Saturday Open Thread

Here we go.

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[Thomas Collins]

Happy pre-Special Persons Day!

https://1075theriver.iheart.com/featured/producer-zac/content/2020-02-18-activist-pushes-politically-correct-plan-to-rename-fathers-day/

[Narciso]

top men,

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-downplays-plans-meet-crown-prince-mbs-saudis-immediately-contradict-him

[Neo]

political pundit Mark Shields dead at 85

[Narciso]

I thought he was much older, wasn't he supposed to be a korean war vet

[Narciso]

go figure
https://t.me/drawandstrikechannel/45642

[Dave (in MA)]

Build Back Better

[clarice]

Good morning JOM!https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/06/russias_ukrainian_invasion_may_end_the_monomaniacal_focus_on_carbon_emissions.html

[mike in houston]

For those of us who no longer have our dads:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNL_wGZgV5Q

[BeastsEngland]

Happy Father's Day to all the JOM dads!!

Younger daughter got married last night! Big fun, great band out of Atlanta, and much dancing and frivolity... 😎

Can't post a photo here, but there's one on my Twitter if you're interested. (@BeastsEngland)

Gonna be an exciting finish at the US Open! Cheers!! :)

[clarice]

Mazal Tov,BOE!

[Thomas Collins]

That's a great pic on Twitter, BOE. Congratulations!

[Rocco]

Great news Beasts, Congrats.

[Dave (in MA)]

Here's Beasts' photo,

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVpnY1oXEAEJiJ4?format=jpg&name=small

[Davod]

Found at Ace. The gun grabbers have been at it longer than I thought.

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/TDSOBVO%20funny%20061922%20scaled.jpg

[Davod]

Ace Food Thread: Your Biggest Cooking Screw-Ups: Come On, Don't Be Shy!
—CBD

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Frozen%20Pizza55.jpg

[Pinandpuller]

I know that birth rates are plummeting, but The Missouri Children’s Museum?

That’s just sad.

[clarice]

BOE'd daughter is gorgeous

[Pinandpuller]

Potassium Chloride is a weird name for an airport.

[Melinda]

Naaahhh, not coordinated.

E Sosa
@Esosa_CA_Films
Food plants destroyed , cattle dying, Coal trains crashing..
All at the same time and we just going to keep going about our days like nothing is going on…..

Suzanne @suzanneb315
🤔🤔🤔🤔

Coal train derailment today Lawrence, Kansas.

https://twitter.com/Esosa_CA_Films/status/1538437866405101569

[jim nj]

One assessment of the Ukraine war:

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-19

No real change.

[jim nj]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/american-decimation-on-the-front-lines-of-the-tearing-of-our-social-fabric
American decimation: On the front lines of the tearing of our social fabric
by Salena Zito

[jim nj]

https://spectator.org/destruction-of-ruling-elite-spring-2022-magazine/
The Deeply Satisfying Destruction of the Ruling Elite
They’ve earned every humiliation that’s coming to them.

[clarice]

https://the-pipeline.org/the-column-dead-on-arrival/
Scary but true

[Melinda]

If it's Monday, NATO blockades Kaliningrad.

Alexander Higgins
@kr3at
🚨BREAKING: Russia Demands Lithuania Lift "Openly Hostile" Blockade; Panic Buying Ensues

Russia is warning NATO they reserve the right to, and WILL, protect their national interests.
zerohedge.com/geopolitical/e…

Alexander Higgins @kr3at
🚨BREAKING - #WorldWar3: NATO puts 1 million Russian citizens in Kaliningrad under blockade, provoking Russia to invade Lithuania though Russian allied Belarus to free them.

NATO has implemented a ban on all rail transit and goods going to Russia aligned Kaliningrad.

https://twitter.com/kr3at/status/1538901212292055040

[Melinda]

Ben Winkley 🛢️
@Ben_Winkley
Some Iraqi crude export details here, via @Bacharelhalabi for @ArgusMedia - if accurate this could be a sign that southern capacity has increased

https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2343032-iraqs-oil-exports-to-hit-38mn-bd-in-june-minister?backToResults=true

https://twitter.com/Ben_Winkley/status/1538926836406681600

[matt - deplore me if you must]

Kaliningrad has been Russian sovereign territory since WW II, I believe. It is their Baltic port. It makes no sense, but there it is.

One one of my trips to Eastern Europe I wanted to visit Kaliningrad, but found out that I would have to fly to Moscow and then onwards. Just not worth the hassle.

It is their foothold to mess with the Baltic States, so a blockade is probably overdue now that they have threatened Finland and Sweden as well.Sort of like having a neighbor that plays loud music all night and leaves a car on cinder blocks in the front yard.

Congrats, BoE!!

As to Biden he embodies the guy on Rowan & Martin who used to ride the trike. Build Bikes Better!

[Davod]

Ace wingscape.

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/6%2020%200jt.jpg

[Davod]

.Diane Hammerling/@bbphoto_ca

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/DianeHammerlingbbphoto_ca.jfif

[Davod]

Skills

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538615665900376064

[Davod]

When you hang out with boys

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538852915875483648

[Davod]

.Gotta get back in shape for summer

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538876824888872960

[Davod]

The first kiss

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538496372575453184

[Davod]

Adorable baby horse loves cuddles..🐎🤗

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538516197062451203

[Davod]

.I'm gonna get it...🐈🐾🌷😂😂

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538264266804891648

[jim nj]

Two assessments of the Ukraine war:

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-20

https://militaryland.net/ukraine/invasion-day-117-summary/

[jim nj]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/21/nobel-peace-prize-auctioned-by-russian-journalist-dmitry-muratov-fetches-record-1035m

Nobel peace prize auctioned by Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov fetches record $103.5m

Muratov, who was awarded the gold medal in October 2021, said proceeds would go to Unicef to help children displaced by Ukraine war

[Neo]

The hot season of barbecues and poolside drinks will officially start on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 5:14 a.m. EST when the summer solstice finally arrives in the Northern Hemisphere.

[Neo]

Court strikes down Maine’s ban on using public funds at religious schools

20-1088 Carson v. Makin (06/21/2022)
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-1088_dbfi.pdf

[anonamom]

https://emeralddb3.substack.com/p/durham-played-you-for-a-fool

[henry]

Thanks anonamom. Need a Galt option at this point.

[Pinandpuller]

A long time ago, two friends of mine put on makeup and I took their picture. One of them would go on to be an attorney and a Wyoming State legislator.

The reason I bring it up is, I CLEARLY sat on my blackmail picture too long. If I released it today the GOP would probably run him for Governor.

And since it’s still gay month, I thought I would mention that rentable electric scooters have invaded Casper. Nowhere is safe from GloboHomo.

[Narciso]

teh horror,

https://mobile.twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1539051887323975682?cxt=HHwWhMC4rbHi59sqAAAA

[Davod]

Narciso.

This was included in your 5:30 post.

"Tweets Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs
·
23h
Politicians should be limited to two terms: 1 in office and 1 in prison."

[Narciso]

thats too hard and fast a rule, to sustain, but most qualify for that status,

[Davod]

Are these stick insects?

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/mantisdance.jfif

[Davod]

Aww

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538962241000701954

[Davod]

He saved his friend's life, he's a natural doc! That's incredible! 💕❤️

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538947309190402049

[Davod]

Osaka, Japan.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538940147261136896

[Davod]

The cutest alarm.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538825785053675520

[Davod]

Armadillo armors up.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1539301837903380480

[Davod]

This is mine bro get out! 🤣🤣

https://twitter.com/i/status/1539318874939633666

[Davod]

.Let me help you bro!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538512331440898048

[Davod]

Ace fishingscape

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/6%2022%200nt%20abovefold.jpg

[Davod]

Part of a quote at Ace.

"...My personal pronouns are "Huh?" and "WTF?".Matthew Noto.."

[Davod]

From The Peoples Cube

"Democrats insist on carrying unwanted presidency to term"

[Davod]

Author Stephen Hunter makes valid point about guns
By Tom Knighton | Jun 21, 2022 6:30 PM E

https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2022/06/21/stephen-hunter-n59572

[jim nj]

Two assessments of the Ukraine war:

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-21

https://militaryland.net/ukraine/invasion-day-118-summary/

[MissMarple2]

https://www.adamtownsend.me/putin-speech/

This is Putin’s full speech at St. Petersburg on 6/17. There are parts in bold which the blogger feels important. I am unsure who did the translation, but there are certainly some interesting economic goals highlighted, which seem important to me, including establishing Russia’s agricultural and industrial independence.

Long speech, so allow some time to digest it.

[clarice]

https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-state-department-racial-equity-rep-says-white-diplomats-like-america-too-much/

[jimmyk]

Belated congrats to BoE, and great wedding pic!

[DCSCA]

Here's the stink: JoeyBee gives America gas; calls for 18 cent/gallon tax holiday; begs states to cut some, too.

… and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, smiled.

Get that old Irish-Catholic fart a can of Beano: Biden shoveled more lying sh-t in that presser than the North Korean army at a pig farm.

“It’s Putin’s fault.”

[Pinandpuller]

Americans always seem to look down on Europeans, but maybe we need to be more like them.

Case in point: I got to shoot a suppressed AR yesterday. It was the smallest suppressor you can buy, and it dramatically reduced the decibels compared to the Glock 9mm being fired three lanes down; but you have to be retarded to think they would help criminals get away with murder.

As far as I know, in Europe they are relatively easy to obtain. They have no business being on the NFA. Imagine what a $200 tax stamp was in real dollars 100 years ago.

[Pinandpuller]

What kind of bike was Biden riding
, a Carcano?

[Narciso]

entonces,

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1539331679151607810

[Pinandpuller]

So I just talked to a guy I haven’t seen in 30 years at Home Depot. He told me about the new section of the town dump designated for retired Chinese wind turbine vanes.

Hey, you don’t think China (CHI-NA!) is disposing of toxic waste in their exports, do you? Why would it be impossible to recycle the bloody things?

[Davod]

The Prague Astronomical Clock, installed in 1410,
ck in the world. 🇨🇿 (c)vogeblonde.

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/praguehistoricalclock.jfif

[Davod]

.The Prague Astronomical Clock, installed in 1410,
the oldest operating clock in the world. 🇨🇿 (c)voyageblonde.

[Davod]

No farmers, no food.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1539627263532097538

[Davod]

.“Let me help you” 😂

https://twitter.com/i/status/1539519580770643968

[Davod]

Very good!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538951011515121665

[Davod]

There's always one rebel kid! 💕😂😂

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538253703588859904

[Davod]

.While waiting for his family to cross the street, the Father Gorilla is on the alert for possible dangers.💕

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538943189968728065

[Davod]

.What a beak!

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538966743552512006

[Davod]

.The power of a boar. 💪

https://twitter.com/i/status/1538954091728187393

[Davod]

So cute.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1539285198197735431

[Davod]

Ace shoreline

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/6%2022%20220nt.jpg

[Davod]

.And, I am annoyed that the trash pick-up has gone from two times a week to one.

"Village overrun by leaping cannibal rats infesting bins and eating anything to survive

Residents in Plean, near Stirling in Scotland, say the area has been over-run with rats since their bin collections went from fortnightly to monthly and roadworks disturbed rats' nests"

[jim nj]

One assessment of the Ukraine war:

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-22

[jim nj]

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2022/06/22/press-secretary-has-a-freudian-slip-about-the-impact-of-bidens-policies-n2609138
White House Press Secretary Has a 'Freudian Slip' About the Impact of Biden's Policies

[jim nj]

https://glennloury.substack.com/p/deis-unknown-unknowns
DEI's Unknown Unknowns

[jim nj]

https://spectatorworld.com/topic/sunshine-state-of-mind-florida/
A sunshine state of mind
Floridians are proud and protective — and for good reason

A fun read.

[jim nj]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3530809-biden-moves-to-restrict-militarys-use-of-land-mines/
Biden moves to restrict military’s use of land mines

WTF?

[jim nj]

https://www.emilypostnews.com/p/lunchables-shrinkflation-frustrates
Lunchables shrinkflation frustrates father of autistic son
Kraft says ‘cracker shortage’ forces cutting from six to five

"Dan Zielinski’s autistic son eats three “Lunchables Ham & Cheddar Cheese Cracker Stackers” every day -- one for breakfast and two for lunch. The boy used to enjoy putting together the six crackers, cheese and ham into a perfectly even sandwich. That changed in recent weeks. “He asks for an extra cracker at breakfast because he says one is missing,” said Dan. The family buys 21 boxes a week for their son, and all contained just five crackers."

I can relate. I don't think I'm autistic, but if they had tested when I was young I might have fallen somewhere on the spectrum. In any event, I've always been a picky eater and messing with an expected cracker allowance would upset me too.

It seems like an abrogation of an implied contract - instead of pulling a stale sandwich out of a brown bag you're guaranteed quality-control over building your own, presumably fresher, mini-sandwich with cracker end-pieces and then they go and short you a cracker.

It's kind of like those soup cans that proclaim, "new and improved, tastes better." And you know it no longer doesn't, before you even buy it, but against all odds, you're still hopeful that, well, maybe it will.

[henry]

Supreme Court decision day live chat.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/06/announcement-of-opinions-for-thursday-june-23/

[Davod]

.JimNorCal posted this at JOM2.

https://i.postimg.cc/W4NQgHgn/14-D84-D08-4-D42-4-A9-F-86-B6-EAEC03-BFDA43.jpg

[Neo]

A short prologue is in order. Even before the Civil War commenced in 1861, this Court indirectly affirmed the importance of the right to keep and bear arms in public. Writing for the Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, 19 How. 393 (1857), Chief Justice Taney offered what he thought was a parade of horribles that would result from recognizing that free blacks were citizens of the United States. If blacks were citizens, Taney fretted, they would be entitled to the privileges and immunities of citizens, including the right “to keep and carry arms wherever they went .” Id., at 417 (emphasis added). Thus, even Chief Justice Taney recognized (albeit unenthusiastically in the case of blacks) that public carry was a component of the right to keep and bear arms—a right free blacks were often denied in antebellum America.

[henry]

Garland blows off the Supreme Court.

https://twitter.com/abcpolitics/status/1540019978317053953?s=21&t=8bfnv_2TIk_T1t6bhZNAwA

Thanks #nevertrump

[Narciso]

you can't shame these people, those shock collars might do some good, making them regret their vote for grand inquisitor garland,*

*there was a character like him on the black list's 3rd season,

[clarice]

THEY'LL JUST FOLLOW OBAMA'S PLAN--HAVE EVERY FEDERAL AGENCY BUY UP THE AMMO.

[matt - deplore me if you must]

Garland is Biden's appointee. What did you expect. Most states, even California, have concealed carry laws. My nephew the cop had to leave his service weapon in his locker because they changed the law even for off duty law enforcement.

So some psycho punk goes out and somehow get a rifle and high capacity magazines and slaughters a bunch of innocents and they wonder why crime is out of control in New York State.

[Rocco]

“I, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States."

[Narciso]

yes you can't blame the scorpion, you can blame the frogs or possums,

[MissMarple2]

Frank Gaffney on Bannon’s show says Larry Finl and Blackrock are guilty of treason.

[Narciso]

and blame them for any further deals,

that's over a hundred years old rocco,

[MissMarple2]

Larry Fink

[Narciso]

the chinese had a word for those middlemen that served colonial interests, compradors, that's what they are,

[Pinandpuller]

“You never forget how to ride a bike.”

Politifacts rates this statement “mostly false.”

[Narciso]

his trajectory is interesting he started in mortgage backed securities at first boston, then petersens outfit, name escapes me, and then was able to force the head of the nyse out for reasons,

[Pinandpuller]

Hey matt, just to clarify: as far as I know, any person who graduates from a Law Enforcement Academy gets a concealed carry permit nationwide for life. It’s a federal law that preempts almost every other restriction, aside from certain federal buildings and military reservations. It’s possible your nephew’s agency restricts their service weapons to work hours. A lot of departments expect off duty LEO to be prepared to intervene during serious felonies committed in their presence.

I was talking to a retired game warden several years ago. The only time he left his gun behind on his trip out West here is when he and his wife drove thru the Peace Garden in ND and they weren’t sure if it encroached into Canada.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nancy-pelosi-husband-charged-dui-case

I didn’t realize the other driver was injured. Under California law, up to 5 years in prison.