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Week of July 6 Current Events Thread

Posted by Orangeillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Orangeillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:17:13

If you see Toonces in the news for murdering the Capital One guy, don’t be surprised.*

Posted by Toonces <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Toonces' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 19:21:40, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

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I’m ugly.

Now Taco Bell says its ingredients are ‘curated’

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 21:49:12, in reply to "If you see Toonces in the news for murdering the Capital One guy, don’t be surprised.*"

Someone is going to have to die for this

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Chicken Little poster child

McConnell supposedly released a photo purporting to show proof of life

Posted by Orangeillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Orangeillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 17:54:12, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

though the white circular area below his white pointer figure has me saying hmmmm...

Also…jeans and a button down in inpatient rehab? I suppose there’s a first for everything. *

Posted by haighter <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=haighter' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 22:42:13, in reply to "McConnell supposedly released a photo purporting to show proof of life"

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though the white circular area below his white pointer figure has me saying hmmmm...

There’s some ‘that’s doctored’ chatter online about that image.

Posted by illini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 21:20:22, in reply to "McConnell supposedly released a photo purporting to show proof of life"

While I have no interest or desire in investigating that thread, I do find it odd he would have waited until today to release that image and statement if he’s doing as well as the image suggests.

When he’s fallen or had incidents before, they are typically addressed and downplayed immediately to push them out of the news cycle.

He's the happiest patient I've ever seen in a rehab facility

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 21:26:00, in reply to "There’s some ‘that’s doctored’ chatter online about that image. "

There's something odd about the way her hand disappears behind his arm too

Chicken Little poster child

He's back!

Posted by larue33 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=larue33' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 19:46:15, in reply to "McConnell supposedly released a photo purporting to show proof of life"

Lulz*

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 21:14:24, in reply to "He's back!"

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Bernie!*

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 19:31:08, in reply to "McConnell supposedly released a photo purporting to show proof of life"

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though the white circular area below his white pointer figure has me saying hmmmm...

Recrudescence

Explains why the adults in the room like Beshear have been keeping their powder dry*

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 17:59:08, in reply to "McConnell supposedly released a photo purporting to show proof of life"

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though the white circular area below his white pointer figure has me saying hmmmm...

He released a statement this past week *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 18:56:10, in reply to "Explains why the adults in the room like Beshear have been keeping their powder dry*"

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though the white circular area below his white pointer figure has me saying hmmmm...

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Strait of Hormuz closed

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 11, 2026, 18:46:00, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/middleeast/iran-araghchi-oman-iran-strait-of-hormuz.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Moose outside shoulda told ya. *

Posted by memyselfandillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=memyselfandillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 18:00:49, in reply to "Strait of Hormuz closed"

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/middleeast/iran-araghchi-oman-iran-strait-of-hormuz.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The Hormoose?*

Posted by SurfTheBoneyard <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=SurfTheBoneyard' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 12, 2026, 21:26:13, in reply to "Moose outside shoulda told ya. *"

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/world/middleeast/iran-araghchi-oman-iran-strait-of-hormuz.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Sky Marshal of the Luftwaffle

“Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie

If you’re booking a flight to Palm Springs, the airport code changed to PDO.

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 11, 2026, 15:15:57, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

Stolen from a friend

Recrudescence

Palm Springs?

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 11, 2026, 15:48:16, in reply to "If you’re booking a flight to Palm Springs, the airport code changed to PDO."

I’m guessing this was supposed to be Palm Beach?

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Stolen from a friend

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

You are supposed to be laughing at the joke*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 11, 2026, 17:46:31, in reply to "Palm Springs?"

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I’m guessing this was supposed to be Palm Beach?

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Stolen from a friend

Chicken Little poster child

Oww, my sides. *

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 11, 2026, 17:52:33, in reply to "You are supposed to be laughing at the joke*"

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I’m guessing this was supposed to be Palm Beach?

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Stolen from a friend

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

Radiator Springs?*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 11, 2026, 15:48:53, in reply to "Palm Springs?"

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Stolen from a friend

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Iran is rebuilding their nuclear enrichment sites and we are trying to leave

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 21:31:55, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

No one cares any more do they

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Chicken Little poster child

Did the Epstein chatter die down?

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 22:08:52, in reply to "Iran is rebuilding their nuclear enrichment sites and we are trying to leave"

If so, the other stuff doesn't matter.

Who?*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 22:30:57, in reply to "Did the Epstein chatter die down?"

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If so, the other stuff doesn't matter.

Chicken Little poster child

ooh

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 23:12:06, in reply to "Who?*"

In news that will shock everyone, Kristi is getting divorced*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 17:31:12, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

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Chicken Little poster child

The plane gifted to POTUS by a foreign nation lacks defensive capabilities.

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 13:03:15, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/politics/new-air-force-one-defensive-countermeasures.html

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And now the Trump admin is coming hard after those reporters. Cool. *

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 11, 2026, 0:14:39, in reply to "The plane gifted to POTUS by a foreign nation lacks defensive capabilities. "

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/politics/new-air-force-one-defensive-countermeasures.html

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

From your mouth to god’s ears*

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 22:05:02, in reply to "The plane gifted to POTUS by a foreign nation lacks defensive capabilities. "

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/politics/new-air-force-one-defensive-countermeasures.html

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And here I am fresh out of Surface to Air missiles*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 13:30:59, in reply to "The plane gifted to POTUS by a foreign nation lacks defensive capabilities. "

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/politics/new-air-force-one-defensive-countermeasures.html

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Chicken Little poster child

easy fix, just permanently attach a wing of F-35s*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 13:06:27, in reply to "The plane gifted to POTUS by a foreign nation lacks defensive capabilities. "

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/politics/new-air-force-one-defensive-countermeasures.html

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I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

The people who “recruited” Platner are turning out to be even more whacked than him…

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 12:54:54, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

this dude OMG.

https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/2075617296748278210?s=20

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Wasn't YoYo who always said, "I'd it weren't for Democrats would Republicans ever win anything?"*

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 13:47:10, in reply to "The people who “recruited” Platner are turning out to be even more whacked than him…"

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this dude OMG.

https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/2075617296748278210?s=20

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"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

Who vets the vetters? *

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 13:04:00, in reply to "The people who “recruited” Platner are turning out to be even more whacked than him…"

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this dude OMG.

https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/2075617296748278210?s=20

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Yinzer!*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 12:55:52, in reply to "The people who “recruited” Platner are turning out to be even more whacked than him…"

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this dude OMG.

https://x.com/benryanwriter/status/2075617296748278210?s=20

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Ghouls

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 12:02:49, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

filter duplicate lines online

https://stateline.org/2026/07/09/food-stamp-changes-will-cost-states-billions-raising-fears-about-snaps-future/

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

fucking moron

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 12:11:03, in reply to "Ghouls"

"I can assure you people were eating, getting married, graduating from high school before we even had anything called SNAP benefits.”

Smacks of the "we did just fine before vaccines even existed!" canard. I wish time travel existed, if only so we could show these jerkoffs first-hand how flawed their bullshit is.

Every day pushes me a little further toward revolution.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Ahh yes, the old “let churches decide who deserves the help” model.

Posted by WhitmansFolly <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=WhitmansFolly' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 15:35:56, in reply to "fucking moron"

Sorry minorities.

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Maybe you need to read The Grapes of Wrath.

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 12:16:18, in reply to "fucking moron"

It's all about how Oklahoma was killing it before SNAP.

Hoosiers gonna Hoosier?

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 9:44:47, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Come on Baby light my fire? *

Posted by illinijohn <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illinijohn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 11:40:41, in reply to "Hoosiers gonna Hoosier?"

did he sew it up right away so he could get down to his arson work?*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 9:49:01, in reply to "Hoosiers gonna Hoosier?"

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I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Folks I think the MAHA may not be actually happening*

Posted by MC <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=MC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 9:06:09, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some Tang, it'd be you.

Explosive shitting is a great weight loss tool.*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 9:38:33, in reply to "Folks I think the MAHA may not be actually happening*"

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Colorado’s Republican nominee for Governor does phone exorcisms and refuses to say

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 21:26:25, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

how many people he has killed.

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Same.

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 22:56:24, in reply to "Colorado’s Republican nominee for Governor does phone exorcisms and refuses to say"

I strongly recommend it.

If ICE is just going to go around shooting random Hispanics, they should start in Little Havana.

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 19:09:30, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/us/witnesses-houston-ice-shooting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.

The targets of the investigation were two people from Guatemala, one of whom the agents believed was in a white van being driven by the man, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, according to two people with knowledge of the matter who were not permitted to speak about the case.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

It was probably that Cardinal shirt*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 19:58:55, in reply to "If ICE is just going to go around shooting random Hispanics, they should start in Little Havana. "

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Pretty sure that’s not the dead guy *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 20:12:50, in reply to "It was probably that Cardinal shirt*"

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Birds of a feather…*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 1:02:24, in reply to "Pretty sure that’s not the dead guy *"

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Explosive Diarrhea Virus hits Taco Bell

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 12:16:58, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

but how would one know?

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Suddenly, Arby’s seems like a good option*

Posted by timmer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=timmer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 14:39:21, in reply to "Explosive Diarrhea Virus hits Taco Bell"

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but how would one know?

(for rent)

this reminds me of the rumour

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 12:38:29, in reply to "Explosive Diarrhea Virus hits Taco Bell"

that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

This rumor could have been believably applied to the Green Street Burger King as well*

Posted by OB25 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=OB25' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 13:27:13, in reply to "this reminds me of the rumour"

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

Many years ago after a night of drinking I had a buddy get behind the counter and start making food.

Posted by EffinIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=EffinIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 8:53:20, in reply to "This rumor could have been believably applied to the Green Street Burger King as well*"

Maybe this was common as I don't recall the actual employees batting an eye about it. They may have appreciated the help.

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

the single worst run fast food establishment (non-popeye's edition)

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 13:35:18, in reply to "This rumor could have been believably applied to the Green Street Burger King as well*"

of all time

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

Got the CD player in my car stolen by one of the cooks while I was inside eating*

Posted by illini21 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini21' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 19:02:18, in reply to "the single worst run fast food establishment (non-popeye's edition) "

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of all time

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

the Taco Bell out near Market Place Mall would routinely greet drive-thru customers with

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 14:54:49, in reply to "the single worst run fast food establishment (non-popeye's edition) "

"Whatchoo want?!"

Also, Desert once asked somebody at the Wendy's on Prospect what was on their new chicken sandwich, and the answer was "Chicken...and bread!"

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

We have a couple of Popeye's that were sued recently for using the brand name without authorization

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 14:47:32, in reply to "the single worst run fast food establishment (non-popeye's edition) "

I think they got decertified or whatever

The Champaign Springfield Ave. KFC often ran out of...chicken.*

Posted by MojoJojo <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=MojoJojo' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 13:56:10, in reply to "the single worst run fast food establishment (non-popeye's edition) "

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of all time

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

I've experienced this with 2 different KFC locations in the Chicago burbs

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 14:33:12, in reply to "The Champaign Springfield Ave. KFC often ran out of...chicken.*"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

My lifelong observation of KFC

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 14:00:02, in reply to "The Champaign Springfield Ave. KFC often ran out of...chicken.*"

is that they have extreme quality control issues, and their locations vary significantly.

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of all time

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

My life long observation of KFC:

as a kid, was awesome, it was a treat to take home.

Over the last 20 years it's taken more of a nose dive than Pizza Hut IMO

While I agree

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 14:57:28, in reply to "My life long observation of KFC:"

I always wonder, has the quality of fast food actually gone down, or have we just become more discriminating as wel get older. I think it's a bit of both.

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as a kid, was awesome, it was a treat to take home.

Over the last 20 years it's taken more of a nose dive than Pizza Hut IMO

there are more and better options than ever before, even in smaller towns*

Posted by torinese <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=torinese' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 10, 2026, 6:20:54, in reply to "While I agree"

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I always wonder, has the quality of fast food actually gone down, or have we just become more discriminating as wel get older. I think it's a bit of both.

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as a kid, was awesome, it was a treat to take home.

Over the last 20 years it's taken more of a nose dive than Pizza Hut IMO

definitely both, but I'll still nom the hell out of some KFC extra crispy

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

the absolute best kfc used to be in taylorville. owned by a local family who ran it extremely well

Posted by lcubed <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=lcubed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 14:19:20, in reply to "My lifelong observation of KFC"

we used to meet my grandpa there monday nights for the buffet after he had a stroke until he passed.

they also had a chicken little sandwich that i don't know if it was just a local thing, but it was a young lcubed favorite

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is that they have extreme quality control issues, and their locations vary significantly.

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of all time

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

The buffalo chicken snackers!!!

Posted by illinilosch <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illinilosch' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 19:14:23, in reply to "the absolute best kfc used to be in taylorville. owned by a local family who ran it extremely well"

IMO those were arguably the best thing KFC ever put on the menu. Maybe even better than their old school, famous fried chicken. I could destroy about 5 of those little snickers sandwiches!

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is that they have extreme quality control issues, and their locations vary significantly.

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of all time

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

You think Popeyes is bad?

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 13:36:24, in reply to "the single worst run fast food establishment (non-popeye's edition) "

Clearly you've never been to Church's.

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of all time

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

Luckily none of the 7 layers in 7 layer burritos were meat.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 13:08:17, in reply to "this reminds me of the rumour"

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

There was a scandal a pizza place in Peoria in the 80's

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 12:42:36, in reply to "this reminds me of the rumour"

where they found dog food cans in their dumpster. The generally held belief was that a rival pizza place did it to discredit their reputation.

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

Maybe the real Taco Bell was the feces that we ate along the way*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 12:40:41, in reply to "this reminds me of the rumour"

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that the Taco Bell on Green Street was closed because they found dookie in the meat

given how often I'd eaten there, I was not happy to hear that

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

ooo

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 12:37:45, in reply to "Explosive Diarrhea Virus hits Taco Bell"

https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/msg/1783567112.html

Seems both sides are sending missiles again*

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 22:18:32, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

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One of two things is going to happen:

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:49:12, in reply to "Seems both sides are sending missiles again*"

1) Trump will walk away ftom Iran, give them the kitchen sink, and clain ‘victory’; or

2) This will still be status quo when President Newsome assumes office.

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Chicken Little poster child

You spelled "Leader of the Resistance Newsome assumes office after toppling...

...President for Life Trump" wrong.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

You spelled "After beheading Trump with a machete" wrong*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 13:17:13, in reply to "You spelled "Leader of the Resistance Newsome assumes office after toppling..."

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...President for Life Trump" wrong.

Chicken Little poster child

Here is what needs to happen, IMO

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 12:38:24, in reply to "One of two things is going to happen:"

some version of 1, where the US has no choice but to pull out, and then a coalition of our "allies", assuming we still have those, steps in and does the heavy lifting on the negotiations with Iran to get things as back to normal as possible. Let's be honest, all anyone really cares about is the price of crude oil.

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1) Trump will walk away ftom Iran, give them the kitchen sink, and clain ‘victory’; or

2) This will still be status quo when President Newsome assumes office.

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What is definite: Iran is going to come out of this really empowered

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 17:18:18, in reply to "Here is what needs to happen, IMO"

And Israel really diminished, likely resulting in some sort of catastrophe in the Middle East in a few years, thanks to Trump.

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1) Trump will walk away ftom Iran, give them the kitchen sink, and clain ‘victory’; or

2) This will still be status quo when President Newsome assumes office.

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Chicken Little poster child

I mean his name is President Deals. That's like saying Michael Jordan shouldn't take the last shot.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 9, 2026, 13:10:28, in reply to "Here is what needs to happen, IMO"

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1) Trump will walk away ftom Iran, give them the kitchen sink, and clain ‘victory’; or

2) This will still be status quo when President Newsome assumes office.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Does any rational and reasonably intelligent person still believe

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 13:22:54, in reply to "I mean his name is President Deals. That's like saying Michael Jordan shouldn't take the last shot.*"

that Trump is good at making deals?

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1) Trump will walk away ftom Iran, give them the kitchen sink, and clain ‘victory’; or

2) This will still be status quo when President Newsome assumes office.

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He's probably still wondering why his cheap conman shit isn't working with them.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 9, 2026, 13:28:48, in reply to "Does any rational and reasonably intelligent person still believe"

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that Trump is good at making deals?

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1) Trump will walk away ftom Iran, give them the kitchen sink, and clain ‘victory’; or

2) This will still be status quo when President Newsome assumes office.

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Whichever outcome is dumber and/or makes the most money for Trump will prevail*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:51:45, in reply to "One of two things is going to happen:"

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1) Trump will walk away ftom Iran, give them the kitchen sink, and clain ‘victory’; or

2) This will still be status quo when President Newsome assumes office.

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Weird, we seemed so good at ending wars once we start them*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:41:13, in reply to "Seems both sides are sending missiles again*"

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Tired: Forever war. Wired: Quantum war*

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:16:22, in reply to "Seems both sides are sending missiles again*"

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I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

There will be a halt before markets close tomorrow, and then it can resume again*

Posted by KCWildcat <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KCWildcat' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:14:02, in reply to "Seems both sides are sending missiles again*"

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I wonder if we'll ever find out how much money he personally made from this war. *

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:47:12, in reply to "There will be a halt before markets close tomorrow, and then it can resume again*"

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Maybe in the Hague tribunal*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:43:02, in reply to "I wonder if we'll ever find out how much money he personally made from this war. *"

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i thought we won this war like 40 times*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:02:48, in reply to "Seems both sides are sending missiles again*"

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"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

That's the Art of Claiming How Many Wars I Have Stopped, keep them on repeat*

Posted by illini222 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=illini222' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:16:05, in reply to "i thought we won this war like 40 times*"

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Drink Everytime Brad Underwood says "Elite" in a press conference.

Why wouldn’t you want to win it 40 more times? More is better, right?*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:45:14, in reply to "i thought we won this war like 40 times*"

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Oh no*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 5:15:12, in reply to "Seems both sides are sending missiles again*"

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Chicken Little poster child

But Donnie told the press earlier tonight that Iran called wanting a deal*

Posted by Mrap24 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Mrap24' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 22:45:53, in reply to "Seems both sides are sending missiles again*"

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Platner drops out. Still can’t believe he even got past the Nazi tattoo*

Posted by Carl Spackler <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Carl+Spackler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 19:49:47, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

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Seems like a correct take…

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 8:32:14, in reply to "Platner drops out. Still can’t believe he even got past the Nazi tattoo*"

https://x.com/Noahpinion/status/2075021657744593023?s=20

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anyone who uses the R word is an automatic disregard for me, especially now

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 8:49:22, in reply to "Seems like a correct take…"

it used to be you were just a bit of an asshole to use it, now there's a very specific connotation, of which I want no part

also, memo to whoever wrote the community note on this guy's previous tweet: it should be "WHOSE restaurant is ITS primary customer"

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

cosign*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:42:58, in reply to "anyone who uses the R word is an automatic disregard for me, especially now"

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Ding. Sure feel free to use that word, and I'll feel free to ignore everything you say after it.

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:27:42, in reply to "anyone who uses the R word is an automatic disregard for me, especially now"

Who says I won't compromise?

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

also, this seems like a good opportunity to realize the limits of one's own attention economy

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:13:24, in reply to "anyone who uses the R word is an automatic disregard for me, especially now"

but no, he'll keep commenting on every topic, no matter how little he cares or knows about it, because he has literally made it his business to do so

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Land of the free, home of the takes*

Posted by Tortillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tortillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:17:05, in reply to "also, this seems like a good opportunity to realize the limits of one's own attention economy"

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but no, he'll keep commenting on every topic, no matter how little he cares or knows about it, because he has literally made it his business to do so

Seriously, the resurrection of this word is disgusting*

Posted by Jackie <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Jackie' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 8:58:26, in reply to "anyone who uses the R word is an automatic disregard for me, especially now"

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I assumed you were talking about "r*t**d" but I didn't see it in that post

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:02:20, in reply to "Seriously, the resurrection of this word is disgusting*"

what is the "r-word"?

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

No, he meant Republican*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 9:10:52, in reply to "I assumed you were talking about "r*t**d" but I didn't see it in that post"

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what is the "r-word"?

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Chicken Little poster child

It's in the parenthetical. *

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 9, 2026, 9:06:09, in reply to "I assumed you were talking about "r*t**d" but I didn't see it in that post"

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what is the "r-word"?

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

It seems like that could be a bright line litmus test. “No Nazi tattoos”*

Posted by IlliniRunner <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniRunner' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 20:54:10, in reply to "Platner drops out. Still can’t believe he even got past the Nazi tattoo*"

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That's it, Maine has to go back to being part of Massachusetts until it proves...

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 9, 2026, 10:30:09, in reply to "It seems like that could be a bright line litmus test. “No Nazi tattoos”*"

...it's responsible enough to be its own state again.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Nice to see he finally pulled out.*

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 20:00:30, in reply to "Platner drops out. Still can’t believe he even got past the Nazi tattoo*"

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Touché *

Posted by JacobRDaugherty <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=JacobRDaugherty' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 20:04:55, in reply to "Nice to see he finally pulled out.*"

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I look forward to the Maine Dems coming together to do what’s best for the Country…

Posted by shua <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=shua' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 19:58:46, in reply to "Platner drops out. Still can’t believe he even got past the Nazi tattoo*"

and not a bunch of in fighting and power grabbing!

Andy Beshear has entered the chat

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 15:56:56, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/us/beshear-mcconnell-kentucky-health.html?smid=url-share

In the letter to Mr. McConnell — who is planning to retire at the end of his term in January — Mr. Beshear, a Democrat, wrote that Kentucky residents had “grown increasingly concerned over the state of your health and well-being, and ability to hold office.”

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Oh no we're attacking Iran

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 15:19:52, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

OH no

Chicken Little poster child

Just another opportunity for him to manipulate markets and make cronies richer*

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 16:01:47, in reply to "Oh no we're attacking Iran"

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OH no

So did they eff up the rehabilitation of the Qatari 747?

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 15:12:58, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/cover-story-leon-panetta-says-193048182.html

LEON PANETTA: You know, I've always been concerned about security issues with this kind of plane that's built by another country, regardless of the fact that that country, we may have good relations with that country. The fact is that for from a security point of view, you have got to be concerned that there are going to be efforts to try to gather intelligence.

And I'm sure they've reviewed the whole plane. But as somebody involved with security, I would be very concerned about making sure that the president's security is protected.

The only way to do that is by having that plane made in the United States and carrying the equipment that is provided by the United States, so that we can assure that the president is not only secure, but safe. So I don't, I don't think there's any question that there are security concerns here. What they are we don't know, but I'm sure that's involved.

KATY TUR: Have you ever heard of a situation where the president switches planes like this? I mean, I know usually there are two air force ones. You know, one is not called air force one. When the president travels, there's always a backup.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

So much going on here…. (Platner)

Posted by LeatherneckIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=LeatherneckIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 11:22:48, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

I saw versions of this myself in the last admin when it comes to mind boggling ignorance that vests as incompetence. It was a minority but when you ran into those people…. ugh.

https://x.com/JoshEakle/status/2074664243329122408?s=20

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ooo

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 13:01:22, in reply to "So much going on here…. (Platner)"

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lol*

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I heard that yesterday and didn’t think there was a more annoying voice than RFK Jr’s but here we

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 11:31:13, in reply to "So much going on here…. (Platner)"

are

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Bruce Weber, and Steve Kelly are on this list*

Posted by HeatMizer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=HeatMizer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 12:33:10, in reply to "I heard that yesterday and didn’t think there was a more annoying voice than RFK Jr’s but here we "

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are

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two more members of the Ammons political family indicted*

Posted by Poldark <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Poldark' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 9:07:41, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

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Social Misfit who wants to coach Illinois women's basketball.

"The corruption cry seems autofill but it’s really just coming from the Euros."

Should have known better than to try that kind of stuff without being POTUS *

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 9:42:13, in reply to "two more members of the Ammons political family indicted*"

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Primae corruptis.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 11:14:05, in reply to "Should have known better than to try that kind of stuff without being POTUS *"

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"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

Asalamalekham, Nihon.

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 8:52:31, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mq56s2vkam2b

Trump: "We had 11 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan"

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I spoke to Mitch McConnell this morning. He said Trump should be convicted & removed this time.

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 8:32:12, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

I spoke to McConnell for about 20 minutes this morning.

He said we should end the war with Iran, quit giving aid to Israel, stop spying on Americans without a warrant, and he’s really sorry about how my primary turned out.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) July 7, 2026

MAGA should have loved this guy.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 8, 2026, 8:46:02, in reply to "I spoke to Mitch McConnell this morning. He said Trump should be convicted & removed this time."

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I spoke to McConnell for about 20 minutes this morning.

He said we should end the war with Iran, quit giving aid to Israel, stop spying on Americans without a warrant, and he’s really sorry about how my primary turned out. — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) July 7, 2026 .

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

they did, until he dared to challenge Dear Leader on the Epstein stuff

Posted by Gene Parmesan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Gene+Parmesan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 9:06:30, in reply to "MAGA should have loved this guy.*"

then he became persona non grata.

It's weird they didn't mention the Epstein stuff at all in this article:

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 10:07:08, in reply to "they did, until he dared to challenge Dear Leader on the Epstein stuff"

https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/08/12/pro-israel-billionaires-spent-over-1-5-million-in-38-days-to-oust-thomas-massie-3d094aac-b638-5d86-b05c-2803a38d8401/

The two things Republicans absolutely love: child molestation and low taxes.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 9:34:52, in reply to "they did, until he dared to challenge Dear Leader on the Epstein stuff"

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then he became persona non grata.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

lol *

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 8, 2026, 8:42:10, in reply to "I spoke to Mitch McConnell this morning. He said Trump should be convicted & removed this time."

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Drip, drip, drip for Platner.

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 17:38:22, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/07/ex-girlfriend-graham-platner-says-he-removed-condoms-without-consent/

Friday afternoon seems like a good time to drop out.

Until then, the ratfucking will continue.

he'd win a special election to replace Mitch if he was an R in Kentucky

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 19:08:18, in reply to "Drip, drip, drip for Platner."

so clear the differences between the two parties

Recrudescence

Not with Massie sitting around.*

Posted by voiceofreason <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=voiceofreason' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 19:35:39, in reply to "he'd win a special election to replace Mitch if he was an R in Kentucky"

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so clear the differences between the two parties

Ken Paxton appears to have engaged in voter fraud

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 14:30:19, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

Every accusation is a confession

Despite his own warnings, Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years, including in May’s runoff that made him the Republican nominee for U.S. senator, according to records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

State Sen. Angela Paxton said in a 2025 divorce filing that Paxton, whom she accused of adultery, moved out of their Collin County home a year earlier. But Paxton continues to list the home’s address in the northern Dallas suburb on his voter registration. Angela Paxton declined to be interviewed. A source close to the Paxtons said the attorney general has not moved back into the home since leaving.

It is unclear where Paxton has lived for the past two years, but reporting by ProPublica and the Tribune has linked him to a home in neighboring Denton County since February.

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I look forward to nothing happening*

Posted by shua <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=shua' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 15:25:11, in reply to "Ken Paxton appears to have engaged in voter fraud"

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If a Democrat can't beat this asshole, it will never happen*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 17:09:12, in reply to "I look forward to nothing happening* "

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God will deliver him, as He has done before.

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 14:50:51, in reply to "Ken Paxton appears to have engaged in voter fraud"

https://www.christianpost.com/news/ken-paxton-credits-god-with-delivering-him-from-legal-battles.html

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Iran heating up again*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 14:00:19, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

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Chicken Little poster child

CENTCOM says we are back to kicking Iran's ass again

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 17:03:00, in reply to "Iran heating up again*"

And this time they will care, unlike all the previous times

Chicken Little poster child

And it’s not even Friday yet*

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 22:08:44, in reply to "CENTCOM says we are back to kicking Iran's ass again"

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And this time they will care, unlike all the previous times

Thank God for all our unvaccinated warfighters

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 17:06:58, in reply to "CENTCOM says we are back to kicking Iran's ass again"

but not those mooching, pansy-ass chaplains.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

You mean the UVWFs, not the MPACs*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 17:08:34, in reply to "Thank God for all our unvaccinated warfighters"

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but not those mooching, pansy-ass chaplains.

Chicken Little poster child

Two for the last two on missile strikes?*

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 14:17:37, in reply to "Iran heating up again*"

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

3/3; no notes. Trump yanks Iran license to sell oil; oil up*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 14:19:48, in reply to "Two for the last two on missile strikes?*"

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Chicken Little poster child

THEYRE ON FIRE

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 15:00:06, in reply to "3/3; no notes. Trump yanks Iran license to sell oil; oil up*"

boomshakala

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

This is a little old, but still relevant and I hadn’t seen it before.

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 10:03:31, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

Occam’s Kazoo

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/QzrBYN9iXN

To;dr*

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 14:07:45, in reply to "This is a little old, but still relevant and I hadn’t seen it before."

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Occam’s Kazoo

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/QzrBYN9iXN

Recrudescence

HO:DOR!*

Posted by Tortillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tortillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 15:20:06, in reply to "To;dr*"

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Occam’s Kazoo

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/QzrBYN9iXN

Mitch is brain dead and his wife is in china

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 21:10:50, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

Per Twitter.

No one to pull the plug, means no new senator

Recrudescence

ooo

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 7, 2026, 4:37:34, in reply to "Mitch is brain dead and his wife is in china"

“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

W and Stallone both turned 80 today*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 18:05:44, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

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Chicken Little poster child

Ugh

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 17:48:15, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://www.kxan.com/news/boy-dies-from-rabies-after-waking-up-to-bat-

Chicken Little poster child

Summer of 2024?*

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 20:36:22, in reply to "Ugh"

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https://www.kxan.com/news/boy-dies-from-rabies-after-waking-up-to-bat-

Recrudescence

News travel slow in Canada. It goes on logs down rivers*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 20:46:08, in reply to "Summer of 2024?*"

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https://www.kxan.com/news/boy-dies-from-rabies-after-waking-up-to-bat-

Chicken Little poster child

Looking more like the end for Platner

Posted by assassin <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=assassin' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 14:32:13, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Brandon Schrock of Laredo, Texas, told the federal government that his employer was “poop,” and his occupation was “pooper.”

this guy was like made it a lab to lose a senate race.

Posted by John Coctostan <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=John+Coctostan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:19:35, in reply to "Looking more like the end for Platner "

i know maine is a small state but there isn't anyone better there than this asshole and the 150 year old former governor?

Donald Trump is president. Never good to get accused of stuff like this but does it

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 6, 2026, 15:27:30, in reply to "this guy was like made it a lab to lose a senate race. "

even matter anymore?

If he fights this and says it didn't happen (even if it did), he probably still has a better chance than anyone of beating Collins (who is obviously a huge front runner now).

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i know maine is a small state but there isn't anyone better there than this asshole and the 150 year old former governor?

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Well, no. One side still mostly cares about stuff like this. *

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:49:25, in reply to "Donald Trump is president. Never good to get accused of stuff like this but does it"

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even matter anymore?

If he fights this and says it didn't happen (even if it did), he probably still has a better chance than anyone of beating Collins (who is obviously a huge front runner now).

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i know maine is a small state but there isn't anyone better there than this asshole and the 150 year old former governor?

Unfortunately, these claims seem pretty credible. It sucks we won't get health care

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 6, 2026, 17:02:11, in reply to "Well, no. One side still mostly cares about stuff like this. *"

but this dude has to drop out.

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even matter anymore?

If he fights this and says it didn't happen (even if it did), he probably still has a better chance than anyone of beating Collins (who is obviously a huge front runner now).

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i know maine is a small state but there isn't anyone better there than this asshole and the 150 year old former governor?

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Well, he's pausing his campaign. No one would do that if they weren't credible*

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 17:06:59, in reply to "Unfortunately, these claims seem pretty credible. It sucks we won't get health care "

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but this dude has to drop out.

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even matter anymore?

If he fights this and says it didn't happen (even if it did), he probably still has a better chance than anyone of beating Collins (who is obviously a huge front runner now).

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i know maine is a small state but there isn't anyone better there than this asshole and the 150 year old former governor?

Chicken Little poster child

Nice work Dem team*

Posted by reggiedunlop <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=reggiedunlop' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:04:27, in reply to "Looking more like the end for Platner "

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Just burn the whole party down and replace the entire leadership.*

Posted by KingTalkyTiki <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=KingTalkyTiki' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 16:26:39, in reply to "Nice work Dem team*"

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

I would say this one is more the fault of the people. The Dem leadership didn't want him*

Posted by reggiedunlop <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=reggiedunlop' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 16:33:04, in reply to "Just burn the whole party down and replace the entire leadership.*"

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Shame on the people for electing an anti-war and pro-Palestine candidate and making the Dem

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 16:45:37, in reply to "I would say this one is more the fault of the people. The Dem leadership didn't want him*"

leadership force him out the hard way a week before the election deadline.

He was always a dead candidate running.

Which @SenSchumer knew.
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) July 6, 2026

No kidding. Uber-important state, and it's like they never vetted him*

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:13:51, in reply to "Nice work Dem team*"

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Sarcasm?*

Posted by Carl Spackler <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Carl+Spackler' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 17:30:31, in reply to "No kidding. Uber-important state, and it's like they never vetted him*"

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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did people not like the old lady because she was so old? is she the leftover option?*

Posted by shua <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=shua' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:03:31, in reply to "Looking more like the end for Platner "

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Yes, no more olds*

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:30:10, in reply to "did people not like the old lady because she was so old? is she the leftover option?*"

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Sorry kids, no healthcare this year.*

Posted by Warrin'_Illini $<iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Warrin\'_Illini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'>$ on July 6, 2026, 14:52:27, in reply to "Looking more like the end for Platner "

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

Should have gotten behind a better candidate for the most important senate race

Posted by CanHartlebHireSnider <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=CanHartlebHireSnider' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 14:55:56, in reply to "Sorry kids, no healthcare this year.*"

Not like Mr Nazi tattoo who has a new scandal every week.

Honestly everyone involved in this should be drummed out of politics.

Maine senate was way too vital to double and triple down on this scumbag.

If he had an ‘R’ next to his name there would be record turnout from the GOP

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:22:20, in reply to "Should have gotten behind a better candidate for the most important senate race"

I wish the left could learn this lesson. Just win and then legislate well

Recrudescence

I'm sure the next person will be AIPAC approved.*

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 14:57:42, in reply to "Should have gotten behind a better candidate for the most important senate race"

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Yeah, he’s dropping

Posted by snipes824 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=snipes824' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 14:50:36, in reply to "Looking more like the end for Platner "

No idea on the mechanism for replacing.

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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A screenshot or two might not have been the worst thing to hang on to. *

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 14:44:27, in reply to "Looking more like the end for Platner "

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Good riddance if true/so

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/06/graham-platner-sexual-assault-allegation-00987737

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Yeah and I would kind of like to see the response to the he "forces himself on people?"

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 14:55:45, in reply to "A screenshot or two might not have been the worst thing to hang on to. *"

text/question.

"Consensually careless" might be the nicest way anybody has ever referred to their rapist.

Victims of sexual assault and other trauma often adopt minimizing language as a coping mechanism.

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:52:45, in reply to "Yeah and I would kind of like to see the response to the he "forces himself on people?" "

But couldn't one of these things be completely open and shut for once?

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text/question.

"Consensually careless" might be the nicest way anybody has ever referred to their rapist.

It sounds like she didn't minimize a thing in her messages to him.

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 16:04:16, in reply to "Victims of sexual assault and other trauma often adopt minimizing language as a coping mechanism."

That she deleted for reasons.

Maybe Platner still has them.

Trump is huge on Tic Tac

Posted by Sounder <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sounder' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 11:32:32, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

https://x.com/atrupar/status/2074140730835017960/video/1?s=46

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what's LA Knight doing there?*

Posted by lcubed <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=lcubed' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 15:44:48, in reply to "Trump is huge on Tic Tac"

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https://x.com/atrupar/status/2074140730835017960/video/1?s=46

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All the kids are watching the tic-tacs and grooving to the raps.

...and they all think Trump is a righteous dude.

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

The reactive facial expressions of Skelator in the background...*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 12:18:30, in reply to "Trump is huge on Tic Tac"

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https://x.com/atrupar/status/2074140730835017960/video/1?s=46

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“We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

I appreciate that these morons are forced to stand behind him while he spews his drivel...

Posted by shua <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=shua' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 13:57:14, in reply to "The reactive facial expressions of Skelator in the background...* "

so they can think about where they went wrong in their life.

oOo

"You must own the honor of being the whitest, military vet, fat, multiple state property owner but most of all the one who hates their own country the most in our country."

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https://x.com/atrupar/status/2074140730835017960/video/1?s=46

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"Journalists float astonishing theory around silence surrounding Mitch McConnell’s health"

Posted by Orangeillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Orangeillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:18:30, in reply to "Week of July 6 Current Events Thread"

With Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health status still unclear after his latest medical incident, multiple journalists have offered a stunning theory for why his office and fellow Republicans have remained largely silent.

McConnell was rushed to the hospital in mid-June for an undisclosed medical reason, with his spokesperson David Popp issuing a vague statement regarding the reason for the hospitalization. It wasn't until last week that media outlets learned McConnell had been discovered "unconscious" at his home and had to be administered CPR for potential “cardiac arrest.”

It remains unclear why McConnell’s staff refused to share details, but some, including independent journalist and crypto commentator Adam Cochran, have a theory.

“In Kentucky, a special election to replace a Senator will NOT be called if it’s closer than 3 months till the next election,” Cochran wrote Saturday in a social media post on X. “If McConnell’s condition is clearly unfit for office, they’d hide that to avoid being forced to submit a resignation letter until after that date.”

According to Kentucky election law, independent candidates have until “the second Tuesday in August preceding the regular election” to file to run in the case of a vacancy that occurs after the state’s June filing deadline.

And, with a medical expert recently declaring McConnell, “even if he is alive, unfit to serve” based on details of his latest health incident, Cochran suggested that Republicans may be seeking to avoid having ousted Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) make a last-minute grab for McConnell’s seat.

“So all they have to do is drag their feet until [the second Tuesday in August], then tell you that he didn’t make it,” Cochran continued. “And in turn block Massie from disrupting an otherwise safe Republican seat.”

David Morris, a journalist and author, also appeared to endorse the theory with a brutal jab at McConnell and his legacy.

“Mitch McConnell remaining technically alive for an extra three weeks because of a manipulative procedural maneuver is exactly how he would have wanted to go out,” Morris wrote in a social media post on X.

And Hasan Piker, the prominent progressive influencer, asked his more than 1.7 million followers a blunt question regarding McConnell’s health.

“Is Mitch McConnell dead, and if so, will Massie run for his seat?” he wrote in a social media post on X.

https://www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconnell-2677159427/

I don't really get what's astonishing about it.

Posted by Sammich <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Sammich' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:39:05, in reply to ""Journalists float astonishing theory around silence surrounding Mitch McConnell’s health""

Mitch probably drafted instructions years ago for this exact eventuality.

I want to break it up
I want to smash it up
I want to #### it up
I want to watch it come down

Didn't they already have the primary? so there's already a (R) lined up for the seat...

Posted by shua <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=shua' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:29:50, in reply to ""Journalists float astonishing theory around silence surrounding Mitch McConnell’s health""

so even if Massie won a special election, it would just be until January.

I had also heard that the KY state constitution states that the Governor has the power to replace an empty Senate seat. So even though the state state/house passed a bill to takeaway that power, they didn't actually change the state constitution. so maybe that's what they're concerned about.

Yeah I think the article should have been titled:

Posted by Chuck Woodaby <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Chuck+Woodaby' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:45:42, in reply to "Didn't they already have the primary? so there's already a (R) lined up for the seat..."

"Journalists and influencers had no idea McConnell's seat was already up"

...and he'd already decided not to run again*

Posted by shua <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=shua' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:50:32, in reply to "Yeah I think the article should have been titled:"

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"Journalists and influencers had no idea McConnell's seat was already up"

he probably can't even walk*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:54:40, in reply to "...and he'd already decided not to run again*"

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"Journalists and influencers had no idea McConnell's seat was already up"

"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

At this point even crawling seems a stretch. *

Posted by DocWalk20 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=DocWalk20' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:57:26, in reply to "he probably can't even walk*"

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"Journalists and influencers had no idea McConnell's seat was already up"

It's going to be 'Weekend at Mitch's' where GOP Sens take turn propping him up

Posted by UofIL6 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=UofIL6' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 11:07:43, in reply to "At this point even crawling seems a stretch. *"

to manipulate SCOTUS dynamics

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"Journalists and influencers had no idea McConnell's seat was already up"

Kinda the same logic as "nobody ever dies at a race track"

Posted by ijustkrushalot <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ijustkrushalot' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:27:29, in reply to ""Journalists float astonishing theory around silence surrounding Mitch McConnell’s health""

they flew Ayrton Senna to a hospital with a metal strut through his eye because of paperwork

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that's fucking ghoulish*

Posted by VIV <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=VIV' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 10:23:17, in reply to ""Journalists float astonishing theory around silence surrounding Mitch McConnell’s health""

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"the alchemy of the tartar sauce and cheese with the fish combined with the buttery steamed bun is so good." - Sounder re: a Filet O Fish

And it totally tracks with McConnell's record.*

Posted by ATL <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ATL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 6, 2026, 12:17:29, in reply to "that's fucking ghoulish*"

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