@Horace said: Tucker's son works as an intern for Vance. How delicious! ….For The First Proconsul and his wannabe Tallyrand.

Sweat shop labor, but with advanced weaponry. Everybody’s back hurts. I couldn’t do it.

No I’m not pulling your leg. You think the bullet was so close to his head that a head turn saved his life. You are theorizing a bullet within a couple inch window next to his ear and yet you’re confident that the ear wound was from contact with the secret service. You have no reason to believe the bullet was so close to his head other than the ear wound. Without the ear wound we can only say he was in the line of fire just like everybody standing around him. Just like the guy who actually died 20 feet away. It would never occur to you that a head turn saved him. That seems obvious and unarguable. Without the ear wound you wouldn’t think a head turn saved him. Yet you don’t think the ear wound had anything to do with the bullet. The two beliefs are incompatible. From your perspective you have no reason to believe a head turn saved him.

In terms of size alone, this accolade of the animal with the biggest testicles goes to the right whale, whose testes weigh a massive 1,000kg. Proportionately, however, it’s the tuberous bush cricket, whose testes amount to an impressive 14 per cent of its body mass. Imagine if a human's were 14 per cent of its body mass... Testes tend to be proportionately larger in species in which the females are very promiscuous (female tuberous bush crickets mate with up to 23 partners), and there are two possible explanations. First, they may allow a male to produce more sperm per mating in order to outcompete that of rivals; second, they may allow him to transfer a relatively small amount of sperm to a greater number of females. Research at the University of Derby supports the latter.

https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/key-moments-from-kevin-warshs-congressional-testimony-1e1cec0b A testy exchange with Warren Warsh says the Fed needs ‘fundamental policy reforms’ Warsh deflects Trump’s public attacks on the Fed Trump wants lower rates. Warsh says he never agreed to them. Republican senator warns Warsh to ‘be careful’ on AI hype Democratic senator digs in to Warsh’s comments on subprime mortgages Tillis: ‘Let’s get rid of this investigation’

Texas can enforce a state law requiring public schools to display posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. A majority of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Texas officials’ favor after hearing arguments over the law in January. All 17 active judges on the court listened to the case — Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District — alongside a similar challenge in Louisiana, the first state to pass a Ten Commandments requirement for its public schools. The court cleared the way in February for Louisiana to fully implement its law. The case is playing a central role in the national debate over whether the laws violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, which prohibits governments from endorsing or promoting a particular religion. The decision could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s what we know. Background: The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 10 in 2025, with Gov. Greg Abbott signing it into law last June. It requires public schools to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments, sized at least 16 by 20 inches, in a visible space on classroom walls. After SB 10’s passage, 16 families represented by a coalition of civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, sued 11 school districts to block what lawyers called “catastrophically unconstitutional” legislation. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery agreed, blocking the law from taking effect in the districts named in the lawsuit: Alamo Heights, North East, Lackland, Northside, Austin, Lake Travis, Dripping Springs, Houston, Fort Bend, Cypress-Fairbanks and Plano. Biery concluded the law improperly favors Christianity over other faiths and said it would likely interfere with families’ “exercise of their sincere religious or nonreligious beliefs in substantial ways.” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the 5th Circuit Court to overturn Biery’s ruling and allow all 17 active judges on the court to hear both the Texas and Louisiana cases together. A federal judge blocked Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law from taking effect in 2024, a decision unanimously upheld last year by a panel of three judges on the 5th Circuit Court. With all active judges on the court now hearing the cases, Texas and Louisiana officials hope for a more favorable ruling. Twelve of the appeals court’s 17 active judges were appointed by Republican presidents. The court is considered one of the most conservative in the nation. https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-04-21/texas-can-force-schools-to-post-ten-commandments-federal-appeals-court-rules

Hopefully they will continue to be investigated and punished if found guilty.

@renauda good post. So many smart people here on this forum board!!!!!

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Tuesday amid allegations of financial misconduct that could have led to her expulsion later in the week. The stunning announcement came just moments before the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to stage a public hearing to weigh potential penalties for the embattled Florida Democrat, who is facing federal charges over allegations of stealing millions of dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help fund her congressional campaign. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5841526-democrat-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns/

Well, there are non oil greases that can be made from things like palm oil, jutropa, etc. 555

Donald Trump was allegedly removed from a high-level Iran war briefing during a critical military rescue operation, according to a leak from senior administration officials, a claim that has intensified scrutiny of decision-making inside the White House as the U.S. navigates an escalating conflict with Iran. The episode, described by officials cited in reporting, unfolded during an emergency response to a downed U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle in early April. Two American airmen were left stranded in hostile territory following the incident, triggering a complex recovery effort involving U.S. and Israeli coordination amid ongoing military operations that began on February 28. According to accounts of the briefing, Trump grew increasingly agitated during discussions about the rescue timeline and risks. He reportedly invoked historical precedent, telling advisers, "If you look at what happened with Jimmy Carter...with the helicopters and the hostages, it cost them the election. What a mess." The remark referenced the failed 1980 hostage rescue mission during Carter's presidency, a comparison that underscored the political stakes he perceived in the unfolding operation. Officials said the president pushed for immediate action, expressing concern that delays could lead to a repeat of past U.S. military failures. At the same time, military advisers emphasized operational constraints, warning that the U.S. had not conducted ground operations in Iran for decades and required careful planning to avoid detection by Iranian forces. The tension reportedly escalated into what sources described as an "hours-long" outburst, prompting aides to alter the structure of the briefing. Rather than continuing in the Situation Room, officials opted to provide updates to Trump intermittently, allowing operational teams to focus on real-time developments without disruption. https://www.btimesonline.com/articles/177112/20260420/donald-trump-removed-from-iran-war-briefing-after-hours-long-meltdown-leak-claims-during-airmen-rescue-mission.htm

Gas up your cars ASAP!

Mamdami the building inspector: https://x.com/NYCHousing/status/2046360618068742252?s=20

We have one example of a serving congressperson declaring bankruptcy while in office, so I guess she's not historically the poorest serving congressperson. Maybe second poorest. Rubén Hinojosa Filed personal bankruptcy (2010) while serving in the House. Cause: liabilities tied to a family meat business loan (~$2.6M owed to Wells Fargo). This is consistently described as a “rare” case of a sitting member filing bankruptcy. This is the clearest, well-documented modern example.

One more try ... https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-onion-sandy-hook-f0e523468af6811f9634c75ae76f605f The satirical news outlet The Onion is back with a new plan to take over the Infowars platforms ... “We’ll build this into a bigger comedy network,” Collins said in phone interview Monday, adding the Sandy Hook families would receive profits from the new operations. “A big part of it for us is that the way people consume news now is they see somebody who has no idea what the (expletive) they’re talking about staring into their camera and just like coming up with conspiracy theories or telling you health hacks that will actually get you poisoned, things like that,” he said. “We’re going to create a bunch of characters and worlds around those kinds of things.”

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Although this did prompt me to look up drug testing laws in PA. My daughter has to test today for her new job and it is for sure it would show up. Given that her employer is rock n roll based I doubt they care, but PA state law is they can test but THC cannot be the sole reason for a refusal.

I'm surprised he doesn't HAVE scales after all his costars.