I ALSO DON’T BELIEVE THE NOW YOU SEE HIM NOW YOU DON’T HOMUNCULUS WILL CLOSE THE DEAL:  A Blue Ripple in Texas?

It appears that one James Talarico is the present big blue hope for Democrats who have a passionate interest in turning Texas blue by somehow wedging him into a seat in the US Senate. This in spite of being someone which hardly anyone seems to have heard of, six months ago. He’s young, slick-appearing, superficially polished, makes all the right noises and voices all the correct progressive platitudes … I swear, they must order up these candidates by the dozen, from some central Dem Party clone factory/distribution warehouse full of test tubes. They are all youngish, sleek, shallow, did all the right colleges and socially-responsible early jobs, have an appealing but not too exotic background, get fawning national press coverage, do fundraising events outside of Texas, raise the hopes that this time around they will get somewhere with Texas voters as a whole … and then somehow before the big day, it all goes flat. The air goes out of the bubble. It happened with Wendy Whats-her-name in the pink tennis shoes, to Robert Francis the Fake Hispanic O’Rourke, and it looks as if James Talarico is also about to fizzle out in a similar manner.

But Celia and I could be wrong. So kindly all y’all get off your duffs and vote. We don’t want to lose Texas like we lost Colorado.

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RUSSIA IS NOT THE SICK MAN OF EUROPE. RUSSIA IS THE CHINA OF EUROPE:  Russia Denies Second Illness, Lifts Quarantine After Unexplained Death at Plague Research Lab.

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READ BOOKS OF THE FORTIES. MEN DID PUNCH EACH OTHER. THEN WE WENT TO LAWSUITS. PUNCHING WAS BETTER. IT DIDN’T DISCRIMINATE ON WEALTH OR ABILITY TO FIND A LAWYER:  fighting words and needed beatings. a society without violence will soon need it.

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Idaho is a big LDS state.

OPEN THREAD: I disagree with your philosophy. What killed the cat’s not curiosity.

GROUND THYSELF: The moon could turn astronauts into ‘walking, high voltage capacitors’ that accidentally zap spacecraft.

HMM: Ilhan Omar Was 37 When She Entered Congress. Soon, She Became 36. “Omar became a year younger, you see, because she has stated publicly that she entered the U.S. as a minor, under the guardianship of her father, but if she was actually 18 when she entered the country, she was not actually a minor at all.”

SAME: “I can’t imagine looking to Hillary Clinton to satisfy a hunger for real conversation.”

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THE NET OF A MILLION LIES:

Following Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers:

Tucker Carlson's views dropped 71%
Douglas Macgregor's views dropped 62%
TCN views dropped 34% https://t.co/bzlx2QKUfG pic.twitter.com/ekkReqo33O

— Matt Tardio (@angertab) October 13, 2026

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THE OUTER SPACE TREATY BANS SOVEREIGNTY, NOT PROPERTY: A new space race asks the question: Can anyone own the Moon?

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THAT’S THE SPIRIT: US unveils name for new mobile howitzer: ‘XM1776.’ “Speaking at a ceremony unveiling the weapon’s new name, Hanwha Defense USA President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Smith justified the name by harkening back to a decisive moment during the country’s founding, when the Continental Army rolled in mobile artillery batteries to overlook Boston Harbor in 1776, forcing the British fleet to withdraw. This marked the first strategic victory of what became U.S. forces, beginning a field artillery legacy that led to the XM1776’s unveiling 250 years later.”

IT’S RACISM TO NOTICE THE FRAUDULENT ACTS OF THE ACTUAL RACIST:

I think it’s because she lied during immigration, married her brother, and wants to hijack my country in the interest of her Somalian coethnics while demonizing white people https://t.co/Rwx1cOy5uI

— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) October 12, 2026

But you knew that already.

ICYMI: Ukraine Knocked Out Russia’s Biggest Data Centers, and the Internet Got 17% Better.

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