Notre Dame The Open Forum

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Metcalf family swatted for the third time in five days. [LINK] - MAS - 7:55pm 4/24/25 (8) [View All]
- Gwen Walz says??? [NT] - Frankx - 9:21pm 4/24/25
- . [NT] - Frankx - 9:20pm 4/24/25
- Imagine if every aspect of this entire situation were reversed [NT] - LanceManion - 8:53pm 4/24/25
- So F'ing sick. Their son killed, and then the family targeted by SWAT teams 3 times. WTF?? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:20pm 4/24/25
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Again, what civilization every progressed and prospered by lowering standards across the board? [LINK] - MAS - 7:14pm 4/24/25 (5) [View All]
- This is the second time you've tried to sneak this debunked claim...is your memory fading, or are [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:27am 4/25/25
- I doubt these unqualified students will pass the USMLE exam. UCLA will simply destroy - guiness4everyone - 10:10pm 4/24/25
- The same people trying to save a MS13 illegal want to protect this [NT] - LanceManion - 8:58pm 4/24/25
- It creates more racism driven by the resentment of unfairness. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:11pm 4/24/25
- Whelp, the standard for occupying the Oval Office has been greatly lowered with Mango Man. [NT] - Frank L - 7:43pm 4/24/25
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DJT commands Putin to “STOP”. Yeah, that oughta work. [NT] - jimbasil - 2:40pm 4/24/25 (26) [View All]
- Don the cult leader got owned. [NT] - ND521 - 8:59pm 4/24/25
- What would Jim do? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:12pm 4/24/25
  - I guess he wouldn't command Putin to stop. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:26pm 4/24/25
- Guess he should have just said, "Don't." ... [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:07pm 4/24/25
  - Trump said he could end this war in one day. How'd that work out, MAGA Ned? [NT] - ND521 - 9:02pm 4/24/25
  - Or perhaps tell Putin that “a minor incursion” would be tolerable. - BaronVonZemo - 6:28pm 4/24/25
    - Jim would be outraged if Trump did that, right Jim? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:25pm 4/24/25
      - Oh my, you Helsinki brothers attempting to hide your support for Putin - jimbasil - 7:40am 4/25/25
  - It’s obvious you don’t understand the post. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:19pm 4/24/25
- Xi just popped him the bird on negotiating to end the tariff war. - Frank L - 3:36pm 4/24/25
  - Big victory for you and Xi. Congrats. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:08pm 4/24/25
    - More like big mistake in you supporting this idjit to go toe to toe with the big boys. People like - Frank L - 7:46pm 4/24/25
      - I'm willing to give anyone 4 years if they will try to cut spending and try to bring jobs back home. - NedoftheHill - 8:25pm 4/24/25
        He’s doing neither and you damn well know it. His own plan increases spending along with tax cuts. - Frank L - 8:53pm 4/24/25
    - And Conor. Xi figures he can get libs to undermine Trump domestically before he has to capitulate. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:32pm 4/24/25
      - China v Trump. Guess which one is the seal? [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 9:34pm 4/24/25
      - Good point. Conor is the biggest chicom cheerleader (self-proclaimed) on the board. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:53pm 4/24/25
        You’re either blind or you have Eli on ignore [NT] - Domer From Hell - 7:46pm 4/24/25
        I haven't heard Eli say he would take Xi over Trump. Send me the link if you have it. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:25pm 4/24/25
        I’m not going to do your work for you. Eli is pro-China and pro-Russia and you… - Domer From Hell - 10:07pm 4/24/25
        You aren't defending conor; he self-proclaimed his support for Xi. - NedoftheHill - 10:14pm 4/24/25
        Conor never picked China over the USA. He just stated the obvious… - Domer From Hell - 10:17pm 4/24/25
        False. You must have missed the link…. [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 11:43pm 4/24/25
        Nope. He insinuated that China would win and he was right… - Domer From Hell - 12:39am 4/25/25
        No, he was making his choice, as most TDSers are-as they did w COVID origins. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:23am 4/25/25
- Did he end his request with “Massa?” [NT] - Domer From Hell - 2:56pm 4/24/25
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Dems say ”Behind closed doors, Pope Francis is sharp, focused, & energetic as ever”. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 1:01pm 4/24/25 (4) [View All]
- Sure, just as Hillary said, Bill's sexual dalliances were a vast right wing conspiracy [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 8:48pm 4/25/25
- LOL…I think you really believe that the “Bee” is on par with the NYT. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 3:06pm 4/24/25
- Jim still says, "What lies?!" [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:25pm 4/24/25
  - It's not a lie if you believe it. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:25pm 4/24/25
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Pretty please Putie? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:54am 4/24/25 (3) [View All]
- Guess he should have just said, "Don't." The Left doesn't think that is "pleading." [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:27pm 4/24/25
  - Ironic Trump runs around saying the war would've started with him, but Putie still running roughshod - Quest4twelve - 1:47pm 4/24/25
- Every week Trump gives a different "statistic" to the number of deaths. Just STFU already. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:49am 4/24/25
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The new budget would cut taxes (for the rich) - and INCREASE spending [LINK] - Chris94 - 8:20am 4/24/25 (19) [View All]
- Who would have thunk it, right? [NT] - Frank L - 3:38pm 4/24/25
- If true, that would be more of the same, which would be disappointing. We'll see what happens. - NedoftheHill - 11:33am 4/24/25
- As I've been saying forever, a 3rd option is desperately needed. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:13am 4/24/25
  - True. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:07pm 4/24/25
  - Will never happen. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:46pm 4/24/25
    - True. Although Trump is kind of a third option; not typical GOP. - NedoftheHill - 7:07pm 4/24/25
- I’m sure no one predicted this to happen before the elections. - jimbasil - 8:43am 4/24/25
- Tariffs are taxes... and these hit the middle and lower classes the hardest. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:37am 4/24/25
  - According to Trump and Howard Lutnick the Tariff Strategy is to bring millions of Robot jobs to [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:38am 4/24/25
    - THAT is happening anyway. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 11:19am 4/24/25
      - It’s a golden era dude! [NT] - Frank L - 3:34pm 4/24/25
  - Also not true. - PaND - 9:24am 4/24/25
    - Reagan was! But I suppose he was a RINO. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:16am 4/24/25
      - I guess you did not read the article. - PaND - 11:08am 4/24/25
        I'm all in on that. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:13pm 4/24/25
  - …and they will make the deficit much worse [NT] - Chris94 - 8:47am 4/24/25
    - Real Republicans need to grow a couple and provide guardrails for Trump's mood swings. - Curly1918 - 9:24am 4/24/25
      - How about just voting to impeach him in 2021 for his role in the attack on the Capitol? - Frank L - 3:08pm 4/24/25
- No it would not, it keeps the 2017 tax cuts the same. [NT] - PaND - 8:30am 4/24/25
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I wonder if Notre Dame’s “inclusion” policy stretches this far? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 5:11am 4/24/25 (12) [View All]
- Democrats want to sexualize children. GOP opposes. Simple voting issue. - NedoftheHill - 11:42am 4/24/25
  - Informed Adults seek to provide their children with happy and successful lives, regardless of the - TyroneIrish - 7:28pm 4/24/25
    - And demonic perverts think that mutilating them at a young age is the answer. You're vile. [NT] - jakers - 9:10am 4/25/25
      - The Truth of the matter is that GD surgeries are performed on Consenting Adults...and only very few - TyroneIrish - 11:04am 4/25/25
        Moron. - jakers - 11:13am 4/25/25
        According to many studies, the Suicide Rate for those with Gender Dysphoria are many times higher [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 6:56pm 4/25/25
  - They need to take control away from parents to indoctrinate children early into LGBTQMS-13. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:02pm 4/24/25
- No need to wonder...just use your browser, and in seconds you can learn all about our University's [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:57am 4/24/25
  - The "T" is the central key to it all. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 1:05pm 4/24/25
    - You and others persevere in misusing the word "Surgery" for those choosing that solution to their GD - TyroneIrish - 7:17pm 4/24/25
      - Like I said, the "T" is the key to it all. - Curly1918 - 8:28am 4/25/25
        You're entitled to your own opinion...even if it's not at all supported by facts and evidence from - TyroneIrish - 11:08am 4/25/25
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I don't believe all women, and specifically, Nancy Mace. - MAS - 10:53pm 4/23/25 (1) [View All]
- Yeah she reminds me of Joseph McCarthy - Hibakusha - 10:07am 4/24/25
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"When Must We Kill Them?" [LINK] - MAS - 10:35pm 4/23/25 (2) [View All]
- It’s the people on the right who want a Civil War. [NT] - TampaIrish - 12:07pm 4/24/25
- "Why is 'woke' a bad thing?" - jakers - 11:36am 4/24/25
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The absolute stupidity of Trump 2.0. Celebrate more suffering and death, Baron! [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:40pm 4/23/25 (8) [View All]
- Obvious gigantic waste of money - MarkHarman - 1:11am 4/24/25
  - $10 million per year. Much cheaper than Trump’s golf trips to Florida in 3 months. - conorlarkin - 3:34am 4/24/25
    - “Gigantic” [NT] - Chris94 - 8:21am 4/24/25
    - are we really going to go there again after Joe’s vacations [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:08am 4/24/25
      - How many vacations did he take? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:33am 4/24/25
- it's hard to take anyone seriously who believes a man is a woman. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:52pm 4/23/25
  - Stated by President Bush in 1991 …. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:57pm 4/23/25
    - and solyndra was an investment in the future [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:21pm 4/23/25
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"NATO is good only if it's a real defensive alliance, not the US and a bunch of junior partner". WOW [LINK] - Eli - 5:06pm 4/23/25 (54) [View All]
- Ok… should the US also drop all the sanctions and any tariffs on the Putin regime? - Curly1918 - 5:15am 4/24/25
- Thank God Rubio wasn’t at Normandy. He’d sell out Allied positions to Hitler. - conorlarkin - 8:07pm 4/23/25
  - That doesn't follow at all. He wants NATO to prepare to fight. How do you get from there to opposite [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:09pm 4/23/25
  - From the guy who backs China over the US. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:12pm 4/23/25
    - Conor pointed out your cult leader's weak hand. [NT] - ND521 - 8:17pm 4/23/25
    - Back China? No. Recognize that China is much smarter than Trump? Yes. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:15pm 4/23/25
      - No. You back China on the trade war....you're a traitor. TDS over country. [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 8:19pm 4/23/25
        Aren’t you the guy who agreed with DJT in Helsinki? [NT] - jimbasil - 10:14pm 4/23/25
        
        Yes. China is far more clever than Trump. - conorlarkin - 8:29pm 4/23/25
        No. You said you chose the Chinese side in the trade war cuz you hate Trump. Spin away, traitor. - BaronVonZemo - 8:36pm 4/23/25
        Welcome back, Baron! Sorry, there was nothing traitorous about Conor’s post… - Domer From Hell - 9:08pm 4/23/25
        Rubio & conor are two different partisan sides. Would you give Rubio the same benefit of the doubt? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:12pm 4/23/25
        Nope. Rubio is a hypocrite. Conor is not. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:01am 4/24/25
        
        No. He mentioned that as cover now, after the fact. He was quite succinct [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:47pm 4/23/25
        
        Trump already lost. A few T-bond sales by an ally dropped the Don. [NT] - ND521 - 8:47pm 4/23/25
        
        Again. Do you realize it when you make false conclusions? [NT] - ND521 - 8:21pm 4/23/25
- The U.S. and its vassal states. Vassals pay tribute I believe is the point. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:30pm 4/23/25
  - Brookings Institution 2019 report. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:02pm 4/23/25
- This is a very perplexing thread. Why is it bad for NATO members contribute same % to defense as US? - NedoftheHill - 7:22pm 4/23/25
  - What’s so perplexing? [NT] [LINK] - jimbasil - 8:49pm 4/23/25
    - The link shows that Trump's provoking them is working. That's why this is perplexing. - NedoftheHill - 10:23pm 4/23/25
      - You don’t think maybe with Putin at their doorstep they’ve changed priorities? - jimbasil - 11:52pm 4/23/25
      - You don’t think the increase in Euro defense spending has more to do with Russian aggression? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 11:00pm 4/23/25
  - Btw Ned, it appears that Zelensky has no interest in peace. He repeatedly scuttles negotiations as - BaronVonZemo - 8:34pm 4/23/25
    - Hmmm... so Trump's last Secretary of State was a Zelensky puppet? [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 8:42am 4/24/25
    - In fairness, there are several factors to consider here. - NedoftheHill - 11:07pm 4/23/25
      - Weaker president? It doesn’t get much weaker with what we have now… - Domer From Hell - 12:08am 4/24/25
    - You sound a lot like Eli. The war would stop if Russia withdraws. Pretty simple [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:42pm 4/23/25
    - he'll never be as rich nor have as much power nor fame as he does while the war is ongoing. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:36pm 4/23/25
      - I hope that's not true, but his behavior does suggest it more and more. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:39pm 4/23/25
  - It's the same disconnect he has about recipricol tariffs. "If Trump does, it bad!". [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:21pm 4/23/25
    - That's kind of what it seems like. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:08pm 4/23/25
  - We also deploy resources to the Pacific - Chris94 - 7:51pm 4/23/25
    - Last I noticed, the Pacific was a vast ocean with no NATO members to carry their fair share.... - BaronVonZemo - 8:16pm 4/23/25
  - It's pure TDS, like Tyrone loving food dyes. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:37pm 4/23/25
- The average Trump supporter is stupid. You reminded me half of them are stupider than that. [NT] - ND521 - 6:54pm 4/23/25
- you’re just as much of an ass as Rubio. In fact, you’re both trumps ass. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:48pm 4/23/25
  - This biologically impossible. [NT] - Hensou - 6:14pm 4/23/25
- Little Marco is a Putin cocksucker too. What a disgrace [NT] - Domer From Hell - 5:44pm 4/23/25
- That guy sold his soul. [NT] - Chris94 - 5:35pm 4/23/25
  - Never had one to sell. [NT] - Frank L - 6:09pm 4/23/25
  - "I'd rather have no NATO than the current NATO". No, you sold your soul to neocon. [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 5:46pm 4/23/25
    - I’m sorry Eli, but the Americans are talking here - Chris94 - 6:34pm 4/23/25
      - Ummm...conor is in this thread also. Is there a Chinese ND site? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:39pm 4/23/25
      - Does that include illegal immigrants who have committed crimes? [NT] - Hensou - 6:58pm 4/23/25
      - I’m sorry Chris. I hate playing gotcha. But I hate dishonest discussion more. [NT] - Eli - 6:42pm 4/23/25
        I have no idea what you are talking about and i don’t care. [NT] - Chris94 - 7:52pm 4/23/25
    - At least try to proof read your drivel before posting. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 5:51pm 4/23/25
    - You need a remedial English course. Your gibberish is embarrassing. [NT] - Frank L - 5:50pm 4/23/25
      - You even don't have a soul. "Putin is more reactive than proactive" [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 5:58pm 4/23/25
        Out of curiosity, do you think Putin has a soul? Do you think he is a Christian? [NT] - Frank L - 6:08pm 4/23/25
        He is the only world leader who attended Easter Sunday service. [LINK] - Eli - 6:26pm 4/23/25
        That settles it…He’s a fucking saint. He’s forgiven for the millions of Russian and … - Domer From Hell - 8:35pm 4/23/25
        
        So you think that makes him a Christian? - Frank L - 7:35pm 4/23/25
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Rubio and Vance working hard for the Russians. Who needs enemies with friends like US? [LINK] - jimbasil - 4:41pm 4/23/25 (10) [View All]
- Just saw the long truth social post attacking Zalenskyy. Not one negative word about Putin. - Chris94 - 5:36pm 4/23/25
- Nothing to see here but Russky bitches along with their MAGA votes [NT] - Quest4twelve - 4:52pm 4/23/25
- There is a 100% chance Trump is eager to normalize relations with Moscow and drop all sanctions. - Chris94 - 4:43pm 4/23/25
  - Yes, 100% chance to normalize relations with Russia. He listened to my suggestions. [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 5:10pm 4/23/25
    - Thank you Commie Eli, your anti-Americanism and anti-democracy is noted [NT] - jimbasil - 5:44pm 4/23/25
      - Horse poop. [NT] - Hensou - 6:42pm 4/23/25
        Nope. Facts [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:14pm 4/23/25
    - Nah he’s just a Russian asset. Unlike you who no one cares what you think. [NT] - Frank L - 5:17pm 4/23/25
      - No shit. A wannabe Russian stooge who’s welcome in the MAGA dumb ass brigade [NT] - Domer From Hell - 5:50pm 4/23/25
        True, he makes some of those shitheels look semi sane in comparison. [NT] - Frank L - 6:04pm 4/23/25
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Nothing like installing a makeup studio in the Pentagon to instill a warrior ethos in the military. [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 3:59pm 4/23/25 (6) [View All]
- I am trying to think of a bigger douchebag in the history of the executive branch - Chris94 - 4:01pm 4/23/25
  - Neo-Nazi's Musk and Stephen Miller [NT] - ND521 - 7:03pm 4/23/25
    - Miller, winnah, winnah, chicken dinnah!!! [NT] - Frank L - 8:57pm 4/23/25
  - Alina Habba, the Press Secretary, and Bobby Jr. should at least get honorable mention. [NT] - Frank L - 4:12pm 4/23/25
    - Russell Vought: traumatize Fed workers, deploy military vs citizens etc. in 'post-Constitutional' US [NT] - ND521 - 7:11pm 4/23/25
    - And, do special government employees count? [NT] - Frank L - 6:18pm 4/23/25
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Will AI make earning a college degree a wase of time? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 11:52am 4/23/25 (9) [View All]
- Send the kid to a trade school and hope they have a hard-working attitude. As much as my - TampaIrish - 5:16pm 4/23/25
- They better go to work for a place that has a captive AI. - NedoftheHill - 3:26pm 4/23/25
- There's a value in learning to think critically. AI will certainly make some existing jobs obsolete. [NT] - LanceManion - 3:03pm 4/23/25
- Decision time in my house next week: $500m for ND or next to nothing for UC? [NT] - ND521 - 2:22pm 4/23/25
  - Which UC? And what subject area? - Curly1918 - 8:49am 4/24/25
  - Pool. Pond. Pond would be good for you. [NT] - Hensou - 3:12pm 4/23/25
  - UC and a new yacht is the play. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:41pm 4/23/25
- Depends on high-skill majors or low-skill majors. High-skill majors often equip students with skills - Eli - 12:41pm 4/23/25
- Perhaps it’s time for oral presentations in class… [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:29pm 4/23/25
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Justice Undone. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 10:44am 4/23/25 (5) [View All]
- It's weird that a segment of America have placed higher value on deaths based on the hands of it. - Quest4twelve - 11:00am 4/23/25
  - ESL and Purduvian logic. What a combo! - Hensou - 3:36pm 4/23/25
    - It’s cute when you’re bothered [NT] - Quest4twelve - 4:54pm 4/23/25
      - Stupid doesn’t bother me. Denial does. [NT] - Hensou - 6:09pm 4/23/25
  - He doesn’t care, he’s just pretending - Death - 2:15pm 4/23/25
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Think Mr. President, think before taking reckless actions. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 7:45am 4/23/25 (29) [View All]
- Nice to know there are non-sycophants out there who are able to push back on his irrational - TyroneIrish - 1:20pm 4/23/25
- And of course all of his sycophants will say this was all planned and well executed [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:31am 4/23/25
  - Adults had to step in re attacks on Powell. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 10:46am 4/23/25
    - More adults stepping in on the tariff impact. He will be forced to back off China. [LINK] - Frank L - 11:45am 4/23/25
      - This was all in Trump’s plans, doncha know?? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 1:02pm 4/23/25
        Like all bullies, he backs off when forcefully challenged by people who really mean it. Especially, [LINK] - Frank L - 1:18pm 4/23/25
    - According to our resident Chicom, Trump had no interest in firing Powell before 2026. Yeah right [NT] - Domer From Hell - 11:02am 4/23/25
      - He’s a laughable fool. [NT] - Frank L - 11:15am 4/23/25
  - 5D chess baby! [NT] - Frank L - 10:26am 4/23/25
- Hopefully he’ll declare victory soon - Chris94 - 8:39am 4/23/25
  - So The Biden deals were better? [NT] - Hensou - 11:21am 4/23/25
    - Indeed. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 11:36am 4/23/25
      - You didn't read your own post. - Hensou - 11:49am 4/23/25
        Biden rescued America from the pandemic and handed a vibrant economy to Trump. Fact. - conorlarkin - 11:55am 4/23/25
        Then why did the dems lose the election? You are living in a dream world. [NT] - Hensou - 11:59am 4/23/25
        Misperceptions driven by successful disinformation by Trump and his Russian counterparts. - conorlarkin - 12:07pm 4/23/25
        Unbelievable. Looney Tunes. [NT] - Hensou - 12:10pm 4/23/25
  - You know it's going to be victory. I bet D will keep all the deals signed in Trump 2.0 just like - Eli - 10:54am 4/23/25
    - And thank you for proving my point. [NT] - Chris94 - 11:04am 4/23/25
      - Thank you for giving tacit consent to my point - You know it's going to be a victory. [NT] - Eli - 12:20pm 4/23/25
        I’m sure he’ll take your word for it [NT] - Domer From Hell - 1:36pm 4/23/25
      - Hardly. He countered your false premise. [NT] - Hensou - 11:24am 4/23/25
  - Exactly. Return to status quo and boast about how he broke our trading partners. - conorlarkin - 9:17am 4/23/25
    - His uncle taught at MIT. He knows best [NT] - jimbasil - 9:32am 4/23/25
      - Heh. [NT] - Frank L - 10:25am 4/23/25
    - It won't be status quo and you know it. [NT] - Hensou - 9:30am 4/23/25
      - I forgot that Trump lined his pockets via market manipulation. - conorlarkin - 10:00am 4/23/25
        Pure fiction by you. "Caved"? That's laughable. - Hensou - 10:23am 4/23/25
        You are beyond delusional [NT] - Death - 2:59pm 4/23/25
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RIP Mike Patrick. [NT] [LINK] - ELP - 7:25am 4/23/25 (0) [View All]
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Has KashApp Patel figured out the FBI agents embedded in the Jan 6th crowd yet? - Quest4twelve - 7:23am 4/23/25 (0) [View All]
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Can't read the full article, but even The Atlantic is praising RFK Jr's latest move [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 10:33pm 4/22/25 (13) [View All]
- From that Atlantic article...the author is not extolling RFK Jr. as the consummate HHS Director... - TyroneIrish - 1:30am 4/23/25
  - How much fluoride do you ingest? [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 9:21am 4/23/25
    - By your own admission, you take frequent breaks from reality with mind altering substances...stop - TyroneIrish - 1:28pm 4/23/25
      - Here's a more detailed description of the poisons we put in food for no good reason. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 2:39pm 4/23/25
        Even Biden banned Red Dye #3...but the more serious issue is 'Sugar' in the U.S. diet...which [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:22am 4/24/25
        We can't ban sugar, silly. - iairishcheeks - 9:40am 4/24/25
        I'm just showing you that RFK Jr. isn't being praised for anything he's done...since it's obvious - TyroneIrish - 9:02pm 4/24/25
      - You didn't answer my question. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:04pm 4/23/25
        I'm not fond of Herrings...especially Red ones ;-). [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:23am 4/24/25
        You need to get an RO system to remove the fluoride from your drinking water. - iairishcheeks - 9:41am 4/24/25
        You need to get educated on studies of the Pros and Cons of Fluoride in our drinking water... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 9:25pm 4/24/25
    - You must have been gulping the stuff. [NT] - Frank L - 10:41am 4/23/25
- Food dye crackdown, finally. [NT] - ND521 - 11:26pm 4/22/25
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Notre Dame Theology Dept named #1 worldwide for 4th time in 6 years-sites fidelity to Catholic Faith [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 8:39pm 4/22/25 (16) [View All]
- I especially applaud the UND Dept. of Theology's "Inclusive Language Statement"... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 12:39am 4/23/25
  - What exactly is a "purposeful transgression?" I don't see that expression in the "Statement." - Curly1918 - 9:32am 4/23/25
    - LOL...just read the ND Theology Department's official statement on "Inclusive Language"...then ask - TyroneIrish - 1:36pm 4/23/25
- . [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:39am 4/23/25
- A stunning defeat of liberals and secular humanists pretending to be ND people. [NT] - Hensou - 9:19pm 4/22/25
  - Indeed. The liberal presidents have forced DEI discriminatory stances, but the orthodoxy flourishes [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 5:00pm 4/23/25
  - Poor take, unsurprisingly. [NT] - ND521 - 10:33pm 4/22/25
  - You’re so profoundly weird [NT] - Chris94 - 10:32pm 4/22/25
    - If profound is weird to you, that’s your problem. [NT] - Hensou - 7:21am 4/23/25
      - Good try, I guess. [NT] - Chris94 - 11:18am 4/23/25
        Nice rugby reference. [NT] - Hensou - 6:37pm 4/23/25
        . [NT] - Hensou - 6:39pm 4/23/25
    - Says the guy who thinks it’s funny to joke that Vance killed the pope. Yeah, you’re one to judge. [NT] - Protagonist - 1:57am 4/23/25
      - Don't like jokes about the Popeslayer, snowflake? [NT] - Chris94 - 11:20am 4/23/25
        Andrew Jeselnick humor is Neanderthal. [NT] - Hensou - 6:40pm 4/23/25
    - It's incredible how he can praise an unrepentant Felon, Fraud, Rapist, etc., and then call himself - TyroneIrish - 12:53am 4/23/25
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Newsom is channeling normal. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 8:35pm 4/22/25 (8) [View All]
- He was a champion of many of the whack job policies that he is now trying to distance - TampaIrish - 9:47pm 4/22/25
  - All about framing. - iairishcheeks - 9:59pm 4/22/25
    - I don't disagree, but he's going to have to personally own the problems in his state. - jakers - 9:22am 4/23/25
      - He never has and never will. He’s on the phone right now with Biden, oops no service [NT] - Frankx - 9:50am 4/23/25
      - It will be interesting to watch, for sure. - iairishcheeks - 9:44am 4/23/25
        If the left had a 52-year-old Joe Manchin, they'd win in a landslide. [NT] - jakers - 9:54am 4/23/25
        Yep, but they have excommunicated all moderates. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:05pm 4/23/25
        
        There is no one that is middle of the road in the party. They want to double and triple down on the - TampaIrish - 10:00am 4/23/25
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Imagine if an F18 Hornet pilot texted his “bros” re upcoming sortie. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 7:53pm 4/22/25 (17) [View All]
- Talked with two peers in the last couple of days who also had Top Secret Clearances...one worked at - TyroneIrish - 1:44pm 4/23/25
- I think our last SecDef went into surgery without telling anyone. - iairishcheeks - 8:55pm 4/22/25
  - Whatabout Austin? [NT] - Frank L - 11:57pm 4/22/25
  - I bet deep thinkers like you can see the difference - Chris94 - 10:34pm 4/22/25
    - As a third party voter, I have very low expectations. - iairishcheeks - 10:44pm 4/22/25
  - Was there this much chaos at the Pentagon after 13 soldiers were killed and no one was held - TampaIrish - 8:59pm 4/22/25
    - Tyrone blamed that on Trump if I recall. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:02pm 4/22/25
      - While U.S. Afghan War Vets begged Trump and Congress to get as many friendly Afghanis who helped [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:10am 4/23/25
- Did the pilot use an encrypted app like Signal? Was his mission an unmitigated success? Just curious [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:21pm 4/22/25
  - Still a court martial. End of career. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:43pm 4/22/25
    - You could impeach him. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:25am 4/23/25
- ✋🏻✋🏻 [NT] - TampaIrish - 7:55pm 4/22/25
  - Bookmark [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:05pm 4/22/25
    - Care to explain why recruiting numbers are up if people don’t have confidence in the SecDef? [NT] - TampaIrish - 8:47pm 4/22/25
      - That has nothing to do with the SecDef [NT] - Death - 9:07pm 4/22/25
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Has Alito nor uncle Clarence ever voted with the liberal justices? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 4:54pm 4/22/25 (21) [View All]
- Nazi apologists are calling you racist - Death - 10:59pm 4/22/25
- Yes. About half of Supreme Court Decisions are unanimous [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 10:20pm 4/22/25
- Affirmative Action poster boy Clarence is a disgrace to the Court. [NT] - ND521 - 5:16pm 4/22/25
- Racist much? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:58pm 4/22/25
  - Dunno if Clarence is racist. Crooked...bent..corrupt? Yes. People pay for his vote. 41's worst. [NT] - ND521 - 8:24pm 4/22/25
  - How is that racist? Thomas admits he got Into Yale through an affirmative action plan. [LINK] - Frank L - 5:45pm 4/22/25
    - You have gone full Democrat. Never go full Democrat. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 5:47pm 4/22/25
      - You have gone full moron long ago. It’s not a disputed point that he was a major AA beneficiary. [NT] - Frank L - 5:52pm 4/22/25
  - Liberals HATE black conservatives. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 5:40pm 4/22/25
    - Especially black conservatives who got where they are through DEI - Frank L - 7:32pm 4/22/25
    - When they go off the Democrat Plantation, the call them Uncle Tom. - NedoftheHill - 5:54pm 4/22/25
  - Very not at all. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 5:13pm 4/22/25
    - I bet you like Rachel Zegler. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 5:40pm 4/22/25
      - Who? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:44pm 4/22/25
  - Crooked Clarence takes trips, cash, goods & perks from parties w/business before the Court. [NT] - ND521 - 5:10pm 4/22/25
    - Believe they are all white also. They just happen to be his - Frank L - 7:35pm 4/22/25
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Liberals on Parade [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 1:00pm 4/22/25 (28) [View All]
- “No one is above the law” applies only to conservatives. Liberalism Rule #2 - BaronVonZemo - 6:06pm 4/22/25
  - 21 Projections...from the Baron of Misinformation...documented proof available upon request. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:52pm 4/23/25
  - Welcome back. [NT] - TampaIrish - 6:16pm 4/22/25
    - Thanks, but looking at the regression of this board into TDS Vent Therapy & outright hatred, I think - BaronVonZemo - 7:48pm 4/22/25
      - Well said - WoodstockIrish - 8:54am 4/23/25
      - It doesn't have to matter, it's a recreational pursuit. - iairishcheeks - 10:24pm 4/22/25
      - It is sad what this board has become. [NT] - Hensou - 7:55pm 4/22/25
      - You are not wrong. The Trump 2.0 hatred is on steroids compared to the first time around. Knute - TampaIrish - 7:55pm 4/22/25
        I used to mock people using the ignore function. Now I use it myself. If most regulars used it, the - MAS - 9:15pm 4/22/25
        I tried the “ignore” function a bit. I haven’t used it in a long time… - Domer From Hell - 11:12pm 4/22/25
        Most of us don't use it to avoid debate or discussion. - jakers - 9:35am 4/23/25
        Re: Baron's ignore choice... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:55am 4/24/25
        Yeah, nice try. No one's buying the spin. [NT] - jakers - 11:38am 4/24/25
        Well, at least you acknowledged Baron lying about my presentation of the NEJM Study on Masking - TyroneIrish - 9:44pm 4/24/25
        
        Tyrone's worth not blocking just to see the lies and bullshit he spews. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 12:37pm 4/23/25
        Since I've never posted a lie, I'm happy to repeat my challenge to anyone who thinks they can prove - TyroneIrish - 9:55pm 4/24/25
        
        To each his own. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 11:07am 4/23/25
        
        Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. [NT] - TampaIrish - 7:01am 4/23/25
        I would if it wasn’t so fun walking on mine [NT] - Domer From Hell - 11:23am 4/23/25
        Nicely put. I wear a size 12 if you have anything you don’t want that may fit. [NT] - TampaIrish - 4:07pm 4/23/25
        We’re the same size. I recommend Hoka for walking/running [NT] - Domer From Hell - 4:38pm 4/23/25
        
        Only way to avoid locked threads, erased posts and suspensions [NT] - Hensou - 9:27pm 4/22/25
        
        Exactly. Let them just agree with each other and hate Trump in a vacuum. [NT] - TampaIrish - 9:25pm 4/22/25
        Effectively that is what seems to be happening. They’re jerking each other off - WoodstockIrish - 8:56am 4/23/25
        
        This ^^^^^ [NT] - ColeyO - 9:29pm 4/22/25
        
        Sad but true. [NT] - Hensou - 7:56pm 4/22/25
- Per the article, the offender is making restitution and if he commits - TyroneIrish - 4:36pm 4/22/25
- Communists don't believe in the idea of private property. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:01pm 4/22/25
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Oh no, it's Tuesday and the market it up 1k based on a reported trade deal with India! PANIC!!! [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 12:59pm 4/22/25 (8) [View All]
- Markets Trump dump: Indexes down 12-18% since inauguration. Your idea of #Winning, Dummy? [NT] - ND521 - 1:49pm 4/22/25
  - Are you that ignorant to not realize the market always comes back - WoodstockIrish - 1:58pm 4/22/25
    - True...but it can be painful in-between. - Chris94 - 4:55pm 4/22/25
      - 50% of the people in this country don’t even own stock. We aren’t headed for a recession dummy - WoodstockIrish - 8:58am 4/23/25
        There was a recession during the last administration? - jimbasil - 1:24pm 4/23/25
        According to the old way of measuring it yes, but then the Democrats changed how it was measured. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 1:47am 4/24/25
    - Like under Dubya when the S&P lost 40% in 8 yrs? [Pro tip: Trump's destabilizing BS is far worse] [NT] - ND521 - 2:31pm 4/22/25
    - Not if Trump unpauses tariffs, which the markets have clearly rejected. - conorlarkin - 2:05pm 4/22/25
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I am struggling to think of one senior person in the Mango Administration that is a good person. [NT] - Frank L - 12:51pm 4/22/25 (18) [View All]
- Proof of TDS (if the 4 new threads a day about “Evil Mango Man” wasn’t enough). [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:10pm 4/22/25
- I like Kevin Hassett, the Director of the National Economic Council - Chris94 - 2:35pm 4/22/25
  - Interesting departure for Trump: having a person with economics degrees advise POTUS on economics. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:03pm 4/22/25
    - True. He needs all the help he can get as he’s an economic moron. [NT] - Frank L - 10:33am 4/23/25
- I don't want my CIA agents to be choir boys and those running the country to be poo butts. U do? [NT] - LanceManion - 12:57pm 4/22/25
  - Which is worse: A worm ate Bobby's brain or that Bobby says a worm ate his brain? [NT] - ND521 - 1:55pm 4/22/25
  - No, but I want them have a moral compass and know how to do the right thing. - Frank L - 1:12pm 4/22/25
    - You mean like the people who installed a Democratic candidate last summer? Please [NT] - LanceManion - 1:31pm 4/22/25
      - Is RFK Jr. qualified to run public healthcare? No, then agree he was a horrific choice. [NT] - ND521 - 1:58pm 4/22/25
        Heroin addict, vaccine denier, conspiracy theorist. [NT] - Frank L - 2:06pm 4/22/25
      - Is Hegseth qualified to be SecDef? No, then agree that he too was a horrific choice. [NT] - ND521 - 1:57pm 4/22/25
        Drunk, and a woman beater. Also a world class dumbass. [NT] - Frank L - 2:07pm 4/22/25
      - Was waiting to see how long to your whatabout. 40 minutes. And in fairness, there were senior D’s - Frank L - 1:36pm 4/22/25
        Uh huh. At least Trump is doing what he believes is best for the country unlike those SR. Ds. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:46pm 4/22/25
        Huh? No one with half a brain would implement a mass tariff policy on the world the way he did. [NT] - Frank L - 2:05pm 4/22/25
        No one with half a brain would have voted for Joe or Kamala [NT] - LanceManion - 3:26pm 4/22/25
        You misspelled Mango Man. [NT] - Frank L - 3:44pm 4/22/25
        
        Politely disagree. I think people with half a brain voted for Joe or Kamala [NT] - Hensou - 3:27pm 4/22/25
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Wasn’t this readily apparent when he fired those in charge of our nuclear stockpile? [NT] [LINK] - Frank L - 12:37pm 4/22/25 (0) [View All]
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Minnesota public employees are protesting the return to office requirement on 6/1. - iairishcheeks - 10:55am 4/22/25 (11) [View All]
- Hard to imagine since man's man and truly honest and good person Time Balz is from there. [NT] - LanceManion - 12:58pm 4/22/25
- What do you do for a living? Can your job be completed full or quasi remotely? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:36am 4/22/25
  - I have been working remotely for 15 years, I am a coder. - iairishcheeks - 11:45am 4/22/25
    - Ok I'm in tech as well and my job can be also 100% remote. What's the issue? - Quest4twelve - 12:03pm 4/22/25
      - It should be obvious that if you're taking care of kids, you aren't working. - iairishcheeks - 12:16pm 4/22/25
        Your opinion. Also, after school care can be included as "day care" - Quest4twelve - 2:07pm 4/22/25
        They were hired to go to an office, they should be thankful for 5 years off. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:39pm 4/22/25
        You don’t know the actual details, but it amazes me as a technical person. You have such a static - Quest4twelve - 4:42pm 4/22/25
        Here is what is known: - iairishcheeks - 4:54pm 4/22/25
        We also know that the Left will defend government beaurocracy/beaurocrats at all costs. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:06pm 4/22/25
        What they don't understand is that greed for power is way worse than greed for money. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 8:37pm 4/22/25
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The quote of the day: If you don't have steel, you don't have a country. - Eli - 10:36am 4/22/25 (13) [View All]
- This is perfect Trump economic "thinking" - Chris94 - 11:13am 4/22/25
- And if steel, semiconductors and autos can be produced much cheaper elsewhere? - Curly1918 - 10:52am 4/22/25
  - Let me put it bluntly: Cheap labor became the drug of American economies. It killed innovation. - Eli - 11:26am 4/22/25
    - "Cheap labor killed innovation." What drivel. America is the most innotive nation on Earth. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:44pm 4/22/25
      - When cheap labor became a drug, it killed innovation. [NT] - Eli - 9:15pm 4/22/25
        Stupid as usual. Switzerland, Sweden, USA, Singapore, and the UK are the most innovative countries - Domer From Hell - 9:40pm 4/22/25
        People like him are why the commies lost the Cold War. [NT] - Frank L - 10:37am 4/23/25
    - Oh please. Immigration and cheap labor were the engine of our economic growth throughout the 19th - Frank L - 12:41pm 4/22/25
      - You misspelled immigration and cheap LAND. Gold rush & becoming landlords draw immigrants. [LINK] - Eli - 9:31pm 4/22/25
        You have no clue you moron. I’m third generation on both sides. I know why they came you total - Frank L - 12:03am 4/23/25
    - We have such short memories.. of the Great Depression. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 12:30pm 4/22/25
    - 1) why do you care, you're a pretend American? 2) You mean American companies foremost [NT] - Quest4twelve - 12:04pm 4/22/25
  - There are national security considerations for producing stuff. - iairishcheeks - 11:24am 4/22/25
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Nothing he has done to the economy so far is irreversible - Chris94 - 9:40am 4/22/25 (36) [View All]
- Still waiting to see which poster will be first one to regret voting for Trump. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 9:48am 4/22/25
  - When he proves to be right will you admit it. - WoodstockIrish - 10:21am 4/22/25
    - You can’t even recognize gross incompetence [NT] - Death - 1:56pm 4/22/25
    - Of course. Please prompt us when Trump proves "right" about anything. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:55am 4/22/25
    - And the queen of drive by posts chimes in [NT] - Domer From Hell - 10:25am 4/22/25
  - No one will wish they had voted for Kamala. - iairishcheeks - 9:50am 4/22/25
    - Oh, yes they will. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:51am 4/22/25
      - A few. Most are just true cultists that will never admit their mistake. [NT] - Frank L - 11:02am 4/22/25
      - Are you kidding? Remember her proposal to tax unrealized gains? She is the ultimate dip. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:22am 4/22/25
      - No they won’t. [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:21am 4/22/25
- The elephant in the room is the debt, it must be dealt with. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:47am 4/22/25
  - Zero to do with Trump's unforced destabilization of economy and financial markets. - conorlarkin - 11:06am 4/22/25
    - Most Americans don't care about the stock market. - iairishcheeks - 11:32am 4/22/25
      - The stock market has effects on consumer spending - Chris94 - 11:42am 4/22/25
        I bet yacht sales are way down. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:46am 4/22/25
        Dig, Dummy, dig! [NT] - ND521 - 2:33pm 4/22/25
        You don't think yacht sales are down? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:42pm 4/22/25
  - This is all going to make the debt worse. You know that, right? [NT] - Chris94 - 10:14am 4/22/25
    - Everything that has been done over the last 25 years has made the debt worse. - iairishcheeks - 10:35am 4/22/25
      - Agreed. But keep in mind that there have been doomsayers.... - Chris94 - 11:09am 4/22/25
        Those predictions are coming true, $1T every 100 days. - iairishcheeks - 11:26am 4/22/25
        That's nonsense. We created the problem, we can solve it. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:47pm 4/22/25
        Ha! [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:29pm 4/22/25
        
        That would be the cure. Reckless spending and reckless tax cuts are though a hallmark of Trumpism. [NT] - Frank L - 11:21am 4/22/25
  - Agreed. Even worse, Chris brought up a point yesterday about other countries. - jakers - 10:04am 4/22/25
  - I think this goes on a while - Powell is still inflation focused - LanceManion - 9:59am 4/22/25
    - Or when multiple trade deals are consummated [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:22am 4/22/25
      - Agree [NT] - LanceManion - 12:25pm 4/22/25
        The market will explode…no doubt we will recover by mid-year [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 2:00pm 4/22/25
      - Yes, India may be happening. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 10:25am 4/22/25
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With David Hogg chartering the Dem future... who is the party's base? - Curly1918 - 8:15am 4/22/25 (6) [View All]
- Setting a record disapproval number wasn't enough. - iairishcheeks - 9:21am 4/22/25
- Pick a lane to complain about Curls. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:25am 4/22/25
  - He’s not wrong though. Picking that clown out of left field was an awful choice. [NT] - Frank L - 11:24am 4/22/25
  - Observations are not complaints. Both sides provide so many rich targets. [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:23am 4/22/25
- atheists and communists. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:20am 4/22/25
  - Basically anyone who hates Christianity, white men, and the notion of personal responsibility. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:48am 4/22/25
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Nancy Mace is the type that would invite men to a gangbang and then call the authorities after [LINK] - Quest4twelve - 7:27am 4/22/25 (0) [View All]
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When are Republican Senators going to demand Hegseth’s firing? [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:13pm 4/21/25 (44) [View All]
- Do you think restructuring a massive corrupt organization would be seamless? - LanceManion - 6:37am 4/22/25
  - Yes, all his troubles stem from his efforts to “restructure” - Chris94 - 8:03am 4/22/25
    - To your point. Here you go. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 8:56am 4/22/25
      - Hegseth had said over and over that DOD spending will be $1T next year - Chris94 - 9:28am 4/22/25
        That’s the difference between a restructuring and a reduction [NT] - LanceManion - 9:31am 4/22/25
        Nothing of importance is going to be restructured - Chris94 - 11:14am 4/22/25
        Getting rid of the status quo has value along with old entitled people and old entitled ideas. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:02pm 4/22/25
        Cept when it’s status quo change you don’t like. [NT] - Frank L - 1:26pm 4/22/25
  - Tell us about Hegseth’s management experience to overhaul Defense Department. [NT] - conorlarkin - 6:43am 4/22/25
    - The problem with chicken little-ing everything Trump does AGAIN is that's why he was re-elected. [NT] - LanceManion - 6:46am 4/22/25
      - The welfare of US servicemen is “chicken little-ing?” - conorlarkin - 6:57am 4/22/25
        Trump is doing everything he can to keep American servicemen out of harm's way in Biden's wars. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:47am 4/22/25
        You are a delusional fool - Death - 1:36pm 4/22/25
        
        By his DOD Sec announcing an upcoming attack with details on an unsecured channel? Rank - Frank L - 11:45am 4/22/25
        
        By appointing an incompetent Sec Def? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:16am 4/22/25
        The jury is still out on whether he is incompetent. Yes, a mistake was made with signal but I’m - TampaIrish - 9:25am 4/22/25
        No, the jury isn’t still out. Glazing over incompetence like usual - Death - 1:38pm 4/22/25
        Good post. Not abusive at all and full of substantive content. No pollution happening here! [NT] - TampaIrish - 1:58pm 4/22/25
        
        The beginning has been a “rocky road” and that’s being kind… - Domer From Hell - 10:06am 4/22/25
        Ok. I'm willing to be patient, just like with Trump. It's hard to ding him on being a womanizer - TampaIrish - 10:11am 4/22/25
        You know damn well the only reason Hegseth was appointed is because he’s a yes man… - Domer From Hell - 10:18am 4/22/25
        Yes, thats a possibility. We went from DEI hires to yes men being hired. Both sides are ok with - TampaIrish - 10:23am 4/22/25
        You do know that the DEI thing was/is all about nothing, right?… - Domer From Hell - 10:50am 4/22/25
        Yes, that was beyond dumb to blame the crash on anything other then pilot error. But he has - TampaIrish - 11:00am 4/22/25
        Disagree wholeheartedly re. Harris… - Domer From Hell - 12:40pm 4/22/25
        She's as dumb as a brick and was put into the VP role because she was a black female, and Biden said - TampaIrish - 12:58pm 4/22/25
        Again, I disagree… - Domer From Hell - 1:49pm 4/22/25
        
        True, Jackson could not even define "woman". - PaND - 11:09am 4/22/25
        
        The secretary of defense is using unsecured apps for texting military plans not only - jimbasil - 9:49am 4/22/25
        
        . [NT] - Domer From Hell - 7:06am 4/22/25
- Perhaps after he boots some breakfast gin on them. [NT] - ND521 - 12:35am 4/22/25
- I assume he's back on the sauce. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:37pm 4/21/25
- Why? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:53pm 4/21/25
  - Secretary of Defense is arguably the most important cabinet post. - conorlarkin - 10:10pm 4/21/25
    - Dems like captive patients to experiment upon. They love the military for the wrong reasons. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:46pm 4/21/25
      - Just as stupid as saying “liberals don’t have guns” - - jimbasil - 12:05am 4/22/25
    - the last 4 years notwithstanding, right? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:43pm 4/21/25
- Who could have foreseen such epic failure? - Death - 9:44pm 4/21/25
- I’d be surprised if more than one or two call for Hegseth’s firing.:: - Domer From Hell - 9:12pm 4/21/25
  - His confirmation required Vance to break the tie. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 6:41am 4/22/25
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MTG references Pope Francis as “Evil” - OCIrish - 7:22pm 4/21/25 (12) [View All]
- some background for those of you claiming to be catholics [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:41pm 4/21/25
  - Shame on you. Francis was a good and great man and Pope. [NT] - ND521 - 11:35pm 4/21/25
    - yes but not to say he wasn’t controversial [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:52pm 4/21/25
- I feel like you need to criticize her face, too. - iairishcheeks - 10:40pm 4/21/25
- Dumb even for a POS like her. [NT] - ND521 - 8:38pm 4/21/25
- Lots of Evangelicals hate Catholics - Chris94 - 8:33pm 4/21/25
  - Hate of others is a projective defense against awareness of repressed self hatred. [NT] - Curly1918 - 9:14am 4/22/25
- are you one of those catholics in name only who posts here? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:54pm 4/21/25
  - Sounds like a stupid assumption because … - OCIrish - 8:02pm 4/21/25
  - You mean like the Trumpers? [NT] - Death - 8:01pm 4/21/25
    - JD Vance [NT] - OCIrish - 8:03pm 4/21/25
- J-Dumbo accused the church of making money off of migrants. Even Cardinal Dolan - Frank L - 7:24pm 4/21/25
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This douche bag in the WH just needs to constantly run - Frank L - 5:15pm 4/21/25 (18) [View All]
- Non-stop unforced errors. [NT] - ND521 - 7:46pm 4/21/25
  - It’s deliberate market manipulation. Trump is lining his pockets. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:28pm 4/21/25
- Your hypocrisy is criminal. Nobody constantly harassed and slammed Powell more than Pocahontas [NT] - Eli - 7:31pm 4/21/25
  - Was she POTUS who can and is crashing the markets by his dumbass all the time criticism - Frank L - 9:02pm 4/21/25
  - Big difference, dumb ass. Trump is threatening to fire him, even though he doesn’t have the… - Domer From Hell - 8:55pm 4/21/25
    - Insufferable dumb. Trump is just threatening. But Pocahontas already fired Powell. She voted Nay in - Eli - 10:48pm 4/21/25
      - Neither congress or the President can fire the Fed chair before his term is up, dumb ass… - Domer From Hell - 11:35pm 4/21/25
        You shameless bastard. I said 2026. Did Trump say he would fire him tomorrow, next week, nextmonth? - Eli - 1:58am 4/22/25
        Not only are you a fool, you’re a sucker if you think Trump… - Domer From Hell - 6:31am 4/22/25
  - Six whatabouts in one post. A new record of stupidity. [NT] - Chris94 - 8:34pm 4/21/25
  - February 2025 [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 7:36pm 4/21/25
  - Sept 2024. Pocahontas together with D senators Whitehouse & Hickenlooper. [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 7:35pm 4/21/25
  - June 2024 [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 7:33pm 4/21/25
  - March 2024 [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 7:33pm 4/21/25
  - January 2024 [NT] [LINK] - Eli - 7:32pm 4/21/25
- We need to know why he sent his VP to kill the Pope - Chris94 - 6:15pm 4/21/25
  - JDV and his team should have had the awareness and sensitivity to insist that Francis just rested... - TyroneIrish - 9:00pm 4/21/25
  - No you need to know. Wow dude, beyond bizarre. [NT] - Frankx - 7:39pm 4/21/25
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High School Blowjob Queen cannot even secure her own purse.. [LINK] - conorlarkin - 2:10pm 4/21/25 (23) [View All]
- It saddens me to think that we only have 3 more Easter Mondays with Trump unless he is re-elected. [NT] - LanceManion - 5:03pm 4/21/25
- The pros. Wonder why Corey wasn’t protecting it? What a bunch of malevolent doofuses. [NT] - Frank L - 4:34pm 4/21/25
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Anything good dies due to the presence of J-Dumbo. First the natty trophy, now the Pope. [NT] - Frank L - 1:14pm 4/21/25 (7) [View All]
- Keep him away from Lou [NT] - Chris94 - 2:32pm 4/21/25
- Poor attempt at humor? Back door politicizing the Pope for benefit of domestic politics? - NedoftheHill - 2:18pm 4/21/25
  - Offend you? Good. The thought of that turd in the presence of the Pope on his last day offends me. [NT] - Frank L - 2:23pm 4/21/25
    - Your everyday political slant didn't offend. I just thought you were disrespectful to Pope Francis. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:09pm 4/21/25
      - How? By mocking an alleged “Catholic” politician who is opposed to just about everything Francis [LINK] - Frank L - 7:18pm 4/21/25
        By using his death for domestic political point scoring. You can have the last word. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:26pm 4/21/25
        Point scoring? More like truth telling that he would appreciate. [NT] - Frank L - 9:11pm 4/21/25
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Trump is all aboutl "Pronatalism" more baby's, more baby's - Hibakusha - 1:02pm 4/21/25 (5) [View All]
- You know what would help out low income families? - iairishcheeks - 2:08pm 4/21/25
- You forgot that grandma is eating cat food. [NT] - PaND - 1:46pm 4/21/25
  - While Abuela is eating cats. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 1:58pm 4/21/25
- Makes total trumpian sense. If there are lots more, it will more than make up for those that - Frank L - 1:07pm 4/21/25
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At some point a market "correction" has to mean something... no? [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:41am 4/21/25 (19) [View All]
- I thought Mondays were for immigration and Thursdays market panic? [NT] - LanceManion - 12:31pm 4/21/25
  - The market algorithms aren't programmed to fluctuate by the day of the week. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:01pm 4/21/25
  - Ha! That’s some funny shit [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:33pm 4/21/25
- Trump attacked Powell again today, driving markets down - Chris94 - 10:46am 4/21/25
  - It’s a golden age. [NT] - Frank L - 2:18pm 4/21/25
  - Dow Jones down 6000 points since Trump inherited a vibrant economy. - conorlarkin - 11:31am 4/21/25
    - ...driven by wartime deficits at 120% Debt/G.D.P. [NT] - jakers - 12:00pm 4/21/25
      - Sure. Cept that it was rising under those deficits until bumblefuck took over. [NT] - Frank L - 12:45pm 4/21/25
      - Uh, no. Cause & effect do not match. - Chris94 - 12:27pm 4/21/25
        I'm disputing the false claim that it was a "vibrant economy." [NT] - jakers - 12:59pm 4/21/25
        But it was, compared to any other - Chris94 - 1:09pm 4/21/25
        That is a separate argument. - jakers - 4:24pm 4/21/25
        It was the strongest economy in the world. [LINK] - Chris94 - 4:47pm 4/21/25
        The shift had to be made from public funding to orivate. - jakers - 9:23pm 4/21/25
      - Nonsense. Markets sinking 100% because of unforced errors by Trump. [NT] - conorlarkin - 12:23pm 4/21/25
        You cannot continue to outspend G.D.P. [NT] - jakers - 12:58pm 4/21/25
        No one disputes that. Cutting taxes is not helpful. - conorlarkin - 1:44pm 4/21/25
        Unless you cut Medicaid to fund it. What a despicable act by a despicable person. [NT] - Frank L - 2:17pm 4/21/25
  - Perhaps if we have another Great Depression our illegals will self-deport??? [NT] - Curly1918 - 11:17am 4/21/25
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RIP Pope Francis. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:38am 4/21/25 (10) [View All]
- RIP [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:04am 4/21/25
- RIP…a life well lived and a Papacy well served. Here’s hoping the Conclave - TyroneIrish - 9:53am 4/21/25
- Glad he got one last ride in the Pope Mobile. Better than avg run for a Papa. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:33am 4/21/25
- Meeting Vance killed him. [NT] - Chris94 - 7:34am 4/21/25
  - That was a lotta of evilness for one frail old man to endure even for a short time. [NT] - Frank L - 12:47pm 4/21/25
- God grant him eternal rest. [NT] - Hensou - 7:01am 4/21/25
- Good man. Great heart. He is with the Lord. [NT] - Frank L - 6:31am 4/21/25
  - Amen. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:14am 4/21/25
- Any favorites to replace him? - AlbanyIRISH - 6:21am 4/21/25
  - MagesteriumAI says it is too difficult to predict but favors either an Italian or African [NT] - LanceManion - 8:43am 4/21/25
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Just incredible. Hegseth sharing classified info with family members. [LINK] - Frank L - 7:01pm 4/20/25 (5) [View All]
- One can only imagine what DJT is 'Sharing" with his 'Handler', Vlad...sooner or later, American - TyroneIrish - 11:32pm 4/20/25
- He’s unfit to serve and should be removed [NT] - Death - 8:16pm 4/20/25
- Drunk texting I presume. My conscience is clear. I voted for America. [NT] - conorlarkin - 8:13pm 4/20/25
- This president does not care about keeping info classified - Chris94 - 8:04pm 4/20/25
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A good Easter dinner table subject: The Easter Bunny is not a pagan invention. [LINK] - Eli - 5:48pm 4/20/25 (0) [View All]
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North - AlbanyIRISH - 2:11pm 4/20/25 (1) [View All]
- Thanks Albany. Looks terrific. I was unaware of it. Highly reviewed. [NT] - conorlarkin - 3:23pm 4/20/25
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How to handle a petulant child. [LINK] - Frank L - 1:07pm 4/20/25 (9) [View All]
- Meanwhile, Italy has a 25% poverty rate while rich clergy hide inside the trillion dollar Vatican. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:42pm 4/20/25
  - What Italy is this you speak of? - Chris94 - 9:26pm 4/20/25
    - Also, Vatican not part of Italy. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:44pm 4/20/25
  - And? The Church is universal not just Italy. Its charitable works world wide are many. It’s a force - Frank L - 5:01pm 4/20/25
- Bravo Pope Frankie! [NT] - conorlarkin - 3:39pm 4/20/25
- Happy Easter Frank [NT] - Frankx - 3:22pm 4/20/25
  - Same to you and yours Chief. [NT] - Frank L - 4:24pm 4/20/25
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What a difference a year makes. [NT] [LINK] - TampaIrish - 1:04pm 4/20/25 (6) [View All]
- You don’t like multi colored eggs? [NT] - jimbasil - 3:31pm 4/20/25
  - I laughed. [NT] - jakers - 6:09pm 4/20/25
- Yeah, we weren’t a global embarrassment a year ago - Death - 2:28pm 4/20/25
- Weird, it's as if Biden shunned the Easter holiday altogether [NT] [LINK] - Quest4twelve - 2:17pm 4/20/25
  - ...and [NT] [LINK] - Quest4twelve - 2:17pm 4/20/25
- Indeed. It’s a terrible day for Satanists and Secular Humanists. [NT] - Hensou - 1:58pm 4/20/25
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A heartwarming Easter message from your president [LINK] - Chris94 - 12:04pm 4/20/25 (7) [View All]
- AWESOME!!! [NT] - jakers - 6:08pm 4/20/25
- Completely unworthy of the office, but completely par for the man, in fact a birdie even. [NT] - Frank L - 4:30pm 4/20/25
- Happy Easter Professor [NT] - Frankx - 3:23pm 4/20/25
- A born leader!! Inspirational words from a US President. [NT] - conorlarkin - 3:08pm 4/20/25
- What a guy! So presidential [NT] - Domer From Hell - 1:00pm 4/20/25
- Not quite the message we heard last evening…but par for the course from an - TyroneIrish - 12:24pm 4/20/25
- A true statesman! [NT] - jimbasil - 12:11pm 4/20/25
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And a child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6 [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:19am 4/20/25 (8) [View All]
- He’s an idjit. Stop shooting your self in the foot D’s. [NT] - Frank L - 11:51am 4/20/25
  - It’s WE who are idjits… on both sides! - Curly1918 - 6:45pm 4/20/25
    - Mebee so, but the MAGA idjits are by far the worst. [NT] - Frank L - 7:03pm 4/20/25
  - How is primarying old farts shooting yourself in the foot? - AlbanyIRISH - 12:09pm 4/20/25
    - Did you learn anything from November 2024? - Frank L - 12:58pm 4/20/25
      - Yes and no. Yes, cause MAGA ran a campaign on issues of marginal importance except for immigration. - Frank L - 4:42pm 4/20/25
        Responds to Quest below. [NT] - Frank L - 4:55pm 4/20/25
      - IMO the Dems did not lose for what they "stood for" they got branded by the right and didn't push - Quest4twelve - 2:21pm 4/20/25
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Christ is Risen! A joyous Easter to true believers. [NT] - Hensou - 6:29am 4/20/25 (11) [View All]
- God loves all creatures great & small. Cut your true believer malarkey. [NT] - ND521 - 2:44pm 4/20/25
  - You aren't a true believer? I mean, that's fine, but why the angst about it? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:34pm 4/20/25
    - Christ and his flock are the opposite of Trump and his supporters. [NT] - ND521 - 9:37pm 4/20/25
  - It’s not malarkey if you are Catholic. - Hensou - 3:16pm 4/20/25
    - By choosing Trump, you have forsaken the Lord Jesus. [NT] - ND521 - 9:35pm 4/20/25
      - What an idiotic comment. [NT] - Hensou - 6:56am 4/21/25
- “All religions are paths to God,” Pope Francis said. “I will use an analogy: they are like different - TyroneIrish - 12:54pm 4/20/25
- Narrator: “true believers” don’t vote for or support autocrats. [NT] - conorlarkin - 6:41am 4/20/25
  - Politicizing The Resurrection on this Sacred Day is despicable. - Hensou - 7:01am 4/20/25
    - Flaunt your “true believers” nonsense elsewhere. - conorlarkin - 7:28am 4/20/25
      - Begone, Satan. [NT] - Hensou - 7:59am 4/20/25
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Stupid. Reckless. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 5:47am 4/20/25 (6) [View All]
- Plus, there’s chaos at the Pentagon [LINK] - Chris94 - 9:47am 4/20/25
  - The people who were fired are complaining and this is news? Hegseth brining in people - TampaIrish - 10:04am 4/20/25
    - When something that has never happened before happens, yes, it is news. [NT] - Chris94 - 11:34am 4/20/25
      - Ok. I don’t see a few people getting fired as chaos. Especially if they are being investigated for - TampaIrish - 11:43am 4/20/25
- They also just completely defunded and eliminated Head Start. - Frank L - 7:33am 4/20/25
  - It’s the playbook of the Devil Worshippers. For the true believers ….. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 8:10am 4/20/25