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Nothing new on the NFL side of things. Watching the NBA finals last night sucked. Seeing Haliburton tear his achilles. Ow. Seen enough of that in all sports. I changed the channel when that happened. The outcome was obvious. In other news, global war has not happened yet. We are just over 4 weeks away from training camp. Anyone attending the practices in Eagan?
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Obama Distraught As Trump Bombs Cool Nuke Factory He Paid For
https://babylonbee.com/news/obama-distraught-as-trump-bombs-cool-nuke-factory-he-paid-for
Laughing. Gotta love the Bee.
Our mission over the weekend, combined with all the hundreds of missions the Israeli’s executed, has changed the world today. Lots of folks are high fiving our mission, but Israel has been taking on this terrorist Regime for a long time. They were prepared to go it alone, but they are very happy Trump joined the fight.
Historic day.
For sure. Heard an analyst on Fox say since Oct 7 Israel has been the target of over 2700 missle attacks. Can you imagine, and admire, the resolve of those people. They are a great friend.
They have had missiles land in Tel Aviv and many other places, during this war. Their citizens hunkered down in bunkers night after night, while they fought to protect their country from a nuclear bomb. A true life and death struggle. What a courageous group of people. They deserve our respect and support.
Dems: Trump just started WWIII… crap… it’s over.
Iran says they have not received any ceasefire offer, CNN reported citing a senior Iranian official, contradicting the announcement made by President Trump minutes earlier.
“At this very moment, the enemy is committing aggression against Iran, and Iran is on the verge of intensifying its retaliatory strikes, with no ear to listen to the lies of its enemies,” the official told CNN.
CNN still trying to undermine the President.
Dear Dem’s…
Trump has been right about everything, so drink a big glass of STFU.
I regret that I have but one Rec to give to this post.
Thanks, and the U.N. can STFU too.
I added one to help out some.
More the dims talk the better i like.
Trump announces Iran-Israel Total Ceasefire.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/5614615980001
isn’t it nice to have aeader who gets things done, and doesn’t worry about pronouns?
Laughing… pronouns… how in the actual hell did we get to that point? Lunatic left took the whole damn country to crazyland.
But AOC said:
“The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
A hot air merchant. She would do well to read a little history and perhaps focus on gents like Lincoln and Churchill.
She has no business being in Congress.
She and about 100 or so of her friends. And we have a few losers too. Did you ever see a more pathetic group and it just seems to get worse every two years.
I think with the Trump influence, the midterms could start filtering out the losers, and thinning their ranks. The Golden Age is upon us? Looking a little better every day.
She could also read the 1973 War Powers Act.
This is true, along with Article 2 of the Constitution.
Federal Reserve announced that the impact of tariff changes have been minimal on the economy and a rate cut is back on the table.
Shocked.
About time. Trump proved right again.
i have not seen this on any news sites.
Me either. Looks like fake news.
Part of the Qatari response:
“The State of Qatar strongly condemns the attack that targeted Al-Udeid Air Base by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. We consider this a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter. We affirm that Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law,”
Great, can’t wait to see Qatar’s response.
Translation… damn that ass kicking was bad. We give up.
Qatari’s not happy. The missiles flew over Doha. They’re condemning Iran.
Bad plan, poorly executed by Iran.
Or they are just making ‘unhappy sounds’.
Just as much theatre as Iran’s missile attack.
You have never been to Qatar I see.
I did the Deid about 22, 23 years ago I liked it had more on base than the base in England. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings though if that entire region became a parking lot
Yeah having money and powerful friends goes a LONG way.
As of 2010, Qatar’s defence expenditures added up to a total of $1.913 billion, about 1.5% of the national GDP, according to the SIPRI. Qatar has recently signed defence pacts with the United States in 2002 & 2013, with the United Kingdom in 2020, and with France in 1994. (Wikipoopia)
New Emerson College polling figures give New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani the lead over former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the city’s Democrat mayoral primary.
This guy is an anti semitic hater, who is promising free everything to New Yorker’s if elected. If elected, Mamdani would be New York’s first Muslim mayor.
The Socialist is leading in ONE poll.
Cuomo is leading in all the others by double digits.
If NY elect that guy they deserve what they get.
Not my monkey, not my circus.
The fact that he’s on the ballot, and getting money, support, and votes is troubling for the entire country.
‘troubling for the entire country’
Whomever is the mayor of NYC has zero effect on my life.
That’s what Americans said about WWII. What happens in Europe has zero effect on my life.
Eventually the seeds will spread.
The garbage that has been NYC for the last 4 years helped get Trump elected.
So NYC going the rest of the way down the toilet will probably help the GOP win the White House/Senate/House for the foreseeable future.
Sad for the people of NYC but then they voted for it. They can vote with their feet like I did.
People seem to listen to the socialist Bernie Sanders too although I don’t understand why.
I think the image has been manipulated. I doubt anyone, especially a Senator, would pose with something like that.
No matter how much he supported the message.
Iran has launched a series of ballistic missiles at American military bases in Qatar and Iraq. Explosions in the air have been reported by witnesses on the ground.
Explosions in the air is a key piece of the commentary. Looks like they aren’t willing to actually strike anything on the ground.
So does that now qualify as striking ‘Arab Muslim Counties’ per our discussion yesterday?
Nope
That goalpost seems to keep moving further and further away.
Not at all. Exploding a rocket in the air, that doesn’t do anything but make a loud noise, is different than attacking facilities and people on the ground. This is significant, and shows that Iran knows not to actually attack an Arab Nation with ballistic missiles.
Iran said that it is an attack on the US Base and not their ‘brothers’ in Qatar. And that they send the same number of missiles as the US used on Iran.
Obviously propaganda.
Yes. Iran knows that they are toast if the Arab world turns on them.
So what good does this do for them?
Propaganda.
We can shoot off missles that are totally ineffective.
They’ll spin it and just say they attacked the US. Did you see the lame pictures they tried using to “prove” they shot down an F-22?
I found this yesterday and The Teacher and I had a good, long laugh about it.
ohhhh i will have to have my boys watch this, to improve their technique
I used to do ‘morning beatings’ with a pillow to wake up the kids in the morning.
It was effective and lots of laughs.
This going to be another “attack” where they miss with all their shots just so they can save face?
Air explosions… not really striking any sites. Just a show of force.
Just saving face like they’ve done in the past.
6 missiles launched.
so, when we here missiles are “about to be launched” how do we know? is our (Isreal’s) intel that good, or did Iranians tell us so this is their “save face” retailiation
I’m guessing they told Trump or the military what they were launching beforehand so nobody would get hurt and they can tell their people that they “retaliated”, like last time?
Exactly Bow.
Hope Trump doesn’t buy into that. We are pass “save face” into unconditional surrender.
And besides, a regime that kills women and children as a means of warfare doesn’t deserve a chance to save face.
I have confidence that our military and Trump will be practical, pragmatic, and prudent in our use of force.
This regime must go and I worry ‘some’ about Trump the deal maker. Sure we wiped out their nuclear threat, but they still are and will continue to be the number one financer of terrorism in the world. .
I’d say Trump knows that wrecking their economy, and bringing them to their knees without further military intervention is completely viable. The destruction of their military ability to hurt Israel and the U.S. with a nuclear weapon was necessary in the here and now. The next step is to take their economy down, if deemed necessary, to prevent them from funding terrorism.
Trump is on record saying he doesn’t want regime change, and if they ‘deal’ will help to see a blossoming Iran economy. That will mean the same regime will have more money than ever to keep pushing the terror agenda.
And think since 79 how many Americans has that regime killed directly or indirectly. We owe it to those folks to destroy these bastards and put an end to this.
No that’s not what he said. He said we would not get involved with regime change. Not that he’s against it.
Trump foundationally believes that normal everyday people would rather live peacefully and in prosperity. He is anti-war. He believes if you offer peace and prosperity, vice war, the overwhelming majority of people would choose peace.
Well, Trump has said quite a few things – deal, no regime change, maybe a regime change, unconditional surrender. Pick your quote.
Regardless, unless we want another generation of Americans to deal with all this state sponsored terrorism, this regime must go.
How it happens, I don’t care? but do believe trump will be dead before the peace and prosperity route works here.
4,000 years of hate doesn’t go away overnight. That said, Trump is on the right path. Peace through strength, and advertise peace and prosperity over war.
That’s fine but this regime and what they represent has to go.
I’m not quite sure what path Trump is on, and no one is a bigger supporter of him than me,
This regime has killed thousands of Americans and they can burn in hell by me.
Sounds like a ‘deal’ that DJT might make.
Assume they get real time intel from satellites and/or drones when they are setting up their mobile ballistic missile launchers.
Just remember, everyone, the phrase “That’s what makes America great” is triggering now and should be avoided.
I have never watched a women’s basketball game in my life. Just one more reason not to.
Collage can be ok if it is a school you like/support.
I don’t care about women’s sports at all really.
But you said ‘Women’s Beach Volleyball’ was a favorite sport of yours to watch.
That’s more a beauty contest for tall women than a sport.
I like athletic women in tiny bikinis… I could care less about the “sport”.
Now that his brain is healing, I think this guy has turned out to be more conservative than half the Republicans in congress.
He is and yes we have a few fools on our side of the isle.
Since the Dems are attacking him now I can see him becoming an Independent.
Changing his D to an R might be a step to far for him.
We have known since the early 80’s that two inevitabilities were a reality in the world. Either Iran would garner a nuclear weapon, and use it, or someone would stop them.
I voted against him, but if he ran again he likely would have my vote
Yeah it’s been quite the change from what the news has shown of him.
Nice.
Am I the only one who finds it appalling that we need security guards at our churches?
No. But our society is pretty messed up right now.
The small print write ups on these are usually pretty good too. And yes, it’s unreal that churches need armed security. But remember, if the Iranian sleeper cells that came in during Biden’s open borders start attacking now, it’s Trumps fault for flying over Iran.
Another reason why attacking Iran was stoopid. We know they have sleeper cells here! (Sarcasm)
If one of those sleeper cells should do something in our country, we should show the Iranians what a ‘not’ so strategic and limited air strike looks like. They think Israel’s AF is powerful, they ain’t seen nothing yet.
Give those pilots on the USS Nimitz something to do!
My niece is a doctor in the Air Force, stationed in England. She is feeling proud after the B2 runs!
Lakenheath?
Good idea. Let the Navy boys get some credit too.
AF folks did a great job.
A Navy Submarine launched the cruise missiles.
Did the Army get involved at all or do they need a turn?
I can neither confirm nor deny the Army has participation in operations regarding Iran.
I think the Space Force needs a chance to get in on the action. Drop a sword from outer space on a general or something.
Maybe use the Laser that Elon gave them.
That would send a message that even Iran can understand.
Heard the possibility of Special Forces lurking along the coast of Iran, probably Seals though.
Army hopefully can sit this one out.
Talking about the Navy fliers on the carrier(s) in the region.
Oh… you meant the flyers. OK.
Better/worse/the same as having to have them at schools?
Best to have security guards everywhere soft targets are located.
so i’m guessing with the extension of Wes Phillips, if JJ has a good year this year, McCown will be gone and probably a head coach somewhere. ALTHOUGH it was just a one year extension, so I guess idk….
Personally i would have preferred McCown as a offensive coordinator BUT with KOC calling the shots, offensively anyways, he probably would prefer to do his own thing. I think McCown’s trajectory is head coach over offensive coordinator
After winning the SB, it is normal to lose some of your coaches. It is just something we are going to have to get used to.
understandable.
while i hope it screws the lions up (not winning the bowl but losing all sorts of coaches) i hope it only makes the vikings stronger
KOC is the real OC.
Phillips is more of an assistant OC.
He is #2 if someone wants to make him a HC more power to them.
I have returned from the great white north. Unfortunately of the 11 days I was there was only able to launch the boat 3 of them due to wind. Did try to launch on a few wind days and try to motor out of the wind. Had a few waves break on my troller mounted on the bow said “nope” and turned around. If I hear another canuck say “We never get wind like this” Gonna strangle them. Biggest fish of the trip: brother got a northern 39 3/4″ 24 #.
Wife woke me last night about midnight while looking at her phone saying “they changed the forecast!” Umm I haven’t a clue what she was talking about, then it struck me, low for the night 29 F. Up I get, dressed, headlamp cover plants in her garden, greenhouse (which is 72′ x 28′) and over 50 potted plants on our deck. Was married 40 yrs last Sunday and I guess that’s what marriage looks like at times. Thick frost on my windshield this morning. She scraped it before I went to work.
It’s late June. You live at the South Pole?
Southwest Montana at 5600 ‘. Not common but happens, probably about every 3 yrs.
I had to wear longsleeves on the dog walk at 6 am out here on the flatlands near dakota.
Global warming!
That’s weird, they never get wind like that up at Tobin.
Virtual choke!
Somebody should just get the story started that Khamenei has information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary and Bill.
What could he have on the Clintons that we already don’t know? So they’re crooks and liars, nothing new there.
That they arrange ‘accidents’ to people that they have ‘issues’ with?
That’s merely chapter 1 of the democrats play book.
I heard he has video of Hillary herself killing Epstein.
i’m excited for wrens review of bunkerbusters 47
What???
I still have to see Bunkerbusters #46.
It was suppose to be a comedy/farce since FJB was in it.
i heard it was quite BUST
I would enjoy watching that.
“everyone is always so nice to me” her probably
Stop posting GIFs of my wife, please. Thank you.
Lighten up Francis… we’re just admiring her eyes.
She has eyes??
Yeah. You can almost see her “pupils”
Well Plaid.
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I’ve always been a fan of large and well maintained aquariums.
So they still have the Aquarium under the Mall of America?
The kids were pretty impressed with that when we visited.
Not sure, haven’t been there in many years.
Maybe someone located a bit closer than the two of us knows and could share.
Looking it up would be way to much work for Tech Challenged Boomers like me.
https://www.visitsealife.com/minnesota/?utm_source=local-listing&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=tickets
If that is at the MofA then thank you.
Too phat.
Good morning, again!
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Never have I heard of such a thing. What are people thinking?
https://notthebee.com/article/the-la-county-sheriffs-office-posted-then-deleted-this-post-about-the-victims-in-the-iranian-nuclear-strikes
IDIOTS.
I assume this is a joke, right?
Not a joke.
Actual LA PD Depart posted on their website.
Deleted the post. Edited the post and updated the Tweet.
Then finally deleted the post.
I assume it was some woke intern or something, but in Los Angeles, who knows.
How pathetic
It could have been some woke staffer since ‘woke virtue signaling’ will often get you promoted in SoCal.
They let ‘tech smart’ interns take control of the twitter account. And ‘tech smart’ does not equal smart or even politically aware.
The intern who tweeted initially didn’t get approval and was ‘woke’ enough to think it was a ‘politically responsible’ take.
This whole “opposing Trump” thing on absolutely everything is getting ridiculous. Siding with enemy countries because you don’t like the American president? Isn’t there a word for that?
Why can’t the lefties just realize that it was not a bombing but simply a mostly peaceful flyover?
oh i like this one
99.9% of the flight was quiet. Are we really going to let one lone action amid a 36 hour flight taint the rest of it?
Stupid??
TDS is the heck of a drug.
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finally, a new thread that i can tell my tales of my most recent visit to the beautiful state of montana!
Did you buy another lake house out there?
freezey is Bernie Sanders??? It all makes sense now.
if there were an actual lake out there, i would!
Fire away! Did you go to the night show in Medora?
nope, my wife/kids and in laws stopped in Medora for ice cream on their way out, though.
FINALLY made it to Mikoshaka (spelling?), have been visiting glendive/bloomfield for over 14 years and we have NEVER ONCE went…
So this trip i said WE ARE GOING…
and it was gorgeous. we went on a really fun hike that took us around and had a really cool “natural rock bridge”, the kids loved that hike.
there was one that looks a bit too adventurous for my kids, but i want to go back and try it out.
Makoshika is a lesser known gem of Montana state parks, despite being the largest.
You all may have heard that a Russian leader claimed multiple countries are prepped to provide Iran nuclear weapons to Iran following our strikes. You may (or may not) know there are only 9 countries in the world with a nuclear arsenal. Only three are enemies of the U.S. That would be Russia, China, and North Korea. So we know “who” would be lining up. They aren’t though.
Seems like most of what ‘leaders’ or ‘officials’ or ‘experts’ say is BS.
Take everything said with a grain of salt.
Learned this in Commifornia and on the Interweb thingie where it is most true.
When folks are talking on TV they are primarily intent on manipulating your perspective and emotions.
I had a great weekend with the heat. It gave me an excuse to do nothing but stay inside, watch movies and take naps while getting OT remotely.
‘while getting OT’
Oral Thrush? That is pretty nasty stuff.
I woke up to snow yesterday morning.
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