CITIZEN OPEN THREAD.
Excellent video on National Debt from Congressman Schweikert
NOTE FROM KANE
As long as the headlines can be seen, green and red showing up as black for example, that’s fine.
I thought they couldn’t be seen at all for colorblind readers — invisible headlines.
So I’m not worried about it now. Thanks for all the feedback below.
Carry on, CFP Nation.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/national-environmental-policy-act-federal-review
Map and pictures. Who would have thunk it? Debt?
https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/11/china-influence-laos/index.html
“Known as Lima Site 6, it was used during the Vietnam War to support bombing secretly carried out by the United States against the communist group Pathet Lao.
So the symbolism was unmistakable when local authorities announced in 2018 that the 300m-long disused airstrip would be taken over by Chinese investors and redeveloped into a site with five-star hotels, a cultural theatre and other tourist attractions.”
AI, or Am I?, being “overused” in elementary schools.
“As major universities grapple with cheating scandals linked to artificial intelligence, concerns are now spreading to the very start of the country’s education system: elementary schools, where students are increasingly outsourcing thinking and assignments to AI tools.”
http://koreabizwire.com/ask-chatgpt-first-elementary-classrooms-struggle-with-early-ai-overuse/337983
Et tu, Korea?
AHA! The reason it went down. 😂😂
😂😂
😂Probably how it happened😂
Binance / Blockchain
‘Binance Linked to North Korea’s Billion-Dollar Crypto Laundering’
https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=289461&lang=en
“While everyone was busy trying to figure out what had happened, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the founder of Binance and one of the most notable figures in the crypto space, saw a “blessing in disguise,” stating in his latest X post that “blockchain kept working.”
https://u.today/binance-founder-reveals-real-truth-about-blockchain-amid-cloudflare-crash
This is for TC if he is still out there. We miss your posts and humor. Hope you are ok and doing well.
Here here Thunderbird ☕️☕️
Morning Dee ☕️
Morning Thunderbird ☕️ sure glad cloudfare is back up. My heavens, I drank 2 extra cups of coffee 😂😂
It was a wild ride for a few minutes😂😂
META: how to tell the world you absolutely hate Trump without words, despite all of your previous backpedaling that all of the previous Trump-hating actions were “misinterpretations”.
Trump should go ahead and launch a narco boat strike on Zuck the next time he’s out water skiing.
House organ writer describes it all.
-‘Pyongyang residents take to streets to celebrate U-17 woman’s football team, two days after World Cup victory’-
“The ruling party’s newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, described jubilant scenes across the capital: “Even young mothers scolded their children to walk faster and stopped in front of the screens, holding them tight as they watched the match,” it said. “The area around Pyongyang Station became a sea of ecstasy.”
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10614510
Trouble for ‘The Party’?
“Emphasising the CPC’s central, unifying leadership as the political guarantee for stability and long‑term development, Xi underscored that the will of the people must be fully reflected through sound institutions, orderly participation and effective supervision, ensuring that governance aligns with public interests and national rejuvenation goals. ”
https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/xi-jinping-calls-for-unified-party-leadership-and-law%E2%80%91based-governance-to-propel-rule%E2%80%91of%E2%80%91law-advancement/
Japan prime minister said her country could militarily intercede if the ChiComs advance on Taiwan. -First-
CCP ambassador to Japan said:
“In a post on X on November 8, the Chinese consul general in Osaka, Xue Jian, threatened to “cut off that dirty neck”, apparently referring to Takaichi, who took office in October.”
And now:
“Japan Warns Citizens in China Over Safety Amid Taiwan Row”
https://thedefensepost.com/2025/11/18/japan-warns-citizens-china/
“Poland has identified two people responsible for sabotage on its railway, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told lawmakers on Tuesday, adding they are Ukrainians who collaborated with Russian intelligence and who have fled to Belarus.”
https://tvpworld.com/90077918/ukrainians-collaborating-with-russia-behind-railway-explosion-tusk
Morning CFP. ☕️
Morning Dee.
Morning, Dee, says me with coffee in hand.
lol Maris. Can’t do without it ! Would have responded sooner, but cloudfare created issues for everybody this am.
Good morning, Patriots. Up and at ‘em early, off and running! Have a great Tuesday
Morning ☕️ stay warm up there !
Morning!
The White House is considering offering political asylum to British “thought criminals” …
Trump’s administration is exploring the possibility of extending refugee status to free speech activists who have been prosecuted for their words …
(There are 30+ arrests per day in the UK for online posts.)
https://archive.is/F8a6s
“LUKOIL’s primary overseas asset is Iraq’s West Qurna-2 oil field, one of the world’s largest, in which it has a 75 percent stake.
LUKOIL sought to sell its worldwide assets in response to US President Donald Trump’s sanctions aimed at pressuring Russia to agree to a cease-fire in its war with Ukraine. However, due to opposition from the US Treasury Department, Switzerland’s Gunvor Group has postponed its plans to acquire the Russian firm’s global holdings, including facilities in Iraq.”
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/russias-lukoil-explores-solutions-to-continue-oil-production-in-iraq/
video:
https://x.com/Thevictoria76/status/1990403937606770759?s=20
ELON MUSK is now expected to attend President Trump’s dinner with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud –
Made me laugh. 🤣
Morning Disgusted.
Good morning, Njc!
Very funny Hisssy!
“A “poison pill” threatens to burden The Telegraph with responsibility for a £500m debt to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a takeover bid by an American private equity firm was abandoned.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/poison-pill-risks-burdening-telegraph-202140604.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKBDVUMiiaVQHupD-e9AasQc3iLtFNytX4girsIyGOjdIoOagRBzRhyM9VniWJ_OjRXA9fRa1bUzHn5L83XfLh2dgyG05eXuPKp4p6rCczDPWStwfuHIsu4CjXEg59zJQGpL_b0ukB-l_nMMhiNgHs9JBU2SSZG3oN3X86N7dDUb
This Chick Takes “Having The Last Word” To Another Level
https://x.com/SteveLovesAmmo/status/1990224007023768034?s=20
😂😂😂Love It – judge gave her 100 extra days for the F-Bomb
Spectacular implosion!
Promises and taxes. Londonistan.
“The money is not expected to be used to fund public services in the city, or to lead to a cut in central Government funding for City Hall.”
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/tourist-tax-london-hotels-reeves-budget-airbnb-b1258405.html
The Best of My Love – Eagles
This also got in my head – Just have to play them!
Do you ever get a song stuck in your head even though you haven’t heard it in awhile? Must be that girl that has been hanging out with me the last 41+ years. I Can’t Tell You Why – Eagles
And now you just put it in mine!
Thats ok, I love the Eagles
Yes. And the only way to stop it is play the song.
Where do you live?
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/worlds-first-bentley-residences-tower-going-up-in-south-florida/3722086/
Remembering the collapse of communism in Prague
https://english.radio.cz/freedom-and-democracy-czechia-remembers-november-17-both-1989-and-1939-8869159
“Babiš, accompanied by ANO deputy chairs, laid flowers at the memorial site. The politician, who was a member of the pre-1989 Communist Party, told the crowd gathered at the memorial on Monday that the new freedom was the “most important thing,” but faced immediate confrontation.”
https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czechia-s-incoming-prime-minister-booed-on-velvet-revolution-anniversary
Today. Vandals hang and spray paint Ukraine flags around his home.
“This incident comes shortly after Okamura removed the Ukrainian flag from the Chamber of Deputies building following his election as Speaker. Okamura personally held the stepladder during the removal.”
https://praguemorning.cz/okamura-ukrainian-flags-prague/
Florida Man up early on a Monday. Mugshot and pictures.
“Tallahassee Police: Man arrested, accused of stealing forklift and ATM Monday morning”
https://www.wctv.tv/2025/11/17/tallahassee-police-man-arrested-accused-stealing-forklift-atm-monday-morning/
Well, it was worth a shot
If only they used that much energy working a legitimate job or educating themselves.
The Book of Revelation and the Great Revival – Full Documentary – PragerU
How Socialism Broke Venezuela
And yet, we still own it, so unless you want to end up like a narco boat captain, F right off.
I am right with you MK.
😁😁😁 Amen!
This lady is un-American
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JXlCN8MDK_Q
Scary.
So few will understand before it’s too late.
Unfortunately that includes many conservatives who believe that the moderates are ok, sadly they are not.
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More Great Reporting From Hernando Arce
Was it this kind of “club”?
Those Taco Trucks Are 1000% Serving Chicken
“A striking example came on November 13, 2025, when Mohammad-Hossein Adeli, former head of the Central Bank, spoke openly on state television:
“Young people already have grievances. If they rise up over this issue, whether you have 80,000 forces or even 800,000, an uprising will happen. If it erupts—and if two or three other factors coincide, including war—you won’t be able to control it.”
https://irannewsupdate.com/news/insider/rising-internal-warnings-expose-the-regimes-fear-of-a-social-explosion-in-iran/?amp
“An American neuroscientist has warned of more looming deaths as the controversial collision sport “run it straight” is due to make its debut in the United States.
The same organisers who brought the physical social media trend to New Zealand shores in May are set to embark on a two-week tour of America’s West Coast from November 18, with six trials in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Santa Monica, Irvine, Seattle and Austin.”
https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/world/run-it-straight-australian-organisation-runit-league-to-debut-controversial-collision-sport-in-america/
“No Getting Out of It,” painted by Tim Cox
Another wonderful one Dee. I love his work.
That’s a painting?
African delegation tells Lula NO. COP-a-feel somewhere else.
“According to the statement, CAPPA, and other members of the coalition, including Global Forest Coalition (GFC), and Gender CC Southern Africa—described the TFFF as a “dangerous and misleading” attempt to financialise nature under the guise of conservation.”
https://businessday.ng/news/article/cop30-coalition-rejects-brazils-125bn-tropical-forest-facility/#google_vignette
https://news.ssbcrack.com/cop30-to-be-held-in-a-rainforest-highlighting-indigenous-voices-and-their-critical-role-in-climate-action/
From today’s Supreme Court Orders List
161, ORIG. NEBRASKA V. COLORADO The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
161, ORIG. NEBRASKA V. COLORADO The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
25-5645 IN RE DERRICK L. JOHNSON The petitions for rehearing are denied.
[Final paragraph of Alito’s Dusent…] In short, the Fifth Circuit erroneously resolved an important issue of federal law on which there is a Circuit split. This case cried out for our review. By failing to intervene, we leave New Orleans to pay for the Fifth Circuit’s serious errors. I respectfully dissent
Political knee-jerk reactions birth girth and more problems: DHS.
https://spectator.org/scotus-must-stop-mail-in-voting-madness/
“Atlassian has defended activist billionaire CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes’ purchase of a private jet, after the company overshot its business travel emissions target by 160 per cent.”
https://www.skynews.com.au/business/tech-and-innovation/mike-cannonbrookes-private-jet-not-at-fault-for-atlassians-travel-emissions-rise-in-fy25-spokesperson-declares/news-story/f11f63844bd52608fba4ebdfebd01ecd