The Deuce: It still means that half the country is fucking stupid

Political thread for the week of February 2 (nm) - Orangeillini February 2, 2026, 8:34:15

you know I think one is much worse than the other - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 19:30:07
- This kinda sorta seems like an admission. - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 20:20:10
- Also, Pritzker is losing weight a lot faster than Trump is losing racism. * - doubledown Yesterday, 20:05:55
- Also, morbidly obese. * - Tuscy Yesterday, 19:43:16
  - Also, not a denial on the racism.* - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 19:44:56
Trump demands that he be awarded an olympic gold medal - Stu Yesterday, 19:14:35
- would anyone be shocked? Think he's gonna want/demand one if he makes it to '28 in LA?* - DanSaint Yesterday, 19:39:07
  - There's always a Tweet. - complainant Yesterday, 19:53:44
Was just going to say that Trump will say something to mess up the ‘staffer’ narrative within 48 hrs - OB25 Yesterday, 19:09:35
- And again - OB25 Yesterday, 20:22:11
oof even Rasmussen has Trump approvals at 41/57* - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 15:42:01
- 41% feels way too high to me - Sounder Yesterday, 15:56:37
  - Well they’re the ones most slanted his way.* - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 16:42:38
    - It still means that half the country is fucking stupid - Sounder Yesterday, 17:05:31
  - The death rattles of white supremacy prevent many of our Caucasian bros and sisters... - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 16:13:54
  - He should get a nice bounce from the Gorilla Obama meme. And shitting his - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 16:06:57
- Donald "Brandon" Trump.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 15:49:39
- US Marshal broke a lil dog's ribs today punting him. That'll help* - assassin Yesterday, 15:45:24
  - Noem, getting ready to award a medal, or finish the job* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 15:59:08
  - It's weird how all of the country's biggest pieces of shit are found in these jobs. * - doubledown Yesterday, 15:46:08
    - and every one of them looks like someone who would want to have that job* - Sounder Yesterday, 15:53:17
Anyone ever visited the Epstein subreddit? My goodness. - gullit Yesterday, 15:16:38
- This is kind of hilarious too ... - doubledown Yesterday, 15:45:29
Bovino tossed from Vegas bar - ATL Yesterday, 9:43:21
- Perfect. Just perfect. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 10:29:05
  - It's funny he has a cow's name, but is actually quite small.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 10:30:52
    - But he's going to Bovine University when he grows up* - RVA Yesterday, 10:46:49
      - He's a fully grown Bovine, unfortunately for him.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 11:00:28
        
        Don’t let the name killing floor fool you - Sounder Yesterday, 11:12:26
Trump posts truth of Obamas as monkeys - Sounder Yesterday, 5:34:37
- Video has been taken down. Official White House position is now: - GMAW Yesterday, 11:32:36
  - Follow up questions that no one will ask… - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 13:35:36
    - the worst president we've ever had, and his feet have never been anywhere near a fire* - Sammich Yesterday, 13:37:14
  - sure, jan* - lcubed Yesterday, 12:19:27
  - The unnamed staffer has also repeatedly shit in trump’s pants. * - VIV Yesterday, 12:14:57
  - i'm sure they have an entirely reasonable and rational explanation for the previous response* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 12:00:28
    - Trump's usual MO is to post or say heinous shit, then double down on it. Staffers have no idea what - doubledown Yesterday, 12:09:15
      - Coming full circle from, good lord, 2017, now that he is shitting himself - RVA Yesterday, 12:28:26
- Feature, not a bug, for the fascists.* - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 10:40:55
  - There has to be a bottom - Sounder Yesterday, 11:20:57
- It's not changing things for a single trump voter - ISeeDeadHawkeyes Yesterday, 10:25:51
  - Found one! - assassin Yesterday, 10:59:50
- Detract from the Epstein files* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 9:58:27
  - I mean every atrocity is a distraction from the other atrocities. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 10:42:33
- A normal human being would issue a press statement that says "I re-posted the video late last night - GMAW Yesterday, 8:57:51
  - To wit: - tvillini Yesterday, 11:32:10
  - Is there a record of him ever uttering the phrase "I apologize"? Serious question.* - Herman Blume Yesterday, 10:29:20
    - Rule one from his mentor Roy Cohn: ""Never Apologize, Never Admit Wrongdoing, Ever" - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 10:44:33
  - Huh? This many years in and you still don’t think Trump would giggle at Obama’s face on an - snipes824 Yesterday, 9:25:03
    - Monkeys have tail, gorillas dont* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 9:59:55
      - that's what matters here. * - VIV Yesterday, 10:09:16
    - That's not my claim (and if I implied otherwise, I didn't mean to do so) - GMAW Yesterday, 9:27:03
      - Do we think it's more likely he'd do it as his capacity continues to diminish? - Chicago1995 Yesterday, 10:10:34
        
        I'm surprised Trump knows how to post a video to social media. - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 10:20:17
        
        this was just a retruth, though* - assassin Yesterday, 12:26:56
      - i don't think there is much evidence from the past 12 months to support this. he's unrestrained* - John Coctostan Yesterday, 10:07:38
        
        also, to think that in Feb 2026 this is an electoral/popularity problem for him is incredibly naive - John Coctostan Yesterday, 10:11:02
        
        I don't think that's true. Reigning in ICE in Minnesota is one example - GMAW Yesterday, 10:10:56
        
        Is there any evidence for this reining in? * - larue33 Yesterday, 12:02:16
        
        Sure - GMAW Yesterday, 16:24:26
        
        Same with reining, but no kings.* - complainant Yesterday, 11:43:00
      - I think it's equally as likely that he didn't watch the whole video and he didn't see that part... - tvillini Yesterday, 9:31:24
        
        The whole party has embraced trolling and edgelording and pissing off the libs - DT Yesterday, 10:00:05
        
        Correct. I think the calculus was, when he was taking his 1am hamberder shit... - tvillini Yesterday, 11:09:23
      - I thought the implication was that if he watched to the end he’d have been disturbed by the imagery - snipes824 Yesterday, 9:30:56
    - also bonus that michelle is the male ape in this scenario.* - Nobster Yesterday, 9:26:30
  - the ol mike johnson "i haven't looked into it" defense* - lcubed Yesterday, 9:07:02
    - That's clearly coached because literally every Republican Senator/Representative - GMAW Yesterday, 9:14:53
    - that's the whole game plan. pardon a horrible person "i don't know him. people said he was good" - Nobster Yesterday, 9:13:23
- add it to the list of the literal hundreds of things he's done that would end anyone else's career* - VIV Yesterday, 8:53:40
  - remember how howard dean yelled funny that one time?* - VIV Yesterday, 8:56:13
    - P-O-T-A-T-O-E* - Sammich Yesterday, 8:57:00
      - did you know he's younger than trump?* - VIV Yesterday, 8:58:35
- Even by "Trump" standards this is awful. There really is no bottom* - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 8:43:41
- The president is a racist. No way to defend this - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 7:41:24
  - Of course there's a way to defend it. "I didn't watch the whole video - GMAW Yesterday, 8:59:10
  - umm, about that... - IlliniSax05 Yesterday, 8:54:46
    - there are no gorillas in the lion king movie - Nobster Yesterday, 9:17:19
    - i thought they'd at least go with "it's the last 2 seconds, he didn't see the whole thing." - VIV Yesterday, 9:07:09
      - Right. That was my point above. I think there is an easy (and true) explanation for this - GMAW Yesterday, 9:17:54
        
        "you are a low iq individual" said regularly to non-white people - Nobster Yesterday, 9:24:59
    - Was the followup question why is the president wasting hours of the day posting memes? - RVA Yesterday, 9:06:15
      - just read the body of your post, re: no gorillas* - Nobster Yesterday, 9:18:38
    - like clockwork* - Sammich Yesterday, 8:57:38
  - they don't defend, they attack - Sammich Yesterday, 8:30:14
- TLDR - Sounder Yesterday, 5:58:11
  - Trump, a single human being, has done more damage to the United States… - DT Yesterday, 7:01:01
    - Tell us how you really feel - timmer Yesterday, 7:26:23
    - Counterpoint: Whenever he is gone, things will mostly go back to normal.* - Toonces Yesterday, 7:25:17
      - Oh, bless your heart.* - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 10:46:37
      - I’m not nearly that optimistic, for different reasons across the range of damage - DT Yesterday, 9:56:07
        
        Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.* - DocWalk20 Yesterday, 10:44:24
      - Republicans have clearly learned that this is the ticket to electoral success in the party - GMAW Yesterday, 9:19:51
      - This genie won’t go backing to the bottle very fast* - TarheelIllini Yesterday, 8:58:43
        
        Trump is the genie. His time in power will come to an end one way or another.* - Toonces Yesterday, 8:59:45
        
        Domestically, this may be true - Sammich Yesterday, 9:07:03
        
        We'll need another apology tour, stat! - Toonces Yesterday, 9:37:30
      - ooo - Sammich Yesterday, 8:28:59
        
        There's nobody like Trump, so we're not going to have another president like him. - Toonces Yesterday, 8:39:17
      - There are plenty of grievances left to manufacture and mine * - ghost_of_clt Yesterday, 7:44:26
        
        Which is pretty much normal.* - Toonces Yesterday, 8:23:58
So TrumpRX appears to just be collating existing discounts/coupons?* - ECEIllinois February 5, 2026, 21:42:36
- It’s just GoodRx* - shua Yesterday, 7:16:09
  - just wait until BetteRx* - lcubed Yesterday, 8:26:19
    - BttRx* - Sammich Yesterday, 8:38:05
      - ButtRx* - lcubed Yesterday, 8:44:01
I’m sad that all my life savings was in fartcoin - ATL February 5, 2026, 20:33:55
- ORCL and CRWV down > 60% - jfinsocal February 5, 2026, 21:06:50
Looks like Virginia is taking steps towards a redrawn map that should = +4 Dems - UofIL6 February 5, 2026, 19:30:36
- Also I saw something that Virginia has directed police not to work with ICE* - Stu February 5, 2026, 19:47:52
Layoffs. I still got my job G.* - Toonces February 5, 2026, 18:30:42
- I got DOGE'd today. - Sammich February 5, 2026, 18:40:24
  - 1) not much 2) too long* - gvibes February 5, 2026, 20:36:59
  - Write stupid timekeeping report = 1 hour.* - SurfTheBoneyard February 5, 2026, 18:45:04
    - Trying to keep you from finding out how stupid my boss is: 39 hours* - Stu February 5, 2026, 18:47:39
Don't be allured by the big ol' socialist tetas - Sounder February 5, 2026, 18:14:53
Trump wants his name on Dulles and Penn Station in exchange for releasing Gateway project funding* - ECEIllinois February 5, 2026, 17:15:49
- Dull Airport and Pennis Station. Done. * - memyselfandillini February 5, 2026, 18:06:39
  - Friendly amendment? Dullard?* - SurfTheBoneyard February 5, 2026, 18:42:39
    - Yes! Works for C-U as well!* - memyselfandillini February 5, 2026, 20:32:07
- If they were smart, they would force him to say it publicly. - SurfTheBoneyard February 5, 2026, 17:35:46
- Just the most despicable, insecure megalomanic.* - KingTalkyTiki February 5, 2026, 17:25:46
- I understand that he’s an egomaniac, but doesn’t he realize his name will… - shua February 5, 2026, 17:23:37
Chris Hayes w/ a scary idea: Maybe Trump nabbed Maduro to get him to admit to elec interference - IlliniRunner February 5, 2026, 12:58:17
- My wife suggested this last week - Sounder February 5, 2026, 16:29:01
- First of all, I would need a breakdown of how they could feasibly use that between now and November. - Sammich February 5, 2026, 13:19:48
- Was raised as a possibility by Asha Rangappa last week* - ATL February 5, 2026, 13:00:14
Hang it in the Louvre? - ATL February 5, 2026, 12:52:53
Did we just skip over the brazen corruption of the UAE/ Trumpcoin/ AI chip deal? - VIV February 5, 2026, 9:44:00
- That was last week's news, I think: - ghost_of_clt February 5, 2026, 11:12:00
  - ah, i searched this thread and didnt see it. * - VIV February 5, 2026, 11:14:51
- The American public long ago accepted Trump's brazen corruption and bribery - Sounder February 5, 2026, 10:44:49
  - The REAL American public did. The rest of us, not so much. * - doubledown February 5, 2026, 10:54:35
- I'm sure it's in a filing cabinet somewhere under "Treason." * - doubledown February 5, 2026, 9:49:38
Trump is definitely going to pay himself to settle his own lawsuit, huh? - gvibes February 4, 2026, 22:05:15
- Yes. * - doubledown February 5, 2026, 9:15:22
  - Just a small administrative fee like most charities.* - DocWalk20 February 5, 2026, 12:40:52
Brad Karp has stepped down as managing partner of Paul, Weiss * - ATL February 4, 2026, 20:32:56
- a brief timeline of obvious blackmail: - assassin February 5, 2026, 12:27:20
  - And an obvious conflict of interest. - SurfTheBoneyard February 5, 2026, 17:46:36
- Surprised he made it to Wednesday.* - SurfTheBoneyard February 4, 2026, 21:16:11
- You hate to see it/gif* - complainant February 4, 2026, 20:47:09
"we have been very tough on the waters"* - ECEIllinois February 4, 2026, 19:58:17
- Maxine for sure. Jesse, not as much.* - complainant February 4, 2026, 20:48:01
My latest X annoyance: People constantly invoking grok. “@grok, is this true?” Etc. tiresome* - nash February 4, 2026, 17:59:39
- Grok has completely ruined Xitter* - Sounder February 4, 2026, 23:19:30
- I like when they argue with @grok because @grok disagreed with them* - ECEIllinois February 4, 2026, 20:08:37
  - Every week Frankenstein publicly scolds his monster and announces it needs recalibration* - RVA February 4, 2026, 20:24:56
Melania pulled by humorless Amazon - Stu February 4, 2026, 17:14:29
Whatever you do, DO NOT mention that Nancy Mace is a big time druggie - ATL February 4, 2026, 16:25:13
- Would. Strongly* - opossum jenkins February 4, 2026, 18:16:40
- lol* - UofIL6 February 4, 2026, 17:34:28
Once again, JD Vance is absolutely loathsome - ECEIllinois February 4, 2026, 15:30:32
- He is truly a piece of shit* - Sounder February 4, 2026, 16:17:52
- I don’t know how he’s escaped mention in this. Biggest turd in the bowl* - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 15:38:18
  - I kind of want him to become President just to watch everyone turn on him* - Sounder February 4, 2026, 16:24:23
    - I think he’s already achieved that* - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 17:01:51
      - It would get so much worse* - Sounder February 5, 2026, 18:00:55
  - Could be an essay prompt for an ethics class. - DT February 4, 2026, 15:44:03
    - Mitt Romney says he has the most disdain for the elected officials - Sounder February 4, 2026, 16:23:51
  - Because we all know that if the winds switch directions, so would he. - KingTalkyTiki February 4, 2026, 15:41:11
    - so he's the Gavin Newsom of the GOP* - Poldark February 4, 2026, 17:59:08
      - If you're looking for someone to defend Gavin, I ain't your huckleberry Reek. - KingTalkyTiki February 4, 2026, 21:38:47
    - well if he switched directions maybe we could at least pants him* - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 17:03:04
*checks in on the GOP TX senate primary* - ATL February 4, 2026, 13:13:09
- Dem one is gonna get real stupid too* - assassin February 4, 2026, 13:15:05
  - Too late* - UofIL6 February 4, 2026, 15:28:08
    - my implication was that it was going to accelerate from stupid to real stupid - assassin February 4, 2026, 15:35:22
      - That’s an autofill commentary on US society from 2000 to the present.* - DT February 4, 2026, 15:48:49
        
        our scale of stupid was nowhere near big enough it turned out* - assassin February 4, 2026, 15:52:01
        
        Knew I should have plotted this on a log scale.* - DT February 4, 2026, 15:53:21
      - 100%* - UofIL6 February 4, 2026, 15:47:05
  - Seems like it already has. They should have tried to find a house district for Crocket, she - Warrin'_Illini February 4, 2026, 13:32:49
    - you know who isn't going to win a statewide election in Texas? - Sounder February 4, 2026, 14:21:03
      - I also don't think any Democrat is winning it either* - JacobRDaugherty February 4, 2026, 15:20:28
        
        Maybe a Hispanic man could win as a Dem.Then he'd piss off lots of Dems voting blue 75% of the time* - IlliniRunner February 4, 2026, 16:02:55
        
        You are correct, but the white Christian has a much better chance* - Sounder February 4, 2026, 16:16:27
        
        I considered nominating Beto in the 15 minutes of fame thread.* - DT February 4, 2026, 15:23:47
Idiots in Iowa trying to ban bicycles. - doubledown February 4, 2026, 11:34:52
- Class 3 e-bikes are a big problem though. Probably need to be regulated as moped - ATL February 4, 2026, 12:06:34
  - 100% correct.* - voiceofreason February 4, 2026, 12:07:58
- there are a great many bill each legislative session that are suggested by some idiot and don't go - ijustkrushalot February 4, 2026, 11:57:36
  - I do like the part about getitng ebikes off sidewalks* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 4, 2026, 11:58:50
    - We've got the opposite problem. Children riding essentially unregistered electric motorcycles - doubledown February 4, 2026, 12:07:38
      - we got that issue too - ijustkrushalot February 4, 2026, 12:10:38
      - Same here too.* - voiceofreason February 4, 2026, 12:08:25
    - that's not a state issue though... or a strictly E-Bike issue. - ijustkrushalot February 4, 2026, 12:01:50
      - (in general i don't think anyone should be on a sidewalk on a bike unless it's a 5 year old kid) - ijustkrushalot February 4, 2026, 12:04:54
- RAGBRAI now scheduled to last two months* - KingTalkyTiki February 4, 2026, 11:41:00
  - I would guess that this bill is DOA. * - doubledown February 4, 2026, 11:42:24
    - This is the same state that wants to investigate chemtrails, so I wouldn't be overly confident* - KingTalkyTiki February 4, 2026, 11:44:28
So when does DJT (the company) launch the Trump Truth Tribune?* - timmer February 4, 2026, 11:02:35
Looks like Bezos has successfully killed the Washington Post. Layoffs coming today. - ATL February 4, 2026, 9:10:29
- Succinct recap of how Bezos suffocated an American icon from its former exec. editor - ATL February 4, 2026, 10:56:47
  - True, I guess, but paper was going broke and in decline when he bought it - Potomac February 4, 2026, 11:46:22
    - Agreed, and now it’s something nearly nobody will miss* - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 11:59:03
      - Yeah, what will the Post offer that nobody else has? Unlike NYT & WSJ* - Potomac February 4, 2026, 13:05:05
        
        probably an 8-letter Wordle or some shit * - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 15:40:25
- "Democracy Dies in Darkness" was a mission statement* - Sammich February 4, 2026, 9:27:30
  - Omission - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 11:59:33
- Reboot of the Wire season 5, but instead of a rogue reporter it’s a hallucinating AI* - DT February 4, 2026, 9:13:18
  - They'll just have to do more with less. * - doubledown February 4, 2026, 9:27:58
I apparently have a political tweet response that is doing numbers? - gvibes February 4, 2026, 0:32:42
- Do you have a Roman statue pfp or a Pepe the frog pfp?* - ECEIllinois February 4, 2026, 10:44:58
- only time that happened to me was a reply to roughy during a football game* - Gene Parmesan February 4, 2026, 9:06:38
- That happened to me exactly once, and I'm in the same situation. I assume it's the algorithm's way - complainant February 4, 2026, 0:58:18
  - In gambling engineering, it's called the near-miss effect. * - doubledown February 4, 2026, 7:54:17
AUSA appears to have a breakdown in court - ATL February 3, 2026, 15:20:44
- you can just like... quit. - ijustkrushalot February 3, 2026, 16:24:52
  - This doesn't appear to be her normal day job. - Chuck Woodaby February 3, 2026, 16:34:35
    - I genuinely admire people who go to bottom tier law schools and work shitty legal jobs. - complainant February 3, 2026, 17:20:12
      - law school snobbery is some of the worst. - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 12:03:19
      - I admire her more than the lawyers whom I pay $2k an hour to muck up every meeting I'm in.* - cpsteine February 4, 2026, 10:03:13
- apparently she works for ICE and is just helping out the DOJ* - ECEIllinois February 3, 2026, 16:03:42
hey is this normal? - ECEIllinois February 3, 2026, 15:19:41
- I read somewhere that the US Attorneys' office for the District of Minnesota is at about 1/3 normal - ATL February 3, 2026, 15:49:28
- She may not know it now but this is GOLD, Jerry, GOLD - timmer February 3, 2026, 15:26:59
- Sucks she's being forced to do that job at gunpoint* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes February 3, 2026, 15:23:23
- beat me by a minute * - ATL February 3, 2026, 15:21:09
Mike Johnson parrots Trump's claims of election fraud b/c some (R) candidates were leading and lost - IlliniRunner February 3, 2026, 14:04:49
- Of course he’s gonna parrot Trump’s lies. They have a symbiotic relationship. * - doubledown February 3, 2026, 14:33:50
  - Like a male anglerfish...* - KingTalkyTiki February 3, 2026, 14:36:13
- these guys can't *all* be psychopaths - Sammich February 3, 2026, 14:11:32
  - They're in politics...they just care about winning* - UofIL6 February 3, 2026, 14:37:10
  - They all are. There is no shame. There will be no consequences. - Chuck Woodaby February 3, 2026, 14:18:10
    - Stephen & Katie Miller will never be safe. No walks on the beach. No restaurants. No hiking in - complainant February 3, 2026, 16:15:04
      - Dick Cheney and his family will never be safe - Chuck Woodaby February 3, 2026, 16:31:21
        
        And it killed him. - complainant February 3, 2026, 17:14:39
    - Grab me a jamocha shake.* - KingTalkyTiki February 3, 2026, 14:37:48
    - I guess it's possible, with the self-selection of traits in Federal politics. - Sammich February 3, 2026, 14:24:28
    - Yep, was just going to say this. No going backwards now.* - Warrin'_Illini February 3, 2026, 14:20:41
Surely a coincidence.... - KingTalkyTiki February 3, 2026, 13:28:05
- retribution* - ECEIllinois February 3, 2026, 13:50:37
This is insane? Like truly authoritarian dictator bullshit - John Coctostan February 3, 2026, 13:21:51
- Honestly, if you don't want government agents knocking on your door, don't commit the crime of - doubledown February 3, 2026, 13:59:16
- clickbait-ass tweet - Sammich February 3, 2026, 13:43:00
  - I hate how every post in all of these politics threads is a click bait title to a tweet - GrandmotherPearlsJam February 3, 2026, 13:55:18
- Feature, not a bug for modern fascists.... - KingTalkyTiki February 3, 2026, 13:25:17
- Now you're starting to get it - Sounder February 3, 2026, 13:23:22
The judge who restored TPS for Haitians had some words for Secretary Noem - larue33 February 3, 2026, 11:33:18
- The decision seems pretty ass* - gvibes February 3, 2026, 12:51:06
French raid Paris office of X - Sounder February 3, 2026, 8:22:23
- in France they call it "eeks"* - Sammich February 3, 2026, 8:29:24
  - Well, excepting X in Provence, of course.* - complainant February 3, 2026, 8:40:05
not worth your time* - LeatherneckIllini February 3, 2026, 6:29:52
- I parsed through it in like 30 seconds, and saw a 1967 date in there, then closed it. - Stu February 3, 2026, 6:37:54
  - urgh. didn’t catch that in page 2.* - LeatherneckIllini February 3, 2026, 6:47:33
Should be in last week's thread, but what the hell... - Sammich February 2, 2026, 20:11:45
- The most basic How to lie with statistics move ever - memyselfandillini February 3, 2026, 14:05:53
  - There is also a how to lie with maps and a how to lie with charts* - Sounder February 3, 2026, 15:28:32
    - nice!* - memyselfandillini February 4, 2026, 17:05:03
- lol* - cpsteine February 3, 2026, 8:23:16
- For some context, an increase of 1Mt represents what China makes in 10 hours* - timmer February 2, 2026, 21:22:35
- 1.24% increase!!! (Rounded up from 1.237%)* - timmer February 2, 2026, 21:11:16
  - dotz - Sounder February 2, 2026, 22:44:14
- I believe that is called how to lie with charts* - Sounder February 2, 2026, 20:44:27
Blanche wants you to know Republicans will fight for your right to party with pedos - ATL February 2, 2026, 19:31:06
- Doxxing all the victims in this latest dump is strategically brilliant. - complainant February 2, 2026, 19:56:15
- Bari is apparently on that wall with Todd - ATL February 2, 2026, 19:34:01
Ed Martin's reign of terror = Ed Martin. - complainant February 2, 2026, 19:17:25
Naaaaaazis in Spaaaaaaaace - ATL February 2, 2026, 17:59:42
- One of my funds holds both SpaceEx and xAI - Stu February 2, 2026, 18:42:35
- Only way to save face on xAI and Twitter* - cpsteine February 2, 2026, 18:38:02
  - Today I learned that AI tools can only make videos of 8 to 10 seconds in length. - complainant February 2, 2026, 18:48:30
Southern Illinois can be proud - larue33 February 2, 2026, 17:00:49
- I wonder how many members of congress would fail a basic civics test* - ECEIllinois February 2, 2026, 19:47:14
- She represents them pretty well, though, right? - complainant February 2, 2026, 17:50:22
Noem claims she has ordered ICE to wear body cams n MN* - Stu February 2, 2026, 16:31:49
- body cams equipped with facial recognition tech, natch* - Sammich February 2, 2026, 16:34:57
  - Spock, Bones, set body cams to stun* - memyselfandillini February 2, 2026, 18:25:42
  - * Monkey paw curls * - doubledown February 2, 2026, 16:51:48
Hey timmer, that was quite the bloodbath today* - Stu February 2, 2026, 15:05:46
- Spot gold down 4.72%, spot silver down 7.08% on the day - timmer February 2, 2026, 16:41:03
- Whether youre Warren Buffett or Jimmy Buffett........* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 15:35:11
  - I prefer Golden Corral* - Stu February 2, 2026, 16:25:39
TPUSA Halftime Show lineup is lit - Sounder February 2, 2026, 13:36:44
- imagine hosting a super bowl party and making your guests watch this at halftime* - ECEIllinois February 2, 2026, 15:27:13
  - nm* - ECEIllinois February 2, 2026, 16:51:25
  - My date Saturday was less than enthusiastic about the Melania popcorn bucket I bought her* - Sammich February 2, 2026, 15:54:32
    - They said it was bottomless. Literally no bottom to it* - memyselfandillini February 2, 2026, 18:27:44
    - is it like the dune popcorn bucket?* - ECEIllinois February 2, 2026, 16:52:06
      - Sadly, no, but there was an Anaconda popcorn bucket that had a similar gimmick. - Sammich February 2, 2026, 17:19:08
    - Nice LAM* - reggiedunlop February 2, 2026, 16:23:26
    - Does it come with the hole already cut in the bottom? * - doubledown February 2, 2026, 15:57:49
      - No, I had to add that manually. - Sammich February 2, 2026, 16:08:26
  - It's like suddenly revealing to all of your guests that the food they've been eating all day is - doubledown February 2, 2026, 15:48:46
- Hey! Combined they have nearly 57 Million Albums sold over their combined 82 years of performing! - KingTalkyTiki February 2, 2026, 15:26:33
- Wonder if Kid Rock will bring the pole dancers for this special performance.* - SurfTheBoneyard February 2, 2026, 15:18:30
  - Never forget Kid Rock is just his personna. - KingTalkyTiki February 2, 2026, 15:34:11
- Are any of those channels available on normal cable or YTTV?* - timmer February 2, 2026, 14:37:22
  - TBN* - Stu February 2, 2026, 17:42:57
- Erika Kirk Master of Ceremonies.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 13:46:50
  - I'm in no way a fan of Bad Bunny's music - Sounder February 2, 2026, 14:09:06
    - Bad Bunny >>> Being dragged through vinegar and broken glass >>>>> Redneck Dipshit Halftime Show. * - doubledown February 2, 2026, 14:38:37
    - And them also get pissed at Green Day who is think is also apart of the Super Bowl show* - DanSaint February 2, 2026, 14:18:56
      - The choice of Green Day feels like a troll* - Sounder February 2, 2026, 14:33:53
        
        As well as Brandi Carlisle singing America the Beautiful pre-game - memyselfandillini February 2, 2026, 18:29:10
        
        Who would have ever guessed the libs would get football in the culture war* - Sounder February 2, 2026, 18:35:25
Trump calls into Dan Bongino - Sounder February 2, 2026, 12:33:16
- He's so jealous of the autocrats who can hold sham elections to keep power. - doubledown February 2, 2026, 13:11:23
  - that's why he kidnapped the Venezuela president, to pick his brain* - shua February 2, 2026, 14:03:00
What a headline: "How Bernie Sanders built a device to give himself cosmos-shattering orgasms"* - ECEIllinois February 2, 2026, 11:23:06
- "Meet Larry Bird's repulsive wife."* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 14:12:44
So am I to understand that the Right is upset that Helen of Troy is being played by a black woman? - ATL February 2, 2026, 10:25:30
- I misread that as Van Halen played by a black woman. I was super confused* - DanSaint February 2, 2026, 12:51:10
- Well she was Greek just like Cleopatra.* - LeatherneckIllini February 2, 2026, 10:56:17
DI article on the shameful Illini republicans: - JeffFrank February 2, 2026, 9:08:34
- This is quite the TACO. - tvillini February 2, 2026, 19:03:49
- Being a student newspaper the students didn’t recognize the image… - SurfTheBoneyard February 2, 2026, 9:55:13
- Trib reporter is on them too. - SurfTheBoneyard February 2, 2026, 9:52:43
  - Are they obese little unfuckables? Seems like the pattern. * - doubledown February 2, 2026, 9:55:46
    - Or tiny manhood. Similar to their idol and fearless leader* - DanSaint February 2, 2026, 10:47:57
    - More scrawny, pale and smug.* - SurfTheBoneyard February 2, 2026, 10:21:50
- A college republican is basically just a Nazi who hasn’t worked up the courage to come out of - doubledown February 2, 2026, 9:15:15
  - I am hoping this blows up so they get roasted on MSNow tonight* - JeffFrank February 2, 2026, 9:25:46
And there's a WSJ paywalled article about Tulsi Gabbard and a whistleblower complaint - larue33 February 2, 2026, 8:46:43
- This is the most corrupt administration in the history of American politics * - Sounder February 2, 2026, 8:50:53
  - Watch out. Donald might sue you for saying that. Or at least say on social media that he’s going to. - doubledown February 2, 2026, 9:12:02
This seems bad - Sounder February 2, 2026, 8:45:11
- Probably that she is a Kremlin asset - Stu February 2, 2026, 8:49:58
  - Cue spiderman meme with her and Trump* - UofIL6 February 2, 2026, 9:00:22
- Narrator: nothing ever comes of it and it will never be mentioned again* - shua February 2, 2026, 8:46:21
There's a paywalled article about Nancy Mace on nymag that I can't access that is making waves* - Orangeillini February 2, 2026, 8:39:15
- Kind of meh* - gvibes February 2, 2026, 9:38:54
- Dotz - Sounder February 2, 2026, 8:49:04
  - Sounds like Republican Klob. I could see Nancy eating a salad with a comb.* - Warrin'_Illini February 2, 2026, 9:09:06
  - More - Sounder February 2, 2026, 9:08:05

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