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Friday Open Thread

by Carl Ballard — Friday, 12/5/25, 8:10 am

Be prepared to say, “Yeah, it sounds like an atmospheric river starting Sunday” to all of your coworkers.

  • Still excited about the One Line extension.
  • Shared streets.
  • I don’t know the specific resumes of the women nominated to replace Girmay Zahilay, but kudos for picking all Black women.
  • Rich people got a tax cut from the Federal government, so they wouldn’t even notice a tax increase in Washington. So a no new tax budget seems like leaving a lot on the table.
  • Just let trans people play sports.

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  1. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇸🐸🇺🇸 🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:23 am

    Grand jury transcripts and records from Epstein in south FLA have been unsealed by the judge and released today.

  2. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇸🐸🇺🇸 🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:28 am

    While FBI Dir Kash Patel (uncharacteristically) continues to keep a very tight lid on the investigation and impending prosecution of Brian Cole Jr. the narrative control slipped a bit yesterday when FBI leaked to major media that Cole has admitted that he was in DC to take part in the Stop the Steal rally and violent armed attack against the Capitol.

  3. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇸🐸🇺🇸 🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:31 am

    The Secretary’s transmission of nonpublic operational information over Signal to an uncleared journalist and others 2 to 4 hours before planned strikes using his personal cell phone exposed sensitive DoD information. Using a personal cell phone to conduct official business and send nonpublic DoD information through Signal risks potential compromise of sensitive DoD information, which could cause harm to DoD personnel and mission objectives.

    Inspector General report on the investigation into Secretary of Defense Whiskey Pete Hegseth and his unauthorized use of unsecured Signal app communications leaking details of classified defense plans earlier this year.

  4. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇸🐸🇺🇸 🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:36 am

    The White House is thrilled to announce that The President has won yet another very important global prize.

  5. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:50 am

    @ 2

    … Cole has admitted that he was in DC to take part in the Stop the Steal rally and violent armed attack against the Capitol.

    And yet he escaped notice by thousands of federal authorities using the exact same database material to ensure capture and prosecution of each grandmother who wandered through the Capitol building at the express invitation of the nice Metro policeperson manning the door.

    We were told that the cell phone tower logs had been corrupted. Yet there is the information from them, right there in the indictment.

  6. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇸🐸🇺🇸 🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:51 am

    FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused by FBI agents of ordering members of the security detail assigned to his country music singer girlfriend to escort her drunk friends home after a night out.

  7. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇸🐸🇺🇸 🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:57 am

    As the MAGA Fat Pedophile administration continues to drown in a gyre of criminal corruption, substance abuse, emergent fascism, murder on the high seas, and pedophilia, and as all other major media platforms and social media platforms pretend it isn’t happening, thank god for Bluesky where the only site censorship is on threats of violence.

  8. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 11:20 am

    @ 6

    … ordering members of the security detail assigned to his country music singer girlfriend …

    Yeah, that’s not protocol.

    Protocol is Bill Clinton paying his personal attorney to hide him in a car so that he could escape the White House grounds in order to fuck women to whom he was not married.

    Patel should have paid an Uber driver to drive the bimbos home.

  9. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 11:23 am

    @ 7

    … thank god for Bluesky where the only site censorship is on threats of violence.

    Or, soon, on primarying the wrong incumbent Democrats.

  10. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 11:32 am

    @ 9

    Which reminds me that Goldy once previewed the upcoming Bluesky battle:

    (((Goldy)))
    ‏@GoldyHA May 27

    I’m a big lefty too, but Jesus Christ, Twitter friends, Hillary is the nominee! Push her on policy, but stop attacking her credibility.

    Best not attack Hair Gel’s credibility too early. You want to leave that for the GOP to do during the general, when it’s too late to replace him with a candidate not so horribly flawed.

    A reminder that Goldy and his friends are the ones who gave you DJT45, which made DJT47 possible.

  11. lmao spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 11:33 am

    And yet

    Oooops!

    And we were all looking forward to Cole being..

    ANTIFA!!!

    BOO!!!

    Was Cole “disguised” as MAGAT?

  12. lmao spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 11:39 am

    @10 Way to stay on point kreepee dumbfuck..

    In the real world…

    US layoffs soar past 1.1M in 2025, highest level since the pandemic

    Bears repeating for those in denial.

  13. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 12:03 pm

    @ 11

    Was Cole “disguised” as MAGAT?

    Sure, like hundreds of LEO were.

    And if he was MAGA, YLB, why was the DJT47 DOJ team so orgasmic about his capture?

  14. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇸🐸🇺🇸 🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 12:29 pm

    Quick reminder:
    The Actual Pedophile Fucktard spent a good portion of yesterday afternoon shrieking hysterically that Jan 6th Pipe Bomber, Brian Cole Jr. was AAANNNTIIIIFFAAAAA!!!!!!

    And of course, this turned out once again to be complete bullshit. Cole is a MAGAt who came to DC along with all the rest of the BIG LIE armed and violent rioters to attack the U.S. seat of democracy and freedom.

    The lazy troll comes here to lie and gaslight. And always gets caught. Character is destiny.

  15. FB FRIENDS IN CO spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 12:31 pm

    why was the DJT47 DOJ team so orgasmic about his capture?

    The answer is quite obvious. And it’s ably borne out by the silly, weak troll’s own shameful performance for the last 24 hours.

    Because they are very, very stupid.
    Humiliatingly and frequently so.

  16. RedReformed spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 12:40 pm

    Trump admin removes MLK Day, Juneteenth from National Parks fee-free days
    These are the things that happen when Trump’s base starts faltering in support–Trump creates race-based content to appeal to racists. Troll, you are racist, do you love trump more now?

  17. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:03 pm

    @ 16

    Gonna be a lot of MLK-related stuff removed in the next couple of years. The MLK tapes are going to be released.

    Do some reading.

  18. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:04 pm

    The GOP is late in catching up to IL, NY, and CA.

    NBC News
    @NBCNews

    BREAKING: Indiana House approves a new congressional map designed to net Republicans two seats, setting up a clash over the redistricting effort pushed by President Trump in the state Senate.
    From nbcnews.com

    10:33 AM · Dec 5, 2025

    We didn’t start the fire.

  19. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:09 pm

    @5 Wherein the dumbfuck troll would have us believe the violent mobs attacking police were harmless grandmothers strolling through the Rotunda, invited in by the police they were attacking.

  20. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:13 pm

    @17 Yep, exposing MLK’s character flaws will make segregation and racial inequality all good again.

    Trump’s problem is that history will be unkind to both his character and his policies.

  21. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:35 pm

    Not so bad, considering the others.

    RealClearPolling
    @RCPolling

    Trump, Obama, Bush Approval on December 3, Second Term Year 1

    🔴Trump: 42.4%
    🔴Bush: 41%
    🔵Obama: 39.8%

    RealClearPolitics Polling Average
    9:34 AM · Dec 4, 2025

  22. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:36 pm

    @ 20

    Yep, exposing MLK’s character flaws will make segregation and racial inequality all good again.

    It can’t do any worse than DEI has done. Oh, and it’s free, and long overdue.

  23. Pepperidge Farm Remembers spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:39 pm

    We didn’t start the fire.

    Yeah, in fact you did.

    When you invented human slavery and then started a civil war to try to preserve it.

  24. Stan H. spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:39 pm

    “ Just let trans people play sports.”

    Sure, former men who have been sliced and diced should play against former men who have been sliced and diced. Former women who have been sliced and diced should play against former women who have been sliced and diced.

    Intact men should play against intact men, and intact women should play against intact women.

    ftfy

  25. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 1:41 pm

    Yes, and people trafficking firearms are not a direct threat to the lives of inner city black youth in Chicago.

    RNC Research
    @RNCResearch

    Democrat Rep. Adam Smith says foreign narco-terrorists trafficking illegal drugs into the United States are a “not a direct threat to the lives” of the American people.

    12:39 PM · Dec 2, 2025

    Until I saw this I did not believe that Adam Smith is a moron.

  26. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 2:08 pm

    And just wait for the 2030 census numbers. 2032’s just around the corner.

    The latest congressional redistricting scorecard shows a slight advantage nationally for Republicans, despite California’s bid to redraw its lines to help Democrats. “As of right now, I’d say there is a modest bias in the overall House map” in favor of the GOP retaining control of the House, said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a nonpartisan organization that analyzes House races.

    At the independent Cook Political Report, Erin Covey, U.S. House editor, had the same edge for the GOP. “The very slight gain for Republicans, one to two seats, is the median scenario,” she said.

    Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article313426506.html#storylink=cpy

    Oh, and there will also be

    • Voter rolls cleansed of illegals
    • Voter rolls cleansed of dead people
    • No USAID money laundered into Democrat campaigns

    I can wait. Although a certain useless, bloviating libbie former lawyer won’t live to see the carnage.

  27. JonBenét Ramsey spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 2:24 pm

    Perhaps now that the FBI is solving crimes again they can reopen my case. Please?

  28. RedReformed spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 2:31 pm

    Why does this generation seem to be so against having kids?
    – no universal healthcare
    – no universal childcare
    – college is unaffordable
    – housing is unaffordable
    – groceries are unaffordable
    The average salary for Gen Z is $39,416. The average household income needed to live comfortably raising 2 kids is $233,604.
    >> This is the fault of greedy cheap labor conservatives and racists who cannot stand the idea of any help going to people they hate. Hope this helps.

  29. Oliver North, USMC (disgraced) spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 2:39 pm

    I trafficked both firearms and narcotics.

    For that Republicans made me a hero and gave me a television show, a radio show and a podcast.

  30. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 3:12 pm

    @21 Wherein the dumbfuck troll seeks to demonstrate that, by one cherry-picked statistical measure, Trump’s policies are better than Obama’s policies. This particular statistical demonstration elevates quantity over quality.

  31. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 3:16 pm

    @22 Wherein the dumbfuck troll seeks to equate DEI policies with Jim Crow. At this point it’s needless to ask how stupid a dumbfuck can be, because the dumbfuck troll’s stupidity obviously is a bottomless well.

  32. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 3:23 pm

    @25 Look up “direct” in a dictionary sometime, when you’re not engrossed with fucking the horse.

    There is an intermediary between drug smugglers and the impact of illicit drugs on Americans: The Americans who choose to use them.

    I remember when Republicans claimed to be a party of personal responsibility. One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is their lust for starting wars that other people’s children will have to fight.

    These days, many of those children are black and brown, because serving in the military is a job most white Americans don’t want.

  33. Vicious Troll spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 3:27 pm

    @ 29

    For that Republicans made me a hero and gave me a television show, a radio show and a podcast.

    You forgot about the smokin’ hot wife.

    Former Marine Oliver North and Fawn Hall Secretly Marry …

    Yahoo
    https://www.yahoo.com › … › Celebrity
    Sep 26, 2025 — North, 81, reportedly got hitched to 65-year-old Hall on Aug. 27 after they reconnected at the November 2024 funeral for Betsy, his wife of 56 …

  34. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 3:35 pm

    @28 With the median U.S. household income at $62,192, most people with kids don’t get to live “comfortably.” And there is no state where the median, or even average, household income is half of $233,604. For Seattle, which is heavily populated with software engineers and professionals, average household income is $170,038 and median household income is “around $121,984.” That’s a lot, comparatively, but probably doesn’t support a “comfortable” lifestyle unless you already own a house.

    We could bat around numbers all day. It was tough starting out 60 years ago. It was tough raising kids then, too. The young have always started out in life with lower incomes and higher expenses than old folks, who’ve spent a lifetime working, saving, investing, and paying off debts, so naturally they have more.

    And then you have Donald Trump, who inherited the lion’s share of his father’s $900 million estate, and spent a lifetime frittering it away with bad business decisions. According to the book “Lucky Loser,” an unauthorized biography of his business dealings by two New York Times reporters, Trump’s most — and virtually only — profitable venture was “The Apprentice” TV show, which explains why a supposedly billionaire real estate developer made time to be a TV reality star. In his case, real estate development, casinos, and golf courses were (and are) a hobby on which he spent his father’s money.

  35. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 3:37 pm

    @33 I suppose to an 81-year-old a 65-year-old might seem “hot.” After all, Trump is 79 and thinks his married daughter is “hot.” And I know of a 50- or 60-something retired doctor who thinks his horse is “hot” …

  36. Elijah Dominic McDotcom 🇺🇲🐸🇺🇲🌊 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 4:47 pm

    35,
    She’s decades post menopause and drawing Medicare and SS.

    I think we all just gained some more valuable insight into the pedophile troll’s true age and circumstance.

    She carries his spare “Chucks” in her purse. And I am not talking about shoes.

  37. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 5:10 pm

    The boat cargo’s destination was Suriname, the survivors did not radio for “backup,” and a lawyer told the admiral it was okay to blow away the two survivors clinging to the capsized bow of the boat that had been cut in half, so the admiral authorized three more strikes on the vessel. (From various news sources)

  38. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 5:16 pm

    I assume Rep. Grijalva will be a vote in favor of disbanding ICE, zeroing out its budget, laying off all its employees, and rebuilding immigration enforcement from scratch using personnel who were not hired by the current administration. That’s what you do with “lawless” agencies.

    https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5636396-rep-grijalva-pepper-sprayed-ice/

  39. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 5:18 pm

    Spineless GOP senators are punting the problem of Whiskey Pete to the guy who created the problem by appointing him SecDef.

    https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5634559-republicans-hegseth-leadership-pentagon/

  40. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 5:20 pm

    If Pam Bondi really wants to investigate domestic terror organizations, she should start with ICE.

    https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5635428-ag-bondi-trump-antifa-doj/

  41. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 5:33 pm

    If Pam Bondi has me arrested for being anti-fascist, I’ll have to confess, because I’m certainly not in favor of fascism. In fact, my country even fought to defeat fascism in World War 2.

    https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5635428-ag-bondi-trump-antifa-doj/

  42. EvergreenRailfan spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 7:28 pm

    With this weather, great decision for the WIAA to move The Football championship out of Tacoma Dome. Husky Stadium is great, but if your state has a pro field, should use it.

  43. EvergreenRailfan spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 9:35 pm

    Way to go O’Dea, first Back to Back state Football title for the Irish since 1995.

  44. SR169 spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:07 pm

    40

    No, start with Black Lives Matter and ANTIFA.

  45. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:51 pm

    @44 There’s nothing wrong with black lives matter as a concept, or as a peaceful movement of millions of people protesting police violence against black people, unless you’re a racist. And there’s nothing wrong with being against fascism, either, unless you’re a fascist. Are you?

  46. Roger Rabbit spews:

    Friday, 12/5/25 at 10:51 pm

    Minor distinctions aside, Trump is America’s first and hopefully last Nazi president.

    https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-racism-somalis-garbage-nazi-germany-historians

  47. SR169 spews:

    Saturday, 12/6/25 at 2:00 pm

    @44

    Socialism, communism and fascism are all siblings. All three will gladly use violence against those with whom they disagree. Which one are you?

    BLM is a terrorist organization and a con-job against black Americans. ANTIFA is made up of a bunch of pussies with worthless degrees and student loan debt out the wazoo*

    *Loans they are never going to repay because they have not marketable skills.

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