My first thoughts as well, then the owner showed up to stake his claim.
Chafed
on February 18, 2026 at 9:54 pm
We will never have another Crack. *sheds single tear*
Brochettaward
on February 18, 2026 at 8:03 pm
With the new format or whatever is going on, the sidebar actually is less obtrusive and aids my browsing. I zoom in like an old man to make the text bigger and when it’s spread across the whole page it creates problems.
I need my peepers to read this site right now.
Bones
on February 18, 2026 at 9:21 pm
Gotta love Cracky.
Evan from Evansville
on February 18, 2026 at 9:52 pm
Does the Hat allow the Irish, I wonder?
groat scotum
on February 18, 2026 at 10:08 pm
Japan floated balloon bombs to the US in an attempt to sap America by diverting its war effort to fighting wildfires along the west coast. The effort ultimately resulted in a handful of civilian casualties, and not much more.
Some genius in China pushed transgenderism and all the associated sexual pathos on children by simply packaging it and delivering it to their phones.
When’s Trump banning Tiktok?
Evan from Evansville
on February 18, 2026 at 10:20 pm
I fear banning tiktok is a bad idea, unenforceable and creates another black market. I’m remarkably ignorant about it, cuz I’ve never used it. From what I gather, it’s content and an algorithm to give you more of what you want. Fear is it’s pushing anti-US shit. At this point though, as long as content gets out, can’t it be somehow streamed from somewhere, regardless?
The Cause is baked into the Useful Idiots. They truly believe it all and will create and spread their own shit no matter what. (Until.) I also really don’t like the precedent it would set. Yuck.
Chafed
on February 18, 2026 at 10:46 pm
Banning TikTok is literally the law. It was passed with bipartisan support and a wide margin. Trump is defying the law by letting it continue to operate in the US.
Evan from Evansville
on February 19, 2026 at 12:48 am
@Chafed. Word. I’d forgotten that and I’ve never paid attention to the hubbub. Big enough I should? I don’t want more Chinese access to anything resembling info. My big concern was always precedent and ‘well if ban this social, then why not the next and next etc.’
Listen to Tucker. Banning TikTok was really about the JewsIsraelis and their complete control of the USG and American society.
Chafed
on February 18, 2026 at 10:47 pm
He is so gullible. We did it to distract from the space laser.
Brochettaward
on February 18, 2026 at 10:53 pm
Chafed – I like you. I can understand why it would be a bit awkward when this subject comes up for the Jewish Glibs in general.
There’s probably some middle ground though between Jews control the world and the state of Israel certainly seems to exercise an outsized role on US policy across the board. Israel offers the US little, but the US politicians of both parties go out of their way to appease the state of Israel on some level. The hostile presidencies are still rather lenient with Israel compared to just about any other nation on the planet I can think of.
It’s a legitimate question to ask…but what exactly do we get out of our partnership with Israel that at times can definitely feel as though we are the junior partners if not absolute subordinates?
It’s a legitimate question, sure. But with Tucker, it all begins and ends with Israel right now. Never any other country or their influence. And then there’s a spin both covering for Qatar (which is a downright nasty little country) and how the poor innocent Palis are being genocided by the Israelis. They aren’t, but frankly the Israelis should be justified in doing so after 10/7, And last 80 years of Arab bullshit.
Brochettaward
on February 18, 2026 at 11:08 pm
It seems like that with Israel commentators have to either praise them to high heavens or the opposite. Malign and tie them to anything and everything.
To just be blunt – Israel has no real meaning to me. I don’t care what they do with regards to Palestine. I just don’t want to be involved much and I certainly don’t want to be waging war on Israel’s behalf on Iran as we did recently and are flirting with sticking our dicks back in again.
The level of emotion Americans have on both sides perplexes me to some extent. I can explain why it has become so important to both sides, but the underlying reasons for it? Yea, I don’t think Americans were so shaken by the Holocaust that they just said to themselves we need to support Israel till the end days. And I don’t believe our Top Men believe in anything so strongly beyond self-interest that Christian prophecy plays that much of a role in their thoughts.
Grumbletarian
on February 19, 2026 at 3:32 am
Loving or hating Israel gets the Jewish bloc of voters who are to the political right or left, respectively, to vote for you.
All the flapdoodle over “banning TikTok” and “addictive social media” is evidence of a culture that doesn’t give two shits about defending itself from obvious enemies who have been playing the long game for decades. If parents don’t give a shit about keeping that crap away from their kids, the State isn’t going to be any more successful at it.
Evan from Evansville
on February 18, 2026 at 11:36 pm
^^ This highly resembles my thoughts.
I’d be so pleased, were I China. They sure as fuck ain’t gonna let any Islamic colonizers in. They just have to watch the West proudly allow itself to be eaten, with their own pincer attached, tech-sucking what it wants and needs.
People in comment sections, the lefty sort are claiming that it isn’t what it appears because the father ended up getting arrested for assault.
Either way I have to admit it’s some pretty funny shit that sums up modern times well enough.
rhywun
on February 18, 2026 at 10:38 pm
No idea but was just watching some vid of a woman being harassed by cops for walking a dog in public.
Britain is in the grip of some weird shit right now. Nothing I hear about seems too outrageous anymore.
Bobbo
on February 18, 2026 at 10:43 pm
X is all over the halal dog thing,
Islam can go fuck itself
dbleagle
on February 18, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Nelson, Churchill, and other British patriots are turning like a Lancaster’s props as it prepares to take off. The subjects of the British Crown are doomed. Ahh well, fuck them all. Maybe OMB can accept a couple of 10’s of thousands of VERY carefully screened Brits as political refugees.
On second thought OMB should definitely do that for two reasons: save some freedom loving people and make the Dems heads actually explode.
Evan from Evansville
on February 18, 2026 at 11:53 pm
Follow through and get white South Africans over here. That place is *fucked.*
My S African ex is “coloured,” meaning black but with Euro heritage, upbringing in there, somewhere. She made it very clear: “Coloureds and blacks HATE each other.”
WAWARSING, N.Y. — A state trooper suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a single-vehicle personal injury rollover crash on Saturday on U.S. Route 209, authorities said Wednesday.
At about 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, Trooper Jonathan Ramos, age and address not provided, was driving a marked 2023 Dodge Charger patrol vehicle north on Route 209 while on routine patrol when the vehicle veered off the eastern shoulder of the roadway, state police said. The patrol vehicle struck a utility pole and a fence before overturning.
[…]
State police did not provide a reason for the crash.
A message from Gaia – heed her warnings, earthlings.
DEG
on February 19, 2026 at 6:23 am
Mornin’
Tres Cool
on February 19, 2026 at 6:34 am
suh’ fam
whats goody
Gender Traitor
on February 19, 2026 at 6:37 am
Good morning, homey, DEG, rhy, Roat, Ted’S., U, Stinky, Sensei, and Sean!
rhywun
on February 19, 2026 at 6:41 am
Mornin’.
The website is so snappy now I can barely keep up.
Gender Traitor
on February 19, 2026 at 6:48 am
Inorite?? I finally figured out how to update to (what I gather is) the latest version of Monocle. Crises like these actually force me to learn more about computing. 🙄
Mr. Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled his inaugural $127 billion budget, which he amusingly called austere. Only in New York, kids. His budget is $10 billion bigger than Florida’s, though New York City’s population is only 40% of the Sunshine State’s. It’s a $10 billion increase over this year.
rhywun
on February 19, 2026 at 6:41 am
If he really cares about the latter [the poors -ed.], he wouldn’t bar tenants in the city’s dilapidated public housing from airing complaints at his hearings on “rental ripoffs,” as the New York Post reported this week.
So he’s like every other luxury liberal. He doesn’t care at all.
BTW, those public housing complexes are a disaster waiting to happen. Falling down and tens of billions short on repairs that have been neglected for decades by other politicians who “care”.
Not Adahn
on February 19, 2026 at 6:36 am
Good morning!
Snow panic resulted in zero snow. As usual.
I’m torn. OTOH, I’m at the point where I’m sick of maintaining my driveway, but OTOH I really enjoy fresh snow when taking Lily for walks and generally de-grimying the world.
“Irish rock band U2 invoked Renee Nicole Good – the anti-ICE agitator gunned down by federal agents in Minnesota last month – in their new song “American Obituary,” while calling for a “rise against the people of the lie.””
Always enjoy the movies, CPRM. Thanks
Cracky!
My first thoughts as well, then the owner showed up to stake his claim.
We will never have another Crack. *sheds single tear*
With the new format or whatever is going on, the sidebar actually is less obtrusive and aids my browsing. I zoom in like an old man to make the text bigger and when it’s spread across the whole page it creates problems.
I need my peepers to read this site right now.
Gotta love Cracky.
Does the Hat allow the Irish, I wonder?
Japan floated balloon bombs to the US in an attempt to sap America by diverting its war effort to fighting wildfires along the west coast. The effort ultimately resulted in a handful of civilian casualties, and not much more.
Some genius in China pushed transgenderism and all the associated sexual pathos on children by simply packaging it and delivering it to their phones.
When’s Trump banning Tiktok?
I fear banning tiktok is a bad idea, unenforceable and creates another black market. I’m remarkably ignorant about it, cuz I’ve never used it. From what I gather, it’s content and an algorithm to give you more of what you want. Fear is it’s pushing anti-US shit. At this point though, as long as content gets out, can’t it be somehow streamed from somewhere, regardless?
The Cause is baked into the Useful Idiots. They truly believe it all and will create and spread their own shit no matter what. (Until.) I also really don’t like the precedent it would set. Yuck.
Banning TikTok is literally the law. It was passed with bipartisan support and a wide margin. Trump is defying the law by letting it continue to operate in the US.
@Chafed. Word. I’d forgotten that and I’ve never paid attention to the hubbub. Big enough I should? I don’t want more Chinese access to anything resembling info. My big concern was always precedent and ‘well if ban this social, then why not the next and next etc.’
I thought the law was that it divest from its Chinese masters, and that it’s now nominally enough under non-PRC ownership to be legal.
Listen to Tucker. Banning TikTok was really about the
JewsIsraelis and their complete control of the USG and American society.He is so gullible. We did it to distract from the space laser.
Chafed – I like you. I can understand why it would be a bit awkward when this subject comes up for the Jewish Glibs in general.
There’s probably some middle ground though between Jews control the world and the state of Israel certainly seems to exercise an outsized role on US policy across the board. Israel offers the US little, but the US politicians of both parties go out of their way to appease the state of Israel on some level. The hostile presidencies are still rather lenient with Israel compared to just about any other nation on the planet I can think of.
It’s a legitimate question to ask…but what exactly do we get out of our partnership with Israel that at times can definitely feel as though we are the junior partners if not absolute subordinates?
It’s a legitimate question, sure. But with Tucker, it all begins and ends with Israel right now. Never any other country or their influence. And then there’s a spin both covering for Qatar (which is a downright nasty little country) and how the poor innocent Palis are being genocided by the Israelis. They aren’t, but frankly the Israelis should be justified in doing so after 10/7, And last 80 years of Arab bullshit.
It seems like that with Israel commentators have to either praise them to high heavens or the opposite. Malign and tie them to anything and everything.
To just be blunt – Israel has no real meaning to me. I don’t care what they do with regards to Palestine. I just don’t want to be involved much and I certainly don’t want to be waging war on Israel’s behalf on Iran as we did recently and are flirting with sticking our dicks back in again.
The level of emotion Americans have on both sides perplexes me to some extent. I can explain why it has become so important to both sides, but the underlying reasons for it? Yea, I don’t think Americans were so shaken by the Holocaust that they just said to themselves we need to support Israel till the end days. And I don’t believe our Top Men believe in anything so strongly beyond self-interest that Christian prophecy plays that much of a role in their thoughts.
Loving or hating Israel gets the Jewish bloc of voters who are to the political right or left, respectively, to vote for you.
Where do the reverse vampires come into this?
All the flapdoodle over “banning TikTok” and “addictive social media” is evidence of a culture that doesn’t give two shits about defending itself from obvious enemies who have been playing the long game for decades. If parents don’t give a shit about keeping that crap away from their kids, the State isn’t going to be any more successful at it.
^^ This highly resembles my thoughts.
I’d be so pleased, were I China. They sure as fuck ain’t gonna let any Islamic colonizers in. They just have to watch the West proudly allow itself to be eaten, with their own pincer attached, tech-sucking what it wants and needs.
As usual I’ve arrived too late.
Ben Aaoronovitch is a great novelist.
I liked his Doctor Who stories when I was younger.
My great aunt was one of the handful of people killed by the bombs.
They did flap about and we’re weirding out.
I’ll let Evan sort us out, he’s the smartest of us all.
Bwaahaha, Evan is still half a Yusef old,
Remember
Trying to find the full video of this and the context (who the fuck the 20 year old “kid” is, for instance).
People in comment sections, the lefty sort are claiming that it isn’t what it appears because the father ended up getting arrested for assault.
Either way I have to admit it’s some pretty funny shit that sums up modern times well enough.
No idea but was just watching some vid of a woman being harassed by cops for walking a dog in public.
Britain is in the grip of some weird shit right now. Nothing I hear about seems too outrageous anymore.
X is all over the halal dog thing,
Islam can go fuck itself
Nelson, Churchill, and other British patriots are turning like a Lancaster’s props as it prepares to take off. The subjects of the British Crown are doomed. Ahh well, fuck them all. Maybe OMB can accept a couple of 10’s of thousands of VERY carefully screened Brits as political refugees.
On second thought OMB should definitely do that for two reasons: save some freedom loving people and make the Dems heads actually explode.
Follow through and get white South Africans over here. That place is *fucked.*
My S African ex is “coloured,” meaning black but with Euro heritage, upbringing in there, somewhere. She made it very clear: “Coloureds and blacks HATE each other.”
Will Charles or William be the head of the Mosque of England? Trick questions, Mohammed Cromwell will have it on a pike.
Ban the side bar!
🥸🌧️☔️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2VBmHOYpV8
🎶🎶
Motion sustained.
Somehow, I get the feeling the trooper’s rate of speed will not be made public
Who called Andrew as the biggest fallout?
https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/former-prince-andrew-arrested-over-epstein-probe-bbc-reports-7779cc1e?st=D3Y62c&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Biggest fallout so far. Andrew deserves what he gets but he’s a run of the mill letch and small potatoes.
Where were the parents of these kids who offed themselves due to alleged social media insults?
… I’m awake.
I was apparently asleep for a while there.
But did you get a *good* night’s sleep?
Of course not.
Sleep too long and I feel more tired.
Christo would have done something less intrusive.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gas-alarm-germanys-reichstag-triggers-065835353.html
Fortunately no fire.
“gas alarm”
A message from Gaia – heed her warnings, earthlings.
Mornin’
suh’ fam
whats goody
Good morning, homey, DEG, rhy, Roat, Ted’S., U, Stinky, Sensei, and Sean!
Mornin’.
The website is so snappy now I can barely keep up.
Inorite?? I finally figured out how to update to (what I gather is) the latest version of Monocle. Crises like these actually force me to learn more about computing. 🙄
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zohran-mamdani-budget-taxes-albany-kathy-hochul-1a5c327b?st=mgdSag&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Mr. Mamdani on Tuesday unveiled his inaugural $127 billion budget, which he amusingly called austere. Only in New York, kids. His budget is $10 billion bigger than Florida’s, though New York City’s population is only 40% of the Sunshine State’s. It’s a $10 billion increase over this year.
So he’s like every other luxury liberal. He doesn’t care at all.
BTW, those public housing complexes are a disaster waiting to happen. Falling down and tens of billions short on repairs that have been neglected for decades by other politicians who “care”.
Good morning!
Snow panic resulted in zero snow. As usual.
I’m torn. OTOH, I’m at the point where I’m sick of maintaining my driveway, but OTOH I really enjoy fresh snow when taking Lily for walks and generally de-grimying the world.
GM 🙂
Looks like website was sort of fixed.
So they’ve moved to the more efficient NASA model?
In First Since WWII, Navy to Hire Company to Oversee Shipbuilding Project
https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/in-first-since-wwii-navy-to-hire-company-to-oversee-shipbuilding-project-57df7235?st=DPCUER&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
“Irish rock band U2 invoked Renee Nicole Good – the anti-ICE agitator gunned down by federal agents in Minnesota last month – in their new song “American Obituary,” while calling for a “rise against the people of the lie.””
https://nypost.com/2026/02/19/us-news/u2-american-obituary-song-invokes-renee-nicole-good-ice-shooting-in-days-of-ash-ep/
Bono can eat my ass in a counter-clockwise direction.
Poetry.
Good grief what a turd.
How about a duet with Springsteen?
Go make a song about pedophile priests, for the craic.
The issue here is not that he was too busy to pay attention to his IT infrastructure, but that he shouldn’t have tried to lampoon an evil dictator?
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/sony-north-korea-hack-the-interview-michael-lynton-28a04475?st=3Mm2aG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Ladies and Gentlemen, your rulers at work:
https://x.com/johnnymaga/status/2023913647798452410