Althouse: Sunrise.

Hunyo 25, 2026

Sunrise.

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Iman ayon kay ...: Beautiful pics!

Flopping Aces
@FloppingAces

Ro Khanna strutted into this fight swinging a fucking flamethrower and somehow lit his own goddamn pants on fire. That’s the entire story in one sentence.

He thought he was dropping the perfect progressive nuke ... scream that Elon Musk was “possibly sentencing millions of children to death,” wave around USAID like it was sacred, drop the word “accountability” with that fake solemn preacher face, and let the media lapdogs bark on command.

The second he opened his mouth about accountability, the boomerang came back and cracked him right in the teeth.

Now we’re not just talking about Musk anymore. We’re talking about the entire rotten foreign-aid grift machine that nobody was ever supposed to touch.

We’re talking about the NGOs, the consultants, the DEI grifters, the gender ideology pet projects, the influence pipelines, the taxpayer-funded bullshit that suddenly turned into “dead children” the exact moment DOGE asked for basic fucking receipts.

And then there’s Ro himself.

The luxury-left hypocrite. The redistribution preacher who lives fat and happy off other people’s money while lecturing everyone else about fairness. The guy who wants to tax billionaires into the ground ... right up until the audit starts at his own front door. The moral scold who somehow never gets around to applying his own rules to his $232 million household fortune and 38,000-plus stock trades.

That’s why this exploded in his face.

He tried to paint Elon as the villain. Instead he handed the whole country a flashlight and pointed it straight at the basement where all the USAID corruption, waste, and ideological garbage was hiding. Now everyone’s asking the questions he never wanted answered: What the fuck was that money actually buying? Who was getting rich off it? Why did basic oversight cause such panic?

https://x.com/FloppingAces/status/2069920843791274160; 6/25/26, 5:57 PM
Iman ayon kay ...: 👆This guy 👆needs to go! C’mon, Calunicornians… wake up!; 6/25/26, 5:59 PM
rehajm ayon kay ...: …meanwhile it didn’t take long for congressional lefties to vigorously oppose the sentencing of Antifa terrorists, almost as if they consider Antifa allies or something…; 6/25/26, 6:33 PM
Aggie ayon kay ...: From Neo, worth repeating:

"New York City Democratic Socialists of America co-chair Gustavo Gordillo, about methods and goals:

“We’re using the Democratic Party as a ballot-access vehicle, not because we share its goals,” Gordillo boldly stated. “We build our own organization, get elected under the Democratic label, caucus with Democrats when it’s useful, and push our own agenda from the inside.”

“We see the Democratic establishment as an obstacle, not a home.”

The philosophy of Conquest. Where else do we see that?; 6/25/26, 6:38 PM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: The Democrats had so many chances to save their Party. It’s never too late but it will be a lot harder now.; 6/25/26, 7:05 PM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: Having said that, there’s a lot to be said for honesty. Gordillo is honest - that strengthens him and it also strengthens his opponents. These guys need to watch some MMA; 6/25/26, 7:08 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: One mistake people often make is to take far too much away from primary elections. There is no question these elections say a lot about NYC but NYC is one of the most progressive places in America and has extremely different politics than most places. That doesn’t mean these types of candidates are all the sudden going to be viable general election candidates in parts of the country that are purple or are not as deep blue. Mamdani might have been a kingmaker in deep blue NY but he wouldn’t be a viable candidate in most races in America.

Perhaps the Democratic establishment understands that the election will not be won in NY state & NYC districts that always vote blue. It will be won with swing voters in swing states. Who won't be voting for your favorite socialist.; 6/25/26, 7:35 PM
rehajm ayon kay ...: …gee that sounds like a parasite, or the chestbursrer that came out of Kane in Alien…; 6/25/26, 7:56 PM
rehajm ayon kay ...: …good for old christmas tree pumpkinhead for having some scruples I suppose…; 6/25/26, 7:58 PM
Dave Begley ayon kay ...: Trial today. I destroyed the plaintiff on cross. It was brutal.; 6/25/26, 8:00 PM
rehajm ayon kay ...: …was he a native?; 6/25/26, 8:07 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: Congratulations dave; 6/25/26, 8:10 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: The goua'uld of stargate fame; 6/25/26, 8:14 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: Ot did everyone forget how to make a good summer film are they using crayons; 6/25/26, 8:20 PM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: Congrats and sorry the other case didn’t go your way. It should have!; 6/25/26, 8:27 PM
Original Mike ayon kay ...: "Perhaps the Democratic establishment understands that the election will not be won in NY state & NYC districts that always vote blue. It will be won with swing voters in swing states. Who won't be voting for your favorite socialist."

Ptatner and El-Sayed would like a word.; 6/25/26, 8:28 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: https://youtu.be/HzIukOKI-nM?is=gEAwFTTF2Yc3dl_g; 6/25/26, 8:35 PM
Aggie ayon kay ...: Larry Krasner was put into place by George Soros in 2017. For the past 9 years he's been sowing chaos, and he's had company in other US cities with similar comrades. He got smacked down, finally, last week by senior judges. It took 9 years. Would anybody care to make an accounting of how much anti-justice confusion and damage has been created by this one person?

There are more than 250 Democratic Socialists presently holding elected office in the US, and 90% of them have been elected in the past 6 years. I am certain the impact of their accomplishments will begin to unfold with time.

Anybody that tells you this is no big deal, that these are all local offices, or that such candidates being seated in primaries is of little importance, you are all over-reacting - those people are complete morons - until they can give you a fair accounting of the damage that these DAs have wreaked over the past few years. The methodology is very similar. Somebody has to correct that damage, and while that's happening, the murderers that were released are unreformed and unpunished. And while that damage control is being effected, their primary responsibilities will be distracted.

These are people that are focused on the destruction of the country and its political system - from within. They've been empowered and they've been making progress.; 6/25/26, 8:42 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: A foreign conquering power couldnt do worse thsn what soros has wrought; 6/25/26, 8:54 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz, Undermining Efforts to Restore Traffic ~ NYT

Amazing if you think that all of this did not exist few months ago.

Hardliners in both political parties want to personalize the failure to the inadequate Donald Trump, but the failure is much more general to overall American policy towards the Middle East going back decades. In that sense, Trump is irrelevant.

The Republican party has had an utterly failed vision towards the Middle East since 9/11. The true authors of the current failure are Dick Cheney and George W. Bush and the entire neoconservative chorus that have cheered on failed wars, "regime change," and "total victory" for decades.

The Democrats, their Washington establishment riddled with neoconservative interventionists and taking slavish direction from unquestioning "blank check" pro-Israel ethno-nationalists, have long believed that there has been a "constructive role" for the US to play in the Middle East. They learned this false lesson in the seminar rooms of their elite universities. Their plutocratically supported think tanks endlessly chant it.

The American Empire in the Middle East is a bipartisan construction. The Empire is in retreat. What the Democratic Left has learned and the Republican American Firsters are rediscovering is that the American Empire must be ended. Just as the Americans left Iraq and Afghanistan, America must completely withdraw from the Middle East.

There can be no renewal of America if America stays with Empire in the Middle East. The trillions wasted on futile wars are an opportunity cost that threatens the very essence of America's future. Washington has put the interests of the American people in third or fourth place for decades. The elections are showing that voters are starting to put their interests on top and not fall for the elite propaganda propagated by the oligarchic controlled media-entertainment complex.; 6/25/26, 9:03 PM
Gospace ayon kay ...: "Steve Ferguson
@lsferguson
If Haiti is safe enough to field a World Cup soccer team, it's safe enough for the Haitians in the US to return to Haiti. Am I missing something?"

Good point.; 6/25/26, 9:04 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: ☕️ LAW, ORDER, AND MEN IN BLACK☙ Thursday, June 25, 2026 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠 https://share.google/WrG8TWxVvtJjgYeL6; 6/25/26, 9:10 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: Usha Vance claps back at New York Times' style commentary https://share.google/NZ5jNGdlZtpL0Jwdc; 6/25/26, 9:14 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...: The way actor James Mason in "The Verdict" (1982) says and repeats the word "disallowed" made some kind of impression on me. I've never forgotten it.; 6/25/26, 9:16 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: Well he did have that perfect timbfe even in ridiciulous fait like boys from brazil; 6/25/26, 9:20 PM
Josephbleau ayon kay ...: Civilizations are built by 1.engineers, defended by 2. soldiers, and remembered by 3. storytellers.

How has this worked out? #3 won.; 6/25/26, 9:25 PM
Whiskeybum ayon kay ...: Just read that David Clayton Thomas died yesterday at age 84.

RIP; 6/25/26, 9:29 PM
Dave Begley ayon kay ...: I crossed this same guy in a will contest I won. He now claims the Estate was unjustly enriched because he got real estate valued at $250k today.; 6/25/26, 9:30 PM
Josephbleau ayon kay ...: If Patton had said that he would have been made supreme comander. Even if slapping a few more psychos (alleged).; 6/25/26, 9:31 PM
Known Unknown ayon kay ...: Tonight's TCM
"Ariel"
1988

Who is the most famous movie director from Finland? Anyone? Class? Bueller?

You might have to Google it, but once you realize who it is and what he's made over his prolific career, you might not be too surprised.

Aki Kaurismäki might not be too well known, but he had a brief run of notoriety in the 1990s with a series of films about a rock and roll band called the Leningrad Cowboys. He's a prolific and respected filmmaker. He and his brother Mika have been responsible for 20% of the film output of Finland since the 1980s.

Ariel is his 6th feature film, released in 1988. Despite seeing Leningrad Cowboys Go America in college, I had never heard of this film until it popped up on the TCM app.

The story takes a brief 75 minutes from start to finish and tells the tale of a Nick-Cave-like miner named Taisto whose mine has just been closed. At a local pub, his father slides him car keys and tells him to leave town, that if he stays he will drink himself to death and won't amount to anything. The father then pulls out a pistol, retreats into the bathroom and kills himself. The car is a vintage 1960s Cadillac convertible with a roof that doesn't work in the middle of the brutal Finnish winter.

This doesn't sound like a comedy but it's quite hilarious. Kaurismaki's style is deadpan, with little dialogue and great visual gags that Hollywood has seem to lost the art of making in their own films. Taisto heads to Helskini? and gets robbed, gets some work, falls in love, becomes a surrogate dad, gets arrested, gets sent to jail and sets out to break out and flee the country. All of this happens without a lot of fanfare but a lot of heart and guile. Even amidst the banal urban poverty of 1980s Finland, there is a strong undercurrent of hope throughout. The performances are all top notch without the overwrought drama some might expect from a story that smoothly glides from bleak road movie, to unexpected romance to jail break to underworld crime drama.

The short run time insures that not a single moment feels wasted. Composition, music, lighting and style all comes together to add to this charming film.

The Caddy's stubborn roof ends up providing a hell of a callback at the end.; 6/25/26, 9:31 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: What was his reasoning for that tyoe of assessment; 6/25/26, 9:31 PM
Iman ayon kay ...: C’mon, USA!!!; 6/25/26, 9:36 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...: Page Six: "Brad Pitt has ‘no plans’ to marry girlfriend Ines de Ramon despite becoming ‘part of the family’: She’s ‘one of their own’"

She can't. She literally belongs to Ramon. But maybe not figuratively. Never mind.; 6/25/26, 9:43 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...: By figuratively, 👆🏽 I mean Ines very much real, dashing figure.; 6/25/26, 9:44 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: Like ana de armas (like the joke about the desoto); 6/25/26, 9:45 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...: The Red Sox beat the Yankees tonight 6-3. As the Reverend Jackson used to say. Keep Hope Alive.; 6/25/26, 9:46 PM
Josephbleau ayon kay ...: I can only assume that in primordial time all the primordial proto-plutocrat-single celled sea creatures got together and decided that the way to eat well was in figuring out, over a long period of evolution, how to convince the other creatures to let them eat their wealth via taxation.

Taxation, no matter how effective, is the moral equivalent of slavery. There is no doubt, nor objection to that. The slave works and the state eats the fruits of his labor. A purported return due to the value of state services? Only a reduction in the margin, not mitigation.; 6/25/26, 9:46 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: I sense a disturbance in the force; 6/25/26, 9:48 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...: "Like ana de armas".
in "Ballerina" (2025) they went literal with that.; 6/25/26, 9:51 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: Iswdt; 6/25/26, 10:02 PM
narciso ayon kay ...: https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/dermatologys-crusade-against-the?publication_; 6/25/26, 10:03 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit ayon kay ...: ai : "Yes. Knicks owner James Dolan officially accepted an invitation to the White House to celebrate the team's 2026 NBA Championship, though the actual roster members have yet to commit to the trip."

This is the kind of drama Trump revels in.
I wonder if this Dolan is related to another Dolan who used to roam these virtual parts.; 6/25/26, 10:04 PM
Iman ayon kay ...: thePersistence
@ScottPresler

They will NOT allow me into — as a ticketed individual — the South Dakota Republican Party dinner w/ Senate Majority Leader Thune.; 6/25/26, 10:17 PM
Jupiter ayon kay ...: It's the 25th of June. Days are getting shorter. Nights are getting longer. Basically, Winter is upon us. He's just biding his time.; 6/25/26, 10:47 PM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: Ariel is available on the Criterion platform. Thanks. A comedy that begins with a suicide? Sounds interesting.; 6/25/26, 11:13 PM
Gospace ayon kay ...: narciso- and others,

Doctors don't know a lot of things. Started taking small doses of methylene blue. For reasons other then dermatology. A big (over 1" diameter) raised above other skin level brown spot on my forehead, been there for years, became a gray spot within a month. Well, looked gray. On closer examination, it was blue. Started taking it March 2025. Over time, it's been shrinking down, and turning into normal colored skin. And the more I walk in the sun- the paler it gets. It really got paler on my last visit to FL for a few weeks. Going back early AUG for a few weeks. I also apply a methylene blue skin cream to the that spot on a regular basis, and sometimes a more concentrated liquid form. Which when followed by a walk in the sun leads to faster fading.

My (new) dermatologist has no idea what to make of it, and had never heard of methylene blue. And was further confused because when they do the body scan with their laser- skin cancer shows up blue. And the spot on my forehead she said "Looks very angry!"

I have applied the liquid methylene blue to other spots on my skin. Two types of reactions. Nothing at all. Or, the spot absorbs some of it, with a blue tint, and if I keep applying it, disappears after a while. The stuff knows what it doing, I don't.

I've been applying the skin cream to the back or hands. Had rough skin with a few "age spots". Smooth skin now, no age spots.

Make of it what you will. I'm a study of one, AKA as anecdotal evidence. But my wife now uses the skin cream on a regular basis. She was skeptical, and now isn't.

Most doctors don't see the benefit of Vitamin D- my current practitioner does. And if you take a good Vitamin K supplement, Vitamin D intoxication, a real thing, becomes far less likely to occur. She also doesn't pressure me into statins. Family history of diabetes, my A1C is in the pre-diabetic range, and has been stable for years with metformin and diet. Statins increase the rate of diabetes. Which is more dangerous to me? High cholesterol or diabetes? My judgement- the latter. She may or may not agree, but she sees my point. Trade-offs. It's part of life.; 6/25/26, 11:36 PM
Big Mike ayon kay ...: Turkey just beat the USA in extra time in World Cup play. The coach rested 9 (of 11, for those of you who don’t know the Beautiful Game) for this match, but still …; 6/25/26, 11:49 PM
Big Mike ayon kay ...: USA is still 1st in our group, and plays Bosnia (I think) in the first round of knockouts.; 6/25/26, 11:51 PM
gadfly ayon kay ...: narcisso - Light-skinned folks dislike the discomfort of sunburned skin, so we hide from sunlight using long clothes, hats and and sunburn lotion. No outdoor swimming or boat rides or fishing and such - ever.; 6/26/26, 12:08 AM
Breezy ayon kay ...: The Dem establishment has put forth no policies that can sustain itself against an insurrection from their socialist communist side. That side does all the “innovating” and preaching about class warfare. The establishment just complains about Trump and thusly lands on the 10-20 side of any issue. That strategy is killing them, not so softly.; 6/26/26, 12:50 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...: Stephen Lloyd
@apparentlysteve
Derek Chauvin is in jail for far less than what Alyssa Thomas did to Clark. https://x.com/phoenixmercury/phoenixmercury/status/2069983949468692683
https://x.com/apparentlysteve/status/2070127498747060501?s=20; 6/26/26, 2:31 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: “The Dem establishment has put forth no policies that can sustain itself against an insurrection from their socialist communist side.”
The Republican establishment has put forth no policies that can sustain itself against an insurrection from their Trump MAGA side.
The commies are copying Trump’s playbook.; 6/26/26, 2:32 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: Michael Medved (unfortunately he’s a neverTrumper now - although he voted for Trump in 24) talked about this a long time ago. He said instead of forming a third party take over one of the two parties. And he was right. In the US it’s the only way to go. Trump was successful. We’ll see how successful the commies will be.; 6/26/26, 2:39 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: Barack Obama has the résumé and personal authority to be that kind of anchor figure for the post‑Biden Socialist Democrat Party. But he doesn’t seem to be up to it. Very low energy. But Michelle - I think she’d love that role.; 6/26/26, 2:48 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: Now the Gandhi reference makes sense. She (maybe) envisions him as the “spiritual leader” of the commie Dems - with her the visible representative.; 6/26/26, 2:54 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: She would be the communicator-in-chief.; 6/26/26, 2:56 AM
gadfly ayon kay ...: Um, Carlson opposed Donald Trump last December, dumping MAGA in the process and Carville opposed DAC, parented by Dominican parents who said that Whites shouldn't engage in interracial marriage. Somehow opposing the actions of single individuals , including a Dem NY district candidate are not compatable.; 6/26/26, 3:32 AM
gadfly ayon kay ...: Eva: Obama cannot engage in politics anymore and Michelle never did.; 6/26/26, 3:42 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...: This is what happens after you are conquered.

Clown World ™ 🤡
@ClownWorld
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7h
New York City just approved a rent freeze on nearly one million apartments. Sounds great until you realize what happens next. Landlords stop maintaining buildings because there is no return on investment. Developers stop building new housing because it is not profitable. The housing supply shrinks. The shortage gets worse. Every city that has tried rent control has ended up with less housing and worse conditions

New York is about to learn this lesson the hard way

https://x.com/ClownWorld/status/2070334416233357400?s=20; 6/26/26, 4:47 AM
wendybar ayon kay ...: Watch it, and watch the black girls face. This is what HATE looks like, and the left is foaming at the mouth protecting this angry black thing that is jealous she will never be as great as Caitlin Clark. These people are sick.

Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
·
9h
One WHOLE game?

Just for doing this?

https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/2070309012147707929?s=20; 6/26/26, 4:55 AM
Jim at ayon kay ...: The Republican establishment has put forth no policies that can sustain itself against an insurrection from their Trump MAGA side.

And people still wonder how and/or why Trump came along ....

They had no policies before Trump other than tax breaks and "Hey. You fucked up. You trusted us to do the things we said we'd do in order to get elected. And we didn't do any of them.; 6/26/26, 5:16 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: “Eva: Obama cannot engage in politics anymore and Michelle never did”
He engages in politics every time he makes a speech. Both campaigned for Biden and Harris - and there’s nothing wrong with that.; 6/26/26, 5:31 AM
Breezy ayon kay ...: True that both parties are experiencing the same sort of co-option, where the R one is much further along. You’d think the old R guard would have relented by now, given the 2024 voting statement. Trump is not endorsing them in 2026 so Rs are not voting for them. They’re going to lose their seat if they don’t join MAGA or least stay out of its way.

Let’s hope the D insurrection dies on the vine. Without serious pushback and innovation from the old D guard, it’s not looking good. That group is weak and clueless.; 6/26/26, 5:54 AM
Dave Begley ayon kay ...: Singer David Clayton-Thomas has died.
He’s gone.
Who is that one child who was born in this world?
To carry on.
To carry on.; 6/26/26, 5:56 AM
Breezy ayon kay ...: In a matchup of MAGA v DSA nationally, MAGA would blowout DSA at this point. It can’t let up on the gas by any means though.; 6/26/26, 5:59 AM
Breezy ayon kay ...: I honestly think Obama is very worried about the Russian hoax biting him in the butt and bringing a lot of shame to his entire legacy, such as it is. His demeanor is more sedate these days imho.; 6/26/26, 6:04 AM
Humperdink ayon kay ...: West Texas Crude trading at $69.00 this morning. Gas locally is $3.69/ gallon. Commies will need to find another crisis to bash The Great One. Ha.; 6/26/26, 6:10 AM
Humperdink ayon kay ...: Watching the black lesbos in the WNBA attempt to physically destroy Caitlin Clark is about as stupid as it gets. She fills the arenas where she plays and by extension their future paychecks.; 6/26/26, 6:16 AM
tim maguire ayon kay ...: Humperdink said...She fills the arenas where she plays and by extension their future paychecks.

That's why they're trying so hard to be NBA welfare cases--they don't want to be Caitlin Clarke welfare cases.; 6/26/26, 6:25 AM
tim maguire ayon kay ...: That said, I have limited sympathy for Clark, who has been happy to apologize for being white and talented.; 6/26/26, 6:29 AM
Leland ayon kay ...: This is a bad look for the WNBA.; 6/26/26, 6:55 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: “I honestly think Obama is very worried about the Russian hoax”
You’re right. That is what limits his role.; 6/26/26, 6:56 AM
Christopher B ayon kay ...: "gadfly said...

Eva: Obama cannot engage in politics anymore and Michelle never did."

Rubbish is usually where you find a 'fly. Obama was the first President in the history of the Republic to make DC his primary residence after his term ended.; 6/26/26, 7:04 AM
rehajm ayon kay ...: Is there Obama criminality in the Russian hoax? Presidential immunity and all? Alternative theory- he’s just aloof and his role as Johnny Bravo is over…; 6/26/26, 7:10 AM
rehajm ayon kay ...: ..the other thing going for him is- who’s left in the party? They’re all covered in fresh shit atm…; 6/26/26, 7:17 AM
Aggie ayon kay ...: "...New York is about to learn this lesson the hard way...."

New York isn't learning any lesson; New York is implementing it. They've taken the mask off, so they can see better. We've entered the Death To America policy phase.; 6/26/26, 7:30 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: ‘We Need Plot Twists’: Behind the Scenes of Trump’s Second Term' ~ NYT

"In “Regime Change,” two New York Times journalists offer a riveting chronicle of the weird fusion of reality and show business in the White House."

It's Captain Nero of the Titanic in the bunker at Dunkirk retreating from Stalingrad. Holy smokes.

"What Trump really wanted to relate was a conversation he had had with a historian whose verdict was that Trump was “without question, the most powerful man the planet [had] ever known — by a long way.” The historian had sent Trump a two-page memo from which he read. “If President Trump is the American Eagle, then William the Conqueror was merely a sparrow.” Curious about the identity of the historian, Jonathan Swan tracked down a golf caddie in Florida, who confessed a passion for history."

To take a better analogy than William the Conqueror who was quite cultivated for a warrior, our amateur historian might have chosen Wat Tyler, the leader of the Peasants Revolt. And it is those same peasants who will be voting in the mid-terms.; 6/26/26, 7:34 AM
Caroline ayon kay ...: @knownunknown, I appreciate the movie recs. Sometimes I am reluctant to give the unknown TCM’s a try. I probably missed Ariel . God knows I can’t stomach the current crop of productions. I rarely watch anything made after 2012. All things great and small being the one exception.; 6/26/26, 7:40 AM
Eva Marie ayon kay ...: Poor Democrats
Algae’s gone:
https://x.com/conradsonjordan/status/2070305041831895476?s=46; 6/26/26, 7:42 AM
rehajm ayon kay ...: We've entered the Death To America policy phase.

I find interesting the dynamic that the commies ‘loathe finance’ and therefore are clueless about the limitations of a territorial tax system. Seattle’s Mayor best represents their beliefs but NTC commies have no problem expressing their suicidal tax policies. I love it that Gov Hochul is forced to be the closest thing to a voice of reason, with her ding dong plea to get Palm Beach to talk just one neighbor into coming back…please. Normally this would play out the way it always does and correct, unfortunately they just might win back federal control of…something, and if they don’t, well the rinos will always help them out…; 6/26/26, 7:50 AM
rehajm ayon kay ...: the reflecting pool looks great. They need a little division of those tank track robo-pool sweepers. Did the nano bubbles kill off the pro-algae people? I hope not…; 6/26/26, 7:55 AM
rehajm ayon kay ...: …aaaand with the arrests and the kinks worked out the reflecting pool was never heard from again…; 6/26/26, 7:56 AM
Curious George ayon kay ...: "tim maguire said...
That said, I have limited sympathy for Clark, who has been happy to apologize for being white and talented."

Really?; 6/26/26, 8:03 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) ayon kay ...: Margot Cleveland said “Of course Democrats still see pond scum when they look at it, it’s a REFLECTING pool!”; 6/26/26, 8:06 AM
rehajm ayon kay ...: …that league is shit full of people who are shit. Like all things that can’t sustain themselves but still exist I assume they are being subsidized by taxpayers or the nba or something…; 6/26/26, 8:12 AM
Curious George ayon kay ...: "Humperdink said...
Watching the black lesbos in the WNBA attempt to physically destroy Caitlin Clark is about as stupid as it gets. She fills the arenas where she plays and by extension their future paychecks."

It's not just the blacks, although they hate her for being straight AND white, the white dikes hate her too. Hell, her white coach hates her, as does the commissioner. The WNBA just left her off their 30 year anniversary poster.

The biggest problem with the WNBA is not solvable. Because it's the W.; 6/26/26, 8:15 AM
Curious George ayon kay ...: "rehajm said...
…that league is shit full of people who are shit. Like all things that can’t sustain themselves but still exist I assume they are being subsidized by taxpayers or the nba or something…"

NBA to the tune of $10-$50 million.; 6/26/26, 8:18 AM
n.n ayon kay ...: The pool looks great. A reflection of American industry. Good job, Greenwater.; 6/26/26, 8:20 AM
Jersey Fled ayon kay ...: “ West Texas Crude trading at $69.00 this morning. Gas locally is $3.69/ gallon. Commies will need to find another crisis to bash”

I think it’s algae in the reflecting pool.; 6/26/26, 8:21 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: Curious George is not too curious...🏀

Sports business analyst Darren Rovell explained it directly: Clark (via her Nike endorsement deal) only permits certain non-Nike licensees like WinCraft/Fanatics to use her name and number, not her likeness/image. WinCraft therefore couldn't legally include her photo or illustration on the poster without specific permission or a broader rights deal, which apparently wasn't in place. https://x.com/darrenrovell/status/2070261323183649190

This is consistent with other merchandise issues—Clark has been absent from some official team calendars and similar items for the same licensing reasons. Nike can use her full likeness in their own products, but third-party licensees for league merchandise often face tighter restrictions from top athletes protecting their image. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/leaving-caitlin-clark-off-30th-100701666.html

It's a business/contract issue tied to her Nike deal rather than the league deliberately excluding her. Similar rights hurdles explain other high-profile absences.; 6/26/26, 8:24 AM
Jamie ayon kay ...: IEE - does Clark's Nike deal explain the assaults too?; 6/26/26, 8:34 AM
rehajm ayon kay ...: …if that’s true what kind of ding dongs are running Nike now? (rhetorical alert- I know). Clark’s image in league promotion is complementary, beneficial for Nike, not detrimental…; 6/26/26, 8:35 AM
Iman ayon kay ...: Albino ‘fly… imagine that.; 6/26/26, 8:40 AM
Kai Akker ayon kay ...: --- Larry Krasner was put into place by George Soros in 2017. [Aggie]

@Aggie..... by Soros and by the one-note-Johnny voters of Philadelphia, ESPECIALLY the white liberals who cannot get enough of this type of "thinking."

But Philadelphia's black voters may pull the same lever, but they don't like the guy or most of his policies. Hence this funny scene the other day:

District Attorney Larry Krasner said Monday that, in the more than two years since Mayor Cherelle L. Parker was sworn in, he has only met with her three times.

And despite his visit to her City Hall office on Monday in what Krasner described as “the spirit of hopeful collaboration,” that number did not grow to four.

The district attorney, along with a phalanx of staff and television cameras, walked across the street from his downtown office to the mayor’s suite on the second floor of City Hall, armed with a letter lamenting his budget as inadequate. In it, Krasner wrote that he needs an additional $5.6 million from the city to bolster shootings investigations, domestic violence prosecutions, and victim services.

Asked why he was delivering a letter to Parker in person, Krasner said: “There is nothing new and nothing inappropriate about civil rights leaders, activists, and politicians getting the word out.”

The mayor did not open her door. Krasner pushed his letter through a mail slot.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/da-larry-krasner-publicly-criticized-mayor-cherelle-parker-as-he-flirts-with-running-for-her-office/ar-AA25byHl; 6/26/26, 8:53 AM
Curious George ayon kay ...: "Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...
Curious George is not too curious...🏀"

The WNBA has the right to use players NIL. AI:

"Yes, the WNBA has the rights to use players' Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) for league-related purposes, but this right is strictly limited to league-branded promotions, official merchandise, and team marketing"

Yes, the WNBA has the rights to use players' Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) for league-related purposes, but this right is strictly limited to league-branded promotions, official merchandise, and team marketing. When a player signs a standard WNBA contract, they grant the league and their specific team the right to use their identity to sell jointly.

The Rule: The WNBA can use a player's image or likeness on jerseys, video games, trading cards, and television broadcasts. The Catch: This right usually requires the addition of team trademarks or logos. For example, the league can sell an official Indiana Fever jersey featuring Caitlin Clark, but they cannot sell a standalone "Caitlin Clark" fashion line without her separate permission.

Your post is bullshit.; 6/26/26, 9:48 AM
Curious George ayon kay ...: Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...
Curious George is not too curious...🏀

Sports business analyst Darren Rovell explained it directly: Clark (via her Nike endorsement deal) only permits certain non-Nike licensees like WinCraft/Fanatics to use her name and number, not her likeness.

This is bullshit. Check out the WNBA store or the Fever's. Lots of CC merch using her likeness. Including Fanatics.; 6/26/26, 10:05 AM
Curious George ayon kay ...: Here is a Wincraft necklace with Caitlyn Clark's image on it. https://shop.wincraft.com/en/indiana-fever/wincraft-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-big-chain-necklace/t-14102330+p-029935984285454+z-9-4069183947?_ref=p-SRP:m-GRID:i-r0c0:po-0; 6/26/26, 10:14 AM
Leland ayon kay ...: Plane crashes into skyscraper in China, and I think this is what most people thought 9/11 was when they first heard anything about it.; 6/26/26, 10:25 AM
Narr ayon kay ...: Caitlin Clark beats the nappy-headed ho-thugs at their own game. Can't allow that!; 6/26/26, 10:48 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: Shocked not shocked! The valid question is: are they raising money with bonds to invest in projects, or to pay the CEO and give money back to early investors?

The thing was priced not much above inflation. The risk is almost being competely ignored. Also consider rates are likely going up, so buying now will result in a principal loss while rates remain elevated.

Bond Traders Stunned as Losses on SpaceX’s New Debt Keep Growing ~ Bloomberg

"SpaceX’s blockbuster bond sale is weakening so quickly in the secondary market that traders say they can’t recall another recent deal that widened this sharply."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-26/bond-traders-stunned-as-losses-on-spacex-s-new-debt-keep-growing?srnd=homepage-americas; 6/26/26, 10:53 AM
Original Mike ayon kay ...: "Your post is bullshit."

Shockers.; 6/26/26, 11:44 AM
Rustygrommet ayon kay ...: Musk and his projects are always failures yet always making money.; 6/26/26, 12:56 PM
Leland ayon kay ...: "Your post is bullshit."

As usual, he just moves onto the next lie. And after this post, he goes and places more lies in other posts. It's his job.; 6/26/26, 2:34 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: The elephant in the room is not taking into account the trillions of investment already committed to AI isn't a one time event. This has to be repeated every 3 to 5 years. None of these companies are making money even at the gross level. It's just not possible to generate that level of revenue (trillions) in a time frame investors are willing to wait.

The AI industry is also assuming this demand will grow forever almost vertically. It just isn't going to happen. AI will become a commodity business. It's already headed in that direction before it even meaningfully got off the ground.; 6/26/26, 3:34 PM
The judge ayon kay ...: As usual, tinyeee is full of shit. If I were Caitlin I would take my game and leave the WNBA.; 6/26/26, 4:15 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: The Baa1 rating from Moody's is embarrassing.

Space X is mainly space junk, not surprising that their bonds are gravitating to Junk. They may burn up on entry in to the junk zone. They may burn up on entry in to the junk zone.

The most ludicrous thing is that the valuation was mostly based on xAI. They don't even have a real frontier model. Anthropic, Open AI, Google and now open source Chinese models all post superior benchmarks. What is the actual value proposition?; 6/26/26, 4:32 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ ayon kay ...: Who on earth would buy a 30 year bond from Space X yielding only 1% more than Treasuries? Higher yields than bonds with comparable ratings suggests investors have reservations about the credit rating itself.

That anyone is willing to take this level of risk for not much above money market rates shows how truly bonkers the markets are. You can get 4% in a money market if you shop around. Taking this for 6% is just foolish.; 6/26/26, 5:02 PM
Iman ayon kay ...: “ It's his job.; 6/26/26, 9:38 PM
Iman ayon kay ...: His other job is fellating Commies.; 6/26/26, 9:39 PM

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