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Food Thread: Don't Rib Me About My Failed Garlic Adventure!
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I like lamb. I like lamb ribs. I like lamb ribs slowly grilled on indirect heat and then finished on high direct heat to get them nice and crispy!
But these did not satisfy! They are from a sort-of-local hipster company that my SiL enjoys, and she gave them to me, so who am I to say no?
But I should have. They were incredibly gamey, and not in that delicious lamb way that many people enjoy so much. They were greasy and strong-flavored and reminded me a bit of aged beef that is just a bit too old for consumption.
And the frustrating thing is that I cooked them perfectly!
Well, our long national nightmare is over, and the garlic project has been a complete and total failure. And I have nobody to blame but myself...I just have to figure out what I did wrong!
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I recently had a very pleasant email exchange with a lurker who is as much of a loon when it comes to Manhattans as I am! Obviously he stirs his Manhattans because he is not a savage, and he uses Rye, not Bourbon, because he is not a savage.
[A friend] and I decided to craft the perfect Manhattan. It took 18-months of back and forth travel between [our homes]. We tasted 20+ ryes, 6 different sweet vermouths, 5 different cherries, and at least a dozen bitters. We could not use anything more expensive than $75 for the rye. Who wants to mix an 18 y/o Sazarac with anything?
This is the best Manhattan according to our pallet.
2 parts - 6 y/o Piggyback Rye
Honorable Mention- Sazarac OB 100pf, Basil Hayden’s Dark Rye, Mitchers Rye, Rittenhouse Rye BinB
1 part - Carpano Antica
Nothing else comes close, the complexity and depth blow everything else away.
Angostura Bitters - double shot in the glass. The original is the best for this! Tried boutique styles and walnut and orange and others but none are as good.
Amarena Fabbri cherry. One per serving. Add juice to change the sweetness to your liking. Much better than Luxardos.
STIR the rye and vermouth over ice gently until cold and pour into a rocks glass with the bitters and cherry(ies) already in the glass.
So I made a couple! The first was true to his recipe, and it did indeed make an excellent Manhattan. The second night I bumped the Rye up to 3:1, because that's just the way I roll! And it was also a delicious and pleasing cocktail.
Were they better than my recipe? No, and they were different. But I would happily drink them without looking back, especially since he introduced me to those cherries, which absolutely blow Luxardos out of the water. I think that Luxardo has ramped up production recently and their quality has suffered. Amarena Fabbri is simply much, much better!
As for the Vermouth? Carpano Antica is the class of Vermouths...of that there is no doubt. And it is also very rich and intense, so it makes a Vermouth-forward drink. If you like that, then go for it. If you like a more spirit-forward Manhattan, then you will have to play around some.
Which is the point! I had a blast trying this recipe!
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The peanut butter dilemma has been solved!
[Hat Tip: Misanthropic Humanitarian]
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I have discussed the glory that is hush-puppies, but last week I wanted to jazz them up a a bit and thought about adding shrimp. My plan was to peel raw shrimp, cut them up into small but recognizable pieces, and simply mix them into the batter. Of course I could also mince the shrimp, but I like the idea of texture, so that might be for a future experiment. The question is: will the shrimp cook in the few minutes the hush-puppies are in the hot oil?
The garlic is harvested! And it looks...well...sigh. Send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.
Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.
The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!
The patio is shielded from the sun by a tall and dense canopy of trees. It's lovely, but these chairs take longer to dry after a rain than is normal, so they quickly pick up a patina of green mold. It is easily scrubbed off, but it is a task that one cannot ignore...like I did all of last summer.
I figure the best way to deal with this is to rent a Caterpillar 350 and dig down about 25 feet, dump in the furniture, then fill with gravel.
Socialism is communism with a pretty face, and Democratic Socialists of America are simply socialists wearing expensive clothing paid for by mommy and daddy. That they sound like stoned college sophomores sitting around getting stoned and talking politics is in part because that is exactly who they are. The recent primary in NYC is a sad example of how an organized socialist movement can co-opt the vote. Turnout was just 17%, and they carefully cultivated the young and the stupid, pumping them full of nonsense, promising nirvana paid for by billionaires, and a shift in NYC's foreign policy (hah!) to a vitriolic hatred of Jews, Israel, and the West.
That is about as far from a democratic result as one can imagine, and in the 13th Congressional district it was even worse!
Avila Chevalier drew roughly 33,000 votes from 449,000 active voters in the 13th House District covering much of Upper Manhattan, including Harlem, and a swath of the Bronx, preliminary election data shows.
Steve Rattner, an economic analyst, posted on X that election data showed college-educated, non-Hispanic voters were more likely to vote for Avila Chevalier.
“Last night’s big wins for Mamdani-backed candidates were driven by young college grads, often at odds with the party’s traditional working-class & minority base,” he wrote.
That is the fruit of all of the left's work taking over higher education, beginning in the 1960s. We have two generations of college professors who have been carefully indoctrinated into the socialist mindset, and their students are voting in the socialism that will eventually get them stood up against a wall. They have been taught to accept Marx's labor theory of value as gospel which, in addition to being arrant economic nonsense, creates unmanageable conflict between worker and owner. They have been taught to accept uncritically the concept of immutable class and race division within society, which flies in the face of American Exceptionalism and the principles upon which our country was founded.
And let us not forget the concomitant destruction of basic education in America. Many of us are of an age to remember civics classes in grade school and high school, reciting the Pledge Of Allegiance, studying the failures of socialism in history class, etc. But those college professors whose political philosophy was forged in the 1960s have also trained our teachers, and many of today's elementary school teachers are dyed-in-the-wool socialists, whose world-view of class and racial conflict is the backbone of their instruction.
Of course the conventional wisdom is that these people are too far to the left for the Democrat Party. But that is nonsense. The singular goal of the Democrat Party has always been and will always be the accumulation and use of power over us. The schism between the DSA and the traditionalists in the Democrat apparatus is one of strategy and tactics, not of political philosophy. James Carville's hysterical screeching is simply frustration that these young "Democrats" are saying the quiet part out loud. He and his ilk will never leave the Democrat Party, and his dishonest criticism of a DSA candidate ignores the long and sordid history of his own branch of the Democrat Party.
But all is not lost. The exposure of higher education in the wake of the Covid fiasco as a bald-faced money grab and indoctrination scheme has increased the number of young Americans who will forego college and actually do something worthwhile. And that exposure to the world outside of the cloistered and insular campuses is vital, since they will see reality, and not the nonsense of a socialist dream. And as AI gradually does more and more entry-level drone work, those college educated fools will scramble for employment.
AI cannot wire a home or fix plumbing or frame a wall or build a highway, so the demand for skilled labor will continue to grow, while the demand for useless "Studies" degrees will shrink. How many baristas does America need?
That, coupled with the demographic shift away from blue cities and states may be the tipping point that moves America firmly to a right-of-center country. Yes, NYC will probably always be socialist, but hopefully it will be isolated, and a prime example of the abject failure of its political philosophy.
Sunday Morning Book Thread - 6-28-2026 ["Perfessor" Squirrel]
—Open Blogger
Welcome to the prestigious, internationally acclaimed, stately, and illustrious Sunday Morning Book Thread! The place where all readers are welcome, regardless of whatever guilty pleasure we feel like reading. Here is where we can discuss, argue, bicker, quibble, consider, debate, confabulate, converse, and jaw about our latest fancy in reading material. As always, pants are required, unless you are wearing these pants...
So relax, find yourself a warm kitty (or warm puppy--I won't judge) to curl up in your lap, and dive into a new book. What are YOU reading this fine morning?
It's the end of June so we all know what that means--PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE!
These books represent my haul this year. Not too shabby.
Galactic Empires Volume Two edited by Brian Aldiss -- An anthology of short stories about galactic civilizations.
Saucer: Savage Planet by Stephen Coonts
The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- A classic adventure story about dinosaurs and exploration.
Willful Child by Steven Erikson -- The creator of the Malazan world has written a few parodies of Star Trek. This is the first entry in that series.
Dune: House Atreides by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson -- I'll give this a shot though I don't have high hopes for it.
Cold Fire by Dean Koontz
Dark Rivers of the Heart by Dean Koontz
Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson -- A classic of the horror genre.
Parsival, or A Knight's Tale by Richard Monaco
Fleet of Worlds by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner -- This takes place in Niven's Known Space future history series.
Inverted World by Christopher Priest -- He also wrote The Prestige, which was made into a movie by Christopher Nolan.
The Mask of the Sun by Fred Saberhagen
Why Call Them Back From Heaven? by Clifford D. Simak -- I'm a sucker for all things Simak.
The Worlds of Clifford Simak by Clifford D. Simak -- I said I'm a sucker for all things Simak.
The Fifth Heart by Dan Simmons -- A Sherlock Holmes mystery where the main character suspects he's fictional.
I also found three issues of Weird Tales magazine. My boss was a bit upset with me for that find, but I read them and decided to give them to her. They only cost $2.50 for the three of them.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS THAT INSPIRE US
What books inspired YOU as a child?
I was surprised by just how much I had in common with his selections. I did not read all of the same books, but he and I clearly had the same tastes when we were children.
I gravitated early towards the mystery genre in the form of The Hardy Boys and The Three Investigators.
I also dabbled in the supernatural and suspense genres by reading a number of Alfred Hitchcock anthologies.
In nonfiction, I enjoyed reading about science and nature (and dinosaurs, of course!). I also enjoyed reading some histories and biographies that were aimed at children. I bet I would have really enjoyed Rush Limbaugh's Rush Revere series.
Sadly, far too many libraries have rid themselves of timeless classics in favor of "modern" stories, which will end up being very dated over time.
What did YOU like to read when you were growing up? Have you passed on these books to your children or grandchildren? We moved around a lot so my parents got rid of most of their books that they enjoyed when they were younger, though I did have an opportunity to read many of them at one point. My grandparents also had a lot of great books that I was able to read. In recent years I have collected a few of my childhood favorites such as the Louis Barnavelt stories by John Bellairs and The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. They still hold up for me after all these decades.
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BOOKS BY MORONS
Moron Author James Cambias has a new book out in his Billion Worlds series:
It's called The Ishtar Deception and it's part of a series I've been writing since 2022, called "The Billion Worlds."
At the end of the Tenth Millennium, Sabbath Okada, agent of a nameless branch of Deimos' labyrinthine government comes to the vast city of Ishtar on Venus to investigate the suspicious death of an undercover agent. His companion, Daslakh, is an old and cunning AI with its own self-imposed mission: to act as Okada's conscience.
Searching for the truth takes Sabbath and Daslakh to the glittering towers of Ishtar's elite, a brutal combat sport arena, and the unforgiving, wind-lashed face of the highest peak on Venus. Along the way they face ruthless Lunar Republic spies, double agents, and sadistic Ishtar police, but Sabbath's greatest challenge comes from Meili Tewa, his deadliest enemy—and his only love.
Each twist in the case reveals a new layer of deception, another betrayal. Hunted and on the run, with no one he can trust and no help from home—it's time for Sabbath Okada to remind everyone why he's the greatest spy in the Billion Worlds of the Solar System.
I've been reading Anthony Horowitz' A Deadly Episode, the latest in his Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The series is surreal in that the author himself is a character and he skillfully mixes fiction and fact. The premise is that Horowitz is drafted into chronicling disgraced and rather disagreeable detective Hawthorne's investigation despite preferring to do almost anything else. The latest book takes it one step further in that the murder occurs during the production of a movie about the first H&H book so there's real Horowitz, the character Horowitz, the movie Horowitz, and the actor Horowitz and, of course, there are similar Hawthornes. It's like Into the Spider-Verse.
It's interesting that Horowitz, in this and other books and series, does not present writers, including himself, in a very good light. The character Horowitz allows himself to be bullied into into Watsoning to Hawthorne's Sherlock, has his book butchered by a woke young radical feminist vegan global warmist (who's friends with Greta Thunberg) screenwriter, and is treated by everyone as Hawthorne's servant, and is again bullied into shadowing Hawthorne's investigation of the murder of the actor portraying Hawt
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 14, 2026 09:11 AM (ndZc7)
Comment: This actually sounds pretty neat! I may have to give it a whirl. I enjoy surrealistic meta-fiction, when you, the reader, aren't quite sure what's going on because of an unreliable narrator or the layers of the story get more and more complex as you dive deeper into the book. Also, from what I can tell, the publishing world is not as glamorous as we might have been led to expect. Any number of authors have horror stories about what it's like inside that meat grinder.
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I just finished Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi. I recommend it to anyone who's interested in watching the progression of a very devout Muslim who starts to -- over a period of years -- unravel the lies he was brought up to believe about the Bible, Jesus, his Koran, and Mohammed. An extremely intelligent man who used to relish taking on anyone of the Christian faith in a test of historical facts and the entire basis for Christianity. He did so not combatively, but was so firm in his belief in Islam that he welcomed the challenge to "debunk the lies" of the Bible. He became true friends with a few notable Christians who ultimately pushed back and gave him a vastly different view of Jesus, as well as the Old and New Testaments. As a true truth seeker, he spent years trying to come to terms with what he started seeing as problematic with all he'd been taught to believe. He accepted Christ as his savior and became a minister for Christianity. His transformation was profound, and he suffered deeply when his family was torn apart from his decision. He died in 2017 at age 34 from cancer. You can find him on YouTube and hear his testimony.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 14, 2026 09:36 AM (qBdHI)
Comment: We don't hear about it much, but Christianity is very much on the move in the Islamic world. The Powers That Be over there do not want the word getting out. Being a Christian can be a death sentence. However, that doesn't change the fact that many Muslims are converting to Christianity, even in the face of persecution from their government and their own family members. From what I've heard, many, many Muslims have encountered Jesus Christ in their dreams, which has led them to accept Jesus as their Savior.
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A very interesting fantasy/scify/horror universe is Hodgson's The Night Land. I don't know if I can recommend the book as it is difficult, in many cases tedious to read. It's set at the twilight end of the earth, and this section of the universe. All the light is dying out, the whole world is shrouded in eternal darkness, no sun, moon or stars. There are many evil malevolent spirits in complete dominance over most of the planet. Humanity is gathered in these giant fortresses he calls redoubts. The main character is a citizen of one of the last redoubts trying to find his love which he believes is in danger so he has to go out into "the night land" to find her. Also she was his wife he lost in a past life, occult stuff popular in Hodgson's time.
His story universe really intrigues me. There have been a few authors that have revisited it since, for a modern audience. Not too many. But I think it is a fertile ground for ideas and adventures.
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Comment: I read John C. Wright's Awake in the Night Land and was captivated by the horrific setting. Hodgson is one one of those relatively unknown authors that nevertheless had a huge influence on later authors such as H.P. Lovecraft. I have a copy of The Night Land and I agree it's a challenging book to read. Very archaic language and speech patterns. James Stoddard is one of the authors that has attempted to repackage the story in a form that's a bit easier to read. Although the Night Land is full of terrors, it's also full of hope, even as darkness encircles the Earth.
The Medusa Chronicles by Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds
This is a sequel of sorts to Arthur C. Clarke's short story "A Meeting with Medusa." Due to a horrific accident, astronaut Howard Falcon has become a cyborg, mostly machine with only a few remaining organic components. However, he's now effectively immortal and uniquely qualified to explore the interior of Jupiter's harsh environment. The Medusa Chronicles is about his continuing journey through time and space as Machines rise to take over the solar system and kick us off our own planet because they need the resources of Earth. Because this is written by Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds, this story gets very, very wild as both authors love to probe the limits of our understanding of science and technology.
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
This was the first Agatha Christie novel I've read. What I find most interesting about it is that it seems to be filled with cliches. But that's because this is where the cliches began. The Agatha Christie-style mystery has been imitated and parodied in countless stories and television shows. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia even mocked this style of mystery with their classic episode "Who Pooped the Bed?"
I was surprised that the actual murder doesn't take place until halfway through the novel. Until then, Christie spends a great deal of time setting up the possible motives from each of the suspects so that the reader is not quite sure who could have done it. Naturally, Poirot sorts everything out at the end, though it really wasn't too much of a surprise to me. Total body count is about five or so by the end of the book.
Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
This is the first book I've read where it commanded me to burn the book before reading it. That's because it's not a book at all. It's a demon that's trapped in book form. It wants to be freed from its prison and it believes that burning the book will finally kill it forever. It's a humorous dark fantasy about the demon's life that led it to be trapped in a book for all time.
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
Technobabble: The Novel
Seriously. This book is approximately 80% technical mumbo-jumbo and 20% plot. Stephenson spends page after page explaining what's happened to the Earth-Moon system after the Moon simply blew up for no reason. There's a loose plot about humans surviving the end of the world, but there's a massive time skip about 2/3 through the book (5000 years) where humans go from just a handful of survivors to a thriving civilization in space. No real explanation of how that happened other than the desperate plan of the final seven survivors just worked.
Why Call Them Back From Heaven by Clifford D. Simak
In the indefinite future, humans are promised immortality by the global megacorporation Forever Center. Everyone works to buy shares in Forever Center because they believe that they will emerge into their "second life" richer than ever thanks to the magic of compound interest.
As near as I can tell, Forever Center really can't deliver on their promises, only stating that they are working on the problem of immortality, the solution of which is just a few years away.
This is one of Simak's darker stories. Most of his stories are pretty optimistic in the end, but not this one. Still a pretty good read, as Simak explores issues surrounding the ideas of physical immortality vs. the spiritual immortality promised by Christianity.
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Disclaimer: I see your billion worlds and raise you two trillion galaxies...
Langford's basilisk is a science fiction concept where images can be crafted specifically to rewire the brain.
This doesn't work well on humans - and a good thing too, because in the original story it was instantly fatal. But guess what can also see and in some sense understand images and has no separation of instructions and data?
The charcoal was originally a scroll from Herculaneum, destroyed along with the rest of the city in the eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79. And much of it was destroyed again in 19th and 20th century attempts to decipher the carbonised chunk.
If you think I'm exaggerating the scroll's condition, the article has pictures.
Maybe. And you can run Windows 11 on it if you can find the rest of the parts in working order. IoT Edition, anyway, which doesn't have the pointless restrictions of the desktop version.
That's for an entry level computer that is already wildly overpriced at $1349 thanks to the DRAM Apocalypse. Not clear if that includes the cost of the Gabe Cube or if it's just the reservation.
Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. We built this place for you so you can have some fun. Come in in, grab a drink or 3. Keep it light and friendly. Jerks need not enter the premises (the moose out front is keeping track and you do NOT want to disappoint the moose).
Four Catholic Men and a Catholic Woman Were Having Coffee in St. Peter's Square...
The first Catholic man tells his friends, "My son is a priest; when he walks into a room, everyone calls him 'Father'".
The second Catholic man chirps, "My son is a Bishop. When he walks into a room, people call him 'Your Grace'".
The third Catholic gent says, "My son is a Cardinal. When he enters a room, everyone says, 'Your Eminence'".
The fourth Catholic man then says, "My son is the Pope. When he walks into a room, people call him, 'Your Holiness'".
Since the lone Catholic woman was sipping her coffee in silence, the four men gave her a subtle, "Well..."?
She proudly replies, "I have a daughter, slim, tall, 38D - 24 - 36.
When she walks into a room, people say, "Jeeeeeeeeeesssssssuuussss!"
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Two men and a woman are going to hitman school...
Their teacher takes one of the men out into the hallway, points at a door and says, "In this room, we have your wife. Here's a loaded pistol, go in and kill her."
The guy says, "OK." He goes into the room and comes out a few minutes later. He says, "I love her, I can't do it."
The teacher says, "You don't have what it takes to be a hitman, get out of here."
The teacher then does the same thing with the other guy, with the same result.
He then takes the woman out into the hallway, points at a door and says, "In this room, we have your husband. Here's a loaded pistol, go in and kill him."
She goes into the room, and he hears a gunshot, and then all hell breaks loose. There's yelling and screaming plus furniture being broken. After about 15 minutes of this, the woman comes out looking dishevelled and says, "Why the hell did you put blanks in the gun? I had to beat the son-of-a-bitch to death."
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Drink of the Night
The 2026 World Cup is well underway. And as luck would have it, a new "official"?? (probably not) cocktail has come about!
The Buchanita cocktail mixes Scotch with pineapple juice. (We’ll wait while our Scottish ancestors roll over in their graves.) But don’t mind them—Scotch doesn’t need to be fussy or only consumed neat in a Glencairn glass beside a pipette of water. That’s especially true when you’re dealing with an easygoing blended Scotch like Buchanan’s 12-Year. The 80-proof whisky has a light profile that’s full of orange, honey and mild chocolate, and it mixes well with fruit juices like citrus and pineapple. You can score the refreshing drink at stadium concessions, bars and fan zones throughout the World Cup, or make it yourself for at-home watch parties.
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How to make the Buchanita cocktail
No one wants to play mixologist at their World Cup watch party. So stock a cooler with beer, then grab a bottle of Buchanan’s 12 and some fresh pineapple juice, and you’ve got everything you need to watch soccer for the next five weeks.
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Buchanan’s 12 Year DeLuxe Blended Scotch Whisky
5 oz fresh pineapple juice
pineapple leaf for garnish
Combine Buchanan’s whisky and fresh pineapple juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a lowball glass over fresh ice, and garnish with a pineapple leaf.
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New song out from ShyHippieGirl from TikTok called Best Sleepover It’s pretty catchy, give it a listen 🎧 pic.twitter.com/2FruRJCOub
*Club ONT management is not responsible for sleepover shenanigans
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Club ONT Department of Cinema Milestones
Mel Brooks turns 100 on Sunday, June 28. In his honor:
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Club ONT Summer Shopping Guide
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Club ONT Department of Full Service Health Care
Please make sure to be clear to the Club ONT technician which specific problem ails you. Otherwise they'll guess...and they may not guess correctly.
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Club ONT Department of Music
Note: this is not asking about your favorite song, but a song you could listen to 100 times. Those may be different. This is also not a song that you would wish on others, so no "Baby Shark for my neighbor" responses.
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Club ONT Jukebox
Club regular "tankdemon" has taken over the jukebox tonight. As today is the 27th of the month, he's featuring members of The 27 Club
Robert Johnson died in 1938, and the cause of death is as mysterious as much of his life. The official death certificate attributes it to complications from syphilis, but many of his friends and contemporaries say it was murder — whiskey laced with strychnine, courtesy of a jealous husband of one of Johnson’s lovers. He was set to play Carnegie Hall just a few months later, but instead he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.
Robert Johnson was the first, but unfortunately not the last, important musician to pass away at 27, becoming the founder of a club no one wants to join — and one that has captured the popular imagination for decades.
Many thanks to tankdemon for being on time with the tunes tonight!
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Contrary to rumor, the Triscuits have been re-stocked. Repeat - the Triscuits have been restocked. Please form an orderly line for Triscuit distribution. There is enough for everybody. Truscuits are part of a whelming experience at Club ONT, so enjoy.
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 taking flight. It spun and spun and landed on a flight simulator theme for this Hobby Thread.
[Photo credit: National Air and Space Museum Dulles annex at the Udvar-Hazy Center]
Flight simulators are not just for those that are into gaming. Many have tinkered with basic flight simulators on a home computer. Many have crashed in the virtual world, but others have gotten the flying bug and built foundations that took them into the real life skies. "I believe I can fly..."
Technology has advanced. Flight simulators have become more sophisticated and capable with graphics sharp enough to rival the real world.
As with anything else, flight simulators can be basic or complicated. A basic home computer can get you flying but you can spent a lot of money on a rig. If you get really fancy, you get into the world where the seat or floor moves along with the movement of the aircraft. Auto racing simulators are no different.
While flight simulators can be entertaining, they also have become training grounds for pilots. Better to learn in a simulator than encounter problems for the first time in the real world. The correlation between the simulated and real worlds have become closer and closer.
Are you wise in the ways of flight simulators? How did you get started? Do you have a fancy home rig? Have you flown in a larger commercial training simulator? Do you have a favorite simulated flight over a landmark or landing at an airport? Did flying on a computer spark a journey to flying in real life? If you fly as a hobby or profession, how big of a role did simulators play in your life? For the gamers of the bunch, have you gotten into dogfighting games or other flying games?
Large dinosaurs are not known for flight. A small brain and short arms means that TRex will need help in the gray boxes for this one.
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What are you hobbying?
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. If not, find something else or 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 are optional. 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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Evolution of Microsoft Flight Simulator (1982-2023):
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Pretty amazing:
This is the most realistic LAX landing simulator video I could find:
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Simulating specific real-life routes and aircraft:
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Learn from Lufthansa - an inside look at Lufthansa's Frankfurt training facility:
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As with anything, better equipment alone won't make you a better sim pilot, but this seemed like a methodical overview for people looking to get a little deeper into the hobby:
This guy is way, way down the home flight simulator rabbit hole:
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Why let the fixed wing gang have all the fun? Try helicopters (aka beating the air into submission). Besides the simulator aspect, this is a good tutorial on helicopters in general.
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Never realized that there were air traffic control simulator games, but here we are. Playing a game where you are ATC at Chicago O'Hare seems a bit mad.
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I like projects that take the worst materials and turn them into something good. This video should appeal to both the woodworkers and the drummers of the group.
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More an old school craftsmanship theme than a hobby theme, but thought this group would appreciate:
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"Got any hobbies?"
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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an candle theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.
Notable comments from last week:
Bonus notable comment from the Thursday night ONT with space knowledge:
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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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Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
I had a magical experience with a bumblebee yesterday. I saw her on the bike path and thought she was a goner, she couldn’t move her front legs but I still didn’t want her squished so I tried bringing her to a flower and she starting eating! But the coolest thing was… 1/ pic.twitter.com/gNhT5TywI5
— Danica Priest🦇🦎🦇🦎🍃💚🍃 (@DanicaPriest) June 20, 2026
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Meet The PetMorons
Hi KT,
Here you see Purry trying to get the bird (you can see the nest on the drain pipe under the eaves).
He's a very springy cat!
Miley
That's where Publius and I were married, right there on the screen porch.
Springy, indeed! And ambitious!
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Precious:
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Cupboard Cat
Dear K.T.,
Meet Precious (f) and Booboo (m), born in '88. Both Siamese mix, one "seal point", one "flame point". When I picked them up from a Humane Society associated lady they were from two different litters nursing on the same female. I was told they were ready to adopt, but the vet I took them to told me they were barely five weeks old. It was only several years later that I discovered by accident that Booboo was deaf. Thank goodness I'd raised them as indoor cats, or he wouldn't have survived long.
They lived for almost twenty years, dying a year apart from kidney failure. Nothing prepared me for the end. My heart and soul went with them, and I still can't talk or write about them without weeping.
I know space is limited, so I'll leave you to select the images that may appear in Pet Thread. Bless you and all the fine pet-lovers whose babies grace your pages.
My AofS handle is "Born Free".
So sorry to learn that you have lost Precious and BooBoo, such good friends for so long. They were clearly loved well. Thanks for letting us get to know them.
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About ten years ago a cocky little three-legged pit bull walked into my condo as my latest foster dog. Nobody had shown interest in her in the 18 months she’d been in the rescue, mainly because she was obstinate, judgmental, and wholly untrainable.
So of course I adopted her. My only foster fail in the ten years (thus far) that I’ve fostered.
She spent the next 9+ years antagonizing the most socially awkward dogs at the rescue’s weekly socialization training sessions, turning 30 minute walks into two hour exasperating marathons as she would randomly sit down and refuse to get up until she was good and damn ready, and eating the sausage off my pizza. She also regularly chewed on rocks, tried to kill all the squirrels and possums, and took naps in the middle of the road in my condo association, occasionally at midnight. And never once listening to me.
In short, she was the best damn dog ever.
On Tuesday, 23 June we took our last ride to the vet. She could deal with being a tripod, the arthritis and the hip dysplasia, but kidney failure was the last straw. I held my Eartha Kitt in my arms as she crossed the rainbow bridge.
Long ago I told myself that once Eartha passed I would stop fostering. I’d taken a break from it as her health declined, and thought it might be nice to have some time to myself.
After one night in a dog-free house I was on the phone to the rescue director, telling them in 4 weeks I’d be resuming full-time fostering.
It’s amazing how empty an 1100 square foot condo is without a dog.
Longtime lurker Rabidsquirrel
Thanks for the wonderful photos and description of Eartha. We love her now, too. And it's understandable that you want to foster again. You will be a blessing to another dog.
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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
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I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway. Last comment, by EyeofSauron, noted a connection to a charming bear hunter in the thread.
Happy Saturday! Don in Kansas has posted severa; interesting recent snapshots, some of which remind me of fireworks. Flower fireworks could come in handy where sensitive pets live, or where drought has resulted in restrictions on noisy fireworks.
Balloon flowers are easy from seed and can bloom their first year, as can Silene regia.
The place I live is allegedly the real "Smallville," Superman's home town. Every June there is a "Smallville Festival" here celebrating comic books and related cultural matters. This year's festival was smaller than usual, with less cosplay than I expected, but at least there was Supergirl.
Braille flag
I spotted this flag near the festival site.
Sounds interesting! Love the Braille flag. Click on the link for more great photos of Supergirl and Krypto, Don's delightful daylilies at their peak, fiery-looking Asclepias tuberosa and more.
Another daylily expert in The Horde!
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By-Tor has more milestones from his container garden:
June 4:
A warm almost summer day calls for a fried green tomato sandwich, straight from my garden.
It's sweet, it's sour, it's salty, it's perfect. Slice, dip in flour, salt and pepper then fry until crispy. Eat on white bread. Nothing fancy here.
Not fancy, just good.
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June 22 Garden is progressing nicely. One tomato plant is almost as tall as me.
Also, this week’s haul.
RED TOMATOES IN JUNE! And more! Impressive for a container garden!
Is there anything better than a homegrown tomato out of your own garden?
Here I had two tomatoes, Greek olives, pepperoni and Korean pickled radishes, drizzled with olive oil.
So the answer is no, nothing better.
Mmmm Thanks for the recipe!
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Surviving the summer heat in the UK
Good morning. I’m on my way to the fair to see if there’s any treasure to buy! Then back to just finish off the flowers I cut yesterday evening. I’ll catch up later ☀️☀️☀️ pic.twitter.com/nQisXK93ep
The Japanese raccoon dog was once thought to be capable of shape-shifting, even to human form. Suspicious!
Covid-19 really destroyed trust in the medical field
I remember seeing clips of meetings, before Covid-19 was invented, suggesting that some emergency would be necessary in order to kick-start progress into new ways of, say, making vaccines. One concern was that people would want to wait for safety data.
Having once been part of medium-sized pharma (as opposed to "Big Pharma", I am familiar with some of the political changes that contributed to our current vaccine situation. One problem was our legal system, which allowed for big punitive damages to be awarded to people injured by vaccines in the USA. Vaccine manufacturers were leaving the business. Congress panicked and passed legislation which limited liability for manufacturers and set up a fund to reimburse people who were injured by vaccines. This system didn't work very well. Other parts of the law discouraged development of non-vaccine treatments where vaccines were considered the only viable treatments.
Our company held big meetings concerning this legislation, even though we did not make vaccines. It was a big deal.
Meanwhile, we had a healthy respect for the FDA, and surprise visits were occasions of anxiety. FDA agents sometimes wore sidearms. People had to sign in and out of meeting rooms. Not that there had never been ethical concerns. There was a "generic drug scandal" during that time period in which favors consisted of changing the order in which inspections of facilities were done, manufacturing approved and so forth, to give an edge to certain companies.
But no one expected to be allowed 75 years to turn in raw data from clinical trials, as in the first Covid-19 trials.
On June 21, CBD wrote a short, lucid commentary on the pending approval of an mRNA vaccine for influenza: Another mRNA Vaccine? Really?
They created a disease, they lied about its origins, they used it to destroy our civil liberties and manipulate the country to be more compliant, and perhaps worst of all, they sabotaged possible treatments to favor their dangerous and expensive vaccine and treatments.
So why should the American people think that all of those failings have magically disappeared, and the new and improved FDA/Pharma/Deep State is any more invested in the health and well being of America?
The same mRNA technology that is implicated in some serious side effects? The same mRNA technology that was used to create the COVID vaccine that was famously awful? And all for a disease that has shifting antigens that are very difficult to identify quickly enough to create an effective vaccine? The flu vaccine works adequately, but it is by no means impressive, and the mRNA vaccine won't change that, so why risk the documented side effects of an mRNA vaccine when the traditional vaccine is safe?
Oh. Look! Money!
More at the link.
What will we do as Artificial Intelligence starts to make its presence known in medicine? Will people get over-excited and head off in wild directions?
We can be more rational if we try, I think.
On the other hand, medical progress is already being made in ways most people don't often notice. I, for one, am grateful for much of it.
Perhaps some physicians and other health care professionals could learn more about nutrition, etc. And respect for the observations of people on the front lines is sometimes more valuable than waiting for results of a double-blind trial of a single drug agent. But science remains important, and deserves more transparency along with deeper education of the lay public.
Recently, a friend's teenage son received a kidney transplant and a relative's baby was born with cystic fibrosis. I have learned a lot about medical advances both in drugs and in team treatment protocols for conditions like this. Did you know that salt is especially important for newborns with cystic fibrosis? Bet no double-blind study was involved in the clinical change requiring monitoring of salt intake for these newborns. But I trust that the people who learned to monitor these special infants and their salt levels were paying attention.
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Anyway, it's easy to lose trust in EVERYONE involve in the system after a debacle like Covid-19. But maybe we don't have to go this far:
Via Powerline, October 2022:
Medical students at the University of Minnesota must now take an oath to "honor all Indigenous ways of healing that have been historically marginalized by Western medicine" and fight "white supremacy, colonialism, [and] the gender binary."
And we don't have to reject all advances. Interesting thread in response to the statement quoted just below. You have probably seen other statements like it.
One topic mentioned in the response thread is cystic fibrosis, where advances mean that my newborn relative can now look forward to a long life - not possible in the fairly recent past:
I find it curious that the modern medical community has cured exactly zero diseases in the last several decades.
The medical community has cured a mountain of diseases in the past several decades.
Benjamin Rush is sometimes called “the forgotten Founder,” but his influence on early America was anything but small. Born in 1746 in Pennsylvania, Rush became a leading physician, a civic reformer, and one of the most intellectually energetic voices of the young republic. He signed the Declaration of Independence at just thirty years old, advised presidents, and helped shape the nation’s emerging institutions in medicine, public education, and moral reform.
Rush worked during a moment when the United States was trying to define not only its governing structures but also the habits and character needed for a self-governing people. His life’s work reflected a single belief: a republic depends on educated, healthy, and virtuous citizens.
As one of America’s most prominent doctors, Rush helped establish medical training in the United States and served as Surgeon General for the Continental Army. His medical practices reflected the theories of his era—some of which are now obsolete—but his commitment to scientific inquiry and public health was pioneering.
During the Revolutionary War, Rush treated soldiers, wrote medical guides, and pushed for improved sanitation in military camps. He also advocated for the humane treatment of people with mental illness, arguing that compassion—not confinement—should shape care. His 1812 writings on mental health are considered foundational in the history of American psychiatry.
Rush applied the same reforming energy to civic life. He opposed slavery, supported women’s education, fought for expanded access to schooling, and urged the young nation to cultivate civic virtue among its citizens.
So my site access has been restored but my WiFi access continues to be spotty as my ocean-going continues, but it did prompt the first graphic in this week’s gallery by the producers of the Ricochet podcast, where I ended up being a mostly silent spectator this week between 10-second bursts of connection, which was about all I needed for my very few five-second bursts of lucidity.
Meanwhile, I still haven’t been able to restore my old hijacked Twitter account, so I have launched a new one: @RealStevenHayward. Follow if you’re into the whole social media thing. I think I’ll be more like that RealOtherGuy and do more polemic entries than my old account, which I used mostly to tell jokes.
Speaking of jokes, I’m so old I can recall the 1970s when we embraced the proposition: “That government is best which McGoverns least.” What the hell do we say now about the DSA takeover of the Democratic Party? These guys make McGovern look like a Truman Democrat. (Recall that McGovern had supported Henry Wallace in 1948.)
The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
—Misanthropic Humanitarian
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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Elroy)
1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind. Be nice. If not, adios.
3) Running with sharp objects has not been approved by upper management.
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:
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
6/1 Update – Teresa had a CT scan and has seen the surgeon. Everything looks good/stable. There are no new tumors and the ones that are there have pretty much stayed the same or shrunk. No metastises seen. Additional good news is that she can stay on the current medication, and just alternate it with other meds. She continues to respond extremely well to the protocols. She sends her gratitude for each and every prayer.
6/19 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update. Her cancer marker numbers continue to go down; hopefully that means everything is working! In other news, she has started working on another stocking, this time for her grandson, who will be implanted soon via IVF. Prayers for a successful procedure and pregnancy would be greatly appreciated!
5/16 – Tonypete asked for prayers for Jane who is dying of breast cancer, and for Cheri who is in jail (again) for drug related crimes.
6/13 Update – Jane and her husband have sold their home and have moved back to Green Bay, to be with family when she dies.
5/20 – D gave an update on his wife Susan and her continued battle with cancer. Her cancer markers are still headed in the right direction. She is on a new antibiotic, and it is causing some side effects, but it is keeping her out of another surgery, so that is a win. Thanks again to everyone for their prayers. May 1 marked one year since they found out about the cancer, and Susan is doing so well.
6/24 Update – Everything is going well. The chemo seems to be working, but it’s very hard. The prayers help, so please keep praying for them.
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.
6/2 Update – I used to have a Different Nic sent in an update. He has been diagnosed with risk group 2 prostate cancer. It appears to be localized to the prostate but this will be verified via another scan. He has doctor appointments lined up for the next month or so before he starts treatment.
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.
5/26 – Doof posted a request for prayers for his mom. She is back in the hospital. She is very weak from one or more infections, and is sleeping a lot. She isn’t really talking when she is alert for a few minutes.
6/14 Update – Doof’s mother passed away.
5/29 – Bulg requested prayers for his sister, her husband, their four children, and the rest of the family as his sister is dying. She is in palliative care in the hospital, with a lot of blood clots, and is not expected to last long.
6/5 Update – Bulg asks for continued prayers for his sister and the family. He visited, and her condition had improved a lot. She was conscious and lucid. Bulg and his brother had a nice visit with their sister, and also got to visit with her family (husband, kids, grandkids). Bulg is grateful for the reconciliation with his sister and prays that she may be with them for a long while.
6/14 Update – Bulg’s sister passed away on 6/14. They all could use prayers of comfort.
5/29 – huerfano requested prayers for her brother, R, whose appendix “got hot”. Luckily he was with his daughter, who got him to ER quickly, and surgery was scheduled for 5/29.
6/6 Update – R had surgery, but his appendix was already leaking, so the surgery was more complicated and required lavage of his internals. He has been back at his daughter’s house since 6/1, and is thinking he’s ready to go home. Unfortunately, that’s 500 miles.
5/30 – RandomDave posted that he would appreciate prayers as he searches for work. He has had some good job prospects/interviews over the past week.
6/2 – Ellipsis (…) sent in an update. We had prayed for a friend of hers who was going through cancer treatment. It’s been a little over a year, and her port is out now and her hell is over. She is battered and bruised, but clear. Thank you to the Horde for prayers, and praise to Jesus.
6/4 – Teresa in Fort Worth’s niece (Amanda) received a heart transplant a few months ago. One of the complications of that was that her kidneys started failing, and she needed a kidney transplant. On 6/3, she received a new kidney and it appears to be working. Hallelujah! The family is so grateful for the gift from the donor’s family.
6/6 – Skip requested prayers for his boss and wife. Their oldest daughter passed away the day before her 30th birthday. They had also lost a son some years ago unexpectedly. They still have 2 daughters.
6/9 – “A” requested prayers for a long-time friend now suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, who just fell and broke his hip. He came out of the anesthetic really confused. His wife and family also need prayers of support and strength to help him.
6/13 – Dash my lace wings asked for prayers for a friend named Lisa, who was diagnosed with liver duct cancer. She has been in the hospital for a couple of weeks and is afraid she will never leave.
6/20 Update – Lisa has been allowed to go home for hospice care. Cancer has metastasized throughout her body; this looks like the end for her.
6/13 – Tonypete requested prayers for an acquaintance (B), who has destroyed every relationship she has ever been a part of and spreads hate and torment to everyone around her.
6/18 – buzzion asked for prayers for a friend named Christina, who has struggled with drug addiction and is in jail again. Buzzion prays that this really is rock bottom and a true wake-up call for her – even if it requires her to stay in jail.
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.
6/20 – Polliwog the ‘Ette said that prayers for Inspector would be much appreciated. Inspector is still in the hospital. They are working on getting his strength up so it’s safe for him to go home. He is more alert and focused than when he was admitted, and he has been able to eat multiple full meals, which is an improvement and will help him continue to improve.
6/21 – B posted a request for prayers. He said that, due to his own shortcomings, and a moment of madness 6 years ago, B has been estranged from his two sons (age 41 and 36). He has tried to reach out and apologize to them over the past 6 years, to no avail. B asked the Horde to pray for their hearts to open, to allow him to properly apologize, and try to be the father he should have been. The boys are losing their mother to early-onset Alzheimers, and B needs them to know that he’s a better person today than he was then, and he can be counted on.
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 allegations were that CXMT was dumping DDR4 chips on the market not only below manufacturing cost for the Big Three, but below the price of second-hand modules.
The allegations were true, but that hardly matters at this point.
AMD's 5800X3D matches Intel's 14700K in gaming performance when both are paired with DDR4 memory, but the 20 core Intel chip mops the floor with the 8 core AMD model for multi-threaded productivity workloads.
On the other hand, the 5800X3D used a maximum of 120W in testing; the 14700K drew over 300W.
A basalt column is one solid piece of basalt rock, and basalt is just lava that has cooled and turned into stone.
Millions of years ago, parts of New South Wales were shaped by volcanic activity. This happened mainly during the Cenozoic era… pic.twitter.com/rpy6kOdGjH
You see, they had to make Oprah Winfrey a required part of a historical education.
On Wednesday, the Texas State Board of Education voted to remove the American Revolution from 11th-grade U.S. History. The Battles of Lexington and Concord, the opening shots of the war that created this country, gone. In their place? Oprah Winfrey.
Let that sink in.
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The result: the American Revolution, one of the most consequential events in human history and the founding act of this nation, was stripped from 11th-grade U.S. History. Three Republican members crossed the aisle to join five Democrats in passing this and dozens of other ill-conceived amendments.
The progressive vision of social studies curriculum treats the TEKS as a storytelling anthology, a collection of interesting characters and compelling narratives that whoever sits at the table that day can swap in and out. Every story has value, the thinking goes, so every story deserves a slot. But that is precisely the wrong framework for a standards document.
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Oprah Winfrey is a remarkable American success story. Her place in the cultural and business landscape is undeniable.
I'll deny it. Rush Limbaugh was a more important broadcaster and businessmen and no one's including him in a high school history textbook. (And I wouldn't ask for him to be included.)
But Oprah's a Stronk Black Woman, so.
We're now choosing what counts as history by DEI "standards."
Angela Davis, the black radical murderess protected by the Democrat Establishment, learns that she is descended from one of the 101 original colonists of The Mayflower.
Details of the alleged vandalism to the recently refurbished Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. were revealed in a court filing.
According to Deputy Director for the National Park Service Frank Lands, the incident took place shortly after the resurfaced pool was filled again with water on June 9, ABC News reported.
"The U.S. Park Police responded to an NPS report of damage to the reflecting pool, including a caulk over the foam sealant that was cut with a sharp knife or razor and destruction of delaminating surface material. In addition, approximately 70 fence post tops were thrown into the pool," Lands said in a declaration.
An Interior Department spokesperson said the vandalism is believed to be an isolated incident, and details weren't disclosed in order to prevent "deranged individuals" from copycatting the crime. Several days after the incident, the spokesperson said, there were recurring cases and videos of people ripping at the coating.
"We then knew this was not an isolated incident, but a new trend to attempt to damage the Reflecting Pool," the spokesperson told ABC.
As of Thursday afternoon, there have been seven arrests, seven federal citations and 18 police reports filed related to intentional damage to the pool, according to the Interior Department.
The Washington Post blames Trump for standing water being a broth for algae.
Because Trump is causing global warming and global warming causes algae. Q.E.D.
The left is psychologically compelled to destroy civilization in all cases, but in this specific case, they have a reason to destroy attempts to beautify a city: The left has reigned over a 100 year decline of cities into dangerous and dirty shitholes, and their excuse is, as always, "there's nothing that can be done about it, don't blame us, it's just how things go."
It is therefore imperative that they block any attempts to bring order and beauty to cities. Once their excuse is shown to be a lie, a few liberals might actually ask why they're being forced to live in a shithole due to Democrat policy choice.
Update: A scoop from Deb Heine. The pair of mutants currently protesting the pool -- yes, they're protesting a pool -- were previously seen protesting outside of Brett Kavanaugh's home.
As part of the deliberately-intimidating "protests" designed to warn Brett Kavanaugh that his safety wasn't guaranteed if he didn't vote to uphold Roe v. Wade.
Two of the "Team Algae" demonstrators photographed in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool wearing pro-algae tee shirts earlier this month, were also involved in loud and disruptive pro-abortion demonstrations outside of Justice Brett Kavanaugh home in 2022.
Pro-abort agitators terrorized the entire neighborhood for weeks after the Supreme Court's draft majority opinion overturning of Roe v. Wade was leaked to the media.
A neighbor told Fox News in June 2022 that the agitators would show up at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
"It's a horrific experience," the neighbor told Fox. "It's not great if you have kids of any age, but it's unbelievably stressful, and the kids are very upset. The kids have to be sent inside, and it's so loud you can't put your kids to sleep."
"They have drummers. They have a megaphone, and they chant. They yell all kinds of things ... They have told neighbors 'F-ck you, f-ck your children,' things like that--and, so they're abusive toward the neighbors and intimidating," the source told the outlet. "They were very, very loud, very, very aggressive. They dance in the streets as well," the person added.
In May 2022, The Atlantic published a sympathetic article supporting the agitators, titled: What's the Point of Going to Brett Kavanaugh's House? "Demonstrators have largely given up on changing the Supreme Court justices' minds. But they're still showing up," the subheader read.
"It's imperative that they know that we exist," said Karen Irwin, described as "a reproductive-rights activist who splits her time between D.C. and New York."
Gays and trannies (self-identified) demand that Minneapolis make gay sex bathhouses legal again, because they're places of "deep connection" and the straight community has gained so much from gay sexuality.
Remember George Galloway? He was the left-wing Labour MP who was too pro-Saddam Hussein even for Labour. So he quit (or was forced out) and formed the "Respect" party, whose raison d'etre was the idea that Muslims just weren't getting enough Respect in British politics. He then is a key innovator in the Islamic-Communist political alliance.
And guess who's a Big Fan now?!
Nathan Livingstone (MilkBarTV)
@TheMilkBarTV
THIS is who Tucker Carlson believes should be Prime Minister of the UK and openly admires...
"I just love George Galloway."
A self-described socialist who pushed for full-blown, China-style lockdowns in the UK during COVID; praised some of the world's worst regimes, including Chávez, Castro and Saddam Hussein; worked for Russian and Iranian state media; aligned himself with Iran's theocratic regime; and backed Hamas and Hezbollah.
Tucker Carlson told Galloway on Tucker's show: "I didn't even know much we agreed on."
THIS is who Tucker Carlson believes should be Prime Minister of the UK and openly admires...
“I just love George Galloway.”
A self-described socialist who pushed for full-blown, China-style lockdowns in the UK during COVID; praised some of the world’s worst regimes, including… pic.twitter.com/x4BmklQNUA
— Nathan Livingstone (MilkBarTV) (@TheMilkBarTV) June 26, 2026
🚨 LMFAO! JD Vance just CALLED OUT a leftist protesting him at the Nixon Library
"We've got people waving the Palestinian flag outside, hollering at us in SPANISH. By the WAY — the Vice President CAN'T understand what you're protesting about if you don't speak the language of… pic.twitter.com/Msua4g2a2M
Democrats Recruited Antifa As their Zombie Street Enforcers. Now the Antifa Zombies Are Running the Show.
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Darializa Avila Chevalier, founder of the pro-Hamas, pro-October 7 group CUAD and committed to -- quote -- the "total eradication of Western civilization," will soon officially be a Democrat congresswoman.
Avila Chevalier, the most overtly radical of the three, is an interesting figure because she represents a stunning triumph for modern campus progressive activism; she will be the first person elected to Congress who comes directly from that world. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D--N.Y.) is a democratic socialist and a progressive activist, but she was not a central figure in those movements until well after she graduated from Boston University. Avila Chevalier, on the other hand, was a prominent far-left activist at Columbia University throughout the 2010s and remained involved with the pro-Palestinian campus protests there in 2023 following Israel's attacks on Hamas in Gaza.
She co-founded Columbia University Apartheid and Divest (CUAD), an organization that did not merely oppose the state of Israel but also celebrated terrorism outright. After the death of Yahya Sinwar, CUAD's Substack published a glowing eulogy of the Hamas terrorist who masterminded the October 7 attack on Israelis. CUAD hailed him as a "hero of the revolution" guided by "pragmatic optimism." The group called on its followers to "reflect on how we can make ourselves more like him."
Avila Chevalier was also involved with the related group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which explicitly celebrated the October 7th terrorist attack as a "historic win."
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So it should come as no surprise that Avila Chevalier is not merely furious about the state of Israel. She is part of an activist movement that favors "the total eradication of Western civilization," a goal that--somehow--is not viewed as in tension with the movement's stated desire to prevent genocide. (One wonders how Avila Chevalier plans to make Western civilization go extinct without anybody getting hurt.) In keeping with her stated desire to eliminate the U.S.-led West, Avila Chevalier has previously commented in favor of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; i.e., she is not merely opposed to American involvement in the conflict (a defensible position) but affirmatively on the side of the attackers.
Indeed, Avila Chevalier's past statements on X--Twitter at the time--are a veritable gold mine of 2010-era radicalism. For instance: She wants to abolish not just the police but the very concept of policing entirely. For good measure, she views interracial relationships with suspicion, thought COVID-19 originated in France, and thinks white people are not hygienic.
Whatever you do, don't be racist. It's the worst thing in the word.
For you, I mean. For the left, it's political rocket fuel.
She refuses to answer when asked if she's a communist. So, obviously, yes. She's happy to identify herself as a terrorist. I'm not sure what's holding her back from admitting she's a communist.
'I'm Done, I'm Not in That F*cking Political Party': James Carville Freaks Out After Progressives Win Big in Democratic Primaries
Democratic strategist James Carville called for a "schism" in the Democratic Party, stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York.
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On Wednesday's Politicon podcast, Carville freaked out at the results. He noted that Avila Chevalier, who was born to Dominican immigrants, once said white people should not be in interracial marriages.
"Lady, I ain't in the same party as you," Carville said. "I'm sorry. I'm just not. And I actually do think it's time for Democrats to talk the 's' word: schism. I really do. Everybody's always said, 'No, no. We're a coalition. We're a big tent. And there's just some sh*t I can't be in the same tent with."
Carville then insisted that despite winning their Democratic primaries, "these people are not Democrats." He then suggested that establishment Democrats "negotiate the terms of a schism" with democratic socialists in the party.
"But I'm done," he continued. "I'm not in that f*cking political party. I am totally comfortable in a political party that spends time questioning the policies of the government of Israel. In fact, I'm enthusiastic about that. I don't want to be in a political party that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist. That's just not-- I just can't do that."
Why am I the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate that refuses to excuse this or defend any of those self-identified communists? pic.twitter.com/nKE3Yprp10
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) June 24, 2026
This is the DSA co-chair. Let me summarize what he says in this video:
We’re using the Democratic Party as a ballot-access vehicle, not because we share its goals. We build our own organization, get elected under the Democratic label, caucus with Democrats when it’s useful,… pic.twitter.com/zYwsv4J8Bt
Below, Jewish ultra-gay Senator Scott Wiener discovers that the new Islamic-Communist coalition doesn't like Jews very much at all, and isn't too fond of gays, either.
You can see the fear in his eyes, and while I have little in common with him, there is something relatable about this moment. It's no real consolation to point out that he tried appeasing the hatred (letting the rest of us be victimized). This is what we look like before the end. https://t.co/bwLJvRxjWM
Action thriller "Citizen Vigilante," starring Armie Hammer, has been banned in Germany for its extreme violence and alleged anti-migrant message, according to director Uwe Boll. The film, billed as a modern-day riff on "Death Wish," is being released in the U.S. on Friday by Quiver.
"The rating system refused to give us a rating [in Germany], so now you can only watch it if you bring in a Blu-ray from Austria or Switzerland," Boll told the Daily Telegraph. "And I think they did that on purpose. It was a deliberate censorship decision. I hired a lawyer to complain about it, but we lost in a six-two vote as I was told that the film was inciting violence against migrants."
"Citizen Vigilante," which begins with a mother being stabbed to death by migrant criminals in front of her son, features Hammer as Sanders, an ordinary man who is enraged by the breakdown of law and order and decides to deliver vigilante justice to criminals and the corrupt officials that protect them. His targets are mostly, but not exclusively, migrants.
"Citizen Vigilante" was inspired by a notorious case in Hamburg in 2016, when a group of teenagers gang-raped a 14-year-old girl and left her for dead, only for the perpetrators to walk free with suspended sentences.
"If you look at what happened in Hamburg, where the rapists walked free without any penalty, the coverage in the media was like 'Oh, the poor perpetrators,'" Boll told the Telegraph. "It's as if we're living in a completely insane and absurd political environment, especially in Europe, where people have completely lost track. There is a huge difference between so-called 'hate speech' and stabbing people in the neck. But facts don't matter anymore."
"It's absurd how I feel politically," Boll added. "Now you're being told that if you're a conservative about anything -- social, sexual, political -- that you're a Nazi. But this is how things stand at the moment. If you question anything -- such as the hundreds of billions being pumped into Ukraine -- then you're either a friend of Putin or a Nazi or both." When the Telegraph asked him if he was a Nazi, Boll laughed before answering: "I am not a Nazi!"
Just because he can, Elon Musk posted the entire movie on X. I assume he worked out some kind of payment for the filmmakers to compensate them. I guess he just wants the movie seen, including in Germany.
Well, Hollywood put out an explicitly pro-terrorist/pro-antifa/pro-bombing movie last years and then showered it with Oscars.
Paul Thomas Anderson's political thriller One Battle After Another earned 13 Academy Award nominations at the 2026 Oscars. It took home six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.Total Nominations (13)The film was the second most-nominated movie of the year, with nods in the following categories:
Best Picture - Adam Somner, Sara Murphy, Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Director - Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Adapted Screenplay - Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio
Best Supporting Actor - Benicio Del Toro
Best Supporting Actor - Sean Penn
Best Supporting Actress - Teyana Taylor
Best Original Score - Jonny Greenwood
Best Casting - Cassandra Kulukundis
Best Production Design
Best Film Editing
Best Sound
Best Cinematography - Michael Bauman
So I guess "Our Betters" have laid down the rule that a movie that can incite people to easily-achievable real-world violence is not only acceptable, but laudable.
As Evidence of Gavin Newsom's Corruption Grows, He Placates the Left By Announcing He'll Support a Communist Seizure of the Estates of His Rich Enemies
MacDonald said Tuesday that the DOJ probe "is about California Democrats' modern-day machine politics," which she described as a "feedback loop of Sacramento-corporate lobbyists-governor/wife nonprofit-behested nonprofit donations-lucrative state contracts-Sacramento."
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"The modern Sacramento machine trades corporate compliance and nonprofit funding/donations for policy access and state business," MacDonald added, and then explained how that grift (allegedly!) worked for the Newsoms:
According to IRS Form 990 disclosures, her nonprofit frequently buys from Siebel Newsom's for-profit film company--Girls Club Entertainment LLC--writer, producer and director services and the licensing and production rights for her documentaries. Then it sells the docs to the state and public schools.
IRS records show that her nonprofit has paid her Girls Club Entertainment LLC roughly $1.64 million for these production and licensing rights since 2012, which includes a steady annual contracting fee of $150,000 since 2018.
TL;DR: Siebel Newsom produced unwatchable propaganda videos for children, for which Democrat-dominated schools then paid her handsomely. Or as MacDonald summed it up, "Over the past decade, Siebel Newsom has collected over $3.7 million in combined personal salary and LLC payouts funded by the nonprofit."
Then there are behested payments, which MacDonald explained are "a unique mechanism in California politics where an elected official asks a corporation, labor union, or wealthy individual to donate money to a specific charity, nonprofit, or government program." Unlike campaign donations, there are no caps.
As governor, Newsom requested a record $226 million in behested payments in one year. "Hundreds of thousands of dollars went to the California Partners Project," MacDonald wrote, "a nonprofit founded by his wife."
"Many of the biggest donors were corporate giants (like health insurers and utility companies) actively bidding for lucrative state contracts or fighting state regulations."
As federal agents examine Newsom's connections, we decided to do the same. We reviewed records dating back to his tenure as mayor of San Francisco. They reveal that, over nearly three decades in politics, Newsom has amassed a network of appointees, employees, and associates implicated in a range of ethical violations and criminal offenses--including, in some cases, serious felonies.
Newsom has suggested he wants to improve California's culture of self-dealing. Last year, his spokesperson said that "the governor expects all public servants to uphold the highest standards of integrity." Our review reveals that, in fact, Newsom has surrounded himself with corruption and criminals.
This is Gavin Newsom's circle of corruption.
Dana Williamson
Governor Newsom appointed Dana Williamson, a "bareknuckle political brawler," as chief of staff in January 2023. Less than two years later, she left the governor's office after becoming the subject of a federal corruption probe. Last month, she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, among other charges.
Williamson was involved in multiple corrupt schemes that began before she joined Newsom's office. In one, prosecutors say, she and two others conspired to drain $225,000 from a dormant campaign account belonging to Xavier Becerra. In another, Williamson claimed bogus business expenses worth $1.7 million, which she used to purchase luxury vacations and "private jet travel."
She also faced a charge stemming from the investigation itself. Last month, Williamson pleaded guilty to having made false statements to federal agents. The DOJ reported that Williamson had hoped to distract the FBI from her criminal conduct by, among other things, concealing her "involvement in passing information to former clients . . . to give them an advantage in litigation against the state."
According to one Democratic consultant, Williamson operated "like a mafia boss."
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Mohammed Nuru
Mohammed Nuru was a public works official under Mayor Newsom. For years, Nuru was a major figure in city politics, exercising "substantial power and influence over" San Francisco's "business and policy, including its public contracts, permits, and construction projects."
In 2020, Nuru was arrested for his role in a massive bribery and corruption scandal. For more than a decade, he had orchestrated a bribe-and-kickback racket, exercising his political power in exchange for cash and gifts. In 2022, Nuru pleaded guilty to federal charges and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Newsom's ties to Nuru predate his mayoralty. Nuru had reportedly volunteered on Newsom's first mayoral campaign while serving in city government. In 2003, Nuru allegedly helped orchestrate a coercive voting scheme through the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners (SLUG), a city-funded nonprofit under contract with his department.
The alleged scheme involved coercion. In January 2004, nine SLUG street cleaners spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle and claimed that Nuru pulled them off work to campaign door-to-door. Four workers said that SLUG "crew chiefs" requested their voting receipts. "I felt like I was in another country, like it was some kind of dictatorship," one said.
Newsom won a narrow runoff. He received roughly 25,600 more absentee votes than his opponent--the same ballot type that nine workers alleged they were coerced into casting for Newsom. San Francisco's city attorney later confirmed that SLUG had misused city funds to influence an election, and the nonprofit was barred from receiving future city contracts.
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"For at least twelve years, Nuru shook down contractors eager for City business, trading his authority and influence for millions of dollars in cash, construction work, travel, meals, and gifts," U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds said in a statement after Nuru's sentencing. "His abhorrent conduct erodes the public's trust in its government, and this case demonstrates the justice system can and will punish corrupt public officials."
You get the idea. Read the whole thing for more.
Now that the hard left has almost completely taken over the Democrat Party, Newsom is giving up his former resistance to a communist seizing of the estates and embracing it.
And he needs to -- he needs to change the topic of conversation from "Newsom is a corrupt caudillo" to "Newsom is a communist."
He'd rather have the latter argument -- at least there's a growing constituency for communism in the Democrat Party.
Gavin Newsom opposes a California wealth tax. He's proposing a national billionaire tax instead
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed a national tax on billionaires that he says is the first part of an "economic reset for America" agenda, which aides explicitly say is part of his considering to launch a presidential campaign.
"The system America's founders built was designed to prevent the concentration of power in a few hands, but we have allowed that concentration to happen anyway, slowly, in plain sight, over decades," Newsom writes. "We can reverse it together, as a country."
It is extremely early in the presidential campaign cycle for a policy proposal -- but comes as Democrats continue to embrace economic populism
"Economic populism," CNN? Isn't there a more accurate term for the confiscation of the estates of the wealthy?
and moves against the wealthy. It also comes as California voters in November will decide on a billionaires' tax after the governor and opponents of the tax late Thursday failed to reach a deal to keep it off the ballot.
Newsom, who is term-limited in California and will leave office in January 2027, lays out his proposal in a Substack post that went live on Friday morning, calling for a minimum tax on anyone worth more than $100 million so that they pay at least the same rate, rather than less, than the average American worker who doesn't have loopholes and other maneuvers to benefit from.
Newsom's shift is an important moment in Democrat-Communist Politics. He would allegedly be considered an "establishment" Democrat, meaning, as David Strom says, he's part of the Organized Crime Democrat Party that Hillary Clinton belongs to, the wing that's primarily interested in extorting money from corporations and putting it into their own pockets.
By now siding completely with the DSA communists, he's announcing that the Democrat establishment is now fully communist as well.
Robert Sterling
@RobertMSterling
Three things:
1. "It's time for an economic reset" is the most terrifying thing I've ever heard an American politician say. If you don't get what those words portend, you don't understand 20th century history.
2. Among Democrats, Newsom is considered a moderate, not a progressive. His endorsement of a wealth tax makes it an official part of the Democratic Party platform for moderates and progressives alike; the policy is now table stakes for any Democrat seeking office at any level and in any region. We are no longer going to be able to escape this by simply claiming it's the fringe left advocating for it.
3. Notice that Newsom calls it a "billionaires tax" but references the wealth of the top 10%. If you think a tax such as this would be limited to billionaires, you are delusional (remember that the income tax originally applied to less than 1% of earners). Billionaires have an entire industry of wealth managers, lawyers, and tax advisors helping them shelter assets. When this "billionaires tax" fails to collect even a small percentage of what Democrats promise it will, they will quickly expand it to apply to anyone with even $5M of assets (which is a top 2% net worth). Ordinary people far below the level of the ultra-wealthy--main street small business owners, mom-and-pop real estate investors, farmers, anyone with a decent-size nest egg in their IRA or 401k account--will quickly feel the pain as well.
Pay attention. This is serious, it's not going away, and it's going to come for all of us, billionaire or not.
Below, Gavin Newsom femsplains that he's only being accused of corruption (originally by the Biden DOJ!) because, unlike the right, the left has no media machine to amplify political attacks on their enemies.
Gavin Newsom says he doesn’t think there’s a Democrat-friendly media ecosystem. I’m beginning to admire Newsom on a sheer-balls level pic.twitter.com/ycjnTzPIUe
Former Colorado DNA analyst pleads guilty to manipulating data in agreement with prosecutors
A former DNA analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation changed her plea to guilty in court on Tuesday to four charges, as part of an agreement in which prosecutors dropped 100 other counts she was facing.
Yvonne "Missy" Woods reached a plea agreement with prosecutors after she was accused of mishandling or manipulating data in dozens of criminal investigations, casting doubt on many cases in which she was involved. She pleaded guilty to one count each of cybercrime, perjury, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery.
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Woods agreed to a stipulated sentence of between eight and 16 years of prison as part of the guilty plea agreement.
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CBI said it launched an investigation into over 1,000 cases in which Woods had some sort of involvement. The agency said it looked at cases from 1994 to 2023, when she was placed on administrative leave and then retired.
According to an arrest affidavit, investigators said Woods intentionally left DNA samples out of tests or reports and sometimes would test samples until the results showed what she wanted....
Investigators alleged that Woods deleted some findings of what are called "specific values" in more than 30 sexual assault cases. She was accused of submitting reports that said no male DNA was found, when there was, in fact, male DNA or possible contamination that should have been retested.
Woods worked at CBI's Denver regional laboratory in Lakewood until the facility moved to Arvada in 2016, where she worked until she retired in 2023.
Her shoddy work resulted in a convicted murderer going free. I don't know if he was actually innocent and framed, or if this woman's incompetence freed a guilty man.
A Colorado man convicted of murder over a decade ago in Boulder was released from prison in April 2025 after his lawyers say DNA evidence in the case was mishandled by Woods. Michael Clark spent 12 years behind bars but always maintained his innocence in the 1994 murder of Marty Grisham.
The district attorney in Boulder, Michael Dougherty, says the DNA evidence wasn't the only problem with the case.
"The Clark case I look at somewhat differently, because in addition to the concerns we had about Missy Wood's involvement, we also had really significant concerns about juror misconduct, also ineffective assistance of counsel," said Dougherty. "But there are other cases where the DNA evidence played a really important role, and the misconduct by Missy Woods had an incredibly damaging effect on our ability to do justice for the case. And it's caused us to revisit different cases and open old wounds for victims and their families, and that's true in offices around the metro area."
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"She doctored testing results to avoid testing," pointed out Jud Lohnes, an attorney with the Korey Wise Innocence Project at CU Boulder Law. "And that has a dramatic effect on both defendants and victims. Defendants who may have been deprived of DNA testing that could have proved their innocence, and victims of crimes who, whose cases may have withered on the vine because she didn't conduct the DNA testing that could have brought the true perpetrator to justice."
The bureau's investigation revealed that Woods' misconduct impacted a total of 1,003 cases. A second internal affairs investigation report, which says Woods admitted to purposefully deleting data, states she omitted facts in criminal justice records and tampered with DNA testing by altering or omitting test results from case files.
According to the CBI's investigation report, an intern found an anomaly in Woods' past DNA work during a research project on sex assault kits, which triggered the internal affairs investigation.
According to the 35-page arrest affidavit, Woods admitted to investigators that she deleted data in some cases to avoid taking additional steps. This included reporting she had not found male DNA in several sexual assault cases, despite having found small amounts.
Woods admitted she purposefully deleted data, according to an internal affairs investigation conducted by a team in Kansas. That investigation found she omitted facts in criminal justice records and tampered with DNA testing by altering or omitting test results from the case file. The internal affairs investigation did not find evidence Woods falsified DNA matches, but instead that she deviated from standard testing protocols.
This woman should receive the same sentence that everyone else did who was innocent and spent time behind bars, simultaneously. Pure evil. pic.twitter.com/9XfHqP3U3z
— The Disrespected Trucker (@DisrespectedThe) June 26, 2026
An Update about Grammie Winger: She is doing poorly...she is in the hospital and is having a tough go of it. She would love to hear from you folks, so anyone who would like to contact her is welcome to her address! Please contact Bluebell at moroncookbook@gmail.com for her contact info. (I expect her local post office to be furious with us!) [CBD]
Podcast: Sefton and CBD commiserate about the NYC primaries and whether the contagion will spread, J.D. Vance is becoming a cypher, Texas Antifa gets a wake-up call, and more!
NEW: Just heard something extraordinary from a former White House official who worked with former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster in Trump45's NSC: "McMaster had weekly phone calls with George Soros. We have no idea why." Neither could be reached for comment.
Podcast: CBD and Sefton dissect the Iran treaty but praise the great U.S. military, decry the deep state's influence on SAVE and FISA, talk marijuana and guns, mock the Northeast's racism, and Go Knicks!
Update to Gavin Newsom Under Investigation story: This investigation was begun under Senor Dementia:
Adam Housley
@adamhousley
As I have reported several times and now acknowledged by the Governor of California... Gavin and his wife are under federal investigation... what he failed to tell you... This began during the Biden Admin. Kind of a big detail.
