"David Ryan Winters became enraged at the gay community in Raleigh-Durham for perceived slights. Starting around 2016, this lunatic began stalking gay men online and in person, including by showing up at victims' homes and sending them pictures of their residences. Winters would discover victims' personal information and send angry messages. The miscreant repeatedly threatened to kill specific victims and gay men generally, saying that he wanted to make national headlines and invoking the Pulse homicides from Florida. This redneck loser visited one victim's workplace, shattered a window, and threw a metal trashcan on the victim's car. Winters's obsessive harassment campaign terrified many people, forcing them to move or take other self-protective measures."

~snip~

For the next three years, homophobic redneck doofus David Ryan Winters will be right at home in a federal prison.

I enjoyed playing a chukka of bridge tonight while listening to Beethoven and munching on delicious grapes.

Made 4,500 points (came in second place; one failed contract because East-West had an unpredictable void).

What SOTU speech?

@12

Hi JPW:

As I advised you in a previous comment several weeks ago, my entire family and I voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on Tuesday 5 Nov 2024.

But how is the Democratic Party going to get millions of "self-righteous idiot progressives" who you have no use for to vote on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026 for AIPAC-funded candidates that support ethnic cleansing in Gaza and military aggression against Muslim countries in the Middle East?

Insulting and disparaging the millions of pacifists in the US won't convince them that you're right.

While some Americans can live with massive body counts of Muslims, Somalis, Arabs, and the Vietnamese (in 1968), all paid for by their tax dollars, these millions of Samaritans can't live with that.

The pacifists and antiwar Samaritans I know are neither self-righteous nor are they idiots--- they are humanitarians.

During the Vietnam War, VPOTUS Dick Cheney (R) somehow received five deferments from being drafted into the US military. When asked about this astonishing feat decades later, Cheney sneered: "I had other priorities in the '60s than military service." He was arrested twice for DWI before marrying his childhood sweetheart Lynne. Here is Dick Cheney with her and their children in the late 1960s enjoying family life, a family life that 58,220 Soldiers who died in SE Asia would never enjoy.

US Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) avoided being conscripted for Vietnam from 1968 to 1970 by getting a religious deferment through the Church of Latter Day Saints (AKA the Mormons) to become a missionary. Here is "Mitch" on the far right with two other Elders proselytizing the naughty French against smoking, enjoying wine, drinking coffee, or having pre-marital conjugal relations. 1968 was the deadliest year for our Soldiers in Vietnam: 16,899 were KIA.

VPOTUS Dan Quayle (R) avoided combat in Vietnam by being triple-billeted in an Indiana Army National Guard MP unit.

That means he shared one billet on the MTOE with two other Army National Guardsmen, an extraordinary move by the Indiana State Adjutant-General.

That's PFC Dan Quayle on the left enjoying INARNG summer camp in 1971. That year in Vietnam 2,414 Servicemembers were KIA and 11,000 were WIA.

Just think how much better the world will be without these three terrible human beings: Dummkopf Trumpf, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-02-24 12:05 PM | Reply | Flag: Makes Sense

There is no doubt in my mind that the "p tapes" are in fact dotard raping children.

Dummkopf Trumpf is a clean freak, like Jeffrey Epstein was, so this theory is sound.

Christopher Steele collected raw intelligence about Dummkopf Trumpf from his Russian sources, which means there could have been a translation problem, hearsay, speculation, or use of slang from an informant.

Nothing yet has been disproven from the Steele Dossier and raw intelligence must be fine-tuned.

As a single operative, Steele didn't have wiretaps, IMINT, or collateral information to create a polished all-source intelligence product. He was a private investigator using his old contacts from his days as an MI6 officer.

I was tasked with conducting a surveillance overseas many years ago. The information and photography I transmitted was raw and later fine-tuned at DIA HQ by an analyst for her USIC product.

"Third World Savages"?
The bigotry and racism is not even thinly veiled anymore.
Hey Bo you -------, remember when the code talkers won the war in the pacific for the US you piece of ----?
Go back to dumbf*ckistan you dumb chud.

#15 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-02-24 12:14 PM | Reply | Flag: Texas Christian University Education

One of the greatest draft dodgers of all time would go on to became one of the first national wealthy superstars of the "Roaring 20s" alongside the beloved immortal Babe Ruth.

Hi JPW

How is the Democratic Party going to get these millions of "self-righteous idiot progressives" to vote on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026 for candidates that support ethnic cleansing in Gaza and military aggression against Muslim countries in the Middle East?

There are millions of people in the antiwar bloc, a movement as old as the American Revolution itself, that need convincing to see things your way.

Most welcome, Clownshack.

And HughMass is spot on.

The US, the EU, Iran, and the IAEA all had a working arrangement until Dummkopf Trumpf recklessly scrapped it.

In 2024 Israel cost Lebanon's economy $20bn and caused over $8bn in infrastructure damage, displacing thousands and thousands of people. 4,047 Lebanese people were killed; 2,762 KIA were Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, 1,285 civilians were killed and 16,520 injured.

The IDF also targeted Lebanese medical workers, clinics, and hospitals during their offensive, in violation of the Geneva Conventions.

Now the Lebanese people may be getting hit again with US-manufactured and supplied munitions.

International arrest warrants for crimes against humanity issued by the ICC remain active for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former IDF General Yoav Gallant. In addition, the Istanbul Public Prosecutor in Turkiye issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and 30 other suspected Israeli war criminals. Indictments are merely allegations. To ensure a fair trial, Messrs Netanyahu and Gallant must both be presumed innocent until they are proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt at an international tribunal to be held for them in the Hague at future dates.

We'll see if the millions of antiwar Samaritans vote for AIPAC-supported Democrats over the next three election days:

List:

About Face (formerly Iraq Veterans Against the War)
America First Committee " opposed American entry into the Second World War
American League Against War and Fascism
American Peace Mobilization
American Peace Society
American Writers Against the Vietnam War
A.N.S.W.E.R. (also known as International ANSWER and ANSWER Coalition)
Another Mother For Peace[9]
Anti-War Committee
Antiwar.com
Buffalo Nine
Campus Antiwar Network
Committee for Non-Violent Action (later merged with the War Resisters League)
Committee for Nonviolent Revolution
Center on Conscience & War (formerly known as NISBCO)
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors
Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
Council for a Livable World
Council for the National Interest
Code Pink: Women for Peace
Common Dreams
Direct Action to Stop the War
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Gay Liberation Network
GI Rights Network
Gold Star Families for Peace
Grandmothers for Peace
Iraq Peace Action Coalition
LewRockwell.com
Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives
Military Families Speak Out opposed to war in Iraq
Mennonite Central Committee
Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam
National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund
National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam
National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee
New York Peace Society " first peace society in U.S., opposed 19th and 20th century wars
No Conscription League
Not in Our Name
Orange County Student Alliance
Peace Action
Peace Alliance
Peace and Freedom Party
People's Coalition for Peace and Justice
People's Council of America for Democracy and Peace " anti-World War I group
Port Militarization Resistance
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
RESIST
Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity[10]
Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice[9]
September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Spring Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam
Students for a Democratic Society (2006 organization)
The World Can't Wait
Troops Out Now Coalition
United for Peace and Justice
Veterans for Peace
Vietnam Day Committee
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
War Resisters League
Win Without War
Women's Peace Party[9]
Women's Peace Society[9]
Women's Peace Union[9]
Writers Against the War on Gaza
Youth International Party (Yippies)

"US Embassy Beirut personnel are restricted from personal travel without advance permission. Additional travel restrictions may be imposed on US personnel under Chief of Mission security responsibility, with little to no notice due to increased security issues or threats.

Out of an abundance of caution and until further notice, US Embassy Beirut has suspended routine consular services. Americans should contact beirutacs@state.gov in case of emergency. Americans in Lebanon are strongly encouraged to depart now. The commercial airport remains open and there is availability on commercial carriers, however flights may be cancelled at any time. Please check flight options at Beirut"Rafic Hariri International Airport.

Americans who choose not to depart at this time should prepare contingency plans should the situation deteriorate. These alternative plans should not rely on the US government for assisted departure or evacuation."

On 31 Dec 2025, the IDF High Command issued a warning to the population of Israel to be prepared for a three-front war against the West Bank, Lebanon, and Iran. The USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Groups (ACSGs) are in position in USCENTCOM AOR to attack Iran on behalf of ICC-indicted war criminal Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

CJCS General Dan Caine warned Dummkopf Trumpf of the potential risks of attacking Iran, including becoming entangled in a prolonged conflict and the possibility of US casualties, to which the White House Windbag dismissed as "fake news."

Hi Clownshack

The analysts at the Global Firepower Index (GFI) incorporate all facets of a country: population, economy, geography, naval forces, etc.

If nuclear-armed Israel is ranked at 15, the GFI analysts have probably considered population size as a factor, meaning the ability to absorb casualties and field reservists. Israel's population and armed forces size is much smaller than Iran's or Turkiye's. In a long term conflict, Iran and Turkiye can outlast many countries.

Also, Israel's high-tech economy may be good at making them money, but that won't help them if those civilians are called into military service.

The Gaza pogrom began taking its toll on their economy.

Israel's maritime capabilities are sufficient for local defense, but for offensive operations far away from port I'm not sure.

Lastly, other countries can survive with embargoes and being cut off from food supplies. Israel might be vulnerable in that respect.

Which countries would drive in food for them? They have angered all their neighbors. Israel had to beg some European countries for help when they had troubling battling wildfires last year.

For similar reasons, non-nuclear powered South Korea is ranked at 5; nuclear-armed North Korea is 31.

The GFI is meant to be a reference tool to quickly get a picture of a country's military power, that's all.

"A group of internal investigators at the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance made a series of startling discoveries last year. People in Iran had gained access to more than 1,500 accounts on the Binance platform over the previous year. About $1.7 billion had flowed from two Binance accounts to Iranian entities with links to terrorist groups.

Internal warnings about the Iranian transactions surfaced last year, in the months before Dummkopf Trumpf granted a pardon to Binance's founder, mega-goniff Changpeng Zhao, who had spent four months in federal prison in 2024 for his role in the firm's crimes. The Trumpf Crime Family's (TCF) crypto start-up, World Liberty Financial, has forged close business ties with Binance, and the sinister Changpeng Zhao was a guest this month at a conference of avaricious no-goodniks at Mar-a-Lago, the draft dodging geriatric morbidly obese pedophile's gaudy club in Palm Beach, FL. "

~snip~

Along with grotesque mega-oligarchs Felon Musk and Larry Ellison, the nefarious Changpeng Zhao is in close contention to be the "Worst Person in the World."

*** Dummkopf Trumpf Still Mercilessly Bombing Latin Americans in Open Waters ***

This makes at least 150 people murdered by the nefarious Trumpf junta without trial, otherwise known as Extra-Judicial Killing (XJK).

The US has plenty of money to kill people worldwide and at home, but doesn't have the money to give us universal healthcare, as enjoyed by the residents of Germany, Israel, Greenland, Denmark, Canada, Taiwan, the UK, or tiny Albania.

And the belligerent Trumpf junta is stunned as to why Leo XIV, the first American Pope ever, declined an invitation from good-for-nothing VPOTUS JD Vance to celebrate America250 with us.

Really?

In terms of global military firepower, Iran is ranked 16 out of 145 countries.

Neighboring Turkiye is ranked 9/145.

American taxpayer-funded nuclear power Israel is ranked 15/145.

Poor Venezuela was ranked 51/145.

"Ryan Schwank, who resigned from his job at an ICE academy in Georgia last week, told congressional Democrats at a hearing that the agency eliminated 240 hours of "vital classes" from a mandatory 580-hour training program, including instruction about the legal boundaries for the use of force, how to safely handle firearms, and the proper way to detain and arrest immigrants.

"Law enforcement is a deadly serious business. It is not a place for shortcuts," Schwank said. "Deficient training can and will get people killed. ... ICE is lying to Congress and the American people about the steps it is taking to ensure that 12,000 officers can faithfully uphold the Constitution and perform their jobs."

Ahead of the hearing, Schwank provided a joint panel of House and Senate Democrats copies of internal ICE documents that he said show the extent of the cuts. The documents indicated that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, shortened its training program from 72 days to 42 days.

Several of the lawmakers repeated calls for D/DHS Secretary Kristi L. Noem to resign or be impeached."

~snip~

As a double graduate of FLETC from decades ago (uniformed and criminal investigator), I can tell you that Constitutional Law training was stressed. In fact, we helped the "Tackleberries" in our class study with index cards before the final test. One of my friends (a former US Army Ranger and Special Forces NCO), who was already an expert with firing weapons and hand-to-hand combat, was terrified of the final exam on Constitutional Law. So, we studied together. After the test results were handed out, we looked at each other in the classroom. "Whew!" 70!" he signaled me. For the final exam where we were tested in non-compliant arrests and other mischief, the "Tacklelberries" in turn would partner up with us bookworms. "Whew! Pass!" I signaled to my friend.

Nota Bene: Thanks to Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel, the once rigorous four-month long plus FBI Academy was similarly shortened to a scant eight weeks and a college degree is no longer required. Today, enlisted US Army MPs receive more training than FBI Special Agents. If I were to apply to NYC DOI or any agency for a position, I would ask for a non-lethal sidearm and emphasize that I underwent undiluted training and not this "here's your gun and badge, go get'em cowboy training" we see today.

And his Chicken Vindaloo (five out of five spicy). Biriyani rice, and Chala Masals.

Yum!

The late actor Robert Duvall and Sean Penn played in a movie last century about the LAPD and gangs.

The cops that brandish tattoos today are basically uniformed gang members, like ICE.

LA county correctional officers ran gladiator fights between juvenile detainees.