That makes sense

I wonder if some of the people in President Trumps circle go home at night and drink heavily! LOL

My current bedtime/sofa/airplane read (a third reading for me): [image: 1770596306974-img_0295.jpeg] My current audiobook: [image: 1770596315654-img_0296.jpeg] I’m a glutton for punishment. After the endurance test of Twain I pick up two 1000+ page reads.

New to me as well but, all the same, not at all compelling for the simple reason it places too many people in the know.

@Tom-K said in Stephen Colbert and Wife Evie ...: They look all loving and chummy--but then again it is Hollywood so you don't know what really going on. Colbert could be mentioned in the next batch of Epstein e-mails. The Colberts live in New Jersey, and Colbert's shows are usually recorded in Manhattan, NY. Not Hollywood. Colbert probably wasn't rich or powerful enough to get close to Epstein back in the days.

Another good one: https://twitter.com/chad_mizelle/status/2017585275896058233 The poster of that tweet is a former chief of staff of A.G. Pam Bondi. Must support Trump to be considered for the job as Assistant U.S. Attorney. How about that?

I remember watching a documentary about her maybe 15 years ago, and feeling that she was driven to what seemed like an unhealthy extent. I guess you have to be to excel at the level that she did. Her relationship with her father also seemed less than ideal.

That's a fact.

https://x.com/thepondering_/status/2020282431379804522?s=46

It might be a good adaptation to AI job losses if the enormous profits being predicted come to pass. but then obsolescence doesn't pay much.

Interesting. Then if he can do it and land it square then he should go for it. Dazzle the judges and raise the bar.

I’m an equal opportunity chicken eater. The day before it was Colonel Sanders’, so the next day’s chicken meal was General Tso’s. I may go for Chicken Maharaja next.

Thousands of gay men and they found drugs. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/07/macau-hotel-rips-up-its-trademark-gold-bricks-from-lobby-sells-for-us13-million/ The Grand Emperor Hotel in Macau said it had ripped up the real gold bricks from its distinctive lobby floor and sold them for around US$13 million, cashing in on the metal’s market surge. Opened in 2006 in the semi-autonomous casino city, the hotel was known for its opulent “golden pathway”, showcasing dozens of one-kilogram bars of gold studded into its entrance hall floor.

They probably just used that as an excuse. They figured you stole it from a truck.

@Mik Thank God they don't lob bombs at each other. No, the Thirty Years War pretty much put an end to the Christian sectarian bloodshed arising from the Reformation, at least in Protestant Northern and Central Europe, when clergy finally had to accept that the reigning monarch was top dog in the realm. In Catholic areas the church authority, albeit weakened by the rise of absolute monarchies, lingered until Napoleon came along and closed the case on the political aspirations of church in a secular state once and for all.

Looks Italian

I bet some cash on the Seahawks doing well this weekend. Leading first half, leading by 10.5, winning, etc... It simplifies sports betting sort of. I also put some cash on Newsom and Vance winning their nominations. I wish there was one about NASA not landing on the moon until at least 2030 (2-3 years late) as I would take that in a heartbeat. Anyway, just did a little cash for fun. Similar to the sport betting apps I'm sure I'll delete it soon enough as it feels (as it is) like gambling.

That’s right and my real name is actually a cover name. (@bachophile might be the only one here to catch that)