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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Gas Is Above $4 in All 50 States

It is now official: Gas is averaging over $4 a gallon in every state, according to the AAA. read more

Posted by A_Friend at 05:32 PM | 22 COMMENTS

Casino Donnie's Insider Trading Racket

3,700 Trades, Zero Accountability

Posted by A_Friend at 01:34 PM | 3 COMMENTS

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

TrumpWatch 2026, Part II: Days of Wine and Corruption

We've actually had this item on the "to do" list for a few weeks. If ever there is a day to run it, today's definitely that day.

Posted by A_Friend at 04:39 PM | 5 COMMENTS

TrumpWatch 2026, Part I: The Greatest Grift on Earth

Yesterday, Donald Trump's lawyers saw the writing on the wall and realized his and his kids' "lawsuit" against the IRS was going to be carefully investigated by the judge in the case, which would put his latest, greatest grift at risk.

Posted by A_Friend at 04:32 PM | 2 COMMENTS

Monday, May 18, 2026

The Day the Music Died

Future historians may record May 14, 2026, as the day the leader of the United States, the greatest superpower in the history of the world, acknowledged that the country was declining ... read more

Posted by A_Friend at 05:33 PM | 12 COMMENTS

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Tulsi Gabbard Out

The "Billionaire Bunker" Paradox

The ultra-wealthy are investing hundreds of millions into fortified compounds, yet these projects often face logical dead ends:

Worthless Wealth: A major concern for elites is maintaining control over security forces once currency loses its value. Without a functioning economy, there is little incentive for guards to remain loyal rather than simply taking over the resources themselves.

Extreme Features: Some luxury shelters include bizarre defensive measures like flammable moats that turn into rings of fire or water cannons designed to take down helicopters.

High-End Isolation: Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a $270 million compound in Hawaii featuring a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter with its own food and energy supplies.

Psychological Strain: To prevent insanity, luxury bunkers use tricks like night-scene paintings visible under black lights to simulate the outside world and windows that aren't actually windows.

Common Design and Social Flaws

Beyond the luxury tier, doomsday prepping often overlooks practical and ethical realities:

Basic Survival Gaps: Many amateur designs fail due to inadequate air filtration, insufficient waste management, or lack of secondary exits.

Social Isolation: Critics argue that focusing on individual survival via bunkers ignores the fact that human survival historically depends on peaceful cooperation and stable climates rather than isolated concrete boxes.

Market Growth: Despite the absurdity, the "panic industry" is booming, with the fallout shelter market expected to exceed $175 million by 2030.

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 08:25 PM | Reply

Tulsi Gabbard Out

#15 Donnerboy says, If she moves into her Doomsday Bunker..."

I absolutely love that the uber-wealthy are wasting their money on Doomsday Bunkers

Doomsday arrives... Are they already there, or not.

If not, who's gonna fly them there?

And, what happens to the pilot and others that got them there?

Left out in the wild?

Nope.

Meanwhile, in the Doomsday Bunker, who is going to maintain the systems that keep the uber-wealthy alive?

Or that keeps the uber-wealthy fed?

Servants...?

That are paid for with just exactly what?

And what about those servants' families?

Left out above to die?

How's that gonna work out for the uber-wealthy?

Then there's that whole medical thingy.

Who's gonna take care of the uber-wealthy (and their family) when it comes to health care?

Will the well-compensated "doctor," pre-Doomsday, care about the uber-wealthy after the sh*t has hit the fan?

And the well-compensated "doctor," his/her family... where will they be?

And then there's the sticky issue of the "security" for the uber-wealthy in their Doomsday bunker.

What's to have then turn their guns in a more intimate setting.

Fun, fun, fun.

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 08:14 PM | Reply

Eight Democrats Help GOP Pass Anti-Transgender Law

Coriolanus: Jews are horrible

Coriolanus: Unpure Democrats are horrible

Coriolanus: Hamas = "Palestine"

Coriolanus: "I play bridge (like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett) = "Jews are horrible"

Coriolanus: Eight Democrats = ""Elect Republicans"

Is this your goal Coriolanus ? ? ? ?

Is that your goal, Coriolanus

To defeat the only checkmate to Trump ? ? ? ?

That's your goal?

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 07:30 PM | Reply

Eight Democrats Help GOP Pass Anti-Transgender Law

Eight Democrats Help GOP Pass Anti-Transgender Law

'Tis wrong on every level.

Which is exactly why Trump and company utilized this as a potent message in 2024...

click graphic above for actual She's for They/Them ad

Gosh.

Not a single thing about Hamas, Israel, Jews, or anything else.

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 07:10 PM | Reply

James Talarico Just Said What Millions Needed To Hear

#6 Corky says, "...he's usually quite perceptive."

No, Coriolanus is the opposite of "perceptive."

Coriolanus is well spoken.

Coriolanus is quite obviously very well educated.

Coriolanus cooks and plays bridge.

Coriolanus knows all the cool stuff.

But ...

Coriolanus is no different that others who were well spoken, well educated, knowledgeable about the culinary arts and table games, with the "in crowd."

For the exact same reason why I posted these two pictures, side-by-side:

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Do you know who the well-spoken, well educated, accomplished cook and card player on the right is?

Hint: It isn't Coriolanus.

Coriolanus is on the left in those two pictures.

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 06:44 PM | Reply

James Talarico Just Said What Millions Needed To Hear

#4 Corky points out that "Talarico runs on a grassroots platform and does not accept corporate PAC money."

Which is exactly why I found the introduction of "TrackAIPAC" red squares by Coriolanus so abhorrent.

He smeared Talarico, a fantastic candidate, with that very square I posted in my #3.

And as I have subsequently provided ...

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With Coriolanus' hissy fit over the now released "DNC autopsy," is he going to continue to do everything he can to sabotage and defame Democratic candidates?

Or is Coriolanus going to start working to elect Republicans?

What's Coriolanus' goal here?

I can never tell, Corky.

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 06:00 PM | Reply

James Talarico Just Said What Millions Needed To Hear

#4 Corky hits the nail on the head when he says, "I'm afraid that Purists rarely ever win."

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 05:52 PM | Reply

James Talarico Just Said What Millions Needed To Hear

Posted by A_Friend at 2026-05-22 05:35 PM | Reply

War Against Iran: Ecological Disaster in Middle East

"Since the Israeli genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza and AIPAC were not responsible for Kamala Harris' loss on Tuesday 5 Nov 2024-- per the released version of the DNC autopsy report"

As I kept saying ...

"The eight to ten million "idiot progressives" in the antiwar movement have been identified as irrelevant ..."