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October 16, 2025

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135 comments:

Narr said...: Wowza! Number three for the win.; 10/16/25, 6:36 PM
Beasts of England said...: What are the three tall structures on the right in the fourth photo?; 10/16/25, 6:41 PM
tcrosse said...: I read that somebody is planning a remake of Amadeus, possibly with a more Diverse cast. It is unlikely that Mozart will be a white Austrian guy, but you can bet that Salieri will be a straight white man.; 10/16/25, 6:41 PM
rehajm said...: please urinate with precision and elegance; 10/16/25, 6:42 PM
Rabel said...: Do you get to keep your mustache in prison?; 10/16/25, 6:42 PM
rehajm said...: …that was my hope for the tagline today…; 10/16/25, 6:45 PM
Mason G said...: "Do you get to keep your mustache in prison?"

Is Hillary getting worried?; 10/16/25, 6:46 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Do you get to keep your mustache in prison?’

Only if you’re taller than 5’-3”, so it’s bad news for the Walrus.; 10/16/25, 6:47 PM
Mr. T. said...: Obama hack, leftist liar, and accessory to felony fraud ,Jackie Norris, has dumped her doomed senate candidacy after being caught lying numerous times about her disasterous presence on the Des Moines school board.; 10/16/25, 6:47 PM
Iman said...: Beautiful pics!!!; 10/16/25, 6:50 PM
Eva Marie said...: I bet Bolton would look better without a mustache. Plus, he’d do better at trial without it. He looks so pompous.; 10/16/25, 6:57 PM
Inga said...: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/republicans-nazi-problems-rep-taylor-staffer-cubicle-swastika.html

“As Republicans are finding ways to push the Trump agenda through Congress during the government shutdown, they are finding themselves sidetracked by an annoying and difficult image problem. Some of their young staffers seem to be obsessed with Nazis — and not in a “Nazis are bad” way.

The latest issue comes from the office of Representative Dave Taylor of Ohio. On Wednesday, Politico reported that the U.S. Capitol Police were called to his office because an “American flag altered to include a swastika” was displayed on a cubicle wall behind the seat of legislative aide Angelo Elia, who graduated from college two years ago.

The swastika hidden in the Republican’s office comes just a day after Politico reported on a foul Telegram chat by young GOP operatives, and at least one state legislator, who frequently used racial slurs and texted each other statements like “I love Hitler.””; 10/16/25, 6:58 PM
narciso said...: He needs a big hat like yosemite sam; 10/16/25, 7:05 PM
TickTock1948 said...: Layered. Moving into Rothko territory ...; 10/16/25, 7:07 PM
narciso said...: It is a great progression; 10/16/25, 7:08 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Some of their young staffers seem to be obsessed with Nazis — and not in a “Nazis are bad” way.’

Mind reading is my favorite part of journalism.; 10/16/25, 7:13 PM
Jersey Fled said...: Nobody cares Inga. If you were ever a young man (were you?) you’d understand what stupid young men do sometimes.; 10/16/25, 7:16 PM
n.n said...: Nazis are bad? DEI, political congruence, ethnic Springs, secular society, progressive principles, abortive ideation? In principle, yes. However, not all liberals are bad. It's [usually] a mistake to exercise liberal license to indulge Diversity (bloc theory) doctrines.; 10/16/25, 7:18 PM
narciso said...: Capitol police isnt that a joke and a half; 10/16/25, 7:20 PM
narciso said...: https://x.com/FischerKing64/status/1978897620174278804

Meanwhile; 10/16/25, 7:22 PM
n.n said...: Nazis were certainly not the first, not even the most recent acolytes of progressive liberal thought and practices: Diversity, redistributive change, political congruence, Dreams of Herr Mengele, judgments and labels in abortive conspiracy, wicked solutions, novel green deals, etc. Hitler, ironically, did humanity a service by lifting the veil off these religions cults and modern families.; 10/16/25, 7:25 PM
Eva Marie said...: “they are finding themselves sidetracked”
Trump is so sidetracked he’s meeting with Putin to end the war in Ukraine.; 10/16/25, 7:27 PM
Leland said...: Maybe Inga wants to talk about Minneapolis Public Schools ignoring a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling (and plenty of other laws and rulings in the US) and having racially segregated classes. What’s going on in Tim Walz’s state? Well, the same thing that has been going on there for over a decade.; 10/16/25, 7:29 PM
William said...: Historically people who facilitated the Nazis rise to power were the far left. Hitler only won a plurality of the vote. The Communists declined to form a coalition with the Christian and Social Democrats. It was their opinion that the social democrats were just as fascist as the Nazis.......Mussolini was in the Socialist Party before he moved to Fascism. Mosely in England was in the Labor Party before founding the British Union of Fascists......; 10/16/25, 7:30 PM
narciso said...: Yes that was the second comintern strategy that albert krebs nee jan valtin related; 10/16/25, 7:32 PM
narciso said...: In the night left behind; 10/16/25, 7:33 PM
n.n said...: Trump is so sidetracked he’s meeting with Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Summer after ethnic Springs. Hopefully.

In Congo and Rwanda black lives matter.

In India and Pakistan they live another day.

In Israel and Gaza/West Bank there is an opportunity. Egypt and other Arab nations are optimistic.

In Kiev and Ukraine, a reconciliation, ideally.

In LA, Portland, DC, and Chicago, American Citizen Liberties UnPlanned and viable.; 10/16/25, 7:35 PM
n.n said...: racially segregated classes. What’s going on in Tim Walz’s state?

Critical Diversity Theorists (e.g. racists) believe that color and class equity and inclusion is achieved through discrimination. They are politically congruent with progressive sects that are notorious for denying individual dignity, conscience, life, etc. #HateLovesAbortion; 10/16/25, 7:40 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Reddit video: A bride virtual signals her wedding speech.

"Calling a gathering of friends and family a "platform"..."; 10/16/25, 7:42 PM
Eva Marie said...: Inga what are your relatives (the ones you were so worried about) in Israel saying? Are they wearing Trump hats?; 10/16/25, 7:43 PM
Eva Marie said...: Are your Israeli relatives happy Trump was instrumental in bringing the remaining hostages back?; 10/16/25, 7:47 PM
Eva Marie said...: Did your Israeli relatives go to Hostage Square to celebrate with all the other Israelis. Did they chant Trump, Trump, Trump with the rest of the 100,000 Israelis?; 10/16/25, 7:50 PM
Joe Bar said...: Palmer Luckey is on Rogan's podcast today. He's amazing, but his worldview may not mesh with yours. He wants the US to be the world's gun store.; 10/16/25, 7:55 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Inga what are your relatives (the ones you were so worried about) in Israel saying?’

Inga’s family most be quite prolific. It’s uncanny how she has a relative to seamlessly insert into so many political episodes…; 10/16/25, 8:00 PM
Krumhorn said...: The Brewers are getting hopsed and yeasted by the Dodgers.

- Krumhorn; 10/16/25, 8:01 PM
Maynard said...: Igna desperately, desperately needs to equate conservatives with Nazis. It has gotten more desperate since her other hoaxes have crashed and burned.

Keep trying Igna. Be like Jessie Smollet and never ever give up on your hoaxes.; 10/16/25, 8:07 PM
Aggie said...: "...U.S. Capitol Police were called to his office because an “American flag altered to include a swastika” was displayed on a cubicle wall behind the seat of legislative aide Angelo Elia...."

Did they show a picture Inga? Are you secretly thrilled? Is it just crazy enough to all be true, instead of another deliberately misinterpreted panic attack?

File this one under Cartoons by buffoons. Coming up next: Crayons for morons.; 10/16/25, 8:08 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Trump Says He Will Meet With Putin in Budapest to Discuss End to Ukraine War ~ WSJ

'Two leaders speak before Zelensky’s visit to Washington as Trump considers new weapons for Kyiv'

Trump meeting Zelensky tomorrow with a view to releasing Tomahawk Cruise missiles, Putin speaks to Trump today.
What are the odds that the missiles are no longer on the agenda?…; 10/16/25, 8:09 PM
FullMoon said...: The swastika replacing the noose. Temporarily; 10/16/25, 8:16 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Via Reddit video: Joe Rogan goes down memory lane vis-à-vis his relationship with Mark Maron.; 10/16/25, 8:19 PM
Eva Marie said...: The rest of the story . . .
“ Rep. Taylor’s office discovered the flag on October 15 and immediately condemned it as “vile and deeply inappropriate,” stating it “does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself.” Taylor requested an investigation by U.S. Capitol Police, describing it as potential “foul play or vandalism.” The police are actively probing the matter, including how the flag ended up there and whether it was placed intentionally by Elia or another party. No charges have been filed, and the investigation remains ongoing as of October 16.
Elia has not publicly commented. His background, per LinkedIn, includes prior roles at Democratic-leaning firms like Blue Phoenix Strategies and KO Consulting, which has fueled speculation of internal sabotage, though this is unconfirmed.”; 10/16/25, 8:19 PM
Narr said...: Speaking of dawn, and much-revisited earworms, I like Joyce diDonato's rendition of Haendel's "Dopo notte" aria with Il Pomo d'Oro.

Eight minutes, and everyone is having fun.; 10/16/25, 8:20 PM
Josephbleau said...: In Madison with Mi hermosa novia. I hope to go to the Rathskeller for a true UMW beer but I don’t want to be a king or anything. I may go see the dead confederate prisoners graves.; 10/16/25, 8:30 PM
Original Mike said...: paywalled, Inga; 10/16/25, 8:30 PM
Josephbleau said...: But I will go to picknik point and see the log in the bottom of the lake.; 10/16/25, 8:33 PM
Iman said...: kakingahag never disappoint!

Garbage in, garbage out…; 10/16/25, 8:37 PM
Dave Begley said...: “The gentle nudge of somewhat later.”

What happened to “unfazed by rats…?”; 10/16/25, 8:41 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Alaska already being written into the annals of appeasement with Munich.

We've seen this pattern before: whenever there are signs that Trump might increase pressure on Putin, a diversionary maneuver by Putin follows. Will this time be different, or are we heading for another Alaska?; 10/16/25, 8:44 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Mustache man got indicted. Hilarious. He wanted Trump thrown in jail after the FBI Mar-a-lago Resident raid. Bolten Said Trump's supposed mishandling of classified documents "Close to Treason". Per the DOJ Bolten stored hundreds of classified documents in his house, even after he left the NSC. And showed them to his family.; 10/16/25, 8:45 PM
Josephbleau said...: Grieg’s Dawn takes out enough of me. I don’t need much of anything else. I played orchestral music on trombone through college, I liked the variability offered by the trombone, I felt like I mastered the tool. when I experience a good bugs bunny cartoon with a sunrise I shed a tear. A story of a state mining school graduate.; 10/16/25, 8:48 PM
Eva Marie said...: “Russian President Vladimir Putin effectively requested the meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump by initiating a phone call on October 16, 2025, during which the two leaders agreed to an in-person summit in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The call, which lasted over two hours, was described by both sides as “productive” and “highly informative,” leading to plans for high-level adviser meetings the following week ahead of the summit, potentially within two weeks.“; 10/16/25, 8:56 PM
Mr. T. said...: Speaking of Nazis, I haven't seen (D)inga nor any of the other leftists here condemn nazi einzatzgruppenfuhrer Jay Jones...

Is it because Miyares has already (figuratively, not the leftist kind) beaten him tonight into irrelevance...?; 10/16/25, 8:57 PM
LibertarianLeisure said...: Wanted to give a PS, amend a comment yesterday to say my observation of Grok content on posts, was just that, an observation, and in no way was intended as a slight or criticism, albeit I fully acknowledge my tone might have been received as bring snarky. Anyway, apologies to our hostess. Willing and welcoming to embrace the new technology of A.I. again, my apologies, unintended to offend. Thank yiu, kindly; 10/16/25, 8:58 PM
Josephbleau said...: “ to discuss ending the war in Ukraine”.

What is going to happen to all the democrats who live off of fighting wars but never do anything?; 10/16/25, 9:19 PM
Josephbleau said...: World peace is too complex to be discussed by those who can’t put $10 mil usd into my account.; 10/16/25, 9:35 PM
Peachy+2 said...: Inag still thinks Jussie Smolette was attacked by maga's. Really.; 10/16/25, 9:38 PM
Josephbleau said...: Trump: Peace here now. Let’s go. Your retirement account is not the issue.; 10/16/25, 9:38 PM
Josephbleau said...: Let’s make a deal ok? Don’t kill anyone tomorrow, Hamass? Syria? South Africa?; 10/16/25, 9:43 PM
Josephbleau said...: Chicago?; 10/16/25, 9:44 PM
Jim at said...: Politico reported that the U.S. Capitol Police were called to his office because an “American flag altered to include a swastika” was displayed on a cubicle wall behind the seat of legislative aide Angelo Elia,

It's simply amazing the stupid, insignificant things you constantly latch onto as it's some sort of 'gotcha.' Well, not amazing. More like pathetic.

The best part? If/when it turns out to be another hoax, you won't say a damn word ... until the next stupid, insignificant thing comes along.

Nobody fucking cares what some minor-league staffer did or did not do.; 10/16/25, 10:05 PM
Eva Marie said...: Did anyone watch the New York debates for Mayor?; 10/16/25, 10:08 PM
Marc in Eugene said...: The police in Birmingham have decided that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans can't attend the... I don't pay attention to English football nonsense... because they'd be at too much risk of anti-semitic violence. The NYT article is behind the Athletic paywall; The Telegraph article.; 10/16/25, 10:21 PM
Big Mike said...: According to AOC corporations “like Deloitte” were responsible for rivers catching fire. If you have no experience in big business you may miss a few of the ways she’s wrong:

(1) Legally speaking, Deloitte isn’t a corporation at all. It is privately held.

(2) Deloitte is an accounting and consulting firm. It doesn’t make, process, or even handle the sorts of chemical compounds that once caused the Cuyahoga River to catch fire at the point where it empties into Lake Erie.

(3) Those episodes of rivers so badly polluted that they burned predate American environmental regulations. We Baby Bookers fixed the environment back when Gen-X was still in utero or filling up diapers. We were so successful pushing environmental cleanup that millennials have had to pretend that CO2, a gas absolutely necessary for photosynthesis and therefore necessary for life on earth, is a pollutant.; 10/16/25, 10:23 PM
Big Mike said...: Regarding AOC, it’s kind of sad that an ex officio leader of the Dumbocrats has a bust size that exceeds her IQ. It says something about the IQs of Manhattan voters and the IQs of the press people who forefront her and pump her up.; 10/16/25, 10:28 PM
Big Mike said...: Baby Boomers. Effing Autocorrect; 10/16/25, 10:29 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Why should anyone in the USA care that Israeli soccer fans cant atttend an English soccer match? LOL.; 10/16/25, 10:41 PM
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RCOCEAN II said...: And the more people talk about "Nazis" the more ludicrious it becomes. OMG, someone made a joke about "Hitler". Get the smelling salts myrtle, a boomer has fainted.; 10/16/25, 10:43 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: tcrosse said...
I read that somebody is planning a remake of Amadeus...
10/16/25, 6:41 PM

I would actually welcome this because I find the Forman movie unwatchable due to the stupid grating laugh and imbecility of Hulce's Mozart. Making that incredible, once in a lifetime musical genius a damn silly fool was bad enough, but that fucking retarded laugh he blurts out to finish just about every sentence is torture to me. In the 90's I went to a professional theater group's production of Amadeus and was horrified to find the lead actor merely doing a shit imitation of Hulce's horrible caricature, that idiotic laugh, plus he added a stutter and a foot stomp to just about every line. So he'd blither, stutter, stomp his foot to stop the stutter and finish the line, then deliver that accursed, wretched caustic idiot laugh. After intermission I stayed in the lobby.; 10/16/25, 10:45 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: I"m more concerned about the US Government shutdown, and strange behavior of the Senate Republicans. It seems Schumer has refused to support the bi-partisan defense bill. Why? Does he some sort of deal with Thune? Are they negotiate some sell out and claim "We had to do it" to get a defense bill. Stay Tuned.; 10/16/25, 10:46 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: "I would actually welcome this because I find the Forman movie unwatchable due to the stupid grating laugh and imbecility of Hulce's Mozart."

Half-agree. The rest of the movie was terrible too. It wasn't just Hulce.; 10/16/25, 10:47 PM
Big Mike said...: At tonight’s Virginia AG debate Jay Jones said “Let me be very clear. I am ashamed. I am embarrassed. And I am sorry,”

Let me be clear. He is not ashamed. He is not embarrassed. And he is only sorry that he got caught.; 10/16/25, 10:58 PM
wildswan said...: The day the hostages returned to Israel the leader of the Opposition in Israel - a leftist, therefore - gave a great speech in the Knesset. It's been disappointing to listen to the American leftys being unable to stop hating and insulting Trump. But in Israel the left did better. Below is a link to a generous, forward-looking speech by Yair Lapid, the leader of the Israeli Opposition. Try to picture Chuck Schumer or Hakeem Jefferies making a speech like this. Well, maybe someday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrdOf0DTRak
It is 13 minutes long.; 10/16/25, 10:59 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Hulce didn't have much a movie career. Playing pinto in Animal House was probably his best role. He was good in "Parenthood" too.; 10/16/25, 11:10 PM
buwaya said...: M. Fitzgerald, Rcocean - are you guys sure you aren't descended (somehow) from Salieri? Have a think on that.; 10/16/25, 11:29 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Salieri had his faults, but there's no evidence he disliked Mozart or that he poisoned him. In fact, Mozart didn't die of poison. The movie is complete balls. And neither was Mozart some simpering prancing brainless fop.

The movie, besides being dull, manages to slander both men.; 10/16/25, 11:41 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Just in - Trump and Putin will meet in Budapest after meeting with Zelensky at the White House. Trump indicates there may be peace between Ukraine and Russia. I'm doubtful but who knows?

Pretty much all of Donetsk, Luhansk are occupied by Russia. The AFU has zero offensive ability left. Whether Zelensky will recognize reality is unclear.; 10/16/25, 11:44 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: Sorry, Buwaya, I'm with RCOCEAN II on this. That movie was insulting, inane, obnoxious, and absurdly overrated. The only unthinking ones are the crowd-followers who applauded that trash. The costumes and architecture were nice to look at, I'll give it that.; 10/17/25, 12:13 AM
Disparity of Cult said...: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-serving-local-police-officer-suburban-chicago; 10/17/25, 12:14 AM
buwaya said...: The point re Salieri (the character, the historical man, who knows) is that he could not accept that God had granted such talent to a man he could not respect. And that barely suppressed jealousy of course. But so it was, in spite of his rebellion against what was self evident, hence God.
I think its much like the elitist opinion of Elon Musk, if you want a direct IRL example. A bizarre genius.; 10/17/25, 12:47 AM
buwaya said...: So you guys are in Salieri's shoes here. A character you dislike (precisely accurate? who knows, but thats not the point) is favored by the divine, for reasons known only to God. And you cant stand it. It is an occasion for drama.; 10/17/25, 12:53 AM
buwaya said...: The other obvious IRL parallel of course is Trump. A large number of those afflicted with TDS cannot stand his character, his affect. To such a degree that they cannot accept his successes. The idea btw comes from Pushkin.
https://web.archive.org/web/20221206035511/http://poetarium.info/pushkin/mozart_i_salieri.php; 10/17/25, 1:05 AM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: Oh FFS, it's just a movie that we think sucks, dude. Get over yourself.; 10/17/25, 1:34 AM
gadfly said...: As President Donald Trump has paused enforcement of an anti-corruption statute barring U.S. companies from bribing foreign officials, the Justice Department said on April 25. 2025 that it will move forward on one pending case involving an old target of the president and his allies.

Government lawyers told a federal court in Miami that they intend to continue prosecuting two executives at the voting machine company Smartmatic, who were charged last year in an alleged bribery scheme involving payoffs to win business in the Philippines.

Reportedly, funding Smartmatic’s costly defamation suit is LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the indictment against the Smartmatic executives.

In July 2024, Hoffman announced a multimillion-dollar investment into Smartmatic, which he claimed was due in part to ongoing defamation lawsuits filed against it by news organizations Fox News and Newsmax over claims of rigged vote counting during the 2020 Presidential Election. In a statement to the Washington Post, he claimed, “Smartmatic built a global business by using technology to engage citizens better, regardless of party or ideology, by making voting simple and trustworthy…After Donald Trump lost in 2020, however, Smartmatic became a target of the defamatory campaign to overturn his defeat.”; 10/17/25, 3:53 AM
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rehajm said...: Feel good story of the morning- Ex-Boston City Counselor heads to Federal prison today. This is a woman who committed felonies then she and the party desperately tried to keep her on the job. She’ll likely still get her golden parachute but in these ‘frightening times’ that may be the best we can hope for. One down, thousands more to go…; 10/17/25, 5:18 AM
rehajm said...: I love it. F Murray brilliant, Hulce brilliant. The pacing was original. It was a unique idea when it was released, now copied more recently, elton, queen. The people who hate it were looking for a documentary not an entertaining movie…

10/17/25, 4:33 AM; 10/17/25, 5:21 AM
rehajm said...: …funny on blogger when you click on the little cap to the Tide bottle, sometimes it acknowledges but does nothing. What a back eddy this platform is…; 10/17/25, 5:24 AM
Mark said...: Big Mike is so concerned with what the Democrat said, but doesn't give a hoot about what his own guys say.
Ok boomer; 10/17/25, 5:44 AM
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rehajm said...: I’m going to acknowledge Mark’s comment as he’s accidentally stumbled into the anger that conservatives feel every day. I don’t think anyone here believes the targets of the politico hit piece are ‘our guys’ and yes we can probably all agree it’s bad language but unfortunately the asymmetry of the both sides argument gets lost in the response. The political targets of the hit piece are mostly young people bantering amongst peers, where tabu words are often deliberately chosen for that very reason but the equivalence to a fairly high office holder fantasizing about violent murders of a man and his children WHILE he’s running for office during these ‘scary times’ where conservatives are being murdered…where a President avoided assassination under suspicious circumstances….we part ways on equivalence. There is none…; 10/17/25, 5:58 AM
Howard said...: Amy Coney Barrett is sponsoring a national protest against anti-conversion therapy laws: No Queens!; 10/17/25, 5:59 AM
Fritz said...: "Beasts of England said...
What are the three tall structures on the right in the fourth photo?"
The Madison Gas & Electric Company Powerhouse was designed by Claude and Starck (1902) and expanded by Mead & Seastone (1915) in early 20th-century industrial style with Flemish neo-Classical motifs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.; 10/17/25, 6:01 AM
Kakistocracy said...: 'Amy Coney Barrett is sponsoring a national protest against anti-conversion therapy laws: No Queens!' lol

This strikes me as arguing that free speech protects bad therapy. I don’t think it does.

How much daylight is there between "bad therapy" and "religious consultation"? How do these two elements of the First Amendment interplay?; 10/17/25, 6:06 AM
Howard said...: I don't know shit about the case. I just get a simpleton's kick out of mocking both sides on these obscure random issues that affects almost nobody and people on both sides get highly passionate about.; 10/17/25, 6:16 AM
Jaq said...: Join Europe! Let the globalists run your country! Win stupid prizes.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/we-import-poverty-italian-newspaper-argues-foreigners-are-impoverishing-italy-after

But at least Qaddafi got what he had coming for.... well, keeping this under control!

You know what a surefire way to figure out where wars against evil had to take place? Look for Russian naval bases, like in Syria, Libya, and Ukraine. Did anybody ever explain that this was the real reason that we were creating death and destruction? Why we put the head choppers in charge of Libya, and open slave markets for captured women opened up, and Syria, where, well, you can google for the latest massacres of Christians by the head choppers we put in charge, and many hundreds of thousands have died over control of that Russian naval base on the Black Sea, that has been a Russian naval base longer than we have been a country.

Don't worry though, we are the good guys, so all of those deaths from those three wars, well over a million, don't count; they are just statistics. It's just a board game, "The Grand Chessboard" Jimmy Carter's national security adviser called it.; 10/17/25, 6:17 AM
Howard said...: I am excited to see if the tomahawk chop from Trump has any success with Vlad the invader.; 10/17/25, 6:18 AM
Howard said...: Tim, you really need to start eating more fiber and highly fermented foods. I know you mean well brother but all those thoughts that you are sharing with us cannot be healthy for you. You know that Ben & Jerry's ice cream is a communist plot the poison our guts and infect our minds.; 10/17/25, 6:22 AM
Jaq said...: Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the Ukrainians.

OK, I added that last part, the poem is about the Crimean War, you know, the war were Russia attacked Britain in Crimea. Russia has a long history of attacking foreign countries from its own soil.; 10/17/25, 6:23 AM
Howard said...: I like the idea of a Ken Russell film staring Timofey Chalamet playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart based on the speech patterns mannerisms and body language exhibited by Elon Musk.; 10/17/25, 6:25 AM
Jaq said...: You are right, Howard, I would probably be happier if I could just believe the lies like I used to. If I could just ignore the fact that we overthrew the democratically elected government in Ukraine in 2014, and started a civil war there, after we did the earlier color revolution, the Orange Revolution, which didn't take, the Ukrainians just voted a pro-Russian government right back in. Not to worry, we did it again in 2014, and made it stick this time.; 10/17/25, 6:26 AM
Rusty said...: Beasts of England said...
"What are the three tall structures on the right in the fourth photo?"

That's the Battersea power station.; 10/17/25, 7:21 AM
Beasts of England said...: Thank you, Fritz!; 10/17/25, 7:35 AM
Kakistocracy said...: Donald Trump says he will meet Vladimir Putin in Budapest ~ WSJ

Calling for instructions.

Trump meeting Zelensky today with a view to releasing Tomahawk Cruise missiles, Putin speaks to Trump today.

What are the odds that the missiles are no longer on the agenda?…; 10/17/25, 7:42 AM
Aggie said...: Out of a casual interest, did anybody actually see a picture of the supposed swastika imposed on an American flag that was pinned to the back wall of the young worker's cubicle? I haven't seen one yet.; 10/17/25, 8:02 AM
Jersey Fled said...: Fun fact of the day

On a first pass basis, ChatGPT could only find one Pentagon news correspondent who had served in the military. David C Martin from CBS News.

Chat offered to try a deeper dive to see if there were others but I don’t have the time to wait right now.; 10/17/25, 8:08 AM
Aggie said...: Re: Amadeus, yes Hulce was awful as Mozart. I thought Oldman as Beethoven was a much more entertaining movie (Immortal Beloved), but then, it's Gary Oldman, so.....; 10/17/25, 8:13 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Senator John Fetterman:

"100% ranch-raised beef >>> Frankenslop"; 10/17/25, 8:14 AM
Dr Weevil said...: Jaq (6:23am) apparently doesn’t know that Russia began the Crimean War by seizing most of what is now Romania from the Ottoman Empire, besieging a Turkish fortress across the Danube in Bulgaria, and destroying a Turkish fleet in Sinop, which is still in Turkey. As with more recent wars, his pretense that Russia is always in the right requires a vast quantity of historical and factual ignorance.; 10/17/25, 8:18 AM
lonejustice said...: J.D. Vance dismissed the "I love Hitler" and Jew-hating texts by the members of Young Republicans as just "a bunch of kids" exchanging messages in a group chat. Young Republicans is only open to adults between the ages of 18 and 40, so Vance has quite an unusual understanding of the meaning of "kids."; 10/17/25, 8:22 AM
Big Mike said...: @lonejustice, force Jay Jones off the ticket in Virginia and then maybe we can talk.; 10/17/25, 8:27 AM
Dr Weevil said...: No matter how many times Jaq repeats it, it is still a lie to say that “we” overthrew Assad. The US had nothing to do with it. It was done by the Syrian people, in response to Assad’s murder of more than half a million of them and torture of millions more, with a lot of help from Turkey and a little from Ukraine. The fact that over a million Syrian refugees have returned home from Europe so far shows that the stories of massacres are exaggerated, most likely by Russian propaganda.; 10/17/25, 8:30 AM
john mosby said...: Aggie: "Out of a casual interest, did anybody actually see a picture of the supposed swastika imposed on an American flag that was pinned to the back wall of the young worker's cubicle? I haven't seen one yet."

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/16/gop-congressman-blames-swastika-flag-in-his-office-on-a-ruse-00612783

Apparently the flags, with the swastika integrated into the red stripes, were sent to a bunch of R congressional offices. The effect is being called an "illusion," but the swastika is pretty noticeable even at a casual glance.

The photo shows the flag, complete with stick, pinned to a bulletin board, almost like a found object. It might have been put there innocently by a staffer who fell for the illusion. Or it might have been put up as a trophy, as in "see we stopped another stupid Dem trick," just like real WW2 vets displayed captured real swastikas and rising suns. Or maybe it was being preserved up there as evidence. CC, JSM; 10/17/25, 8:32 AM
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n.n said...: To really muck with people's minds, the flag should have a hologramatic layer showing the American stars and stripes and the Soviet hammer and sickle in transition hung from a noose.; 10/17/25, 8:47 AM
n.n said...: for reasons known only to God.

Earth is a proving ground, an opportunity to separate the wheat from the chaff. #HateLovesAbortion; 10/17/25, 8:53 AM
Dr Weevil said...: I should clarify my 8:30 comment, which is ambiguous: Turkey and Ukraine helped with the overthrow of Assad, not with his previous murders and tortures. Shouldn’t have added a clause just before posting!; 10/17/25, 8:59 AM
Jaq said...: Tomahawks on hold — Ukrainian MP Chernev

I am just glad that it's Trump making the decisions.; 10/17/25, 9:03 AM
n.n said...: Tomahawks on hold — Ukrainian MP Chernev

A negotiating tactic.; 10/17/25, 9:22 AM
john mosby said...: Jaq: “ Tomahawks on hold — Ukrainian MP Chernev”

Wtf, Liz Warrens getting involved in this now? CC, JSM; 10/17/25, 9:35 AM
Achilles said...: lonejustice said...
J.D. Vance dismissed the "I love Hitler" and Jew-hating texts by the members of Young Republicans as just "a bunch of kids" exchanging messages in a group chat. Young Republicans is only open to adults between the ages of 18 and 40, so Vance has quite an unusual understanding of the meaning of "kids."

He dismissed pieces of shit like you trying to paint all republicans as racist and justifying murdering them.

The people in these chats have all been fired and Jay Jones is still in his race.

Republicans are just better people than Democrats.; 10/17/25, 9:41 AM
Saint Croix said...: What happened to “unfazed by rats…?”

I liked the one where we were nuts and berries. Something like that. Assorted nuts?

By the way, the almonds Snickers is amazing. If you haven't tried it, way better than peanuts.

The pecan Snickers was a real disappointment. What the fuck, pecan! What happened to you? Total letdown.

I'm not even going to try cocoanut Snickers. That's nasty from the get-go.

What surprised me -- this post is a little nutty -- is that I hate rum, and I hate cocoanut. But I like cocoanut rum, as long as I'm in Malibu, and you have added Co-cola to it. Nice!

Also, if Coca-cola fucks up their recipe again, buy up all the RC cola you can find. That's a good substitute. I'm here to help. Watch out for diabetes.; 10/17/25, 10:02 AM
Original Mike said...: Wisconsin Mom Seething After Dems Give Daughter ‘Is He Dead Yet?’ Anti-Trump Bracelet

The two sides are not the same.; 10/17/25, 10:08 AM
Saint Croix said...: In the new Fantastic Four, pregnant Sue Storm makes her unborn baby visible to her husband. It's really cool, like a 3-D ultrasound. And that baby becomes the focus of the whole movie, apparently. I haven't seen it yet.

Interesting that liberal Hollywood has discovered unborn babies. Nice.; 10/17/25, 10:16 AM
Saint Croix said...: I wonder if that's a Disney reach out to Republicans?; 10/17/25, 10:18 AM
Saint Croix said...: It definitely seems to be a pro-family movie.; 10/17/25, 10:19 AM
Kakistocracy said...: Launch the Tomahawks. Putin will come to heel when his refineries are operating at 25% capacity.; 10/17/25, 10:39 AM
Kai Akker said...: ---- "Calling a gathering of friends and family a "platform"..." [Lem]

If that is the groom next to her, this marriage may be headed for trouble.

Maybe even if not. What a weird crazy we reached!; 10/17/25, 10:46 AM
Kai Akker said...: ---- Also, if Coca-cola fucks up their recipe again, buy up all the RC cola you can find. That's a good substitute. [Saint Croix]

Wal-Mart's Sam's Club Cola is already superior and less than half the price; made by Cott, iirc. The black one is every bit Coke Black no sugar IMO.; 10/17/25, 10:52 AM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: Man what a game last night! 2-4 Bengals do up the Steelers last minute showdown with the 2 ancient quarter backs, Flacco and Rodgers 33-31. That was sports and battling right to the end, Rodgers thought they had it in bag,but old man Flacco burst the bubble. Very cool. I dont follow either team but like a good game.; 10/17/25, 11:16 AM
Michael McNeil said...: Effing Autocorrect.

Those who hate Autocorrect should disable Autocorrect.; 10/17/25, 2:23 PM
Iman said...: “I wonder if that's a Disney reach out to Republicans?”

Given it’s Disney, more likely a reacharound, lol…; 10/17/25, 5:28 PM
Jersey Fled said...: Flacco was impressive last night.; 10/17/25, 7:41 PM
Mason G said...: "Those who hate Autocorrect should disable Autocorrect."

I don't know about autocorrect, but I hate it that my phone wakes up when I pick it up. I can't for the life of me find where that setting resides despite numerous attempts on my own and searching for an answer online. Cumulatively, I've got to be pushing an hour on the internet looking for the solution with no luck so far.; 10/17/25, 11:21 PM