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Starship V3 set to make its first launch 6:30pm ET on Monday, May 19 BuckGalaxy May 12, 2026 4:52 pm (Space/Science)

How are you supposed to win a war when you avoid killing people RobVG May 8, 2026 5:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

Good idea, for what it's worth... BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 11:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

Consequences of the Orange Moron's idiotic war BuckGalaxy May 11, 2026 1:36 am (CurrentEvents)

Trump had to be stopped from using nuclear weapons on Iran (edit - no evidence for claim... BAD RL!) RL April 21, 2026 7:57 pm (CurrentEvents)

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There's no way the Post WW2 order can be revived after Trump BuckGalaxy April 30, 2026 5:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

Meanwhile, bye bye National Forest Service podrock April 9, 2026 8:13 am (CurrentEvents)

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Eventually, one has to just admit it. podrock April 6, 2026 8:08 pm (CurrentEvents)

Goldilocks Gazette delayed. by Vitruvius July 16, 2011 11:21 pm

Delayed again ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-17 23:10:34
*runs screaming from room* The caption reads: I vill drink your blood. by Eri 2011-07-16 23:53:11

Your college dollars at work by TB July 16, 2011 9:54 pm

"Insane" party votes against debt limit increase by TB July 16, 2011 3:24 pm

The McConnell plan apparently has the votes to pass the House with Dems and sane republicans teaming up. Ceding ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 09:36:36
- RUN IT UP BOYS! Raise it by $50 Trillion just to be sure, then max it out! It's ... by Lee 2011-07-17 10:38:58
  - RUN IT UP! REFUSE TO COMPROMISE! DESTROY THE WORLD ECONOMY! ACT LIKE TOTAL ECONOMIC ILLITERATES! by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 11:05:20
    - And having a debt greater than our GDP is considered to be economically literate? In what language? Buck, I'm sure ... by Lee 2011-07-17 11:46:43
      - I don't care what you believe. I just want you to stop changing the subject and admit trying to ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 23:25:54
        
        I think now is the perfect time to demand a balanced budget. If it isn't accomplished now, it never ... by Lee 2011-07-18 17:05:19
      - It isn't about the money, Lee. It's about the power. If they can destroy the GOP with ... by TB 2011-07-17 12:11:13
        
        You're not telling me anything new, TB. They want to crush the economy with debt so they can impose ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:17:06
        
        You two are certifiably insane. Especially you, Lee. You have no real issues to stand on. Your ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 23:35:29
        
        "Never let a crisis go to waste" Remember those words? Do you really think it's an accident that ... by Lee 2011-07-18 12:10:37
        
        It's not working, Buck. All you're doing is screaming the same Democratic talking point over and over again. ... by TB 2011-07-18 09:13:00
        
        It's also interesting that you desperately avoid any mention of what Obama has actually done in this arena since he ... by TB 2011-07-18 09:32:21
        
        Oh, wait. Paul Ryan has a timeline on what Democrats have actually done. Or again, to be precise, ... by TB 2011-07-18 10:33:25
THIS IS SO STUPID. The obvious answer is back during that vote there was NEVER any serious chance of ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 09:24:04
- Furthermore, when has ANY political party or faction therein ever used America's good credit as leverage to try and force ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 11:34:14
  - A balanced budget is now considered extremist? by Lee 2011-07-17 11:49:28
    - It just can't get into your little brain can it? No a balanced budget is not extremist. THREATENING ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 20:51:15
And yet, look at all those Republicans voting "Yea," to raise the debt ceiling. Go back as far as you want, ... by mcfly 2011-07-16 18:25:30
- Yeah. The point is back then Obama and the Democrats were against it because they wanted to wreck the ... by TB 2011-07-16 21:39:03
  - And the GOP is as pure as freshly-fallen snow? by mcfly 2011-07-16 22:35:40
- That's due to politics. The switching sides on an issue depending on who's in power is a big part ... by Lee 2011-07-16 20:32:35
Someone in the House should give this speech verbatim by Lee 2011-07-16 17:11:18

No child left behind by Eri July 16, 2011 1:45 pm

I've always thought No Teacher Left Behind would have been more appropriate. by mcfly 2011-07-16 16:48:16
So how would you handle it? They throw tons of money and resources at these "urban" school districts with ... by Lee 2011-07-16 14:49:47
- NCLB was a crappy idea. We need less Federal control of schools, not more. It was amusing how the Democrats ... by TB 2011-07-16 15:44:31
  - I never liked it and said so from the beginning. It was a Bush idea which meant it was ... by Eri 2011-07-16 23:54:48
    - I never liked it because throwing money at some people isn't going to help them one bit. Not everyone ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:43:45
    - Q.E.D. by TB 2011-07-17 12:05:35

What a hoot! by Eri July 16, 2011 3:27 am

I would think the biggest hassle would be finding any bike routes in L.A. What a mess. My daughter goes ... by TB 2011-07-16 08:58:55

Murdoch Annoyed by Eri July 15, 2011 6:07 am

The latest on this fiasco. The repercussions are spreading. Wonder where it will all end. by Eri 2011-07-16 03:20:50
Murdoch to apologize to Great Britain: "I'm truly sorry...that we got caught. Now sod off." Some of the claims Brooks faces ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:20:07
- Sounds about right. I hope Murdoch's empire breaks up into a hundred or more pieces before sliding under ... by Eri 2011-07-15 21:18:01

Let's Make a Deal by Eri July 14, 2011 8:36 pm

Finally, the coalition cracks. The sane members of the GOP look like they are finally going to tell the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-15 22:09:04
- So nothing gets done. The debt ceiling is raised, trillions more borrowed every year, a couple of billion is ... by Lee 2011-07-16 08:06:23
  - Nothing gets done because the GOP can't bring itself to move one fucking inch toward the center. You guys ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-17 09:26:32
    - Look, you've got the mindless talking points down. Tell me where the center is. I hear Democrats with ... by TB 2011-07-17 12:18:23
    - I've come to the conclusion that nothing should be done. Let the liberals continue to buy the votes of ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:01:13
      - Yeah, and what do you think would come out the other end of the collapse? Freedom and democracy? ... by TB 2011-07-17 12:13:37
        
        In certain areas. Once it happens the Feds will be in no position to "restore order" nation wide. ... by Lee 2011-07-17 12:27:34
In other words, business as usual. $1.5 Trillion in non-binding spending cuts over 10 years while they continue to ... by Lee 2011-07-14 22:11:59
- Business as usual? The tea party trying to destroy the world economy is far from business as usual. by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-15 22:02:07
  - We know exactly how the American economy is being destroyed, Buck. So does everyone else. Two years your party held ... by TB 2011-07-15 23:00:11
    - Blah blah blah. The debt limit has been raised 78 times, 49 times when republican presidents were in office. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-07-16 00:36:52
      - You remember what Obama said about raising the debt limit back when a Republican was president? What's changed? Good Lord, ... by TB 2011-07-16 09:21:55
        
        I'm tired, Buck. Very tired. The "debt ceiling" has been a joke for years. They'll raise it. The ... by TB 2011-07-16 10:04:12
        
        What's really funny is how the people on this board who deplore the big multinational banks are the first ones ... by Lee 2011-07-16 10:42:47
      - The socalled "economic experts" are the ones that have gotten us into a $14.6 Trillion debt. Yeah, they really ... by Lee 2011-07-16 08:09:37
- Wait for it. The Huffington Post is a little behind the curve. by TB 2011-07-15 08:08:36
- He's a pragmatist because he knows if the US defaults, it's going to be laid squarely on the doorstep of ... by Eri 2011-07-15 06:06:31
  - The Republicans made a fundamental error in scattering the way they did. They've put themselves in every corner of the ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:38:09
    - Which was Obama's goal at the beginning. He badly needs cover for his failures next year, and has to ... by TB 2011-07-15 10:46:58
      - I havent erased anything. Look, I remember the bizarre psychosis that Dems fell into after the midterms, and I'm reminded ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 10:58:22
        
        There are two very fundamental political philosophies opposed to each other in this country. It may soothe a lot ... by TB 2011-07-15 11:15:01
        
        And I understand that. But I also beleive that there are more than 4 letters in the word compromise, and ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 11:36:11
        
        Was compromise really good for the country, or is it what got us to where we are today? by Lee 2011-07-15 14:00:41
        
        We are where we are now because of endless "compromises" between the two philosophies in this country. In the ... by TB 2011-07-15 12:24:33
        
        Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but what I seem to be hearing from you and Lee is that you'd ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 16:06:58
        
        Well I wouldn't complain if Sam Nunn were considered to be on the far left in this country. ;) by Lee 2011-07-15 17:36:43
        
        I wouldn't have picked Sam Nunn, but pretty much what Lee said. The current Democratic leadership has more in ... by TB 2011-07-15 17:50:26
        
        With that, I really can't disagree. And of course next year may very well mark the turning point you're looking ... by mcfly 2011-07-15 21:39:40
        
        If we back away from collectivism next year it will just be a holding action. The problem with America ... by TB 2011-07-15 22:09:58
  - The "deal" Obama's been offering is the same crap over and over again, with a different coat of paint. ... by TB 2011-07-15 08:13:08
  - Do the math. $1.5 Trillion over ten years comes to $150 billion a year. That doesn't even come ... by Lee 2011-07-15 06:43:31

End of Minnesota shutdown by TB July 14, 2011 9:43 am

Obama quote of the day: by TB July 14, 2011 8:35 am

The debt bill they should pass? by TB July 13, 2011 9:42 am

The Republicans are SO worried that they might accidentally leave a fingerprint on something. But hey, Bachmann says the govt has ... by mcfly 2011-07-14 11:23:09

Telephone Cramming by Eri July 13, 2011 6:07 am

I don't see any private third party charges on my phone bill. I do see a Federal Subscriber Line Charge, a ... by TB 2011-07-13 10:08:02
- Most of those sound more or less what's on mine; however, I am checking on the Deaf surcharge since I'm ... by Eri 2011-07-13 14:29:54
  - Universal Lifeline is a tax/fee that subsidizes people who can't afford very basic phone service. I don't have a ... by TB 2011-07-13 15:02:23
    - I have a problem with it. It's not government's job to pay people's phone bills. Being poor means ... by Lee 2011-07-15 07:20:10

It couldn't happen to a more deserving guy. by Eri July 12, 2011 7:06 pm

It's an absolutely breathtaking invasion of privacy. And it's hard to see how hacking into someone's voicemail and deleting messages (from ... by mcfly 2011-07-12 19:35:26
- The furor is about to cross the Atlantic. If it is found that 9/11 victims were hacked, Murdoch may find ... by Eri 2011-07-13 05:58:43
- They're prosecuting them, tracking them hard. The public is outraged. A high up police official is getting hit ... by Eri 2011-07-12 23:58:24
  - I think once that Sky deal is dead, you're going to see this calm down pretty quickly. Just a ... by TB 2011-07-13 07:07:19
    - I hope you're wrong. Murdoch is someone who has abused his position and corrupted the news reporting process. ... by Eri 2011-07-13 14:31:50
      - In Britain, it looks like some citizens are now calling for the break up of Murdoch's empire. We should ... by Eri 2011-07-13 23:03:40
        
        Who's "them?" by TB 2011-07-14 07:06:00
        
        Sorry. Should read "him" as in Murdoch. by Eri 2011-07-14 07:22:51
        
        If you're really worried about media control, how come nobody's going after General Electric? by TB 2011-07-14 08:33:49
        
        Is GE engaged in illegal or unethical behavior? If so, there's always room on the dance card. by mcfly 2011-07-14 11:08:25
Well the Labour party was a tool of the KGB for decades. I'm sure they have many hackers which ... by Lee 2011-07-12 19:32:21
- That's too stupid to even respond to. Jesus. by Eri 2011-07-12 23:54:15
  - Read some history. The Labour party were stooges of the Polit Bureau. Many of their high ranking members ... by Lee 2011-07-13 00:34:13

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