Something I learned from Sugarfree: The button on the top of a baseball cap is sometimes called a Squatchee.
The premise of this cartoon is that the ‘Chinese spy balloon’ Biden shot down was actually The Hat surveying the once and future kingdom of Donald.
Amusing cartoon balloon song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Kvy_iC1B8
The seagulls are a nice touch.
odds and ends
The current supreme leader of Iran has been in power since 1989. Even if he was killed or overthrown, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would take over and name some other mullah as a replacement.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israeli-air-dominance-means-it-is-shooting-down-iranian-missiles-before-they-launch/ar-AA1GYzAc
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Iran on Tuesday night said it fired Fattah 1 missiles, which fly at hypersonic speed and have a warhead that can maneuver as it closes in on its target, making it harder for air defenses to intercept. Israeli defense companies are working on systems to intercept hypersonic missiles but they aren’t in use yet, a vulnerability in Israel’s defenses, he said.
Judging the success of Iran’s most advanced missiles will be difficult due to strict censorship in Israel against the publication of successful strikes against security-related or other sensitive targets, Nadimi said.
If Israel begins to run out of interceptors, Iran could pivot back to its original strategy of trying to overwhelm Israeli air defenses, he added.
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I don’t blame the Israelis for wanting to destroy the nuclear program of the country shooting missiles at them. It’s just that it won’t change the overall trend.
Here are a few countries I expect to develop nuclear weapons over the next few years: Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Taiwan, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia…the Non-proliferation Treaty is starting to wobble.
Prescient!
Remarkably, so.
@CPRM: *Hats off*
A strong line of thunderstorms came through our area earlier this evening. Before it arrived, we were out at Tranquility Base relaxing and celebrating the beginning of my vacation but keeping an eye on the radar. When the wind picked up, we decided to go inside and turn on the local news for weather updates… but the cable TV and Internet were out. 😒 Later got a robo call from the cable company explaining that they had a power outage that isn’t expected to be fixed until tomorrow morning.🤦🏼♀️ (Our power hasn’t even flickered.)
What an inconvenient way to start my vacation! Fortunately, I can still get Internet on my phone even though the cable company is our cell provider, so I can kick off my vacation by hanging out at Glibs using my phone. Just the way I do when I’m at work. 🙄
Pretty sure lightening hit either our house or extremely close. Like sound straight through the fireplacem.
Even the cat, who normally doesnt care had all hairs up on her back.
Yikes! Any damage done? To the kitty or anything else? 😨
Lost one LED light. So we are good
🙂👍
…and now I’m finding pictures and reports of trees down, power lines down and closing a nearby section of the interstate, and other significant storm damage. Dayum! We got off easy! 😳
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-drop-guidance-limit-alcohol-one-or-two-drinks-per-day-sources-say-2025-06-18/
Exclusive: US to drop guidance to limit alcohol to one or two drinks per day, sources say
The U.S. government is expected to eliminate from its dietary guidelines the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according to three sources familiar with the matter, in what could be a major win for an industry threatened by heightened scrutiny of alcohol’s health effects.
Oh my! Now I can drink to my heart’s content.
I usually only have one drink a day…but it’s like four fingers of gin…
It’s the evenings though that cause the problems.
From the “food pyramid” people…
Well, until the next Dem administration reverses.
You’re not the boss of me!
Politicians hardest hit. How many drinks allowed in the evening and night hours?
I was never much of a day drinker, I was always hungover ’til about 5 PM
I tried day drinking a few times; I was really bad at it. No matter how I tried to pace myself I just wound up in a world of hurt by evening.
Fourscore,
I was dissapointed with the latest storm. Not much rain. We need more rain!
I am still planting the seedlings I started in February (marigolds, forget-me-nots, calendula, amaranth, violets, morning glories). Morning glories, please remind me to not plant morning glories too early next year. I spent over 2 hours untangeling them.
The sweet potatoes didn’t do shit. I even bought the expensive, organic ones.
I got about 50% germination on peas and beans (2023 seeds). I will re-seed.
Trying to do multiple re-seeds during the season. Espescially peas and broccoli.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/182/171/eb0.jpg
+1 dead bug
I’m doing my part as well. Two glasses of Cab S with my porterhouse tonight. I still have my post sunset port to go.
So here’s my question: As far as the Iran-Israel situation, do you think we would have been better, worse, or the same with President Kamala?
I don’t think she has ANY backbone whatsoever to stand up to the military-industrial complex. Whatever they want, she would have done. I think she might have even been even more bellicose since she probably feels like she has something to prove as the first female president; she doesn’t want to look weak. My estimation would be that the situation would be “mostly the same, maybe slightly worse”.
I don’t think Israel would be doing this with a Kamala presidency to be blunt. I think they know they own Trump and the R’s completely.
I wouldn’t say own. I’d say understanding how to push Trumps buttons and dopamine centers.
Would it really surprise anyone if Trump actually was in the Epstein files, or the Israelis and others have severe dirt on him? The guy has been a dirtbag for years. Am I happy he won compared to the alternatives? Yes. But he’s an unprincipled jackass at best, grifter at worst who doesn’t really even understand his own base.
The grab them by the pussy tape is probably just the tip of the iceberg of what’s out there and it’s kind of sad that our media with all of its resources can’t do better smear campaigns.
But maybe I’m wrong.
I think more that it’s evidence that there isn’t anything better out there.
FFS they have been throwing every resource at him for a decade.
I’m with rhywun on this; there’s no “there” there.
Given the multi year Trump hate fest by the media, we’d know if there was something truly heinous by now. He’s conventionally gross (Stormy), not unusually gross (underage girls, etc)
I think there’s shit they won’t touch. Like the Epstein shit. You’ll get some innuendo, but there’s tapes of the guy talking about Trump that seem more believable by the day to me. Where did Trump meet Melania for real?
Do I have any proof beyond the word of a convicted sexual trafficker? No unfortunately.
I think our media is mostly a mouth piece of the intelligence agencies and talking about Epstein connections would likely open a can of worms no one in power wants open. All the powerful men who were involved. And that info is more valuable for blackmail than it is embarrassment. Even when it comes to Trump.
I don’t think there’s much investigative journalism being done let alone anyone with the balls to go there.
“The grab them by the pussy tape is probably just the tip of the iceberg”
That’s also ridiculous – that was him bragging about how easy it was as a celebrity to get some (which is undoubtedly true) and was obvious hyperbole. What’s the iceberg?
Dammit, don’t make me defend this douchbag.
Epstein tapes link.
Story was never covered as much as you’d expect it to be.
OFFS that would have been trumpeted on every MSM outlet non-stop if there was a shred of truth there.
Really? You’d think someone – anyone – would have developed a list of people who had been on the Lolita express with some real reporting. That never happened. We have a few names and a lot of denials.
There’s no evidence Epstein was lying. We know the two were in fact friends at one point, and even Trump has waffled on the real reason he shunned him (it wasn’t the official story given first – that he found out about his lust for young girls and cut him off as a pervert).
The only explanation I could conceivably come up with is that the MSM wants to cover up all the leftists that would be ensnared in any revelations against OMB.
And still I’m not sure it’s enough to overcome a terminal case of TDS.
Look at the reversal Trump’s people pulled on Epstein after being appointed. Right down to signing off on the bullshit story that he killed himself by breaking his own neck.
It all stinks. The media is barely even interested in the Israel-Epstein connection.
Same way no one bothered to look into who that mysterious country that did interfere with the 2016 election actually was (link posted yesterday). Even if you don’t believe The Natoin’s reporting, which I get, we know for a fact an “ally” did in fact interfere and collude with Trump’s campaign. Who do you think that was if not Israel?
There is a deep, deep connection between those who report on politics and the intelligence agencies. They are often times the sources for a lot of the stories you see. There’s little real reporting going on like you see in the movies. It’s shit that gets spoonfed to these hacks who don’t even question if they’re being played.
No one wants to touch Epstein on any level, even to go after Trump.
Sorry Bro, I ain’t buying it. If “they” had anything, it would have been released years ago.
Owning Trump via Epstein wouldn’t surprise me and the assumption that the tapes (or whatever evidence they had) would be released if they had them doesn’t hold water. Keeping it undercover and using it to keep Trump’s balls in a vice and keeping him pliable would be far more valuable than releasing what they have.
Then again, maybe the evidence hasn’t been released because it simply doesn’t exist but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if it actually does. After all, Trump’s persona was built in part on the reputation of being a womanizing playboy sleazebag and that persona was embraced when he was younger.
I agree with Sean, amd think that if there were any printed client list, it was destroyed long before Trump’s second inauguration.
Epstein? We have better things to worry about, like blowing up shit in Iran, they are this close a nuke and must stopped
/the last 40 years
Which is closer: Persian fission or cold fusion?
Persian fusion!
Ugh I am so tired of 100% humidity.
I have to run the AC and it’s only 70°.
At that point your A/C is a dehumidifier, its removing heat from the air, causing condensation of the water vapor,
Fucking magic,
Yup the dehumidification is totally worth it. I keep cracking the window open and recoiling in horror at the fug.
We are about 72 degrees and humid, our two little mini splits are pumping out a lot of water, proof they work though
Reminds me of the Stephen Wright comedy routine involving a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room.
Up and atom, glibblets. I’m rather positive about today. My Persian-Canadian friend, newfound author, said some distressing things about himself last night. Haven’t spoke to him in quite a while, but plan on checking in with him later. He’s currently in Mexico, though I forget which region.
Hope the weather treated you decently.
I have been watching a bunch of VEO3 videos. They are getting pretty damned good. The visuals alone are indistinguishable from actual video save the ‘that doesnt make sense’ parts. The way the videos appeal to emotion and human weakness is remarkable. None of that shit is rational. Sex appeal and ‘WOOOOOW!’ and gut reaction.
When you watch a collection of the videos you already know ‘None of this is real, none of it’.
We should have been thinking that about every bit of media we have seen for the last 40 years.
Epstein: a honey trap that apparently caught nearly every public figure in the US and who knows how many furriners. Of course no one wants to touch it. And no, the guy didnt kill himself. We dont even know if he is dead. You can be damned sure the FBI has the tapes.
The Butler assassination attempt: That was probably the FBI and/or Secret Service. The whole thing stinks worse than the last time a hurricane turned over the bayou and killed 100,000 fish. I am guessing it means that they do not have Epstein tapes of Trump. Maybe?
All part of the great game. Just remember: None of it is real and most of it doesnt matter.
I forgot to add – “We didnt read Pravda to find out what happened. We read it to find out what didnt happen.”
Hearty good morning to all you Glibs, have a glibtastic day!
🤪🤘🪴☀️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENX1Sf3fgQ
🎶🎶
It’s too hot to be glibtastic.
https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/06/4-detainees-at-nj-ice-detention-center-used-mattresses-sheets-to-help-aid-escape-feds-say.html
Fine. No more beds or sheets.
I assume they used local TEAM BLUE officials as well?
RIP Lou Christie
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/06/18/fed-shock-fed-officials-forecast-higher-rates-and-higher-inflation/
Fire them all.
🖕🖕
Mornin’, reprobates! Bright and sunny, finally. Storms by dinner, supposedly.
Texted my former manager yesterday. He moved back to Israel a coupla years ago, works out of Tel-Aviv. Not a great place to be.
I keep hearing the words “Peace through strength” from the Trump Administration. My brain keeps translating this to “War is peace.”
Yep. Just sell/lease what Israel wants and stay the fuck out of it.
But where’s the feather in the cap for that course of action and think of all of the politically connected people who stand to make less (but still plenty of) money. I can’t recall ever seeing this many military assets being moved into an area and not being used but maybe this is the ultimate bluff. I hope so anyway.
The only other reason, besides war, to stage that many assets, is stability of the region when the power vacuum comes rushing in when Israel wipes out their leaders.
Good morning, ‘patzie, OBE, Stinky, Sean, Ted’S., Roat, and Suthen!
I’m off today for that Juneteenth thing but also taking vacation tomorrow and all of next week. May travel for two or three days, but otherwise a “staycation.” Cable and internet still out after last night’s storms, and the latest update from the cable company is for restored service by 8 p.m. 😕 Still luckier than a lot of folks nearby – we never lost electricity and AFAIK had no tree or property damage.
Mornin’
Juneteenth is fraudulent naming. I demand off 13-19 June!
Regarding Trump….
I find it interesting that thing from Trump 1.0 arent even brought up. Tax records? Not even a mention. Travel ban? No one even questioned it.
So no, I think grab em by the pussy is all they got.
WRT Trump… Does it really matter who is “in charge”? Bureaucrats pulling the strings is nothing new, it just became obvious due to Biden’s incapacitation. Focusing on the pitch man misses the point. Elected officials don’t run this country and haven’t for a long time.
*looks at southern border*
There is that.
Thank you Zwak, Grosspatzer, Sean, and mindyourbusiness for your words of support yesterday. Means a lot to me.
This is expected to be laparoscopic surgery for a left side inguinal hernia.
Oddly enough, at 6 days shy of 74 this will be my first actual surgery ;-\
I have every confidence in the surgeon, reputed to be one of the best, especially for this sort of thing. The hospital is also excellent.
Hopefully I’ll be posting a positive update tomorrow 🙂
Enjoy the day, all of you!