Notre Dame The Open Forum

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So, is JD on the outs with the dear leader? - Domer From Hell - 3:41pm 4/13/26 (1) [View All]

Don’t worry Trump thinks he is Jesus Christ. I am sure his - irishscooter - 3:48pm 4/13/26

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Orban’s fall is not so inexplicably linked to allies, Putin and trump. For all you MAGAnuts - jimbasil - 2:55pm 4/13/26 (1) [View All]

Yikes! We agree. I've never figured out how anyone can support Putin or his puppets. [NT] - Curly1918 - 3:26pm 4/13/26

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Spanberger does more performance politics. She's definitely campaigning to be a VP candidate [LINK] - Curly1918 - 2:13pm 4/13/26 (0) [View All]

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Should Americans prepare for more US attacks on Muslim countries with Hegseth as SoWar? [LINK] - jimbasil - 1:07pm 4/13/26 (1) [View All]

Naw. Trump is pulling the strings and he is not remotely religious. [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:03pm 4/13/26

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what a sensational athlete. it’s like a man among girls. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:31am 4/13/26 (8) [View All]

When will this insanity stop? And yet some board posters are fine with this [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:40pm 4/13/26
- Olympic Swimmer, Donna de Varona:..."It's Complicated and People Don't Like Complicated"... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:06pm 4/13/26
- You can't support LBGTQ+++ without the T. - Curly1918 - 1:49pm 4/13/26
I asked before and I will ask again. Where is women's rights advocate Muffet McGraw? - ELP - 11:53am 4/13/26
- Sitting on her tuffet? - TakethetrainKnute - 2:42pm 4/13/26
- Can’t criticize members of one’s own “tribe” [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 12:06pm 4/13/26
Reminds me of Kramer in his karate class. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:49am 4/13/26
- That's funny as hell and a great analogy [NT] - Frankx - 2:05pm 4/13/26

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Congratulations on your second straight Masters Championship, Rory! [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:35am 4/13/26 (8) [View All]

I was hoping Justin Rose would win [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:40pm 4/13/26
- Justin deserves a green jacket…no question about it. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:57pm 4/13/26
  - Heh... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:00pm 4/13/26
    - You've got a touch of weirdness about you, Knute...just lurking beneath the surface... - TyroneIrish - 3:22pm 4/13/26
Yes. Impressive. Another rebound on a Sunday. [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:47am 4/13/26
- I told my wife he plays better tied or from behind and he did. The pressure of being number 1 - THEISMANCARR - 3:24am 4/13/26
  - Will agree Tiger handled it in competition...for the most part... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:11pm 4/13/26
  - This is true. - Rooney - 12:53pm 4/13/26

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Some economic insights on a Strait of Hormuz blockade...things that could impact the duration... - TyroneIrish - 11:50pm 4/12/26 (2) [View All]

Now we're talking...double digit downvotes w/o a single rebutting comment...MAGA in a nutshell... - TyroneIrish - 4:12pm 4/13/26
Note that this is a FOX broadcast interview… [NT] - TyroneIrish - 2:27am 4/13/26

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Vance having a bad week. Backs a loser in Hungary and his diplomacy tanks [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:29pm 4/12/26 (10) [View All]

"Death to America" for almost 50 yrs. Slaughter of their own people. - ELP - 11:37pm 4/12/26
- People who are willing to die for a cause are very difficult to beat or even negotiate with. - THEISMANCARR - 3:28am 4/13/26
  - Persians are not suicidal - Chris94 - 3:38am 4/13/26
    - Oh. They just have people willing to die. Nothing to worry about then. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:56pm 4/13/26
      - And so it goes... - TakethetrainKnute - 2:49pm 4/13/26
I don’t fault Vance re the Islamabad discourse, given his marching orders from Trump. - conorlarkin - 10:02pm 4/12/26
Sometimes the best move in a negotiation is to walk away. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:44pm 4/12/26
- Sometimes the best play is to cut one’s losses after an unforced clusterf*ck. - conorlarkin - 10:26pm 4/12/26
  - I didn't defend Trump. I just discredited a potentially false impression. - NedoftheHill - 1:04am 4/13/26
    - "If the goal is a deal at any cost, as you want,..." Always the 'Strawman' argument with you [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:25pm 4/13/26

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I hope Hochul slaps the cuffs on these Nuns herself. [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 8:40pm 4/12/26 (2) [View All]

"The Untold Story of Nun's Support of LGBT people"...i.e. don't paint with a broad brush... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:18pm 4/12/26
...with camara crews in attendance, please. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:46pm 4/12/26

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Down goes Orban - Chris94 - 7:56pm 4/12/26 (11) [View All]

👍 [NT] - jimbasil - 3:36am 4/13/26
Heading there Tuesday - ShowMeIrish - 12:18am 4/13/26
- Awesome. Budapest might still be rockin. [NT] - Chris94 - 12:39am 4/13/26
👍...Faith in Human Nature restored...2/3rds Majority...no doubt about it. [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 8:55pm 4/12/26
- We’re on the same page on this one Dude. - Curly1918 - 9:33pm 4/12/26
  - Glad to hear that, Curly...Kumbaya... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:46pm 4/12/26
- Amen (posting as the golf leaders approach Amen Corner). [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:04pm 4/12/26
Now if only Iran can beat our military (DJT), the day would be complete. [NT] - ELP - 8:40pm 4/12/26
- Know who you're voting for...and what they stand for...DJT and JDV both supported Orban, [IMAGE] - TyroneIrish - 11:01pm 4/12/26
- Sadly, Iran did “beat” DJT - a pointless war begun by trump with no strategy for an end. Iran - jimbasil - 10:42pm 4/12/26
  - Sadly? You and your comrades are thrilled. Even if it is fantasy. Just be honest and say it. [NT] - ELP - 11:30pm 4/12/26

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Is Marco Rubio a figure head? Put on a sidelines? How is he not involved /w Iran? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 2:05pm 4/12/26 (1) [View All]

Hey - back off. He was needed at the UFC fight last night. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:45pm 4/12/26

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Let’s take inventory: [LINK] - conorlarkin - 1:40pm 4/12/26 (8) [View All]

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The Hillbilly is in a lose lose predicament. But, … land da plane, JD! - conorlarkin - 12:23am 4/12/26 (30) [View All]

You know who would've closed the deal? Beta Boy Blinken. I mean, look at his pedigree/credentials. - MAS - 5:04am 4/12/26
- Blinken and Biden failed to restart the JCPOA - Chris94 - 2:02pm 4/12/26
  - Biden was running circles around the staff and no one could keep up with him. - iairishcheeks - 7:05pm 4/12/26
    - Just a few months before the JB/DJT debate...Trump never has and never will do better than Joe did.. - TyroneIrish - 7:24pm 4/12/26
      - Against all evidence, you're still going with Biden was never mentally incompetent? [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:45pm 4/13/26
        
        That was his principal job here from day one... [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:11pm 4/13/26
  - B&B weren't successful, but at least they made some serious efforts toward that end in a very [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:40pm 4/12/26
    - Even Biden had his head in his hands after the Afghanistan debackle. 13 brave helpers left dead. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 3:32am 4/13/26
Vance should not be our lead negotiator - Chris94 - 1:56am 4/12/26
- really should be you or someone from the intelligentsia [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:53am 4/12/26
  - Has JD Vance ever attended the U.S. Naval War College?...much less taught at it, or the USNA for - TyroneIrish - 9:39pm 4/12/26
  - A Professional. [NT] - Frankx - 1:18pm 4/12/26
- It appears negotiations were not fruitful. [NT] - conorlarkin - 2:03am 4/12/26
  - I don’t understand why our delegation is leaving - Chris94 - 2:28am 4/12/26
    - It appears the US terms were unrealistic. - conorlarkin - 3:25am 4/12/26
      - Hopefully it was just the opening gambit - Chris94 - 3:29am 4/12/26
        
        Let’s hope the adults keep diplomatic talks alive. Cut a temporary deal. - conorlarkin - 1:14pm 4/12/26
        
        Bullet point #11: Women will be treated as property. - iairishcheeks - 7:26pm 4/12/26
        
        The United States had these things called “national interests” - Chris94 - 8:10pm 4/12/26
        
        This sounds like an "America First" message. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:06pm 4/12/26
        
        It’s “realism.” And we would all be better off if Trump had followed it [NT] - Chris94 - 2:09am 4/13/26
        
        I suspect the the Iranians are smarter and more adept at such things than DJT and his team of - TyroneIrish - 4:44am 4/12/26
        
        Iranian's hold the Trump Card. Hmm, maybe not. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 10:26pm 4/12/26
        
        Let's see what kind of deal comes out of all this...sure hope we get IAEA inspectors back on Iranian - TyroneIrish - 11:07pm 4/12/26
    - Because work is beneath Trump … and his voters. [NT] - conorlarkin - 3:10am 4/12/26
      - Work gets in the way of DJT's golf, philandering and TV time...always has...always will... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:10pm 4/12/26
        
        Trump supporters are generally far harder workers than the new Democrats. If you don't recognize - THEISMANCARR - 3:35am 4/13/26
        
        Why no defense of DJT?…;-) [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:37pm 4/13/26
  - 🇬🇶 Happy Now? [NT] - ColeyO - 2:11am 4/12/26
    - You are the one who voted for America to fail. Happy? [NT] - conorlarkin - 3:11am 4/12/26

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Poetic indeed .... [LINK] - conorlarkin - 3:54pm 4/11/26 (8) [View All]

Why is the election in Hungary suddenly important to US Democrats? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:03pm 4/11/26
- Because it's so important to Authoritarians...which side are you on?... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 9:48pm 4/11/26
  - Ah. No wonder you guys are so focused on it. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:42am 4/12/26
    - Any chance you'll answer that very direct and unambiguous question? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 4:46am 4/12/26
      - I oppose your authoritarianist leanings. I'm surprised you might think I supported your views. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:52am 4/12/26
        
        You get high marks for creativity, but a failing grade for accuracy and relevance...i.e. the words - TyroneIrish - 5:10am 4/12/26
- Hypothetically- If a Kamala H had gone to Argentina to listen to Che Guevara - jimbasil - 8:27pm 4/11/26
There you have it...Autocracy or Democracy...the evidence can't be any clearer...for America, - TyroneIrish - 5:08pm 4/11/26

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Here comes the charge for Hypocrisy, directly from the perpetrator himself. [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 3:06pm 4/11/26 (12) [View All]

Either it’s really bad or the Dems want him gone to not use the slush fund in Washington to - TampaIrish - 12:55am 4/12/26
Swalwell is the tip of iceberg. - Curly1918 - 11:27pm 4/11/26
- I wonder if Eric still stands by this? [NT] [LINK] - TampaIrish - 1:11am 4/12/26
  - You mean he didn't recommend sending them cease/desist orders? - jakers - 1:50am 4/12/26
Given that voted 3x for Trump, fair to say that "the perpetrator" is your RKG? [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 5:01pm 4/11/26
- Whatabout Trump? Is Swallwell is your RKG? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:05pm 4/11/26
  - Have always thought Swalwell was a smack. Stick a fork in him. He’s finito. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:18pm 4/11/26
    - You were outraged when he was removed from the intelligence committee. [NT] - jakers - 11:25pm 4/11/26
      - Please provide link. - conorlarkin - 11:47pm 4/11/26
        
        Here is the thread. [NT] [LINK] - jakers - 12:31am 4/12/26
        
        I stand by my post. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 12:34am 4/12/26
        
        You sound like the dolts that went down with the Willingham ship. - jakers - 1:27am 4/12/26

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DJT prepardons everyone who works for him - Did he just commission crimes in advance? [NT] - jimbasil - 2:54pm 4/11/26 (0) [View All]

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Kudos to Artemis II and NASA. Well done America! [NT] - conorlarkin - 12:10am 4/11/26 (1) [View All]

Congratulations to all of us! [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:10am 4/11/26

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Fang Fang must be livid with jealousy [LINK] - Curly1918 - 12:07am 4/11/26 (7) [View All]

He’s done. Good riddance. - Chris94 - 11:22pm 4/11/26
But not a single word of shame for the proven rapist and self admitted sexual assaulter, are - TyroneIrish - 7:15pm 4/11/26
Sounds like your leading the charge directly into hypocrisy. [NT] - jimbasil - 2:49pm 4/11/26
Fake news since Swalwell denies accusations (Trump standard)? - conorlarkin - 1:51pm 4/11/26
Are we at the “believe all women” stage again or is it going to be ignored - TampaIrish - 1:28am 4/11/26
- There must be a lot to it, a lot of big names have distanced themselves from him over the last - Frankx - 3:31am 4/11/26
- If they thought denial was plausible, it would be Tara Reade. - jakers - 1:35am 4/11/26

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. [NT] - Curly1918 - 12:07am 4/11/26 (0) [View All]

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Remember when the United States had competent and bright leadership ..... - conorlarkin - 6:51pm 4/10/26 (28) [View All]

The America first Peace POTUS will lead the way. [NT] - jimbasil - 7:55pm 4/10/26
Who do YOU think was the last competent & bright president? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:47pm 4/10/26
- Any comment on Conor's replies?...or substantive backup to justify them? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:35pm 4/10/26
- See below [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:54pm 4/10/26
  - I just wanted to call your judgment into question if you included Biden. You fell for it. - NedoftheHill - 5:37am 4/11/26
    - No, you fell for the djt myth even after knowing full well he was a travesty in his first term. - jimbasil - 2:49pm 4/11/26
      - "...djt, will always be known for his failures, criminality and treason..." Amen to that. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 5:14pm 4/11/26
      - Perfectly stated jb! Spot fookin on. [NT] - conorlarkin - 4:00pm 4/11/26
    - All Trump has done is force through $4T+ Deficit Inflating Bills, and get conned into a losing war.. - TyroneIrish - 2:37pm 4/11/26
    - Biden’s Presidency was 100x better than Trump’s. Fact. [NT] - conorlarkin - 12:37pm 4/11/26
He's absolutely right. This war did not have to happen. - Chris94 - 7:44pm 4/10/26
- Sustained peace will only happen when all humans are free. - iairishcheeks - 7:47pm 4/10/26
  - This kind of thinking leads to crusading wars to set them free [NT] - Chris94 - 7:58pm 4/10/26
    - Versus having the power to liberate, but being too much of a pussy to do so. - iairishcheeks - 8:59pm 4/10/26
      - You and the neocons. [NT] - Chris94 - 10:24pm 4/10/26
        
        What would Nietzsche say about your thesis that the Iranian women and girls should grin and bear it? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:50am 4/11/26
        
        Nietzsche would probably say that I never said or implied any such thing [NT] - Chris94 - 12:33pm 4/11/26
        
        I think he would say that God is dead and Chris94 killed him by implication. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:10pm 4/12/26
        
        Cheeks is so deep, huh? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 3:31pm 4/11/26
        
        He says “we” as if he has the balls to serve [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:50am 4/11/26
Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower, JFK, maybe Clinton? - iairishcheeks - 7:38pm 4/10/26
- Try every US President other than Trump. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:49pm 4/10/26
  - Biden, Obama, both Bush's (W less but competent cabinet), Clinton, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, LBJ, - conorlarkin - 7:53pm 4/10/26
    - Biden was awful, you lack any credibility with that. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:01pm 4/10/26
      - Quite the contrary. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:25pm 4/10/26
        
        Again, no self-awareness, no connection to reality. - iairishcheeks - 9:35pm 4/10/26
        
        Note that Cheeks didn't refute a single item in Conor's link...talk about avoiding reality... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 4:15am 4/11/26
    - For Ned above. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:54pm 4/10/26

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What in the hell happened to Axl Rose? [NT] [LINK] - TampaIrish - 5:46pm 4/10/26 (4) [View All]

Saw Cheap Trick and Heart two years ago - MarkHarman - 10:51pm 4/10/26
- Not sure I quite agree about Ann. - ELP - 11:27pm 4/10/26
It happens. See Paul Simon, Rod Stewart & even Sir Paul. [NT] - ELP - 6:27pm 4/10/26
At first glance I would say a copious amount of drugs. [NT] - PaND - 6:26pm 4/10/26

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Canada has now added more letters to the Alphabet people. [NT] [LINK] - TampaIrish - 12:55pm 4/10/26 (3) [View All]

I think it's time we implement the asterisk. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:26pm 4/10/26
soon, it will be easier to list the letters of things people are not...Straight Heterosexual SH [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:49pm 4/10/26
- There are not enough letters in the alphabet to cover all forms of sexual perversion. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 4:43pm 4/10/26

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Why is boys playing in girl's sports a core Democrat party principle in Minnesota? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 12:19pm 4/10/26 (8) [View All]

The Democrats even outlawed free speech directed against genital mutilation in Colorado. - NedoftheHill - 7:46pm 4/10/26
- Free Speech is very important...even when it allows harmful misinformation regarding fellow LGBTQ - TyroneIrish - 12:03am 4/11/26
Because private parts, genetics and chromosomes are a social construct, duh! - iairishcheeks - 5:29pm 4/10/26
Why do some Americans get all worked up about something which fellow human beings in Europe - TyroneIrish - 2:11pm 4/10/26
- A lot of other "cultures" accept genital mutilation... why not us? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 4:41pm 4/10/26
  - 'Genital Mutilation' is a totally uninformed political meme spewed by those with phobias and - TyroneIrish - 11:50pm 4/10/26
    - Ignorance is strength, eh? Political partisans often dislike accurate descriptions. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:33pm 4/12/26
      - I’ve posted legitimate professional studies supporting biological development causes for GD, which - TyroneIrish - 12:53pm 4/13/26

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The beauty of one-sidedness. It makes you feel good that those with different views are EVIL... [LINK] - Curly1918 - 8:15am 4/10/26 (4) [View All]

Moderates, the great devils that ruin everything. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:20pm 4/10/26
'Immigrants are all criminals and rapists...all Muslims are terrorists...LGBTQ persons are an - TyroneIrish - 4:06pm 4/10/26
- Exactly. But it also applies to all the woke fantasies. [NT] - Curly1918 - 4:45pm 4/10/26
  - Curly, when normal folks call out those Anti-Immigrant, Muslim, LGBTQ, etc, Extremists, that's not - TyroneIrish - 12:38am 4/11/26

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Turns out Bibi lobbied both Bush and Obama to join him in attacking Iran...both rejected those [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:46am 4/10/26 (4) [View All]

Imagine if there's never been a Pearl Harber and Hitler had developed the bomb and ICBMs. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 11:51am 4/10/26
- Oh good, more tiresome Hitler bullshit - Chris94 - 2:38pm 4/10/26
- Imagine if we didn’t have so many gullible MAGA voters and Trump wasn’t so petty…we wouldn’t be - TyroneIrish - 1:43pm 4/10/26

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Hey Chris, the 10 pt peace plan you posted from NYT was fake news. - BaronVonZemo - 11:36pm 4/9/26 (8) [View All]

Tell us what were the details of the ceasefire. - conorlarkin - 12:21am 4/10/26
It was what the Iranians released - Chris94 - 11:47pm 4/9/26
- Backpedal. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 12:35am 4/10/26
  - Uh…huh? Just facts. [NT] - Chris94 - 12:37am 4/10/26
    - 94 Notes to self: - BaronVonZemo - 1:56am 4/10/26
      - You’re delusional. Sometimes I forget that and engage. - Chris94 - 2:47am 4/10/26
        
        BTW - just checked my post. It was from the Wall St Journal, not the NYT [NT] - Chris94 - 3:31am 4/10/26
        
        Why am I not surprised that Baron made an erroneous assumption...and treated it as fact... - TyroneIrish - 4:02am 4/10/26

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Posted in response to Jim-ANON below, but it deserves its own thread. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:55pm 4/9/26 (4) [View All]

Oh, someone says it on YouTube therefore it’s fact.? Genius. [NT] - jimbasil - 6:00pm 4/9/26
- You weren't tricked into becoming the useful idiot he describes, you invited it into your bedroom - iairishcheeks - 6:26pm 4/9/26
  - And it's downright weird [NT] - Frankx - 6:37pm 4/9/26

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DJT’s Abysmal approval ratings…why can’t MAGAs see what the vast majority of Americans do? [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:50pm 4/9/26 (12) [View All]

The cult will never waiver - Chris94 - 4:17pm 4/9/26
- True. But ask yourself why anyone would support this monster? [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:08pm 4/9/26
  - Because they dropped out of high school because it was too hard. Or they are religious fanatics. - Chris94 - 6:24pm 4/9/26
    - This would have included the vast majority of the population for most of our nation's history. - Curly1918 - 7:12pm 4/9/26
      - Sure Curly. But not now. - Chris94 - 9:01pm 4/9/26
        
        College today is a babysitting party including wokeness indoctrination - Curly1918 - 10:52pm 4/9/26
        
        Right. You would know better than me, I guess. [NT] - Chris94 - 11:47pm 4/9/26
        
        . [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:52pm 4/9/26
Polls are snapshots in time. Truman hit 22% during the Korean War. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:31pm 4/9/26
- They represent trends...and it's downhill for Trump and anyone who backs him. Again, Independents [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:54pm 4/9/26
  - Trends are fickle... and can turn on a dime. Look at the DOW over the past six months. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 8:25pm 4/9/26
    - Do you honestly expect DJT to change into a responsible, reasoned leader of the USA?…what you’re - TyroneIrish - 10:36pm 4/9/26

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Anthropic loses bid to remove the supply chain risk designation at D.C. Circuit. [LINK] - PaND - 2:13pm 4/9/26 (6) [View All]

Security at anthropic was abysmal. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:41pm 4/9/26
- Palantir stock plunges after 'Big Short' investor, Michael Burry, says Anthropic is eating its lunch [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 5:18am 4/10/26
- And it gets even worse. Is Dario Amodei a modern day Dr. Moreau? [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:14pm 4/9/26
  - Here's a fun conversation for you. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 6:20pm 4/9/26
- They didn't actually release source code, they released a debug artifact. - iairishcheeks - 5:46pm 4/9/26
We have "Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology" [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:04pm 4/9/26

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Why have MAGAnuts and conservative America embraced Orban’s authoritarianism? [NT] - jimbasil - 12:05pm 4/9/26 (23) [View All]

This is what The Open has become. A cavalcade of incessant ad hominems &venting from unstable people - BaronVonZemo - 9:37pm 4/9/26
- A Master Class in “Projection” from the leading authority on the OF…BaronvonZemo. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:58am 4/10/26
Clowns to the left of me Jokers to the right... [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:28pm 4/9/26
What makes you think the majority of MAGA have any idea who he is? - NedoftheHill - 4:09pm 4/9/26
They love strong men who are on their side in the culture wars - Chris94 - 2:10pm 4/9/26
They are ill-informed... just like the lefties who embrace radical Islamists. - Curly1918 - 12:40pm 4/9/26
- If Orban is "the mouse to Putin's lion", what does that make Vance? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:05pm 4/9/26
- Another false both-sidesism, when will you people stop? [NT] - jimbasil - 12:51pm 4/9/26
  - As if a sitting Dem VP went to aid radical Islamists [NT] - Chris94 - 2:11pm 4/9/26
    - Or a D POTUS side with the Russian leader against his own government. [NT] - jimbasil - 2:35pm 4/9/26
  - My bad... I forgot about your one-sided blinders. - Curly1918 - 1:13pm 4/9/26
    - well, name those who embrace radical Islamist’s! [NT] - jimbasil - 1:47pm 4/9/26
      - Let's start with the mayor of NYC... but the list is long and growing. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:51pm 4/9/26
        
        You mean he worships a different religion than you therefore he’s a radical. Who says you’re not a - jimbasil - 2:33pm 4/9/26
        
        I'm just dubious that there is a deity who wants his devotees to slaughter his creatures just for [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:15pm 4/9/26
        
        Your Bothsidesism has been confirmed by you. - jimbasil - 3:26pm 4/9/26
        
        ALL of your posts are simple-minded ad hominin attacks. - Curly1918 - 3:29pm 4/9/26
        
        you’re the one who posted comments exposing your obvious bigotry, not me. - jimbasil - 4:21pm 4/9/26
        
        Link does not work. [NT] - PaND - 2:22pm 4/9/26
    - Morning cup of TDS. I love watching the idiotic posts. [NT] - Frankx - 1:17pm 4/9/26
and Lo, trump and Vance are openly campaigning for the dictator of Hungary, Vance there - jimbasil - 12:30pm 4/9/26
- We are on the same page on THIS. Orban is a closet 20th century commie. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:28pm 4/9/26
  - No one who is an American should support politicians who are criminals and traitors! [NT] - jimbasil - 2:50pm 4/9/26

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Has Iran resumed public executions of women for wardrobe malfunctions? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:03am 4/9/26 (3) [View All]

Loathsome regime. Pointless war. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:12pm 4/9/26
Of course this subject will get ignorant responses like the one below. Call their police what you - Frankx - 1:14pm 4/9/26
Swing batta batta …. - conorlarkin - 11:03am 4/9/26

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So, now Iran will exact a toll from ships and trump will take a cut so says DJT - jimbasil - 2:06am 4/9/26 (1) [View All]

A Jim-ANON exclusive. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:09am 4/9/26

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listening to various podcasts and reading social media posts, Israel is teetering on losing the - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:01pm 4/8/26 (7) [View All]

I did not realize that Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire - Curly1918 - 11:36pm 4/8/26
There will never be peace w/ Iran and the mullahs who are still in charge. They are the problem. - ELP - 10:40pm 4/8/26
- Let me preface my comment with the fact that militarily, we kicked serious ass… - Domer From Hell - 12:15am 4/9/26
- Trump’s calculus was reckless and costly. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 11:38pm 4/8/26
  - It's funny you know the answer but resist it. - iairishcheeks - 5:33am 4/9/26
- Outside of Israel, Levin and Graham, there hasn't been a lot of conservative support for anything - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:02pm 4/8/26
  - I disagree . Huge support from MAGA & less support but still large support from non MAGA Rs. - ELP - 1:16am 4/9/26

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What is this? I don't even hold my wife's hand [NT] [LINK] - holybull101 - 7:44pm 4/8/26 (3) [View All]

Now, let's hear from their spouses and not from a prepared statement. [NT] - ELP - 10:42pm 4/8/26
I also don't believe Vrabel's story about Urban Meyer not recognizing him. - MAS - 8:27pm 4/8/26
- She looks DTF, which is probably what he was going for. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:51pm 4/8/26

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Question for my Dem friends... how can y'all reverse this seismic switch? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:21pm 4/8/26 (0) [View All]

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Maybe bridge and power plant day isn't completely off the table. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:31pm 4/8/26 (0) [View All]

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It would be interesting to see who invested yesterday in stocks and oil futures. [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:44pm 4/8/26 (2) [View All]

I bought a few k in penny stocks 2 days ago, very good return this morning [NT] - Frankx - 3:41pm 4/8/26
I find it hard to see anyone buying the oil futures. [NT] - PaND - 3:38pm 4/8/26

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What has DJT accomplished? Nothing is the answer - who will he attack next, verbally or with war? - jimbasil - 2:33am 4/8/26 (27) [View All]

To early to tell. If Iran ceases to be the giant global pain in the ass long term... it was worth it [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:41pm 4/8/26
- Nonsense. Billions of taxpayer dollars; hundreds killed; no strategic benefit for USA. - conorlarkin - 5:32pm 4/8/26
  - You don't care about the money spent or the deaths. - iairishcheeks - 4:48pm 4/9/26
    - Actually, I do care about the money spent or the deaths. - conorlarkin - 12:36am 4/10/26
      - Yes, your hypocrisy is very consistent. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:19pm 4/10/26
- It will be interesting to see what the political climate will be. - PaND - 3:13pm 4/8/26
“Complete and total regime change” - Chris94 - 1:12pm 4/8/26
- FOXTV will report it, baron and ELP will repeat it hourly. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:33pm 4/8/26
  - You libs the one with the constant, daily Trump rants. Look at the sea of red next to the posts. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:51pm 4/8/26
    - you can’t even tell the truth about plagiarizing property from others in - jimbasil - 2:31pm 4/8/26
    - Or, it might be more accurate to say that Trump is the one with the daily Trump rants - Chris94 - 2:28pm 4/8/26
      - Well, it is you hanging on his every tweet, not me. - BaronVonZemo - 4:18pm 4/8/26
        
        Yeah Baron, it's a stupid statement. The TDS is coming for you. [NT] - Frankx - 11:57pm 4/8/26
        
        that’s a stupid statement - DJT is POTUS and everything he does and says matters. - jimbasil - 10:50pm 4/8/26
  - If you say something enough times, it becomes true - Chris94 - 1:45pm 4/8/26
Winning hearts ‘n minds! [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:43am 4/8/26
Ended the Border chaos, cut inflation, ended Iranian nuclear threat, & got Colbert fired..... - BaronVonZemo - 3:15am 4/8/26
- Sure. Prices are down, unless you have to eat, drive or need a place to live, etc. /s [NT] - ND521 - 3:25am 4/8/26
  - Don't despair, you liberals will always have COVID [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:26am 4/8/26
    - Good point because we had a liberal president during the pandemic [NT] - Chris94 - 1:13pm 4/8/26
      - No we had liberal govs w the power & Fauci. Mostly libs wanted restrictions left in place after vax - BaronVonZemo - 1:18pm 4/8/26
        
        Ron DeSantis instituted Lockdowns...just like other rational governors...until DJT made it [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 8:15pm 4/9/26
White House, Senate, House. Zilch in 15 months of power. - conorlarkin - 2:59am 4/8/26
I thought you were horrified by what he HAS accomplished? - MAS - 2:50am 4/8/26
- Plus he has dementia while also being evil. - iairishcheeks - 3:49am 4/8/26
- What is it you think you’re saying? [NT] - jimbasil - 2:52am 4/8/26

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Yacht sales are going up! [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 1:15am 4/8/26 (0) [View All]

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Perfect. Time to reload and refresh… surveil and select the best targets. - Curly1918 - 12:37am 4/8/26 (1) [View All]

they have no ability to rise up without being shot [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:43am 4/8/26

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Pakistan owed us a solid. I hope it works. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 11:49pm 4/7/26 (16) [View All]

We don’t know anything about the deal…. - Chris94 - 12:01am 4/8/26
- Update: the Pakistanis have spoken - Chris94 - 12:05am 4/8/26
  - I expect a lot of face saving for Iran in this deal. - BaronVonZemo - 1:16pm 4/8/26
You voted for chaos and incompetence. You lack standing to comment. - conorlarkin - 11:53pm 4/7/26
- This is why you post this: [NT] [IMAGE] - MAS - 12:03am 4/8/26
  - Say again, foo. [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 12:18am 4/8/26
    - Has she been stoned to death yet? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:21am 4/8/26
    - And the hits keep comin': [NT] [IMAGE] - MAS - 1:20am 4/8/26

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TACOs! Again. [NT] - ND521 - 11:18pm 4/7/26 (25) [View All]

Here is the Iranian statement on the deal - Chris94 - 11:40pm 4/7/26
- And then they raped and murdered 100 women and hung 100 gays from a bridge. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:03am 4/8/26
  - Where was the humanitarian in you on the Russian invasion of Ukraine? [NT] - jimbasil - 12:16pm 4/8/26
    - What part of escalating that war is humanitarian in your view? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:08pm 4/8/26
      - Which part of protecting a country isn’t humanitarian? [NT] - jimbasil - 1:36am 4/9/26
  - Loathsome regime. No threat to us. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:07am 4/8/26
    - There is a moral argument that we should.liberate other humans.when we have the power to do so. - iairishcheeks - 2:27am 4/8/26
      - See Ukraine, which Trump, you, and others opposed lending help and aid. - conorlarkin - 12:00pm 4/8/26
        
        Putin has nukes, and believes in self preservation. - iairishcheeks - 12:48pm 4/8/26
      - If only it were that easy - Chris94 - 2:35am 4/8/26
        
        ********** [NT] - conorlarkin - 11:27am 4/8/26
        
        The war was about October 7th, secondarily about nuclear capability. - iairishcheeks - 3:52am 4/8/26
        
        Stop trying to rescue Trump's unjustified and reckless decision to wage this war. - conorlarkin - 12:58pm 4/8/26
        
        Hahahahahaha. - iairishcheeks - 1:05pm 4/8/26
        
        He thinks he’s getting political traction for poor, innocent Iran against big bully US [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:49pm 4/8/26
- If this list is finalized, then NONE of DJT’s reasons for starting the war were accomplished…in fact - TyroneIrish - 12:04am 4/8/26
  - The Americans probably got some movement on nukes - Chris94 - 12:23am 4/8/26
    - Without getting that ~500kgs of 60% enriched uranium turned into - TyroneIrish - 12:42am 4/8/26
Indeed. Folded like a cheap suit to the regime. [NT] - conorlarkin - 11:23pm 4/7/26
- I thought this is what you chumps wanted. It's what the Pope demanded. - ELP - 11:36pm 4/7/26
  - You’ll forgive me if I don’t celebrate our decision not to commit war crimes - Chris94 - 11:42pm 4/7/26
    - "War crimes" is the new Dem left talking point I see. - ELP - 12:19am 4/8/26
  - Of course we didn’t want a US President to commit war crimes. Are you daft? [NT] - conorlarkin - 11:38pm 4/7/26
    - What is that sudden beeping sound? [NT] [IMAGE] - BaronVonZemo - 3:25am 4/8/26
  - The peace president - he’ll accept his peace prize Thursday. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:37pm 4/7/26

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Teen trends, unsafe, there will be consequences.... Yeah sure there will be. [NT] [LINK] - Frankx - 4:41pm 4/7/26 (2) [View All]

And when something happens the parent will be crying how their child was a good kid. [NT] - ghostwriter - 9:06pm 4/7/26
- Yep, and or the cops are a bunch of assholes for maybe, eventually arresting them to be released - Frankx - 9:45pm 4/7/26

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Reminder of what life is like for women in Iran. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 3:35pm 4/7/26 (36) [View All]

Let's bomb them to smithereens, hayseed. - conorlarkin - 9:27pm 4/7/26
- Sounds like you support treating women like property. - iairishcheeks - 9:34pm 4/7/26
And who on here is saying the Iranian leadership/regime is a good thing? - jimbasil - 9:15pm 4/7/26
- Why are you not on the streets protesting this? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:26pm 4/7/26
  - Then you are making the case DJT’s war is justified. [NT] - jimbasil - 10:37pm 4/7/26
    - Maybe Bill can penetrate your logic forcefield. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 12:16am 4/8/26
      - The Iranian regime is terrible - N.Korea, Taliban, ISIS and Putin too. Are we now going to attack - jimbasil - 2:13am 4/8/26
        
        Ummm, you've wanted to escalate the proxy war with Russia for 3-4 years. - iairishcheeks - 2:29am 4/8/26
        
        Untrue - I said, give the Ukraine long distance armament - jimbasil - 7:22am 4/8/26
        
        You don't know that that is the right thing to have done. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:11pm 4/8/26
        
        Details! Details! He's an idea man! Don't bother him with vagaries such as facts! [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:29am 4/8/26
        
        What kind of a German would Jim have been in 1939? - iairishcheeks - 3:58am 4/8/26
        
        Sadly, I expect a very obedient one, totally bought in to the cause. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:53pm 4/8/26
Conor assured us that hot babes were walking around Iran in skimpy outfits. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:29pm 4/7/26
The Iranian regime is loathsome. This war is stupid and pointless. - Chris94 - 3:59pm 4/7/26
- ...other than them being terrorists w/ nearly developed nuc weapons,& missile capabilities they lied - BaronVonZemo - 6:24pm 4/7/26
  - You're an enabler - Chris94 - 6:40pm 4/7/26
    - Says the guy who supported giving the lying terrorists pallets of cash to get to this point. Rule #1 [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:41pm 4/7/26
      - Says the Pedo Protector. Says the insurrection/ treason supporter - irishscooter - 9:10pm 4/7/26
      - Keep on posting asinine whatabouts. It helps you ignore the insanity you voted for. - Chris94 - 8:59pm 4/7/26
        
        You omit that R's promised to undo JCPOA (which BO did unilaterally w/out congress support anyways)- - BaronVonZemo - 9:25pm 4/7/26
        
        Sure Baron. The Iranians lived up to their end of the bargain. We did not. - Chris94 - 9:31pm 4/7/26
        
        . - BaronVonZemo - 10:50pm 4/7/26
        
        T or F: From onset of JCPOA in Jan'16, IAEA was never able to certify that Iran was in compliance? [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:58pm 4/7/26
        
        That is a laughable website [LINK] - Chris94 - 10:11pm 4/7/26
        
        Answer the Q. A simple AI search confirms (in body of post),but let's ask the IAEA about now(link) [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 10:25pm 4/7/26
        
        Iran was in full compliance. That shit you posted is from 2025… - Chris94 - 10:46pm 4/7/26
        
        IAEA could not certify fully; link referenced past also; & "bargain" was a joke.... - BaronVonZemo - 10:54pm 4/7/26
        
        Another source confirms & discussion of implications of Iranian Nuclear Archive discovery in 2018 [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 11:11pm 4/7/26
        
        David Albright was one of the most prominent critics of the JCPOA - Chris94 - 11:27pm 4/7/26
        
        I accept that. But you cannot overcome HIS professional knowledge & have yet to refute his points... - BaronVonZemo - 11:46pm 4/7/26
        
        David Albright & Andrea Stricker wrote an inciteful article on this in 2019 [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 9:59pm 4/7/26
- Send in the SJWs! - iairishcheeks - 4:53pm 4/7/26
  - Could this be a case where we send in social workers to help with the issue? Or maybe someone - TampaIrish - 5:18pm 4/7/26

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There are so many signs of the apocalypse nowadays... but here's one that's kinda "cheery." [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:25pm 4/7/26 (0) [View All]

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If he directs the military to “bomb them into the Stone-age ” can his order be refused - jimbasil - 2:43pm 4/7/26 (4) [View All]

DJT must be watching reruns of “Dr. Strangelove”…he’s absolutely flipping out over his Bigly Mistak. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 4:09pm 4/7/26
Absolutely. Has to come from the top. The Joint Chiefs and CENTCOM leaders should make it clear.... - Chris94 - 4:01pm 4/7/26
- Correct, but that comment was for Iran, not the military. - NedoftheHill - 9:22pm 4/7/26
  - Indeed. But the TDS crowd doesn't want Trump to succeed with negotiation. - BaronVonZemo - 9:26pm 4/7/26