Abril 30, 2026

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And here's Meade's view of the duck:

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john mosby ayon kay ...

DOJ and ATF Announce Regulatory Reforms to Reduce Burdens on Law-Abiding Gun Owners and Businesses

“The Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” said U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “This Department of Justice is ending the weaponization of federal authority against law-abiding gun owners. We will continue to vigorously defend their rights as the Constitution demands.”

Robert Cekada, who was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as ATF Director, also emphasized the need to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens and businesses.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-and-atf-announce-regulatory-reforms-reduce-burdens-law-abiding-gun-owners-and-businesses

CC, JSM

Original Mike ayon kay ...

Did it quack like a duck?

hawkeyedjb ayon kay ...

Only one duck. Submarine got the others.

Josephbleau ayon kay ...

I just saw that King Charles gave Trump the bell from the w2 sub HMS Trump that served in the Pacific in 1944. Brilliant move.

narciso ayon kay ...

https://x.com/HeartlandPostWI/status/2049992231717687794

narciso ayon kay ...

The views are quite striking no 2 narrowly

john mosby ayon kay ...

Prof Josh Blackman on the Volokh Conspiracy has the best one-sentence encapsulation of Callais:

"For the first time in generations, black and hispanic voters will live in districts where the winner is not preordained."

That should be repeated over and over again whenever the wokies say the voting-rights sky is falling.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/30/waylay-callais/

CC, JSM

Eva Marie ayon kay ...

Israelis intercept a flotilla headed for Gaza with drugs and condoms.
If you’re not going to make war you might as well make love.

narciso ayon kay ...

They heard about gretas cruise from hell

narciso ayon kay ...

So they are making man on fire a series without denzel

Maybe leaning on aj quinnells original view of creasey

RCOCEAN II ayon kay ...

Ducks are only 2.5 lbs on aveage. Those feathers mask a small body.

narciso ayon kay ...

Yahya al mateen is no denzel or scott glenn for that matter

Breezy ayon kay ...

We in the US just love to be gaslit and virtue signaled apparently. Callais is a long welcome breach that can’t be stopped but gawd why does the sunlight take so long to arrive? Should’ve been here years ago. I’m old, the movie is too damned long, and I want to see the ending. 3x speed up available?

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

Trump sons to take stake in Kazakh miner that won $1.6bn US backing ~ FT

'Donald Jr and Eric have sought to capitalise on sectors supported by father’s presidential administration'

"There is no suggestion that Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump knew that Cove was on the cusp of securing a contract from their father’s US administration when they made their initial investments in Skyline through Dominari subsidiary American Ventures, or that they influenced the awarding of the contract."

There is. I'm suggesting it right now. Imagine the howling on Fox News had Malia and Sasha Obama done something like this.

And they had the chutzpah to call out Hunter Biden. You have never seen Projection until you have seen Trump. Like the tip of an iceberg -- if this is the grift we are hearing about, imagine what is happening below the waterline.

narciso ayon kay ...

A little like magic eightball (shake frequently)

Eva Marie ayon kay ...

“They heard about gretas cruise from hell.”
No condoms needed on that boat.

narciso ayon kay ...

Captan from syria perhaos heroin from the bekaa

narciso ayon kay ...

Of course there was uranium one that sold off our stockpile to rusatom through kazakh partners

It turns out michael atkinson blocked that investigation

narciso ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
narciso ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
narciso ayon kay ...

The prada sequel shows its true colors by leaving out sydney sweeney in a movie ostensibly abouf fashion

narciso ayon kay ...

There is so much absurdity out there

Like the dem candidate from formerly philadelphia

john mosby ayon kay ...

The "highest" fashion institutions, like the magazine in TDWP, reject giant breasts as spoiling the way the clothes hang. Or maybe that's what you mean: it would be funny to put her in the movie and then have Stanley Tucci tut-tutting "what do we do with these udders? She's a cow!!" CC, JSM

narciso ayon kay ...

The michael jackson bio succeeds dsspite the critics

narciso ayon kay ...

I said ostensibly its more like characters from the fifth element

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

Suddenly Don Jr and Eric Trump just can’t stop making big bucks off shrewd investments in companies making a fortune off connections to the government. They are experts in every industry now.

narciso ayon kay ...

Of course the real miranda priestly has been shuffled off the stage

narciso ayon kay ...

Of course the real miranda priestly has been shuffled off the stage

Eva Marie ayon kay ...

Supposedly there’s “a big speech about the importance of real journalism” plus sweatshops. I’m out.
That isn’t tooooo political but I’m aiming for zero social justice nonsense in my entertainment.

john mosby ayon kay ...

Ha! Fifth Element is an under-recognized work. CC, JSM

narciso ayon kay ...

Thats worse than cruella

narciso ayon kay ...

Luc besson shows great flair although valerian was a titanic sized disaster

Clive owen was almost unrecognizable and the plot waa a mess

Beasts of England ayon kay ...

Sad to hear the news about David Allan Coe…

About twenty years ago we had bought the smaller of our music venues and the previous owner had a few acts on the calendar that we decided to honor. One of them was DAC.

The previous owner was notorious for playing fast and loose with band payments as it interfered with his cocaine cash flow, which apparently, was priority one.

We had sold almost a hundred tickets in advance and had a good feeling for the night. About six o’clock a ragged out Bluebird belches into our parking lot and an equally ragged out fella comes inside; his tour manager.

No introductions, no hellos, no nothing, and he asks ‘Where’s our cash.’ I told him we had two of the three grand in cash and would give them the rest after the show or I’d go to my ATM and be right back with the other thousand.

He said ‘We outta here!’ And they left!

It sucked because we missed out on a good night, but the value of that story - a perfect David Allan Coe story - is worth far more. Take this gig and shove it, I guess! lol

narciso ayon kay ...

Thats a shame,

Lazarus ayon kay ...

Valerian: it felt like the leads were miscast. Macho Cara Delevigne should have been Valerian and frail Dane De Haan should have been Laureline.

The Fifth Element: weird, but fun, like most of what Bruce Willis did. Luc Besson also wrote and produced the Taken and Transporter movies.

Iman ayon kay ...

Lovely pics!

gadfly ayon kay ...

Demented Don's latest nickname is "NACHO," which is short for “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens.”

Mason G ayon kay ...

Democrats: Nacho year.

Rustygrommet ayon kay ...

34,000 dead people found on N. Carolinas voter rolls.
"Ah, but Rusty, that doesn't prove they voted." Yeah, sure. Tell my dead grandma who voted in the last six Chicago mayoral elections.
Of course they voted. Why have them on the voter rolls.

Hassayamper ayon kay ...

“This Department of Justice is ending the weaponization of federal authority against law-abiding gun owners. We will continue to vigorously defend their rights as the Constitution demands.”

Great news.

Now it's time to go after state and local gun grabbers and put them away for a decade for "Conspiracy against civil rights" or "Official oppression under color of law" or whatever they can hang on the bastards.

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

In Trump I, the staff really tried to prevent these own goals, but in Trump II it almost seems like they’re helping with these own goals.

Trump’s first Chief of Staff John Kelly said Trump “is the most flawed person” he’s ever known.” Trump I had people like Kelly around to keep a lid on the worst of it. Trump II does not.

This is the real Trump, which was obvious to anyone paying attention. It will only get worse. The cynicism and stupidity on display here has a reductive illogic all its own, and surely you must judge the process of the decision alongside the outcome itself.

Breezy ayon kay ...

Re NC, the info re whether dead people have voted is there in the database somewhere. Whether they publicize it is another thing.

wendybar ayon kay ...

MAZE
@mazemoore
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6h
It's so funny that the party that has been performing the fine people hoax for a decade, faking outrage about something that didn't even happen, and that sees nazis everywhere and in everything, is all rallying around a guy with a nazi tattoo on his chest tonight.
https://x.com/mazemoore/status/2050024049334456468?s=20

wendybar ayon kay ...


Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
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10h
Not a single person crying about how the Supreme Court has made it impossible for black people to get elected supported Winsom Sears over the affluent white lady.

Not one.

https://x.com/KurtSchlichter/status/2049968112079118758?s=20

Eva Marie ayon kay ...

Winsome Sears would have been such a good Governor.

Mike (MJB Wolf) ayon kay ...

Weird how that Atkinson indictment made not a ripple of news in the DNC Corporate Media. Two key subversions of the law were attributed to him, including his false statements to the FBI that the statute of limitations had expired on Hillary’s hinky sale of Uranium One to Putin and his change to whistleblower rules that allowed “hearsay” for the express purpose of impeaching Trump over the phone call with Zelenskyy.

Big news about big recent events that had enormous consequences and Big Media gives us…crickets. The Golden Rule applies: avoid at all cost making Democrats look bad.

Dave Begley ayon kay ...

I like the addition of videos and the music selections by Meade.

Being cruelly neutral on the subject, the Meadehouse Lake Mendota sunrise project is the greatest art project ever! That French guy can just step aside!

Leland ayon kay ...

Not a single person crying about how the Supreme Court has made it impossible for black people to get elected supported Winsom Sears over the affluent white lady.

Nor Larry Elders over recalled Gavin Newsom.

wendybar ayon kay ...

unseen1
@unseen1_unseen
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8h
We are literally living in a time where great events are unfolding that will shape the world for decades, possibly centuries to come and the person driving that change is President Trump.

Meanwhile the doomers want you to believe nothing is happening.

https://x.com/unseen1_unseen/status/2050035718131519732?s=20

john mosby ayon kay ...

The lefty 'solution' to Callais is obvious: start a Black People's Party. Open to everyone, of course, but explicitly dedicated in its manifesto to advancing the interests of black Americans. It can be a coalition ally of the Dems. The Dem CBC members can run as BPP and just happen to vote with the Dems every time, like Bernie is an Independent.

Then a blue state can gerrymander in favor of BPP seats to its heart's content. Of course, a red state can gerrymander against BPP, but with the added PR handicap of always having to say it's literally reducing Black People's representation.

Prove me wrong. CC, JSM

Breezy ayon kay ...

Yes, and the “most flawed person“, Trump, is the one spearheading these unfolding great events. It’s remarkable that someone so flawed can be so impactful, in a great and persistent way.

Breezy ayon kay ...

@john mosby. Dems would never split or share campaign cash with a Black Peoples Party.

john mosby ayon kay ...

In areas with a lot of Latinos, start a Partida Hispana and do the same thing. Might even get some conservative Latinos back into the Dem fold. CC, JSM

john mosby ayon kay ...

Breezy, the Dems split and share their cash with black candidates right now. Writing one check to BPP would just simplify their accounting. CC, JSM

narciso ayon kay ...

That was the notion that irving wallace was towing with in the man (this was before the panthers really emerged) the crispus party

James K ayon kay ...

Both parties only care about political power, and can gerrymander to their hearts' content based on party rather than race. The only question is whether Rs will be as ruthless as Ds in the states they control.

narciso ayon kay ...

In indiana they play by marquise of queensberry rules

Breezy ayon kay ...

BPP would be competing for donors in the same pool. They wouldn’t agree to just get what Dems dictate. Plus they have additional org structure with all its grift. BPP dilutes the money and control.

john mosby ayon kay ...

Breezy, yes, that would be the chief drawback. CC, JSM

Inga ayon kay ...

“This is the real Trump, which was obvious to anyone paying attention. It will only get worse. The cynicism and stupidity on display here has a reductive illogic all its own…”

Yet they remain loyal to their cult leader. The amount of cognitive dissonance must be tremendous.

Peachy ayon kay ...

Russia Russia lie-buying local leftist cultist Inag has thoughts.

Inga - How many times did you type the word "Mueller"- when you were in your lie-buy Russia Russia Collusion phase?

narciso ayon kay ...

She probably still has her mueller and fauci candle set

Peachy ayon kay ...

Good point -
Hey Inga - do you still wear your "I love Fauci" T-shirt in public?

boatbuilder ayon kay ...

Demented Don's latest nickname is "NACHO," which is short for “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens.”

You still don't get it, do you?

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

Exxon and Chevron defy Trump pressure to boost oil production ~ FT
"US supermajors stick to prewar strategies despite White House plea for more drilling to curb soaring petrol prices"

No one is taking the emperor seriously anymore, even his biggest supporters have started pointed out he's wearing no clothes.

Drill baby drill meets the reality of capital budgeting in a free-market system. There is no profit-seeking company that will plan for having capital-intensive capacity that will largely sit idle, with only occasional cycling, unable to overcome the capital-cost drag. Only a fool would expand overall production. Cash flow from current prices will boost M&A, not new drilling.

narciso ayon kay ...

Aktually earnings are down stupid oil companies

narciso ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

For the largest oil companies ("stupid oil companies"), Q1 2026 earnings have largely been robust or improved year-over-year, not down. The sector is benefiting from the current high-price environment rather than suffering declines.

Peachy ayon kay ...

source link - Kak-a bot?

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

Let Google be your friend...

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

The last time Permian producers trusted Trump, there was a record number of bankruptcies. It isn’t a surprise that they don’t trust him now.

Peachy ayon kay ...

No - we need a link from you - Kak-a-bot. You already know it's something like The Guardian

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

Who's 'we"...🤡

Peachy ayon kay ...

almost everyone here.

Peachy ayon kay ...

Mueller has all the goods.

NKP ayon kay ...

1. ART.
2. At least you got the zit perfectly centered.
3. Ah, fixed it.
3. I love little baby ducks, old pickup trucks, slow movin' trains and rain... :-)

The judge ayon kay ...

Wendy bar at 5:59

Truer words were never posted.

Mike (MJB Wolf) ayon kay ...

Quack quack Trump cult BURP!

Yes, thank you Inga.

Original Mike ayon kay ...

The few times I went digging for Rich's assertions I found him to be deceitful. There's a reason he doesn't post links.

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

OG Mike—Prove me wrong

Original Mike ayon kay ...

Yeah, right. I'm going to spend my time tracking down the links you won't provide. Forgetaboutit.

FullMoon ayon kay ...

"The surge in bankruptcies toward the end of Trump's term was driven by several factors:The Pandemic: Global lockdowns caused a historic drop in oil demand.Pre-existing Debt: Many shale producers were already "wobbling" in 2019 due to overproduction and high debt loads from the previous fracking boom.Trade Wars: Some local drillers noted that tariffs from Trump's trade policies NPR increased the cost of essential equipment like steel pipes, adding financial pressure."

gadfly ayon kay ...

We're so sorry, Uncle Alex
We're so sorry if we caused you any pain
We're so sorry, Uncle Alex
But there's no one left at home
And I believe I'm gonna rain

We're so sorry, but we haven't heard a thing all day
We're so sorry, Uncle Alex
But if anything should happen
We'll be sure to give a ring

“They’re turning the power off at midnight,” Alex Jones said during the final broadcast, standing alongside staff who gathered with drinks to mark the moment. “Private detectives are coming in to close the doors. And they’re gonna act like they’ve got their big ass victory.”

The shutdown comes as a dispute over the future of InfoWars moves through the courts, with satirical outlet The Onion seeking to take control of the brand that was liquidated in efforts to compensate families of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims, who won more than $1.3 billion in defamation judgments against Jones.

Meanwhile, a court-appointed receiver overseeing Jones’s assets has ceased covering operational costs, forcing the closure of his Austin studio.

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ along with $1.8bn of Kleptocracy ayon kay ...

@ OG Mike — proving you’re just another sh*tposter on Althouse that won’t or can’t back up their sh*t.

https://fortune.com/2026/04/28/oil-and-gas-companies-profits-as-energy-giants-post-profits-twice-as-high-as-2025/

https://www.marketbeat.com/earnings/reports/2026-4-30-conocophillips-stock/

https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/conocophillips-q1-2026-slides-strong-earnings-amid-gas-price-pressure-93CH-4650885

https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/exxon-beats-q1-earnings-oil-133000669.html

https://www.dallasfed.org/research/surveys/des/2026/2601

🤡🤡🤡🤡✅

gadfly ayon kay ...

CBS edited the following Trump comments from last Sunday's "60 Minutes" airing.

“No, I’m not a king,” our president said. “I-- I get-- I-- I don’t laugh. I don’t-- I-- I see these No Kings, which are funded just like the Southern Law was-- funded-- you saw all that? Southern Law [sic] is financing the KKK and lots of other radical, terrible groups. And then they go out, and they say, ‘Oh, we’ve gotta stop the KKK.’ And yet they give, you know, hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars. It’s a total scam run by the Democrats. It shows you that-- like Charlottesville. Charlottesville was all funded by the Southern Law [sic]. That was a Southern Law [sic] deal too. And it was done to make me look bad, and it turned out to be a total fake. It basically was-- a rigged election.”

Except… when 60 Minutes applied that practice to its pre-election interview with Kamala Harris, Trump sued for $10 billion, then $20 billion, claiming “election interference.” He alleged, falsely, that CBS had concealed damaging portions of the interview to help Harris and thus hurt Trump and the GOP. The suit was frivolous, a loser, a public relations stunt. But then he won the election, and CBS settled for $16 million.

So what's good for the goose . . .

Original Mike ayon kay ...

Was that so difficult?

James K ayon kay ...

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that oil company profits will be strong if oil prices are high. But kaka's claim was that they aren't ramping up production (no doubt swallowing the NYT story hook, line, and sinker). The fact is that oil production set a record in 2025 (13.6 million barrels/day), and the last data available at Trading Economics shows that record pace is continuing in 2026.
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/crude-oil-production
The reason they aren't drilling more wells is because they don't expect prices to remain high. In other words, like most normal people, they expect a positive outcome from the war.
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/crude-oil-production

Jim at ayon kay ...

The amount of cognitive dissonance must be tremendous.

Inga wrote that. Yes. Inga.

narciso ayon kay ...

Otto likewise

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