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Led Tassle's avatar

These morons turned the 190 and downtown Buffalo streets into a car park (do you call them that?) by waiting until Gouvernment Shoutdown Day to install new customs software on the Peace Bridge. Trucks had no place to go and not even a Swiss Chalet on our side anymore to ease the pain.

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carovee's avatar

If a required meeting is set for 8:30, shouldn't it start at 8:30?

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Ill-Advised's avatar

Well, 8:30 may have been an aspiration. Someone may have been prevented from entering the building, perhaps. Or a sudden RIF?

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carovee's avatar

3rd party taking over what should be in-house operations.

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carovee's avatar

Going through customs in Canada instead of the US was great during my recent return trip. It's so much better at the start of your "delayed, no cancelled but we got you on another oops tha's delayed too" flight than the end.

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SomeBeanz's avatar

Look in your toilet bowl, mid-colonoscopy prep. The toilet bowl represents the Dominionist sewer that is Holland, Michigan, and the biggest discernible lump of feces is Pete Hoekstra.

Too gross, too early in the day?

Just reporting facts, folks.

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Not sure if this has been posted already:

There were two incidents in the Boston area this weekend: large gatherings in the South End neighborhood and in nearby Randolph. The idiots blocked off the streets their cars and then attacked the police when they showed up.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/traffic-and-transportation-incidents/boston-police-cruiser-burns-during-south-end-incident-2-arrested/ar-AA1NTQ8p

The only two people arrested were from RI. I am very suspicious that these people were sent in to make Mayor Wu and Governor Healey look bad and the resulting footage to be used to send the military into Boston.

"Do not come into Boston to disrespect our community and cause harm and disorder," Wu said. "These outside groups are not welcome to come and treat our city this way. We will hold those individuals accountable."

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carovee's avatar

Psyops?

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BosGrl's avatar

There was one cop car there, and, like 100 people causing trouble. I don't usually side with the police, but generally speaking, Boston cops aren't aggressive.

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Led Tassle's avatar

All the rest of the Boston Po-Pos were summoned down the Pike to Stockbridge on a mutual aid call about a known communist and motorcyclist cop-squasher being caught littering.

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BosGrl's avatar

Link?

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BosGrl's avatar

Sorry, I missed the reference. I'm old enough to know it :D

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Land Shark 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

𝘖𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘌𝘖 𝘑𝘪𝘮 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 "𝘍**𝘬 𝘙𝘛𝘖" 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘐𝘛 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳.

"𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘥'𝘴 𝘐𝘛 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵," 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘳, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴.

𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗥𝗧𝗢 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲

Carmaker confirms screen hijack, says probe underway

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/04/ford_rto_hack/?td=rt-3a

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Fog of Jen's avatar

RTO?

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nodak.   988 if you need help.'s avatar

return to office.

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Fog of Jen's avatar

lol XD

I like this. I like someone pirating a corp IT thing to protest returning to office. Good trouble even if it is something I am not at all connected with (I never could do my job from afar, being the ground is over there. Alas).

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JustPixelz's avatar

We Finally Know How The Lights Switched on at The Dawn of Time [https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-how-the-lights-switched-on-at-the-dawn-of-time]

Budget billing plan?

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RandomNameAllocated's avatar

50p in the meter - either that, or they hooked up some dodgy wiring from the universe next door

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Saviour of Bread's avatar

Saffers are turning the screw and the Kiwis are a bit becalmed.

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eppe's avatar

Would a spontaneous haka be unseemly?

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Land Shark 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

Just in case you missed this: 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟴𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗖𝗔 𝘁𝗮𝘅 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀

Without the extension, premiums for plans on the ACA Marketplace will more than double.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/10/most-americans-want-aca-tax-credits-extended-even-57-of-maga-supporters/

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Zap's avatar

Problem is Congress doesn’t work for Americans anymore.

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Wokey McWokeface's avatar

Right, that poll vastly underrepresented the billionaire CEO population.

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Land Shark 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

First the US lost the scientists, now the technical people. And only old, crusty fossils ... like the Financial Times ... are skeptical. Tech doesn't have borders: people can work for American companies from, say, Amsterdam or Sofia. Dipshits.

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞, 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦 𝗛-𝟭𝗕 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 — Companies in the UK, Canada and elsewhere hope to attract more skilled workers

https://archive.ph/OxVg4 [Financial Times]

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carovee's avatar

H1B was not perfect. Far from but it did bring talent here. We are losing so much

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Shocktreatment's avatar

"Don't 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺! AI will fix 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨! We just need to work a few 𝘣𝘶𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵..."

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eppe's avatar
Oct 6Edited

"Just give us a hundred billion more"

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Fog of Jen's avatar

Our local sinclair affiliate, besides showing only ads for Republicans (and boy are they a disgusting bit of lying) keeps showing ads for supplements. The newest one is Made By AI

AI supplements. We just asked AI to make a formula for this thing and it did! Oh and it is a chocolate chew because it should taste great.

*rubs eyes* the Luddites were right. We all need to find our saboes

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Shocktreatment's avatar

AI supplements..."For those who don't get enough AI in their regular diets..."

Talk about synergy, two great shucks, AI and the boutique not-food industry...

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Fog of Jen's avatar

half surprised they did not have Hucksterbee or Bill O' hawking it

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Fog of Jen's avatar

t𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝘂𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱

lol

Well they ain't spurring it here, Financial Times.

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Gern Blansten's avatar

“Did somebody say spurm???”

-Elno “Have A Cuppa?” Skum

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Shocktreatment's avatar

I, like 99.99𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦% of real, genuine Americans, keep the big pots and pans in the oven beneath the stove... I am also part of the 99.99𝘵𝘸𝘰% of r,g As, who occasionally forget to remove 'em before pre-heating...

This is tough on the kitchen ware, so my advice is to check the damn thing before lighting it up, dammit!

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Demme Fatale's avatar

Lol!!

How do you say "i don't bake" without saying "I don't bake!"

I bake nearly every day.

Leaving things in the oven would be a disaster.

I did take a cooking class in Mexico once where the teacher did that, and I was amazed. She never seemed to use the oven. Could it be a cultural thing?

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carovee's avatar

I hate when my spouse leaves a pan in the oven. Oven are not storage.

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Linda1961 is woke and proud's avatar

My family must be in the .01%, except for one instance, that I only vaguely remember because I was only 3 at the time. My brother, who was 2, put my play tea set in the oven without anyone knowing. Mama turned on the oven to preheat, and the cheap plastic caught fire, so she called for the fire department to come out. The damage was minimal, and Mama learned to ALWAYS check the oven before preheating, and she made sure all three of us kids learned it too.

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Aquaman, Real Estate Investor.'s avatar

We keep the big ceramic stuff either on top of the high cupboards, or in a cupboard.

Because we are both tall and have enough cupboards.

Storing things inside the oven is just nonsense.

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BosGrl's avatar

Not if you're short and don't have enough cupboards.

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Fog of Jen's avatar

I am one of the .01%.

Fitting, cause that is how eldest spawn happened.

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JCfromNC's avatar

At first I thought you meant the storage drawer below the oven and I was confused as to why that would be an issue. Then I realized you meant the oven itself and the lightbulb clicked on.

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Shocktreatment's avatar

That drawer has paella pans in it...

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Fog of Jen's avatar

As did I.

Do people really keep things IN the oven?

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VaselineHabits's avatar

In *The Bear* show, the main chef keeps HIS PANTS, folded, in the home oven.

You think the oven is hard on cookware?

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Shocktreatment's avatar

Yes.

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Fog of Jen's avatar

It's just as well I have never heard of this. I am far too irresponsible to remember to take things out ahead of time.

Course I don't even use the drawer thing. My last oven did not have a drawer thing so I moved the flats elsewhere, and when we got new oven I never bothered switching back

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tek's avatar
Oct 6Edited

Indeed.

When ms.tek and I were first together, I did not know she had a habit of temporarily storing stuff in the oven. Apparently a trait inherited from her mother.

I discovered this when the 'stuff' happened to be Tupperware.

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RandomNameAllocated's avatar

Yes, I do that, especially stuff that needs to cool down before going in the fridge or freezer. There's shelves and the flies can't get in (or the cat)

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tek's avatar

Fair.

But this was EMPTY Tupperware :(

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RandomNameAllocated's avatar

Ah!

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Shocktreatment's avatar

Ouch... That is a bit different than bakelite handles getting crunchy and wooden handle finishes getting crinkly brown...

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Diane's Less Hostile Username's avatar

Why would you remove them?

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JCfromNC's avatar

Because they're in the oven and you don't want them in there when you're heating it up to cook something. Especially if they're not designed to be heated in an oven. Some pots and pans are, so if you store your excess in the oven and you're forgetful, I recommend buying that type.

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Diane's Less Hostile Username's avatar

Oh, I thought you meant the storage drawer UNDER the oven.

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Aquaman, Real Estate Investor.'s avatar

That's not a storage drawer, its a warming drawer.

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Bradthe🤖's avatar

Not in chez Bot, it’s not. It’s full of pizza pans and springform pans and muffin pans.

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JCfromNC's avatar

What if I don't like my bakeware to get cold?

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JCfromNC's avatar

I made the same mistake on my first read and had to go back and read the comment again.

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JustPixelz's avatar

White House reacts to SNL mocking President Donald Trump's war on late-night in cold open [https://ew.com/white-house-reacts-to-snl-mocking-trump-cold-open-late-night-war-11824577]

"I have more entertaining things to do — like watch paint dry." --White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson

Pay attention, Wonkettonianites: That's the correct way to celebrate freedom of speech in Trumpistan.

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Wokey McWokeface's avatar

Buuuurn! Next she'll call them the not ready for prime time players.

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Gern Blansten's avatar

Abby is yet another young Dumpy apologist mouthpiece who is headed for a long fulfilling career as an overpaid professional harridan.

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Mark Linimon's avatar

I visit Wonkette for the dick jokes but stay for the vocabulary lessons.

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Fog of Jen's avatar

And yet, they watched it anyway

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carovee's avatar

The cold open was the only funny skit.

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The Wanderer's avatar

When I have to listen to a speech from The Homunculus, I'd rather cut an apple in half and watch it turn brown.

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Fog of Jen's avatar

I stopped watching TV his last turn because of the annoying way they'd do Breaking News and have him talk.

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VaselineHabits's avatar

"Breaking News" - The idiot speaks of nothing but insane shit and wrong words.

Aren't we all smarter having this shit stain in our lives?

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Shocktreatment's avatar

I'd sooner gouge my own eyes out than use hyperbole, but, the image of being strapped into a canvas mailbag and tossed down a flight or two of concrete stairs is more appealing.

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Land Shark 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

This is what happens when you give a psychopath (Miller) an army of thugs and unlimited funding.

𝗨𝗦 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝗦 𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 ~𝟯𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 — Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

https://archive.ph/nYgTS [Wired]

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Wokey McWokeface's avatar

But will they read wonkette?? I'd hate to feel left out.

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Noma Larkey's avatar

We need to get a ‘mole’ in there to either secretly report what they’re targeting, or to fuck it up. Or both.

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JustPixelz's avatar

Helpful hint: The worst-of-the-worst are on Xitter and Toof Suxall.

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carovee's avatar

That's not who they are looking for.

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tek's avatar

What could possibly go wrong?

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Wokey McWokeface's avatar

Could be good for them. Maybe they'll get some financial advice from tiktok.

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Anarchy Pony's avatar

So the super dramtic Chicago raid was 100% thanks to a landlord being fucking scum.

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Meccalopolis's avatar

Link?

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nodak.   988 if you need help.'s avatar

yeah- the city is after her for quite a few violations- scumbag landlord.

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JustPixelz's avatar

That's right out of the Trump playbook.

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tek's avatar

Wonder if the mainstream media is going to pull that thread..

hahahahaha I kid.

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The Wanderer's avatar

Did anyone get his name?

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Anarchy Pony's avatar

Trinity Flood is her name.

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Fog of Jen's avatar

My shocked face that a slum lord named Trinity is a dominionist grifter

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Land Shark 🇺🇦 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

I wonder if Trinity thinks ICE and Gestapo Barbie are going to fix up her tenement building ...

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Fog of Jen's avatar

I am sure she figures the government will pay when she submits the bill

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The Wanderer's avatar

I'd have to use an Implement. Save wear and tear on the knuckles.

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JCfromNC's avatar

In some book I read a really long time ago, two characters were about to work some people over. One of them hands the other a pair of gloves that are suspiciously heavy. The first one explains that they have wire wrapped around the inside.

"I don't like to hurt my hands," he says.

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The Wanderer's avatar

(nods) A low-tech, cheap solution, as opposed to this: https://www.tbotech.com/sap-gloves.htm

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JCfromNC's avatar

I think my arm would fall off before I got even halfway through the list.

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Diane's Less Hostile Username's avatar

Well, it was an amazingly wonderful camping trip if I do say so. The weather could not have been better--highs in the 80s, lows in the upper 50s, and the sky stayed clear for lots of star viewing, not that I got to see much what with my ling sleep schedule. Still it was a GREAT vacation of sitting, staring at nature, and listening to a podcast. My cat Tuna-Boy is happy I'm home, and Termite is glad we are back, too! He does NOT like camping.

It's my last day off. I've got a nail appointment today, and the rest of the day will go to cleaning my crafting area for a new project I am working on. You'll hear about it soon enough I am sure!

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Zyxomma's avatar

That's lovely. I'm glad we got to sleep in our tent this summer. Glad you got to sleep in yours, too.

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The Wanderer's avatar

I'm glad you had a good time.

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