Man overboard!

 
He hung on as long as he could - that is to say he stayed there 'till he finished his fifth Pina Colada. This is the semi-dramatic moment a guy is forced to jump from a sinking pirate-themed party boat off the coast of Turkey. Video footage shows the passenger leaping from the side of the ship as it quickly begins to tip at a terrifying angle before being submerged underwater.

The man splashes into the water close to a small dinghy packed with other survivors. The “Big Boss Diamond” boat, beloved by holidaymakers (that that word Brits like to use), sank near Paradise Island on the Mediterranean coast on Friday.

 

All 148 people onboard were forced to abandon ship as their dream day on the funky ole' fake pirate ship turned into chaos. Everyone was safely brought to shore. Another of my 412 reasons to avoid being in any kinda crowd. That mighta seemed like fun 50 years ago, but...

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Why do they bother - it's not like they're gonna change any of these kids' minds...

A MAGA influencer was attacked again in California - this time on a college campus by a masked transgender person (although the gender-switch was not revealed. Hmmm) who was seen throwing a bucket of mystery liquid (looked like diarrhea, but what do I know) on him as he spoke with two students.

In a video posted on Instagram, Ryley Niemi and “Off The Record USA” were shown on the University of California Santa Cruz campus speaking with students when a black-clad masked dooshbag he claimed was transgender tossed the liquid and ran off like little friggin' girlie. Why do they bother? Read some of the comments on the video...

It's a $55 million swing and a win-win for CBS. But who gives a shit?

CBS has transformed a significant financial drain in its late-night programming into a steady profit through a strategic agreement that shifts operational responsibility to independent producer Byron Allen. For years, CBS says the network absorbed annual losses of $40 million on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a figure that reflected high production costs, fluctuating ad revenue, and the intense competition in the late-night television landscape. That situation has now reversed. Under the new arrangement, CBS generates $15 million in annual profit from the same time slot, creating a $55 million positive swing in the network’s financial position.

The deal centers on Byron Allen leasing the 11:35 p.m. Eastern time slot from CBS. Allen pays the network $15 million per year for access to the valuable broadcast real estate. In exchange, he assumes full responsibility for all aspects of content and advertising sales. CBS no longer bears the burden of funding production, booking guests, or chasing advertisers for the program. This hands-off approach allows the network to collect guaranteed revenue while eliminating the previous red ink.

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There are days - like today and yesterday - when nothing that's happening 'in the news' is even worth mentioning, but I probably will somehow anyway. Juss' sayin'...

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A bombshell California Post poll conducted with McLaughlin & Associates shows the reality TV star-turned-mayoral candidate has surged to a statistical tie with the incumbent mayor. And voters blame homelessness, affordability and the direction of Los Angeles as the reason for turning on Bass.

 

Pratt now leads the field with 30.1% support, compared with 29.5% for Bass, setting up a razor-thin race heading into next week’s primary.

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Gotta hand it to those illegal-loving libs. As the nonsense in Newark with the now-Governor holding hands with Antifa continues, it's always fun to remember when our Governor, Ron DeSantis, said fuck you to the Fed and flew 48 ilegals to a northern uber-lib haven Martha's Vinyud. What did they do? Publicly (meaning for the press) they welcomed them with open arms. Privately - and quietly - they called in the National Guard and got rid of all of them within 48 hours. What fun those duplicitous fucks must have up there...

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If I was 20 again...

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File this pic under the 'Ain't no motherfuckin' way you'd ever catch me on something like that' file, would'ja? WTF could possibly be the appeal of such a gargantuan clusterfuck of a boat like that be to anyone? Juss' sayin'...

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He won bigly, didn't he...

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30 May 1944  Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel inspecting the 21.Panzer Division in Normandy.

Rommel believed that the invasion needed to be stopped on the beaches, Gerd von Rundstedt the Commander-in-chief West, along with Geyr von Schweppenburg (Panzer Group West) disagreed. Hitler vacillated and placed the armour in the middle, far enough back to be useless to Rommel, not far enough for von Rundstedt. As a result of this, the 21st Panzer was placed near Caen, in the area of the British /Canadian landings.

If they had been released during the night of the 5th-6th they could have been on the beachhead waiting for the Allies to land. The SS units that were supposed to support the division could not be released as they were under Hitler's direct command.

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Yeah - I don't get it at all. Beuhler? Beuhler? 

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Just another canopy road...

These old-growth grand oaks form a canopy over this dirt road a half mile from my house. Spanish moss hanging from the branches add another layer to the canopy. It's an idealic spot. Look around where you live - you might find beauty surrounds you...

Bareback or barebutt?

 

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The usual suspects - up to the same ole', same ole'...

A Virginia high school graduation descended into chaos when a spectator rushed the stage and attacked a student who was walking to receive his diploma. Evan J. Williams Jr., 20, was arrested Thursday and charged with disorderly conduct and damage to private property in connection with the brawl that broke out during John Marshall High School’s graduation ceremony at Virginia Commonwealth University, according to police. 

 

A 12-second viral video of the violence posted on Facebook shows the moment several attendees began to fight on the students’ special day in front of shocked family members just before 11 a.m. Wednesday at the school’s Siegel Center. 

 

At least four university police officers are seen rushing toward the front of the stage to break up the melee, as other audience members jump in to join the fracas or scramble to help stop it. The full 12-second video is here on Facebook. Pretty funny stuff...

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Food fight! Sorta one-sided...

This is the moment an enraged customer launches a burrito bowl directly into a staff member’s face following a heated confrontation. CCTV footage shows a fierce verbal altercation between a woman and a Chipotle worker in Santa Ana, California. The customer can be seen shouting at the service worker before launching a silver burrito bowl directly at their head.

 

Hitting her square in the face, the woman, covered in burrito residue, runs from the customer who also makes a hasty exit. Santa Ana Police are asking the public for help in searching for the woman, who is described as between the ages of 18-25 and of Hispanic descent. She is still 'at large'...

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LA truly is a City of lost souls. Imagine you're so needy, so alone, so desperate for companionship you have to hire someone to talk to you. What if you could hire a friend to walk with you? No strings, no awkward silences, no need to pretend you're okay.

Welcome to People Walker. For $60 an hour, you get a companion who will stroll beside you, listen to your problems, and help you get outside.

They're not therapists or personal trainers - just paid witnesses to your daily walk. Some clients treat it as a low‑cost alternative to talk therapy. Others simply hate walking alone.

 

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Monkeys can communicate with us? What would they say?

During the 1970s, researchers at Columbia University conducted an experiment involving a chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky, who was raised in a human environment in Manhattan. This initiative was a direct challenge to linguist Noam Chomsky's assertion that only humans possess the capacity for true language.

Nim was integrated into a human lifestyle, including wearing clothes and sleeping in a bed, and was taught 125 signs from American Sign Language. One of his most frequently cited phrases in animal research was: "Give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you."

However, subsequent analysis of video recordings revealed that Nim's signing was primarily a form of mimicry rather than genuine communication. Researchers observed that Nim's trainers unconsciously cued him with specific gestures just before he made a sign. This indicated that Nim had learned to associate these movements with receiving rewards, rather than spontaneously expressing thoughts or initiating conversations.

Chomsky himself commented on the findings, stating, "The ape was no d0pe. He'd throw in the sign for banana randomly, figuring he'd brainw@shed the experimenters. Final result? Exactly what any sane biologist would have assumed: zero."

The experiment concluded in 1977 after Nim bit a handler. He was subsequently transferred to a medical laboratory and later to a sanctuary in Texas, where he passed away in 2000 at the age of 26.

While Nim never acquired the ability to speak, his case continues to be a significant point of discussion in the study of animal communication and language acquisition

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