended with my agreeing to continue the discussion. I didn't feel he was open to dialing down the hostility toward Jews, Judaism, Israel, and Zionist Christians constantly being expressed on his program. But I also didn't want to close the door to the possibility that the pushback from the administration would eventually get him to make a change. (Anyone who has been following Tucker's program in the weeks since January 11 knows that, so far, there hasn't been any such change.)

On February 3, Tucker wrote to me asking if he could speak at the first Israeli National Conservatism Conference (NatCon), which is scheduled to be held in Jerusalem on June 8-10. I was taken aback that he would ask for something like that, given the content of our conversation two days earlier. But I did my best to draft a reply that would reinforce my previous description of what a great many Jews, Israelis, and Zionist Christians think of Tucker right now. Here's what I wrote in response to his request to speak at the first NatCon conference in Israel:

"Tucker, I appreciate the offer. But I need people to show up at this event. Realistically, Jews and Zionist Christians are not going to share a platform with you or come to hear you under the current circumstances. I'm just speaking descriptively about the situation: Much of the lineup will revolt if you join the program and that story will blow back on you [and other public figures] in addition to blowing up the conference. If you want to change this situation, there are things you can do unilaterally to shift the dynamic and I think that's the way to move forward."

I thought Tucker had finally gotten the message that he should stop asking me for favors, and instead consider how he could make unilateral changes that would help people get past the impression that he is one of the leading Jew-haters of our generation.

But then on February 9, he wrote to ask me if I would set up a meeting for him with Prime Minister Netanyahu. I'm not sure why he thought I was the right address for that request. But I knew very well that if someone were going to contact the Prime Minister's office with such a misguided idea, it wasn't going to be me. Here's what I wrote in reply to his request that I arrange a meeting for him with Bibi:

"I don't see how that could happen. It doesn't serve any interest I'm aware of. It could only damage him."

This was a perfectly honest answer, and Tucker could have thanked me for giving him my honest assessment of the situation he has created. But Tucker wasn't happy with it, and he typed an agitated little speech into his phone to indicate that our conversation had come to an end.

On February 20, Tucker released a peevish summary of the contacts between us as part of a wild video in which he also suggested that Israel might be trying to kill him and his family.

That's the story. I'll just add one comment. Most of what I do in public life is building coalitions. That means I talk to a lot of people who don't agree with me on all sorts of things, and sometimes that means meeting with people who don't like me very much. I have these in-person, off-the-record conversations because often people turn out to be quite different in private. Sometimes, I've just misunderstood who they are from their public appearances. Sometimes, I've understood very well who they are, but it turns out they are willing to explore the possibility of making a change. And also: Even when nothing else comes of it, I learn a tremendous amount about people from these private conversations.

In Tucker's case, the private person turns out to be exactly who we've been seeing in public. As of now, I'm not seeing any sign that he is willing to play ball with the mainstream nationalist camp in the Republican party, much less that he has any regrets about who and what he has become since leaving Fox News in 2023. Whatever his motives for turning his podcast into what seems to be a circus of anti-Jewish messaging, right now that project is clearly more important to him than helping the administration keep its coalition together so it can govern effectively and win elections in 2026 and 2028.

This is just like calling up the NAACP and asking them for a free "N-Word Pass," because sometimes, you know, n****r is just the mot juste.

Below, Tucker Carlson, who is not antisemitic, wants you to know that he is no coward and was not afraid to step into Israel proper, instead remaining in "Zone A" which I guess is some kind of zone which Israel does not have sovereign control over.

In explaining that he's not a coward who is afraid of Israel, he says that he asked the US to tell Israel the exact plane he was on, because this Non-Antisemitic Non-Coward really believed that Israel, which is "fighting a war with seven different countries, was plotting to shoot his airplane out of the sky and then claim they thought it was an "Iranian Drone," and he wanted Huckabee to tell them specifically he was on this plane so that Israel could not murder him by anti-aircraft missile and then pretend they didn't know.

He cites the totally non-antisemitic USS Liberty trope to show that Pefidious Jews love doing that kind of thing. (He continues insisting Israel knew it was an American ship, even though the NSA has released intercepted radio transmissions showing that Israel had identified the ship as Egyptian.)

See, he's not antisemitic at all, he totally isn't deranged with antisemitic conspiracy theories and paranoia.

And also: Not a coward. Definitely, N O T a coward.

PepsiCo spent $2.8 million last year lobbying to keep junk food eligible for food stamps. Then RFK got 18 states to ban SNAP purchases of soda, candy, and processed snacks.

Within a week, PepsiCo cut Doritos, Lay's, and Tostitos prices by up to 15%. The CEO blamed "affordability." But the timing tells the real story.

• Frito-SNAP is a $100 billion-a-year program. According to the USDA: 20 cents of every SNAP dollar goes to junk food.
• Frito-Lay products appeared in 7.2% of all SNAP shopping trips.

The moment the government stopped subsidizing demand, PepsiCo had to compete on price. No regulation. No price caps. No antitrust probe. The subsidy disappeared, and the market corrected overnight.

Now consider that this same pattern — government money in, prices up — plays out in college tuition, healthcare, defense, and every other industry with a guaranteed government buyer.

Federal spending is nearly a quarter of the entire economy. All of it inflating prices. All of it eroding your purchasing power.

When corporations and their executives made a hard-left political turn in the early 21st century it puzzled me, because the Democrats they allied with were not the party of free enterprise. But I’ve since come to realize that much of corporate America now rejects free enterprise too, and instead wants government to act on its behalf in redistributing money from taxpayers to corporations.

Be it SNAP benefits for junk food or EV credits for auto manufacturers, the Trump administration is putting an end to the corporatist business model and its parasitic attachment to taxpayer wallets.

With “affordability” such a visible political issue, and with the Pepsico case-study showing how consumer prices can be reduced, Republicans need to aggressively focus on cutting the government subsidies that result in higher consumer prices.

Other Stuff I’m Writing About

My latest piece at The American Spectator has been published: “Media Dishonestly Blames Rising Sea Levels for Houses Lost to Surf in North Carolina’s Outer Banks”

The legacy media, which habitually twists weather-related news into climate catastrophism, has been extraordinarily dishonest in its coverage of these lost beach houses, repeatedly stating that they were consumed by rising sea levels, when that is completely untrue. The houses were lost due to the impermanent sand upon which they were built.

This piece is not behind a paywall. I’d be honored if you’d give it a read.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• “What in God’s name was the Fed and some of your other agencies thinking when you allowed banks to debank customers for reputational risk? Are you kidding me? Why did you allow that to happen?” a visibly angry Kennedy asked Bowman. “Because you didn’t like their politics or you didn’t like the products they made.”
  John Kennedy Visibly Irked As He Grills Witness Over Why Agency Allowed Debanking Of Conservatives
  
• “Mr. Coulibaly was previously arrested less than three weeks ago for an attempted robbery in the transit system.”
  NYPD Arrests Alleged Snowballer as Mamdani Doubles Down on ‘Kids Snowball Fight’ Narrative
  
• A "blizzard" gives a Marxist-Islamist mayor a pretext for a "Climate Lockdown".
  Yes, It is Snowing in New York

  
  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• Authorities said the driver had a valid commercial driver’s license and exhibited no signs of impairment or medical issues. However, during the traffic stop, police said that the “driver was unable to complete the English proficiency test,”
  Somali trucker busted driving wrong way on Missouri highway couldn’t read road signs, failed English test

• Undermining ICE enforcement capacity and detention is not symbolic; it has real world consequences.
  Maryland is playing a dangerous game with drug cartels and public safety

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• “This fraud is weaponized … often by foreign nationals,” said Mehmet Oz, also known as Dr. Oz, who runs President Donald Trump’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “We can’t allow it to continue,” he said as he described how migrants steal government funds intended to supply medical devices, such as wheelchairs, to sick Americans.
  Dr. Oz: Cuban Migrants Escape to Havana with Millions in Stolen Medicare Cash
  
• Judge Kollar-Kotelly has been one of several District Court judges enabling Democrat lawfare efforts to hinder President Donald J. Trump’s agenda. Last April, the judge blocked part of an election integrity Executive Order issued by President Trump requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
  Judge Rules IRS Illegally Shared Taxpayer Data 43,000 Times.
  
• Blue states, and blue cities, have gone floridly and relentlessly insane. There is no problem they can solve.
  Weirdly, A City Full Of Insane Actual Communists Is Experiencing A Financial Crisis
  
• California Dems gave millions to a woman already accused of embezzling thousands.
  The Homeless Fraud Everyone Saw Coming
  
• 'Good Samaritans' are delivering food to the homeless, who have in turn devastated a condominium complex
  How Private Charity Is Enabling a Homeless Encampment and Hurting Law-Abiding Citizens
  
• A ticking clock at the Supreme Court.
  Will We See a Supreme Court Vacancy (or Two) This Summer?

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Public schools cannot claim separation of church and state while selectively accommodating religion when it aligns with progressive cultural preferences.
  Why do US public schools make accommodations for Ramadan but not Lent?
  
• Who exactly is McDonald's appealing to? Who's the target audience?
  WTH?! McDonald’s Celebrates … Ramadan
  
• Through scholarly work and online educational content, Samaan peacefully discussed religious issues and responded to anti-Christian sentiment. These are all activities protected under international human rights law. Yet on January 3, Samaan was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with hard labor. He was also assaulted by other detainees. 
  Egypt Sentences Christian Scholar to Five Years’ Imprisonment with Hard Labor
  
• Put another way, does America have a duty to tolerate that which threatens it?
  Islam, America’s Survival, And Popper’s Paradox
  
• Father and son blast school board in response.
  Texas: Muslim Group Hands Out Hijabs, Qur’ans at School For World Hijab Day
  
• That’s what one leftist columnist claims. But he has to ignore the evidence to do so.
  Is Concern Over Sharia Just a GOP Talking Point?
  
• Islamic Dawah targets American children.
  Hamas-Linked CAIR is ‘Strong-Arming U.S. Schools into Promoting Islam’

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• Platner, who recently covered up a Nazi tattoo, spread an Iran-related social media post from anti-Semite Stew Peters
  Maine Democrat Graham Platner Boosts Holocaust-Denying White Supremacist
  
• “We can’t fight a political problem with an educational solution,” says a recent report on the antisemitic rot running through K-12 schools.
  Report: Combatting K-12 Antisemitism Demands Political Action, Not More Lessons About “Hate”

  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• FBI Director Kash Patel claimed that Smith’s collection of Wiles’ phone records ‘extended into [her] time as Trump’s co-campaign manager.’
  Bombshell Report: Biden FBI Spied On Trump’s 2024 Campaign

• According to NBC News, at least six FBI agents involved in the August 2022 search were fired at Patel’s direction, citing six individuals familiar with the matter. Three of those sources said at least ten employees overall were dismissed, including support staff, agents, and supervisors. The FBI did not immediately respond to NBC’s request for comment.
  Report: Patel Removes Multiple FBI Employees Connected to Trump Mar-a-Lago Investigation

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright explained to the Daily Caller why the Trump administration is in favor of building data centers in the United States, as concerns grow about their presence in the country.Americans seem conflicted about the growing presence of AI and data centers across the country, though in some areas of the country the issue is proving to cause a stir. Wright told the Caller that the administration prefers data centers be built in America over other competitive countries like China.
  EXCLUSIVE: Chris Wright Makes Case For AI Data Centers In America
  
• According to Dorsey, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), over 4,000 of the company’s approximately 10,000 employees will be impacted by the layoffs, with their workloads apparently being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
  Jack Dorsey’s Block, Inc. Laying Off Almost 50 Percent of Workforce Because of AI.

  
  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage this week was 5.98 percent, the first time the average rate has dropped into the five percent range in nearly three years, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
  Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% For First Time Since 2022
  
• The president said that the plan would be available for the “forgotten American workers, great people, the people that built our country, access to the same type of retirement plan offered to every federal worker.”
  Trump Savings Plan for Working Americans a Smash Hit with Swing Voters
  
• Charles Murray: When Democrats complain about the cost of living in New York do they never wonder whether their policies haven’t caused the problem? . . There are some disasters even easier to foresee than a severe weather warning. And these man-made disasters take an awful lot longer to clean up.
  The real affordability crisis is in the cities where Democrats rule

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• The teens allegedly shot Kevin Cooper on Nov. 1, 2025, in his home, police said. Cooper’s brother alleges that the teens knocked on the door and identified themselves as police officers before they broke into the residence, according to KOIN. Cooper rushed to protect his 4-year-old grandson at the time of the shooting, his brother said.
  Five Teens Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Oregon Minister Who Died Protecting His Family
  
• “Goldstein chose fraud and deceit over honesty and tried to cheat the American taxpayer while living a lavish lifestyle”
  Co-Founder of SCOTUS Blog Convicted of Tax and Mortgage Fraud
  
• Few policies illustrate the erosion of liberty more clearly than DUI checkpoints.
  The Truth About DUI Checkpoints

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• The film appears to be a major effort by a huge number of Hollywood A-listers, including Paul Rudd, Evan Peters, Amy Ryan, Paul Giamatti, John Turturro, Tatiana Maslany, and Jason Clarke for a film billed as a “darkly comic drama” about global warming. It will be produced by Sony Pictures Classics with Tom McCarthy to direct, Deadline reported.
  Leftist Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs Backing Star-Studded Movie About Climate Change

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• Parents need to recognize that government school systems, including teachers’ associations, do not have the best interests of their children as their focus.
  Teachers Unions and 'ICE Out' Day
  
• The position in "Latinx Studies" is housed in Harvard’s "Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights." The faculty chair of that committee is herself a lecturer, not a tenured professor. That runs counter to the recommendation of Harvard’s Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias, which called for uniform standards across the university’s academic programs, such as "requiring a faculty director, who is a responsible tenured member of the ladder faculty, to oversee all activities."
  Harvard Bends Hiring Freeze for Lecturer in 'Latinx Studies' and Professor of Podcasting

  ABORTION

• Law enforcement launched an investigation into the death of Presley Mae after her mother reportedly suffered a ‘suspicious’ miscarriage.
  Another TX Man Charged After Allegedly Murdering His Unborn Baby With Abortion Pill

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• If Sen. Thune files for cloture anyway to resurrect a 60-vote hurdle, he is conceding that the Senate doesn’t intend to consider this bill.
  Cloture is not required for the SAVE America Act
  
• Tillis’ resolution, which he submitted to the Senate earlier this month, allowed the “use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate office building for a Bipawtisan Doggi Gras Pawrade” on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The resolution passed by unanimous consent. (Grifting Oleaginous Parasites - jjs)
  Senate GOP Finds Time To Pass Thom Tillis’ Dog Parade But Not The SAVE Act
  
• “An act like the SAVE Act is very likely more aimed at voter suppression and at keeping key demographics that the Republican Party does not want voting to not show out and vote,” the Democrat said.
  Black Woman Shuts Down White Democrat Voter Suggesting Minorities Can’t Handle Voter ID Requirements

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer hinted at an important question Clinton will face during her deposition.
  Inside The Epstein Deposition — Hillary Clinton Reveals What She Was Asked
  
• Not a single abuser has been brought to justice.
  The Epstein Files Have Become Another #MeToo

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY

• “I mean, now it’s, you know, the constant kinds of yelling and screaming and, and, and now holding up signs and for doing all these things, I, I don’t think, I don’t care if it’s a Republican or Democrat, it’s a president, just don’t do that, don’t do that,” Fetterman told “America’s Newsroom” co-host Bill Hemmer.
  John Fetterman Has Message For Fellow Democrats Who Made Scene At SOTU
  
• There's nothing about this form of racism that's "Soft."
  Gavin Newsom And The Hard Bigotry Of Low Expectations

  
  POLITICS

• the president neatly laid the groundwork to keep his party in power and his program for American renewal in place.
  The Donald’s Brand-Building – And Bulldozing – State Of The Union Spectacular 
  
• Trump declared that after four years of drift, America is back—stronger, safer, and more confident than ever as the nation nears its 250th anniversary.
  Trump’s SOTU Speech Message: America Really Is Back
  
• The president is the avatar of disruptive forces that transcend him.
  What Would the World Look Like Without Trump?
  
• MAGA needs to stop the next left-wing manmade disaster before Democrats can ‘learn’ from it. America can only survive so much more of this kind of education.
  Americans Can’t Afford To Keep Letting Leftists ‘Learn’ From Their Mistakes

  IRAN ON the BRINK?!

• ...the administration’s game plan as tensions with Iran escalate.
  EXCLUSIVE: Department Of War Reveals Game Plan For Massive Armada It’s Creating
  
• 'Our proposal affirms that uranium enrichment is a sovereign right,' Iranian official tells Al Jazeera as US military buildup grows
  Iran Rejects 'Zero Uranium Enrichment' in Latest Round of Nuclear Talks
  
• It falls short of the ordered departure instituted this week for some personnel at the US Embassy in Beirut. The US has built up one of its biggest military deployments in the Middle East as it negotiates with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme. . . Iran has threatened to strike American bases in the region if it is attacked, and an escalation could also draw in Israel.
  US allows some embassy staff to leave Israel, citing safety risks

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS

• Israel must assert its civilizational supremacy in the region.
  From the Euphrates to the Nile: A Moral Defense of Greater Israel

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• . . .raising tensions in a volatile, nuclear-armed region. The Pakistani strikes hit the capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar, where Taliban leaders are based. It was the first time Islamabad has attacked the Taliban rather than militants allegedly backed by them, a stark rupture in ties between the Islamic neighbors.
  Pakistan bombs Taliban targets in Afghan cities, minister calls it ‘open war’

• Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department “shelter in place” order for Americans in Mexico has been replaced with a milder “travel advisory.”
  Cartel Warfare Creeps Close to California’s Doorstep After El Mencho Raid
  
• If you're thinking such a massive theft involved a team of hackers, years of planning involving a Stuxnet-like virus, or even physical access to Mexican government computer systems — think again. The almost unprecedented hack was done by just one guy. Using Anthropic's Claude AI, despite all of Anthropic's safeguards against something exactly like this.
  So Hackers Just Stole Mexico's Tax and Voter Rolls and You'll Never Guess How

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• Brown’s calculated choice to turn decades of elite U.S. training into a weapon in the hands of the People’s Liberation Army’s military is a direct betrayal of his oath and of every airman.
  Air Force Turncoat: Former Major Arrested, Charged for Allegedly Training Chinese Fighter Pilots

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• Americans are using more and more medical care, but the need to pay for it all is a drag on employment in other sectors.
  Why Health-care Jobs Are on the Rise
  
• An executive order shielding glyphosate makers from liability tests the limits of MAHA loyalty—and forces RFK Jr. to prove reform is more than rhetoric.
  National Defense: Is Immunity for Glyphosate Makers a Betrayal of the MAHA Movement?
  
• Is the FDA really keeping up with the kinds of advances now seen in AI programs to help tailor patients' health care treatments?
  The Regulatory Challenge: AI in Health Care E-commerce and the Question of Oversight
  
• “The present system of dyslexia diagnosis is scientifically flawed. . .When it comes to dyslexia diagnosis, this expectation is misplaced. . .Such assertions have no basis in the scientific literature. . .Using this approach, a diagnosis of dyslexia would no longer be necessary.”
  The Dyslexia Myth

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The research team analysed the chemical makeup of a type of lunar rock – known as the Mare basalts – and found a new correlation between their titanium content and how strongly magnetised they are. Every lunar sample which had recorded a strong magnetic field also contained large amounts of titanium – and the samples containing less than 6 wt.% titanium were all associated with a weak magnetic field.
  New analysis suggests Moon’s magnetic field shifted multiple times from weak to strong to weak

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• A Thursday statement released by Netflix corporate stated, “Netflix, Inc. today announced that it has declined to raise its offer for Warner Bros.” Scrutiny from the Department of Justice and allegations of antitrust violations apparently contributed to killing the deal, though that was not specifically what the Netflix executives admitted. Now perhaps the federal government can engage in some more antitrust busting with other gargantuan monopolies like Google and Apple.
  Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Is Off
  
• The decision by Vanguard to settle the case likely signals significant trouble for the asset management company’s former co-defendants, and, according to Paxton’s office, could mark a final ruling that “fundamentally resets the precedent for the conduct of large institutional investors.”
  Ken Paxton Secures ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Antitrust Settlement Against Vanguard for ESG Practices.
  
• America’s dating crisis isn’t just personal—it’s cultural, fueled by tech, feminism, and lost manners, and threatens both romance and the nation’s future.
  The Dating Emergency
  
• Black history month remains an important starting point for reforming American education and tearing down anti-black pedagogy that masquerades as if it is trying to help the African American community. 
  America is Structurally Anti-Racist Trifecta
  
• Christian Toto: Pro-Gaza actress' dismissal sparks rage, reveals double speak on free speech
  Pro-'Palestinian' Mob’s Stunning Hypocrisy at ‘Scream 7’ Debut

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Tech News

• Speaking of wide open a covert global program by the Chinese government to suppress dissidents has had its cover blown by an official using ChatGPT as a blog. (CNN)
  
  Double oops.
  
  
  
• That Google API key that you were using to display maps on your website just gained access to all your Google Gemini AI data. (Bleeping Computer)
  
  And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
  
  
  
• Smarthphone shipments are expected to drop 12% and prices to increase 14% thanks to our friend Sam and his DRAM Apocalypse. (Tech Crunch)
  
  Thanks, Sam.
  
  
  
• And Samsung - different Sam - just doubled the price it charges Apple for DRAM. (Notebook Check)
  
  They were reportedly looking for a 60% increase but opened with an offer of 100%.
  
  Apple - again, reportedly - took the deal immediately.
  
  
  
• Xbox is in danger. Will Microsoft fix it or kill it? (The Verge)
  
  Fix? You mean, chop its balls off?
  
  I think you'll find they already did that.
  
  
  
• And speaking of chopping balls off Firefox has a new switch that lets you turn off all its AI features with one click. (Firefox)
  
  And then turn on just the ones you want, if any.
  
  
  
• Ordered a 4TB Crucial T710 SSD to replace the two 2TB P310 drives that Amazon lost in shipping. I ordered those because they were discounted close to the old price, briefly, on New Year's Eve.
  
  The T710 is a much better drive and is also still close to its old price, but only because it was always expensive. But now it's only 20% more expensive than entry-level models rather than twice the price. And only a little more than two 1TB drives of the same model.
  
  The main competition is Samsung's 9100 Pro, and that seems to be rapidly increasing in price itself.
  
  Should have everything I need for a while. I'm short a drive so I'll have to shuffle things around a bit, but I have a couple of older Samsung 970 drives I'm not really using but still work fine, and they are suddenly worth using.

Jimmy's Seafood is still at it!

The Huffington Post got absolutely torched on X by Jimmy's Seafood recently. I guess The Baltimore Sun wanted some attention, too

Jack Hughes was back on NHL ice last night

This young man has very likely become THE biggest name in the NHL

This dude is just incredible.

Muva is back

AI is asshoe

What new stupid thing will AI bring next? How about demonic flesh monsters?

Realtor Uses AI to Touch Up Listing Photos, Accidentally Adds Demonic Flesh Monster

Using AI to manipulate photos has unfortunately become the norm in the real estate industry, with realtors using various models to radically transform properties to the point where people just can’t trust what a property really looks like. However, in extreme cases, AI can add some truly bizarre hallucinations that not only make zero sense, but can creep out potential buyers.

A Wahington DC property recently went viral on social media because of a rather unique detail – a horrifying flesh monster seemingly crawling out of the bathroom mirror to grab a flower pot on the sink. It’s the kind of thing only a hallucinating AI algorithm could create, but what boggles the mind is how the realtor posted the photo without noticing the nightmarish intruder,

As the photo started doing the rounds on social media, the listing, reportedly for a property in Fort Totten, was swiftly taken down from Apartments.com, but by that time, the Internet Archive had already saved a copy of the original post featuring the creepy monster.

Yup - asshoe.

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China is still asshoe, too

Bizarre Weight Loss Trend Has People Using Cling Film as Mouth Condoms for Food

There is a new viral weight-loss hack sweeping Chinese social media, and it’s a doozy. Young people are putting plastic wrap over their mouths to prevent any calories from making contact with their bodies. They then pretend to chew the food vigorously through the cling film, before taking the food out and throwing it away.

The premise of this bizarre trend is pretty straightforward. The plastic wrap acts as a sort of mouth condom that prevents you from ingesting any calories, while at the same time allowing you to trick your brain into thinking that it is going to receive nutrition. This allegedly helps you feel satiated without actually consuming any calories

Go ahead - check out the whole thing. I dare you.

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Staying in east Asia, how about this trend in Japan?

The Growing Popularity of Coffin Therapy in Japan

In Japan, a wellness practice known as coffin therapy (aka coffin-lying) has grown from a small funeral home experiment into a national trend. The idea is simple: people lie inside a coffin for a short period of time to reflect on life and mortality. What began in Chiba Prefecture as a unique service has now expanded to spas and workshops across the country.

Coffin therapy involves meditating inside a coffin, either open or closed, for about 30 minutes. Supporters say the enclosed space provides quiet and privacy, allowing participants to think about their lives without distractions. While the concept may seem unusual in other countries, it connects to Japan’s long-standing tradition of kuyō, or memorial services, which encourage reflection on the fragility of life and the acceptance of death.

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A Tokyo spa called Meiso Kukan Kanoke-in offers coffin therapy sessions for about $13. Customers can choose between an open or closed coffin and may select calming music, projected visuals, or complete silence. The experience is structured to feel safe and controlled, allowing participants to explore their thoughts without risk.

Who among the Horde would do this?

DJ Doof - This Date in Music History
from thisdayinmusic.com

1965: Jimmy Page released a solo single called 'She Just Satisfies' in the UK. Page played all the instruments on the track except for the drums and produced the track, as well as singing lead vocals.

1983: Michael Jackson's Thriller went to No.1 on the US album chart. Thriller broke racial barriers in pop music, enabling Jackson's appearances on MTV and meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The album was one of the first to use music videos as successful promotional tools

2019: English drummer Andy Anderson died of cancer aged 68. He is best known for his work with The Cure playing on the singles ‘Love Cats’ and ‘The Caterpillar’.

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This better not be AI:

The Democrats are shrieking that people with DACA deferments are being deported.

What the fail to mention: DACA is predicated on the recipient not committing crimes, and 92% of these DACA recipients have in fact committed crimes.

You may have seen videos of feral criminals smashing people in the face with snowballs -- and when cops showed up, they pelted the cops in the face with snowballs, too.

Gay Theater Kid Jihadist Communist Mamdani rushed to defend the savages, claiming they were just "kids."

Say hello to one of the "kids."

One of the hooligans who allegedly pelted NYPD cops with snowballs in a rowdy free-for-all at Washington Square Park has been unmasked -- as a 27-year-old punk who was arrested for attempted robbery just weeks ago, police said.

Gusmane Coulibaly was cuffed on Thursday in connection to the Monday afternoon mayhem that sent two uniformed cops to the hospital, authorities said.

Cops didn't immediately say what he was charged with.

It wasn't Coulibaly's first run-in with the law.

He was arrested for attempted robbery in a Bronx subway station less than three weeks ago, cops and sources said.

Coulibaly was one of four suspects pictured in surveillance photos released by the NYPD a day after video of the "snow"-commotion went viral on social media.

The three others remain at large, police said.

Another Innocent Bah-Bah Child, as Actual Justice Warrior says.

CNN "reporter" Kasie Hunt badgered John Fetterman about whether he's a real Democrat or not.

He supports abortion on demand until the child's head exits the birth canal. I think that's answer enough right there.

She asked him if he approved of the third-world savage behavior of Ilhan "Omar" Nur and Rashida Tlaib. He declined to criticize them, but said that we must not let Congress become "the Springer Show."

In response to this, Kasie Hunt immediately asked if it's all Donald Trump's fault that Ilhan and Rashida act like third-world savages.