Everything is Trump's fault. Even that gay cruise thing...

 

A passenger on board a gay cruise that was banned from entering Turkey and Egypt by their respective Muslim governments has suggested Donald Trump is to blame. The unidentified man was seen complaining in a selfie video that went viral on social media from on board the Atlantis Events cruise, which is known for hosting all-LGBTQ+ holidays. 
The Virgin Voyages ship, named Scarlet Lady, was intended to sail through Greece, Croatia and Italy before stopping off in Turkey and Egypt, but authorities turned the ship away after discovering it was filled with men 'known for behaviors incompatible with the fabric of our society and our moral values'. 

 

Under some countries Muslim (Sharia maybe) law, homosex is illegal. And some of the Muslim countries are kinda infamous for doing shit like throwing gay guys off the tops of buildings, so I don't quite get why these people'd wanna visit a place like that. 

It's not like they have a shitload of gay bars. Maybe it's for the cuisines. 

Yeah - that's it. They all love falafels. Jeez...

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Do the math - that's 31 cents a cup. Fuck Starbucks.

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How many times I gotta tell ya? They don't like gettin' their picture took...

A grandfather was seriously injured when a charging bison chased him down and threw him high into the air. The incident at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming was captured by Mike MacLeod, a professional photographer who had stopped to film the irritable bull bison at a campsite in the park.

After the man hit the ground, the bison stood directly over him, shaking its head aggressively. Fearing a fatal secondary goring, MacLeod stopped recording and ran toward the animal alongside several brave bystanders. 

By screaming loudly and acting as intimidating as possible, they successfully distracted the bison and drove it away. 

Park emergency medical personnel quickly arrived at the campground to administer first aid before transporting the man to a nearby hospital.

 

The victim and his grandson had also stopped at a distance to photograph the 900kg animal, but were then seen being chased and charged down. The victim was named in media reports as Carl Isom-McDaniel, a local official in Washington state in his mid-60s.

Another very healthy HillBetty...

The other nut that fell out of the Thunberg tree? Yikes...

Greta Thunberg’s glam pop-singing sister declined to comment on her eco-fanatic sibling as she did the splits and explained her very unique name in a new interview. Beata MonaLisa, 20, ditched the surname of her famous older sister to carve out a path as a 'risqué entertainer'.

The 20-year-old is slated to release her debut studio album this year. “Bea” told Interview Magazine in a recent chat: “I was born with it. It’s from my grandma Mona and great grandma Lisa.”

The “self-trained” jack-of-all-trades promotes herself as a “singer, dancer, actress, model, producer, writer, songwriter & choreographer”. “Bea” told Interview Magazine in a recent chat: “I was born with it. It’s from my grandma Mona and great grandma Lisa.” The “self-trained” jack-of-all-trades promotes herself as a “singer, dancer, actress, model, producer, writer, songwriter & choreographer”.

 

It would be hard for anyone to think she could ever be anywhere near as chafing/annoying as her sister is, but I bet she's gonna get all the opportunies she deserves to prove otherwise. I can almost guarantee you that self-importance is another thing rooted in their common DNA.  Juss' sayin'...

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Ahhh - summer vacation...

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Dating - for kids anyway - ain't like it usta be for us, that's for sure...

A bizarre new AI-powered dating service is sweeping across California college campuses by replacing endless swiping with computer-generated matchmaking that promises to find students more compatible dates.

Ditto, a startup founded in 2024 by former UC Berkeley students, is expanding rapidly after ditching the Tinder-style model in favor of an AI-driven system that pairs users based on their interests.

Instead of scrolling through profiles, students complete a survey that allows the platform’s AI to determine their matches. New pairings are generated every Wednesday, giving matched students the chance to choose a time that works for both.

 

It kinda takes all the fun out of the old 'hunt and chase' way that we had to deal with. These guys are already on their fourth date before they figure otut if they really like each other or just going along 'cause the 'puter said they should. 

I know most of us aren't  out in the market anymore (for a variety of reasons), but even still, I think I like our old-fashioned way of meeting a gal at a dance - not a rave, whatever the fuck the are - and trying desperately not to step on her feet during our first dance. You guys know what I mean, right?

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Have a Coke and a smile - in the joint?

 

Jail vending machines are showing up in more places than most people realize. In San Diego County jails, officials installed high-tech vending machines that dispense naloxone, the overdose-reversing drug better known as Narcan, along with test strips and related safety items. In Indiana, St. Joseph County Jail has a Narcan vending machine in the public vestibule.

Michigan has also moved toward a statewide vending service inside its jails with a cashless vending program for staff, visitors, and incarcerated people. That means this isn’t just about snacks and soft drinks anymore. In some places, these machines are being used for 'health and safety supplies', while in others they’re part of a broader inmate services setup. Put simply, the idea has gone from unusual to increasingly common.

Supporters argue the machines can help reduce tension inside facilities and make it easier to distribute 'important items' (like Sickers and GatorAde) in a controlled way. They say fewer disputes over basic needs can mean a safer environment for both officers and inmates. Critics, on the other hand, say it feels wrong to give comforts or conveniences to people serving time when law-abiding families are barely getting by. That’s especially true in a time when everyday Americans are dealing with higher prices, tighter budgets, and a lot of frustration with the system.

There is also a bigger debate underneath all of this: are these machines about comfort, or are they about order? Jail leaders say structured access can cut down on contraband, fights, and staff strain. Opponents say jail should stay focused on punishment and accountability, not anything that looks like a perk. However you look at it, vending machines in jails are becoming another flashpoint in the broader fight over how our criminal justice system should work.

Thanks to Florida Hillbilly for the graphics and inspiration.

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Where do the big bucks folks do their grocery shopping, and other dumb shit...

 Costco was the grocery retailer where the largest share of higher-income Americans reported doing most of their grocery shopping...  

YouGov - the outfit that does all these obtuse studies for god-knows-who -  defines higher-income households as those earning at least $150,000 annually, or more than 200% of the U.S. median household income. Higher-income Americans make up 10% of the population. Just over half (51%) of higher-income households reported spending more than $150 each week on groceries, compared to 28% of middle- and lower-income households.

 

One of the things they don't say - anywhere in the report - is the size of the household. So a family with eight kids, two dogs and a circus chimp - and a household like mine with just the two of us - are thrown together in the mix? They also don't deliniate where geographically the studies were done. That could make a huge difference.

This is exactly why 97.43% of all these studies and polls and whatnot are bullshit. Honest to god I have no idea who pays for this shit, but I can betcha I know why. You figure it out.

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Trump Accounts kicked in July 4th giving each baby born from 2025 to 2029 a $1,000 investment account. 

With the maximum $5,000 annual contributions the kid can be worth $300,000 by age 18. The idea is turn the next generation into Republicans before the professors can get their hands on them. 

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Here's the deal. If you are somewhere - anywhere - where you see someone wearing these silly ass friggin' META glasses, you have every right - well, in fact - you have an absolute obligation - to punch that fuckin' dweeb as hard as you possibly can, hopefully breaking the glasses and then watching the person cry over it. One piece of advice, however. If you're gonna sucker 'em, do it from a side-angle shot so the dweeb can't produce evidence, if ya catch my drift. If you do get in trouble for doing it, just tell whoever I said it was okay. That works almost all the time.

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Do the math - that's 31 cents a cup. Fuck Starbucks.

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Never quite thought of it this way, but I guess it is a sorta legit question. When we're standing up to place our order and someone brings us our stuff, we never would think of tipping them for what they did, but if we're sitting down and basically do the same things - peruse the menu, place our order, and wait patiently for that person to deliver what we asked them for, well, then we feel we should tip them, right? 

Well, wasn't the service just as efficient - albeit different - in the first scenario? I'm not advocating one way or another on this, just given you a little something to chew on, if ya gets my drift...

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Yeah - she mighta been fuckable at some point, but those of us who remember 

remember what a fuckin' cunt this broad is, and always has been.

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Every one of 'em pegs my give-a-fuck meter...

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This is how yours truly knows yours truly is losing it a little. This is something I posted on FB back when the woke-ass jerkoff powers that be were deciding that calling a buncha of 300 pound black guys with bad tattoos 'redskins' was so insulting to nobody. 

It popped up this morning and - I swear to the baby Jesus - it took me a full minute - if not more - to figure out why I might have that that was somehow witty 2,000 days ago. Potato, Patata, if ya gets my meanin'...

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Got mine Saturday. They're comfortable as all giddup.

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While I was at CHAT GPT, I asked it to do an action figure 

from that same profile picture. That shit's crazy.

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Hitting a number...

Those aren't Facebook or Wikipedia or even AOL numbers, but none the less, to me it's an amazing milestone. Sometime over night last night we - meaning this blog - got it's twenty millionth page view. 

I have no idea what time it happened exactly or who the person was who logged on, but I guess I owe somebody somewhere a beer - or two or three. 

Thank each and every one of you for taking the time to see what kinda stupid shit entertains me - and sometimes you...

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Milestones...

 Some time between now and tomorrow morning, my blog

 will pass 20 million page views. Unbelievable...

This HillBetty has an admirable front porch...

 

Cat hearing is much stronger than bat hearing...

In search of pizzazz...

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I guess they never heard that Billy Joel song...

 The data comes from the Fed’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households, which found that 49% of adults ages 18 to 29 live with their parents, and another 47% of adults in that same age group received help from someone outside their household to pay an expense - money toward a cell phone bill, general living expenses, or housing costs.  There’s a lot of adult children getting financial support from their parents.

The financial-support trend isn’t confined to the youngest adults. There is a separate figure in the same survey: 26% of adults ages 30 to 44 also reported receiving financial help from outside their household.