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BruceAndNosh · 23/02/2026 03:07

Well colour me surprised.
Not

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 03:52

AcrossthePond55 · 22/02/2026 19:53

So, this Tuesday is the SOTU.

As always, I'm conflicted as to watch or no watch. Part of me says I'd rather watch the 'Red Wedding' on autorepeat than watch the SOTU, and since I hate 'gore' that's saying something. The other part says 'forewarned is forearmed' and make up my mind to grit my teeth and watch.

I'll probably end up doing the usual. Listen for a bit, then feel my blood pressure rise at the mere sound of his voice so put on closed caption & mute. Then my blood pressure will rise again at simply reading his words and since I don't want to break my TV by throwing a heavy object at his face, give in and switch to another channel. Flick back and forth until he's done & the commentary on MSnow is on. No one tears him to shreds quite like Rachel & Co.

State of the Union ?

Aye, what a fecking state it is in.

I am hoping it is on CNN so I can see it. I might make up a bingo card for it. But there must surely be dozens of them online to download ? Actually no, not dozens.... hundreds.

President Trump State of the Union 2026 BINGO Card (bingobaker.com)

President Trump State of the Union 2026 BINGO

President Trump State of the Union 2026 BINGO bingo card with Says “tremendous”, Says “believe me”, Says “many people are saying”, Says “nobody has ever seen anything like it”, Calls something “the best in history”, Uses “very, very” for emphasis, Says...

https://bingobaker.com/view/10108636

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 04:09

SerendipityJane · 22/02/2026 19:21

And homeopathy ?

Someone opened a homeopathic bar close to me.

It did not last long. Stupid high prices, and all the booze was watered down.

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 04:50

Justsaynonow · 23/02/2026 00:45

From Twitter, but multiple sources reporting the same info:

"Austin Tucker, Martin, the man who was killed trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and gas can was a white Christian Trump supporter. He wasn’t trans, he wasn’t democrat, he wasn’t an immigrant nor a minority. Austin was outspoken about his Christian faith and political views. We’re told he regularly expressed support for Trump, telling colleagues as recently as late last year he believed Trump was a strong leader. People close to Martin describe him as well-meaning but increasingly frustrated, particularly about the economy. He often complained that young people need two jobs or roommates to afford moving out."

and

"Austin Tucker Martin sent a text to a co-worker on February 15, 2026, obtained by TMZ, that read, “I don’t know if you read up on the Epstein Files, but evil is real and unmistakable.” He added, “The best people like you and I can do is use what little influence we have. Tell other people about what you hear about the Epstein files and what the government is doing about it. Raise awareness.” Sources who worked with him at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in North Carolina told TMZ he became fixated on the Epstein matter after the latest release of the Epstein files and was deeply disturbed by what he believed was a government cover-up, often talking about powerful people “getting away with it.”"

Thankfully, the local cops do appear to want to do a real investigation. But I fear the feds will twist it some way, to justify raids/crackdowns on something, probably totally unconnected.

The bit that struck me about the reports was this:

"According to Mr Guglielmi, investigators believe he left North Carolina and headed south, picking up a shotgun along the way. The box for the gun was recovered in his vehicle."

The world yells yet again. IT'S THE GUNS STUPID.

Re the feds. For all these years I have dismissed all these right wing anti fed conspiracies. And now it turns out that with the right wing nuts in charge, they are coming true. The irony of that.

And has anyone else had the same thought as me, that Hollywood has been lying to us for years. Films such as "Day of the Jackel", where the assassin is paid millions, drives a sports car, fake passports, custom made guns, exploding ammo, clever disguises and a sex subplot. All fake. It turns out they just pop down to the local gun shop and drive a Honda Civic. And the soundtrack is YMCA.

We need to update our what a fecking State of the Union bingo cards. Another assassination attempt (radical left ?), hospital ship..... and YMCA intro music.

I did notice that he had YMCA playing as the exit music for his Peace Board meeting.

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 05:15

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 22/02/2026 19:55

Nasty old whatever your favourite boo-word is (fascist; racist; misogynist; libertarian....) Robert Heinlein wrote a novella called "If This Goes On...." in 1940. In a later commentary on the expanded work, published as Revolt in 2100, he wrote in 1953 "There is a latent deep strain of religious fanaticism in [America]; it is rooted in our history and it has broken out many times in the past...[T]here has been a sharp rise in strongly evangelical sects in this country in recent years, some of which hold beliefs theocratic in the extreme, anti-intellectual, anti-scientific, and anti-libertarian...The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed."

The man was a prophet, though he always denied it.

I thought it was Reagan who tapped into the evangelical vote ?

But yeah, it did basically start with the Mayflower I suppose. After centuries of religious wars, Europe was just starting to get on with each other in religious terms, and we did not want that Puritan sect. But our good riddance has come back to bite us.

And here is an example:

US ambassador Mike Huckabee sparks backlash from Arab nations with Israel remarks | World News | Sky News

"In an interview published on Friday, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson pressed Mike Huckabee on his interpretation of Bible verses, where he said God promised Abraham and his descendants land that would today include "basically the entire Middle East".

"That would be the Levant, so that would be Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon," Carlson said. "It would also be big parts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.""

They want their Biblical end of times. A united Isreal, the temple rebuilt, then the big east v west war where Jesus will come back with his flaming sword. And that is pretty much the same as ISIS want, just a wee bit different.

These folk are full on religious nuts.

Bush was the same. With his Gog and Magog stuff.

US ambassador Mike Huckabee sparks backlash from Arab nations with Israel remarks

Mike Huckabee said "it would be fine" if Israel took control of land that would include a huge swathe of the Middle East.

https://news.sky.com/story/us-ambassador-mike-huckabee-sparks-backlash-from-arab-nations-with-israel-remarks-13510686

Serpentstooth · 23/02/2026 06:56

A recent post, elsewhere, from an Australian said "England sent its religious fanatics to America and its criminals to Australia. I'm not complaining."

persephonia · 23/02/2026 08:39

Apparently Denmark saved a US Navy sailor. That's what will have motivated the hospital ship tweet.

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 08:45

persephonia · 23/02/2026 08:39

Apparently Denmark saved a US Navy sailor. That's what will have motivated the hospital ship tweet.

I reckon his hospital ship will actually be an invasion force. Maybe a carrier with a big red cross painted on the side.

BruceAndNosh · 23/02/2026 10:17

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 08:45

I reckon his hospital ship will actually be an invasion force. Maybe a carrier with a big red cross painted on the side.

And possibly a big wooden horse as a gift?

PerkingFaintly · 23/02/2026 10:32

Indeed.

SerendipityJane · 23/02/2026 10:35

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 04:09

Someone opened a homeopathic bar close to me.

It did not last long. Stupid high prices, and all the booze was watered down.

Very droll minister

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 10:39

SerendipityJane · 23/02/2026 10:35

Very droll minister

Thank you Bernard :-)

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 10:42

Daily Mail is reporting that the gunman shot dead at Mar-a-lago was obsessed with the Epstein cover up and came from a Trump supporting family

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 10:45

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 10:42

Daily Mail is reporting that the gunman shot dead at Mar-a-lago was obsessed with the Epstein cover up and came from a Trump supporting family

There is "another thread" here, where "left wing violence" is being blamed.

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 10:47

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 10:45

There is "another thread" here, where "left wing violence" is being blamed.

Repeating Bessent I assume

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 10:49

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 10:47

Repeating Bessent I assume

Is the Trump regime saying the same ?

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 10:53

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 10:49

Is the Trump regime saying the same ?

Scott Bessent Condemns ‘Venom’ from Democrats Against Trump After Armed Man Shot at Mar-a-Lago: ‘They Are Normalizing This Violence’

Fox news

PerkingFaintly · 23/02/2026 11:11

Standard issue DARVO.

The problem Bessent and the Trump administration have is that, on the right, the normalization of violence is coming from the top.

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 11:24

PerkingFaintly · 23/02/2026 11:11

Standard issue DARVO.

The problem Bessent and the Trump administration have is that, on the right, the normalization of violence is coming from the top.

They also appear to have the problem that it is not true. Certainly not in the case of this fella.

SerendipityJane · 23/02/2026 11:30

It's called riding the dragon.

The problem with mobilising the dim, is you really can't rely on them not to try and think for themselves. The perennial danger of populism.

user3398721 · 23/02/2026 11:40

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 10:39

Thank you Bernard :-)

One of the great Mitchell & Webb skits of all time (sorry if you can't access @RedTagAlan)

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGIbOGu8q0

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 12:50

Trump, July 19: "All three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED. It would take years to bring them back into service."

Witkoff, Sunday: "They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material."

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 12:54

I had a look to see if there was any news about a hospital ship being underway, and I found this fantastic spoof article. This is a must read.

AMERICA FIRST: Trump Deploys Hospital Ship to Greenland in Historic Humanitarian Mission | Next News Network

No wait, Its not spoof ?

"The hospital ship deployment exposes a uncomfortable truth - if Denmark was adequately caring for Greenland's population, would American medical intervention be necessary? The answer speaks volumes about European mismanagement of their territories."

"Patriots should ask themselves: When was the last time you saw Denmark deploy hospital ships anywhere? America leads, others follow - if they bother showing up at all."

AMERICA FIRST: Trump Deploys Hospital Ship to Greenland in Historic Humanitarian Mission

AMERICA FIRST: Trump Deploys Hospital Ship to Greenland in Historic Humanitarian Mission

President Trump announces deployment of U.S. hospital ship to Greenland, showing America's commitment to caring for populations Denmark has failed to adequately serve.

https://nextnewsnetwork.com/2026/02/22/america-first-trump-deploys-hospital-ship-to-greenland-in-historic-humanitarian--mlxh5kj4

RedTagAlan · 23/02/2026 12:57

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 12:50

Trump, July 19: "All three nuclear sites in Iran were completely destroyed and/or OBLITERATED. It would take years to bring them back into service."

Witkoff, Sunday: "They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material."

I think that is similar to something I saw reported that Rubio said. That there had never been an Iran nuke deal.

DuncinToffee · 23/02/2026 13:45

So after his spokesman claimed that Kash Patel went to the olympics for work purposes, he has been posting videos of himself celebrating with ice hockey team.