Notre Dame The Open Forum

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Surprised that conorlarkin did not post this WaPo Classic [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 11:43am 10/30/25 (0) [View All]
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Is paying attention to the news a waste of time? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:04am 10/30/25 (7) [View All]
- The media is vitally important to democracy. They told us about this, for instance: [LINK] - Chris94 - 11:58am 10/30/25
  - The MSM also gave us the Pee Pee tape lie. The Russian hoax lie. The Covid lies. - ELP - 12:05pm 10/30/25
  - Or this, from today, about how that guy purchased a pardon [LINK] - Chris94 - 12:01pm 10/30/25
- RCP started off politically un-aligned, but that changed in 2017...now it has content that would - TyroneIrish - 11:42am 10/30/25
- I look at it as entertainment, what is today’s propaganda [NT] - holybull101 - 10:53am 10/30/25
  - Well I do listen to Trump as if he's doing a standup routine at an open mike comedy show. [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:06am 10/30/25
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This is brilliant [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 8:04am 10/30/25 (3) [View All]
- And this is the guy who said higher food prices is a good thing for Americans. You might want to - jimbasil - 9:02am 10/30/25
  - Got a source for that? Sounds like BS. [NT] - Hensou - 9:16am 10/30/25
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"I don't leave the house without a man." [LINK] - MAS - 7:56am 10/30/25 (2) [View All]
- Saddiq Khan and what's happening in the UK is a cautionary tale. - LanceManion - 8:07am 10/30/25
  - Suicidal empathy. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 9:45am 10/30/25
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Mamdani and Trump are both populist, socialist…. Prove me wrong! [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:21am 10/30/25 (1) [View All]
- Charlie Kirk has inspired you to even borrow his catch phrase. That's a good thing. [NT] - ELP - 10:09am 10/30/25
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Go Jays! - AlbanyIRISH - 5:50am 10/30/25 (4) [View All]
- The Toronto rookie pitcher turn the super team into a bunch of Whiff Kings [NT] - ghostwriter - 9:23am 10/30/25
  - 22 years old, started the season in Single A. Incredible story. [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 10:59am 10/30/25
  - I look at my Cubs, then look at the Jays, & realize Cubbies have a ways to go. Pretty depressing. [NT] - ELP - 10:11am 10/30/25
    - The analytics that give the highest chance of getting to the playoffs do not entirely track with... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:42am 10/30/25
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The department of War has been ordered to immediately begin testing nuclear arms - jimbasil - 1:25am 10/30/25 (17) [View All]
- Given DJT's subservience to Putin, you always have to ask yourself, what's in it for Vlad? [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:27am 10/30/25
  - Thanks, GaslightingIrish. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:30am 10/30/25
    - Trump calls for Ceasefire in Ukraine prior to Putin meeting...after meeting he sees no need for it. [IMAGE] - TyroneIrish - 11:47am 10/30/25
- We haven't tested a nuke in over 30 years. - NedoftheHill - 11:23am 10/30/25
- I hope this is not true - Chris94 - 7:51am 10/30/25
  - He did say on an 'equal basis' with other nuclear powers. - NedoftheHill - 11:29am 10/30/25
    - He is reacting to Putin - Chris94 - 12:05pm 10/30/25
  - I don’t know if it’s true but Reuters is reporting this. [NT] [LINK] - jimbasil - 8:54am 10/30/25
    - I don’t know if’s true but I’ll post it anyway. Broebert Broebert [NT] - MuskyTommy - 11:09am 10/30/25
    - Sole nuclear launch authority is in his hands - Chris94 - 9:08am 10/30/25
- You live in NY don’t you? Are you voting for that Zoro Mamdani guy? [NT] - MuskyTommy - 7:04am 10/30/25
  - I’ll bet your “gotcha” post sounded like a brilliant response in your head. Cult member. [NT] - jimbasil - 8:58am 10/30/25
    - I’ll take that as yes. Let us know how everything free and government run grocery stores workout. - MuskyTommy - 11:06am 10/30/25
  - MAGA loves to change the subject. How is this germane? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:14am 10/30/25
    - He thinks he posted a gotcha post. He’s one of the more brilliant morons on here. [NT] - jimbasil - 9:04am 10/30/25
    - Go away. I asked Jim a question not you. Get your crying towel out. Three more years to go. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 7:31am 10/30/25
    - . [NT] - MuskyTommy - 7:31am 10/30/25
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coming soon to a city near you. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:19pm 10/29/25 (0) [View All]
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Who will you stand for? Country or Trump? Please bookmark. - conorlarkin - 11:00pm 10/29/25 (2) [View All]
- If they lose, they will scream fraud and try to overturn the election. - Chris94 - 12:40am 10/30/25
  - You mean like the Democrat Left is trying to do now through courts & violence? [NT] - ELP - 10:14am 10/30/25
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My 96 year old MIL stayed up to 2:40 AM to watch end of Game 3. - conorlarkin - 8:12pm 10/29/25 (0) [View All]
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Is wokeism dead or can Mamdani bring it back to life? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 7:05pm 10/29/25 (6) [View All]
- The real question is why you fear democracy? - conorlarkin - 8:09pm 10/29/25
  - Don't confuse mockery for fear. - iairishcheeks - 8:19pm 10/29/25
- The author of that article is really going through it. - iairishcheeks - 7:48pm 10/29/25
- It's not dead in the isolated liberal bubble worlds. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:10pm 10/29/25
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Dems seize the “high” ground [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 6:56pm 10/29/25 (1) [View All]
- They never let you down. The Dems - ColeyO - 7:27pm 10/29/25
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Speaking of dictators, BidenHandlers had their FBI draw up an "enemies list" of political opponents [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 4:35pm 10/29/25 (16) [View All]
- Let's have open hearings on what Jack Smith knows about all this...you'd think the GOP would welcome - TyroneIrish - 7:01pm 10/29/25
  - Not going to happen. Facts and truths are not things R’s can handle. [NT] - jimbasil - 12:39am 10/30/25
    - You're right...for now...but come 2026, should the Dems take one or both houses of Congress, - TyroneIrish - 1:04am 10/30/25
- But Biden was a benevolent dictator. (He ramped up the governing by Executive Order and regulation. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 6:39pm 10/29/25
  - Jack Smith has MUCH to answer for in court with his illegal and dictatorial "Arctic Frost" campaign. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 7:09pm 10/29/25
    - I hope Tyrone is paying attention [NT] - ColeyO - 7:29pm 10/29/25
      - Well, at least we know that Baron is paying attention to my posts...and still afraid to engage... - TyroneIrish - 7:34pm 10/29/25
        Pretty sure he knows you post nothing - ColeyO - 7:43pm 10/29/25
        Baron's multiple posts talking 'about' me...rather than 'to' me...proves otherwise...even our - TyroneIrish - 1:00am 10/30/25
- You’re the Sean hannity of uhnd. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:19pm 10/29/25
  - you can’t give somebody a bigger compliment. that was nice of you. [NT] - und67 - 6:46pm 10/29/25
    - Sure if being a misinformation machine and lying fuckwad are complementary. [NT] - jimbasil - 7:11pm 10/29/25
      - Define Fuckwad?What is a Fuckwad?Please explain? I’m super curious as to what this Fuckwad thing is? [NT] - Frankx - 10:53pm 10/29/25
        And you’re so articulate. Pretty impressive for a 5 year old. [NT] - Frankx - 3:29am 10/30/25
        
        I’m sure your lack of imagination can figure it out. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:32pm 10/29/25
  - So you approve of what the Biden team did? [NT] - MarkHarman - 6:43pm 10/29/25
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A great pig like that you can't eat all at once. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 3:58pm 10/29/25 (0) [View All]
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Another violent liberal gets a light sentence. [LINK] - Hensou - 3:23pm 10/29/25 (8) [View All]
- Definitely Black, but what makes her liberal? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 3:28pm 10/29/25
  - Well, first there is the violence..... [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:22am 10/30/25
  - Good question. Many blacks support Trump. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:20pm 10/29/25
    - Yep, like all my buds less one but I understand his contention. [NT] - Frankx - 6:27pm 10/29/25
      - "Her" [NT] - ColeyO - 7:35pm 10/29/25
  - "F–k these cops" [NT] - Hensou - 3:39pm 10/29/25
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Zoran the Destroyer, 2023: "The boot of the NYPD, on your neck, is laced by the IDF." [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:08pm 10/29/25 (1) [View All]
- Chicago has already been dealing with a mayor like this. - ELP - 3:12pm 10/29/25
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I’m concerned DJT’s Nobel Peace prize is in jeopardy because of Israel’s bad behavior. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:47pm 10/29/25 (20) [View All]
- For those keeping score at home, it is 68K to 700. - iairishcheeks - 3:32pm 10/29/25
  - That is the usual exchange rate - NedoftheHill - 5:42pm 10/29/25
    - Dear God, Hamas made me kill all of those innocent children. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:59pm 10/29/25
      - Hmmm. - NedoftheHill - 8:55pm 10/29/25
        What are the numbers? Hamas vs non-hamas? Women and children? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:29pm 10/29/25
        BTW, if you don't like basing morality on sheer numbers, I also mentioned another option: Intent. - NedoftheHill - 9:55pm 10/29/25
        Hamas is to blame for all of it, so we can set that issue aside [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:57am 10/30/25
        Should we have done the same after 9/11? Maybe. I doubt it would've worked, but who knows? - NedoftheHill - 11:45am 10/30/25
        
        You said 68k Gazans. If allowed, Hamas would eliminate over 7 million jews in Israel. - NedoftheHill - 9:49pm 10/29/25
  - So no Nobel Peace prize for the guy who stopped 8 wars? [NT] - jimbasil - 4:20pm 10/29/25
    - The Trump Peace Prize will be the new gold standard of self-flatulation. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:28pm 10/29/25
- Jim thinks Jews defending themselves is bad behavior. - NedoftheHill - 2:13pm 10/29/25
  - It was mostly offense, not defense - iairishcheeks - 3:35pm 10/29/25
    - Retaliation is defense against the next attack. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:59pm 10/29/25
  - Neddie the nutty creates his own narrative without regard for truth or fact. You’re like a zit. [NT] - jimbasil - 2:25pm 10/29/25
    - Ha! As if "Israel's bad behavior" isn't you creating a false narrative. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:47pm 10/29/25
      - Because there really wasn’t an agreed to peace deal. - jimbasil - 2:51pm 10/29/25
        Got a link? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:59pm 10/29/25
        Don’t watch FOXTV, newsmax or any other extremist right wing media. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:17pm 10/29/25
        No link? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:31pm 10/29/25
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A real American would never want to know what's in a hot dog [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 1:09pm 10/29/25 (7) [View All]
- I love scrapple, my children love scrapple.. so dogs are good for you. [NT] - Frankx - 6:15pm 10/29/25
- - [NT] - Frankx - 6:15pm 10/29/25
- I worked in a meat factory during the summers of HS and early college..... - BaronVonZemo - 4:31pm 10/29/25
  - Ball Park? Really? I'm a Hebrew National guy... - NedoftheHill - 5:57pm 10/29/25
    - I never heard of them until now, but I googled them. Sounds smart. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:13pm 10/29/25
  - I keep Kosher… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:56pm 10/29/25
- And with good reason... - TakethetrainKnute - 1:28pm 10/29/25
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Ds vow to starve as many food stamp recipients asit takes to get free health healthcare for illegals [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:59am 10/29/25 (2) [View All]
- Perhaps Democrats in Congress should donate their paydays to this cause of theirs. - ELP - 10:47am 10/29/25
  - So insidious. Here's something to help you, but we'll hold it hostage if we don't win the election. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:54am 10/29/25
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Stephen Pinker on the Trump communication strategy [LINK] - Chris94 - 7:41am 10/29/25 (13) [View All]
- We just went through an emperor with no clothes, which inspired "He's old, we get it." - iairishcheeks - 12:44pm 10/29/25
  - Very well said and laid out in 6 sentences. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:14pm 10/29/25
  - The mistake is to think that Trump I’d like all the others. He’s not. - Chris94 - 2:21pm 10/29/25
    - Have you studied any of the other presidents? - iairishcheeks - 3:18pm 10/29/25
      - Nonsense. Norms were upheld by all previous presidents. [NT] - Chris94 - 6:37pm 10/29/25
        Having the FBI meet with media outlets to make them believe facts are fake ahead of time. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:32pm 10/29/25
        
        Targeting the political opposition for surveillance and investigation? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:31pm 10/29/25
        
        Blanket pardons going back 11 years was totally normal. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:33pm 10/29/25
        
        Like the COVID Takeover....errr Shut Down? You can't see the plank in your own eye as you point out - BaronVonZemo - 7:15pm 10/29/25
- We'll know soon enough. Until then, just chill. - NedoftheHill - 11:58am 10/29/25
- Summary: Trump trolls your TDS after all you did to him, your egos are bruised, so he is a dictator. - BaronVonZemo - 10:10am 10/29/25
  - It's a 24/7 hot tub circle fest w/ Democrats. Tantrums, screaming, more tantrums, - ELP - 10:52am 10/29/25
    - TDS is real. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:02pm 10/29/25
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This is a very interesting chart. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 12:19am 10/29/25 (8) [View All]
- Conclusion: humans need to start domesticating blue whales pronto! [NT] - LanceManion - 3:28am 10/29/25
  - Review the Russian fox experiment. - iairishcheeks - 12:54pm 10/29/25
    - It's all about the numbers. Gotta get those numbers up. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:16pm 10/29/25
      - I suppose you do want whales with floppy ears and curly tails, you deviant. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:37pm 10/29/25
  - You should reach out to Ishmael. Maybe ask him to give you a call... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:42am 10/29/25
    - . [NT] - LanceManion - 2:17pm 10/29/25
    - That's how I got the nickname The Whaler - quite the chubby chaser in my day. [NT] - LanceManion - 10:53am 10/29/25
      - I had heard "The Plumper Jumper"...but why quibble... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:16am 10/29/25
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An “elegant weave of disjointed thoughts” does not lead to nowhere. [LINK] - Hensou - 9:43pm 10/28/25 (0) [View All]
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NYC Mayoral Candidate, Zohran Mamdani visits with John Stewart on the 'Daily Show'... - TyroneIrish - 9:20pm 10/28/25 (21) [View All]
- I’m pulling for him! - Curly1918 - 9:56am 10/29/25
  - God I hope he wins [NT] - Frankx - 6:30pm 10/29/25
  - If you want to see repeated bankruptcies...look no further than Donald J. Trump ;-)... - TyroneIrish - 10:27am 10/29/25
    - You see... bankruptcy works! It purges and allows renaissance. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:07pm 10/29/25
      - Re: You see... bankruptcy works! It purges and allows renaissance. - Curly1918 - 1:09pm 10/29/25
        Maybe you can share with us the financial pathology that Mamdani would reek on NYC...his taxes on - TyroneIrish - 7:10pm 10/29/25
- Polls well with immigrants and young people. 2008 and COVID have irreparably shaped young people. - LanceManion - 3:18am 10/29/25
  - 90,000 campaign workers!/canvassers!…all highly motivated. That’s formidable…. - TyroneIrish - 9:26am 10/29/25
- Communist who wants to defund the police. - jakers - 11:09pm 10/28/25
  - If he wins, we’ll know soon enough…for now, just chill… [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:51pm 10/28/25
    - Yr arrogance is astonishing [NT] - ColeyO - 11:01am 10/29/25
      - Given how long you hold a grudge, "Chilling" should be a high priority...just trying to help... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 7:13pm 10/29/25
- Why do you care? Don’t you live across the country from NYC? [NT] - holybull101 - 9:34pm 10/28/25
  - I was born in NYC and lived in Queens through most of my grammar school days...learned how to - TyroneIrish - 9:41pm 10/28/25
    - HAHAHA!!! [NT] - jakers - 11:08pm 10/28/25
      - John Stewart compares Mamdani the Commie to Jackie Robinson. LOL [NT] - ELP - 10:37am 10/29/25
        John Stewart is a weak minded loser, always seeking relevance, but - ColeyO - 11:05am 10/29/25
        Talk about "Weak Minded" persons...had you even the slightest amount of Critical Thinking, [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:10am 10/30/25
        
        Not a bad analogy...New Yorkers can identify with what Jackie had to deal with... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:43am 10/29/25
        Let's compare DJT to old Abe. The rest of America can identify w/ that. [NT] - ELP - 10:56am 10/29/25
        This should be interesting...in what ways? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 7:14pm 10/29/25
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Imagine if Sleepy had been reelected [LINK] - Iggle - 8:44pm 10/28/25 (9) [View All]
- what happened to my reply here? - und67 - 12:46pm 10/29/25
  - Mark is partial to black and white soft serve. [NT] - Iggle - 1:21pm 10/29/25
    - aha —- should’ve taken that into consideration. thanks. [NT] - und67 - 1:32pm 10/29/25
- There’d still be anEast Wing, Iowa wouldn’t have lost 6%of their GDP, cattle farmers wouldn’t - jimbasil - 11:15pm 10/28/25
  - "What turned you into a violent revolutionary, Dim?" - Iggle - 6:13am 10/29/25
    - Don't tread on the East Wing! [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:28pm 10/29/25
  - Argentina, not Venezuela who we might be going to war with. - iairishcheeks - 11:59pm 10/28/25
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Not sure that DJT is ready to take on challenges more complex than this one... - TyroneIrish - 6:02pm 10/28/25 (9) [View All]
- What qualifies you to make that assertion? [NT] - ColeyO - 7:59pm 10/28/25
  - He is a real American. Unlike you. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:07pm 10/28/25
- I’m surprised he didn’t push someone to the side for a photo op. [NT] - jimbasil - 7:20pm 10/28/25
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I certainly don't agree with Rand Paul on many issues, but he at least is willing to call out his - TyroneIrish - 5:25pm 10/28/25 (1) [View All]
- Again...no defense for what DJT is doing to GOP Senators and Representatives...is this how our - TyroneIrish - 9:23pm 10/28/25
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Intellectual dishonesty on the right - Quest4twelve - 1:38pm 10/28/25 (12) [View All]
- When did yr parents move to Fla.? [NT] - ColeyO - 8:14pm 10/28/25
- You mean like calling a legal visa holder and an illegal immigrant the same thing? Yep, horrible. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:53pm 10/28/25
- I have never heard the term "nonpermanent immigrants" what does it mean to you? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:20pm 10/28/25
  - it still means potential illegal lemming bot dem voters. - und67 - 9:07pm 10/28/25
  - It’s fluid, very fluid. [NT] - Frankx - 5:14pm 10/28/25
  - use *nonresident alien if it gets you back on track to understand my OP [NT] - Quest4twelve - 2:47pm 10/28/25
    - I need to understand the categorization before I can comment. - iairishcheeks - 3:42pm 10/28/25
  - "Let's rebrand them" and then claim they are different. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:41pm 10/28/25
    - Reimagine. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:42pm 10/28/25
- By "nonpermanent immigrants" do you mean illegal aliens or green card holders? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:04pm 10/28/25
- A total lack of Critical Thinking... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 2:01pm 10/28/25
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Thoughts and prayers to all Jamaicans. Looks like a brutal hurricane. [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:27pm 10/28/25 (2) [View All]
- Indeed. Good post. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:48pm 10/28/25
- 15-30 inches of rain, plus 185mph winds…God Save Them [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:36pm 10/28/25
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Wikipedia is dead [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 10:52am 10/28/25 (8) [View All]
- "Grokipedia, wiki"... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:47pm 10/28/25
- Awesome, I'd love to have access to info that isn't being constantly filtered by paid liberals. - BaronVonZemo - 2:45pm 10/28/25
  - “isn't being constantly filtered by paid liberals.”? What does that mean? [NT] - jimbasil - 5:58pm 10/28/25
    - Baron’s crickets Of course. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:16pm 10/28/25
      - At least we get a momentary break… [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:41am 10/29/25
- Have to say, I've been a bit suspicious that AI is editing wikipedia. - NedoftheHill - 12:17pm 10/28/25
  - An online encyclopedia without bias and editing is badly needed. Wikipedia is flawed by design. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:47pm 10/28/25
- Panties will be bunched [NT] - holybull101 - 12:01pm 10/28/25
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Politicians playing chicken... how will they ever avoid a crash? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:10am 10/28/25 (22) [View All]
- Dems WANT the country to crash. It is their only path to power.They know the US will surge w Trump's - BaronVonZemo - 6:23pm 10/28/25
- Dems are standing up for 30M+ Americans’ HC affordability…GOP won’t even stay in town to do their - TyroneIrish - 10:34am 10/28/25
  - Why does this number keep going up? Was 20 million a few weeks ago [NT] - holybull101 - 12:02pm 10/28/25
    - Here's more information highlighting the gravity of not increasing ACA Premium Tax Credits for low [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:59pm 10/28/25
      - Why did Democrats pass ACA if it was too expensive? Why not permanent subsidies? - NedoftheHill - 2:07pm 10/28/25
        Read "America's Bitter Pill", by Steven Brill...in short, 'It's Complicated'...but the doubling of - TyroneIrish - 5:19pm 10/28/25
        You could have just said, "I don't want to say." [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:39am 10/29/25
        If you're motivated enough about the issue, you can educate yourself by reading a comprehensive - TyroneIrish - 10:39am 10/29/25
        If you're motivated enough to answer, feel free. - NedoftheHill - 9:10pm 10/29/25
    - ACA marketplace membership has doubled to 24M since 2020 and some publications are - TyroneIrish - 1:28pm 10/28/25
  - None of that is in the CR to fund the government. - PaND - 11:30am 10/28/25
    - Since you won't educate yourself, I'll do it for you (see link)...btw, it's the GOP who refuse to [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:43am 10/28/25
      - schumer has joined the g.o.p.? who knew? [NT] - und67 - 12:04pm 10/28/25
      - It's the Schumer Shutdown! [NT] - jakers - 11:53am 10/28/25
  - Josh... why didn't the Dems pass this extension when they were in power? - Curly1918 - 11:01am 10/28/25
    - Gee...if MTG can figure this out, why can't you? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:12am 10/28/25
      - Not a fan of MTG. I generally feel good when our views are out of sync. [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:54am 10/28/25
        As MTG notes…2X or 3X increases in HC costs for her family and constituents will hurt them deeply… - TyroneIrish - 1:31pm 10/28/25
        Sometimes the best way to kick a bad habit is to go cold turkey. - Curly1918 - 2:31pm 10/28/25
        In the U.S., HC...and College Education...are being treated as "For Profit" enterprises, when most - TyroneIrish - 6:57pm 10/29/25
        
        Curly is in the mode of ask questions but don't want to find the answers out [NT] - Quest4twelve - 1:40pm 10/28/25
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Iowa loses more than 6% of its GDP, family farms struggle to survive as DJT gives - jimbasil - 7:57am 10/28/25 (16) [View All]
- You and Chris pretending to care about cow country is cute. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:55am 10/28/25
  - You defending the untenable not caring about “cow country” is unforgivable. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:59am 10/28/25
    - I don't think we should be subsidizing farmers any more than subsidizing other industries. - iairishcheeks - 12:04pm 10/28/25
      - And that’s the point - Iowan farmers 1. want to keep their family farms 2. would rather not receive - jimbasil - 12:45pm 10/28/25
        You are pretending to be simultaneously upset by low soybean prices and high beef prices. - iairishcheeks - 12:57pm 10/28/25
        I’m not arguing any of that - simply electing a self indulgent criminal as POTUS and these are the - jimbasil - 1:54pm 10/28/25
        You literally just argued all of that. - iairishcheeks - 2:22pm 10/28/25
        I most definitely am not arguing for crony-capitalism if anything it’s an - jimbasil - 3:15pm 10/28/25
        You want Trump to subsidize soybean farmers and keep beef prices high. - iairishcheeks - 3:39pm 10/28/25
- Farmers voted 90% for Trump - Chris94 - 10:33am 10/28/25
  - Farmers don't export grain to China, corporations do. - iairishcheeks - 12:32pm 10/28/25
    - Um last o looked farmers grew the soybeans. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:57pm 10/28/25
      - How many hands do you think the soybeans go through before they get to China? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:23pm 10/28/25
        Like I said - you can’t see the forest for the trees. [NT] - jimbasil - 8:31pm 10/28/25
        Most farmers have only one path to market, their local grain elevator coop - iairishcheeks - 3:07am 10/29/25
  - Yes, subsidizing Venezuela's soybean farming for sales to China, tariffs for Iowans. - jimbasil - 10:40am 10/28/25
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Yet more trans/LGBTQ violence - planned mass murder shooting averted. Violence comes from the Left. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 11:42pm 10/27/25 (15) [View All]
- Notice Fox News refuses to use the pronouns "he" "him" and "his" - MarkHarman - 11:13am 10/28/25
  - Precisely. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:43pm 10/28/25
  - Though I get not repurposing pronoun use but FOXTV accents their noise - jimbasil - 12:15pm 10/28/25
  - Your reflexive discrimination is noted. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:23am 10/28/25
    - Trying to alter the definition of "discrimination" now, I see. [NT] - jakers - 11:54am 10/28/25
      - Haven’t heard any kind words from you recently about LGBTQ fellow Americans, Jake…why is that? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:42pm 10/28/25
- Man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband. - jimbasil - 8:03am 10/28/25
- The Silence of the Lambs was a cautionary tale ahead of its time. [NT] - LanceManion - 6:26am 10/28/25
  - "We begin by coveting what we see every day." [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:05am 10/28/25
  - LGBTQ doctrine programs hate against Christianlty&conservatives + “ends justify the means” - BaronVonZemo - 8:54am 10/28/25
    - I see, no comment on the violence from the right, just hatred for anything - jimbasil - 9:11am 10/28/25
- 2019...23 Hispanics killed in El Paso...2022...10 Blacks killed in Buffalo...by White Supremacists [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:12am 10/28/25
  - What was the point you were making? The perpetrators were all white? [NT] - AL-Irish - 5:04am 10/28/25
    - Indeed. Violence comes from white men, Republican white men. - conorlarkin - 5:23am 10/28/25
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10/27/25: Night of the Long Knives [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 11:29pm 10/27/25 (1) [View All]
- Your link: ICE does very targeted operations against criminals and you support blocking them. Hmmm [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:00am 10/28/25
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Democrats Fall Into the Mamdani Line [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 11:10pm 10/27/25 (10) [View All]
- The $40 million bartender is all-in on Mamdani. Cocktails & Dreams! [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 6:37am 10/28/25
- Zohran Mamdani is by no means an anti-semite...Rep Jerry Nadler, a Jew, endorsed Mamdani in June... - TyroneIrish - 2:18am 10/28/25
  - Mamdani is helping Dems sew up the key barista-with-communications-degree demographic - Iggle - 9:09am 10/28/25
    - Stay tuned…your trope may be put to the test shortly. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:06am 10/28/25
      - I really hope so. It will pass with flying colors. - Iggle - 11:04am 10/28/25
  - Stop it, J Nadler is a democrat endorsing a Democrat, that’s it. [NT] - Frankx - 4:42am 10/28/25
    - Dems are always Democrats first and anything else second. The party always comes first. - ELP - 12:06pm 10/28/25
      - LOL...thanks for highlighting the Diversity of the Democratic Party...now take a look at any GOP - TyroneIrish - 2:12pm 10/28/25
        Party first. You are Exhibit A. All the talking points & white guilt to make my point. [NT] - ELP - 5:36pm 10/28/25
    - Jerry Nadler is a devout Jewish man…you make no sense at all…but then you’re a MAGA. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 9:55am 10/28/25
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A good piece on the Trump autocracy — - conorlarkin - 7:56pm 10/27/25 (1) [View All]
- Remember, Trump propaganda bad, DNC propaganda good [NT] - holybull101 - 9:47pm 10/27/25
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If you ever saw the movie “HER” that future is arriving [LINK] - Curly1918 - 7:23pm 10/27/25 (1) [View All]
- It's funny watching policy makers think they can address falling population ignoring this stuff. - NedoftheHill - 9:01pm 10/27/25
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Does this mean that this school is against open Debate? Discussion? Someone that might think [LINK] - Frankx - 7:14pm 10/27/25 (2) [View All]
- It means that school is closely aligned with the modern Catholic Church. - ELP - 8:02pm 10/27/25
  - I already know and thanks. It aligns with Chicago, so there’s that. [NT] - Frankx - 10:32pm 10/27/25
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Can’t give aid to Africans but give billions to friends of DJT is a priority - give freebies - jimbasil - 6:29pm 10/27/25 (3) [View All]
- Please elaborate. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:03pm 10/27/25
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The RFK Jr Effect. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 11:11am 10/27/25 (11) [View All]
- My son takes Zyrtec & recently we bought a 2 pack. With artificial color was cheaper than without. - LanceManion - 3:29pm 10/27/25
- Good move because the pseudoscience is quite clear here. Next - contrails! [NT] - Chris94 - 11:16am 10/27/25
  - You want petrochemicals in your children's food? For what reason? - iairishcheeks - 11:28am 10/27/25
    - The Medical Community has been dealing with petrochemicals long before RFK Jr. came along... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:00pm 10/27/25
    - I trust the FDA when they say these chemicals are basically safe - Chris94 - 11:39am 10/27/25
      - So it's about a religious belief for you rather than science. - iairishcheeks - 2:16pm 10/27/25
        Ha! No. The FDA is not a religion-based organization - it is science. - Chris94 - 5:32pm 10/27/25
        Warning: cognitive dissonance ahead. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 6:07pm 10/27/25
        I am fine with eliminating them. - Chris94 - 6:10pm 10/27/25
        Which scientists? Even corrupt ones? - iairishcheeks - 6:19pm 10/27/25
        Let's see the evidence you've been holding onto that substantiates the "Lab Leak Theory" for COVID's - TyroneIrish - 11:48am 10/28/25
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Anyone here own a mobile home or Class B or C RV & travel with it? - BaronVonZemo - 6:46am 10/27/25 (30) [View All]
- Had this same exact conversation with my wife ~5 years ago. - NedoftheHill - 3:23pm 10/27/25
- She's right. The benefits do not justify the cost. [NT] - Hensou - 11:08am 10/27/25
  - It's well worth the cost for visiting national parks and such. - iairishcheeks - 11:12am 10/27/25
- Rent rent rent…did I say rent? Most who buy have them sitting in a storage facility - Domer From Hell - 10:25am 10/27/25
  - I know....the Baroness is right. I was trying the Class B angle because - BaronVonZemo - 10:51am 10/27/25
- I plan to buy one like this at some point. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 9:07am 10/27/25
- Friend of mine in Grand Rapids has 3 college kids and one of these and loves it [LINK] - LanceManion - 8:27am 10/27/25
- Buy a beach house and then the kids will endure the airports to come visit. [NT] - Iggle - 8:23am 10/27/25
  - Yeah, buy a beach house, and make it available to board members! - LanceManion - 8:28am 10/27/25
    - A beach house in Michigan? Uh, good for 2 months out of the year. Another waste [NT] - Domer From Hell - 10:26am 10/27/25
      - Maybe if you weren’t flushing your $ in Cali taxes, you could afford it [NT] - LanceManion - 12:24pm 10/27/25
        Love Lake Michigan, but a beach house is a total waste… - Domer From Hell - 12:52pm 10/27/25
      - Actually 4, but... - BaronVonZemo - 10:43am 10/27/25
        Snow ain’t beautiful… - Domer From Hell - 11:00am 10/27/25
        No humidity, no mosquitoes, horseflies for 1 week in early Aug. Snow - yes 4 months of it - BaronVonZemo - 1:06pm 10/27/25
        Grew up on Lake Michigan… - Domer From Hell - 1:12pm 10/27/25
        And how is it that you ended up in the land of fruits and nuts (California)? [NT] - LanceManion - 3:23pm 10/27/25
        
        Yes, you told me. Nice there, but come North my friend. [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 1:44pm 10/27/25
        
        Hah, not far from where my mother grew up. Close to the Fruit Belt. - MAS - 1:34pm 10/27/25
        We used to have a blast in the snow… - Domer From Hell - 1:45pm 10/27/25
        1978 was the year of the blizzard here in Wisconsin, too. - MAS - 3:10pm 10/27/25
        
        78 was epic...only 2013 compares...but 78 was all at once. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:50pm 10/27/25
    - Oh...sorry. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:10am 10/27/25
- Sounds like a ball. [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 7:49am 10/27/25
- Of course she's smiling. - Rooney - 7:48am 10/27/25
- I've kicked around the idea - Nigel Tufnel - 7:31am 10/27/25
  - We free road travelers are not known for our pragmatism. [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 9:33am 10/27/25
    - . [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:09pm 10/27/25
    - Was expecting this photo... [NT] [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:18pm 10/27/25
      - Ha! You thought I would lead with the cold, hard truth? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:09pm 10/27/25
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The Chris Farley you never knew. [LINK] - MAS - 9:27pm 10/26/25 (0) [View All]
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Is political partisanship psychologically equivalent to being a sports fan? - Curly1918 - 6:22pm 10/26/25 (2) [View All]
- Yes, or a religious fanatic. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:46pm 10/27/25
- No. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:41pm 10/26/25
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TDS to the MAX. Stupid beyond belief. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 5:32pm 10/26/25 (7) [View All]
- Makes you wonder why no other President in the last 120 yrs didn't prioritize a Ballroom for the [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:20pm 10/27/25
- Remember, getting with spy prostitutes is ok [NT] - holybull101 - 8:12pm 10/26/25
  - Can you imagine? They destroy the ballroom out of mere spite? Maybe Trump should use tax dollars. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:14pm 10/26/25
    - An admission that their balls don't measure up? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:26am 10/27/25
    - Every single Dem poster here would do it. They have been frothed by their controllers. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:06pm 10/26/25
      - Don't think so. I think they would rename the ballroom after the most radical anti-American possible - ELP - 8:51am 10/27/25
        Yes, they would insult 90% of the world to score points with their whackadoodle base... - NedoftheHill - 2:50pm 10/27/25
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Totally normal. TDS and violence is real. [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 10:52am 10/26/25 (42) [View All]
- Renounce violence from all sides…work together to stop it. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:48pm 10/26/25
  - Then stop calling people fascists/autocrats. You know that violence is the only answer to fascism. - NedoftheHill - 3:37pm 10/26/25
    - Dems "Walk the Talk" on Non-Violence and Calling Out Fascists/Authoritarians...I give you 7M+ - TyroneIrish - 11:35am 10/28/25
      - Total nonsense. Dems call for violence against Trump, and most political violence is from the Left. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:40am 10/29/25
    - delete [NT] - ELP - 8:38am 10/27/25
      - Re: The Dems are married to the "both sides do it" talking point when convenient. [NT] - ELP - 8:39am 10/27/25
    - Bullshit. Calling out the slide to fascism is the duty of all true patriots. - Chris94 - 4:12pm 10/26/25
      - "Both sides do it" is a defense strategy of the Dem left. Don't doubt me. [NT] - ELP - 8:04pm 10/27/25
      - Exactly. And it’s dangerous to pretend that Trump 2.0 is not an autocracy. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:42pm 10/26/25
        It is far more dangerous for you to pretend it is an autocracy. - Hensou - 8:22pm 10/26/25
        I am not pretending. And you are in denial. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:33pm 10/26/25
        You lost the election so you pretend Trump is a demonic figure. - Hensou - 8:38pm 10/26/25
      - Is it your contention that fascist dictators can be voted out of office? - NedoftheHill - 6:22pm 10/26/25
        My contention is that you are never worth engaging. [NT] - Chris94 - 6:55pm 10/26/25
        I get that you feel that way if you cannot find a flaw in my logic. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:22pm 10/26/25
        I've found and explained flaws in your logic over the Abortion issue...that's when you stopped - TyroneIrish - 8:46pm 10/26/25
        You apparently have trouble doing so on the issue of this thread, so you are changing the subject. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:13pm 10/27/25
        
        As far as I know, you stopped our last conversation. Having said that... - NedoftheHill - 9:52pm 10/26/25
        I haven’t twisted anything wrt Catholic Doctrine…in fact I’ve quoted it in in support - TyroneIrish - 11:11pm 10/26/25
        That is a lie, or pure ignorance. Did you even know of the Catholic Catechism b/f I cited it to you? - NedoftheHill - 1:25am 10/27/25
        I've cited the RCC's Catechetical teaching on "Just Wars", whereby...under certain enumerated [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:41pm 10/27/25
        Great. Now do that for abortion. You won't. - NedoftheHill - 7:01pm 10/27/25
        BTW…remember that since R v W in 1973 80-90% of Americans, - TyroneIrish - 10:21am 10/28/25
        Still don't want to directly respond agains the Catechism? You just want to lie about it? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:41am 10/29/25
        
        Everyone can read what I posted, Ned...and while you refuse to acknowledge it, I clearly related - TyroneIrish - 1:48am 10/28/25
        Everyone sees you refuse to quote the Catechism on abortion because you are against its teaching. - NedoftheHill - 2:01pm 10/28/25
      - Calling out a slide to fascism is indeed bullshit. True Patriots laugh in your face. [NT] - Hensou - 6:07pm 10/26/25
      - Amen to that...it's Un-American to see it and not speak out...it's actually happening, and millions - TyroneIrish - 5:10pm 10/26/25
      - Carry on, proggie warrior! [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 4:57pm 10/26/25
      - Total word Salad. Between KH and the former press Secretary trying to sell her book, hysterical [NT] - Frankx - 4:21pm 10/26/25
- Violence comes from the Left, and TDS is very real. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:11pm 10/26/25
  - TDS is strange. I just had a liberal ask me not to bring up politics with a particular person... - NedoftheHill - 3:41pm 10/26/25
    - Have to wonder what your friends would think of you if you were honest with them about your thoughts [NT] - TyroneIrish - 5:13pm 10/26/25
      - Their condition would be worsened. I don't wish to do that to them. - NedoftheHill - 6:26pm 10/26/25
        But you're not being honest with them...how can you be a friend if they don't know you? - TyroneIrish - 9:34pm 10/26/25
        Unlike you, I don't lie. Choosing not to argue with someone is not "not being honest." - NedoftheHill - 9:59pm 10/26/25
        Were you a participant in those Political discussions? - TyroneIrish - 1:26am 10/27/25
        You are about to lie by omission (per your definition of lying) when you fail to tell me your SSN. - NedoftheHill - 12:14pm 10/27/25
        The onus is on you, Ned...backup your claim of me lying...every post of mine is available to a - TyroneIrish - 4:32pm 10/27/25
- Remember, you’re allowed to kill Nazis [NT] - holybull101 - 12:42pm 10/26/25
- The perp here explicitly explained his behavior as a "TDS episode." - MAS - 11:26am 10/26/25
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Worst presidential pardon Hunter or CZ? - Quest4twelve - 9:36am 10/26/25 (8) [View All]
- Whatabout CZ? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:42pm 10/26/25
- The Orange grifter said he would have all his foes including Hunter and Hillary - jimbasil - 2:48pm 10/26/25
- Why choose? Political pardons are awful. - Chris94 - 10:35am 10/26/25
  - Agreeance. Total travishamockery! [NT] - LanceManion - 12:14pm 10/26/25
  - Agree... but Biden looks like a genius knowing how vindictive and small Trump is [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:23am 10/26/25
    - I dont know about “genius”… but he was sure right - Chris94 - 11:32am 10/26/25
      - This is where we are. Until Trump does something, it is ok for the Left to do it. - NedoftheHill - 3:46pm 10/26/25
- * [NT] - Chris94 - 10:35am 10/26/25
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will just leave this here for those who believe islam is all well and good [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:27am 10/26/25 (3) [View All]
- Mouth breather type post. That's like judging Christianity based on the Westboro Baptist Church. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 9:39am 10/26/25
  - If the worst thing Islamists did was hold up offensive signs, there would be no problem with them. - NedoftheHill - 3:48pm 10/26/25
    - Look at the life of Muhammad. He was an evil man and a false prophet. [NT] - Hensou - 4:06pm 10/26/25
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coming soon to a city near you. [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:15pm 10/25/25 (19) [View All]
- Not surprising… - Domer From Hell - 9:13pm 10/25/25
  - And yet I have Democrat friends who support them, and bristle at any criticism of Muslims. Weird. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:25pm 10/25/25
    - Encourage your Dem friends to seek personal knowledge… - Domer From Hell - 11:08pm 10/25/25
      - In my personal experience, Dems rarely seek knowledge—especially when it does not conform to their - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:22am 10/27/25
      - It’s important to be well informed…meet and interact with Muslims while reading various books about - TyroneIrish - 1:30am 10/26/25
        Stoning women, throwing gays off roofs… - Domer From Hell - 1:33am 10/26/25
        Islam is in not a monolithic religion…any more than Christianity/Catholicism is… - TyroneIrish - 2:09am 10/26/25
        I’ve seen enough… - Domer From Hell - 11:04am 10/26/25
        When the Silent Majority is confronted with AK-47s and publicly executed it’s not easy to rise up… - TyroneIrish - 1:54pm 10/26/25
        Pretty simple solution:.. - Domer From Hell - 2:52pm 10/26/25
        You're not wrong about the threat they truly are...but try not to make enemies of the majority of - TyroneIrish - 5:30pm 10/26/25
      - It’s repulsive but ya gotta see it first hand to understand. Bad, really bad. [NT] - Frankx - 11:21pm 10/25/25
      - Although deluded on this issue, they are good people, so I just don't discuss it. - NedoftheHill - 11:18pm 10/25/25
        Another way of acknowledging you can’t substantiate your bias…when someone else presents a strong - TyroneIrish - 10:58am 10/26/25
        It bothers you that I have friendships that aren't based on politics. I'm not surprised. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:27pm 10/26/25
        Just observing that they are discussing important political issues and you hide your true thoughts - TyroneIrish - 7:52pm 10/26/25
        Tell us all your social security number. Don't lie by not telling us. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:10pm 10/27/25
- WOW…. WOW! I thought you were gonna say… Fat, ugly, white chics screaming about ICE [NT] - Frankx - 8:00pm 10/25/25
  - they’re already here [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:25pm 10/25/25
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"The Left's Living In a Dream World" -- As I remarked below, in response to conor's latest Baby Doll - MAS - 6:59pm 10/25/25 (2) [View All]
- OMG someone said something on YouTube that conforms to your nuttiness. [NT] - jimbasil - 8:20am 10/26/25
- Amazing. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:44pm 10/25/25
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Trump Billionaires taking care of US troops as Dems block their pay. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 5:34pm 10/25/25 (21) [View All]
- Remember, Troops bad, Trannies good [NT] - holybull101 - 10:14pm 10/25/25
- Pay to Play to the 9th degree [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:44pm 10/25/25
  - TDS to the 10th degree. Why do you not want soldiers paid? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:42pm 10/25/25
    - I want all federal employees paid. GOP couldn’t care less. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:41pm 10/25/25
      - No, you don’t. You want a political win by choking the enlisted’s bank accounts. - BaronVonZemo - 7:53am 10/26/25
      - Own your vote, as Frank would say. Your party disagrees with you. They vote against paying employees [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:08am 10/26/25
        GOP has complete political control of Congress and White House. It’s their shutdown. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:24am 10/26/25
        Obviously not true, as pointed out below. There was a vote to pay employees. Your party voted no. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:26pm 10/26/25
        
        Not 4 days ago, Baron committed the offense he just accused you of...(see linked post)...that guy [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 5:42pm 10/26/25
        
        Deceit is a terrible practice. - BaronVonZemo - 1:19pm 10/26/25
        
        This often stated assertion is simply false. The GOP does not have the 60 votes for a cloture vote - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 9:40am 10/26/25
        So work for it, … like every other majority in US history. [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 9:48am 10/26/25
        So then you lied...again. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:19pm 10/26/25
    - Badmouthing a true patriot like Tim Mellon is just crazy. [NT] - Hensou - 9:46pm 10/25/25
      - .. [NT] - Hensou - 9:46pm 10/25/25
  - Yeah, Mellon needs the money. - Hensou - 9:21pm 10/25/25
- Touché [NT] - Frankx - 6:21pm 10/25/25
  - ? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:29pm 10/25/25
    - Good touche [NT] - ColeyO - 7:14pm 10/25/25
- Article indicates Congress must approve. I assume Democrats will block paying the troops. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:42pm 10/25/25
  - Of course they will. D's hate our country. They only seek power and control for their agenda. - BaronVonZemo - 5:52pm 10/25/25