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Excellent video on National Debt from Congressman Schweikert

 

 

 

 

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Panhandle Proud
Panhandle Proud

Tampa Bay Times – Opinion
“What Jay Collins’ run for Florida governor means”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jay-collins-run-florida-governor-101500804.html

Dee
Dee

All three suspects who attacked federal agent with improvised weapons before last night’s shooting in Minneapolis are ILLEGAL ALIENS from Venezuela who were unleashed into the US by the Biden regime

https://x.com/BorderHawkNews/status/2011862566490804380?s=20

Oh my gorshk!
Oh my gorshk!

-“Teresa Kok urged the public to spread the word that the screenshot is fake, which means she has never called for pork to be given halal certification.”-
“Many Malaysians actually fell for the misleading content, lashing out at Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok over the controversial, yet fake, headline.”
https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2026/01/15/doctored-headline-about-halal-certification-for-pork-goes-viral/

A HARD RAIN
A HARD RAIN

RE: Auld Lang Syne

Good Morning,

Today’s Album Oriented Rock selection comes from 1970.
AMERICAN BEAUTY.
Feature track: Operator.
‘” I think she’s somewhere down south,
Working on the Georgia shore.
I just can’t remember a number,
A number, I can use.
Directory don’t have it, Central done forgot it.
Trying to find a number to you. ‘”

R.I.P. Mr. Bobby.

” For Auld Lang Syne, my Dear.
We drink a cup of Kindness Yet !
for Auld Lang Syne .”

GOOD OLE GREATFUL DEAD !!!

Meddling Kid
Meddling Kid

This why doctors are so concerned…

“Bacon — who often breaks from MAGA…”

Bacon is anti-MAGA, but MAGA is loyally pro-bacon.

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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Tied Down In Thailand
Tied Down In Thailand

“Bangkok understands that the suspension applies only to immigrant visas, which are intended for long-term work or permanent residency and may later lead to US permanent residence.

Other visa categories, including student, tourist and short-term business visas, are not affected.

The US diplomat told the minister that she would seek further information on the issue, as she was not fully aware of the details.”
https://world.thaipbs.or.th/detail/bangkok-raises-concerns-after-being-included-in-us-visa-pause-list/60178

Tied Down In Thailand
Tied Down In Thailand

Another crane collapses.
“Rama II Road crane collapse kills two
Accident in Samut Sakhon comes day after Korat train tragedy that took 32 lives
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3175988/rama-ii-road-crane-collapse-kills-two

Dee
Dee

SpaceX Dragon over Burbank. Absolutely beautiful!

https://x.com/timconwayjr/status/2011720071786401837?s=20

BigLou
BigLou

3,500 degrees is more accurate.

J Wellington Wimpy
J Wellington Wimpy

“Nasry “Tito” Asfura, the conservative construction magnate declared the winner of the Nov. 30 election, called on the government of outgoing leftist President Xiomara Castro to respect the will of voters in the nation of 11 million people.”
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/trumps-honduras-favorite-vows-to-take-office-despite-resistance

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

‘When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.’

Thomas Jefferson

2States2SystemsNoThanks
2States2SystemsNoThanks

So the perp died, but “expressive crime?”
“Taipei knife attack determined ‘expressive crime’ as investigation ends”
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202601150027

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

Buster Keaton’s Craziest Stunts and Scenes in Color (4K)
Lost in Time
https://youtube.com/watch?v=34IqNZ0zB-I

Are you not entertained?

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

Thanks I needed that to start my day, love Buster Keaton movies! Now I am off to the salt mine.

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

Do you realize that it’s our turn?
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Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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A HARD RAIN
A HARD RAIN

Yeah ?
Well, you know what else you can warm ?
DEEZ NUTS !

AMERICA FIRST !!!

More Than An Earthquake
More Than An Earthquake

“Earthquake Shakes Israel, Stirring Panic and Fears of Conflict With Iran
Ground-Shaking Terror: Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Rocks Israel, Triggering Alarms and War Fears as Residents Mistake Tremors for Iranian Missile Strikes Amid Escalating Tensions!”
https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/israel-earthquake-magnitude-4-2

Meddling Kid
Meddling Kid

I clicked on the China hypergravity link only to find disappointment. I should have known that the country who only steals and makes cheap replicas could never actually beat the rest of the world to a new physics discovery involving gravity, space, and time.

Nope, it’s just a centrifuge. Whoopee, they can spin stuff. Just like everyone else.

P D Q
P D Q

OpenAI could go bankrupt within 18 months. 2026 could be their last shot at turning a profit. Otherwise they may have to sell out to a bigger company such as Google or Amazon.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/financial-expert-openai-running-out-of-money

Economist
“The boss of one venture-capital (VC) firm notes that OpenAI’s losses are as big as the deficits of many national governments. He laments that, in fundraising discussions, “you are not even allowed to ask” about the amount of cash it is burning.”

https://archive.is/uxJt9

NYT op-ed
“Generative A.I. businesses are not like the software successes of the past generation. They are far more capital-intensive.”
“As far back as 2020, this outcome was predictable. Silicon Valley insiders touted the so-called scaling laws, which showed how models would become significantly more powerful but also exponentially more expensive.”

https://archive.is/Pf1M6

NoTwoSystemsOnlyOneChiCom
NoTwoSystemsOnlyOneChiCom

“Brian Mast, chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi each posted photos with Lai’s daughter, Claire, underscoring Washington voices’ backing for her father. Mast wrote that Lai had been unjustly convicted for advocating a democratic Hong Kong, calling the verdict a “kangaroo-court ruling” that underscored the failings of Communist China. Pelosi said Lai was being held in inhumane conditions and insisted the world must not remain silent in the face of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent. Both used the hashtag calling for Lai’s release.”
https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/beijings-hong-kong-office-condemns-u-s-politicians-over-interference-in-jimmy-lai-case/

Tehran Thugs
Tehran Thugs
ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud
Boudica Again
Boudica Again

Good and Blessed morning to Everyone!

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

Good morning Boudica!

Dee
Dee

This is truly unbelievable and insane. This idiot is totally corrupt and panicking exponentially.
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https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/2011675567029121187

flyinpiglet
flyinpiglet

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Dee
Dee

Beautiful!

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

Those Were The Days (1968)

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

My mom still has this on a 78

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

Tobacco Road – Nashville Teens 1964

Great song still being played by one of my local rock stations

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

U.S. to pause immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in attempt to slow down the theft of American Tax Payers dollars

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/politics/2026/01/14/visa-75-countries-paused

Thunderbird
Thunderbird

Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution – Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Sen. Todd Young of Indiana flipped back to Trumps side in final vote

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/politics/2026/01/14/senate-vote-venezuela-war-powers

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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Australian Gun Owners in ‘Fight For Our Lives,’ As PM Pushes More Restrictions
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/01/australian-gun-owners-in-fight-for-our-lives-as-pm-pushes-more-restrictions/

While the Albanese government is working on this gun control scheme, in an essay published by the Fair Observer, writer Sonali Kolhatkar exhibits a disdain for white male gun owning Americans whom she identifies as “disproportionately right-wing,” blaming them and the National Rifle Association for having a “stranglehold” over this country’s political system.

Actually, the roadblock she deliberately fails to mention in her 1,457-word essay—the one element which makes Australian gun control impossible in the U.S.—isn’t the NRA, but the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and similar protections in a majority of state constitutions.

Rocketman
Rocketman

Denmark military C130 landed in Nuuk, Greenland not long ago…….(no link available at the moment)

Mama Pajama
Mama Pajama

it took 6 hours in world war II for denmark to surrender to germany ~

ChesterMcCloud
ChesterMcCloud

Korea Obama II’s kowtowing to Chairman Winnie….brilliant.
Video.
“Tweet of the Day: Chinese Ambassador Gives Lecture to South Koreans”
https://www.rokdrop.net/2026/01/14/tweet-of-the-day-chinese-ambassador-gives-lecture-to-south-koreans/

MI Girl
MI Girl
Dee
Dee

Chris Ilitch is definitely not like his father. Seems he’s not highly thought of either.

MI Girl
MI Girl

No, he really isn’t. I call him the Little I

Rocketman
Rocketman

No worries MIG! Fellow hockey fanatic here!

Mike
Mike

Great story, MI Girl! Thanks!

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

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Mama pajama
Mama pajama

George Washington would’ve taken it a step further. Just saying.

Thought Criminal
Thought Criminal

The Sons Of Liberty would have had a say.

Maris
Maris

4 sure.

Purple Wolfhound
Purple Wolfhound

Today when I think about the USA…I feel like Jimmy Conway in the phone booth from Goodfellas…when he gets word about Tommy getting whacked…”who Tommy?…oh he’s gone… and there was nothing we could do about it”

Thunderbird
Thunderbird
Thunderbird
Thunderbird

Danish official says there’s a fundamental disagreement over Greenland with Trump after talks in Washington (they will drag their feet until they FAFO)

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/international/2026/01/14/greenland-trump-comments

Panhandle Proud
Panhandle Proud
Thunderbird
Thunderbird

Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released (baby steps to peace and freedom)

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2026/01/14/venezuela-americans-released