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The Left is defined by predictability. They are so predictable that they put the Cesium clock at NIST to shame. Once the Left latches onto some rationalization or another, it will never, for any reason, ever back down from it. Whatever the idea was, no amount of evidence or counter-evidence will ever change the position. After the position is taken and codified, it is immutable. At most, the Left will abandon one implementation of an idea - but never the idea itself.
Once of these ideas that never, ever goes away is the absurdist notion that creating officially approved venues for criminal activity will reduce that criminal activity outside of those venues. Ace mentioned a new one on this front yesterday, where some cities are making designated venues for wilding teens in the hopes that it will be appealing enough to prevent the feral youth from committing crimes elsewhere. This is absurd, of course, but it is also utterly unsurprising. This is always the answer to crimes committed by preferred groups.
The list of this exact thing is very long. It is always the same progression:
1. A type of crime gets out hand
2. The criminals engaging in the crime are in preferred groups, so the Left declares that prosecuting the crime is racist, sexist, classist, ageist, jingoist or whatever "ist" fits the bill.
3. The crime is ignored
4. People get mad that their towns and cities are being ruined by the crime
5. The Left proposes a plan. It is either:
- Legalizing the crime in one place to contain the problem without being "ists" of some kind
- Something entirely unrelated to the crime, justified through a blatant lie about motivations
6. The plan is enacted
7. The plan fails
8. The Left declares victory
Rinse and repeat. It progresses like fine Swiss clockwork, every time. Specific cases of it have even become memes. Midnight Basketball, anyone? That was the same thing.
So were "legal walls." Remember those? That was when cities would - and sometimes still do - put up big concrete walls specifically for vandals to tag. The idea was the same: provide a legal place to perform illegal activity, thus transforming it from crime into non-crime. The thesis behind that was that graffiti is about art, rather than vandalism. If the city just provides an outlet for these brilliant artists, vandalism will disappear. So the walls went up. The walls got tagged. Vandalism didn't decrease. All the "legal walls" did was create another graffiti-covered surface. Graffiti is stopped by promptly cleaning it up (reduced benefit to the tagger) and ticketing and arresting - and prosecuting - vandals (increased risk to the tagger). The vandalism is the point, and "legal walls" don't scratch the itch. But the "Legal Walls" get tagged, so declare victory.
"Needle exchanges" and official subsidized flophouses drug-use "safe spaces" are the same thing, too, and share the same basic premise. By moving the illegal activity to a safe and sanctioned location, they say, it will be reduced elsewhere. So cities hand out needles and provide non-enforcement zones to junkies. They get used. Needles still litter the streets and junkies still shoot up in parks because none of them are being arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned or otherwise institutionalized. But the needle exchanges are busy and the flophouses are full, so declare victory.
This always goes the same way because, despite all the Leftist blather about "root causes," all of these things fail to address root causes. Vandals don't want to create art, they want to vandalize. Street junkies don't want a "safe place" to shoot up, they just want to shoot up. Violent teenagers and young adults don't take to the streets and beat people up and destroy property because they're bored and lack places to socialize, they take to the streets and commit crimes because they want to. That's not the whole story, however, because there is something in play besides the desire to do these things.
It is related to steps 2 and 3 in the progression. They do it because they want to do it, but also because it is safe to do it. The law is not enforced, so there are few if any consequences. Tag the "legal wall" or tag the local shop - it doesn't matter because the consequences are the same: none. Legalizing crime doesn't make crime go away, and creating a venue dedicated to the commission of crime doesn't reduce it outside of that venue. Pretending that violent criminals are just lashing out because they're bored and then providing a rec center will not reduce violent crime. "Legal walls" don't work. Neither do needle exchanges. Neither did "midnight basketball." The Feral Adolescent Wilding Centers won't work, either.
This idea doesn't work. It has never worked. It will never work. But the Left will never let go of it. So long as there are protected groups the Left wishes to insulate from consequences for crime, some form of this idea will always resurface. It's as predictable as the sunrise.
The top Democrat in a southern Texas House race, sex therapist Maureen Galindo, has called for transforming an immigration facility into a “prison for American Zionists” equipped with a castration center.
Galindo’s campaign made a vile pledge that she will introduce legislation to that effect if she gets elected to Congress after baselessly alleging her Dem runoff foe was “being paid to put Jews and Mexicans in concentration camps via Zionist trafficking networks.”
“When Maureen gets into Congress, she’ll write legislation so that all Zionism and support of Zionism is undoubtedly Anti-Semitic, since it’s Zionism harming the Semites,” her campaign wrote on Instagram last week.The sex therapist candidate called to transform an ICE facility into a prison for American Zionists.
Yet her remarks about dumping Zionists into an ICE facility sound a lot like putting Jews in warehouses.
“The standard that Democrats rightly apply to right-wing antisemites must apply equally to left-wing Jew-haters,” the watchdog group StopAntisemitism said in a statement. “Democratic leaders must clearly, publicly denounce these bigots infecting their party without hedging.
“They must decline to appear on platforms with Hasan Piker. They must stop winking at extremist voices and truly stand for the principles they claim to stand for.”
Galindo was the top Democrat in the March primary election, with 29.2% support to Garcia’s 27%. Since no one got a majority, the two advanced to a runoff election next Tuesday. . .
. . .Throughout the campaign cycle, Galindo has railed against Zionists. She’s also attacked “Jews who own Hollywood,” something that is a well-known anti-Semitic trope.
I wonder if Galindo came up with that brainwave about forcibly castrating Jews all on her own or if she stole it directly from the minutes of the 1942 Wannsee Conference regarding the Nazis Final Solution of the Jewish Question?!
For those who do not know, before they decided to exterminate the roughly 11 million Jews of Europe they expected to be under their control once they conquered Europe from the Channel to the Urals, they thought those that wouldn't be worked to death building roads and munitions would have their genitals bombarded with X-rays so they could be sure no Jews would survive. The mass shootings of the Einzatzgruppen were viewed as too cruel — not for the victims but for the executioners, you see
Graham Platner's Totenkopf tattoo is vile enough (and that he's a literal jerk-off!) but this evil slag is illustrative now of a growing segment of not just the leadership of the Democrat Party but far too many in its base.
On further reflection, I don't think Galindo is aware of the details of Wansee let alone the reality of the extermination of over 6 million Jews as well as other racial or political enemies of the Nazis. I think she dreamed up mass sterilization all on her own.
Let's face the unsettling truth in that she is not an outlier or one-off. She is not only a Leftist but one who is seeking political office and has the backing of the Democrat Party leadership.
Shredding the Constitution and erasing our history is merely the first step. Ultimately, they know that they will have to eradicate us physically in order to make sure we never rise again.
or be hit by a bus crossing the street or get a reverse Luigi Mangione treatment (nudge nudge wink wink) I would not shed a tear and in fact would roundly applaud it.
I do not condone violence. But waiting until after we're forced to wear a yellow star is a non-starter. My own family's World War 2 experience is now underscored by Democrat/Leftist acts of political and physical terrorism in its lust for absolute power.
Something must be done to stop this and stop them. Appealing to the better angels of their nature, forget it . . . they have none. Evil must be confronted and eradicated.
For bringing us to the brink of the abyss, there isn't a Hell hot enough for them to roast in.
Citing the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, he said “serious negotiations with Iran are now taking place” and expressed confidence in a deal which he vowed “will include “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN.”
So okay, but I'm still waiting for the OR ELSE part of this to take effect. As of now it sure seems as if President Trump is doing the Obama red line boogaloo. Feh.
Citing the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, he said “serious negotiations with Iran are now taking place” and expressed confidence in a deal which he vowed “will include “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN.” Michael Goodwin: Trump’s steadfast approach to ‘no nukes’ for Iran shows his unwavering resolve (still waiting to see the "Or Else" part of the equation - jjs)
The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) has at least 28 event spaces, often called “Liberation Centers,” open since 2021 or in preparation, a Daily Caller News Foundation review of online PSL posts and local news reports found. The organization uses the centers to cultivate “revolutionary” thought and attract new local followers while organizing protests against foreign policy decisions and law enforcement. China-Linked Group’s Socialist ‘Liberation Centers’ Coming To A Town Near You
Justin Pearson is the future of Democrat politics, who will raise his black power fist his way into prominence to accomplish nothing of substance except for being clapped for in white progressive circles as one of the good ones. Democrats like Tennessee's Justin Pearson is why I left the Left
The agreement establishes what supporters describe as a first-of-its-kind effort to compensate victims of alleged political persecution and government abuse. The fund could potentially include claims from individuals tied to January 6 prosecutions and others who argue they were subjected to politically motivated investigations or enforcement actions... Under the terms of the settlement, Trump, his sons, and the Trump Organization will receive a formal apology but no financial payment. Trump Creates $1.776 Billion Fund for Victims of Government Weaponization After IRS Settlement
The increase reflects contracted sales that will typically close 30 to 45 days later, providing a forward-looking indicator of the broader housing market. Regional performance was uneven: the Northeast led with a 6.6 percent monthly gain, the Midwest posted a 3.0 percent increase, and the West edged up just 0.4 percent. The South contracted 0.7 percent month over month. Pending Home Sales Rise 1.4% in April as Buyers Show Cautious Optimism
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
Climate hysteria, which was always about power and money, finally seems to have peaked, and President Trump helped lead the way. Following Trump’s Lead on the Climate Hoax
Employing a value-added approach for teachers, pay-for-performance, and classroom cameras would lead to better-educated, less disruptive students. Creating Meaningful Classroom Reform
When students display violent ideation, write explicit threats, or engage in escalating conduct, decisive intervention is not cruelty. It is responsibility. Would You Leave Your Child in This School?
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The investigation could have significant political and legal implications for Omar, who has been a prominent leftist in Congress and a vocal critic of the Trump administration. Omar has denied the allegations. The Vice President stressed on Tuesday that he does not want to “prejudge” the investigation. Vance Confirms DOJ is Investigating Bro-Fo Omar for Immigration Fraud ‘Right Now.’
President Donald Trump notched another win after Barr, who he endorsed, defeated his Republican challengers and secured around 62% of the vote in the Kentucky Senate primary, according to NBC. Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron came in second place with around 29% of the vote as of publication. (RELATED: Democrat Primary Candidate Drops Out After Admitting Mail Theft) Trump Ally Overcomes Tumultuous Senate Race In A Bitter Battle For Mitch McConnell’s Legacy
It’s rarely discussed in the media, but it might be President Trump’s longest-lasting legacy: We no longer think of D.C. politicians as individual representatives from states and districts, but as members of a national team. And that’s a watershed transformation, because we elect politicians to solve problems. That’s the entire point of representative democracy! Welcome to the NEW Republican Party: What It Stands for, What It Hates, and Why Thomas Massie Is Toast
Emanuel’s lack of traction in the polls suggests that his extensive experience in Washington and his many policy proposals are not resonating with voters, who may be seeking fresh faces and ideas. Nevertheless, his continued efforts to engage with key primary states indicate he is undeterred by early polling results. Rahm Emanuel’s 2028 Policy Blitz Falls Flat With Democrat Voters.
California’s ruling class turned decline into a business model, and Spencer Pratt’s insurgent campaign is finally speaking to voters in the only language the regime can’t ignore. Will Spencer Pratt Realign California?
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
This week, the Secretary of State has issued new Cuban sanctions, and these get a lot more personal. On Monday, he "designated 11 Cuban regime elites and three government organizations, including government officials and military figures associated with Cuba’s security apparatus, many of whom are responsible for or have been involved in repressing the Cuban people." Cuba Falling: These Sanctions Are Getting Mighty Personal
“A story of a humbled Goliath always has wide appeal...America isn’t going to be a ‘normal’ country anytime soon.” American Empire Is Here to Stay
Peace through strength deters war, appeasement invites war, and letting an enemy build up unmolested makes wars longer, costs higher, and risks greater. Xi’s Appeasement Trap
CycloKinetics’ approach is to create “plug-in” fuels that can replace conventional fuels in various vehicles without requiring modifications to the craft or its engines. There’s nothing particularly wild or exotic about this, and no unobtanium-type elements are involved. It’s more a matter of changing the geometry of the hydrocarbon molecules that make up the fuel itself. New fuel startup unveils rocket and jet fuels that it says are as much as 32% more efficient
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
"In a dissent, Justice Brian Boatright wrote that the majority opinion too easily dismisses the context in which Children's made its decision: threats from the federal government that could result in the entire hospital system being shut because of its provision of gender-affirming care." (Hat tip to commenter MULDOON - jjs) Colorado Supreme Court sides with transgender youth in fight against Children's Hospital Colorado
“The area the sword was found in — Hadeland — translates to ‘Land of the Warrior’ in Norwegian and many important Iron-age and Viking objects have been found there over the years,” the BBC reported. “The archaeologists are hoping that by studying it they can learn more about how the sword was made and used by the people at the time.” PHOTO — Norway: First Grader Discovers 1,300-Year-Old Sword During School Trip to ‘Land of the Warrior’
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Anyway, the plan is, now that Google has killed its premier product through years of malign neglect, to force you into an AI "experience" any time you want to look something up.
One small problem: I already have Grok for that, and it doesn't try to sell me stuff I don't want, and most of the time it doesn't like to me either.
The secondary is problem is that behind the scenes Grok is using search engines like Google to pull related data together to answer your query. You can even watch it doing that - if you have SuperGrok (my company pays for it because it saves a lot of time we used to spend digging through Stack Overflow) you can watch it spin up three different agents that perform different searches and argue about the correct answer - and oftentimes even get it right.
It has a Panther Lake 358H - twice as fast as my old Ryzen 1700, integrated B390 graphics - comparable to the Dell's dedicated Radeon 580, a 32" 4k 165Hz OLED panel - compared to the 27" 4k 60Hz IPS panel in the Dell, 32GB of soldered RAM, and two M.2 slots.
Not present: Ethernet. You can hang a dongle off one of the USB ports but it's a bit of a nuisance.
Forgivable - maybe - at the $449 of the Chuwi model we looked at recently, or with the $599 MacBook Neo which actually works with 8GB of RAM. At $1299 and running Windows 11, no.
It uses an Xe3P chip - the one that is not coming to your desktop, ever - and 160GB of LPDDR5X memory rather than the usual GDDR6 or GDDR7.
That allows more and cheaper memory, but does limit bandwidth. Given the sheer size of the grid for the chip and the specific memory layout, I wonder if they went for a 640 bit wide bus to compensate for the slower clock speed.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has raised concerns about the winning Preakness ride by Paco Lopez on Napoleon Solo, suggesting that Lopez raised his whip above his helmet on three different occasions before striking his horse, in violation of HISA regulations.
HISA announced Monday night that they were investigating the concerns.
“The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) is aware of the concerns raised regarding Paco Lopez's ride in the referenced race at Laurel Park,” the organization wrote in an email. “In accordance with the standard regulatory process, the Stewards at Laurel will review the race footage and all relevant facts to determine whether any action is warranted under HISA's riding crop rules. We will defer to the Stewards' independent review and adjudication process and will not comment further while that review is ongoing.”
Look, I'm not saying I don't care about the horsey. But I am saying PETA is asshoe.
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Speaking of asshoe - the NAACP tries to stay relevant
The NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus are calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights.
Launched on Tuesday, the NAACP’s “Out of Bounds” campaign urges current and prospective Black athletes, their families, alumni and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from major public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation.”
If Black athletes participate in the boycott, it could deplete rosters for powerhouse football and basketball programs across the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference.
The NAACP’s campaign calls out Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina as states to boycott, arguing that the athletic programs of those states’ major universities are especially reliant on Black athletic talent and should protect Black political interests.
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Have you heard of the "3 bite rule"?
This lady had heard of some weird eating rule called the "Three Bite Rule". Apparently, you're allowed to eat 3 bites of anything indulgent that you want and it should be enough to get rid of the craving.
Very bad sign for Massie: Gallrein leads by 10% in the copious early vote from Kenton. This is where Massie needed to win big.
NBC News is noticing underperformance for Massie and overperformance for Gallrein in rural areas.
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@EricLDaugh
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🚨 JUST NOW: NBC reports that Ed Gallrein is out-performing SENATE candidate Andy Barr in some Kentucky locations, who was also endorsed by Trump
Gallrein is winning the early and election day vote in key counties, with more expected to come in
Massie needs election day strength to flip the race
Posted by: whig
And they called the race for Andy Barr, commenters report.
Massie's army of RaNd PaUl!!! spammers and Middle Eastern bots are insisting that his posting of a 2022 endorsement with the date stripped off while pretending it's a current endorsement was Akshually True In a Way, If You Think About It.
As I said: the mass text Massie sent out to voters had the 2022 date of the article stripped off, deceiving people into thinking it was a current endorsement.
Massie will move to California or Turkey so he can be closer to his donors.
Some of you are approaching 29 years old and so might have learned that any time a Republican defeats a Democrat, it's an Assault on Democracy (TM), and Democrats rush to change the law to forbid whatever fascist factors caused Democracy to Die in Darkness.
The fan-made pro-Spencer-Prat ads are funny, and are persuading people, so Democrats have decided that these are "AI Deep Fakes" which are tricking the stupid sheep voters into believing that Karen Bass is the Joker, Kamala Harris is the Riddler, and Spencer Pratt is some kind of hybrid Superman/Batman superhero.
The people must be protected against this kind of RUSSIAN Misinformation.
So they're agitating to ban all fan-made AI ads:
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
5h
Governments should censor AI "deep fake" videos, many say, because they threaten democracy. But there is no evidence they ever have. The reason legacy gatekeepers are panicking is that AI disrupts their business model and fuels underdogs like LA mayoral candidate @spencerpratt
AI-generated "deepfake" photos and videos, like the ones being put out by supporters of Los Angeles Mayoral candidate @spencerpratt, are a threat to democracy, say many. "These Pratt social videos are catchy but...they are also 100% deep fakes," said political consultant @murphymike. "In fact, Pratt for Mayor is the most AI deep fake-driven campaign I've ever seen.... There is no disclaimer on them. They're not officially from his campaign... not sure who's paying for this stuff."
The people think that Kamala Harris is the Riddler who drives around in a Riddlermobile?
The ads depict LA as a post-apocalyptic hellhole. This is obviously a parody that no one believes.
Wait a tic... they do believe this.
But they recognize the AI ads as an exaggeration of the truth.
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Deepfakes, argued the Brookings Institution in 2023, "threaten to undermine" the "trusted information environment" democracies depend on. "Government needs to step up to protect elections from AI-generated deepfake video and audio," demanded the progressive Brennan Center in 2024. Stanford researchers warned that political deepfakes remain easy to generate and difficult to detect.
I personally had little difficulty telling the difference between the Castroist Communist Incompetent Karen Bass and the fictitious comic book character The Joker. I mean, they do share an ideology of chaos and misery, but they are plainly distinct.
Governments are acting. State legislatures have targeted election speech, satire, and political ads that use altered images or voices.
But the facts do not support deepfake alarmism, which activists, journalists, and policymakers are using to impose censorship.
The Spencer Pratt advertisements are obviously fake...
And a 2025 Cambridge paper on deepfakes and democracy concluded that, despite years of warnings, "there is no evidence" that deepfakes have produced the predicted election interference.
The idea that Pratt's viral AI-made ads undermine democracy is absurd. Filmmaker @charliebcurran produced a 99-second Batman-themed AI-made ad on May 5, 2026.
The ad depicts Mayor Karen Bass in Joker makeup, Governor Gavin Newsom dressed as a male Marie Antoinette eating cake, former Vice President Kamala Harris chugging vodka while declaring "Bass already solved crime, I endorse her," and Councilmember Nithya Raman as a puppet saying "let's move the drug addicts closer."
As such, the Pratt ads make the fraud theory of political deepfakes even harder to sustain. A nonpartisan researcher told CBS Sacramento that "as far as we know, Spencer Pratt is not Batman." Noted one strategist, "the Spencer Pratt spot is exactly what AI should be, which is using innovation and technology to make an interesting ad that is not trying to fool voters."
So why all the deep fake alarmism?...
Because Democrats are losing and that means Democracy Has Failed Yet Again.
Here's another ad. Most people can tell that this is a humorous ad. And this ad featuring Spencer Pratt as a Lego character in a Lego LA sure is deceptive. You and I may know that real people aren't made of Legos, but some people -- Democrat voters -- might be stupid enough to believe it's all really real. And we must Protecc Retards.
Note the people complaining that ads showing a Lego Spencer Pratt must be criminalized because their retard voters might think they're real are the exact people who have pushed the Very Fine People Hoax for ten years straight.
Three months ago, Thomas Massie -- who today lied to voters and claimed a 2022 endorsement was a current endorsement -- smeared Trump as part of the "(((Epstein Class)))."
If you don't think he's trying to smear Trump as a Dirty Jew Sympathizer, you haven't seen him claiming that only (((outside))) Jewish money is causing him to lose his race. Meanwhile, Massie is funded by California far-leftists and Middle Easterners. America First, baby!
Weird how none of Massie's fervent internet defenders can keep the word "Jew" out of their mouths for a single sentence:
Update: Unbelievable. Trump told Massie to take down the false endorsement and Massie doubled down and posted another fake endorsement.
These three ‘Mangionistas’—Abril Rios, Ashley Rojas & Lena Weissbrot—are NOT journalists. They’re ghoulish murder Mangione groupies who scored NYC press passes to cheer an accused assassin who shot a man in the back. They don’t claim innocence—they celebrate the killing.
I'm assuming the three women in blue are Manson Family members. But don't hold me to that. I never read about the case or watched a documentary about it. It was always just too disgusting to even provoke my curiosity.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. JD Vance is taking NO BS from the Fake News today!
REPORTER: *Gives 90 second tirade on Trump and stock trading*
JD: "You do a SPEECH: 'Mr. VP, you're a terrible human being, so is the president and cabinet.' I'm like, what's your question? Then your question… pic.twitter.com/DsH5uHqsyb
In the comments, he discussed masturbating in public toilets and praised crude graffiti, according to Fox News.
In one comment on a post in March 2017 on Reddit's r/Military forum about nostalgia over smells in the military, Platner said, "I still have to j--k o-f every time I sit in a portas----er [portable toilet]... that blue water smell conditioned me."
The comment was posted under the account "P-Hustle," which Platner previously confirmed was his. It's since been deleted.
In another post, in March 2021, on Reddit's r/USMC forum, Platner wrote about a drawing of a penis inside a portable toilet, calling it "beautiful" and "engorged and veiny."
Platner enlisted in the Marines in 2003 and served three combat tours in Iraq.
Just the News has reached out to Platner's campaign for comment.
Platner has also been questioned about other posts including a now-deleted one from 2013 in which he stated people concerned about rape should not "get so f---ed up they wind up having sex with someone they don't mean to."
Most of that is just failed Edgelord "humor" of the kind that was popular among unfunny people from 2005 to 2015, when they all turned bitter censors and began cancelling people for the same jokes they used to make.
In 2019, seven years ago, when he was 34-years-old, Graham Platner logged into reddit and posted a response to a video of an American soldier being shot by the Taliban.
Platner wrote:
"This video never gets old. Dumb motherfucker didn't deserve to live. At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt. Poor marksmanship on the Taliban's part is the only reason this mouthbreather made it home, he managed to make every possible shit decision possible when it comes to small unit combat."
Think about each line. "This video never gets old." Platner's implying he's watched the video several times and enjoys it. "At least his stupidity and fat ass wheezing are available for all future infantrymen to witness and hold in contempt."
That's what Platner thinks about his fellow Americans at war. If they're not good at killing or broader tactics, he has contempt for them. He displays no empathy. The opposite, in fact.
The man that Platner is commenting on, by the way, is Pfc. Ted Daniels, who was a 37-year-old father of two serving in Afghanistan at the time of the incident (2012). The bad tactic Platner enjoys mocking? Daniels stepped into the open deliberately to draw Taliban fire away from his fellow soldiers so his squad could get to safety.
Daniels was shot four times in this video and, ultimately, earned a Purple Heart.
When the video was initially released (2013), Pfc. Daniels was critical of himself in interviews, saying, "It wasn't the most tactically brilliant thing to do." He described that he was embarrassed by the video; that people could hear him screaming for help. But, also, he said: "I put my ass on the line for other guys."
Then, we have, again, Graham Platner, logging into reddit, in 2019, to comment: "Dumb motherfucker didn't deserve to live."
For all those who say, "That's just how Marines talk," I'll tell you: Platner's comment got downvoted by the military community. Even if it didn't: We're not talking about the military anymore. We're talking about a 34-year-old man, years after service, logging in to mock another man who's being shot on video. We're also talking about the U.S. Senate, not boys-will-be-boys or Marines-will-be-Marines.
We're always told to view Platner as a changed man. 2013, when he made the rape apologia comments, was the "darkest point in his life," or so we have been told. So what was going on in 2019, such that Platner enjoyed watching a video of a man getting shot and mocking him? How many arcs of change are there in Platner's life? Was there a specific point where he discovered human empathy?
I couldn't help but think of that specific reddit comment while watching the video below. "Still sending young Americans to die thousands of miles away from home," Platner says. Didn't he log in to reddit seven years ago to say, "Dumb motherfucker didn't deserve to live" ?
HUNTER BIDEN: It's not about left or right... my dad was never part of the EPSTEIN CLASS... you're being attacked for asking questions... Charlie was like a brother to you... Israel bad.
Candace Owens, Dec. 2024: Accuses Hunter Biden of sexually abusing his underage niece after allegedly getting her hooked on crack. VS. Candace Owens, May 2026: Welcomes Hunter Biden into her home, smiling ear to ear as he tops her wishlist of people… pic.twitter.com/GG4565VQQS
— Nathan Livingstone (MilkBarTV) (@TheMilkBarTV) May 19, 2026
Here are just four of many instances where Candace Owens accuses Hunter Biden of being a child sex predator, having an incestuous relationship with his underage niece, harboring child pornography, and being a degenerate who should be in prison.
This is what real journalism looks like along with where the political underground of America is moving.
Truly fascinating.
Everyone I know is so disgusted with the two party system that has completely failed every single American. https://t.co/0ZEE506u9X
— Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@FmrRepMTG) May 18, 2026
Because Hunter Biden now appeared on one of the fake right podcasts, he will now appear on all of them, rapid fire. That's how this Human Centipede works, most people have turned their backs on them so they have no one to interview except each other and Glenn Greenwald, Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and now Hunter Biden.
Thomas Massie will soon be a frequent flier on the Human Centipede Podcast Interview Circuit.
BTW, I have a feeling that Tuq'r asked Cavernous Nostrils to go first. Tuq'r has frequently talked about how he was good friends with Hunter Biden, and probably really wants to have him on to trash Trump and praise Joe Biden, but is too cowardly to be the first of the Fake Right Podcasters to do it.
So he had Cavernous Nostrils host Hunter Biden's Fake Right Cotillion.
Disgraceful RINO Grifter Tom Massie is Now Sending Out Texts Claiming Trump Endorsed Him Rather Than His Opponent
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Fuck this guy in the pinecone.
Sociopaths love lying to people. Duping people makes them feel powerful and intelligent and masterful.
When actually they're just degenerates who do not possess the simple but powerful moral inhibition against lying that normal people do.
Because normal people have trouble lying, they have difficulty detecting truly brazen lies by psychopaths completely unbothered by lying. Normal people who are bothered personally by lying cannot even imagine just lying about big things that can be easily checked, so brazen sociopaths can pass lies by them sometimes.
"No one would be so brazen," they think, wrongly.
And then Candace Owens dupes millions of normal but bored and dimbulb Millennial housewives who think she must be telling the truth because, well, no one would be so brazen!
Candace Owens makes her rent money based on this exploit. Most normal people think that someone will, if they're lying, avert their eyes and cough and show other signs of internal stress, so they think that they can detect most lies.
Well, they can detect most liars because most liars are normal people who do experience internal stress when they're lying.
Then there are the psychopaths like Candace Owens and Tom "Pinecone" Massie, who do not stammer and blink when they lie, but grin ear-to-ear because they love lying. Normal people do not detect these lies because, well, what kind of maniac would become almost sexually excited by lying?
"Duper's delight" (sometimes informally called a duper's grin) is a psychological phenomenon where a person smiles or smirks because they feel a thrill or satisfaction from successfully deceiving, manipulating, or getting away with lying to someone.
Psychologists identify it through the following key characteristics:
Microexpression: It often appears as a fleeting, involuntary microexpression (like a smirk or a raised corner of the mouth) that breaks through an otherwise serious or sad facial expression.
Contradictory Emotion: It can happen when a person is recounting a tragic or negative event but unconsciously flashes a grin because they are focused on the "success" of their lie.
Underlying Psychology: Coined by behavioral scientist Dr. Paul Ekman, the emotional boost is linked to a sense of power, arrogance, or the adrenaline rush of pulling the wool over someone's eyes.
Psychopaths experience and even more powerful thrill from duping their "inferiors" -- "inferiors" whose internal morality prevents them from being good liars and who therefore have trouble spotting the lies of the truly conscienceless.
Katy Tur: When Speaker Mike Johnson Said That God Imbues People With Inalienable Rights, Was He Attempting to "Put God Over the Declaration of Independence"?
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Katy Tur is a moderately pretty girl with a nice rack.
That is the only reason she is on TV "news."
Keith Olbermann used to sleep with her and claimed that she was so stupid that he had to rewrite all of "her" news articles for her, because they were poorly written and pointless. Typical case of an old bent gangly dweeb having to do the hot girl's homework for her.
But I do imagine that he's telling the truth about this one thing.
Katy Tur heard Speaker Johnson refer to the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence -- the lines that say that men are imbued with inalienable rights by their "Creator," rights which cannot be set aside by the government because they do not originate with the government, but with God himself -- and is so uneducated and so stupid that she thought Johnson was inserting that language into the Declaration of Independence himself, and thereby attempting to inject This God Person into the atheistic document.
I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise given that this was broadcast on MSNOW, but somehow it still surprises me. Katy Tur was asking her panel of guests about something that Speaker Mike Johnson had said Sunday at the "Rededicate 250" rally on the mall in Washington, DC.
I watched Mike Johnson's prayer in front of the crowd and this is the line that Tur is reacting to:
Those voices have seeked to distort the self-evident truth that we know so well, that our founders boldly proclaimed in the Declaration: That our rights do not derive from the government. They come from you, our creator and heavenly father.
Here's Tur's reaction when bringing it up on MSNOW to her panel of guests.
What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government? They come from you, our creator and heavenly father. Is this him putting God over the Declaration of Independence?
This is not some arcane political trivia, obviously. These are among the most-quoted lines in human political history. "When in the course of human events..." is routinely quoted by sixth graders.
Katie Tur is entirely unqualified for this job or any other job that isn't centered on an OnlyFans account. She got the gig by fucking Keith Olbermann, and only kept it because 10% of MSNOW's audience consists of angry lesbians and even a smattering of effeminate yet straight men who wonder what she looks like naked.
God talk is SO foreign to MS NOW. Katy Tur: What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government? They come from you, our creator and heavenly father. Is this him putting God over the Declaration of Independence? McKay Coppins: I… pic.twitter.com/sfpykN5bYc
It's a bit late but hopefully it will swing enough votes to put another RINO out on the street outside of MSNOW begging to go on camera for five minutes to pitch his podcast.
Correction: The runoff is next Tuesday, not today as I originally claimed. (I saw a stupid media article saying the runoff was "this week," yesterday.)
Thanks to hobbitpoly.
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 BREAKING -- IT'S OFFICIAL: President Trump has endorsed KEN PAXTON in the Republican primary for US Senate in Texas
John Cornyn is DOOMED.
"I know Ken well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a WINNER! Ken is a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER and, very importantly, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT"
The Highly Respected Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, an America First Patriot, and someone who has always been extremely loyal to me and our AMAZING MAGA MOVEMENT, is running for the United States Senate, to represent a place I love and WON, BIG, three times, with 6.4 Million Votes in 2024 (The Most Votes in the History of the State, BY FAR)!
I know Ken well, have seen him tested at the highest and most difficult levels, and he is a WINNER! Ken is a Strong Supporter of TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER and, very importantly, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, something which polls at 87%, including Dumocrats, and yet can't seem to get approved. Perhaps Ken can help move these important elements of Government forward because with the Filibuster, as an example, the Democrats will terminate it on their First Day in Office, giving us two extra States, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and a greatly enlarged Supreme Court of the United States, probably going with their Dream Number of 21 Justices from the 9 that we currently have -- And these new Justices will be Radical Left Lunatics! Two years ago, our Country was DEAD -- Now we have the "HOTTEST" Country anywhere in the World -- And I want to keep it that way. Ken Paxton will help me do that, MAKING AMERICA BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!
Ken is a true MAGA Warrior who has ALWAYS delivered for Texas, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate. He will tirelessly fight to continue the Great Growth of our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations (I just delivered the Largest Tax and Regulation Cuts in American History!), and Advance MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Champion Texas Oil & Gas, Advocate for our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Promote School Choice, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Support our Incredible Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment.
John Cornyn is a good man, and I worked well with him, but he was not supportive of me when times were tough and, despite having the Most Successful Economy in the History of our Country during my First Term and, with all of the many other things that I accomplished (Secure Border, Military Dominance, Space Force, All Time High Stock Markets and 401(k)s, Record Job and Economic Growth, and so many other things that would be impossible to readily list!), which are considered by many to be legendary, John was very late in backing me in what turned out to be a Historic Run for the Republican Nomination, and then, the Presidency, itself, both of which were Landslide Victories and, more importantly, gave us the Country that we have today -- THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA (and when we finish up with Iran, which will not be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon, you will see numbers that have never been generated by our Country before!), as opposed to the DISASTER of the previous Administration.
Ken Paxton has gone through a lot, in many cases, very unfairly, but he is a Fighter, and knows how to WIN. Our Country needs Fighters, and also Loyalty to the Cause of Greatness. We can never allow what happened to the United States of America during the Corrupt Biden Administration, to happen again. In Texas alone, just look at the Border, with the Highest Level Criminals allowed to run through your State, totally unvetted and unchecked, through an Open Border Policy that was a Laughingstock all over the World. I came in, and fixed it, IMMEDIATELY. I will not permit those dark and dangerous days to come back! WE HAVE ALREADY MADE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, BUT NOW, WE WANT TO MAKE OUR NATION BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. Therefore, Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas -- KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!
Should have passed the SAVE Act, Thune.
I cannot overstate how important and salutary it is to establish that the voters will discipline and eject nonperforming office-holders who do not vote the way the voters want them to. If this becomes a permanent trend, it will be one of the most important accomplishments of the Trump years.
🚨 HUGE NEWS: President Trump just gave his COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT to Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate in Texas!
“Ken Paxton has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next United States Senator from the Great State of Texas – KEN PAXTON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” pic.twitter.com/fTYUUpS6Wf
"Teen Takeovers" Are Now Common in Blue Cities; Media Begins Pushing Idea That Violent Teen Orcs Don't Need Jail Time, Just "Youth Centers" They Can Fight In and Destroy Instead of Chipotles
—Disinformation Expert Ace
Blue cities have allowed rowdy, often violent "teens" to take over the streets and private citizens' businesses for more than a year.
The "teens" are often "mostly peaceful."
Blue cities do not arrest them or prosecute them because they've decided that minorities, especially "teen" minorities, are generally immune to the law.
A gang of violent juveniles has been captured on video involved in a wild all-out brawl in a Washington, DC, Chipotle outlet Saturday night with chairs alternatively being thrown and used as weapons as the wild melee unfolded.
In the background shrieks can be heard from those forced to watch the delinquent fisticuffs on display.
A spokesperson with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has since said they are aware of this incident and are investigating, ABC 7News reports.
Ken Ledet, who lives in the Navy Yard, told 7News he has seen chaotic scenes like this in recent months.
"It's not shocking anymore, since this has become routine on Saturdays and Friday nights, but it's disappointing to know this is still happening," Ledet told the outlet.
Below, videos of the violent "teen takeovers" that Democrat politicians and Soros prosecutors have indulged and conspired to make the New Normal:
The media knows what we need to do: More Midnight Basketball, more taxpayer spending on Youth Centers so that the Mostly Peaceful Teens can riot in government-supervised settings.
We used to have Youth Centers for violent young orcs. They were called juvenile detention centers.
The "teen takeovers" are obviously not a venue problem, they're a behavior problem. You can hang out at Chipotle without fighting. You can even hang out in the street without fighting. It's patronizing and unhelpful to take this seriously just because kids say it. pic.twitter.com/gL0OmzEBt7
Jeanine Pirro, who is An Racist, disagrees. This racist thinks that criminals should be prosecuted and punished for their crimes, thus serving as a deterrent for the other potential criminals.
She also thinks the negligent and possibly criminal parents who breed these feral Democrats should be prosecuted as well. I don't know if that's legal, but I like that idea better than Taxpayer Funded Youth Centers and Government Designated Riot Zones.
Jhonf Fonseca
@Jhonffonseca
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IT'S OFFICIAL AND WITHOUT MERCY! U.S. Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro declares total war against parents who let their delinquent kids loose to destroy Washington D.C.
"I'm not one for subtleties! The people of DC are already fed up with this scourge."
"I'm coming for you... and for your parents!"
"From now on, Mom and Dad, YOU'RE GOING TO FOOT THE BILL!"
"If you let your kid run loose committing crimes, we'll prosecute you as a direct accomplice."
No excuses allowed: "I didn't know...", "It's hard to control him...", "I was on my phone...".
STRICT LIABILITY!
If your teenager breaks curfew, skips school, uses drugs or alcohol, ignores court orders, or commits offenses like the attack at Chipotle, the law comes crashing down on you too!
Clear message to parents of delinquent kids: it's no longer just "a youth problem." The problem is the parents who raise them like wild animals and let them loose to destroy the city.
Family impunity is over!
Oh I see, she means that if your kid is a "teen takeover" criminal, she'll start enforcing truancy/child neglect laws against you. I guess.
¡ES OFICIAL Y SIN PIEDAD! La fiscal de EE.UU. Jeanine Pirro declara la guerra total contra los padres que sueltan a sus hijos delincuentes a destruir Washington D.C.
“¡No me ando con sutilezas! La gente de DC ya está harta de esta lacra.”
"America First" isn't just a tag line. It distills a very simple idea that has been lost for a very long time. In fact, it is best seen as a warning to the gaggle of politicians and pundits whose every waking hour is consumed by the notion of a new world order that supersedes the normal human condition of nationalism and patriotism.
Put simply, "America First" is the entirely unremarkable idea that the function of the American government is to protect and defend the interests of the American people, American culture and society, and the American economy.
There is no addendum or subsection that requires American blood and treasure to be spent on any other country, unless it furthers the interests of America.Our alliances must be of benefit to America, or they should be discarded. And most of all, The conduct of America should be entirely self-governed, without any subservience to outside interests. The United Nations, the World Health Organization, NATO, the EU, OPEC, and a host of other international organizations constantly seek to force American subservience to their rules and mandates. Even sovereign countries try to hold America and Americans to their laws. The UK recently beclowned itself (even more than usual) by announcing that they will prosecute Americans for violations of the UK's draconian on-line hate speech laws.
And here we have a particularly egregious violation of our sovereignty by the EU, which has a bug up its pompous, superior, elitist ass when it comes to big bad American corporations being better and more efficient than European companies.
Earlier this year, iRobot, the company that made the Roomba, filed for bankruptcy and was sold off to a Chinese supplier. The cause was a decision made in Brussels, three years ago, to block Amazon’s rescue offer. Thusly, an American company was regulated out of existence by a foreign bureaucracy. A Chinese competitor inherited the spoils, which is a fair summary of how the European Union’s (EU) so-called consumer protections work in the real world.
iRobot is no isolated case. The EU has built an entire regulatory architecture for precisely this purpose, with two pieces of legislation: the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), marketed as consumer protection but functioning as industrial policy directed at firms headquartered in the United States.
In fact, five of the seven companies Brussels has designated as “gatekeepers” under the DMA are American. European competitors, on the other hand, are usually spared, and Chinese firms face notably lighter compliance pressure. It’s hardly an accident.
This is a direct challenge to the sovereignty and economic leadership of America, and a nakedly partisan attempt to create through regulation what Europe is unable to do with innovation.
The EU and its mandarins are content to be overtaken by China, invaded by 3rd world Muslim hordes, and bought out by Gulf oil money. But competing with America and Americans? That is a bridge too far.
Europe is probably too far gone, but the Western Hemisphere is not, and an American-led regulatory structure that rewards innovation and hard work, and allows market forces to operate, will create the foundation for the economies on our side of the oceans to dominate.
The triad of Marco Rubio at State, Howard Lutnick at Commerce, and Scott Bessent at Treasury, understands this very well, and they should expand their pressure on our hemispheric partners to change the paradigm of the zero-sum economic game that the EU insists upon playing.
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The alleged gunmen in a shooting rampage that left three people dead outside a San Diego mosque have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, according to a law enforcement source.
At least one of the suspects took a weapon from their parents’ home and left a suicide note that talked about racial pride, a law enforcement source told The Post.
Clark attended Madison High School and was a standout wrestler, according to the school’s social media page. His grandfather, David Clark, 78, said: ”We’re very sorry for what happened. We know as much as you do. It’s a shock.” Clark and Velasquez were found dead inside a BMW from self-inflicted gunshot wounds only a few blocks from the Islamic Center of San Diego.
Anti-Islamic writings were found in the suspects’ vehicle and “hate speech” was written on the firearms used in the shooting, according to the source.
Let me state in no uncertain terms that this is absolutely horrendous to anyone who believes in and desires to live in a civilized society. Speaking of which, my personal feelings and opinions about Islam are no secret to anyone who has read my columns and listened to me speak on the podcast over these past few years and for sure as an American, a Jew and as one who is a student of history. Islam was, is, and a highly unlikely reformation of its core tenets regarding those whom it considers infidels and subhuman, notwithstanding, always will be a violent tyrannical totalitarian death cult that will seek the conquest of humanity and the world, as it has done for nearly 1500 years.
The question of course is how to prevent these things from happening in the first place. Since Islam is not compatible and indeed completely antithetical to civilized society, further immigration to the west of Muslims should cease, and any attempts to impose Sharia law or to establish Islamic jurisdictions/political boundaries/communities et al as is being attempted in Texas among other places must be resisted by every LEGAL means necessary.
Of course the Democrat/Left will interpret/bastardize my words, which echo individuals such as Robert Spencer, Pam Geller and others into "Go out and shoot up mosques or hunt down Muslims!"
Shoot up a synagogue, a church, a Christmas parade and get a pat on the back.
A trio of bloodthirsty fans of accused assassin Luigi Mangione — who were granted press passes by City Hall — spouted vile hate and unapologetic calls for political violence from a Manhattan courthouse steps Monday.
Self-proclaimed “Mangionistas” Abril Rios, Ashley Rojas and Lena Weissbrot proudly showed off the passes they received from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration, apparently for their online content documenting Mangione’s upcoming trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
But the credentialed “reporters” chillingly made no bones about supporting Mangione’s alleged vendetta to strike fear into the hearts of healthcare executives such as Thompson.
Something's got to give, my friends.
Have a good day!
ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
Victor Davis Hanson: America has repeatedly been declared a dying empire, yet every rival—from Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union to China—has ultimately fallen short of US power and resilience. America: The Real Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
The announcement that military action had been planned for Tuesday highlights how tenuous the ceasefire with Iran has become, and the influence of diplomatic appeals from regional allies on White House decision-making. While the potential deal offers hope for de-escalation, the U.S. military remains on high alert, signaling that the situation could rapidly deteriorate if talks collapse. Trump Postpones Planned Iran Strike After Middle East Leaders Urge Diplomacy.
UAE government statements were careful not to blame any party for the attack, emphasizing that investigations were ongoing, but described the strike as a “terrorist” attack and condemned the apparent targeting of the Arab world’s only functioning nuclear power plant. Drone Strike Targets Arab World’s only Nuclear Power Plant in UAE
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Democrats are always looking for ways to advance their radical agenda, even in the face of defeat. So, it was no surprise when the “party of democracy” immediately used its humiliating redistricting loss in Virginia as part of its ongoing war against the U.S. Supreme Court. Democrats Weaponize Virginia Gerrymandering Loss In Their War On SCOTUS
The Electoral College does not diminish democracy but structures it through states, preventing both simple majoritarian rule and the dominance of a few populous regions. The Electoral College and the American Union
The establishment of the Anti-Weaponization Fund signals a significant step toward addressing concerns about the misuse of government power for ideological or political purposes. It also sets a precedent for compensating victims of such actions while reinforcing safeguards to prevent future abuses. DOJ Creates ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund in Wake of Trump’s IRS Lawsuit Settlement.
The former Greater Manchester detective constable said that “political ambition” was behind Mayor Burnham’s decision to enter the Makerfield by-election for the House of Commons to challenge the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Labour Leadership Challenger Burnham Accused of Muslim Grooming Gang Cover-Up
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
The verdict represents a significant legal victory for Altman and Brockman, but the trial also revealed unflattering details about OpenAI’s internal operations and the contentious relationship between Musk and the company. Jury Sides with Sam Altman of OpenAI Against Elon Musk.
Will the AI boom crash against the cliffs of physical reality, or does free-market capitalism still hold undiscovered paths to reduce or bypass scarcity in copper, power grids, transformers, and semiconductors? Artificial Intelligence and Raw Materials
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
Apocalyptic climate-change predictions were box-office gold for Hollywood but they did untold damage to the public psyche, economy and the average man’s pocketbook. Now the United Nations’ influential climate change committee has quietly discarded the dire temperature-rise scenarios used in two previous reports predicting horrific consequences of global warming. . .
Notably, this is not the first time the U.S. Attorney for D.C. has pursued a crackdown on youth delinquency. In September last year, U.S. Attorney Pirro charged two teenagers with first-degree murder and tried them as adults for killing a congressional intern. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting about a mile northeast of the White House. Authorities stated he was not the intended target of the attack. Pirro Proposes Jailing Parents of Delinquent DC Youths.
AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
WPTV reported that the ban applies to “areas [including] the Town Hall, Tradition Square, gazebo, splash pad, tot lot, dog park, parks, trails and stormwater areas throughout the Port St. Lucie development.” Moreover, residents are barred from carrying a gun in said areas for self-defense even if they possess a concealed carry permit. Police Will Not Enforce Florida HOA’s Neighborhood Gun Ban
The term “assault weapons” is a euphemism that gun-control advocates use to gain support for banning semi-automatic firearms with features that give them a cosmetic similarity to firearms capable of fully-automatic operation, which are already heavily regulated under the National Firearms Act of 1934. Tim Walz’s Gun-Control Bill Goes Down In Flames Despite Dems’ Sit-In Protest
The questions driving those investigations are fundamental ones that, frankly, should have been asked and answered years ago. Why is it taking so long? Blanche addressed that head-on, too. "They're very good at hiding misconduct and hiding — hiding what they're doing," he said. "And so that's why we're very focused on finding out whether the right people voted, whether people who were supposed to vote voted, whether there was one vote cast per voter." Multiple 2020 Election Fraud Investigations in Georgia and Arizona Are Underway
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
“Graham Platner says in this NYT interview that ‘Susan Collins voted to send me to Iraq.’ That’s deceptive. Platner joined the Marines in 2004. Congress voted to authorize the war in 2002.” Graham Platner’s ‘Life Story’ Lies Keep Catching Up With Him
Ma’s ties to China recently came under scrutiny following an April Politico report revealing that in September 2023 she offered to help secure U.S. internships and employment opportunities for students attending the Pegasus California School, which was founded in the coastal city of Qingdao by Ma’s campaign finance committee chair. Pegasus’ students, who are Chinese nationals, have allegedly received unlawful California high school diplomas through a partnership with the Val Verde Unified School District, according to a 2026 Riverside County Office of Education audit of the district, which did not accuse Ma of wrongdoing. EXCLUSIVE: California Treasurer Has Long History Hobnobbing With Chinese Gov’t And CCP Intel Officials
Trump and his allies aggressively campaigned against Massie, who has been critical of the administration’s involvement in Iran and twice voted against the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — the president’s signature legislative accomplishment. Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Warren Davidson of Ohio, Victoria Spartz of Indiana and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky all stumped for Massie during a Saturday rally in Florence, Kentucky. These Republicans Are Bucking Trump By Throwing Support Behind Thomas Massie
The claim surfaced on the Washington, DC, website Axios, which cited “classified intelligence” by claim that Cuba currently possesses over 300 military drones and is considering bombing Florida. The report blamed Russia and Iran for supplying the technology necessary to make the threat real and claimed that the Castro regime is concerned about the administration of President Donald Trump taking military action against the 67-year-old regime. Cuba Threatens ‘Bloodbath’ if Attacked Following Claim It Is Amassing Iranian Drones
The significance of this launch is that it is the first time the Vega-C was launched under the management of Avio, which manufactures it, rather than ESA’s commercial division Arianespace. Arianespace is being cut out of the picture. At the moment I think it only has one more Vega-C launch on its manifest. All other future Vega-C launches will be sold and managed by Avio directly. Avio completes its first Vega-C launch for ESA
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
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One of the first laptops with this chip is the Chuwi Unibook priced at just $449.
That's with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD, which is the same as the $599 MacBook Neo, but the Unibook runs Windows 11 which is a miserable experience with 8GB of RAM. Put Linux on it though and it should be fine.
It also has a lot more ports than the MacBook - three extra USB ports, HDMI, and wired Ethernet, plus a microSD slot for a bit more storage.
Which leaves the same question: Can it game? And the answer is... Maybe?
It looks like it has about half the graphics power of my new laptop (which has Intel's Arc 140V integrated graphics), which puts it at the level of my old laptop. Which runs unmodded Minecraft and Hytale just fine, not that that's particularly difficult. This particular model is running the slowest chip from the Wildcat Lake family, and others might do better here.
The screen isn't as good as the MacBook's though - dimmer and lower resolution. And definitely worse than the OLED panels on both my new and old laptops.
I knew that the Yukon River was long, but almost 2,000 miles long? Pretty impressive! I first learned about the Yukon River from Jack London in The Call of the Wild, and White Fang. And because I was a kid, I dug into a lot of his other stories, which were chock full of the Yukon River. It has been awhile, but one collection of short stories, called Smoke Bellew, still resonates.
I think I wanted to be a gold prospector in Alaska for a few years, and of course have a dog just like White Fang!
That has certainly morphed into communist and communist-adjacent, although their end game is just the same. One day American schools will once again teach the evils of communism, and we will be much better off as a country.
Maybe I am naive, but I am genuinely puzzled by people who are true believers. As a political philosophy, it is so transparently false that it is difficult to comprehend the suspension of logic and the discarding of knowledge of the human condition that is necessary to believe in it.
The bosses are a different issue. They want power, and are willing to do anything to get it and exercise it. THAT I understand, because it is sadly part of the human condition.
According to PEOPLE, the 57-year-old man, from the Unterallgäu region of Germany, was traveling with two family members when the incident occurred. The resort had staged a snake show for guests featuring two cobras, during which the snake charmer moved through the audience encouraging guests to handle the snakes and drape them around their necks.
During the show, the cobra found its way into the man’s clothing and struck him in the leg. The venom took effect quickly — he needed emergency resuscitation at the scene before being rushed to a hospital, where doctors were unable to save him. He has not been publicly identified.
This is me being naive again. Are there really people who are so stupid and oblivious that they think having a cobra slither around your neck as part of the night's entertainment is a good idea?
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It's small and tough to read, but damn, it is funny!
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Train collides with sewage truck in a shitty turn of events in Chesapeake,VA. No fatalities reported just a lot of nausea. pic.twitter.com/aNhttnmgTd
Bob Dylan is widely described as Rock's greatest poet.
Bullshit.
In the real world, Paul Simon should be considered modern music's best bard, simply because he is slightly less pompous. Add in a tremendous number of fine songs with fine, poetic lyrics, and little Bobby is merely a pretender to the throne. And his enthusiastic participation in politics, while probably good for his career, is grating. Plus, "Hurricane" is a terrible song, and Ruben Carter was a thug, and my guess is that he did the crime.
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He's retiring to spend more time with his Bucket Chicken.
Cohen said he was retiring from Congress and public life, "This is by far the most difficult moment I've had as an elected official," he said. He claimed the people "wanted me again."
Cohen said he "considered" running in one of the newly-drawn districts, but he said they are "nothing like the ninth district that I've represented."
But even in that, he couldn't make a simple statement without throwing a bit of a fit.
He said he won't run for reelection in his district, with a caveat: "If the courts will give two more years to that district ... I will run for that office."
"I don't want to quit. I'm not a quitter. But these districts were drawn to beat me."
Jonathan Lemire, a leftwing propagandist and frequent panelist on Morning Joe, says that Trump now needs to face the same scrutiny about his age that Joe Biden did.
Note that Jonathan Lemire blocked that scrutiny of Biden every step of the way.
A New York judge has ruled that some key evidence seized from Luigi Mangione's backpack during his arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's is inadmissible at trial, while some of it can still be shown to jurors, including the suspected murder weapon.
Judge Gregory Carro's written ruling was posted online ahead of a hearing Monday morning. He agreed with the defense argument that a search of Mangione's backpack at McDonald's was unconstitutional because it had been moved away from arm's reach, however, he found that a subsequent search of the bag at the police station was lawful. During that search, an officer found the handgun allegedly used in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50.
He also found that most of Mangione's statements to police in Pennsylvania would be admissible, except for some made about his alleged fake ID after police read him his Miranda warning.
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 NOW: The judge has just ruled IN FAVOR of assassin Luigi Mangione by SUPPRESSING evidence the cops found inside his backpack
Utter madness.
The jury will NOT learn about:
- Bullet magazine
- Cellphone
- Passport
- Wallet
- Computer chip
TOTALLY OMITTED from the jury.
The judge says the Mangione was ILLEGALLY searched because they took his bag after the shooting without a warrant.
The gun and diary will still be allowed in trial evidence.
"I'm saying fuck Brian Thompson. I don't give a flying fuck he died," says Ashley Rojas, wearing her press badge provided by @NYCMayorsOffice. Lena Weissbrot adds that Thompson's teenage sons "are better off without him" and should "enjoy the blood money."
Whoops: I got this one backwards. Dana Loesch tried to book Tom "Pinecone" Massie but he seems butthurt.
Unfortunately, on Monday, a fast-moving wildfire broke out in Simi Valley, a Ventura County city about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Over 200 acres have caught on fire and evacuations have been ordered. The images coming out are disturbing.
Omitted from this statement: When Karen Bass burned down his house, he became homeless, and moved in with his parents. He has children, you know.
Marlow Stern
@MarlowNYC
he... lives in santa barbara
Pratt responded:
My house burned down. I lost everything. I can't rebuild. As a 42 year old man with 2 kids, I've had to move into my parents' house, and I'm getting attacked for that? This is journalism? This is why no decent people ever get into politics. This is why you only have goblins running everything. God help you if you try to make things right for your community...if you lose your entire town, "journalists" mock you for not making your kids sleep in the toxic dirt on your burned out lot. Who raised you, dude?
🚨 NOW: LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt just dropped an absolute BANGER, drawn from the theme of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
— Silver Fox Financial Inc. (@sliverfoxinc) May 17, 2026
Pratt's trying to get the much-discussed, little-observed "Preference Cascade" going by letting Karens know that other Karens are secretly voting for him:
“You are not alone.” Yoga moms, silent majority, and a preference cascade all in one. Whether or not Angelenos elect @spencerpratt as LA mayor, he and his team are revolutionizing politics. pic.twitter.com/l4pwOSmNUH
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) May 17, 2026
Podcast: CBD and Jim Lakely of The Heartland Institute chat about Heartland's two recent discussions: The affordability crisis in America, and The UN retreating from their most maniacal climate projections. Along the way we talk Democrat insanity and the changing electoral map...and more!
After threatening that the "clock is ticking" for renewed strikes on Iran, Trump once again calls them off to give negotiating a chance. I can't even cover this any more. It's embarrassing. It's like covering the endless negotiations over DHS funding. Trump is going to drag this out through the midterms and then lose them.
Note to the president: At some point, allowing the Regime to remain in power without actually forcing them to give up nukes is just a back-door, unacknowledged renewal of the Obama policy. Well, I guess we just have to wait for their economy to collapse and their troops to desert.
Podcast: Sefton and CBD are joined by Jeff Carter, candidate for NV treasurer, and seasoned finance professional, for a discussion of the issues facing Nevadans, and the larger financial challenges in America.
Few people remember that Norm MacDonald began his career as a ventriloquist MacDonald's old partner Adam Egot revealed that MacDonald repurposed a bit with one of his ventriloquist dolls -- that he was a "bad guy" who "didn't believe the Holocaust happened" -- for the Norm MacDonald show, in which he claimed Egot didn't believe in the Holocaust.
Funniest thing I've read about the Virginia mess. Back when they were hustling the referendum through the assembly both Senators, Warner and Kaine, advised them to go slow and play by the rules. Louise Lucas said she respected them but didn't need advice from the "cuck chair" in the corner. The gerrymandering was overturned and Louise is heading for the big house. Edward G. Robinson voice "where's your cuck now?"
Posted by: Smell the Glove
"Ahhhhh ahh I put my career on the line for Louise Lucas and Jay Jones thinking they'd vault me into presidential contention and we ended up costing Democrats 20 House seats and unleashing a Reverse Dobbs ahhhhh ahhh"
"It's f**king f**ked." -- reportedly a genuine comment offered by a "senior Labour source" Correction: I wrote that Labour is losing 88% (now 87%) of the seats it is "defending." I think that's wrong. The right way to say it is the seats they are contesting -- that is, they don't necessarily already hold these seats, but they have put up a candidate to run for the seat. It's still very bad but not as bad as losing 87% of the seats they already held.
Basil the Great
@BasilTheGreat
🚨ED MILIBAND [a Minister in Starmer's government] SAYS KEIR STARMER WILL RESIGN AS PRIME MINISTER
He has reportedly reassured Labour MP's that Starmer will be resigning following the disastrous results tonight
It's over
"The end of the two party system in the UK" as first the Fake Conservatives and now Labour chooses political suicide rather than simply STOPPING THE INVASION Incidentally, the only reason this didn't already happen in the US is because of the Very Bad Orange Man (who is right on 85% of all policy calls and extremely, existentially right on 15% of them)
No political party that is NOT also a doomsday religious cult would EVER choose a cataclysmic loss -- and possible extinction as a party -- to support a toxically unpopular favoritism of NON-CITIZEN ILLEGAL MIGRANTS over actual citizen voters.
Only a cult does this.
Now they've lost 84%.
Annunziata Rees-Mogg
@zatzi
If this continues Labour loses 2,148 seats tonight.
That is much worse than the worst case predictions I’ve seen.
Cataclysmic
Update: They've now lost 88% of the seats they're defending. As I mentioned earlier, I think I heard that London will not bail them out, as many of those Labour seats will probably flip to "Muslim Independent" or Green. Detroit's 5am vote will not save them.
Yup, Labour is losing 80% of its seats...
The British Patriot
@TheBritLad
🚨 BREAKING: Labour have lost 80% of all seats contested as of 2:25 AM.< br>
If this continues, Keir Starmer will be out of office next week.
Reform has surged and projected to pick up between 1700-2100 seats.
Wow, up to 1700-2100 seats. It's not incredible that this is happening. It's incredible that the Davos crowd is so absolutely determined to privilege Muslim "migrants" over the actual native population who elects them, no matter how loudly the natives scream that they want to be prioritized, that they will gladly self-extinguish as a party rather than simply representing the interests of their own voters. Astonishing.
Remember, when they call other people "cultists" -- they are the ones so imprisoned in their social reinforcement and discipline bubbles that they will choose political death rather than dare upset the Karen Enforcement Officers of their cult. Update: Now they've lost 83% of the seats they were defending.
(((Dan Hodges)))
@DPJHodges
Reform are basically wiping Labour out in the North. It's not a defeat. It's not even a rout. Labour are simply ceasing to exist.
Nick Lowles
@lowles_nick
Tonight’s results are calamitous for Labour. Not just for Keir Starmer's leadership, but for the very future of the party
STARMERGEDDON: In early returns, Reform gains 135 seats, Labour loses 90, the Fake Conservatives lose 36 (and I didn't even know they could fall any further), the Lib Dems lose 4, and the Greens gain 6. Note that the only other party gaining seats is the Greens and they're only gaining a handful of seats.
Update: Reform now up 145, Labour down 98. Labour projected to lose Wales -- where they've ruled for 27 years. Fulton County Georgia just discovered 400 boxes of ballots for Labour
Update: REF +156, LAB -107, CON -45
Brutal: In four out of five council seats where Labour is defending, they've lost. 80%.
I'm sure it's not this simple, but Reform is straight taking Labour's and the "Conservatives'" seats. They've lost almost exactly what Reform gained. If understand this right (and warning, I probably don't), all of London's council seats are up for election, and Labour might lose hugely there, as their old voters abandon them for Reform, Muslim Indenpendents, and the Greens.
REF +190, LAB -134, CON -56.
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