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Monday, October 6, 2025

Friday, October 3, 2025

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

A Small Portion Of Pete Hegseth's Remarks to the Generals

 Return back to the male standards. No more beards. No more fat people.

I have long thought that our military should be mandated for each person to carry a weapon while they are on base. Infantry, motorpool, secretary, doctor, all of them.  And they should train with those weapons weekly.

That's why they are in the military, to break things and blow stuff up, right? 

Everybody carrying a weapon means no more muslims shooting them without getting shot at in return.

The airborne should be jumping out of planes at least every other week instead of every 3 to 6 months.

Our ships should be holding General Quarters drills every week. My ship only held them infrequently. TEACH the sailors how to do Damage Control, instead of yelling at them.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Megyn Kelly on Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth Says We Are Returning to the Highest of Male Standards

 

Looks Like Draining the Swamp Continues

 Over 100,000 Federal Employees Expected to Quit Tuesday Amid Government Shutdown — Largest Exodus in U.S. History as Trump Moves to Finally Drain the Swamp

This may be a good thing. This may not be a good thing.

I am ambivalent about this one. In other words, I don't know how I feel about this.

The article says about 275,000 people will lose their jobs. 

"The total number of expected departures through the delayed resignation and voluntary separation programs, attrition, and early retirement programs is about 275,000 employees, the spokesman said."

That's a lot of jobs. I wonder how many of those will be looking to replace those jobs.

Now don't get me wrong, reducing government is a very good thing. I just hope government doesn't have to bail a bunch of them out while they whine they can no longer work.

Yawn. The .Gov Shutdown is Looming

 I went to search.brave.com and did a search for "looming gov shutdown." This is what came up.

Fuck the .gov.

The U.S. federal government is on the brink of a shutdown as the deadline of October 1, 2025, approaches without a funding agreement in place. With Congress unable to pass any of the 12 required appropriations bills or a short-term continuing resolution, a full government shutdown is increasingly likely. Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress, are pushing for a "clean" stopgap measure to extend funding for seven weeks, while Democrats are demanding the inclusion of key provisions such as an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and a rollback of Medicaid cuts from ’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

President Donald Trump has escalated the standoff, canceling a meeting with top Democratic leaders and stating that a shutdown "will have to shut down" if Democrats do not cooperate. Vice President JD Vance echoed this sentiment, saying, “I think we’re headed to a shutdown,” after a fruitless meeting between congressional leaders and the President. The Senate requires 60 votes to pass a funding bill, meaning Republicans need at least seven Democratic senators to support their measure—a threshold that currently appears unmet.

In a significant departure from past shutdowns, the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has directed federal agencies to prepare not only for furloughs but also for permanent mass layoffs of workers in programs deemed inconsistent with the administration’s priorities. This marks a sharp escalation, as previous shutdowns typically resulted in temporary furloughs with retroactive pay once operations resumed. The OMB has not posted updated agency contingency plans on its website, instead requiring agencies to host them independently, which complicates public assessment of essential functions.

Essential services such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, military operations, air traffic control, and border security are expected to continue, though with potential strain. Social Security payments will not be interrupted, and veterans’ medical care and benefits processing will remain operational, although some support services like the GI Bill Hotline would be suspended. The IRS may continue operations using funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, potentially avoiding disruptions to tax processing.

However, non-essential services would face significant disruptions. National parks may close or operate without services, as seen in past shutdowns, though some states like Utah, Arizona, and Colorado have previously used state funds to keep parks open. Economic impacts could be substantial: the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September jobs report, scheduled for October 3, would be delayed, as would the Consumer Price Index and other key data. Financial markets rely on these reports, and delays could create uncertainty.

Economists warn that even a short shutdown could slow economic growth, and a prolonged one could cause lasting damage. The 2018–2019 shutdown cost the economy an estimated $3 billion and reduced tax revenues by $2 billion due to reduced IRS enforcement. The US Travel Association estimates a shutdown could cost $1 billion per week in lost travel activity.

Federal workers would bear the brunt of the shutdown. Hundreds of thousands could be furloughed without immediate pay, while "excepted" employees would be required to work without guaranteed timely compensation. Although federal workers typically receive back pay after a shutdown ends, federal contractors do not. The Defense Department has warned active-duty military personnel they will not be paid after September 30 until funding is restored, though they must continue reporting for duty.

Given the current impasse and the administration’s willingness to accept a shutdown as a tool for reducing the federal workforce, the situation represents a more serious and potentially longer-lasting crisis than previous budget standoffs.

Monday, September 29, 2025

Evening Humor.

 A guy had a surgery to go from being a man to being a woman.

I asked the guy, "Of all the things they cut, what hurt the most?"

He replied, "The salary."


I turned in the guy who shot the united healthcare ceo, and wouldn't

 you know it. They just refused to approve my surgery.

Just goes to show, snitches don't get stitches.


I couldn't decide whether to go to Salt Lake City or Denver for vacation, so I called the airlines to get prices. Airfare to Denver is $300 the nice lady said. 

And what about Salt Lake City?

She said we have a really great rate to Salt Lake City, only $99, but there is a layover.

Where, I asked.

She said, Denver.

Monday Memes

 





Saturday, September 27, 2025

Is it "whoever" or "whomever"???

 Two crows were in a field when they noticed a figure in the distance that looked like a man.

"What is that?" says the first crow.

The second crow takes a long look.

"That's a scarecrow. Looks authentic, doesn't it?"

"How can you tell it's a scarecrow?" asked the first crow.

The second crow says, "Look at it's hand. No mobile phone."


Two kids were arguing when the teacher entered the room.

Teacher says, "Why are you arguing?"

First boy answers and says, "We found a ten dollar bill and decided to give it to whoever tells the biggest lie."

"You should be ashamed of yourselves." said the teacher.

"When I was your age I didn't even know what a lie was!"

The boys gave the ten dollars to the teacher!

This Article Answers My Question About Portland

 Portland Anarchists FIREBOMB Rapper Ice Cube’s Tour Bus After Reportedly Mistaking It for ICE Deportation Bus

Here where I am at we are not having any of this leftist violent shit go on. And I hope it stays that way.

But it looks to me like these m-effers are going for broke on this shit.

It's about time the right started responding in kind to these m-effers.



Well Ho Lee Shit. Check This Story Out.

 Trump Orders Troops To Portland—Authorizes ‘Full Force’

Well, it looks like time to get more popcorn.

I wonder how many heads are going to explode during this episode.

I don't know what's going on in Portland, haven't been paying attention. Anyone know what's going on up there?

Good Saturday Memes




 

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Mid Morning Memes

 





Holy Shit. Taking the Tylenol Challenge a Little Too Far?

 

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Little Johnny

 

I Made My Own Blog

 Vern's Stories

Well I did it. I learned enough stuff to make my own website free from interference by blogger. Fuck blogger.

It is a definite work in progress. The looks will change as i figure out how to do more stuff.

If you have a link for me on your site, please consider adding this one as Vern's Stories #2.

I can't do comments yet, but i will sometime in the future.

Mid Morning Memes

 





Ahhh! The Joys of Flying!

In the mid-80's my wife and I flew to my home state of Texas via the airplane company called Texas International. We flew from fresno to denver to lubbock. Fresno to denver was okay. When the plane took off in denver the pilot was in a rush. We went up at about a 60 degree angle to elevation and when we landed in lubbock we came down at a 60 degree angle. Those are approximations of ascent and descent. We changed our return tickets to a different airline.  Didn't have to buy new pants, but it was close.

 A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and therefore we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now, please sit back and relax... AAHHHHH! ....DAMMIT!"

The passengers sat in silence, waiting for terrible news.
Then, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier, but while I was talking, the flight- attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!"

A passenger in Coach said, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!"



Monday, September 22, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel to Return After Mere Six-Day Suspension Amid Charlie Kirk Assassination Outrage

ABC Caves 

Looks like little jimmah is unsuspended.

Whoopti efffin do.

I'm surprised it lasted this long.

Question I got now is what are all of these affiliates gonna do? Are they gonna air the show?

Who knows? Maybe The Shadow do.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

Rshitaa Tleeb Melts Down

 Oh my goodness. Ever since the left has become so batshit crazy, I have been longing to see our congress get down in the mud the blood and the beer. They haven't done it yet, but this is gettin close. This evil bitvch is crazy.

Thursday Memes