Notre Dame The Open Forum

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Ding dong the tariffs are dead... at least under the emergency powers act. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:49pm 2/20/26 (32) [View All]

Trump National sales tax ruled unconstitutional. I want my money back. [NT] - ND521 - 12:05am 2/21/26
The price of mayonnaise might drop precipitously. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 11:42pm 2/20/26
- I love this reference, funny as hell. [NT] - Frankx - 3:25am 2/21/26
Parsing through Robert's' opinion - Mark - 3:52pm 2/20/26
- Regulating importation does not include tariffs. - PaND - 3:54pm 2/20/26
  - Roberts addressed that argument - Mark - 3:58pm 2/20/26
    - The core issue was whether tariffs amount to taxes... AND COMMON SENSE SAYS THEY DO! - Curly1918 - 4:03pm 2/20/26
      - "Common Sense is Neither Common nor Sense"...I'll take "Critical Thinking" & "Prudential Judgement" [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:37pm 2/20/26
        
        . [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:46pm 2/20/26
        
        Re: Critical thinking is rationalization for whatever makes the "thinker' feel good. [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:47pm 2/20/26
        
        You're the 'Exception That Proves The Rule'...it takes personal discipline and effort to practice [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 8:14pm 2/20/26
        
        You are a stepford liberal and critical thinking jumped the shark years ago. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:19pm 2/20/26
        
        Critical thinking requires OBJECTIVE analysis. It is not exercised by hyper-partisans. - TakethetrainKnute - 2:07pm 2/21/26
        
        Virtually No One is totally "Objective"...what matters is being willing to seek out data, facts and [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:45pm 2/21/26
        
        "Notre Dame Philosophy Professor to lead new collaboration research on Critical Thinking... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 8:28pm 2/20/26
        
        Time for you to substantiate your opinion... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 8:22pm 2/20/26
    - Read the dissent, it's all in there. - PaND - 4:02pm 2/20/26
      - The market yawned... so you're right that some tariff regime shall remain. - Curly1918 - 4:07pm 2/20/26
        
        There will be no refunds. - PaND - 4:11pm 2/20/26
        
        But there shall be more litigation on this issue. - Curly1918 - 4:20pm 2/20/26
        
        I’m sure there will be. - PaND - 4:22pm 2/20/26
6-3. Does he surrender or create a crisis? [NT] - Chris94 - 3:51pm 2/20/26
- Market is up on the news. I vote he does nothing & focuses ire on Fed [NT] - LanceManion - 5:28pm 2/20/26
- Probably wait until his third term to do anything. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:02pm 2/20/26
  - You brought it up MAGAnut - jimbasil - 5:08pm 2/20/26
    - Scroll down. You did. If Trump mentions it, he is trolling conspiracy nuts like you. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:10pm 2/20/26
      - Just now - how about reading the post instead of Ned-jerking another post. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:15pm 2/20/26
- Crisis? He might reassert tariffs under a different act which is less flexible but still effective. - Curly1918 - 3:59pm 2/20/26
  - What act? The Commerce Clause of the Constitution is pretty clear on this. - Chris94 - 4:18pm 2/20/26
    - There are actually several acts in which Congress has authorized the President to impose tariffs. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 4:25pm 2/20/26
      - Wow. Those are interesting. Really inside baseball. [NT] - Chris94 - 4:41pm 2/20/26
        
        Maybe he should have used them in the first place. [NT] - Curly1918 - 7:08pm 2/20/26

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Daylight savings needs to go, but not on the half hour. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 3:48pm 2/20/26 (6) [View All]

The Amish between Nappanee and Bremen were ahead of the curve in the 60s. - MAS - 4:12pm 2/20/26
- Akin to Newfoundland time… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:33pm 2/20/26
- That must have been difficult on Amish coders. - iairishcheeks - 4:13pm 2/20/26
  - Quite a few central Asian zones have 30 min or even 45 min offsets. - NedoftheHill - 5:06pm 2/20/26
    - 45? WTF? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:07pm 2/20/26
  - A lot of apple cider gone hard was chugged for some time. [NT] - MAS - 4:19pm 2/20/26

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As if Trump ever cared if the tariffs were lawful … [LINK] - conorlarkin - 3:25pm 2/20/26 (4) [View All]

Is there a refund coming? [NT] - jimbasil - 5:05pm 2/20/26
Nothing will change, the tariffs will stand, they will just use a different rationale. - PaND - 3:42pm 2/20/26
BOOM - now, the moment of truth - Chris94 - 3:34pm 2/20/26
Bwahahahaha!!!! Anything that pisses off the orange twat is good with me [NT] - Domer From Hell - 3:31pm 2/20/26

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A Trump "tell" in a joke about firing Rubio? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 2:11pm 2/20/26 (0) [View All]

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US Women's Hockey coach is a Domer - Nigel Tufnel - 1:45pm 2/20/26 (0) [View All]

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This is why! [NT] [LINK] - TampaIrish - 1:29am 2/20/26 (26) [View All]

Why isn't the issue...it's HOW that's causing so many Americans to protest against ICE/CBP/DHS... - TyroneIrish - 3:25am 2/20/26
- ICE protesters tend to be funded and mentally ill. - Curly1918 - 7:16am 2/20/26
  - You are correct on both counts. [LINK] - PaND - 1:09pm 2/20/26
  - Neither of those is true [NT] - Chris94 - 12:54pm 2/20/26
    - Show us a sane one and explain how they "earn" a living. [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:15pm 2/20/26
      - I can tell you, from personal experience, that virtually everyone in a "No Kings" or "Anti-ICE" - TyroneIrish - 4:49pm 2/20/26
      - A lot of those nuts have social media showing where they go to all of these protests. - PaND - 3:01pm 2/20/26
      - Though who was killed was an ICU nurse - Chris94 - 2:17pm 2/20/26
        
        Trumpers call his murder and Good’s murder “good shoots.” Deplorable pieces of trash [NT] - Domer From Hell - 3:59pm 2/20/26
  - Yep, there is no evidence of that but go ahead and post it. It would be - jimbasil - 10:51am 2/20/26
    - A picture is worth a thousand words, or in this case , video. - ELP - 1:11pm 2/20/26
  - Funded yep, the mentally ill part for sure. [NT] - Frankx - 9:50am 2/20/26
  - LOL...I "Double Dare You" to substantiate your claims...;-) - TyroneIrish - 7:24am 2/20/26
- ICE is operating the same as it always has - MarkHarman - 4:27am 2/20/26
  - Not according to a former ICE acting Director...and he documents examples...wrong again, Mark and [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:12am 2/20/26
    - Uh oh. [NT] [LINK] - MuskyTommy - 12:23pm 2/20/26
      - Obama inherited a 'Penal System' ICE program and tried hard to transform it into a more - TyroneIrish - 5:22pm 2/20/26
        
        Nice excuse. They died under his watch. Probably Bush’s fault. Try harder. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 5:40pm 2/20/26
        
        At least Try to cite actions Trump is taking to improve ICE behavior…after all more immigrants have - TyroneIrish - 6:19pm 2/20/26
        
        I just blew up your due process you stated under Obama. 56 didn’t get it. Try harder [NT] - MuskyTommy - 7:09pm 2/20/26
        
        I just showed you a list of actions that Obama's administration took to rectify the problems leading - TyroneIrish - 11:40pm 2/20/26
good stat here. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:09am 2/20/26
- "Undocumented Immigrant Offending Rate Lower Than U.S.-Born Rate"... [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:32am 2/20/26
libs only see potential voters with its open border beliefs. they gladly trade lives for exponentia - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:10am 2/20/26
Katie Abraham, Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin, Ruby Garcia. - ELP - 1:47am 2/20/26
- Say their names. - MAS - 3:22am 2/20/26

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The most insecure President we've ever had...DJT tries to keep Dem Govs out of annual Bipartisan [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 10:06pm 2/19/26 (1) [View All]

MAGAs...are you OK with DJT 'governing' ONLY for those who pledge allegiance to HIM?...would our - TyroneIrish - 3:12am 2/20/26

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USA!USA!USA! - PaND - 8:58pm 2/19/26 (14) [View All]

And this. They get it. [NT] [LINK] - TampaIrish - 12:58am 2/20/26
This is an awesome picture. [NT] [LINK] - TampaIrish - 12:46am 2/20/26
Great game. Nice to see the women carry it through the final [NT] - LanceManion - 12:15am 2/20/26
no doubt a bunch of libs on here were rooting for canada [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:54pm 2/19/26
- Who? We are huge Olympic fans at my house. - conorlarkin - 10:26pm 2/19/26
The better team one. - AlbanyIRISH - 9:22pm 2/19/26
Head coach is a Domer apparently. I didn't realize that. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:21pm 2/19/26
Pretty slick move on the Gold Medal goal. Watched part of the game while working. The US goalie - TampaIrish - 9:18pm 2/19/26
- The last 2 US goals were great shots. - PaND - 9:22pm 2/19/26
They're dressed like the New York Rangers [NT] - holybull101 - 9:14pm 2/19/26
Congratulations! [NT] - TyroneIrish - 9:06pm 2/19/26

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Indiana paves way for a stadium in Hammond for the Chicago Bears. [NT] [LINK] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:33pm 2/19/26 (9) [View All]

Hammond - always a bridesmaid never a bride [NT] - LanceManion - 12:19am 2/20/26
- They beat out Gary & Portage for the Bears attention. - ELP - 12:51am 2/20/26
  - Tend to agree with you about getting played but we’ll aee - LanceManion - 2:19am 2/20/26
    - I think they are there to be played…but they are in the mix…and stranger things have happened… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:16am 2/20/26
If they actually go there, how many fans will they lose? [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 9:21pm 2/19/26
- Not many. They'll still be in the Chicagoland area but be free of Illinois vampires [NT] - humbaba - 6:47am 2/20/26
  - I don't want the stadium in Indiana, but, it's fun watching the Chicago media go nuts over this. - ELP - 1:00pm 2/20/26
- Lots of big talkers saying they will not go but it's just talk. - ELP - 9:56pm 2/19/26
As a resident of NW Indiana, I will believe it when I actually see it. [NT] - ELP - 9:19pm 2/19/26

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Another day, another 1984 moment [LINK] - Chris94 - 7:33pm 2/19/26 (27) [View All]

I am a little baffled by your reference to 1984. - iairishcheeks - 11:06pm 2/19/26
- All those whatabouts are asinine. Tiresome and asinine. [NT] - Chris94 - 12:21am 2/20/26
If he was an actual dictator, you wouldn't have posted this. - ELP - 9:35pm 2/19/26
I admit that I cringe every time folks from his administration give him effusive praise for ANYTHING - Curly1918 - 8:32pm 2/19/26
- Social media didn't affect it. Trump did. Full stop. [NT] - Chris94 - 9:04pm 2/19/26
  - Social mediqa affected how often we have to see it. - Curly1918 - 9:33pm 2/19/26
    - Social media has been around for decades now - Chris94 - 9:42pm 2/19/26
- …And you will vote for his 3rd term reelection, yes? I mean he just does the occasional cringe - jimbasil - 8:36pm 2/19/26
  - Try reading the Constitution some time. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 8:51pm 2/19/26
    - Try paying attention some time. [NT] - jimbasil - 9:03pm 2/19/26
      - Says the guy who thinks a third POTUS term is possible. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:15pm 2/19/26
        
        You MAGAboyz really haven’t been paying attention or you’re just being willfully dumb. [NT] - jimbasil - 3:39am 2/20/26
        
        So you are a third term conspiracy theory nut. Interesting. - NedoftheHill - 6:42am 2/20/26
        
        It would be a conspiracy if trump and his acolytes didn’t bring it up, but they did. - jimbasil - 10:44am 2/20/26
        
        Its not??? But Assil?? [NT] - Frankx - 9:51pm 2/19/26
        
        Maybe he'll tape the 22nd Amendment to his forehead. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:22pm 2/19/26
        
        Ha! Maybe! 🤣 [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:25pm 2/19/26
    - Tell that to DJT...let's face it, this administration pays zero attention to our Constitution...just - TyroneIrish - 9:02pm 2/19/26
  - I could care less about personalities... I vote on policies... and the Dems left me years ago. [NT] - Curly1918 - 8:39pm 2/19/26
They all do it...BOW to your Leader...ALL of You... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 8:24pm 2/19/26
King tough-guy, man of peace. - jimbasil - 8:07pm 2/19/26
Reminds me of the Richard J Daly Skyway in Chicago. Politicians like to put their name on stuff. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:06pm 2/19/26
- Reminds me of how Obama put his face on federal buidings everywhere - Chris94 - 9:03pm 2/19/26
- Not over other President's names, like JFK's...hopefully, you can see the difference. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 8:26pm 2/19/26

-1

I honestly have withdrawn from politics lately, why are we supposedly going to war with Iran? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:29pm 2/19/26 (5) [View All]

Tyrone has picked up your slack quite nicely [NT] - ColeyO - 8:37pm 2/19/26
- If Biden or the DNC told that idiot the earth was flat? Well guess what? [NT] - Frankx - 9:53pm 2/19/26
We infiltrated Venezuela a month ago, what are you talking about? [NT] - Frankx - 7:51pm 2/19/26
Because we “totally obliterated” their nuke program months ago - Chris94 - 7:36pm 2/19/26
- So nothing new has invoked this showing of force? I need to go back into my no politics hole. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:16pm 2/19/26

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as it should be. no more handouts easily leaving the country. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:02pm 2/19/26 (1) [View All]

umm ok cool... [NT] - Quest4twelve - 7:25pm 2/19/26

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The royal douche formerly known as Prince Andrew has been arrested. - iairishcheeks - 3:49pm 2/19/26 (35) [View All]

This has to do w/ the guy giving out British government secrets. Am I wrong? - ELP - 6:41pm 2/19/26
- Heard that is the case. Age of consent is 16 in the UK... - NedoftheHill - 6:50pm 2/19/26
The Brits are taking this seriously [LINK] - Chris94 - 5:16pm 2/19/26
- I don't think Lieu can be sued. His speech is likely protected by the speech or debate clause. [NT] - irish93 - 7:59pm 2/19/26
  - Not sure he made these false accusations while under official business. - ELP - 9:29pm 2/19/26
- Ted Lieu has no shame being his association w/ former donor Ed Buck. - ELP - 6:47pm 2/19/26
- Massie and Khanna aren't going to stop until we have full accountability. - iairishcheeks - 5:22pm 2/19/26
  - While I appreciate what Massie and Khanna did, they seemed to have struck out on the - TampaIrish - 6:45pm 2/19/26
  - They can't force the DOJ to act, though. - Chris94 - 5:57pm 2/19/26
    - Yep, and it's pretty clear this DOJ has no intention of taking action on this. - iairishcheeks - 6:03pm 2/19/26
It was just the Prince and Epstein. Everyone else didn’t know or participate. [NT] - jimbasil - 4:06pm 2/19/26
- Umm, wow. Stupid alert [NT] - Frankx - 8:04pm 2/19/26
- You actually believe that? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:12pm 2/19/26
  - Oh sure I do, the same way I believe Joe Biden stole the 2020 elections, the same way i believe Jan. - jimbasil - 4:20pm 2/19/26
    - Do you believe CoVid came from a lab, UFOs are real and NSA Surveillance was real? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:25pm 2/19/26
      - Hey, if trump people like you think it's all true, I'm all in. [NT] - jimbasil - 4:32pm 2/19/26
        
        Joe runs circles around the staff, the laptop is Russian disinformation, Epstein killed himself. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:44pm 2/19/26
        
        I do believe Epstein "killed himself" under the following circumstances... - TakethetrainKnute - 5:53pm 2/19/26
        
        That is a better theory than 6 degrees of coincidental negligence and/or incompetence. - iairishcheeks - 6:01pm 2/19/26
        
        See that, you're right in there with baron and all the other dipshits. [NT] - jimbasil - 4:52pm 2/19/26
        
        Facts are stubborn things, Jim. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:23pm 2/19/26
        
        You should tape that to your forehead. [NT] - jimbasil - 5:26pm 2/19/26
For what crimes do you expect indictments? - conorlarkin - 3:58pm 2/19/26
- Don’t know the UK standard, but the Andrew thing is alleged to be rule violations while in office - LanceManion - 5:48pm 2/19/26
  - The UK case v Andrew is about breaches re classified info/documents. [NT] - conorlarkin - 10:19pm 2/19/26
- Side question, would it be in the interest of justice to make a deal with Ghislaine? [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:11pm 2/19/26
  - No. Her credibility is zero. - conorlarkin - 4:17pm 2/19/26
    - Most of the known victims are still alive. - iairishcheeks - 4:28pm 2/19/26
      - They still need corroboration. [NT] - conorlarkin - 4:58pm 2/19/26
        
        Yes, I understand how the justice system works. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 5:17pm 2/19/26
  - How soon after she cuts the deal...do the cameras outside her cell stop working and the guards fall - TakethetrainKnute - 4:15pm 2/19/26
    - Yeah, she may die in a failed robbery attempt on her first day out. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:26pm 2/19/26
- Child Molestation, Sex Trafficking, Conspiracy (what you would call collusion). [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:03pm 2/19/26
  - Here is Maxwell’s indictment: [LINK] - conorlarkin - 4:14pm 2/19/26

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Time for Republican to just keep quiet and say NADA! [LINK] - Curly1918 - 8:24am 2/19/26 (4) [View All]

The gift that keeps on giving [NT] - LanceManion - 12:01pm 2/19/26
- You have wonder how Tyrone resolves this Democrat dissonance in his mind? [LINK] - Curly1918 - 6:39pm 2/19/26
  - Resolve? That's funny. When Tyrone and his crew are done with the Democrats... - TakethetrainKnute - 8:02pm 2/19/26
  - The schism is widening. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 7:14pm 2/19/26

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Welp, the King of Peace is at it again?! [NT] [LINK] - jimbasil - 7:46am 2/19/26 (2) [View All]

The goal is not clear - Chris94 - 12:41pm 2/19/26
- Being the child he is, he's playing GI Joe with real weapons in hopes of impressing, and distracting - TyroneIrish - 6:01pm 2/19/26

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proper celebration for black history month [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:23am 2/19/26 (8) [View All]

"She Ain't Black" - JRB Ware [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:04am 2/19/26
- I do love Joe's hip-hop name. I envision JRB Ware hanging out with JB Smoove and Ja Rule... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 7:53pm 2/19/26
She must not have seen or heard about DJT’s tweet photo of Barack and Michelle… [NT] - TyroneIrish - 4:48am 2/19/26
- Or maybe she's substance over symbolism, the opposite of today's left [NT] - MarkHarman - 7:19am 2/19/26
  - Why did DJT retweet the video of the Obama’s?…why did he invite Nick Fuentes to dinner at Mat-a-La… [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 5:09pm 2/19/26
  - This video is very confusing to Tyrone. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 12:22pm 2/19/26
  - I'll bet she also knows how to get a copy if she misplaces her DMV License [NT] - JarHead4ND - 8:05am 2/19/26

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Can you spot the adult in the room in this clip... [IMAGE] - TyroneIrish - 1:22am 2/19/26 (0) [View All]

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The Nazi’s would be proud, Republicans! “Your papers …” - conorlarkin - 1:21am 2/19/26 (8) [View All]

Another edition of, "Black people aren't smart enough to obtain basic identification!" Thank you, - MAS - 2:26am 2/19/26
- Very true. And 71% of black people think voter ID is a good idea [NT] - MarkHarman - 7:15am 2/19/26
When you buy your White Zinfandel at Total Wine you need to produce your ID. [NT] - Iggle - 1:50am 2/19/26
- League of Women Voters: "The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is a Trick"... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 9:17pm 2/19/26
- Who drinks white wine? Who shops at Total Wine? - conorlarkin - 1:59am 2/19/26
  - . [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:33am 2/19/26
  - When you buy your 40 of Old English at the corner bodega, you need to produce your ID. [NT] - Iggle - 2:02am 2/19/26
    - As one does at a voting precinct. What’s your point? [NT] - conorlarkin - 2:23am 2/19/26

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succinct rationale why rent control sux. San Fran is proof positive. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:54am 2/19/26 (0) [View All]

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Kevin O’Leary says what a bunch of us are thinking every day. Leigh McGowan’s [LINK] - TampaIrish - 8:10pm 2/18/26 (2) [View All]

I'd vote for Mr. Wonderful over any of the candidates available over the last 20 years. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:22pm 2/18/26
- “Make America Wonderful Again” [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:19am 2/20/26

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Panties will be bunched [NT] [LINK] - holybull101 - 8:06pm 2/18/26 (8) [View All]

I've seen the color scheme and I love it. [NT] - ELP - 12:48pm 2/19/26
He'll never grow up...the proverbial "Spoiled Brat"... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:12pm 2/18/26
It would be better if it was White, Blue and Red. You know, since he is a Russian asset. - TampaIrish - 8:14pm 2/18/26
Seems like a wasteful use of money and labor. What are your thoughts? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 8:11pm 2/18/26
- Airlines repaint as a protective coat that deteriorates over time often changing the design. [NT] - JarHead4ND - 7:57am 2/19/26
- Agree, but since we have to pick the lesser evil, i think it's better than gender affirming surgery [NT] - holybull101 - 8:30pm 2/18/26
  - The cool thing is that you don’t have to pick between the two issues…. - Domer From Hell - 9:26pm 2/18/26
    - So you are a third party voter, then? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:30am 2/19/26

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Investment opportunity: UHAUL! [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:11pm 2/18/26 (8) [View All]

All stolen land/property should be under collective control. - iairishcheeks - 5:33pm 2/18/26
- Is there any land in any country on earth that is not "stolen"? - PaND - 7:47pm 2/18/26
  - Yes, only white people steal land. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:52pm 2/18/26
    - The guilt...it's killing me [NT] - Frankx - 8:08pm 2/18/26

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Doesn’t look like we are going to invade Iran… - Chris94 - 2:44pm 2/18/26 (16) [View All]

I think step 1 is to rename the Persian Gulf. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:22pm 2/18/26
- Trumpian Gulf? Gulf of Trump? Plague Rat Reservoir? [NT] - TampaIrish - 6:24pm 2/18/26
  - I assume we would sell.the naming rights to the Saudis. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:39pm 2/18/26
    - The Saudis already call it the Arabian Gulf [NT] - Chris94 - 9:02pm 2/18/26
      - But they don't pay us for that right??? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:33am 2/19/26
      - Oooh, nice! - iairishcheeks - 9:24pm 2/18/26
        
        Still feel “Emirates First Class Gulf” is a possibility… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 12:33am 2/19/26
        
        I like it. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:18am 2/19/26
The window opens at 4PM eastern on Friday. Closes at Globex open, 6PM Sunday. [NT] - Iggle - 5:12pm 2/18/26
Let's see how Witcoff (indebted to Qatar), and Kushner (indebted to Saudi Arabia) deal with this... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:26pm 2/18/26
- Let's see how China deals with any sustained closure of the Gulr of Hormuz [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:44pm 2/18/26
  - You're comfortable with having Witcoff and Kushner leading our negotiating team? I doubt that the - TyroneIrish - 4:46pm 2/18/26
    - The best I can say about Trump's negotiators is that they are not John Kerry. - Curly1918 - 6:42pm 2/18/26
      - At zero cost to the U.S., Kerry got IAEA boots on the ground verifying compliance by Iran...no need - TyroneIrish - 11:18pm 2/18/26

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Why are there so many homeless AND so many nutso protesters on our streets? [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 2:29pm 2/18/26 (6) [View All]

You can thank President Reagan for cancelling Carter's MHSA Act...as for protesters, they're [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:36pm 2/18/26
- Reagan caused our mental health crisis? So it's not genetic? [NT] - Curly1918 - 3:39pm 2/18/26
  - He sure didn't help deal with the crisis...but your characterization of protesters highlights a - TyroneIrish - 4:07pm 2/18/26
Because we let them. [NT] - ELP - 2:38pm 2/18/26
- Fucking first amendment. Trump is working on killing it, don’t worry. [NT] - Chris94 - 2:45pm 2/18/26
  - Homeless is1st amendment? Riots, arson, looting, murder, assault, vandalism is 1st amendment? [NT] - ELP - 3:10pm 2/18/26

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"These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray..." [LINK] - Iggle - 1:55pm 2/18/26 (7) [View All]

After 30 yrs of Republican mismanagement, Miami residents elected a woman Democrat to clean up... - TyroneIrish - 6:32pm 2/18/26
- You do realize that the Mayor of Miami holds a part-time, ceremonial position? - PaND - 8:40pm 2/18/26
- After 62 years of Democrat mismanagement in San Francisco... - Iggle - 6:51pm 2/18/26
  - I"ve been visiting and residing near SF for 60 yrs and it's been a Mecca for many millions...until [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:48pm 2/18/26
    - There are three apps that allow people to track where SF Homeless have crapped on sidewalks. - Iggle - 12:42am 2/19/26
      - The Homeless problem isn't isolated to SF...even Dallas, Texas has its share of Homeless residents, [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 6:10am 2/19/26
Providing abundance to the very bottom is an easy layup. Also the problem with captive democracy. [NT] - LanceManion - 2:23pm 2/18/26

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Wage increases are the lowest since last trump regime. No kidding! [NT] - jimbasil - 4:27am 2/18/26 (4) [View All]

Indeed.. [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:31pm 2/18/26
- Do they still exceed the curerent rate of inflation? [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:55pm 2/18/26
  - Ty's link is bogus and so is Jim's claim. This chart shows otherwise [NT] [LINK] - MarkHarman - 6:38pm 2/18/26
  - Did you read the article?...or more deeply, Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century', - TyroneIrish - 4:01pm 2/18/26

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Rep. James Talarico on confronting Christian Nationalism...and Trumpian Cancel Culture... - TyroneIrish - 4:19am 2/18/26 (0) [View All]

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You can view Epstein's Inbox with this tool. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 3:27am 2/18/26 (2) [View All]

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another lib hypocrite [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:16am 2/18/26 (3) [View All]

RBG is not unique among her peers when it comes to law clerks... [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:19pm 2/18/26
Her record proves you wrong. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 6:05am 2/18/26
Is there any other kind? That really is a remarkable stat. - MAS - 3:40am 2/18/26

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lib handouts are great….until someone has to pay for them [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:21am 2/18/26 (2) [View All]

Your "X" retweet isn't exactly an "In Depth" assessment of the NYC budget situation...so, here's an - TyroneIrish - 1:13am 2/19/26
Let Zoran the Moron and the VA governor be a lesson. Lie to obtain power. [NT] - LanceManion - 1:14pm 2/18/26

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Autocracy 101 — [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 2:14am 2/18/26 (0) [View All]

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All talk. No substance. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 12:56am 2/18/26 (1) [View All]

Wannabe autocrat bows to the real deal…Vlad has owned DJT for decades. [NT] - TyroneIrish - 5:50pm 2/18/26

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A little curious - why do you all hate Robert Duvall? [NT] [LINK] - jimbasil - 10:56pm 2/17/26 (9) [View All]

Uh, Jim? Jim? Your post yesterday was like only two posts above someone else's that had many - MAS - 11:12pm 2/17/26
- I'll give Jim some credit here, that was a good clip. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 12:55am 2/18/26
  - LTC Bill Kilgore wouldn't have been such a puss about it, though. [NT] [IMAGE] - NedoftheHill - 4:01am 2/18/26
- Not on my page. Must be some deserving person on ignore. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:24pm 2/17/26
  - Just don't be surprised if you get deserving downvotes for duplicative posts. - NedoftheHill - 11:35pm 2/17/26
    - 🖕 [NT] - jimbasil - 2:54am 2/18/26
- Box O Wine and narcissism, not a good combo. [NT] - Frankx - 11:14pm 2/17/26
Who are you talking about? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:03pm 2/17/26

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California vs Texas [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 4:53pm 2/17/26 (1) [View All]

Funny. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 8:18pm 2/17/26

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AOC's word salads are cringy. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:16pm 2/17/26 (25) [View All]

The Dem spin machine has all paid hands on deck on social media for this disaster. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:28am 2/18/26
- delete [NT] - ELP - 2:32pm 2/18/26
  - AOC speaks like a graduate of the Quality Learing Center She never faces the music for her stupidity - ELP - 2:37pm 2/18/26
    - Learing Center. No way she went to learn anything. [NT] - TampaIrish - 5:14pm 2/18/26
      - Yes. Thank you. [NT] - ELP - 8:05pm 2/18/26
- Dems show the entire broadcast and allow everyone to see the quality of AOC's responses... - TyroneIrish - 3:54am 2/18/26
  - Dear God, please keep her on the radar as the essence of Dem "thinking." [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:08pm 2/18/26
    - With Trump dipping below 30% approval among Independent voters, especially the younger generation, - TyroneIrish - 4:18pm 2/18/26
Shes just not intelligent. Her backers are obviously towing the party line and their Intel level - Frankx - 10:57pm 2/17/26
- For heaven’s sake…here you are backing a true(expletive) moron…according to Rex Tillerson and you - TyroneIrish - 12:08am 2/18/26
Even President "Ike" proved AOC right...higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy is the proper [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:17pm 2/17/26
You didn't watch the entire video provided in yesterday's thread on this topic...even Matt Whitaker, [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:13pm 2/17/26
Getting rich being stupid on the backs of hardworking Americans: the American dream. [NT] - LanceManion - 4:55pm 2/17/26
- Chauncey Gardiner, I'm looking forward to the Kamala/Newsom/AOC debates. - iairishcheeks - 5:08pm 2/17/26
  - That would be incredibly entertaining [NT] - Frankx - 12:46am 2/18/26
  - That will be amazing along with the folks here gaslighting they are the best speakers since Obama [NT] - LanceManion - 9:42pm 2/17/26
    - That actually would be a more honest name for this forum nowadays..."The Gaslight"... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:34pm 2/17/26
      - I pitched fleshlight to Frank and he never responded but I think this has legs [NT] - LanceManion - 11:23pm 2/17/26
      - Indeed. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:04pm 2/17/26
  - "As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden." Biden's.. - TakethetrainKnute - 8:18pm 2/17/26
    - I think Tim Dillon describes it well. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 10:49pm 2/17/26
Miss South Carolina is feeling much better about herself today - Nigel Tufnel - 3:52pm 2/17/26
- AOC...is a giver... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:05pm 2/17/26
- 🤣🤣🤣 [NT] - Frankx - 4:02pm 2/17/26
Compare and contrast... [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 3:17pm 2/17/26

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Happy Mardi Gras. Laissez les bons temps rouler! - TakethetrainKnute - 11:23am 2/17/26 (19) [View All]

I get a King Cake each year from one of the contractors I work with. This was by far [LINK] - TampaIrish - 8:37pm 2/17/26
- Have to admit...never got one quite that elaborate. Looks good... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:48pm 2/17/26
Carnival is Mardi Gras on ROIDS. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 2:37pm 2/17/26
- Have an office in Rio. Mardi Gras ends at midnight tonight. Carnival...does not... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:43pm 2/17/26
  - I lived in Rio... and you will get high during Carnival without any form of enhancement. [NT] - Curly1918 - 3:02pm 2/17/26
    - Have visited a few times. Once close to Carnival...but never during... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:15pm 2/17/26
      - Uma locura. - Curly1918 - 5:23pm 2/17/26
May you get the baby in the king cake (non-Epstein version) [NT] - LanceManion - 1:39pm 2/17/26
- Used to get at least one king cake every year from clients/vendors in New Orleans. Ended with Covid [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:55pm 2/17/26
  - You got CoVid from a cake? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:41pm 2/17/26
    - I don't think it was properly wiped down with disinfectant or held in a segregated room for the... - TakethetrainKnute - 4:04pm 2/17/26
      - I refuse cake to protect others. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 4:58pm 2/17/26
        
        Well done. Also, don’t forget your sunscreen to stop others from getting sun burnt. [NT] - TampaIrish - 8:39pm 2/17/26
        
        I am weak. Fauci disapproves... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:17pm 2/17/26
Don't some people give up social media for Lent? - Hensou - 12:29pm 2/17/26
- In your hands, if you want, .... - conorlarkin - 2:19pm 2/17/26
- There is at least one poster here who has previously. Have a blessed Lenten season. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:38pm 2/17/26
  - One last post. On a positive note. [NT] [LINK] - Hensou - 1:54pm 2/17/26
    - Following in the footsteps of Knute Rockne and Marcus Freeman. Great to see. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:57pm 2/17/26

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Jesse Jackson has passed. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:17am 2/17/26 (3) [View All]

Rest in peace [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:53pm 2/17/26
- "Shakedown" by Kenneth R. Timmerman [NT] - ELP - 3:04pm 2/17/26

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Rough day for Eli and Vlad [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 4:57am 2/17/26 (4) [View All]

Hopefully Eli is suffering on the frontline. Piece of trash [NT] - Domer From Hell - 3:05pm 2/17/26
NATO countries are economically much healthier than Russia, and Ukraine isn't going to give in... - TyroneIrish - 6:42am 2/17/26
- Sadly, you are incorrect. Vlad is a sadist and he gets off on Russian suffering. - Curly1918 - 3:00pm 2/17/26
  - As the link shows, NATO countries' combined GDPs far exceed Russia's...and Ukraine's [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 9:11pm 2/17/26

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Ho-hum. Another "trans" shooter. [LINK] - MAS - 3:34am 2/17/26 (6) [View All]

A cautionary note to those ignoring the many non-trans mass shooters... [NT] [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 9:16pm 2/17/26
"This is my rifle, this (was) my gun..." [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 4:08pm 2/17/26
It’s a terrible problem. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:48pm 2/17/26
Yet another “trans” ALERT by the Board’s “trans” hunter. - conorlarkin - 3:50am 2/17/26
- All of a sudden, not word one from the left on gun bans. [NT] - ELP - 3:17pm 2/17/26
- Trans hunter: Animal rights activist assigned at birth who identifies later as a hunter. - MAS - 4:00am 2/17/26

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No shit, America. You voted for it. [NT] [LINK] - conorlarkin - 3:16am 2/17/26 (1) [View All]

"Applications for vacant slots in U.S. attorneys’ offices, once apolitical questionnaires, now - TyroneIrish - 12:51am 2/18/26

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Well, this is interesting. DoW vs Anthropic. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 3:15am 2/17/26 (0) [View All]

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Rubio's speech over the weekend was fantastic. Hopefully, the attention-getting boot in the ass the - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:23am 2/17/26 (4) [View All]

He gave them a much needed dose of tough love - and they gave him a standing ovation - Nigel Tufnel - 1:50pm 2/17/26
Rubio is a lightweight, not very bright, and has the integrity of an alley cat. - conorlarkin - 12:52am 2/17/26
- Agreed. I'd say more than Europe. [NT] - jakers - 1:10am 2/17/26

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Why is the Left against the deportation of illegal immigrants who then commit these crimes? [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 11:30pm 2/16/26 (1) [View All]

. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 1:51pm 2/17/26

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R. I. P. Robert Duvall [LINK] - jimbasil - 10:50pm 2/16/26 (0) [View All]

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Interesting to see a Bishop comment on politics. [NT] [LINK] - WestCoastIrishFan - 7:53pm 2/16/26 (12) [View All]

Mayor Mamdani lives our 1st Amendment...respect for ALL Religions, and he's clearly stated that in - TyroneIrish - 8:38pm 2/16/26
- Yeah, right. Say one thing, do another. Convenient. [NT] [LINK] - LanceManion - 9:17pm 2/16/26
  - the next time I hear a muslim actually condemn radical islam will be the first. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:50pm 2/16/26
    - A 'Radical Islamist' would not say these words at an Inter Faith gathering.... - TyroneIrish - 11:17pm 2/16/26
      - They wouldn't say, "Good morning?" Why not? Too intent on killing infidels? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:42pm 2/16/26
        
        Mayor Mamdani recognizes and respects people of all religions...as you can hear in his address at - TyroneIrish - 1:49am 2/17/26
        
        Not what he said at the 43:30 mark. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:27am 2/17/26
        
        How pedantic of you, Ned...it's a starting point...after which, Mayor Mamdani clearly goes on to - TyroneIrish - 6:19am 2/17/26
        
        No thank you. Not surprised you fully support him, though, comrade. - NedoftheHill - 6:43am 2/17/26
        
        You sound like Republicans from the 1930's and 40's trying to discredit FDR...and you're sweating - TyroneIrish - 8:12am 2/17/26
  - From your linked article... - TyroneIrish - 10:46pm 2/16/26
There's a market for the anti-western drivel she spews. Hang on to your guns. [NT] - LanceManion - 8:05pm 2/16/26

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RIP Bob Duvall [NT] - Hensou - 6:58pm 2/16/26 (17) [View All]

RIP. Greer actor [NT] - Domer From Hell - 12:09am 2/17/26
RIP Mr. Duvall! [NT] - ghostwriter - 10:16pm 2/16/26
* [NT] - Chris94 - 9:45pm 2/16/26
RIP to a wartime consigliere, not matter what anyone says [NT] - Chris94 - 9:44pm 2/16/26
- This was actually my first thought when I heard the news - Nigel Tufnel - 2:44pm 2/17/26
RIP. One of the greatest. [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:32pm 2/16/26
A consummate actor...Francis Ford Coppola called him one of the 4 or 5 best actors he'd seen...RIP [NT] - TyroneIrish - 8:00pm 2/16/26
Godspeed. A tremendous and versatile actor. - conorlarkin - 7:45pm 2/16/26
Smartest move he ever made was skipping Godfather 3. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:36pm 2/16/26
- Agree, and I did like the Great Santini. - PaND - 7:37pm 2/16/26
  - Should have won Oscars for Godfather 1, The Great Santini, and Apocalypse Now. [NT] - Hensou - 7:47pm 2/16/26
  - Many folks are unaware that one of his early roles was in To Kill a Mockingbird. [NT] [IMAGE] - conorlarkin - 7:47pm 2/16/26
    - Debut…as Boo [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:31pm 2/16/26
  - He'll always be Kilgore to me. And Fredo went against the family! [NT] - LanceManion - 7:43pm 2/16/26
    - Won’t forget his turn as Captain Augustus McCrae in Lonesome Dove either… - TakethetrainKnute - 3:48am 2/17/26
    - He did love the smell of napalm in the morning. [NT] - PaND - 7:59pm 2/16/26
      - "The Apostle" is near the top of my favorites. Self funded. Hollywood didn't want it made. [NT] - ELP - 3:09pm 2/17/26

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Why do women wear cages in ice hockey when the men do not? [NT] - holybull101 - 6:00pm 2/16/26 (3) [View All]

So their snot lockers don't get broken and teeth don't get knocked out. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:35pm 2/16/26
Men waer scars as badges of honor... women are horrified by the very idea of a blemish. - Curly1918 - 6:52pm 2/16/26
Because they are savages with fingernails and sharp teeth. - Hensou - 6:50pm 2/16/26

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Epstein consequence list so far. [NT] [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 5:34pm 2/16/26 (5) [View All]

And nothing about President Donald J. Trump...mentioned well over 38,000 times...with 3M more - TyroneIrish - 9:07pm 2/16/26
- The article is about mentions of cosequence. - NedoftheHill - 11:46pm 2/16/26
  - Thank you so much...why are there no consequences for President Trump who was mentioned many - TyroneIrish - 3:19am 2/17/26
Imagine if he was alive…? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 6:21pm 2/16/26
- I hear he opened a baby burger place in Tel Aviv under his alias Keff Jepstein. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:38pm 2/16/26

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Congrats to Colin Morikawa on his win at Pebble Beach...an exciting finish, with Scotty having - TyroneIrish - 5:31pm 2/16/26 (1) [View All]

I shot 71 from the back tees there with a triple bogey on 18 [NT] - MarkHarman - 6:57pm 2/17/26