MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL SHOOTER REGRETS GENDER TRANSITION: “I wish I never brain-washed myself,” he said in his manifesto. He also said he “was tired of being trans.” Westman further complained about his long hair, wanting to cut it but not wanting to be humiliated. I wonder how many other of these unfortunate, mentally ill people feel the same way? Cognitive dissonance is when you regret something you’ve done, but then convince yourself its a good thing because it’s a done deal and there’s no way to undo the thing.
MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTEST: Argentinian President Javier Milei attacked at rally. I blame communists.
SOCONS JUST CAN’T QUIT THE WAR ON (SOME) RECREATIONAL DRUGS: Over at TDW, one Paul Larkin warns that federal rescheduling of marijuana would be a huge mistake. The article is walled, so I can only see the first two paragraphs, and can only speculate on the arguments he trots out. Sending the wrong message? The children? Slippery slope? Downscheduling MJ would be a huge PR victory for the GOP. But drug warriors gotta drug war.
SELF-SERVING BULLSHIT: In which teacher union leader Randi Weingarten tells us to support teachers, not blame them for the rise of anti-semitism in schools. At least she didn’t trot out their favorite propaganda staple about government schools being underfunded.
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TWO-STATE SOLUTION: California GOP legislators propose creating new state from several counties. An intriguing idea, but I think it more likely that California will secede after Newsom loses the 2028 presidential direction, possibly joined by Oregon, Washington, and possibly Hawaii.
IF ONLY IT HAD BEEN A HAM SANDWICH: DC grand jury fails to indict (now former) DOJ employee who threw Subway sandwich at CBP agents. Well, at least he was fired. I wish this type of jury nullification would occur for cases that really matter.
CUE THE HELPDESK JOKES: USAF fighter pilot spends 50 minutes talking to Lockheed Martin helpdesk before plane crashes. Fortunately, the pilot is okay.
YES, THEY REALLY WANT TO HURT US: Like the GDPR, officials have written the EU Space Act to extend well beyond Europe. The act would apply to any space operator with virtually any connection to Europe—placing many, if not all, US space companies under its purview. We really need to give the EU both the finger and the boot, not just about this, but everything.
Are you Firsting, Tonio? I’m Firsting.
Now I’m picturing you dancing around in a suit made of human skin with your junk tucked.
“I’d first me so hard!”
That’s a good way to end up with uncomfortable stitches during an uncomfortable doctor’s visit.
First yourself gently. Use plenty of lube, and go slowly until you’re warmed up.
*takes copious notes*
He didn’t try turning it off and back on?
“You should see one solid green light and a blinking amber, I’ll hold while you check…”
Always do the opposite of what Randi Weingarten says and you’ll live a good life.
Came to say exactly this. She 100% wrong on every single issue that escapes her piehole.
I’m reminded of the old joke…
“How did you know I was a manager?”
“Well, you don’t know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow ‘it’s my fault.'”
That modality never showed up in the regression testing!
Regression testing? We test in production.
“You wanted an Agile fighter, right?”
They said scramble, not scrum!
OTA updates while you fly!
Programmed by an Agile Cyborg is as close as we can get.
Technically that’s self defense. He initiated the violence by withholding the milk of government kindness.
Pretty sure that’s not milk…
From Morning Glory Farms.
Oh, bravo. Excellent callback.
It’d be Trump’s “only Nixon could go to China” moment
Yes, and I guarantee that for every drug warrior SoCon that pissed off there’d be at least one GOP closet toker quietly rejoicing, and one non-GOP voter who would quietly vote GOP next election.
More like 10 happy voters to 1 pissed off SoCon.
Paul Larkin…
Old school, large stick up the ass conservative.
Take away my decoder ring but this is like tenth or fifteenth on the list of “freedomy stuff I give a shit about”.
I’m starting to feel more like this guy. Potheads are becoming a fucking cancer in NY.
The bizarro world State of Jefferson?
NO. IT CASCADIA!
FREE CASCADIA!
Yessir! He is sorry sir!
Since when did Cascadia include SF and LA? I can see SD being ceded back to Mexico.
A rare Steve smith sighting.
He usually approaches from behind.
My preference would be to drive a wedge into the San Andreas fault and topple coastal CA into the Pacific.
That’s how you get Otisburg.
It would be interesting how many counties leave Washington, Oregon, and California. Idaho would get a lot bigger.
and Nevada.
Looking at a 2024 election map gives a rough idea of who would be leaving. For geographic reasons, a few D counties would join Idaho/Nevada. And a few R counties would stay behind.
Lots of people, not very much real estate.
Isnt that backwards…lots of real estate would move, but not many people.
Correct, I read your initial statement wrong.
Those of us who support the greater Idaho movement want that.
We don’t want Yakima or Spokane.
“MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL SHOOTER REGRETS GENDER TRANSITION”
They took an existing mental illness, turned it into a political issue, and completely changed how it’s treated based on one side’s politics.
After going through system checklists in an attempt to remedy the problem, the pilot got on a conference call with engineers from the plane’s manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, as the plane flew near the air base. Five engineers participated in the call, including a senior software engineer, a flight safety engineer and three specialists in landing gear systems, the report said.
It took 50 minutes just to get through all the menus before he talked to the first engineer.
Well, it would have been 30 minutes if he had stopped yelling “AGENT!” at each prompt.
[golf clap]
Sometimes things might be a tad too complex.
I mean, do you really want all of your pilots tying up the helpdesk with “…my plane is slow,” bullshit?
Well, there might be another answer for when the problem is between the seat and the joystick.
“…the problem is between the seat and the joystick.”
Yes, my cock *is* a joy stick. It isn’t a problem. (You are.)
We are sorry. All of our engineers are busy. Your business and continued funding is very important to us. Please continue to hold and one of our most junior engineers will be with you shortly.
If this is an emergency please hang up and dial 911.
I approve of your message and wish to subscribe to your…. hey!
Europe has a shortage of everything except hubris. A continental case of dunning-kreuger.
What’s the penalty for failure to comply, you have to let a smug frog on an 18 hour work week come into your HQ and whine for 8 hours?
Heard from State Farm, and yep, my 2013 Chevy Malibu is getting totaled. I just returned from Penske Collision Center to get my last bits out of it. (Found a pack of smokes! Super.)
This… actually is turning out fairly well. Now, I *do* have to get a new loan for a ‘new’ car. But! They evaluated the loss at $6,500, quite shockingly. So they actually pay off the rest of my Chevy loan, and I’m gonna get a Digital payment of the remainder, around $1,500-$2k.
I have this rental for a week, and it’s time to start a car hunt. *sigh* Just something simple, if possible. Me no need much. But me need.
Any advice or tips are again appreciated. My Speed Racer dreams will lament in dormancy, for now. Imagine Speed’s girlfriend is breaking up with him, and he just doesn’t ‘get it.’ Explanation after explanation and explanation, she furrows her brow and tells Speed what he needs to hear.
“Go, Speed Racer. Go, Speed Racer. Go, Speed Racer. Just… go.”
What do you want from your driving experience?
I have been very favorably impressed with my 2017 Versa S with 5-speed manual. Small, nimble, and quick. Front seats are comfortable. Trunk has quite a bit of room for a small car.
Your dreams and desires may take you down a different path.
One of the managers at my current employer is a former finance manager for a large multi-franchise dealership group, and mentioned during a training presentation that the Malibu used to be among the more difficult pre-owned vehicles to finance due to the frequency of problems and cost of repairs. So, you may have dodged a bullet there.
Lease a used Tesla3.
That is pretty solid advice. And they are getting cheap.
Still Sean and I worked very hard to find a car for you in earlier posts, so I am going to sit this one out.
🙂
Yes, you did! I’m trying to find those old comments to reread the links and thoughts. Happen to remember which post they’re in?
All of your input is greatly appreciated. The Tesla idea is an interesting curve ball. That would be epic in my family. For several reasons. (Lordy, that sounds fun.) Now I’ve got the official word from State Farm, my brain is officially At Work on the issue. Hrm.
If you go Tesla Model 3 I can help you know what to avoid.
It’s not a bad choice if you drive under 100 miles a day and can charge at home.
If your commute is more than 50 miles you will need a 220V outlet.
Speed Racer used to be on at 2:30pm on Channel 66. I always missed it, except on the days I was home sick, or somehow my mom got us home from school extra quick and I got to see the last half. One of the highlights of young TOK’s life.
There used to be a local artist who did big canvas paintings of Speed Racer. He hounded the company in Japan until they granted him licensing. Every canvas had their logo in the corner.
Somewhere in a tote in my basement are the original 10 or so Speed Racer comics from the 80’s, right next to Ninja Turtles.
I guess I was always a big fan.
Reminds me, I need to keep capturing stills from Speed Racer for the “Guns of Speed Racer” post.
Back in the day, a local hobby shop (mainly CCGs, action figures, and 80s rarities) decided to start making their own custom
dollsACTION FIGURES for existing properties. He had a really awesome set of Ashley Williams there, and even got fancy enough to start making cardboard backing and getting packaging for some of them. At one point he decided to do some for the lesser known Star Wars characters that never got action figures (there weren’t a lot of those left). Complete with custom packaging and everything. At no point was anyone thinking that these were officially licensed products. He said within a week he had a guy in a suit come in, confirm he was the owner, and was provided a fancy cease and desist order from LucasFilms (which he officially honored, but I would not be surprised if there were under the table deals for some custom pieces).The cardinal sin of infringement is openly making money off of the infringement. This also gives the plaintiff provable damages if it gets past the “stop doing that” letter stage.
Must… post… cannot… stop… self…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGoXyXiwOBg
Go go go!
An inside play on words as the number five in Japanese is “go”.
I hated Speed Racer. Hated the art, the movement, the eyes, the voices, everything about it. Needless to say (but I’m going to say it anyway), I’m not an anime fan.
I still love you, Mojeaux. I have a wife who doesn’t find any 80’s movies like Airplane! funny, and I still love her, too.
Give her Real Genius. Holds up.
Of the TV shows featured during (or after?) the local weekday afternoon kiddie show back in the day, Speed Racer > Ultraman.
😧
When I was a child I went through a phase of obsession with Japanese culture, owing to my love of karate and having met a half-Japanese friend my first year at school. Even then, couldn’t get into Speed Racer or anime (which we yokels referred to as “Japanimation” at the time). If I’d have been born 10 years later I’d probably have turned into a weeb, but there wasn’t really a culture for it in pre-internet Spokane, WA.
While I can see why that particular style of humor wouldn’t appeal to everyone, I’m afraid it might have to be a deal breaker. But the true litmus test would be Blazing Saddles.
If I have ever seen Airplane! all the way through, I don’t remember. I’ve seen clips. June Cleaver: “I speak jive.” That was funny. The first time.
I was 16 when Top Secret came out, which I found hilarious.
Key word: “16”
I really don’t like slapstick/absurd humor, because it’s only funny once. But THEN XY explains to me why it’s funny, the way XX runs down all the pro-abortion talking points to me verbatim like I don’t know. Girl, I have given you no reason to think I’m gonna argue with you about this.
Meanwhile, I just nod and say, “Mmm hm” a lot.
Young Frankenstein > Blazing Saddles
The same could be said for comedy in general, or entertainment in general for that matter. It’s the reason that, for example, teens tend to get so riled up about music and pop culture and then grow out of it. Novelty. A novel thing is only novel once. And then you experience it subsequently as nostalgia when it evokes the pleasant memory of the original novelty.
“Key word: 16”
Some of us are still 16 year old boys.
Pat, you didn’t know the right people in pre internet Spokane.
There was a couple of guys in the tricities doing fan subtitles and making runs to Spokane and then down to Moscow/pullman and then lewiston.
Are you looking new or used?
Avoid roughly one decade of Kia and Hyundai 4 cylinders.
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/hyundai-and-kia-s-decade-of-very-troublesome-engines-continues-44497118
Avoid Nissans with CVT transmissions.
Certainly used. (Unless I’m missing something. I’ve never bought a new car.) I’m unsure of what my money situation will be, frankly. It’s iffy, and the cheaper, the better. Sedan. I just need it for Point A –> B. No kids, family or business (or pleasure) to tote about.
Chevy Malibu and Ford Focus are my last two cars. (Grandpa worked for Ford for ~40 years, tho not why I got it.) Then we have my ’94 Mercury Sable and my ’92 Oldsmobile Achieva, both $1800 in high school.
As the owner of a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, I can confirm that the engine does, indeed, consume oil. Though at least in my case, it wasn’t from day 1. I first became aware of the issue in August of 2023, just over 7 years (and a lot of miles) after buying the car, on a trip to New Orleans to help my son move in to his new school.
I haven’t noticed the oil issue on my daughter’s 2016 Elantra, but the white ones are notorious for pealing paint. And the AC quit working way sooner than it should have. This shirt says it all. https://nemoshirt.com/product/if-you-dont-own-one-elantra-youll-never-understand-shirt/
It peals paint like a bell.
For simple, reliable transportation, it’s hard to beat Toyota or Honda. You’ll pay a premium because they’re so long-lasting, but in the end it’s worth it.
Something like this appears to be an eminently sensible choice:
https://www.furthmiller.com/newandusedcars?MakeName=Toyota&ModelName=RAV4&ClearAll=1
To double-check your options in your area, I’d recommend looking at autotempest dot com (which will scour lots of used car sites from eBay to Edmunds) and cargurus dot com, which is mostly dealers. You can customize all you want between those two to find your perfect (for you) car.
Speed’s Girlfriend == Trixie (Japanese: ミチ 志村 Michi Shimura).
But his real love was the powerful Mach 5.
The center button on the steering wheel that you never saw him push in public is why.
Also another Japanese play on words. “Michi” means road.
It’s katakana I assume a nickname for Michiko.
1998 Suzuki Esteem
I find myself in much the same situation, as my 2013 F-150 was rear-ended on a highway in PA on the way back to TX from vacationing in NH. A Dodge Ram pushed an Acura into me, which pushed me into a Kia SUV. Drove it the rest of the way to TX unable to open the tailgate, tracked just fine, but after the collision center checked it out there’s frame damage behind the rear axle. Ugh.
I was planning on getting a new vehicle at the end of the year anyhow and selling my truck to my niece’s husband at a discount, as his truck is an absolute heap. Now my truck is still mechanically better than his, only you can’t tow anything with it and the tailgate won’t open. His is a 2012 F-150 with about a quarter million miles on it, I think, so we briefly considered an engine and trans swap from mine into his, but even that would be stupid expensive.
I’ve got my sights on 2024 or newer Rangers since you can get a twin turbo 6 in one now without needing to buy a Raptor. Good power and torque but also decent MPG, plus they look pretty sharp. And since I suspect this will be the one and only new vehicle I ever buy, I may as well go full Lariat package.
Behind the rear axle?
Slap a tailgate on it and go.
How dare the EU extend its jurisdiction beyond its borders. That’s our job.
I was just thinking the same thing. The problem is that they dont even have the leverage.
See Pat above.
SpaceX requires regulatory approval by government to operate within a country. Starlink is the big cash cow for SpaceX. Every country where Starlink is unavailable is missed revenue, particularly for populous rich countries.
Didnt Brazil try that crap with him?
At least she didn’t trot out their favorite propaganda staple about government schools being underfunded.
I’m gonna guess no one listened long enough, because I’m absolutely sure it was there.
Well, the schools might not be underfunded, but the Jew hate electives and clubs need your help now!
New Zealand teachers went on strike last week because of an insufficient pay raise. One of their slogans was that this meant “education was under attack.”
This AC/DC parody got a chef’s kiss from me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02DUSQfBZFY
Off to the wonderful world wof welding now.
Weld some stuff together gud!
You are a terrible human being for that link, if nothing else.
Hope you do well in class.
I think it more likely that California will secede after Newsom loses the 2028 presidential direction, possibly joined by Oregon, Washington, and possibly Hawaii.
Aside from the loss of Pacific shipping access, I’d put that in the win column.
I guess we could annex a chunk of northern Mexico.
Also in the win column because like BlueSky a lot of proggies from other states might flock to Utopia and we would be rid of them as well.
Idaho has a ‘sea’ port!
Off to the wonderful world wof welding now.
Make sure you get good penetration.
fighter pilot spends 50 minutes talking to Lockheed Martin helpdesk
“Turn everything off? I’m not gonna do that.”
That a pilot actually fucking called the Help Desk to try and fix shit while flying, and failed, is a tremendous demonstration of the insanity in which we reside. The button-pushing spiel was certainly involved. (In some fashion.) Christ.
Confession: I *still* haven’t seen Idiocracy, another of my glaring lackings from pop culture, particularly such seemingly *designed* for folk like us. I’m very silly in very silly ways. *pebble toed*
: I *still* haven’t seen Idiocracy
You need to rectify that, pronto.
Although if you wait a bit you’ll just live through it.
My daughter indicated she is living through it right now.
Seems like they should have an emergency hydraulic or dedicated direct wired system as a back up for something so critical.
Software should never be used in a safety critical system without some mechanical or direct electrical backup up.
There are steering and throttle by wire systems in cars. The throttle on most autos is connected to nothing but a sensor. The steering has a mechanical connection. The next step will be all electric brakes with no hydraulic connection to the pedal.
For electric cars it makes some sense, as they have regenerative braking along with hydraulic systems.
https://www.bosch-mobility.com/en/solutions/driving-safety/ibooster/
Used by Tesla and other OEMs.
Electric over hyd steering is bad enough.
On a brake booster?
Fuck no.
After a day or two of dithering (really just psyching myself up to enter walmart) I picked up a 32″ 1080p TCL teevee to use as my new monitor. Now I’ll have built in sound. I have been using the old 40″ teevee and it’s just ridiculously big.
“…(really just psyching myself up to enter walmart)”
Come, babe. Take my hand, and I’ll lead the way. (Bring your wallet. I might get hungry.)
I’ve been completely flummoxed by how Britain has reacted to Princess Boudicca. Do they REALLY not care about their people being attacked by an invading force? Incomprehensible.
Then I saw this and it took me a while to come to terms with what it really meant. Like, how could our mother country be THAT thoroughly soaked by class? Yes, we have classes here, but the edges are fuzzy and you don’t have to STAY there if you can and desire to get out. Some people might look down on your roots, but we mostly don’t care and we can respect you made it out.
So I was sitting there kind of staring at it quite disturbed by it, then I had to do something else and forgot about it. TODAY, I see that I wasn’t hallucinating.
It’s the whole fucking country, just one big crab bucket.
I seriously think that the multiple generations of institutionalized pederasty in the British public school system are now coming home to roost.
I understood the British class system a lot faster than I understood the Indian caste system.
Caste is ultimately based on race.
Try reading ‘The Farthest Shore’. Britain’s class problem is largely a relic of being invaded over and over. The ruling class arent even British, they are Krauts. They have contempt for the people and have always treated their people savagely. Keep in mind – we shot as many of them as we could for a reason. The British middle class are nearly Americans but their ruling class are the most insufferable pricks you will ever meet.
I had to work with some once. I can sum up our relationship very very quickly:
Them: ” You are going to eat it and like it”
Me: “Go eat shit. I will be the judge of what I like”
I dont think they had ever had anyone tell them that before and they didnt know how to respond.
Also, checking out of a hotel in Newcastle I noticed the girl behind the desk had a name tag on it with my family name. “Ah, I see you are a Suthenboy”
She refused to make eye contact and meekly said “Yes. I know my place” I was shocked. I responded “Yeah? I am a Suthenboy too and I know my place. I am an American”
She looked up at me and said in the most pitiful voice you can imagine “Take me with you”
I came about half a hair’s breadth from telling her to go get her stuff. Even to this day I regret not doing just that.
It’s not too far off from luxury beliefs in the US, although here they don’t actually say the part out loud about lower classes deserving what they get.
Yes, they BELIEVE that, but mostly I don’t think they care enough to say the quiet part out loud.
As James Brown said, “I feel good!”
“God created men, but Sam Colt made them equal.”
https://curiosaday.substack.com/p/god-created-men-but-sam-colt-made-them-equal
Hmmm… that last line irks me:
“ Colt’s legacy, captured in this quote, is thus a double-edged sword—his invention democratized power, but it also fueled a culture of violence.”
Whoever wrote that should go experience life prior to the invention if the revolver.
It’s that ‘made men equal’ part that they object to. That should tell you everything you need to know.
It isn’t just that they believe this that lower classes deserve what they get, but the also believe that this is the price you pay for living in a multi-cultural world. That your views are no better than anyone else’s, that they have been pushed down too long, and so on.
They believe in equality, just in a different way than we do: equality is sometimes only achievable by lowering everyone to the same level, as opposed to raising everyone to the same level.
UCS will like this reply:
https://x.com/Gormogons/status/1960691316116836443
It’s a shite state of affairs to be in.
Asshole American: “Armed with these weapons”? Sheeit! We get drunk and throw those things around at bars.
Then there’s this.
There have been a number of posts referring to “migrant’s rights are more important than Eppingks citizens’s rights.” This was the quickest to find.
New “monitor” up and running. Unlike the 40″, the screen image is properly sized. The other one had about 1/4″ of screen image lost in space.
Next- a sound check.
Pull my finger. I’ll give you a sound check.
Success
Of interest to Nephilium?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/food/fortune-favours-forced-to-close-due-to-cost-of-living-crisis-owners-say
Breweries are closing, cancelling expansions, and merging a lot more than they were 5 years ago.
Reschedule MJ
Dems would get all the credit and they would spend all the extra taxes.
Dopers drop out of the workforce and get on the dole.
Continue voting democrat.
Dope is a stupid drug for stupid people.
Agreed!
*starts chopping out lines*
/hands Sean a cocktail
*Snorts line
*Sips bourbon
You’re going to need a joint for tonight’s film.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B-AAF2mWOvU
They believe in equality, just in a different way than we do: equality is sometimes only achievable by lowering everyone to the same level, as opposed to raising everyone to the same level.
Equal outcomes, not equal opportunity.