Recent Posts

Pages: 1 ... 7 8 [9] 10
81
Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/9
« Last post by SVPete on February 09, 2026, 12:22:56 PM »
Vermont EV buses prove unreliable for transportation this winter

https://www.thecentersquare.com/vermont/article_89adc3fd-7efd-403f-85d1-9b9b386705f0.html

Quote
(The Center Square) – Electric buses are proving unreliable this winter for Vermont's Green Mountain Transit, as it needs to be over 41 degrees for the buses to charge, but due to a battery recall the buses are a fire hazard and can't be charged in a garage.

Spokesman for energy workers advocacy group Power the Future Larry Behrens told the Center Square: “Taxpayers were sold an $8 million ‘solution’ that can’t operate in cold weather when the home for these buses is in New England.”

“We’re beyond the point where this looks like incompetence and starts to smell like fraud,” Behrens said.

“When government rushes money out the door to satisfy green mandates, basic questions about performance, safety, and value for taxpayers are always pushed aside,” Behrens said. “Americans deserve to know who approved this purchase and why the red flags were ignored.”

It takes a special kind of moronicrat to think a battery-powered vehicle would be great for a cold-weather state! Cold weather adversely affects battery chemical reactions, affecting charging and range per charge.
82
Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/9
« Last post by SVPete on February 09, 2026, 12:21:17 PM »
2026 Super Bowl halftime show takeaways: Bad Bunny's set list was a cultural game changer

Cultural game changer, please.  Regardless of one's opinions on him, his music, or the performance itself, six months from now, almost no one will be talking about any change set off by it.  The people who make "how stupid are randos on the street" videos should include "name one Superbowl halftime performer from the last five years" to their list of questions to prove how asinine this statement is.  A few more folks may be able to answer correctly than ones who can tell us what the capital of US is, but I'd wager not many more.

A small fraction of Superbowl viewers actually speak Spanish, so the NFL narrow-casted, not unified. Having looked over translations of some of the guy's songs, it is likely that a significant %, maybe a majority, of those who did understand him did not appreciate the casual sex, drugs, and booze themes that permeate the songs.
83
Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/9
« Last post by SVPete on February 09, 2026, 12:16:22 PM »
‘We’re Not Criminalizing the Unhoused’: How a Homeless Encampment and Drug Dealers Are Destroying a Local Condominium Complex and Turning Its Residents’ Lives Upside Down

https://freebeacon.com/america/were-not-criminalizing-the-unhoused-how-a-homeless-encampment-and-drug-dealers-are-destroying-a-local-condominium-complex-and-turning-its-residents-lives-upside-do/

Quote
HYATTSVILLE, Md.—The sign outside the Marylander Condominiums, a 200-unit complex in Prince George’s County, Md., describes it as a "private community."

But for members of a homeless encampment in the condo’s backyard, the complex also serves as a crackhouse, a bathroom, and the entrance to an open-air drug market, which has become a magnet for organized crime and caused millions in property damage.

Transients break into buildings and smoke crack in the stairwells. Tenants traversing the property must navigate needles, feces, and sleeping bodies as addicts nap half-naked in the hallways and sprawl themselves like welcome mats outside residents’ doors.

Half of the complex has gone without heat since Thanksgiving after vagrants allegedly vandalized the boiler room, causing pipes to burst in several buildings. Some units have lost electricity, too, due to the overuse of space heaters. Though the county instructed those without heat to "vacate immediately" in December, most have defied the order and tried to weather the cold. They say they have nowhere else to go.
...
Billed as a "listening session" for condo-owners to air their grievances, the town hall featured a lengthy presentation on how the county was handling its "unhoused" residents.

"We have to be compassionate," the county’s deputy chief administrative officer for public safety and homeland security, Melvin Powell, said of the encampment, addressing the hundreds of residents who could soon be displaced because of it.

"We’re not criminalizing the unhoused," police major Thomas Boone added.

The situation shocked officials at Quasar Real Estate, a local investment firm, when it began managing the Marylander in April 2025. For months, they pleaded with police and county officials to address the open-air drug market that had effectively colonized the condo, which suffered so many break-ins that the company stopped repairing the locks.

But the county—which has the highest Democratic vote-share of any county in the United States, at 86 percent—didn’t clear the camp. Instead, it threatened to sue the condo, which was already tight on cash, for its failure to fix the nearly $5 million in property damage that has been caused by the drug den on its doorstep.

Something like 15 years ago, the City of San Jose tried the then newest proposed solution to homelessness. They set up several "tiny homes" in a corner of Columbus Park. They were right near where SR87 freeway crossed over I880 freeway, and were visible during my AM commute on I880. Very unsurprisingly, the Sacred Homeless swiftly trashed the site. The picture of the area on GoogMaps shows the trash, which included some blue tarps. About a year ago, in part courtesy of the Grants Pass USSC ruling, San Jose finally cleaned out that corner of Columbus Park.

Blame whatever combination of drugs, mental illness, hobo choices, and criminals, a lack of homes is not the problem. The problem is people who are unable or unwilling to live like the rest of society. Subsidizing and enabling the Sacred Homeless is NOT compassion, to the homeless or those they live near/among.
84
Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/9
« Last post by enslaved1 on February 09, 2026, 12:04:05 PM »
2026 Super Bowl halftime show takeaways: Bad Bunny's set list was a cultural game changer

Quote
Forget a simple halftime event. Bad Bunny's setlist was a cultural game changer. After months of planning and marketing, the artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio delivered an interactive celebration of Latino culture at one of the most contentious times for the community in the United States.

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance featured guest appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, along with several cameos of Latin artists who were part of his celebratory stage setup. After opening with his 2022 hit "titi me pregunto" and odes to Puerto Rico and the Latin community, he closed out with DtMF (Debi tirar mas fotos, which translates to I should've taken more pictures), leading a large crowd of guests like a host leading a paranda during Christmas before holding up a football that read "Together, we are America."

Throughout the show, he showcased many elements that resonated with Latino culture, such as a live band, a taco stand, a nail tech doing someone's nails, ordering a piragua (shaved ice), friends and family playing dominoes, and more in a wedding reception scene. All of this while singing, dancing, and wearing a white football jersey that read his last name, "Ocasio," on the back with the number 64, potentially a nod to his mother's birth year, 1964.

Cultural game changer, please.  Regardless of one's opinions on him, his music, or the performance itself, six months from now, almost no one will be talking about any change set off by it.  The people who make "how stupid are randos on the street" videos should include "name one Superbowl halftime performer from the last five years" to their list of questions to prove how asinine this statement is.  A few more folks may be able to answer correctly than ones who can tell us what the capital of US is, but I'd wager not many more. 

 
85
The DUmpster / Re: A nice thought for your Monday morning.
« Last post by BannedFromDU on February 09, 2026, 11:52:33 AM »


     The only people in the streets are middle aged cat women and 25-year old trannies. DUmmies are all 65 plus and dependent on Social Security. I am not concerned.
86
In related news:

Why This Former CNN Reporter Saying He'd Fire Scott Jennings Is Amusing

Last week, Mehdi Hassan, Joy Reid, and Jim Acosta had a chat about the state of media, which is hilarious given the cast of characters here. It was a Zeteo-sponsored roundtable event. Someone noted how the delicious irony of having “three fired apparatchiks,” who are also horrible, speak about who they would terminate if they ran things was peak entertainment.

Jim Acosta, of course, was the one who said that he’d fire CNN’s Scott Jennings if the conservative commentator worked for him. Why? Well, for starters, it’s because Jennings drops facts, shreds media narratives, and doesn’t allow nonsensical liberal talking points to fester as fact. Second, we all know Jennings would have wiped the floor with Acosta if he was still employed by CNN.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/02/09/why-this-former-cnn-reporter-saying-hed-fire-scott-jennings-is-amusing-n2670781
87
The DUmpster / Re: A nice thought for your Monday morning.
« Last post by enslaved1 on February 09, 2026, 11:32:42 AM »
1789 France led to 1793 France, which did not work out so well for, really anyone. 


The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most people killed were commoners


But we know how leftists and moonbats like to cherry pick. 
88
The DUmpster / VIDEO: Columbo Has Just One More Question
« Last post by pjcomix on February 09, 2026, 11:14:24 AM »
Quote
"Just one more thing." It's probably not at all important but Lt. Columbo does have just one more question for you. Of course, he is not making any accusations. It is just a minor matter that he wants to get cleared up in his mind. Nothing really of concern.

https://rumble.com/v75ityw-columbo-has-just-one-more-question.html
89
The DUmpster / Re: Why is MAGA so hateful? (best concise explanation I've seen)
« Last post by DefiantSix on February 09, 2026, 11:00:15 AM »
Holy projection batman!



If we were to inform the Projectionists' Guild about all the scab projection going on at the DUmp, they'd keep it shut down for DECADES collecting on back dues...  :popcorn: :-)
90
Breaking News / Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/9
« Last post by SVPete on February 09, 2026, 10:55:28 AM »
California Man Arrested for Sending Texts in Guthrie Disappearance Case

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/california-man-arrested-for-sending-texts-in-guthrie-disappearance-case-5981613?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport&src_src=partner&src_cmp=BonginoReport

Quote
A California man faces criminal charges after federal investigators say he sent texts demanding bitcoin payment for the return of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, who disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last Sunday.

Derrick Callella, 42, of Hawthorne, California, is charged with transmitting a ransom demand related to a kidnapped person and anonymous interstate communications intended to harass or threaten, according to the criminal complaint.

The texts were sent to Guthrie’s daughter and son-in-law on Feb. 4, after the family published an emotional video pleading for kidnappers to contact them about their mother in response to a ransom letter sent to a news station two days earlier, according to the FBI.
...
“To those imposters who are trying to take advantage and profit from this situation—we will investigate and ensure you are held accountable for your actions,” FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said in a statement.

Callella, 42, has a prior record in Los Angeles County. He is a former county employee with the Department of Health Services and was charged in 2025 for allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 in unemployment benefits.

I seriously wish to be wrong, but if Nancy Guthrie really is as dependent on heart meds as has been said, she's probably no longer alive.
Pages: 1 ... 7 8 [9] 10