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“Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 From Suspected Aorta Rupture, Preliminary Findings Show”
Yikes!
When it is your time…
Graham’s time should’ve been up a couple of decades ago.
My father died from the same thing. Unless your at a hospital when it happens there is little chance of surviving that.
So I have very little sympathy for the whole ‘Damn those Evil Boomers!!!’ trope.
But when it comes to the workings of government, some kind of mandatory retirement age (and minimum hiring age) seems like an excellent idea.
“71 Year Old Man Dies from Heart Attack” would normally not be national news.
He was one of our leaders man. He was a Top Man! TOP MAN!
The main thing is that we are learning the lesson for the millionth time how sweet the power really is as we watch its wielders die refusing to give it up. Till the bitter end. Turtle Mitch is next.
I thought he was a bottom.
A “mild case of pneumonia” put him in the hospital for a month?
They are saying Cocaine Mitch fell…. Couldn’t get it up or something.
He’s 84, there is no such thing as mild pneumonia at 84
Damn, another thing to worry about. A guy can’t catch a break.
whaddup doh’
Heya Banjos- how YOU doin’ ?
“Evidence mounts of noncitizens reaching voter rolls, casting ballots as DOJ speeds crackdown”
How fast did we go from “This is not happening so we need no new regulation to punish and prevent it.” to “This is actually happening, but not a lot, so we can ignore it.” to “OK, so there is a lot of this, but it is not so bad.” already. How soon till we get “This is happening all over the place, and it is good that it is.”?
When I was getting my NM driver’s license, I went through the grueling background check process under their motor voter registration.
It was one question on a form: “You’re a US citizen, right?”
And if I remember they have an option for 15 year renewal right?
Trying to remember and that was 23 years ago when I got mine.
Don’t recall, OBE.
My state, as well, had the pinky swear question.
NH doesn’t do motor voter.
Instead we have same day registration.
The process, for both same day registration and registering beforehand, is a bit more grueling than ‘It was one question on a form: “You’re a US citizen, right?”’. You have to show actual paperwork. In person.
Stealing from Students? Report finds $225M in K-12 fraud found across U.S. over six years
That should be a B, not an M.
The report found Indiana schools documented the largest fraud scheme over the last six years.
I blame lax Indiana gun laws.
My cynicism levels have gone up, because Indiana is a red state and it seemed like more of this happened in blue states. But there was a big fraud case with autism centers here, too.
The fraud happens in red states as well… practically always In the blue urban areas….
Elon Musk said the most surprising thing to him about ending fraud was the pushback he got from Republicans. They’re in on it too.
“Federal Health Watchdog Reports $5.56 Billion in Expected Recoveries, Cost Savings”
When are they going to admit that our welfare system has about $2 trillion of fraud every year and is why our deficit exists and the debt is soon going to be over $40 trillion?
It isn’t fraud if the right people are getting paid!
The wrong people are getting payed, so they need to be flayed as a warning to those who stayed.
You don’t understand your own bureaucratic peers.
You overestimate your omniscience.
How much budgeted funds under your control have you saved the state of NY?
I have $0 under my control. I do not have procurement authority or the ability to make recommendations.
So I have saved an infinite amount by not spending a dime.
You see, procurement is only allowed to be done by budget folks – who have no business understanding.
Business folks can’t be trusted as they’d want to spend it on relevant stuff.
NYC airports still won’t follow a law Reagan signed.
Close the airspace in the area.
then some judge in hawaii will stop it because it affects flights from honolulu
Park military aircraft on the runways.
?
18 U.S. Code § 926A – Interstate transportation of firearms
Oh. I skipped that link.
“Fiscal responsibility should rest with the states,” Yee said. “Many of these types of issues really require better transparency and accountability and you don’t have that when you’re in this giant building in Washington, D.C.”
“The states can see what’s happening with their taxpayer dollars and ensure that that accountability and that fiscal management is there in their own individual states,” Yee added.
Then there are the states that would happily continue to fund learing centers ’til the cows come home.
The more the states spend, the more federal matching dollars they get.
It’s that simple. Fraud isn’t just allowed, it’s actively incentivized.
Seems the answer is simple – end all federal subsidies.
I agree. No government (city, state, federal) should spend money that it hasn’t raised itself. The incentives all around on “intergovernmental transfers” are just terrible.
lol Chump.
Eh. Austin had a thriving and frankly amazing food truck scene until the restaurant owners complained it “wasn’t fair” and got them shut down.
I am still bitter. There were a few that had built up a significant enough following that they were able to transition to brick-and-mortar locations, but my favorite went from a one-dude culinary genius to a “now we need to sell enough to cover this real estate cost, so we’ll need a consistent menu with a supply chain and line cooks and…” It’s not a bad restaurant by any means but it’s not even vaguely the same food.
And then the trailer that made awesome burgers and tenderloin sandwiches and probably the best fries in the city never made a comeback. Nor did the Jamaican trailer parked in front of the head shop.
I’m sure with the surge in housing demand the vacant lots would have eventually been converted to boutique apartments and driven the food trucks out of business, but the hand of the market doesn’t piss me off as much as the hand of Karen.
Yeah: I suspect the better answer here is cut the rules and regulations on everyone.
I don’t think I ever look for a health dept certificate in a restaurant. But if enough Yelp reviews mention lack of cleanliness…
Given the mismatch I’ve seen between the certificates and teh restaurants, I just assume it validates that the owner paid the bribes.
When I go to a restaurant, I look for who’s running the kitchen. Abuela? No worries. Asian tiger mom? You could eat off the floor.
If open kitchen, I look at who is cooking. If closed kitchen, I look at food coming out to diners.
Food is one of our last trusts held in society really.
This is the way. I don’t look for rankings either as they’re mostly bullshit, but if you continue to make your customers sick, or have la cucaracha running rampant at your site, word gets out.
Well… I suspect most of these aren’t anything like the “food trucks” you’re thinking of. Rather, they are probably cheap crappy street food. Nothing wrong with that but I won’t touch it.
Yes, cut the rules and regulations. And/or enforce existing immigration law – then most of them go away. But of course that is the last thing elected Dem politicians want.
The ad-hoc food vendor…genre? Can undoubtedly dredge the bottom of El Crapitano. Like the chicks selling grilled cheese sandwiches at jam-band concerts. However, occasionally you find gems there too. One of the circuit rennies would sell the most amazing stuffed French Toast on Monday mornings.
Now I want a carrot juice.
There was an awesome array of food trucks outside my office building in the Before Times. I wonder if they are still around or if they died out since I moved away, like so much else in the New Reality. Most of them already had brick and mortar elsewhere.
That is an excellent line, consider it stolen!
A municipality outside of Austin (Pflugerville or similar) should welcome food trucks with open arms. Open up a Food Truck Depot and let them park there and sell their cuisine. But that would require a smart approach from someone in government which seems sketchy.
Pflugerville Donuts had the best apple fritters ever. More batter than dough so they puffed like a funnel cake. The resultant round and flat brown pastry did bear an unfortunate resemblance to a cow chip, but they were so good.
“From Bloodshed To Bukele: A Timeline Of El Salvador’s War, Gangs And Crackdown”
I read that as bukkake.
OK Tater, you telling you what is on your mind there?
Uh, yeah. Bloodshed and bukkake should not be in your mind at the same time…
Lookie Mr. Kinkshamer over here.
Bloodshed and bukkake
Isn’t that the title of the John Bobbitt bio-pic?
When EvilSheldon is kink shaming you…
ES having a vanilla sex life was not on my bingo card…
Surprise, surprise, there are actually quite a few things that I’m not into. Anything involving blood, for example…
“In short, L.A. and the surrounding counties have two sets of rules.”
Adam Carolla has been complaining about that for years.
My first reaction as well.
Propane burner in a shopping cart, churning out hot dogs? No problemo.
Own the Staples Center and want those guys off your sidewalk?
“Sorry, there’s nothing we can do.”
“Last fall, L.A. County made the following announcement: “At this time, Public Health’s enforcement activities for unpermitted vendors have been temporarily paused in the areas within its jurisdiction due to safety concerns for our staff arising out of federal immigration enforcement actions.”
Horseshit.
I’m perfectly willing to believe that LA County has a shitload of illegals on staff, and would not want them picked up and deported.
Actually, it’s a rare moment of honesty. Not the nonsense about “safety concerns” of course, but rather it makes clear the fact that protecting (and increasing the number of) illegal aliens is a top concern of the Party that runs the place.
I blame people who eat street food. Fuck the Truck!
Murder regulatory capture!
Fuck the Truck!
How I I’m imagine Zwak
“Hey buddy, . . . .”
So that makes the third instance of vehicular sodomy that I’ve read about this year. Which is not a lot…but it’s still pretty fucking weird that it’s happened at all. Can’t you just wear a black latex gimp suit and get hung from the ceiling and flogged like a normal pervert?
Second instance of ES’s vanilla sex life.
Just three more and I hit bingo!
If we’re making a bingo card of ‘Things ES isn’t turned on by,’ I’m not sure there will be enough entries…
ES’s bingo-specific papyrophilia is really just a happy coincidence.
You need a Mercury Mistress
TW: Reddit link
For Christmas?
That is by design. You can terrorize the law abiding citizen, because they are law abiding, while letting the others run free. The objective is to so traumatize those that want peace and order that they will sell their freedoms in return for an obviously false promise of fixing the very disorder and chaos these crooks in government allow to go on. We need to go back to something more serious that just tar & feathering these asshats to to set an example.
“A Ronaldo-obsessed East Village boy wanted a LEGO set of his soccer hero so badly he set up a lemonade stand to earn it — and raked in six times more than he needed.
Mason Whittaker, 5, spotted a limited-edition, $80 Cristiano Ronaldo LEGO set on Amazon — part of the toy giant’s FIFA World Cup collection — and had to have it.”
https://nypost.com/2026/07/11/us-news/nyc-boy-earns-nearly-200-at-lemonade-stand-for-ronaldo-world-cup-lego-set/
Surprised he wasn’t shut down by the cops.
NY state must have an equivalent to CA’s Franchise Tax Board – they’ll come around looking to wet their beaks.
Mason Whittaker? It’s that damn Protestant work ethic again.
Today, however, is my first day in a big professional, upward swing into escrow processing. Certainly a ‘paperwork & see how the office works’ sort of day, I reckon. Subtracting my ~6mo adventure into phlebotomy, and this is my first day of non make-do work since June, 2023. Take away my pay in Singapore, which may come close, though SG is hella expensive, and this is the most money I’ve ever been paid to work, $5k/yr more than the Peru Tribune.
As I’ve said, it’s a gear shift akin to my moving to Korea in Dec 2009. (But it’s in English! And no children!!)
“Ev/Cs” is a bit of a mantra for me. Ev over Coma, Craniectomy, Continents, Conquering Clusterfucks. (Ev oversees Cs overseas!) I don’t always remember to bolster my confidence, but I’ve done much harder things in my life than adjust to new work in an American office. This is, indeed, sort of what I *do.*
Got my NSFW submission into our system, and though I’ve got all the pics all, I haven’t uploaded ’em yet.
Onward and upward, Glibs and Glibbettes.
Best of luck. It takes a sharp eye for that job. My first home purchase AND one of my refi’s both had errors on them and had to be redone.
In both cases, they confused me with another customer and in both cases they thought we were taking out additional funds beyond the home purchase. This was not the case in either instance.
Just wrapping up an escrow project this month. Won’t miss that one – so much testing of different scenarios and still had to go back and get some code fixed after release.
I wonder if he ever got to see Montana.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He was 78.
Cute commercial of him and the gang reliving their glory days.
Yeah, that guy really did it all. Most people forget he played adult Damien in the original Omen 3 and came across as creepy as hell (which the role called for). May he rest in peace.
U.S. inflation “stepped up further this spring”
Unpossible. Donald Trump fixed inflation.
as the evolving impact of tariffs, energy costs driven higher by conflict in the Middle East, and the booming buildout of artificial intelligence technology boosted price pressures that began building last year, the Federal Reserve said on Friday in a new report to Congress ahead of hearings on monetary policy next week.
Huh. No mention of increased spending.
wut?
The
dogdata center ate my homework.Haven’t you seen people here bitching about the price of new computers because of the demand for chips?
I didn’t have chips in mind. Fine. But why is that happening? It must be on purpose if supply is being constrained somehow.
Chip Fabs are expensive to scale. More than once in the past there was a boom or bubble, someone scaled to meet the increased demand, when the boom went bust or the bubble burst, they were left with a shitload of debt and not enough sales, so they went bankrupt.
So manufacturers are cautious.
Market failure!!1!
Chip Fabs are expensive to scale. More than once in the past there was a boom or bubble, someone scaled to meet the increased demand, when the boom went bust or the bubble burst, they were left with a shitload of debt and not enough sales, so they went bankrupt.
So manufacturers are cautious.
So Much This. Remember the CHIPs act? Even with that OPM billions giveaway available we’re still not expanding until we have years worth of precommits.
It is far more effective to build new chip fabs than it is to scale as UCS points out. And it takes time to do those. I know there are a few of those in the pipeline, but the first one is still at least a year away.
Plus once you commit they are built and running in just months, right?
Well, the precommits will be for future currently-nonexistent product that will theoretically be designed and piloted during the construction.
OnlyFlans
That is the wrong shape. Flan is supposed to be round.
https://x.com/Shpip1071/status/1973495112677335173
Don’t step on Q’s schtick. He’s in charge of jiggle on this site!
is that linked to the onlyflans subreddit?
When my girlfriend broke up with me, we both wanted to keep the full set of flan molds.
After some back-and-forth, we agreed to joint custardy.
Would.
Gun Glibs.
I’m on vacation and on my personal devices. I’m finally going to break down and go through the shitshow that is NJ’s CCW process.
As a NJ resident all my current pistols are full size. I have to fucking qualify on what I carry. So Mr. Moneybags is going to purchase two pistols so I only have to go through this shitshow once.
Much as it pains me to be a Glock fanboy my Model 21 pre boating accident has been flawless. So gun #1 will be a 43X MOS. I’m in Nj so 10 rounds or less is required.
Any suggestions for the other 10 round single stack 9mm carry piece?
Because, naturally, I also need a permit for each pistol acquisition and I want to only go through that hell once as well.
Glibs, come to NJ and enjoy the freedom of CA with much shittier weather and less scenery!
That’s how MD was described to me – CA politics and NJ weather.
Single stack? That criterion limits things considerably.
I spent some time shooting steel with a Beretta APX carry that was single stack and an excellent shooter.
If you’re willing to go with 1.5/double stack with magazine limiters like we have in NY, the new P10C ported is getting rave reviews. Also kindof pricey, but Langdon Tactical has apparently done some wonderwork on a couple of DA/SA carry pistols specifically the PX4 compact and the P09.
Thanks. Can it be ordered with the block in place?
I believe I can’t even get the damn thing purchased here without it coming pre neutered.
A ported nine? Is that for deaf people with the wrists of a five-year-old?
Probably.
https://gunmagwarehouse.com/cz-p-10-c-p-07-9mm-10-round-magazine.html
The magazine exists on the market. Whether or not there is a specific SKU for gun+10 round mags, I don’t know. I’d look for a local dealer in the brand of firearm you’re checking on. Sometimes here they’ll sell with the factory blocked mags (always with SIGs) other times if there’s a reason they wat to keep the extended basepads on the gun (not a thing with most carry pistols, but it matters for guns with big magwells) the gun store will convert them in house.
The more fun a gun is to shoot = the more you practice with it = the better you are with it.
What the rat said. ‘Is it fun to shoot’ is the most important characteristic for a carry gun, behind ‘does it go bang every time?’
That was on the list. Objectively heavier than some other options. Subjectively, some didn’t like the perceived recoil.
What did you think about the recoil? I’m generally not bothered by most 9mm, but don’t have lots of experience with small form factor.
Depends why you are carrying it.
I was able to get a unusually good grip on the APX carry — your hands may vary.
When I shot it, I was running the shooting/demo part of Beretta booth. We had “5 to Go” set up (which is terrible from a marketing standpoint, but w/e). I was not able to put up my fastest times with it, but it was up against the 92xi with a dot and the 80x.
The Glock 43X MOS is an excellent choice. I carry a Glock 48 MOS myself, and I probably would have gone with the 43X instead if it had been a thing when I bought it.
My initial thought is to buy a second identical G43X. Having two identical carry guns just makes your life so much easier – you always have a spare available if your primary gun develops a fault, you can practice and rack up all the wear with the second gun while keeping the first one immaculate, and you don’t have to constantly unload and reload your primary gun when you want to practice with cheap ammo.
If it’s just a matter of having a second gun on your license…maybe think about something really tiny, to carry when you can’t reasonably hide a larger gun? Maybe a .32H&R J-frame revolver, or a Ruger LCP II .22LR?
That’s a good thought.
It’s the latter. I need to be licensed for each brand/type.
Bonus. I’m in NJ ammo is always FMJ!
Because scary ammunition is bad.
Not quite FMJ only.
It just must not have a hollow tip..
so, Hornady Critical defense or Critical Duty are both valid (there are a couple of others like cor-bon and glasser). I have the critical defense rounds in my carry kit.
There is a State police interpretation letter on this, that they have since removed, but the way-back machine should find it.
I never got the hollowpoint hate. It’s supposed to dump more energy in your target and not go through as many walls when you miss.
*note – yes, I know even the flattened round will keep going because gypsum isn’t the most armored of substances.
FAQ#13 seen here. (print it out and carry with you)
https://web.archive.org/web/20240624202506/https://www.nj.gov/njsp/firearms/firearms-faqs.shtml
Obviously building codes need to be upgraded to require all drywall used in residences be Kevlar(tm) backed. If it saves even one life!
UCS, because the ammunition will expand so much it will put a man sized hole in the target.
/s Prog
Why do we want to save the lives of New Jerseyans?
NJ’s hollow point and dum-dum ban goes back to the gangster era when fine upstanding people used FMJ, and only criminals would modify their bullets. Its the same with “slung shot, brass knuckles, dirks, daggers, blackjacks, saps, etc etc.” A litany of what were “sensational weapons” in crime novels. Why ban switchblades?.. because a bunch of teen movies showed them in a bad light.. -BAN-.
Once the designs of hollow points were generally accepted, they exempted themselves, and since nobody could carry, they didn’t care..
Now, its just another thing to make your life hard.
Be careful with the Hornady Critical Defense in 9mm, it has a tendency to underpenetrate.
If I were in NJ, I would load the Critical Duty 135grn. – it’s probably the most tested and evaluated 9mm cartridge in history, being what the FBI specs for their agents. https://www.hornady.com/ammunition/handgun/9mm-luger-p-135-gr-flexlock-critical-duty
UCS, because the ammunition will expand so much it will put a man sized hole in the target.
See, they know how hollow points actually work.
You do not need to qualify with each of your carry guns.. Or legally any of your carry guns. This was changed once the permits were no longer judge issued. (My original permit listed the 2 firearms I qualified with on a judicial limitation).. The Carry permit law has always allowed “all guns”, but the judges would write in limitations.
Now the state police system still asks “please list all of the guns you will carry” on their electronic form. Which has no legal weight, but I’m sure they will have some little hissy fit until Evan Nappen handles your case.
The last time I just qualified with my G22, but I still listed the G22 and G27 on the form.
I just checked the HCQ2 form (the predecessor of the CCARE protocol) and there is no listing of the firearm you qualified with.
I like keeping the feel the same, so since my full size firearms are double stack, I am fine with the G27. Perhaps one day we can go back to the 15 round mags that fell out of the boat in Maryland.
Thanks!
Sorry, Sensai, I don’t carry and have little interest in this genre.
Now, single shot rifles, on the other hand…
ZWAK only carries his 105mm.
I’m not saying I have a Thompson Contender with interchangeable barrels but if I were looking for a scoped single shot pistol I might be sort of tempted to look for a contender, especially if it was an unusual caliber and I’d have to reload. If it could take down a deer that would certainly whet my interest.
I tend to stay away from really odd-ball calibers, but I don’t have a .303 Epps Improved.
Nope, don’t have one of those…
I’m sure glad I don’t have a 30 Herrett or 6.5 X.223 or 45 Winc Mag.
If I had a .41 Rem Mag or .223 I’d sure send them to Alaska with my grand daughter.
For Pie
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Sorry about the sun.
The Five Sisters Trophy Cup was first and last held 50 years ago as a race between the ships of the Gorch Fock class, from NYC to Boston to celebrate the US Bicentennial.
The Gorch Fock class consists of a total of 6 ships, of which 5 were built in the 1930s for the German Kriegsmarine (3 completed and 1 unfinished) and the Romanian navy (1 completed).
All 3 completed German ships were distributed to the Allies as war reparations. They became USCGC Eagle, Sagres of the Portuguese navy and Soviet Tovarishch, formerly Gorch Fock before being scuttled at the end of the war, raised, reactivated and finally retired in 1993 before returning to Stralsund, Germany as a museum ship.
The Gorch Fock (II) was built in 1958 for the (West) German navy to the plans of the slightly modified later ships of the class.
Gorch Fock won the race but I’ll call bullshit since that’s a replacement that’s 20 years younger than the other Five Sisters. 😉
The Eagle was the next pier over but shared a gigantic line with the Constitution (which I’ve been on before) so we just went on the Mircea. The Gorch Fock and Sagres weren’t accepting visitors for whatever reason.
https://ibb.co/TBPKmYjZ
Big as they are, the Atlantic crossing still has to be a bit nerve wracking.
I never got why this was used as a school ship for the navy what can you learn about modern navying on that
Basic seamanship, navigations, etc. all still apply and, if anything, it forces you to be more careful on one of this big ships vs. something you can just slap the engines in reverse when you screw up.
The margins for error are smaller, so you end up as a better sailor, I reckon.
Plus they look cool.
Enough people have soloed in Folkboat’s that an experienced sail crew would have zero problems in a boat like that.
I believe, like the Eagle, the Mircea has all four years of classes crewing the ship – they are, by definition, not an experienced sail crew. But they will be…
Why are “we” letting U.S. sailors crew these Nazi ships? They are forever tainted and should be burned to the waterline. Or given to the heroic Palestinian people.
Spoils of war, baby!
Fine, fine – “wartime reparations”.
They could have kept the Eagle as the Horst Wessel, if they wanted to keep things spicy.
Renaming ships is bad luck, after all.
Wessels are supposed to be Nuclear ever since the 80s.
So, you are saying it is the Horst Wessel ever made?
Great video of the Red Arrows doing their Parade of Sail flyover.
https://x.com/boston25/status/2076320422824398863
The shot out of the back ramp of the C-17 is particularly cool.
“An unhinged ex was caught breaking into the Pennsylvania home of a man she briefly dated in a strange attempt to win back the victim — who said he noticed things inside his place had been mysteriously rearranged for weeks.
Lindsay Harris’s bizarre attempts at romance were uncovered after she was caught sneaking into her former flame’s Bucks County home in late June, local police said.
Cops said they spotted Harris, 30, sneaking into the man’s house through a window – carrying a bottle of red wine and some Italian water ice in preparation for what she believed would be a steamy evening, NBC Philadelphia reported.”
https://whereisthebuzz.com/woman-allegedly-refused-to-accept-breakup-charged-after-police-say-she-broke-into-mans-home/
https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/us-news/pa-man-noticed-his-belongings-were-mysteriously-rearranged-for-weeks-then-catches-woman-he-met-on-dating-app-breaking-in/
Only pic I could find.
Not nearly hot enough for that sort of crazy.
Was this not a plot of 2 1/2 men?
Sleeping With the Enemy
I knew immediately it couldn’t be Sean because the woman wasn’t packing a couple of pounds of prime steaks in order to woo back her man.
lulz
“Greta Thunberg’s sister is a risqué pop singer who’s got nothing to say about climate change”
https://nypost.com/2026/07/12/lifestyle/meet-greta-thunbergs-younger-pop-star-sister/
https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/beata-monalisa-greta-thunberg-sister-pop-music-new-album
thicc?
Edging to Tres-worthy
Tres already weighed in yesterday.
The bulk of his commentary was favorable IIRC.
She is the one with a real work ethic and understanding that commie fucks are evil?
Still a raging lefty “feminist”, though.
so no tits makes one an activist.
Not necessarily
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc_EZOfbesU
This showed up in my feed…. Yikes!
Looks like AI to me.
Not sure why it would spin horizontally so violently from recoil.
Gas-powered rotary cannon – maybe due to the gas venting?
Just spitballin’
Weapons mount design failure. Weight of ammo and gun were balanced over center of mount, fine for static loading. Recoil is now offset from vertical axis of rotation, very bad for dynamic loading (recoil).
Bonus guy at the end trying to stop the thing and burning his hand.
I caught that too – hilarious!
I always thought that when you’re checking out a n00b on a mounted weapon system, you keep the traverse locked until they’ve fired a few bursts and got used to the recoil. And a YakB-12.7 ain’t known for light recoil…
Interesting trivia – the YakB is one of the only Gatling guns that doesn’t require an external power source – it’s fully gas-operated.
Interesting trivia – the YakB is one of the only Gatling guns that doesn’t require an external power source – it’s fully gas-operated.
Hot.
Hidden within the coveted Goose Creek corridor lies one of Southwest Montana’s most extraordinary legacy estates. Encompassing 60.16+- acres across three separately deeded parcels, this exceptionally private retreat combines timeless craftsmanship, breathtaking natural beauty, and a level of seclusion that is increasingly difficult to find.
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Designed for gathering as beautifully as it is for quiet retreat, the property includes a stunning 4,418+- SF, 3-bedroom main residence, a beautifully appointed 1,545+- SF, 2-bedroom guest home, and an impressive 2,800+- SF barn and shop featuring horse stalls, heated workspace, office, entertainment lounge, and exceptional storage for vehicles, equipment, and recreational toys.
Outside, the estate unfolds into an unforgettable landscape. A private stocked pond with dock and solar-powered fishing cabin, Goose Creek flowing through the property, miles of private trails, mature timber, open meadows, and borders National Forest. This all creates an outdoor experience few properties can offer. Spend mornings casting a fly line, afternoons exploring on horseback or ATV, and evenings gathered around the outdoor fireplace beneath Montana’s endless stars.
While the setting feels worlds away, downtown Bozeman, Yellowstone International Airport, and world-class skiing, fishing, and recreation remain within easy reach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrY_Skim-mI
$6 million
+ – 60 acres
“This is still Donald Trump’s presidency, an administration that is at least partially being run by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, a man so paranoid about foreigners he floated the idea of banning pregnant women from even visiting the U.S., lest they give birth here. (His wife, podcaster Katie Miller, followed up by suggesting mandatory pregnancy tests of anyone suspected of being female coming through customs.)”
https://www.salon.com/2026/07/13/new-ice-boss-same-old-lies/
Sounds like a good idea.
America is fed up with the feeding and care of tens of millions of illegal aliens. Sorry, Salon. Cry somewhere else.
One of the things that irks me most is the whole Obamacare debacle. The left told us everyone had to pay a penalty or be on it to save healthcare and make it affordable. We now have this thing pushing health costs up at a record rate. Americans are told pay for healthcare or else. Then or political lefty class goes and gives it all for free to illegals. And the marxist complain that it shouldn’t be for free just for these invaders, but for everyone. If I recall correctly forcing people to work without any pay is slavery, but that is what the left wants more of…
Slew of lawsuits over disability access frustrates US cafe and shop owners
Small busines owners say they’re being unfairly targeted – but disability advocates say violations must be dealt with
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/11/disability-ada-lawsuits-small-businesses
One violation alleged a table outside the restaurant was not ADA compliant, an accusation that puzzled Nogueira: the cafe had no outdoor tables. Other alleged violations were about infractions inside the restaurant, yet the plaintiff said he was unable to enter the restaurant.
When Nogueira researched the lawsui, he discovered that the plaintiff who sued him and the plaintiff’s lawyer had filed complaints against dozens of small businesses. The attorney who filed the lawsuit against him alone had filed more than 100 ADA lawsuits over the past nine years against storefront businesses.
Nogueira, sitting at a table in his café, said: “The [plaintiff] that’s suing me – he’s got 67 cases.”
Before possibly hiring a lawyer, Nogueira filed a motion to dismiss the case himself. But the judge said a company cannot represent itself in court. For small businesses, thousands of dollars in lawyers fees to just file a motion, can be prohibitively costly.
Frustrated with the process, Nogueira sought to speak with other small business owners. He went through public court records and found nearby businesses that were also being sued for ADA noncompliance.
This sounds like that piece of shit who sued Manitoba’s Bar in the East Village a few years back, which led to them having to shut down.
There was an A-hole like this in Sac when I lived there. Got a lot of restaurants closed.
Amazing how they suddenly dislike regulations when the regulations hit people who aren’t white males.
The ADA was passed in 1990. This exact phenomenon has been a constant thing for 36 years.
it takes the guardian a while.
And yet the ADA “standards” keep shifting like stand. Here, state and local agencies are just now spending millions to replace perfectly functional sidewalk cuts with unsafe ones.
Well, that’s complete bullshit. Sounds to me like the judge is in on the scam.
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@xxyllinn
I don’t want to “join the community” of a brand that sells socks. I just want the socks. Stop emailing me about your “mission statement.” Your mission is to sell socks. We both know this.
https://x.com/xxyllinn/status/2076235811754770475
how very reactionary
Must be “Bombas”? Their commercials are very preachy.
Marketing has gotten out of control. The emails from vendors that way outstrip the number of purchases any normal person would ever possibly make drive me nuts. Also, the places that don’t let me fully unsubscribe, and then they add a new category of marketing emails that I’m automatically subscribed to. No, I don’t want your “Super Cool Summer Fun” emails. I want you to delete my contact information from your database.
That is the quickest way to not only permanatly lose all future business from me, but make me advice others to never buy from you.
I once made a purchase through Temu. I must get 10 e-mails per day from them (half go to spam, half get through).
Gotta make that GTA!!!
Mike Lindell and I are on a first name basis, I’m grateful he doesn’t have my phone number.
I work for an ad agency and I hate “performance marketing” — it’s often thoughtless, transactional and abusive.
This is fake. Sock communities are always one person with many handles. Inviting others interferes with the mission
I thought sock communities are the cruft left behind after an exuberant session with Q’s links.
https://x.com/KonstantinKisin/status/2076609218916798861
@KonstantinKisin
UPDATE on my investigation of Lindsay Graham’s murder by Candace Owens:
Prior to his murder, Graham visited Ukraine where, according to a dream I had, he was given evidence that Candace Owens is a man. I will be publishing text messages I invented in which Owens confesses to being born male.
If you are massively retarded, please subscribe now for further updates. I need money because Israel bad.
Lol
LOLOL
Well played.
What started as lockdown luxury quickly put Aisha Isenovic on a path to self-destruction.
By her 30th birthday, she was round-the-clock drinker, getting through 400 units of alcohol a week.
This is why Aisha thinks delivery apps played a major role in her addiction
https://x.com/Telegraph/status/2076335974557102546
400 units seems like a lot for a chick.
That is roughtly Two 750ml bottles of any given 40% ABV spirit PER DAY.
That isn’t a “Oh, delivery is a problem” that’s a “You’re a damn drunkard” problem.
That’s roughly 23 vodka sodas a day (2 oz pour), 7 days a week.
That a lot for anyone.
FYI – according to the insipid faggots at the NHS, a ‘unit’ of alcohol is 10mL of pure Ethanol. A 1-1/2oz. shot of 80-proof spirits is 1.8 units, for instance. (The less said about the Brit’s 3/4oz. ‘shot’ standard, the better.) A typical bottle of wine is about 10 units.
So Aisha was probably drinking the equivalent of three bottles of wine or a full bottle of spirits every day. My kind of girl.
My math said two bottles of spirits. Though it could be one 1.5L bottle.
1.8 units per 1.5oz shot, times 17 shots in a fifth, equals about 30.6 units in a bottle – you’re right. I got my units mixed up.
So 5-6 bottles of wine or two bottles of spirits. Damn, girl, I thought I was being slightly irresponsible having a second gin and tonic last night (work night and all…)
*slides empty handle of whiskey behind monitor*
*with the other ones*
I assume she is suing the one with the deepest pockets?
Yes. Sue and ban anything useful because it might be abused.
“Democratic Socialists of America activist deletes photo because everyone in the group looks retarded”
https://notthebee.com/article/democratic-socialists-of-america-activist-deletes-photo-because-everyone-in-the-group-looks-retarded
Chris Rufo’s Cluster B Society in one handy photo.
Did you know that the most important factors in quality of life are abortion, DEI and unions? Why are so many people so stupid as to be moving to these hellholes?
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/11/worst-states-to-live-in-america-2026.html
I am against murdering unborn children, despise hiring people based on immutable characteristics instead of ability, and absolutely want to burn the union I was forced to join to the ground.
That reminds me, I have to vote no on the proposed contract. The proposed payscale is too high.*
*no snark, there is no way we can afford 4.5%, 4%, 3%, 3%, 3%.
4.5%, 4%, 3%, 3%, 3%
Dang. I’m happy if I get to 2.5%
Until recently, for my entire career if it wasn’t a 0% it was a 2%. I don’t know where these numbers came from.
The most important quality of life factors are getting away from those things?
With 462 violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to FBI crime statistics, Missouri is among America’s most violent states.
Just avoid a couple square miles in the middle of STL and this isn’t a problem. I think you can count the number of murders in my area over the past 5 years on one hand, and they’re all either domestic or meth related.
That said, I’m all for making this state less attractive for others. Missouri sucks. You’re gonna be shot, guaranteed. Don’t move here.
“Just avoid a couple square miles in the middle of STL and this isn’t a problem.”
The Eastside of KC begs to differ.
Just draw a semicircle around each metro and avoid them.
You’re good now.
The Eastside of KC begs to differ
I thought about mentioning that, but my understanding is that STL is at a whole different level. I admit to approaching this from ignorance, having spent a sum total of maybe a week combined in both cities.
Don’t forget trannies showing their ladypenises in the women’s locker room.
I hope you all had a great weekend. Mrs. TOK were at the Spartan DEKA event at Navy Pier Chicago. (This is the one I wrote about last year, but they moved locations). Our gym had a tent space, and we volunteered all weekend. It was exhausting, and they were very short on volunteers, but it was fun.
https://navypier.org/pier-events/deka-fit/
Mrs. TOK, being completely crazy, signed up for the long distance event, which is 5x the normal course (50 fitness stations and 25k of walking/running). By the 5th round she was exhausted and not doing well, but the staff and volunteers took turns doing laps with her and keeping her company. Some of them were higher-ups in Spartan. When she finished she had 10 people cheering her on. Our friend took 2nd in the women’s division at 4:00:00, and Mrs. TOK finished in 7:30:00. I don’t know why she does stuff like this, but she does get it done and I’m proud of her.
Congrats to the Mrs – she sounds insane, in the best possible way.
“The museum’s Entertainment National exhibit, which is featured in the Smithsonian’s programming for America’s 250th anniversary, taught that P.T. Barnum’s circus symbols reflect “concerns about maintaining white supremacy.” It also told visitors that “Ukuleles are both a product of U.S. imperialism and a potent symbol of Native Hawaiian resistance,” that “Wild West shows turned the subjugation of Indigenous people into theater,” and that Mickey Mouse represents “vestiges of longstanding traditions of blackface minstrelsy.”
….
Most concerningly, the White House noted a series of sexually suggestive materials inappropriate for young children in its exhibits. Among these included magazine covers featuring nude young women, a rubber “crotch harness designed for sadomasochism sexual activity,” and pages from a six-year-old girl’s diary where she expressed fear about “getting boobs” and wished for a nonexistent “penis to grow.””
https://thepostmillennial.com/revealed-crotch-harness-chest-binder-trans-childs-diary-displayed-at-smithsonians-national-museum-of-american-history
OFFS!!
I’m assuming the rot at every single Federal organization is just like this. They had years and years to push this crap while nobody was really looking.
The lawsuits are about the idea that they get to push their view of history without oversight and that at the same time nobody who disagrees with them gets to o promote *their* views.
Good morning Glibs. This week should be interesting, today I am a “working man” and then taking the rest of the week off. This evening I should go see Rush, the show has been postponed twice so, all the same, we take our chances, laughed at by time, tricked by circumstances.
Tomorrow I resign as president of my local gun club and we elect a new president. It will be my last meeting to run and I’m ready to just be a member with no responsibilities beyond dues. As it turns out, there’s a dozen or so members who cannot even meet that one minor responsibility. People annoy me.
Wednesday is to be a chill day, and prep for Thursday which will not be chill, I will be having a tissue sample of a lung nodule taken, a nodule that my doctor says, “looks suspicious.” Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy is the technical term for it, and I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords, even going so far as to deep throat one. I was going to have my thyroid cancer removed but my oncologist said, “let’s see what the lung nodule is first because it may change how we treat the thyroid.” Hopefully it is nothing to be concerned about, but with my history who knows? I am on cancer #4, hoping not to make it #5. but I’d rather a #5 than a metastasized #1 – 4. Fuck cancer.
Sorry 🙁
Fuck cancer
So say we all.
Best of luck.
Good luck, 99, seems like there’s always “just one more thing”
Good luck. Keep up the fight, I know several people including my SIL and FIL who’ve gone a few rounds with cancer just like you. I hope you fare as well as they did. Modern medicine can be miraculous.
Best wishes
Prayers in for you and Rush is somebody I’ve always wanted to see live but never did.
My first ever concert was Rush at MSG.
This will be my fourth Rush show, the last one was with my wife when my daughter was one year old (she’s 33 now.) This one my wife didn’t want to go, so I’m taking my kids. Rush seem to always have a great show, but I will miss the 10 minute drum solo.
Headline:
“Man shot, killed by ICE agents in Biddeford”
Article:
“One person may be dead after a shooting that may have involved federal immigration agents.”
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/shooting-reported-in-biddeford-2/
Was this individual attacking somebody at the time?
“A person has died following a shooting in Maine that involved Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The incident took place on Monday morning near Pool Street in Biddeford. A witness to the shooting said that he saw that the person who was shot was “trying to hit the ICE officer” with a car….
Before solid details surrounding the events of the shooting were released, the left-wing group Biddeford Saco for Racial Justice said that they would hold a protest at noon on Monday in Mechanics Park in Biddeford.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-ice-involved-shooting-in-maine-leaves-one-dead
Again?
Look, people, no matter what the voices on Reddit say, you’re not allowed to hit people with your car. They are going to shoot you for trying.
what if they are climate protestors?
I thought a guy in Charlottesville hitting someone with his car was an existential threat to democracy.
@Jar – Those aren’t people, those are commies.
Another martyr for the cause.
The facts won’t matter to the “Biddeford Saco for Racial Justice”.
They arranged the protest before any facts have come out so…. no, they will not matter to them.
You really should have a human proofread these AI generated storiess.
Germany’s Ruhr Valley: Cities on brink of financial collapse
With tax revenues down and social spending up, more and more cities and towns in the Ruhrgebiet are struggling. Oberhausen is particularly deep in the red.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-economy-ruhr-valley-debt/a-77905338
In Germany, decisions made at the federal and state levels force municipalities to, for example, pay the housing costs for welfare recipients or provide social assistance for people with disabilities. In Oberhausen, 50% of expenditures are earmarked for social services.
The costs of long-term care are rising because older people increasingly cannot afford to pay for nursing home care and the city has to step in.
Expenditures for youth welfare have also risen sharply as children and adolescents are increasingly having to be removed from their families because either they or the parents are struggling — often with mental health issues. Oberhausen’s treasurer notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has left its mark, but the impact of social media is particularly concerning.
I can’t understand how CA or any state or city can run repeated deficits. My modern math skills are lacking, I know, but I sort of understand the basics.
Easy. Just spend more than you bring in.
Dying industries plus millions of cultural enrichers. A recipe for bankruptcy.