Tuesday, June 30, 2026

You ate them with your fingers? Why you sonova...

Yet another reason to avoid crowds - especially with the usual suspects. Chaos erupted at a wedding after a man allegedly opened fire when a groomsman was told to stop eating meatballs with his hands - leaving two guests shot as the bride watched in horror. Thomas Redrick Williams, 41, allegedly opened fire at a banquet hall, leaving two guests with gunshot wounds - and a bride distraught on her 'special day'.
Officers arrived at a shopping center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 20 to find a woman shot in the arm and leg and a man with a gunshot wound to the back of the neck. Both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital.
The bride’s cousin told officers from her hospital bed that she had spotted a groomsman eating meatballs with his bare hands in the kitchen.
When she asked him to use a plate instead of his hands, he punched her in the face. The woman’s brother-in-law stepped in to defend her, and moments later she heard gunshots ring out.
 
The woman told police she believed the shooter was not the groomsman himself, but an associate of his. As officers arrived, the bride handed one of them a key fob and told police she had watched the brawl through a service window and heard a shot ring out.
She said she then saw a man she knew as “Boog” emerge from the kitchen carrying a gun. Venue security cameras caught a man in dark clothing leaving with what appeared to be a firearm - the bride in pursuit - before he fled on foot.
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Quick thinking and bold action makes them different - we owe them a lot...

Quick-thinking Virginia first responders formed a human chain to rescue a driver who was trapped in a sinking car after crashing into a pond, dramatic video shows.Fairfax County cops and firefighters waded through a Chantilly pond Sunday afternoon to pull the woman from her sinking silver vehicle, according to police bodycam of the rescue shared online.
“It’s going down,” a cop shouted before three officers quickly removed their vests to avoid being pulled down by the water and jumped into the pond. The officers made their way to the car, pulled the driver out, and instructed those standing on a grassy bank to start forming a chain.
 
Those in the water were then pulled to safety — and the woman was treated for minor injuries, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said. It’s unclear why she drove into the pond and the cause of the crash is being probed. 
This rescue is a testament to the teamwork, training, and dedication our first responders bring every day.


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Then - and now. Please...

 

A man conceived a moment's answers to the dream
Staying the flowers daily, sensing all the themes
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As a foundation left to create the spiral aim
A movement regained and regarded both the same
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you
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Changed only for a sight of sound, the space agreed
Between the picture of time behind the face of need, need, ah
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Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid
Emotion revealed as the ocean maid
All complete in the sight of seeds of life with you (Oh)
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Coins and crosses
Never know their fruitless worth
Cords are broken
Locked inside the mother Earth
They won't hide, oh, they won't tell you
Watching the world
Watching all of the world
Watching us go by
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And you and I climb over the sea to the valley
And you and I reached out for reasons to call
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Coming quickly to terms of all expression laid
Emotion revealed as the ocean maid
As a movement regained and regarded both the same
All complete in the sight
Of seeds of life with you...
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The only reason for starting out with this is to get your day started in a different direction. I am - I admit - a bit of a music snob. 
There's virtually nothing I know of that's been created and/or presented as new music in the last 20+ years that interests me in the slightest. This song in particular? No reason really, except we spent a god-awful amount of time gettin' high and listenin' to stuff like this back in the day. No more, no less. Just great memories...
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A post-Prime Days price drop. Don't miss this deal.
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Budweiser wants to buy you a beer in celebration of America's 250th birthday.
The beer brand said consumers 21 and up can visit us.budweiser.com/americatab, enter their information, and if verified they'll receive a $6 digital gift card to purchase a beer on Budweiser to celebrate the Fourth of July and America's semiquincentennial.
Consumers should act fast, however, as the offer is only on the table until the $150,000 tab runs out.
"For years, Budweiser has shown up for the moments that bring Americans together. This summer, as America celebrates its 250th birthday, we wanted to do more than mark an anniversary; we wanted to honor the people who make those moments possible," said Todd Allen, SVP of marketing for Budweiser at Anheuser-Busch, in a news release.
"Covering America's tab is our way of turning gratitude into action: to thank the hardworking people who've made Budweiser part of everyday life, and to give them a chance to share a beer, reconnect and celebrate the resilience and spirit that have defined this country for generations," Allen said.
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The cable news ratings for the week of June 15 are in, and the numbers for CNN, MS NOW, and Fox News are mostly down big-time since this week last year. 
The daily World Cup matches may be to blame for the decline in cable news viewership, as FS1, which is airing the games, won the week in cable news primetime viewership.
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Ya know, I like to think I'm a fairly bright, somewhat insightful kinda guy, but 
this one's got me a bit flumoxxed. What is it, exactly, that these flits are proud of? 
I'll be at the bar if you can come up with an answer that'll make sense...
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That's subtle. Very subtle. We like subtle 'roun here...
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Yeah - ain't gonna help, Bud. With this 'heat dome' shit landing over the northeast for the next week or so, it's gonna be as hot - if not actually hotter - up there than it is down here. And it's been hot as fuckall here for the last week or thereabouts. 
I can't imagine what July and August are gonna be like...
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Six weeks and counting...
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Do your bit! Skate to work...

These USO women are promoting gas rationing in New York City during World War II. The initiative was designed to encourage citizens to conserve fuel for the war effort. The women shown are known as the "Broadway Rollers" from the play. From left to right: Ronnie Billet, Dolly Durkin, Isabel Newland and Jo Reilly.

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Monday, June 29, 2026

Summer people or snow birds?


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Did she spike your beer with Spanish Fly? Ya better hope not...

 There's little evidence to support the effectiveness of most substances thought of as natural aphrodisiacs - natural substances that may enhance sexual function,, but some of them can actually kill you.
Some foods and supplements are sometimes claimed to affect libido. These include chocolate, spicy food and saw palmetto. But research has found that they usually don't work to produce a sexual response in men or women. Some early evidence is a little more encouraging for a few natural supplements, but more research is needed. These include ginkgo, ginseng, maca and tribulus.
There's no harm in trying most foods to see if they're effective natural aphrodisiacs. Be aware that some supplements that have insect or plant extracts in them can be poisonous (toxic). For example, Spanish fly, a commonly advertised natural aphrodisiac, can cause kidney damage and bleeding in the digestive system.
 

Certain products sold as natural aphrodisiacs have also been found to include prescription drug ingredients that aren't listed on the label. For example, sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, has been found in some products. These ingredients can be dangerous if you have certain medical conditions or take certain drugs.







Are we Americans and proud to show it? Not according to this HOA...


When the inmates (liberals) run the asylum, nothing is safe - or sacred. Just ask these guys. Married couple Amy and Chris Cooke, as well as their neighbor Terri Collins, were threatened with $100 fines last week if they did not remove Old Glory from outside their houses in San Marcos, San Diego County. They claimed the HOA has been on a rampage since President Trump was reelected in 2024, harassing them for flying the banner on the quiet street where houses average just under $1 million.
The Cookes and Terri said they were furious and willing to suffer the consequences, but noted others in the area had buckled under the pressure from Ambiance Owners’ Association and removed them.
In an astonishing letter from before the 2024 election, the HOA board argued the flag represented a “political or affiliative view” which will “degrade the common area.”
 

Amy, 62,  told the California Post: “We are outraged, if you want to fly your flag fly it, this is America. We are the land of the free and home of the brave, this is crazy.” She added: “The American Flag is a symbol of freedom, we know where their brain is at.”
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Of course it's our fault. Everything is America's fault, you friggin' frogs...

After US tourists mocked France over the lack of air conditioning across the country amid 104 degree temperatures, Audrey Pulvar, deputy mayor of Paris for international relations, claimed the situation was partly America’s fault. “Dear American journalists and social media ‘influencers’: for days, some of you have been criticizing and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room…OMG, this is so rich!” Pulvar wrote on social media.
“As the second-largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, you bear a significant amount of responsibility for global warming and the consequences we, in France, are experiencing. Your cities, which are 90 per cent air conditioned, are not unrelated to this,” she added. “So please, enough with the lecture. Just start doing your part,” the post concluded.
For the record, Only about 20%  of homes in France have air conditioning. The adoption rate is slightly higher in commercial real estate, but for the residential sector, France lags far behind countries like the US, where residential penetration tops 90%. Several factors explain the low adoption rate - air conditioning has historically been viewed by much of the public and political elite as 'environmentally damaging'.
 Many buildings, especially in historic cities like Paris, feature heavy stone facades, shutters, and iconic zinc rooftops that make installing bulky, modern HVAC units aesthetically restricted or physically difficult. 
 

Despite these cultural and structural barriers, severe summer heat waves have caused AC installation numbers to gradually trend upward as French people realize just how fuckin' stupid it is to sacrifice genuine personal comfort for some smoke and mirrors bullshit climate change nonsense.



Stop whining...

For six years, Texas A&M University invited people to taste wines labeled "France", "California", "Texas", and while nearly all ranked the French as best, in fact, all three were the same Texan wine. The contest is built on the simple theory that if people do not know what they are drinking, they award points differently than if they do know what they are drinking.
In the experiment, participants were given identical wines but were told the bottles were from France, California, and Texas. Even though every single glass contained the exact same Texas-made wine, the tasters overwhelmingly ranked the "French" wine as the best and were willing to pay significantly more for it, while rating the "Texas" wine the lowest.
This bias highlights how our brains unconsciously associate established regions with prestige and quality, influencing how our senses actually perceive flavor.




The difference between then and now - at least according to SCOTUS...

Obviously, we all know what a bitch perspective can be, and looking backwards at the Dred Scot ruling seems archaic and wrong, but it wasn't for that time and that society. Obviously, time cured all those ills, but today's issues with illegals probably won't change with time.
Alito's prescient overview of the ruling last week makes sense - at least to anyone who isn't blinded by partisan politics. It goes to the heart of the matter - if you are not an American citizen you are not entitled to the same rights, privileges and freedoms as we enjoy. It's really that simple.
 

 Anyone here in the US has every right to expect - and receive - equal justice under the law if they're charged with a crime, but the penalties are - and should be - much different for non-citizens...





What's a Calvin without Calvin?



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The Russkies are losing it! The Russkies are losing it!


Video footage has emerged on 'social' media showing desperate motorists brawling in queues at petrol stations across Russia as Vladimir Putin was forced to acknowledge the country is facing shortages.
In Moscow, two women waiting in a queue were filmed screaming at each other after one accused the other of cutting in line. 'Fuck you! I'll smash your face in!' one of them shouts. Another video (above) from the western city of Ryazan shows two men engaging in an intense slugfest at a gas station until somebody was finally able to break it up.
In a third video, filmed in the town of Serov, a woman is seen with a bloodied nose after a man allegedly punched her and violently attacked both her and her girlfriend during a fight over fuel.
 

It comes as Putin acknowledged that the country was suffering from 'a certain shortage' of fuel in an interview published by the Kremlin Sunday, after repeated Ukrainian strikes in their four-year war. 'As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in particular, of course these attacks on our infrastructure facilities create problems, that's obvious,' said Putin. 'Right now we're observing a certain shortage, but it's not critical.'
 

Kinda reminds me of back in the Carter days when guys were fighting left and right about gas lines back in Jersey. 
Ahhh - the good old days...


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You ate them with your fingers? Why you sonova...

Yet another reason to avoid crowds - especially with the usual suspects. Chaos erupted at a wedding after a man allegedly opened fire when a...