Honduras wants to build West’s only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there, tearing a page from neighboring El Salvador’s unforgiving approach to murder, robbery, rape and extortion.
Honduras’s progressive president once promised to address gang violence through systemic reforms to governance and the criminal justice system. Now, President Xiomara Castro plans to build an isolated prison for 2,000 gang leaders on the Islas del Cisne archipelago 155 miles off the coast, part of a larger crackdown following the gang-related massacre of 46 women in one prison.
Island prisons once were common across Latin America, with facilities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Peru. Deadly riots, brutal conditions and bold prison escapes captured filmmakers’ and authors’ imaginations before the last island prison closed in Mexico in 2019.
I’m pretty OK with this idea. They can farm or forage or fuck each other all day long, whatever they want.
Connecticut tractor-trailer leaking human waste causes multiple crashes on Interstate 95, police say
A tractor-trailer that leaked human waste is being blamed by Connecticut State Police for causing at least 10 vehicle accidents this week along busy Interstate 95.
The accidents happened in Bridgeport around 10:30 p.m. Monday and involved two state police cruisers, according to reports filed by police.
“Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that… a 2017 Mack truck bearing Connecticut registration [redacted] (towing a 2018 Clement trailer bearing Connecticut registration [redacted]), had an unsecured load leaking human waste in the travel lanes of Interstate 95 northbound causing slick conditions,” read one of the police reports.
“The operator, identified as Shaky Joseph, who was aware of the leak, was subsequently taken into custody and charged with Unsecured Load, Reckless Driving, and 12 counts of Reckless Endangerment: 1st Degree,” police also said.
The reports indicated that 10 vehicles were involved in accidents, according to The Associated Press.
Troopers said they found the driver after witnesses reported the company name seen on the truck. Authorities contacted the company, H.I. Stone & Son, which then called the driver and told him to pull over and wait for police, state police said.
Joseph, who police say “did not stop and exited I-95 northbound onto the local streets,” then was arrested.
Whatever else you want to say, you have to respect Connecticut’s commitment to its brand.
Did you put on weight?
I’ve been pregnant for some time now. Fetal development for a First is much longer than that of a mere human child, and this First is so special that it has the power to change the world. So you can imagine what I’m dealing with here.
I can still First faster than the speed of sound in this state.
Are you sure you’re not just full of shit?
Sir, the only thing I am full of is the love of The Great Firster. And let me tell you, his love is very different from that of a seconder.
His love is vengeful and full of fury. And the seconidels will feel the full power of it.
Narrator: “He was, in fact, full of shit.”
Over-Narrator: “And not his own shit either.”
“President Xiomara Castro ”
No.
Isn’t Alcatraz just a tourist thing now?
Yes.
And they’re trying to close Rikers Island too.
It is weapons-grade stupid.
Why would they need Rikers? NYC won’t throw anyone in jail.
For the white supremacists.
That is exactly why they’re closing it.
They want to replace it with five friendly neighborhood prisons, total capacity less than the current population of Rikers which is already down by 1/2 from the beginning of Deblasio’s reign. Because equity.
They need someplace to put victims they’re charging with crimes.
So, they don’t want a remake of Death Wish?
Bridgeport is a shithole, but there are some very nice parts of the state.
“The operator, identified as Shaky Joseph”
There is an equipment operator name that inspires absolute confidence.
^^ Yup
Poor guy, that’s almost as bad as my old schoolbus driver Fraidycat McGillicuty.
I’m picturing some dude who literally could not find a job anywhere else.
Working on the “Honey Wagon” was always the lowest duty available in the Army.
Well, he had to do something after losing his surgeon’s license.
Definitely shows a lax attitude to his work.
“Unsecured Load”
LOL
Kids in the Hall was great. I liked “Girl drink drunk”, and the chase scene where they stop for gas and breakfast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxY0-Qr_l78
Screw You Taxpayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWEnqC1uPu0
From this and the last thread – our last true station wagon which I really liked.
My wife was driving it down Rt. 80 when the straps on a truck carrying porta-potties broke and (unused) potties went flying all over the highway. She got rear-ended by 2 SUVs. The Saab did perfectly and folded right up to the back seat and stopped – the front seat kept her from getting any whiplash.
GM was in the process of killing Saab right then so ended.up with a BMW I didn’t like nearly as much.
The Ur-Station Wagon
Ick.
Not my favorite in looks, but V8 and manual available.
Not sure if the wagon variant came with the available supercharger.
It did. CTS- V, 556 HP. Lightly used ones go for near 6 figures, vice 40K for a sedan or coupe.
Heck yes.
…. only available in White Gold.
That is not an A6 Avant.
Or perhaps you meant The Best Car In The World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0g7GW9kjDw
https://dyler.com/cars/volvo/245-for-sale/1986/20107/volvo-245-dl-lpg-estate-car-1986-white-for-sale
I think we can all agree on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MewNfrn_yxs&ab_channel=Showment
On a related note, the guy down the block has what I assume is an engine-swapped 1st gen Lexus LS400 (but maybe just worked the exhaust? It came with a V8). It sounds so badass.
I need to make friends with that guy.
Yes, you do.
Even with the stock engine, that’s one of the best cars ever built.
He is, however, incapable of driving it in a sedate manner.
11:30 pm on a Tuesday? Gotta get on it in order to go halfway down the block.
He is, however, incapable of driving it in a sedate manner.
And?
It’s a densely populated neighborhood. I don’t really need him throwing revs into it late at night in order to go halfway down the block to his driveway.
I have been keeping my eyes open for a Mercedes W123 wagon, : one of the big diesel ones like this.
Damnit https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/mercedes-w123-wagon_US.jpg
I was hoping for Sisters and I am not disappoint. 🎶
You were hoping for this?
To be fair, that is fierce.
President Xiomara Castro plans to build an isolated prison for 2,000 gang leaders on the Islas del Cisne archipelago 155 miles off the coast
Island prisons are a logistical pain in the ass and thus expensive to run. Find an old CIA air base and stick a few blockhouses in the center of it.
All you have to do find a guy with an eye patch and film his escape. The movie will pay for the prison.
Run? Drop them off. Mine the coastline, maybe a couple of patrols.
Sharks with fricken’ lasers.
Boy that’s a good song.
And KITH was such a wonderful show.
I toured Alcatraz a few years ago. I understand the attraction of island prisons but the logistics seem retarded. Maybe just drop them into a volcano?
Know your audience…
The visual, which his label Broken Bow Records/BMG, released on Friday (July 14), was in rotation on CMT through Sunday (July 16), playing in the morning music video hours. It is unclear how many times CMT played the video before pulling it on Monday. Other than confirming the outlet had yanked the video, CMT declined to comment on the decision to cease playing the clip.
The video, which has received more than 346,000 views on YouTube since its release, features Aldean performing in front of courthouse with an American flag hanging from the entrance. The performance is interspersed with footage of a flag burning, protesters screaming and attacking police in various scenarios, and robbing a convenience store. It’s unclear where the footage was taken from, but at one point, a Fox News chyron appears with the words “state of emergency declared in Georgia.” Aldean is from Macon, Ga.
All he has to do is point out that half BLM rioters were pampered white kids.
The images in the video showed that just fine.
Yeah, I guess it doesn’t matter.
Some folks have already learned Aldean’s lesson the hard way: as this platoon of unfuckables found out, the playful shenanigans that get you released after one night followed by dropped charges in Portland or NYC get you held without bail in Georgia. Atlanta may well basically be Wakanda at this point, but they still like them some law and order.
The truly depressing part is they are from all over the states.
Holy crap.
I’m depressed.
Remember the one who’s grandma dimed him out?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8583487/Thats-grandson-Trump-supporting-gran-outs-suspect-threw-explosive-Portland-courthouse.html
“It’s unclear where the footage was taken from”
Does it matter? Are they trying to insinuate that those scenes aren’t real?
Thankfully CMT got right on it, and appeased people who never listen to country music.
Pretty incredible after the Bud Light ordeal.
“Sheryl Crow blasts Jason Aldean’s controversial song Try That In A Small Town after CMT takes it off air: ‘There’s nothing American about promoting violence'”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12315581/Sheryl-Crow-blasts-Jason-Aldeans-controversial-song-Try-Small-Town-CMT-takes-air-Theres-American-promoting-violence.html
CWAC
Except when Democrat’s do it.
Five bucks says she was tweeting apologia for the riots during the Summer of Love
“Soak Up that Authoritarian Cock”
It was a perfect lie — and hence her favorite mistake. She could just say “I don’t wanna know” as there goes the neighborhood.
Now she wonders where has all the love gone — you’d think she’d appreciate it is hard to make a stand.
Bravo! Encoré!
Seems to me it only implies violence as self-defense. I guess that doesn’t make her happy.
That was my impression too.
Are you going to ask her why the hell she’s so sad then?
Once again, there are no good guys in this one.
Go fuck yourself, Aldean.
Small-town mayor (in Minnesoda, no less) has a few wry comments about degenerate-fest being held in his town.
The usual suspects are, of course, having a conniption.
But was it as family-friendly as Glibertarians.com?
Glibertarians.com has NEVER waved its junk in the face of an 8 year old.
Apparently more family-friendly than Congressional hearings.
Three cheers for Greene!
Good. Keep rubbing it in their faces that this is the guy they’re selling their souls for.
What a kuntz.
“ The dust-up over Pride in Owatonna comes amid a wave of legislation targeting LGBTQ people across the country, often fueled by right-wing propaganda and largely based on misinformation about transgender people and drag performances. ”
So many stolen bases
Yeah, that’s when I just tapped out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVDQU9dnNLQ
Second LA car chase of the day. This one higher speeds than the 30mph 2+ hour chase earlier.
If you back up a bit, he was in a minivan than stole a BMW from a gas station. Why do people leave their keys in their cars while they gas up?
Just swapped another car from a gas station…jesus people…take your keys while you gas up.
It’s sedition then.
In 2016, a bunch of B list Hollywood has-beens made a video urging 37 Republican electors to defect and defy the will of the voters who elected Donald Trump. It didn’t happen, but you know what else didn’t happen? No one suggested throwing these celebs in the gulag either. The alternate electors witch hunt is part of a multi-pronged attack so that Jack Smith can charge Trump with “rebellion” and disqualify him from the 2024 ballot. Michigan’s Democrat AG is just the first to act.
Sure but it’s fine when they do it because muh-democracy.
He can run from prison if he has to – it’s not like it hasn’t happened before.
I wonder under what conditions they think they can “disqualify him from the 2024 ballot”.
I’m assuming if they can lock in “insurrection” or “rebellion” they’ll say 14th Amendment, Section 3.
Section 3 — stops OMB! Section 4 — Biden can override the debt ceiling! Section 1 — birthright citizenship! If the 14th was also the home of the commerce clause, they’d have to marry it.
*CJ Roberts perks up* I can find the commerce clause in that.
“They” includes the Republican establishment who will gladly use it as an excuse to take him off primary ballots. They are too stupid to realize had spectacularly that would backfire.
The distinction they will try to make is that convincing an elector to change his mind is different than sending different electors altogether.
Election interference!
Someone show me where a US attorney can prosecute a former president for rebellion. That’s handing a nuclear weapon to low level apparatchiks.
It’s why we have impeachment and it’s conducted by the Senate. And last I checked the Senate acquitted him.
The executive branch is way the fuck out of line here and angling for civil war.
Would.
“I am a professional RINO hunter.”
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) says she will force an up-or-down vote on impeaching President Biden if the articles of impeachment are not brought up in committee.
“IRS Whistleblower X – revealed as gay Democrat Joe Ziegler – compares coming forward in Hunter case to ‘coming out'”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12316277/IRS-Whistleblower-X-revealed-gay-Democrat-Joe-Ziegler-compared-coming-forward-Hunter-Biden-case-coming-out.html
Is that a trans flag tie?
LOL! I don’t think so.
Does he screw the case files? Kind of wondering what his bedroom predilections have to do with his testimony here….
Yeah, yeah… it makes it harder for Jackasses to paint him as ULTRA MAGA RIGHTWING FASCIST BLAAAARGH!
But let’s be honest — they will anyway if they want to, it won’t matter. And no one should care what they think anyway.
See: Richard Grenell
No one. Is above. The law.
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE on accusations Biden has weaponized the federal government against political opponents:
“The president respects the Department of Justice, their independence. He has been very steadfast on making sure that the rule of law comes back in this administration.”
Seems odd to say that in a passive voice no? Is she saying that it was lawless and they are trying to correct their ship?
By “rule of law” we mean we rule the law.
Notice she tries to lift her eyes but never really makes eye contact while telling whoppers.
Swiss, Tonio: just sent an e-mail about a draft post.
I launched my presidential campaign in late February with this statement:
***
Dear America, wouldn’t it be great if we had a president who wasn’t a laughable moron? It’s possible. It is with great pleasure that I announce my campaign for President of the United States.
I’m not running because I expect to win, or even because I want the job. I’m running because every president of my lifetime has been either a disappointment, an embarrassment, or both. I know I’m a lot younger than the favored candidates in the race. I will surely be the only one who was in the Peace Corps, the Army, and the NSA.
I’ll also be the only one in the running who’s worked in factories, schools, on a farm, and in a SCIF, as well as the only one with an engineering degree who’s lived in Africa and can read Arabic.
If you think someone like that would be a better President than Biden, Trump, or anyone else, please spread the word about my campaign. In order to reach the debate stage, I need to get to at least 1% in the polls. That means about 1.6 million American adults need to know my name and support me.
I like to say I’m comfortably poor, and so will not be beholden to any special interests. My only special interest is a free and prosperous future for this great nation and its people.
In the time since my discharge from the Army in May of 2021, the following calamities have happened:
1) The longest war in US history ended in a catastrophic defeat after 20 years, a trillion dollars, and 2,000 dead US troops. We also abandoned millions of dollars worth of weapons and military equipment which the Taliban then captured.
2) Russia invaded Ukraine, thus forcing us into a proxy war with a country that has the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons.
3) China brazenly flew a spy balloon over the whole of our country including many of our nuclear weapons bases. An Air Force general predicted war with China by 2025 barely a week before that happened.
Wise leadership is needed to avert disaster. No other candidate has the unique qualifications I do.
As for my party, because every President since 1860 has been either a Republican or a Democrat, I am forced to pick between the two. In that case, I choose Republican, as they are the lesser of two evils…for now.
My priorities are the economy, the military, and foreign relations. I would pause all federal permits and regulations on the construction of nuclear reactors and oil refineries. The economic history of the 20th century could be summarized as: cheap oil = world peace. Our military’s mission would be focused on defense via nuclear deterrence and cyber security. We should trade and have normal diplomatic relations with all countries.
Lastly, during my time at NSA, I read about 40,000 top secret reports, and I never felt the need to print out any to take home as souvenirs. So if you care about such things, remember who in the running has the most experience and the strongest record with them.
Our nation was founded by a disgruntled military officer seen as mediocre by his peers. Why not give another long-shot a chance?
Thank you and God bless America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87aPi_qwL1k
For more info on my platform, read on.
My priorities are the economy, the military, and foreign relations.
I generally oppose new laws, taxes, and spending. We need less of all those.
For other issues, I encourage citizens to become more involved at the local and state level, which is where their efforts are most likely to bring change.
In Depth on the Issues
Ukraine
A year of our support for Ukraine has cost us $100 billion, which is about twice what a typical year in Afghanistan cost us. The goal should be to end the war as quickly as possible with a permanent ceasefire that preserves as much of Ukraine as possible. A useful bargaining chip for that would be the removal of our anti-ballistic missile systems in Romania and Poland. Many Russian scientists and generals believe those systems are part of a first strike strategy aimed at them, and it is unlikely we will convince them otherwise. Poland and Romania are both in NATO and do not need the protection of such systems. The installation of those systems is what prompted Russia to begin research on hypersonic nuclear weapons.
Border Security
Mexico’s southern border is 1/3 as long as its border with the US and thus is easier and cheaper to secure. We should partner with Mexico to control that border more strictly. Guards work better than walls when it comes to securing borders. When Carter proposed building a border fence during the 1980 election, Reagan said friendly nations don’t build a 9 ft tall fence along their border.I look forward to hearing why Trump disagrees with that.
Military
I would pardon LTC Scheller on day 1, upgrade his discharge to honorable, and restore his retirement benefits. His criticism of the withdrawal from the airport in Kabul was valid and courageous.
We enjoy similar geographic advantages to Australia but spend twice as much per capita annually on our military. To trim the military budget, we should stop building big-ticket items like tanks, subs, ships, bombers, and fighters.
The F-35 is a classic military boondoggle. This trillion dollar travesty is the perfect weapon we don’t need to fight a war that won’t happen with money we don’t have.
The nuclear triad is a by-product of the bomber and missile gaps, later proven to be false. Land-based ICBMs cost 1/4 as much as similar weapons launched from bombers or subs. Also, the existing 400 Minuteman missiles can carry 2 additional warheads each beyond the 400 they are already armed with.
Limiting our military spending to Australian levels would give a budget of about $350 billion per year, which is about half of what we now spend.
Opioids
Making drugs like Vicodin over the counter for adults would reduce fentanyl overdose deaths. It would probably increase addiction though. In such cases, it is best to choose the lesser of 2 evils. It’s hard to find material solutions for spiritual problems.
Budget
Given the difficulty of getting budget cuts to stick, I propose that spending increases be limited to the rate of inflation in the previous year. Ideally, federal spending should be no more than 18% of GDP. In FY 2022, it was 25%. We are track for a debt crisis worse than what hit Greece, and there will be no one to bail us out. The result will be painful levels of inflation, even beyond what we have already.
Taiwan
Maintaining Taiwan’s de facto independence is far more important than anything we could possibly gain from defending Ukraine against Russia. Taiwan is a leading exporter of high-quality semiconductors which the world economy depends on. Instead of sending our Navy to patrol nearby or shooting down Chinese spy balloons, we should offer Taiwan the military aid it needs to counter China’s advantage in the air.
Energy
We haven’t built a new oil refinery or nuclear power plant since the 1st Star Wars movie came out in 1977. That was 8 years before I was born when there were about half as many people in the world. We need more of both ASAP. In my opinion, we do not need more Star Wars movies. It is also worth noting that China recently overtook the US in oil refining capacity. We were #1 in that for over a century.
Marijuana
It is now legal for medicinal or recreational use in 37 states. I would downgrade it to a Schedule II drug on day 1. This would put it in the same category as opioids.
***
I’d vote for that!
Ooh, that could be my slogan. It’s better than this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryVdIxMQZjE
This is the one you want.
https://youtu.be/z-q29hbEP04
Point of Order: OTC Vicoden would kill more people than fentanyl thru acetaminophen ODs. OTC Oxycodone / Oxycontin.
And here we go
Covid 2.0
That sounds a little like “camps”.
I think every governor in the country is capable of telling people they should stay indoors if they have health problems. And just how long do they expect these fires to go on?
Like CARB’s ever expanding tentacles over “particulate pollution” if he has an open ended “The air is less than some Utopian Ideal hence it is an emergency”, that would open up the door to just about anything.
Yep. Odd/even car days incoming.
Did I say death camps? I meant happy camps.
“Small businesses operating in a “smoke emergency” zone that lose money due to smoky conditions would be eligible to receive money from the Small Business Administration, according to the bill text.”
Great news for my youngest. She’s going to school to be a forensic accountant. She heard there would be tons of them needed to track down all the fraud from COVID payments. In 4 years she’ll get to track down smoke money.
I have a smoke emergency. I am out of cigars.
Well they need to use up all the N95 masks…
At least here they will be useful.
Posturing as this has no chance in the house.
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
There are authorized to be?
I hate legalese.
I can hear this goddam street busker ten stories down. I’m this close to grabbing my cutters and snipping his speakers.
Grateful Dead and Dave Matthews?
She looks exactly like you’d expect
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/illinois-delegated-control-over-its-ban-book-bans-self-described-marxist
We need a Sugarfree librarian evaluation over here
It’s like they come from a factory.
I get all my Marxist Lesbians at the outlet store after markdown.
I’ve been asking myself that question every day for the last eight to ten years and the answer always comes back as, “No.”
ALA was skinsuited years ago. And it is mostly the domain of public librarians, which are glorified babysitters. Staffed with political lesbians, rainbow-hairs, and gendersprach unfuckables, there is a reason they host Drag Story Hours, and eagerly stock children’s books about fisting and amputee scissoring.
I was done with ALA when they refused to support Cuban librarians running private lending collections because they were “right-wing propaganda.”
This is also informs how I feel about of the “banned book” hysteria.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/spineless-american-library-association
In April 2003, the security police of Fidel Castro arrested and imprisoned 75 journalists, members of opposition parties and owners of independent libraries. The charge: “crimes against national sovereignty.” The librarians had been making available to Cubans books that were banned in the state’s libraries for containing “terrorist” material. Among them were a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (a document for all human beings).
During the one‐day trial, Castro’s judges ordered that all printed volumes confiscated during the raids of the libraries be burned. I obtained copies of those incendiary court rulings that then, and now, characterize the Cuban “revolution.” Immediately, Amnesty International designated all the 75 inmates “prisoners of conscience.” There continues to be more of them — some, as always, in dire need of medical attention they have yet to receive.
Those were right wing books, dude. They’re dangerous.
They’ll infect people with impure thoughts and wanton desires.
the domain of public librarians, which are glorified babysitters. Staffed with political lesbians, rainbow-hairs, and gendersprach unfuckables, there is a reason they host Drag Story Hours, and eagerly stock children’s books about fisting and amputee scissoring.
this belongs on the Mount Rushmore of most coherent Glibbing ever
Amen.
But Biden isn’t using the SPR to manipulate oil prices while sacrificing future security at all.
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/spr-could-stay-half-empty-forever
Fired an employee today for an outburst (not the first). Turns out he started weaning himself off Xanax a few weeks ago. What’s Harris going to be like when she runs out of her stash?
No fun, but you can’t have that shit.
Benzos and SSRIs are fucking useless.
Benzos aren’t completely useless. I occasionally use low dose Valium to control muscle spasms.
Ok, that’s valid.
But muscle spasms aren’t depression.
They work for anxiety, insomnia, etc.
Yeah. For awhile.
Re: closing down Rikers’…from what I know, it should probably be closed because it’s a shithole. But they need to have appropriate capacity somewhere for hard-core offenders.
There is nothing stopping them from cleaning it up and making it not a shithole. More than half the island has already been abandoned.
The fact is, the location is ideal. And that is the problem that the left has with it, along with the potential to expand. They want those hard-core offenders rubbing elbows with the rest of us, and they want prisons to be too small so they have an excuse to keep turning criminals out on the streets.
Ah, got it. I thought I read on a non-prog site, that the cost of cleaning it up would be prohibitive? I guess that’s not correct?
Ah, I think this was it: https://manhattan.institute/article/rikers-island-isnt-in-the-wrong-place-it-just-has-the-wrong-management
One quote: “There’s no question that bad infrastructure contributes to Rikers’ woes — and that it harms morale among guards and inmates. Eric Adams, the likely next mayor, in January should do what de Blasio should have done and pledge to build modern jails (as well as secure mental facilities) on Rikers, fast.”
Yeah, I remember that article and guess what? It’s two years later and those shiny new neighborhood jails are still just an idea.
This. I don’t know what the appropriate political moniker is for folks who are so pro-criminal that they want to release all of them (“Democrat” seems too general…) but those are the folks with all the power in this city.
One wonders what the last straw will be.
https://twitter.com/goddeketal/status/1681431563173613569
are we sure what it means?
I have the same question as some of the other tweeters about the data and what the denominator(s) are
I don’t doubt the numberators
Is there no bottom to the madness into which we have sunk?
Peak Derp is a myth.
“They look very confident…”
I’m actually getting sick of watching people get blown up. When does this fucking thing end?
“ The main problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine now is “minefields” and not Russian aviation”
LOL. Why would the Russians risk aircraft when the Ukrainians just throw themselves into the minefields under artillery fire?
A batch of M113s will do the trick!
Ways it can end:
1) Ukraine stops getting military aid and is forced to negotiate.
2) Russia uses a tactical nuke.
3) Ukraine runs out of soldiers.
Scenario 3 seems most likely to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Iqi2J4VUw
Better video; they’ve been preparing for a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDfGvYPcAH4
also this
Pfffttttt…
Those kids don’t even know all the pronouns.
Even kids are getting in on the AK fun.
“>Compare with this.
I just want to know how that kid got a grenade launcher and I didn’t.
“Hey, Homer bring me back a torpedo.”
“No!”
“But Flanders got *his* kids torpedoes!”
“Oh, he did, did he? I’ll show him! I’ll bring you a weapon of unimaginable destructive power!
“Homer!”
“But only if you’re good.. even if you’re not.”
If reports are to be believed, the Ukes are Shanghaiing dudes off the street. That can’t be good.
I applied to the Ukrainian foreign legion in January. They haven’t responded. I was tempted to buy a helmet and armor and show up. I doubt they’d turn me away.
On the other hand, it pays nothing and I might get captured, wounded, or killed. I feel sorry for the Ukrainians. The US government doesn’t have a leg to stand on when it comes to criticizing invasions and occupations.
Are you out of your fucking mind?
Or is this performance art?
Well, I was in an insane asylum for a few days, so maybe, I guess. All good soldiers are a little crazy if you ask me.
My own sister said I should go and fight when it started. When I asked her why, she said because I have combat training, foreign language skills, and that my presence would not signal the beginning of WW3.
It was a really weird moment. Those have been piling up for the last 3 years or so.
Yep, that’s a weird moment
Start a business. You are a really smart dude, clearly.
I have no interest in watching you get fragged on the goddamn internet.
I’m hoping my math tutoring business picks up after the 1st batch of bad grades in the fall. I applied to some more high school math teaching jobs. And I’m going to a local job fair tomorrow.
For a complete collection of my weird moments, email me at harty.thomas@gmail.com. You’ll get my novella and autobiography. Both are about 45,000 words long each.
I too would prefer not to bleed out on a battlefield, yet the ennui of civilian life grows tiresome. I spent 2022 working the night shift on an assembly line in a golf cart factory. Then I got fired from being a math teacher after 2 weeks in April. Hence my attraction to the Hemingway thing.
What about volunteering for Doctors Without Borders or an organization like that?
Keep it interesting but less likely to involve artillery.
I’d prefer to drive an ambulance or disarm mines than participate in any frontal assaults. I know what those look like.
https://youtu.be/V355OG77SQM?t=6540
The guy who spends the whole firefight with a cigarette in his mouth is a boss.
This one is intense too.
Fixing my shift linkage. I put new urethane bushings on the shifter mount, which will help, but the real issue is the slop in the 30 year old linkage, especially where the “universal joint slips onto the shaft in the transmission (plus wear in that joint itself). Solution- slot the sleeve so I can get some crush on the shaft. If it doesn’t break, it’ll be fine.
Amazon has mini universal joints for steering shafts and similar uses. I might get ambitious and re-engineer the thing.
Can you weld a little material onto it and then clean it up instead?
JFC. We are not a serious country.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/watch-national-security-head-says-ufos-having-real-impact-usaf-pilots
Those aliens simply do not respect our pilots’ pronouns.
What the hell are they doing?
“I saw a dot!!!! I cannot possibly continue my training run!!!!”
Really?
I think that never happened, not even once.
In fact, if actual aliens pulled up in the middle of the Top Gun battles and jumped on the roof of their flying saucer with popcorn, I don’t think it would flumox a bunch of fighter pilots.
This just shows how much disdain they have for the citizenry.
In the USSR, when they wanted to distract people, the Swan Lake ballet would be played on a loop on the TV news channel. I get the feeling UFO reports are the US version of that.
Telling cultural distinction
Can you weld a little material onto it and then clean it up instead?
Not really, and a sleeve to take up the slop would be paper thin. I suppose some 5 thou stainless shim stock might work.
STEVE SMITH SAY TRY JB WELD.
BY TRY JB WELD, MEAN TRY JB WELD.
JB Weld was invented in Cumby TX
By a man with the initials S.B.
I pull off there from time to time if I need a bottle or a nap: there’s a quiet TxDOT yard there
It’s a great product: cheap easy to use, and works as advertised.
UFOs gave me PTSD!
I successfully replaced my Nest thermostat with a $29 Honeywell that doesn’t connect to the internet. Suck it Google.
Ah, but is it safe from a Flipper Zero? Maybe not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLIp4wd0oXs
I invite you to ponder what sort of gizmos Uncle Sam has.
You heard it here folks. The executive agencies are our checks and balances.
https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1681756194199699461
The certainly keep liberty in check.
“Ziegler confirmed that Hunter had listed a tax deduction for a payment to a golf club that the investigation determined to have in fact been a “sex club” but did not confirm the other allegations. He did offer to later submit what information he had with respect to possible Mann Act violations to the Ways and Means Committee.”
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/marjorie-taylor-greene-displays-sexually-graphic-images-during-whistleblower
Did he join a club, or did he smack hookers with it?
Robert Barnes made the accusation that affirmative action was how the universities covered up their other, less popular admissions policies like legacies and donors.
This seems to be an interesting development in that light.
https://alphanews.org/u-of-m-twin-cities-axes-legacy-admissions-following-affirmative-action-ruling/
Not necessarily a bad development but good luck getting those big alumnus donations that were always a wink wink nudge nudge say no more legal bribe for favorable treatment of one’s offspring.
Who they really hate are the rural poor.
Affirmative action allowed them to admit upper middle class blacks and claim to be helping the less fortunate. It was always bullshit.
Scruffy, I found your onion belt:
“Influencers posing as NPCs report earning up to $3,000 per stream in new TikTok trend
A bizarre new trend in which creators livestream themselves acting like non-playable characters (NPCs) has been sweeping through TikTok, with the most popular accounts garnering hundreds of thousands of views per video…
Among them is 27-year-old Fedha Sinon, a Montreal-based stripper turned TikToker who goes by the name PinkyDoll. She has managed to accumulate over 400,000 followers and claims to routinely pull in between $2,000 and $3,000 per stream.
In her videos, Sinon simply stares into her camera and repeats a number of catchphrases such as “Ice cream so good.” Viewers elicit reactions from her by sending “gifts” through the live chat.
Sinon told the Times she had stumbled into making NPC content by accident.
“I was just being cute,” she said, “I remember someone saying, ‘Oh my God, you look like an NPC,’ and then they start sending me, like, crazy money.””
https://thepostmillennial.com/influencers-posing-as-npcs-reported-earning-up-to-3000-per-stream-in-new-tiktok-trend
I would watch keke paws for a while.
So fucking weird…
The girl with the elf ears is a porn star although a relatively unsuccessful one. This career fake eating fake food is a definite step up.
Or is she the eating fake food girl? Whatever, still a big step up.
I understand all the words and sentences, it’s just there is no logic there. At all.
I’m Poppy.
Anyone remember when things switched from normal amphetamines to the current shit?
I used to drive all over the country and white crosses were like tylenol. I stopped using them, but I’m curious when they disappeared.
Doctors stopped prescribing them.
Also, some amphetamines were OTC until 1965 (?).
For the aviation nerds:
https://philip.greenspun.com/blog/2023/07/18/the-30000-view-on-crossing-the-north-atlantic/
“Here’s a report on a crossing from Belfast, Northern Ireland to Canada in July 2023 in a Cirrus Vision Jet”.
I’ve linked Phil before – MIT prof, licensed commercial pilot, helicopter pilot and, more recently, One Of Us.
Million Air looks amazing, btw.
sweetheart behind the counter has my full attention
hottest staff ever: Dallas Rolex office….both beautiful and poised
He linked to this.
Yet another reason to hate the military.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Iceworm
Neat stuff. I knew a guy who circumnavigated in a single engine plane right after the fall of the Soviet Union. He had wild stories to tell.
Hey!
We know someone who makes those!!
“Trans former NH lawmaker faces federal charges for allegedly using daycare connections to generate child exploitation images
The first openly transgender lawmaker in the US is facing federal charges in connection with sexual exploitation at a Tyngsborough, Massachusetts daycare center. A teacher at the daycare who assisted the lawmaker in obtaining sexual pictures of the children has also been arrested and was charged in June. In a press release, the Justice Department referred to trans-identified male Stacie Laughton as “a New Hampshire woman.”
Stacie Laughton, 39, has been federally charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children and aiding and abetting by the US Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts. Lindsay Groves, Laughton’s former girlfriend, was the alleged teacher at the center who helped Laughton, a former NH lawmaker, gather the images and has been charged with child exploitation.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/trans-former-nh-lawmaker-faces-federal-charges-for-allegedly-using-daycare-connections-to-generate-child-exploitation-images
Another example how “trans-identified male” is garbage language. That asshole is not transgender.
😧 OMG that pic – head for ze hills!
WTF is up with the purple frock?
Talk about being beaten with an ugly stick. Jesus…
I read that as “Transformer” and had a pang of nostalgia for Optimus Prime.
Chances of any of them doing time approaching that of Tooky Amirault? Zero.
Shifter repair complete. It’s far from perfect, but it’s a huge improvement. Still a couple more ten minute jobs before I road test.
JB weld has its uses, but that wasn’t one of them.
The most important and useful thing I learned working on race cars: Never put anything together like you’re not going to have to take it back apart
Unless you are selling.
You didn’t attend the same school of repair that my father did.
*mutters about multiple car remotes that are permanently epoxied shut*
I like this flow chart of when to use duct tape or WD-40.
Duct tape is like The Force: it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
On a family road trip, my dad once fixed a hose by shoving a plastic chess bishop into a hole. The heat melted it and sealed the leak. It’s a good thing my family likes playing chess.
Talk about being beaten with an ugly stick. Jesus…
ugly as a mud fence
Some country expressions I learned over the years:
lower than a snake’s belly
crying like a baby in a bucket of onions
madder than a hornet in a Coke can
sharp as a marble
more degrees than a thermometer
Slicker than greezed snot.
A face that could scare the flies offa shit.