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Wow, what a crazy week! The trip to Duluth was a lot of fun. We planned to spend a couple days at the water park, but the water park was closed the two days we were there, so we had to adjust our plans a bit & find other things to do while in Duluth. I did find some great cards and a Kevin Williams jersey at an antique store, so I consider the trip a success. Also, we hit a pretty beefy storm on the way home and kiddo got some great pictures of it.
I also might have found a replacement motor for my boat, it’s a 90 hp Mercury, same thing I have now, only newer.
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Really? You thought Sunday was Monday?
Good morning. Eventful weekend. We’ll see what Iran does next.
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Just let Israel keep going and there won’t be much. of. Iran left to worry about
Well, now the politics start. The politicians will use the attack to discredit the President, to their own political ends. Every conceivable negative perspective will be pushed down our throats.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Most disturbing are the village idiots from the repub side. Dems we expect the crap from.
Yes, there are still folks on the Republican side with TDS.
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If you have time and the inclination, I’d bet Mark Levin has an insightful show tonight.
Most likely. Levin is truly one of the great intellects on TV. Most of the pundits just parrot points made by politicians, or political organizations. I have difficulty watching the “on air talent” talk about subjects they know nothing about. I don’t watch much TV in that regard. I watch old movies and sports, and that’s about it.
Thought the beginning was great.
Oh, and loved the comments on ‘we can ‘t talk about regime change,’
Travelers. Fleetwood can’t buy one.
Yeah… was pulling for him.
Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi says Iran is closer than ever to a regime change, a shift he believes the world must support as it will transform not only the country, but also help bring peace and stability to the broader Middle East.
“The regime is collapsing. This is the weakest it has ever been since coming to power,” Reza Pahlavi told Iran International. “Even their own insiders, from the military and intelligence sectors, are telling us it’s falling apart.”
Do you think Iran will attack any our bases in the Middle East? I’d guess if they do, they’re messing with the wrong guy in Trump.
No, they won’t attack other Muslim countries. Our bases are in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan etc. They risk an all out Middle East war on them.
What about Iraq? That isn’t a ‘Muslim Country’?
They attacked Iraq, and went to war with them for 8 years. They lost. They won’t take on the entire Middle East. Trump’s recent visit cemented relationships with all those countries. They are going to stand with us. The Arabs hate Iranians, who are Persian as I have mentioned before. If Iran attacks an Arab Nations soil, they are going to face an Arab backlash.
Yes Iran has attacked Iraq before, had a war with them and lost it. Does that give them Allie Allie Oxen Free to continue to attack them despite your statements that ‘They won’t attack Muslim Countries’ and ‘If Iran attacks an Arab Nations soil, they are going to face an Arab backlash’?
So by Muslim countries I meant Arab Muslim Nation States. Really Kingdoms. I’m sorry I wasn’t clear enough on that. The bottom line is Iran has no Islamic Arab support, and they dare not bring their war with Israel to any of the Kingdoms.
Mayhaps I can clarify my question somewhat.
They have been attacking (by proxy) US bases in Iraq for years.
So can they not continue to do the same or is there an exception for Iraq due to their history.
Or does ‘not attack Arab Muslim Countries’ not include US troops/instalations inside those countries??
Certainly militia’s have engineered small attacks on U.S. installations in Iraq over the years. What I’m referring to is a full scale attack in the here and now. Trump just finished establishing Trillions of dollars of new business investments from most of the Kingdoms in the middle East.
These Kingdoms don’t want Iran messing things up with their hate fueled war. They want Iran to go away as much as anyone else. You haven’t seen a single Arab Nation coming out in support of Iran.
Iran knows where they stand in the here and now. Those Kingdoms won’t stand for any Iranian led incursions or attacks on their soil.
Can’t believe these guys are complete idiots. they’re not dealing with the likes of Biden/Obama and they know it. They take a pot shot at one our our bases and Trump will hit them back 25 or so times harder. Very quixkly they won’t have anything left.
Iran has a mostly moderate populace. The Regime only makes up about 20 percent of the countries citizenship. They are theocratic zealots, who believe with all their heart they are doing Allah’s will. Everything they do is rationalized through this prism.
Much like how the ‘Far Left’ of the Democrat Party controls the party.
A majority of the party may not agree with them but since they are the loudest, most passionate, most likely to act out they get their way.
Almost a ‘squeaky wheel gets the grease’ writ large.
Yes
Sounds like he is trying to ‘speak it into existence’.
Certainly he is messaging…
How early do we need to extend Potato?
He has 2 years left on his contract with no guaranteed money for ’25 or ’26.
https://thevikingage.com/minnesota-vikings-have-obvious-extension-make-no-one-s-talking-about-
Till 2026. Always done in a contract year. He will be very pricey if he has a good 2025.
In NFL news, Antonio Brown says he has left the country skating an attempted murder charge and paying child support.
What a fine human being.
It will be interesting to see how that strategy plays out.
Saw this…
https://x.com/OwenGregorian/status/1936765208128573764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1936765208128573764%7Ctwgr%5Ee88c180ff8faebff8950be66eeb964dc44890bf6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oann.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fnewly-released-satellite-imagery-showcases-aftermath-of-bunker-buster-bombs-on-irans-fordow-nuclear-facility%2F
Netanyahu says his country’s campaign in Iran will end when the objectives are met.
“We won’t do more than what is needed,” he said during a press conference on Sunday.
“We will not be dragged into a war of attrition. When we achieve our goals, the fighting will stop,” he added.
Meanwhile, the U.N. is being its usual self…
Yeah the UN holding an Emergency Session to talk about what a threat the US is due to the strike against Irans Nuclear Sites.
So much BS.
Why do we give all that money to the U N? What a worthless orgainization at this point in time. Believing the Iranians is borderline idiotic.
Because the liberals love the U.N.
When will we know if the bunker busters destroyed the uranium program?
Im skeptical that it wiped it out.
Wouldn’t there be some radiation fallout among the Iranian population?
Not under half a mile of rubble… trust me, that facility is gone. Two sets of three B2 bombers dropped 6 MOB bombs on the sites at Fordow and Natanz. BDA will go on with Israeli troops on the ground, and satellite imagery from above to validate the sites were destroyed, but I can tell you they are all gone.
We can’t know if it was ‘totally wiped out’. We can be sure that it was seriously damaged and Iran will be years/decades trying to put it back together if that is even possible buried the way it is.
Fallout I do know, that is what I did in the Army. The distance fallout travels is dependent on how far the winds can carry it. Since the Nuclear material is 100s of feet underground the wind is not taking it very far. Could there be some radiation leakage from the buried material? Sure, but it will be local and easily buried.
when the Iranians went in to the nuclear weapons business this one of the collateral aspects you have to deal with. Play with fire……
‘Play Stupid Games and Win Stupid Prizes’.
I’m digging Gov DeSantis right now. Looks like a really good choice to succeed Trump.
DeSantis, Vance, Rubio, and even Thune. GOP has several strong options.
Yep, very strong. DeSantis as a Governor has actually “Governed” though, so I like him best right now. JMO.
I could see a DeSantis – Vance team
Trump never ‘Governed’ and (except for his 1st term) and he is doing fine.
While DeSantis is a very strong governor he ran in the 2024 primary and did very poorly. I have heard he does not campaign well so that worries me in the general election.
We have time to figure it out.
We will. I think DeSantis probably was up against it in the last run, having to Govern a State while running for National office. This time he won’t be burdened that way. Plus Trump really has led the way for how Republicans need to reach fringe voters.
Oh I can see DeSantis doing great job.
If he did so poorly in the Reb Primary can he win a general election? That is my concern.
He is a strong option, not sure if he is the strongest option at this point. We have time to figure it out.
In the end, whoever Trump backs will be the nominee, of course.
Then I would guess Vance or Rubio are the front runners at this point.
DeSantis would have a better shot if Trump just said to let the primary system work it out without his finger on the scale. If he didn’t want to choose between Vance and Rubio.
At the time DeSantis was in. the race, he was Trump’s only serious threat. And Trump spent over 10 million in adverse ads just destroying him. Don’t think any other Rep candidate could have stood up well to that barrage.
Still.Republicans have a solid field for next time.
So it seems like it is less likely that DJT is going to endorse DeSantis over Vance or Rubio.
It will be a fun watch regardless.
Will be. interesting to see. As I remember Reagan just let it play out.
Yep, he got run over by the Trump Train. He would be an excellent president.
Agreed, he is very strong.
Here is a good site to give you some insight from the Middle East perspective.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202506186220
350 attacks on our military folks by Iran in the four years of the Biden administration with no response. We begged them to let us take retaliatory action. Crickets.
Trump has ended that “policy” stance. FAFO is the new foreign policy, and last night Iran found out. That said, the whole world, especially the middle East found out.
But FJB did tell them “Don’t”, that is almost as effective as the operation last night.
#grin
He gave them billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars too, trying to buy their cooperation. Trump ended all those programs. You’ll hear that Iran is strong, and this event will not stop them, etc. The reality is, they are crumbling. Their economy is sinking fast, and that is what will keep them in check.
I do think the Republican Guard will be doing things like kidnapping the families of independent reporters inside Iran to force them off the air. Unfortunately I believe the Ayatullah will crush the resistance. Regime change, no matter how strongly desired by the populace, will be a long hard fight.
Regime change in Iran is an internal issue. We can encourage and help in the margins but they have to make the change themselves.
I wish them luck.
We cannot delve into that process, and our President is completely aware of that. He has clarity of purpose, which he has provided to the world every day. Last night we eliminated the Iranian nuclear threat to the Western world. That was his intent, that was his purpose, that was his objective. Regime change is an internal National process that we will not participate in.
That BS from the UN SecGen was nauseating. He is obviously as Woke as our worst Democruds. Why do we pay so much tax money for that crap?
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164741
Why doesn’t the UN step in and work toward peace in the area?
There is no entity on earth that hates the U.S. and Israel more than the UN.
And yet we pay most of their bills.
We are stupid that way.
We are.
Biden’s Foreign Policy was a complete joke.
Biden was the joke… the Dem’s running the country were stupid.
The Dems running the country the last 4 years were focused on their woke agenda, everything else was just a distraction.
Exactly. Their woke agenda, and importing 20 million people they want to give citizenship to, that would ensure their political control of the country for 100 years.
Since they stole the 2020 election they got a lot of woke garbage accomplished the last 4 years. They miscalculated and thought they could take out Trump and keep it all going. The obviously tried and as they say ‘If you try to take out the Mob Boss you better not fail’.
Good to have a CINC that has his act together.
Indeed.
Good morning, SKOL!
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Good morning indeed! FTP and SKOL.
Oh yeah F Iran.
Trump’s Foreign Policy: FAFO.
I was concerned that DJT would work too hard for A Deal but I guess Iran is too stupid to even consider it.
He has said ‘Iran can not have nukes’ since 2011, and now he made sure that they won’t ever get one.
Tomorrow the Dem’s will be on the attack. Articles of Impeachment are being drafted as we speak.
3rd time is the charm??
He gave them plenty of chances to come to the table, but they refused.
They had ‘experts’ on the Middle East on last night that said it was all about ‘showing strength and toughness’. Iran currently has been embarrassed between Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and the pounding that they have been taking for the last 10 days from the Israelis. No one in the region will take them seriously now so they have to try to retaliate or be a laughing stock.
Their options are slim and none and Slim is leaving town.
#nojinx
The US bombed 3 nuke enrichment sites in Iran.
6 BBBombs used at the main site and Tomahawks used at the other two sites.
I guess Trump is not so TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) like the Democruds like to claim.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/live-blog/israel-iran-conflict-rcna214241
Never ceases to amaze me how the left comes up with labels to push a narrative.
So far the Left has responded with ‘Impeach Trump’.
Morons.
Yeah, tomorrow the Senators and Representatives will be screaming for Trump to be taken down. I have to say he has shaken the world tonight. He is the greatest President I have ever served.
Mostly along party lines, Fetterman has said ‘it needed to happen’. So some RINOs were against it and some Democruds were for it.
Some polling was done a couple days ago on the question about Iran possessing a nuclear weapon and it was an overwhelming “no” from the American people.
But the Democruds and their Media Arm keep bringing up the ‘Forever War’ or WWIII’ to scare the people who listen to them.
There is less and less of them but they still make a lot of noise.
I think Trump has historically professed he wants to end wars, not prolong them. One of the first things he asked the Joint Staff in his first term was “how do you intend to win in Afghanistan”? There was no answer to that question. So he told us to end it, and get out.
Democruds and their media arm have a motto when dealing with DJT.
‘The Truth is ultimately irrelevant to the situation, the narrative is everything“.
True
Saturday salutations Skolos!
Heading to my buddy’s place to hide un the basement (it’s HOT 🥵 in the Star City right now) and have a Madden war on his absolutely massive 85 inch television. It’s unreal. Intend on showing the finest Madden QB play w/ JJ and the boys against his beloved Chicago Bears.
I’ll come at him from everywhere on Defense in typical B-Flo fashion and bring pressure from all levels while playing a lot of centerfield with Hitman. Designed packages on passing downs for Dallas Turner off the edge – his speed is a problem for edge protectors He can’t run the ball on me, never could. He can scramble though and I’ll bring Harry into the box a lot as a spy – allows me to create pressure if I’ve got the numbers and the mood strikes. I expect the mood to strike a lot.
I’ll whip the ball all around the yard – lot of 12 personnel where I can feed Hock & Oliver and move the chains, save for the occasional shot play on 1st down, 2nd and short. Lot of Pistol & Gun formations with multiple routes (and ALWAYS a bailout) and rollouts to utilize McCarthy’s legs and find clear throwing lanes to JJ & JA while using them as the occasional decoy to get a 1:1 matchup with Speedy on a LB playing out of his depth. I absolutely love playing w/this offense as the line is good, the weapons are elite and JJ has excellent arm strength and mobility.
Yes, I’ve been practicing. Yes, I’m a nerd. It’s my best good buddy (not named Goose) and it’s personal.
I’ll be doing all of this while stoned – I’ll hold for applause.
Stay cool Skolos. Stay safe. Stay sane.
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Never played video games as they came out after I was all growed up. Have fun though.
Gotta beat Da Bears!
‘Stay cool Skolos. Stay safe. Stay sane‘
It might be too late for some of us on all of that.
Good to hear from you Big-Hammer!
Hope things are going well, and you enjoy crushing in Madden.
Daunte thinks JJ (QB) has everything he needs to succeed ‘as long as we keep him healthy and off the ground’.
https://thevikingage.com/ex-minnesota-vikings-qb-breaks-down-why-j-j-mccarthy-could-thrive-right-away
Right now, McCarthy has the table set for him, as far as I’m concerned. He literally can’t mess this up.
Waterpark closed in June? WTF?
Where? In Alaska?
Duluth per Brads ‘Mythical Words Up Top’.
‘Wow, what a crazy week! The trip to Duluth was a lot of fun. We planned to spend a couple days at the water park, but the water park was closed the two days we were there’
We have a funeral and a wedding this weekend. Not the same people. At least for now.
Our DIL is flying in for the funeral, so we are getting together with her and our other 2 kids for dinner.
Also, it will be a scorcher as it will be in the 90s with heat indexes over 100, which is unusual for up here.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Wow two extremes when it comes to events.
When I officiated at my second son’s wedding, I pointed out to the crowd that in the minister manual the section about weddings is followed immediately by the section on funerals. That brought a big laugh to the crowd.
Have not been to either one is a decade or more.
Not sure if I am blessed or cursed.
Have to admit, that is pretty funny.
Vikings are #3. Let’s hope that is true.
NFL Power Rankings: Ranking the top offensive lines for the 2025 season
It would be great if we finally fixed the line. How many years have we complained about our interior line? When was the last time we had a top 5 offensive line?
Very true, seems like it has been forever since we had a good O-Line.
I am sure that with a little effort we can find something else to complain about. But it will feel strange
I’m sure PA but honestly, it looks like we finally have a really good line on both sides of the ball this year.
yes, remember the years with the Williams Wall?
Indeed!
All starts in the trenches. We’ve been saying it for a long time.
Still not sure what to think of Kwesi overall (still hesitant to like him based on his first draft, tbh), but he is the one who went for fixing the OL with proven talent.
His work on getting out from underneath some bad contracts also has been nice.
I see the Broncos are listed as number one on this list. I considered Bo Nix the best QB of the 2024 rookie class, and he played pretty well. Obviously Jayden Daniels eclipsed everyone, but Nix might be able to have a pretty impressive sophomore year if that line is as good as advertised.
I liked Bo in the draft, figured if we missed out on JJ (QB) Bo would be a good back up, Jayden was too pricy to go up and get.
Too bad he got picked up by Anus Face, aka ButtHoleMouth.
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