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  1. 17 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    I gotta admit, I don’t know how federal immunity would work in this case, but at this point - in Chicago at least - it’s apparent that ICE has engaged in a criminal conspiracy to commit serial assaults against citizens of Illinois. They do not have immunity for violating the constitution, but is there any way for Illinois to bring state charges against ICE conspirators in federal court? I admit to having no idea if there’s any angle here - probably not, but this is insanely unprecedented. I’ve never seen a federal entity just go full-on at war against civilians, in violation of all laws and norms.

    Does something legally happen to these agents to make the others chill the fuck out?

  2. I could listen to/watch a series just of Iris de Rode discussing whatever she wants to discuss.

    Also, glad John Paul Jones getting a huge shoutout, but they didn't discuss how he got his brass balls all the way across the Atlantic.

    Glad to see they are doing a Henry David Thoreau series next year.

    Edit: Glad they brought the global/world war aspect into it, once France and Spain joined in.

  3. 57 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

    War on the Rocks summary of what it could be like to take on Venezuela. 50K troops to pacify. 

    https://warontherocks.com/2025/11/the-day-after-what-successful-regime-change-in-venezuela-would-really-take/

    50,000 is a very optimistic number, not to mention they would be based off of ships as the article mentions.  People don’t realize how tough that would be to do - we would need a lot more ships in that area.

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  4. 43 minutes ago, Tonesky said:

    I ignored a serious girlfriend's specific request and put massive time and effort into choosing the perfect gift.  She responded: "this does not meet my expectations" and "you have taken the joy out of my Hanukkah."  That pretty well ended things. 

    Shouldn’t have bought her a Christmas gift.

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  5. 7 hours ago, Chuckie Finster said:

    Hey so, like, the President just said Democratic congress members should be killed.

    Not an exaggeration, literally his quote.

    Even for Trump, this seems like new territory.

    5 hours ago, Pig Bellmont said:

    Can we also point out how fucking rich it is in the wake of all the finger wagging after Charlie Kirk was shot to be calling for Dems to be hanged? 

    Also, he’s spiraling. I’ve never been more convinced that some awful things are in those Epstein files

    1 hour ago, bluto said:

    I know damn well better than to have hope but maga seems to be taking on water from multiple holes these last few wks, and seems like all I hear from them is them trying to defend the healthcare shit show

    He is definitely starting to spiral in.  The Epstein stuff is getting worse. Economy is not doing what he wanted.  The National Guard bullshit is not getting him the wins he wanted, nor is the Venezuela shit.  The piggy comment really showed he’s losing his grasp.  He’s getting embarrassed by Putin and the Chinese on the international stage.

    And Texas fucked up redistricting while California may have nailed it. In the wake of of bad elections for him.

    And then he just saw the Senate Rs tell the House Rs to fuck off by passing the Epstein stuff with no changes, followed by the House Rs telling the Senate Rs to fuck off by stripping out the damages stuff. Johnson was probably shook  because Trump yelled at him.  Trump knows he’s lost control of Republicans in Congress, at least in the Senate.

    That fundraising email spoke volumes - he knows he’s in for more impeachments.  

    Dude might be spending most of his upcoming days dealing with Epstein shit.

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  6. 7 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Just the President of the United States, calling for the death of members of the opposing party for calling on members of the military to....follow the law.

    Nothing to see here.

    Seriously.  This motherfucker is the worst human being this country has ever produced, and yes, I'm aware that's saying something.  I mean, the USA produced Bob Stoops.

     

    Quiet, piggy.

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  7. 6 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

     

    None of this gets better without these idiots taking personal accountability. No more fucking excuses. 

    How about Sharia law for the red states?

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  8. 2 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

    Jesus Christ--all these posts about Nancy Mace, and then Lindsay Halligan, and now this crazy-ass bitch . . . I really feel like I'm being kink shamed for my appreciation of decently attractive batshit-crazy women.

    I don’t have to worry bout this bullshit with Sela Ward and Susanna Hoffs or Shania Twain.  I just have to worry about @Brisketexanhiding in the bushes and peeking through the window.

  9. 15 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    Yes.  One would hate to undermine all of that promise and potential that.....JD Vance has.

    It’s illustrative of what I’ve mentioned before - Cruz feels like it’s his turn, that he’s entitled to it and probably sees Vance as taking a short cut.  

  10. 1 hour ago, Bookman said:

    The preliminary statement alone! Whiny fucking bitch doesn't even cut it. 

    Wont be a good look during the appeal process.  

    1 hour ago, wood said:

    Over/under on how long it takes Trump to ask what idiot appointed him, call him a moron, and denounce him as a traitor?

    I expect him to attack Abbott and the legislature for fucking up so badly.  He has to be seething over those 5 seats, especially if California pulls it off.

  11. 4 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    They have indeed put themselves into a corner.

    They ran on a shouted creed of "RELEASE THE FILES!  WHAT ARE THE DEMS HIDING?"

    Releasing redacted files won't get them there.  It's an easy response of "they're still hiding the truth from you, people."

    And the hardcore conspiracy theorists lean pretty hard right, into libertarian territory.  It was easy for Trump to get them to the polls with all of the conspiracy bullshit, but the problem for him is that they are also the people who are going to freak out the most at redacted files. 

  12. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/warning-signs-mexico-beach-us-department-of-defense-property/
     

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday ruled out allowing U.S. strikes against cartels on Mexican soil, a day after President Trump said he was willing to do whatever it takes to stop drugs entering the U.S. Meanwhile, Mexican and American diplomats were trying to sort out what may have been an actual U.S. incursion.

    On Monday, men arrived in a boat at a beach in northeast Mexico and installed some signs signaling land that the U.S. Department of Defense considered restricted.

    Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry said late Monday that the country's navy had removed the signs, which appeared to be on Mexican territory. "The origin of the signs and their placement on national territory were unclear," the ministry said in a statement.

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    The signs read in English and Spanish, "Warning: Restricted Area," and went on to explain that it was Department of Defense property and had been declared restricted by "the commander." It said there could be no unauthorized access, photography or drawings of the area.

    CBS 4 News Rio Grande Valley posted an image of one of the signs on social media.

    The U.S. Embassy in Mexico shared a comment from the Pentagon Tuesday about the incident, confirming that contractors putting up signs to mark the "National Defense Area III" had placed signs at the mouth of the Rio Grande.

    "Changes in water depth and topography altered the perception of the international boundary's location," the statement said. "Government of Mexico personnel removed 6 signs based on their perception of the international boundary's location."

    The Pentagon said the contractors would "coordinate with appropriate agencies to avoid confusion in the future."

    Mexico had contacted its consulate in Brownsville, Texas, and then the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. Eventually, it was determined that contractors working for some U.S. government entity had placed the signs, Sheinbaum said.

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  13. 8 minutes ago, Goredho said:

    But writing that just makes me sad that there are enough people out there who are stupid enough to make it necessary.

    Ticking over Ye Olde 50 Years Old threshold and the amount of "the Texas legislature has voted on new healthcare legislation bleh bleh bleh and Medicare or Medicaid bleh bleh bleh" spam robo calls has shot up for me, even with constantly blocking.

    Somebody out there is making a shitload of money on these spam robo calls, and even though I clearly recognize them as spam robocalls, it's obvious a lot of people aren't.

    Now ramp that up to 11 with AI with a lot more stuff. We are in for a rough ride.

    I used to chuckle at the once-in-a-blue-moon phone call from a relative asking why somebody in another country wants to send them cash.  Now I'm pretty sure half my older relatives have had a few thousand dollars stolen from them over this stuff.

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