The Deuce: I'd say closer to the fall of Rome considering Commodus II is in office....

World Events - Week of June 8th - assassin June 7, 2026, 23:48:30

Live stream of Trump's name coming off the Kennedy Center - larue33 Today, 12:32:13
- What's taking so long? :) * - UofIL6 Today, 14:14:23
- ooo - KingTalkyTiki Today, 13:04:53
Feel like spacex could really pop if they ditched xAi * - MC Today, 11:20:52
- I picked up a few shares, let's ride the snake.* - Warrin'_Illini Today, 11:45:03
Wonder how Paxton protecting TTU and threatening the B12 will play in the Senate election - ECEIllinois Yesterday, 20:28:29
- Nothing will come from it. Don't expect good in Republican politics* - KCWildcat Today, 12:26:20
- wut?* - Ari Gold Today, 6:42:00
There’s been prosecutorial misconduct in the Lorretto Hospital case apparently - ATL Yesterday, 19:57:12
UEFA did a uncharacteristically cool thing: the Somali ref denied a visa will ref the Super Cup - ATL Yesterday, 18:52:31
- TIL there is a Super Cup* - illini21 Today, 13:08:37
  - In Japan they have a Super Mecha Ultra Cup - ATL Today, 13:15:38
- That’s one I wouldn’t get to close to. He probably wasn’t getting in under the last Admin either* - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 20:01:18
  - I mean, there could be a milkshake duck in there, but this admin is full of people even less - ATL Yesterday, 20:03:07
    - Also my guess is they just don’t like Somalis - ATL Yesterday, 20:05:23
The Iranian state news agency says that Iran is targeting Elon Musk’s assets in the region - ATL Yesterday, 17:35:38
- Elon is a trillionaire now. He can raise his own army of mercenaries to deal with it.* - voiceofreason Today, 12:37:54
- why not just let elmo keep imploding by himself?* - Ari Gold Today, 6:43:43
- if they could do it, they'd be doing it, not threatening to do it - Sammich Yesterday, 18:36:21
- oh no. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 17:58:19
  - Nothing bad can possibly happen to him. He’s above it all. * - assassin Today, 12:28:59
    - Men of his shitty ilk are usually their own downfall. - KingTalkyTiki Today, 13:13:12
    - well, he does have to spend 24 hours a day with Elon Musk - Sammich Today, 12:53:30
      - *Snickers** - KingTalkyTiki Today, 13:10:56
- I don't think there are enough Insincerely Sorry GIFs to fully express my feelings.* - complainant Yesterday, 17:56:51
Trump is a very special baby - Sounder Yesterday, 14:34:41
- i don't know who that is. he isn't saying that in jest?* - lcubed Yesterday, 15:12:10
  - He's a Texas Republican. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 15:13:48
    - He is deadly serious* - Sounder Yesterday, 15:27:30
- Born at the summit of Mount Paektu? - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 15:06:22
Anyone following the situation in Belfast, Northern Ireland?* - Sounder Yesterday, 12:59:42
- Markwayne REALLY is confused about this - ATL Yesterday, 17:59:37
- It's pretty ugly. How far are we from that here? * - larue33 Yesterday, 13:54:16
  - I feel like we're closer to a storming of the Bastille - Sounder Yesterday, 14:11:10
    - I'd say closer to the fall of Rome considering Commodus II is in office.... - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 14:15:50
  - Such a historically peaceful and level-headed people. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 14:10:29
    - what's that now?* - VIV Yesterday, 14:14:02
      - Typical racism and xenophobia against the whites. - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 14:25:44
      - What, troubles? - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 14:17:08
        
        there's a bit of backstory you're glossing over* - VIV Yesterday, 14:29:53
        
        I mean it's a message board, not my master's thesis. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 15:09:43
    - It legitimately makes me sad* - Sounder Yesterday, 14:11:29
  - looks like about 3,640 miles* - VIV Yesterday, 14:10:01
- Catholics vs. Protestants? Catholics vs. Convicts? Yangs vs. Coms? What?* - Stu Yesterday, 13:48:30
  - Here is the BBC coverage - Sounder Yesterday, 14:12:44
- probably* - VIV Yesterday, 13:06:56
And the market moving tweet as usual. Bombings called off. See who made profits* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 12:36:08
- LOL, Israel and Iran saying there's no agreement* - UofIL6 Yesterday, 14:06:17
- Iran says Trump lying about deal progress* - Stu Yesterday, 14:05:56
- Amazing how no one cares about the obvious corruption * - MC Yesterday, 12:52:50
  - and Martha Stewart spent 5 months in federal prison over $45,000* - shua Yesterday, 13:18:41
    - Not a big enough star. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 14:00:22
      - cause when your big enough, they let you do it. -* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 17:28:20
  - I mean when the economy is so good and the rest of us are flourishing... - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 12:58:14
  - Unless it’s a county clerk in central IL or something * - MC Yesterday, 12:53:18
    - *Pounds on table** - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 12:58:35
- OOO - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 12:40:04
Weird how little national press this Grant Park burning cross has gotten - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 12:00:01
- i blame pokemon* - torinese Yesterday, 12:08:19
  - How many south side bodega owners have been beaten & robbed in the past 10 years? - complainant Yesterday, 12:36:43
    - take a seat Columbo* - memyselfandillini Yesterday, 17:31:11
Friday's Total Destruction of Iran tweet came a day early, I guess? - complainant Yesterday, 10:23:20
- 11D Chess* - VIV Yesterday, 10:31:53
  - the war exists in a quantum superposition - Sammich Yesterday, 10:43:56
    - yea, the cat is always dead - ijustkrushalot Yesterday, 11:38:11
Bill Gates apparently told Congress today that Epstein's operation was really all about blackmail* - Stu June 10, 2026, 14:57:37
- I think it pretty clearly was* - Quiz Yesterday, 10:27:59
- "I gave my wife an STD. I got my buddy at the Gates Foundation to give me some drugs that I could - Chuck Woodaby June 10, 2026, 15:38:39
- thankfully this guy never got near anybody important* - VIV June 10, 2026, 15:20:40
- Good* - opossum jenkins June 10, 2026, 15:13:01
Ho Lee Fuk this is scandalous - Sounder June 10, 2026, 14:15:22
- Got a tldw? I’ll click one link but not two - DT June 10, 2026, 14:33:59
  - Trump and his flunkies used the Epstein conspiracy to get elected and to get appointed to their - Chuck Woodaby June 10, 2026, 14:59:09
  - It's just rehashing stuff that's been in the public domain awhile - Stu June 10, 2026, 14:37:20
Trump says he loves screwing over his ignorant, gullible, stupid followers - Stu June 10, 2026, 12:01:41
- “Taking out millions of barrels of oil because they don’t have radar.” Please explain, Donald.* - voiceofreason June 10, 2026, 14:55:51
  - I am pretty sure he was bragging that we were able to escort some tankers through the Strait - DT June 10, 2026, 15:01:39
    - Thought he'd go full Daniel Plainview and tweet at them that he drank their milkshake* - UofIL6 June 10, 2026, 17:02:49
      - "I look at other people and I see nothing worth liking"* - Sammich Yesterday, 10:26:35
    - the tankers tiptoed through the strait like a looney tunes cartoon* - VIV June 10, 2026, 15:02:50
      - did they find a way to mute the twinkle-toes sound?* - Sammich June 10, 2026, 15:03:37
        
        Shhhhh…we’ew cwossing the stwait.* - ATL June 10, 2026, 15:22:14
- Being a sociopath does have its advantages. Trump has probably already forgotten he said this.* - Warrin'_Illini June 10, 2026, 12:52:01
  - that's probably more because of the dementia* - VIV June 10, 2026, 13:03:05
    - WhyNotBoth.gif* - KingTalkyTiki June 10, 2026, 13:04:23
  - It's a real cheat code* - Sammich June 10, 2026, 12:56:57
- "i love the inflation." put it on a billboard* - VIV June 10, 2026, 12:20:16
“A predeliction for nipples” - Sounder June 10, 2026, 10:43:42
UFOs back in the news - Stu June 10, 2026, 10:24:31
- hot and steamy encounters of the third kind* - VIV June 10, 2026, 10:25:19
  - Kif, we're under attack and the wedding is off. Return fire and the cake* - assassin June 10, 2026, 13:09:09
  - booooooo edit* - VIV June 10, 2026, 10:25:40
Consumer inflation over 4%* - UofIL6 June 10, 2026, 8:04:40
- The lying and blaming Biden today is gonna be epic* - Mrap24 June 10, 2026, 8:17:43
  - lyin' Brooke Rollins, right on cue - assassin June 10, 2026, 12:24:53
- Shocking* - Sounder June 10, 2026, 8:09:41
What did Nancy Mace do to run afoul of MAGA? 5th in the SC gov primary* - RVA June 10, 2026, 7:09:57
- now she's threatening some sort of gas attack - assassin June 10, 2026, 16:45:41
  - she's full of beans (US version)* - Sammich June 10, 2026, 16:59:00
- She pulled a Riley Gaines* - Sounder June 10, 2026, 15:14:19
- She presumed guilt on national TV, like with "Tot Mom" and the Duke Lacrosse case* - VIV June 10, 2026, 8:31:14
- Want transparency for the Epstein files* - UofIL6 June 10, 2026, 7:26:49
Iran attacking US bases. Trump says peace almost here* - Stu June 10, 2026, 4:14:12
Becerra v Hilton for CA Governor. - SurfTheBoneyard June 9, 2026, 21:40:12
- Sewing mistrust in mail-in ballots is actually brilliant if you're an aspiring autocrat - VIV June 10, 2026, 8:40:27
  - Sowing mistrust works well, too.* - complainant June 10, 2026, 11:20:36
    - So-ing. - VIV June 10, 2026, 12:20:32
      - Peter Gabriel was very good at that* - Sammich June 10, 2026, 12:22:54
  - This is just a preview of what's gonna happen when the GOP gets epically brutalized in Nov.* - KingTalkyTiki June 10, 2026, 10:19:54
    - I forsee a world where Talarico wins and Platner costs the Dems the Senate* - Sounder June 10, 2026, 10:46:14
      - I think we're going to see the opposite. I like Talarico but it's still Texas.* - Warrin'_Illini June 10, 2026, 11:16:20
- It's rigged, that's why it's a certain loss* - KCWildcat June 10, 2026, 7:21:55
Lol, Trump just posted about the widening trade deficit thinking it was a flex. - VIV June 9, 2026, 20:39:23
- Almost as funny as Terry Bradshaw stuffing Joe Rogan into a locker about ivermectin - ATL June 9, 2026, 20:49:31
  - (Also it was not invented for human use even though it has human uses)* - ATL June 9, 2026, 20:50:18
so Trump has promised 38 times now the war with Iran was about to end… - LeatherneckIllini June 9, 2026, 17:14:20
- Yet he continues to manipulate the market every time he says it.* - Mrap24 June 9, 2026, 18:32:27
  - At this point blame the markets for being so dumb* - LeatherneckIllini June 9, 2026, 19:00:28
    - "it's already priced in"* - torinese June 10, 2026, 7:15:01
The West Wing S5E15 used a Zip disk / drive - timmer June 9, 2026, 16:36:30
- Uh government often lags in technology.* - SurfTheBoneyard June 9, 2026, 21:11:10
I, for one, welcome a solution to save social security - timmer June 9, 2026, 16:18:12
- Or you know maybe stop spending billions on wars of choice* - DocWalk20 June 9, 2026, 19:38:42
  - This* - Quiz June 9, 2026, 19:52:00
- Remove the cap for starters - TarheelIllini June 9, 2026, 16:31:12
  - How much retirement cash did Ron Guenther take in last year?* - complainant June 9, 2026, 19:08:48
    - enough to pay his tab at ccc. hi detlef!* - Ari Gold June 9, 2026, 19:21:30
- Can't wait for them to kill it after I pay in for ~30 years.* - Warrin'_Illini June 9, 2026, 16:25:49
- Yes this* - cpsteine June 9, 2026, 16:23:36
Absurd verdict in the Karmelo Anthony trial since Jury could have considered lesser charge - illini21 June 9, 2026, 15:27:48
- They were allowed to consider manslaughter… - LeatherneckIllini June 9, 2026, 17:08:30
How are people so surprised that a Republican is not among the top two vote getters - ATL June 9, 2026, 15:03:11
- It's almost a by-product of a guy who campaigned extensively... - SurfTheBoneyard June 9, 2026, 21:25:33
- Trump got almost exactly the same percentage of the LA vote in 2024 - Sounder June 9, 2026, 16:08:21
  - See! The fraud and election rigging continues consistently!* - DocWalk20 June 9, 2026, 16:11:26
- Rod Dreher is very concerned* - gvibes June 9, 2026, 15:34:48
- They aren’t, they’re purposely lying. * - assassin June 9, 2026, 15:19:00
  - I think a lot of them live in a bubble and have never been near LA. - Warrin'_Illini June 9, 2026, 15:20:25
- Spencer Pratt actually does seem like the next step in the natural evolution of MAGA. - Warrin'_Illini June 9, 2026, 15:11:53
  - When will populist dullards nominate one of their own? Pratt is a prep school kid. - complainant June 9, 2026, 16:28:48
- Because of the firehose blast of lies pouring from the right about voting fraud? And the press - IlliniRunner June 9, 2026, 15:10:45
  - except Charles M. Blow! Let this man cook. - assassin June 9, 2026, 16:29:21
  - This. The army of X/Tik tok right wing accounts that are all paid to forward the narrative* - UofIL6 June 9, 2026, 15:23:36
Iran downed Apache helicopter. Trump going scorched earth.. - Stu June 9, 2026, 11:53:25
- Iranian foreign minister (Cliff notes version): - Stu June 9, 2026, 13:47:17
- Much of Iran is already scorched. Very rough terrain, he should try something different.* - Warrin'_Illini June 9, 2026, 12:30:20
- I thought we destroyed their military?* - Mrap24 June 9, 2026, 12:09:08
  - But, communicate a deal in 2-3 days to move the market* - UofIL6 June 9, 2026, 12:25:14
  - Antifa probably snuck some units into Bandar Abbas* - DT June 9, 2026, 12:21:52
Ken Paxton’s defense attorney endorses Talerico - ATL June 8, 2026, 19:12:30
- an attorney endorses a dem? how about platner's former campaign director? - Ari Gold June 9, 2026, 13:18:31
  - Guy has a nazi tattoo but no evidence that he condones diddling kids - ATL June 9, 2026, 18:06:07
    - lol. just obsessed with rape - Ari Gold June 9, 2026, 20:14:00
Somali World Cup referee denied entry into US - ECEIllinois June 8, 2026, 19:02:43
Greg Bovino thinks he should run for president* - Stu June 8, 2026, 15:36:11
- Probably asked ChatGPT if it was a good idea. * - doubledown June 8, 2026, 19:37:02
- Please Lil' Greggy...please!* - KingTalkyTiki June 8, 2026, 19:32:41
- Of what, the Lollipop Guild?* - SurfTheBoneyard June 8, 2026, 17:51:23
  - Thanks to you, all morning I've been singing to myself "We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland!" - Stu June 9, 2026, 8:12:40
    - This post makes no sense. - complainant June 9, 2026, 8:21:04
      - Well I'm singing it that anyway so... - Stu June 9, 2026, 8:35:13
  - Ha* - Stu June 8, 2026, 18:37:06
- His base would be mostly comprised of cattle so I think he'd do well.* - Warrin'_Illini June 8, 2026, 16:56:01
  - It'd really be a moo-t point - IlliniSax05 June 8, 2026, 17:04:10
    - You know he would milk it for all the money and attention possible.* - Warrin'_Illini June 8, 2026, 17:08:06
      - He’d get slaughtered at the polls* - KCWildcat June 8, 2026, 19:12:33
        
        Udderly* - Stu June 8, 2026, 19:13:12
- I'd be all for it if I thought he was capable of embarrassment* - Sammich June 8, 2026, 16:11:20
- So do I* - Sounder June 8, 2026, 16:09:42
Are Mormons really finding out for the first time that no one actually thinks they are Christians? - Sounder June 8, 2026, 13:09:50
- They’re Christians who installed the Expansion Pack. * - doubledown June 8, 2026, 18:55:50
- white people aren't used to being othered, and tend to take it poorly* - Sammich June 8, 2026, 13:55:42
Trump chimes in on Spencer Pratt - Sounder June 8, 2026, 11:31:44
- What even is the alleged scheme here? Because Karen Bass would rather have Pratt - gvibes June 8, 2026, 17:28:43
  - they also forgot to rig the the rest of the house primaries* - assassin June 8, 2026, 18:44:58
- I love republicans just discovering that California takes a gross amount of time - gvibes June 8, 2026, 11:53:17
  - And it's not just like it's open ended. Anything post-marked by election day... - haighter June 8, 2026, 17:44:58
  - California isnt trying to hide it* - Sounder June 8, 2026, 11:59:17
Do they have groundhogs in Tel Aviv or Tehran?* - DocWalk20 June 8, 2026, 9:50:36
That’s a better title* - Stu June 8, 2026, 4:28:11

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