The Frankish Reich

Good Lord, I need to explain a joke again to the witless. Our friend T Master said it's absurd that you can't pour your own oil down the storm drain but they'll pave the street right outside it with oil-based asphalt. I could have replied, "Sounds like someone's been cited for pouring his oil down the storm drain." But that wouldn't have been edgy. So I went with something coming at it sideways. That's all. Not a comment about the relative merits of changing your own oil vs. paying someone to do it.

Having checked out the Battle Swarm Blog, I stand corrected. It is a useful source for those investigating the Old Texas Man Pissed Off By Ever-Rising Price of Store-Brand Diet Root Beer phenomenon. Why Is Diet Root Beer Up 131% Even Though Aluminum Is Down? This may count as an “old man yells at cloud” moment [furthest thing from my mind - ed.], but before the Flu Manchu lockdowns and the resultant supply chain breakage, HEB’s house brand of Diet Root Beer went for $2.25 a 12-pack. Now, here in early 2025, it’s going for $5.20. I calculate that as a 131% inflation rate over five years, considerably above the official 21.9% phony baloney “let’s lie for Biden” rate. So what gives? https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=62376 EDIT: wait a sec ... how do we know B-Man isn't "Battle Swarm" Blogger Lawrence Person? That would be peak Alt-Media. Quote your own blog as authority.

Not so long as he doesn't let the old oil go into the storm sewer

Well at least the DOJ will now get involved in the search for the real killer. It's kind of fun playing your favorite Democratic Nominee Once Said Incredibly Stupid Thing game in reverse.

Something makes me think T Master still changes his own oil

Bill Cosby (WH opinion: can't be revoked) Bill Belichick (granted it by Trump, then refused it after Jan 6, maybe he'll get it again) Robert McNamara (the best and brightest Vietnam strategist) Donald Rumsfeld Jonas Salk (perpetrator of poison posing as a polio vaccine, or so I've heard) Eddie DeBartolo (owner of the Mafia's Team) Strom Thurmond, famous racist Arnold Palmer (awarded after private locker room viewing) Jack Nicklaus (sans such viewing) Bill Clinton (to throw a curve) Bill Gates (noted "vaccine" ruse chip-implanter) Joe Biden (noted father of Hunter) Devin Nunes and Jim Jordan (a Trumpy two-fer) John McCain (famous for being a bad pilot who got captured) Al Gore and John Kerry (the Biden two-fer and perpetrators of the Great Climate Hoax) Nancy Pelosi Hillary Clinton (famous Satanic Rights crusader) Magic Johnson (the Boy Who Lived) RFK Sr (father of Bear Cub Butcher and Brain Worm experiment) George Romney (son of Mormon who fled the USA in order to practice polygamy, father of RINO dog abuser) George Soros is in fine company.

Oh, it's been pretty cheap for a while. See Limbaugh, Rush.

The Palisades and other LA area wildfires: there is no reason to blame climate change/global warming. This has historically been, still is, and always will be an area particularly prone to wildfires. I won't repeat the links here, but just check out the Wiki page on Malibu for a full list of major wildfires there over the last century.

Glad to see you are now reading that great site Battle Swarm Blog. (?) That's insight you can't pay for.

Thank you for the link. I can now see that he opined in Jet magazine (does that still exist) that "there's a lot of evidence to disprove that O.J. was involved" in the killings of his wife and Ron Goldman. Leave that #32 up on the new stadium! There's evidence!!

I dunno, but in unrelated news: I am expecting another emergency phone call from Trump to Alito to discuss the job application of someone who clerked for Alito 12 years ago, and not for any other purpose.

We live in an America in which Hunter Biden is allowed to vote and Donald Trump is not. Discuss.

I am glad to see Argentina maybe turning the corner here. But they've done it before, and it never stuck. So far ...

He edited out the part he posted about the new Civil Rights Div nominee.

Ahh, I see. On this thread we should focus on the New Trump Grovelers rushing to donate money to his inauguration.

How fast will Gov Ronnie be in "restoring" Donnie's convicted felon Florida voting rights? I predict one week.

The Fox News Takeover is On!

Why'd you just edit out the breaking news about the latest Fox News commenter nominated to be a key DOJ official?

Again, just plain ignorance. Since 1988? Here's a list of the major Malibu area wildfires since 1929 October 26, 1929 – Malibu Colony, 13 homes burned.[62] 1930 – "Potrero," Decker Canyon Road Corridor, 15,000 acres (61 km2), accidental blaze caused by walnut pickers in Thousand Oaks area.[62] October 23, 1935 – "Malibu" or "Latigo/Sherwood," Kanan/Decker Corridor, 30,000 acres (120 km2).[62] November 23, 1938 – "Topanga," Topanga Canyon, 14,500 acres (59 km2).[62] October 20, 1943 – "Las Flores," Malibu Canyon, 5,800 acres (23 km2).[62] November 6, 1943 – "Woodland Hills (Las Virgenes)," Kanan/Decker Corridor, 15,000 acres (61 km2).[62] December 26, 1956 – "Newton," Kanan/Decker Corridor, 26,000 acres (110 km2), 100 homes, one death, Frank Dickover.[62] December 2, 1958 – "Liberty," Malibu Canyon, 18,000 acres (73 km2), eight firefighters injured, 74 homes destroyed (17 in Corral Canyon).[62] November 6, 1961 – "Topanga," Topanga Canyon, 8,000 acres (32 km2).[62] September 25, 1970 – "Wright," Malibu Canyon, 28,000 acres (110 km2), 10 deaths, 403 homes destroyed.[63] October 30, 1973 – "Topanga," Topanga Canyon, 2,800 acres (11 km2).[62] October 23, 1978 – "Kanan," Kanan/Decker Corridor, 25,000 acres (100 km2), 2 deaths, 230 homes.[63] October 9, 1982 – "Dayton," Malibu Canyon Corridor, 44,000 acres (180 km2), 15 homes in Paradise Cove destroyed.[64] October 14, 1985 – "Piuma," Las Flores area, Topanga Canyon, 4,700 acres (19 km2).[62] October 14, 1985 – "Decker," Kanan/Decker Corridor, 6,600 acres (27 km2). Both arson-caused; six homes destroyed; $1 million damage.[62] November 2, 1993 – "Old Topanga/North Malibu." One of the largest fires in Malibu history, which burned more than 16,516 acres (67 km2) from November 2 to 11.[65] The 1993 firestorm was composed of two separate fires, one ravaging most of central Malibu/Old Topanga, and another, larger fire affecting areas north of Encinal Canyon. Three people died and 739 homes destroyed in the central Malibu/Old Topanga blaze. 18,949 acres (77 km2) were torched in the north Malibu fire, with no deaths and few homes destroyed in the less densely-populated region. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials announced suspicions that the fire was started by arson.[66] The fire and widespread damage to properties and infrastructure resulted in the City of Malibu adopting the strictest fire codes in the country.[67] October 21, 1996 – "Calabasas," Malibu Canyon Corridor, Brush fire ignited by arcing power line, 13,000 acres (53 km2). January 6, 2003 – "Trancas", Trancas Canyon, 759 acres (3.07 km2).[68] January 8, 2007 – At approximately 5:00 pm a fire started in the vicinity of Bluffs Park, south of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The fire hit near the Colony area, burning down four houses on Malibu Road, including the oceanfront home of Step By Step star Suzanne Somers. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials announced that a discarded cigarette stub started the blaze. October 21, 2007 – At approximately 5:00 am a fire started off of Malibu Canyon Road. As of 1:00 pm there were 500+ personnel on scene. 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) burned with no containment. 200+ homes were evacuated. Five homes were confirmed to have been destroyed, with at least nine others damaged. Two commercial structures were completely destroyed. Castle Kashan and the Malibu Presbyterian Church were both destroyed. November 24, 2007 – The "Corral Fire" destroyed 53 homes, damaged 35, and burned over 4,720 acres (19.1 km2), forcing as many as 14,000 people to evacuate. Damages from the fire were expected to reach more than $100 million. The blaze originated at the top of Corral Canyon, where a group of young people who were in closed parkland after dusk had started a bonfire despite the presence of high Santa Ana winds. The individuals responsible for starting the fire were later identified, and are the subject of ongoing civil and criminal litigation.[69][70] November 8, 2018 – The Woolsey Fire, a wildfire that burned from November 8–21 that burned 96,949 acres (392 km2) and destroyed 1,500 structures and left 341 buildings damaged. The fire also resulted in 3 firefighter injuries and 3 civilian fatalities. In 2020, authorities blamed faulty Southern California Edison equipment for the blaze.[71][72][73] December 9, 2024 - The "Franklin Fire" began shortly before 11:00 pm on December 9 near Malibu Canyon Road. The fire spread quickly under strong Santa Ana winds, burning a total of 4,037 acres (16.3 km2) over the next few days. The fire prompted mandatory evacuations for much of Malibu and destroyed a total of 19 structures

At last he is free. Only because the Supreme Court rejected his latest attempt to delay, delay, delay

He and Ashli Babbit will make a fine couple in hell.

Loyal Jack Poso feedbaggers - please tell us what Happy Jack had to say about this, because I sense a conspiracy afoot! Come one, could the real story be as simple as "Known, Convicted Idiot Shot After Pulling Gun on Police?"

As do Vivek and Elon. We need to import a better middle class, one that cares more about SAT scores and less about prom kings and queens!

Trump's sentencing to go forward tomorrow thanks to a 5-4 Supreme Court vote. Completely sensible decision. The trial judge is on record as saying that he will not be imposing jail time or any other punishment, so it is appropriate that the case below is completed and Trump's appeal may raise any/all issues at once. Before you say "oh, of course he agrees with the liberal NY judge," listen up: the Supreme Court should also not disturb FL Dist Ct Judge Aileen Cannon's decision stopping the immediate release of Jack Smith's classified documents report. There are still active defendants in that criminal case, and the general rule is that the trial court judge is granted great leeway in deciding how to ensure a fair trial.

I realize that the shots are quite effective in preventing you from getting the disease, and in turn from transmitting the virus. So firefighters, who routinely provide EMT care, ought to be vaccinated against COVID, the seasonal flu, RSV, and other transmissible infections. That this is somehow a controversial proposition still amazes me. I was in a public contact job (a lot less intimate contact than an EMT, mind you) and I was properly vaccinated as soon as vaccines became available. In part to protect myself, in part to protect those people who had business to conduct with me. Personal responsibility, community responsibility: these used to be core American virtues. Used to be ...