The Frankish Reich

They weren't scammed by just Pam Bondi. As that wonderful Deep State thread shows, they've been scammed for damn near a decade now. Guess what we called it back then? QAnon. Guess who fell for it? A lot of our posters here.

I don't disagree with his comment here. But isn't hatred of the political "enemy" the only thing that holds our Democratic AND Republican coalitions together now?

Good question. My hunch is that there is probably something there. Emails back-and-forth between CBS and the Harris campaign about how the interview will be conducted. The best possible lighting, who the interviewer is, things she doesn't want to be asked about (Willie Brown, whatever). In other words, things that probably happen all the time with structured/planned "exclusive" interviews that nevertheless could be embarrassing. So yes, keeping that stuff under wraps would also give CBS a reason from wanting to avoid further litigation, even if it doesn't directly have anything to do with how the interview was edited.

Thank you for changing the subject. Right on cue.

The Twitter monkeys have spoken: no more talking about Epstein. Hence the weird misdirection here - in the Jeffrey Epstein thread - to something about defunding Planned Parenthood. DC Draino and Liquid Plumber Gold here sure did drain that swamp, didn't they. MAGA Nation, you've been scammed again.

Well, it most certainly caused the markets to go down more than 10%, which is nothing to sneeze at. And then the Trump TACO play most certainly caused it to rebound. And now we go again.

The "election rigging" claims long ago moved into the realm of farce, so I don't even know what to call this: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/07/07/6k-sanctions-for-apparent-ai-hallucinations-in-coomer-v-lindell-my-pillow-election-related-libel-suit/ My Pillow king Mike Lindell's lawyers filed legal pleadings that included a bunch of fake AI-generated legal citations. Imagine that. The "rigged election" forces continue to pitch a shutout, coming up empty in each and every claim that has been subject to court scrutiny.

And don't forget that the Court of International Trade has already found that Trump was without authority to enact these tariffs. That decision is stayed pending appeal, but there's a very good chance it will be upheld.

I could see that he always had his eye on that building. Even while the other one was looking straight ahead.

It still amazes me that the Cult of Trump managed to spin the following established facts into a criminal conspiracy that TRUMP would reveal: - Trump had a long relationship with Epstein, who was a frequent guest at Mar-a-Lago - Epstein got a sweetheart plea deal from Alex Acosta, who was then offered a position in Trump's cabinet - Epstein was found dead while in the custody of Trump's Bureau of Prisons - Ghislaine Maxwell arrested, and Trump quips "I wish her well" - Trump hires Alan Dershowitz - Dershowitz's former accuser, Virginia Giuffre, weirdly recants and says maybe it wasn't he who raped her after all (she confused him with another yellow-toothed goblin?) - Virginia Giuffre kills herself. And now add: - Trump's AG/FBI Director have determined that there is nothing of interest in Epstein's files and that he did, in fact, commit suicide And somehow the Cult says it's all about ... Bill Clinton? Who was last president a quarter century ago? I mean, it isn't too difficult to construct a fine and simple conspiracy theory around those facts, right? And yet we have the bizarro Hillary Clinton baby-eating cult as the favored one.

Epstein Scorecard: Mainstream Media 1, Nutcases 0.

You know, reading through those, you were kind of a curious skeptic back then. Others took all the bait the weirdos set out for them. You should be proud. So I guess we're all o.k. with the big Nothing To See Here despite the 100+ pages about how the Epstein Files would expose the Deep State in its entirety? Anyone care to chime in? Were you just ... wrong about all this? Was the real cover-up the Trump cover-up?

Another choice one. Go back and note all the fools who gave this the trophy emoji (in case they can't recall)

You mean that whole Nazi Breeding Program thing wasn't real? My world turned upside down.

Some would call this an unfair trade practice.

I'm not even sure I'd say that it was unwise to build a summer camp there and to keep it running. The camp was apparently always full. It provided a lot of fun and happiness for a lot of families over the decades. There was obviously a risk; maybe some of the parents didn't really think about the risk, but it was there. I'm not sure we can live our lives expecting perfect protection from mother nature's threats. It is a tragedy.

100 year flood? 1,000 year flood? Try 40 year flood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_River_(Texas) The river is prone to flash floods due to a combination of topography, geology, and climate. The greater area, Texas Hill Country, is known as flash flood alley 1978: 33 dead 1987: 10 dead (school bus swept away) I posted something very similar about Malibu/Pacific Palisades fires last year. They happen all the time. This happens with a little less frequency, but it happens.

Well, some of us are certainly stuck in a June state of mind. Me? I've moved on to National Ice Cream Month.

What's wrong with this official portrait or the Snow Queen c. 1990? Although generally unrecognizable, the pattern of pock marks allows for positive identification. The taxpayers may save on the framing costs.

There is one big wedge issue that kills that Libertarian Wave: immigration.

Thanks for nuthin Trump In principle, yes. But it was kind of a simple campaign promise, right? NO tax on social security. And now Trump is making his SSA send out similarly deceptive messages to befuddled old folks like me.

Or as the GOAT would say, "thanks, Shylock."

Message received from the Social Security Administration (I can elect to receive benefits starting next year) says the new BBB "delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans. The new law includes a provision that eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for most beneficiaries, providing relief to individuals and couples. Additionally, it provides an enhanced deduction for taxpayers aged 65 and older, ensuring that retirees can keep more of what they have earned.” And guess what my wife I will save in taxes thanks to "no tax on social security?" You got it: Nothing. Zero. The increased deduction wouldn't apply till I'm 65, and that's a ways off. And even if I wait to get benefits, it won't apply because (1) it phases out, conveniently, in 2028 after Trump is gone; (2) there's an income phase-out that we'll exceed. So ... nothing. Zero. "Promises kept" indeed.

Maybe we should ask Jack Poso why God turned on Camp Mystic? Do they preach a non-inclusive/anti-New Testament version of Christianity?* * EDIT: before people (deliberately) misconstrue what I said, this is obviously a tragedy, and no, no person or persons are to blame for this act of nature. The sort of act of nature that may be loosely correlated with climate change, but that also tells us nothing about man-made causes of climate change. There. Yet another one of those where I had to check a few other sources to make sure this isn't parody. Answer: it isn't. She is really that stupid.