Re: I've become a bit of a John Oliver fan. - 8 weeks ago

Stewart has become a cartoon of himself. Watch a video of him from 20 years ago for comparison; two seconds of mugging has turned into two minutes.

Re: The truth is paralysing. - 8 weeks ago

We touched on this 4 months ago. It continues.

Re: Gosh, nobody seems excited about Presidents' Day - 2 months ago

QuoteRep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) wants President Donald Trump’s birthday to be a federal holiday. On Friday, the New York congresswoman introduced in a news release what she called “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act,” which would “permanently codify” June 14 as a federal holiday called “Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day,” according to the release… grovel

Re: wow! that was worse than I expected - 2 months ago

My favorite Kate McKinnon routine… ”It’ll be our thing…”

Re: love this pretty little thing, but I'd bet I'd be sorry - 2 months ago

QuoteDP My 1980 TR8 has the GM (license built) 215 cu. in. (3.5 liter) all-aluminum “Nailhead” V8 with a Holley 4bbl that GM used in some of it’s 60s small cars. A GM engineer told me mine was based on Buick’s version as the valve cover tops are parallel with the ground. Very nice. Aftermarket wheels look very good. "The engine itself was derived from an early 1960s Buick/Olds

Re: love this pretty little thing, but I'd bet I'd be sorry - 2 months ago

You might like the Elite better when it's all one color; I do.

Re: What's in Pete Hegseth's pocket? - 2 months ago

QuoteGGD As in he would blow his nose on an American Flag? "These colors don't run!" Neither does his nose apparently. Appropriate lyrics? Hide spoiler

Re: Putin and Xi dancing with joy over Trump - 2 months ago

QuoteSpeedy Trump envies those tin pot dictators so Major is paying him a compliment. “Tin-pot” refers to poor quality, and when used with “dictatorship”… ”…refers to a small, insignificant and often oppressive ruling regime that has limited power and lacks legitimacy.” Hardly the case with Russia and China.

Re: A middle finger to veterans and their life of national service - 2 months ago

QuoteBernie I voted for Trump. Surprised? After four years of "Weekend at Biden"s" and the prospect of being unburdened by what has been, it seemed most logical to vote for an adult. A quintessential demonstration of the “Baby/Bathwater” expression! Surprised? Not in the slightest! A quick glance at your “political” posts shows an affinity for sources like In

Re: If you could listen to this with closed eyes - 2 months ago

Never heard of her, but being in her 20's isn't all that unusual for a jazz vocalist. All in their 20s: Ella Fitzgerald - "...with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country..." Billie Holiday - "... with pianist Teddy Wilson...Wilson-Holiday records from 1935 to 1938 were a great asset to" her record label. Sarah Vaughan - "...spent the remainder

Re: AP banned from Oval office and Air Force 1 - 2 months ago

"...the malignant narcissist has a more pervasive lack of empathy…and will lack feelings of guilt or remorse for the damage they cause…may even derive pleasure from the gratuitous infliction of mental or physical pain on others.”

Re: A middle finger to veterans and their life of national service - 2 months ago

Quote$tevie QuoteCarnos Jax I bet most of those vets voted for the idiot . I would take that bet. Because I think you are wrong. CFDT "won with poorly educated ". There are "poorly educated" in the military*, but that's not ALL those in the military. *When at administrative offices filling out forms for being processed off active duty, had a shipmate who was als

Re: do the mashed potatoes?!....if you like mashed potatoes, quick recipe..... - 2 months ago

Mashed Potato Time

Re: Friday Funnies - Political Edition - 2 months ago

Quotespecial …was the life expectancy the same or lower than it is now? On average, Americans live only about 6 years longer now than in 1980; about 7 weeks longer per year.

Re: Friday Funnies - Political Edition - 2 months ago

Hate to be a wet blanket, but for the record… ”In May 2024, a rumor spread rapidly on social media, alleging that the price of McDonald's Big Mac changed from $0.50 to $8 between 1980 and 2024, while shrinking by 40% in size. One viral X post on the topic stated, ‘Big Mac went from $0.50 to $8 and lost 40% of its size from 1980-2024,’ concluding that ‘#Bitcoin fixes this.’” �

Re: Backlash? - 2 months ago

Quotebfd We may not always love our French brethren, but at least the Frenchies knew how to throw a revolt when it was necessary. ”The American Revolution of 1776 was one of the most influential events in modern history, with its effects being felt worldwide. It influenced the French Revolution and had political and social implications that acted as major forces for change in the western worl

Re: To pay for their evil agenda, House GOP looks to slash Medicaid - 2 months ago

Quote"Medicaid is where the money is, so that's where you cut" Willie Sutton for the 21st Century.

Un-effing believable! - 2 months ago

One of CFDT’s new VA head’s first statements to vets today… …l've been here about a week and you know the one thing that hadn't changed about DC it's the media up here that like to tell you stuff that they want you to believe I'm going to give you a breakdown this is how it happens in the media up here they take a possibility and then they run with a story because they want you to beli

Re: cook tease?!…..Tim Cook teases an ‘Apple Launch’ next Wednesday….. - 2 months ago

AirPods Pro 2 were at $170 on Amazon on Monday (list $250); perhaps that gives credence to an impending Pro “3” release.

Re: So much for supporting female athletes: Dept of Ed revokes Biden guidance on sharing NIL payments - 2 months ago

QuoteAcer I thought college was about learning, not about being an advertising opportunity. The revenue earned from this very lucrative side gig should benefit all students. Yeah, learning how to become a professional athlete!

Re: Can I please whine about my upcoming bday? (Feb 18) - 2 months ago

Re: Had to laugh at Trump’s press secretary yesterday - 2 months ago

QuoteLemon Drop That press sec is something straight out of 1984. And I don't mean her hair and wardrobe.

Re: So much for supporting female athletes: Dept of Ed revokes Biden guidance on sharing NIL payments - 2 months ago

Hey, our bottom line… tell dem broads to talk to us when dey bring in the real dough; sell as many tickets and T-shirts and beers and sneakers as the guys do.” Would have put that in quotes, but they’d never say it out loud.

Re: California city criminalizes ‘aiding’ and ‘abetting’ homeless camps - 2 months ago

Make of it what you will… Fremont demographics (2020): - Asian 63.72% - White 16.56% - Hispanic/Latino 12.59% - Black/African American 2.23% ”… home to the largest concentration of Afghan Americans in the United States…” “…as of February 10, 2019, Fremont has 104,650 registered voters. Of those, 46,840 (44.8%) are registered Democrats, 13,989 (13.4%) are registered Repu

Project 2025 Blitzkrieg… - 2 months ago

App update from just yesterday…

Re: Small Texas Measles Outbreak Highlights the Risk to the Unvaccinated - 2 months ago

QuoteSpeedy Yep, too bad the kids are paying for their parents’ mistakes. I bet the parents were vaccinated. Wouldn’t bet on that. Some of those parents’ parents likely HAD the measles (and mumps, and chickenpox) before vaccines (1950s & 60s), and considered them all just rights of childhood passage; no need for vaccination of their own kids.

Re: Trump appointment will be devoted to protecting a vulnerable minority! - 2 months ago

QuoteAcer I'll just leave this here: For the record, that increase in "Protestants" is fueled by the growth of evangelicals; not a good thing. "Catholics in Latin America tend to be less conservative than Protestants ..." "Marginal at first, news reports and political analysts have pointed the important weight that the Evangelical Christian community has and

Re: Is there a particular image of him that chafes you? - 2 months ago

This one from way back in 2015 has always stuck in my mind as one of the clearest demonstrations of who he really is.

Re: What's the kid doing in the Oval office? - 2 months ago

Where are you seeing that photo that doesn’t say who the kid is??

Re: America's research universities are the envy of the world - 2 months ago

QuoteLemon Drop Why does Rump want to destroy them? You have to ask?? “We won with poorly educated…" "I love the poorly educated!"