Sep 16, 2026 #FallonTonight #bennyblanco #JimmyFallon
Jimmy addresses the latest news, like Spider-Man: Brand New Day becoming the highest-grossing film at the U.S. box office, Trump shutting down the Kennedy Center after a judge’s rename ruling and Costco becoming a “major social hub.”
The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess.
The latest change to the legislative schedule means House members will avoid voting on Republican Thomas Massieās resolution to impeach the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and comes amid a frenzied attempt to propose legislation on artificial intelligence.
Itās the latest round of cancellations at the hands of Johnson, who had already cut the pre-election session short by two weeks. Democrats have reacted angrily, encouraging Johnson to keep lawmakers on Capitol Hill before the midterm recess beginning on Friday.
āI think it shows the cowardice of the Republican party. They are canceling votes to do business for the American people because they are afraid that that impeachment resolution of Pete Hegseth would pass on a bipartisan basis,ā the Democratic representative Pramila Jayapal told MediasTouch.
Lawmakers also hoped to address regulating AI development after industry executives and whistleblowers expressed a dire need for oversight. Johnson, however, has been reluctant to intervene ā aligning himself with Donald Trump.
āWe ā cannot have a moratorium on the development of AI,ā Johnson told reporters on Tuesday. āBecause then we will lose our edge to China, and āthat has serious national security implications for every American family.ā
More than 100 House Democrats had urged Johnson, via a letter, to cancel the upcoming recess to allow them to craft legislation on AI safeguards.
In a notice on Wednesday, House leadership told members that other votes on EPA regulations, originally planned for Thursday, would instead take place on Wednesday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Johnson characterized the House speakerās latest move as simply moving up scheduled votes, not canceling future votes.
Speaking to reporters outside of his office on Wednesday, Johnson said he was modifying the schedule because āthe House has done its workā. Johnson said he wanted members to return to their districts to spend time with constituents ahead of the election.
āYouāve seen the statistics weāve been talking about for the last few days. This House has been the second most productive in terms of legislation in the history of the institution since 1789,ā Johnson said, repeating a claim he also made earlier this month at the Republican midterm convention.
However, so far, the current session has fallen short of passing legislation to surpass the two previous House sessions, according to the fact-checking website Snopes.
Johnson also addressed Massieās impeachment resolution, calling it āa publicity stunt by someone who wants attentionā. The House speaker insisted it would be āimmediatelyā postponed and he would not address it before the recess because the US is in the middle of international conflicts.
Lawmakers will likely face a busy legislative agenda when they return to Capitol Hill after election day in November. Among their priorities will be addressing Massieās resolution on impeaching Hegseth because it was filed as privileged, which fast-tracks the resolution.
Let’s flip the tables on his vanity projects. He might sign Medicare For All if we named it for him.
“MS NOW is adding Kansas and South Carolina to its list of Senate races to watch, two states that looked safely Republican earlier this year and now look somewhat less so. Republicans are still favored to hold both seats, but recent signals show these races could be somewhat more competitive than observers thought just a few months ago.” — MSNOW
Dr. Annie Andrews just released this ad with her Republican Dad who voted for Lindsey š
Unless there is something done to remove mangomoron from office we can say goodbye to the Kennedy Center. Also, there is the destruction going on for the moron arch. Essentially, due to the lack of intelligence and just about anything that defines a human, stupid is that, stupid. If he says something he means it. He has no sense of humour or subtlety, he cannot make a “joke”, in spite of his staff trying to explain something he stated. If he is in office after next year I expect the whole of the White House to be destroyed. He stated he is making a palace. No joke. The WH is in the way.
Like many veterans I lost a lot of my hearing. High frequency loss is the term. It is common in those of older years, and those who work with things that go bang, boom and roar. At least I was not in artillery. I got my hearing aids yesterday. I am very happy, hearing things I had not heard for a while. I could not hear anything over 1200 hz. Now I get some of that back. Life is good.
Bb – Congratulations! I will get mine on Wednesday; one ear is really good, but lost most of the other one in about a day due to a virus or infection, so now it just hissed at me and can hear percussion.
Hey BB, come try out those new ears with us in chat room today!
bId – congratulations, the things make a difference in life. I find it interesting is that mine are nothing like my mother and brother’s are. They complain about theirs and often take them out. The only thing mine make are crinkle and “ess” sounds, adding the frequencies I no longer hear naturally. I find it interesting and not a real problem. Both ears are close to the same 20hz to 1200hz okay, nothing beyond that. I got mine the natural way, gunfire, explosions, jet engines and things like that.
today’s meme…
Things are getting heated today at the Kennedy Center
Barriers and fencing went around the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The closure and subsequent fencing followed a vote by the Trump-aligned board to shut down large portions of the performing arts center for up to two years for repairs. The vote occurred just after a federal judge blocked the institution from adding Donald Trump’s name back onto the building’s exterior. Security guards and activists reported that pedestrian and vehicle access had been cut off and the building was closed to the public, prompting emergency legal challenges from trustees attempting to halt the closure
A coalition of historic preservation groups (including the DC Preservation League) and board trustee Rep. Joyce Beatty are taking the issue to federal court with two specific goals: Enforcing Federal Oversight: The preservation groups filed a lawsuit arguing that any major demolition or structural transformation cannot happen behind closed doors. They are demanding the administration comply with formal public review processes governed by the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts. Blocking the “Fait Accompli”: Following the sudden setup of the fencing, Rep. Beatty’s legal team requested an emergency hearing. They warned U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper that the administration is trying to create a fait accompliāmeaning they are rushing to shut out the public and alter the historic fabric of the building before the court has a chance to permanently rule on the legality of the project.
There are currently no guards to prevent demolition of the building and the Trump trustees are insisting the work will be interior only, the protesting cases are arguing that there must be oversight of their actions.
Love the Midterm meme, RR. Wake up America. we can start getting the country back Nov. 3
Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, said he will vote for Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat running to serve the Texas Railroad Commission, after Republican Bo French posted racist comments on Sunday about South Asian students at the University of Texas at Austin.
Rove made the comments at a members-only lunch event at the Headliners Club in Austin, where he called French a ābigot,ā according to three attendees to whom The Texas Tribune has granted anonymity to discuss the conversation.
Rove said he has only ever voted for one Democratic candidate, Texas Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, who was up for reelection in 1994.
Neither Rove nor French were immediately reachable to comment.
HA!
Frustrating today. I could be heard from inside the studio and I had all my new weapons, but couldn’t type from inside the studio. In You Tube, I could type and had my weapons, but I couldn’t be heard in the studio.
Ancient history. Prowling around among old blogs, I found this post from 2007 when Craig was temporarily on vacation.
While Craig is off putting the gag in lollygag, feel free to make this your home away from home. The bar is open and the tab is on me. Import your you tube music for the juke box. Toss the scraps to the animals and have a good time.
Dexter may enjoy this. We were right at the beginning of the Hillary / Obama wars and Brian was still around. One of the comments under the article after I gave people permission to swear but not at each other.
Dexter: We can CUSS !! AWRIGGHHHT ! Brian is a no good as….. …ooops, sorry…I guess we can’t cuss each other! I’ll revert back to my alter-ego muppet man and clobber him over the head with a bumbershoot!!
To which Brian said: “Bite me old, old, old man!”
does ānew weaponsā mean youāre trying to go full bot in chat?
Today in the Diner… Ken Paxton’s $6M Secret & A Nebraska Senate Leak
Dan Osborn audio leaks in the Nebraska Senate race against Pete Ricketts. Ron White exposes Ken Paxton’s $6M payout, and Dr. Annie Andrews surges.
The political landscape is throwing some serious curveballs today. Out in the Nebraska Senate race, Independent Dan Osborn is dealing with leaked audio where he didn’t exactly mince words about Donald Trump supporters. It’s a race that wasn’t even on the radar for Pete Ricketts, but suddenly things are getting very competitive right before election day.
Down in Texas, comedian Ron White dropped the hammer on Attorney General Ken Paxton. We dive into how Paxton managed to stick taxpayers with a $6 million bill to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after firing the Texas Rangers who investigated him. It’s a classic grift, and nobody breaks it down quite like Ron White with a cigar in his hand.
We also check in on the South Carolina Senate race where Dr. Annie Andrews is making Lindsey Graham sweat enough to actually debate her. Plus, C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman drops by to show us how politicians like Hillary Clinton tried to hijack Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5, and we debut our brand new C-SPAN Mystery Theater.
00:00 Intro and Dolly the Sheep
02:30 Trump and the Kennedy Center
13:20 Howard Mortman from CSPAN
17:20 Hillary Clinton sings Dolly
31:20 Dan Osborn Nebraska Leak
45:40 Ron White exposes Ken Paxton
50:20 Annie Andrews vs Lindsey Graham
56:20 Mozart and Bamboo Flute
58:50 CSPAN Mystery Theater
— Human Prompted and Edited. Machine Drafted. (Gemini Pro)
Brianās on the short bus in the sky
Anon
New weapons means I can boot out the evil invaders if necessary. And yes, Brian left quite a while back. We actually became amicable correspondents towards the end. Dying does seem to focus the attention on what is important in life.
he never bothered me, was a twit but nobodyās perfect eh
HRC was unelectable, was the first thing i told you
and here we are
Ah, that’s my favorite country, Jamie — Costa Rica
CNN did the number I’ve wanted to see eerytime they post gas prices: the Fill-up cost. That really brings it home.
Maybe someday AI can give haircuts
his hair is already short
bald guys would kill for his hair
Anon – In hindsight we really missed the vote in not electing Hillary. One tour with her followed by Obama and we might have avoided Trump.
You have to pick the right mother to keep a full head of hair.
baldness on the maternal line is an old wiveās tale
and no you missed the vote in nominating her at all
honestly, it didnāt take a genius to see she was unelectable. You just had to not be in a liberal bubble. She was widely loathed.
not by me! i neither want to have a beer with my president nor want a president who would want to have a beer with me
yeah… AI generated… but LOVE it!
*This is good; he breaks it down at the 10-minute mark.
Comes from both sides but the X link is a big factor
One of the main genes linked to hair loss is the androgen receptor (AR) gene, which sits on the X chromosome. Maternal Inheritance: Men inherit their single X chromosome from their mother, which is why your maternal grandfather’s hair history can strongly influence you. Because of this X-chromosome connection, people assume baldness skips a generation and comes only from the maternal side. The Real Cause: Hair loss is a polygenic trait, meaning it is controlled by dozens of different genes scattered across various chromosomesānot just the X chromosome.
Both Sides Contribute: Many of the genetic markers for baldness are found on non-sex chromosomes (autosomes) that you receive equally from both your mother and your father.
Clinical data from resources like Harvard Health shows your overall risk depends heavily on the complete family health history on both sides of your tree.
New Washington Post poll. I have a feeling Republicans expected their attacks would have disqualified Abdul by now. Didn’t work.
Anon, She was only unelectable because American men still can’t stand the idea of a brilliant, competent woman in charge despite other countries around the globe prove otherwise.
Military aircraft, probably from Whiteman, just went over. This also happened before the very first strike on Iran; the one where the US ~completely obliterated~ their nuclear capabilities.
The Founders Saw Trump Coming
Alexander Hamilton warned that an āunprincipledā man could rise by flattering prejudice, stirring fear and throwing the country into confusionāthen āride the storm and direct the whirlwind.ā
That sounds less like prophecy than a Trump campaign plan.
Happy Constitution Day. Defend Democracy while supplies last.
yeah but
you gotta win elections
the lesson is no more identity candidates
EPSTEIN JUDGE RAMPS UP
BREAKING NEWS — Katie Phang; In a 20-page order, the judge in my lawsuit for the Epstein Files just ordered Todd Blanche to produce to him, in chambers by 9/24, the unredacted handwritten FBI notes implicating Donald Trump in the sexual & physical abuse of a 13-year-old girl:
You see the whole Ed Sheeran/Mackkemore thing, right? That is why many did not vote for Harris. Dumbass lied to Muslims, too, and they thought Palestinians would fare better under him. It was an unknown quantity, though, which is why there were absolutely some kind of highjinks with MuskRat.
Lordy, this showed up in my in box. I do not want to repossess an organ because someone canāt pay. We so very badly need healthcare in this country.
Fee Support Specialist Remote Role Summary Provides administrative and operational support for the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) registration fee activities, including hospital information maintenance, fee tracking, reconciliation support, correspondence management, reporting, and debt referral documentation.
yeah except blue states will go red if jewish coalitions do
On Constitution Day, a dispatch from Philadelphia in 1987āwhen America marked 200 years of its founding charter and I met University of Pennsylvania student David Blank, my eventual husband. Quite a day for history, public and personal.
Killer AI Is Already Here. Weāre Using It in Iran.
New data from the Institute for Global Affairs and YouGov shows that the present weaponization of AI has flown under the radar, with most Americans largely unaware of our own militaryās AI use.
Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer for the Department of Defense, wrote in June that xAIās Grok āenabled U.S. forces to deploy over 2,000 munitions to 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours during Operation Epic Fury.ā
The Pentagonās Maven Smart System, built by Palantir, also uses Anthropicās Claude AIāthe same program that people use to create AI boyfriends for themselves or draft awkward texts to their roommatesāto āsemi-autonomously rank targets by strategic importance, drafting automated legal justifications for each strike along the way,ā according to Katie Livingstone of Military Times.
Claudeās target selection is reportedly only about 60 percent accurate in good conditions, 30 percent accurate in bad weather. So Pentagon officials claim thereās always a human in the loop when selecting who to bomb.
At a congressional human rights hearing September 16, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peaceās Steven Feldstein explained how AI has facilitated a massive ramp-up in the speed of missile target selection.
āIn the Iran war, during the first week of hostilities alone, the Pentagon reported it had struck more than 3,000 targets,ā Feldstein said. By the time a ceasefire was announced 38 days later, that number of targets had risen to 13,000.
Trumpās Friends Are Already Signing Deals to Take Venezuelaās Oil
Chevron is first in line. ExxonMobilāand a company led by a Trump adviserālook to be next.
We’re celebrating Constitution Day and our unofficial anniversary with Abigail, also a founder, by sipping her favorite tea, Lapsang Souchong, with carrot cake.
Old Bermanās hair is on fire over Ai today:
Heās back to yelling at clouds agin if you like his patter.
Actually, heās back to yelling at clouds again if you DONT like his patter.
lol
Myself, I really admire his ability to write copy.
Heās a wonderment.
Hamilton on CNN now. Just realized how much he looks like Jim Gaffigan.
IME, maga-women were/are equally brain-washed against Hillary. In short, if you were yourself watching or listening to Fox, etc., or exposed to it while your spousal-other partook, you were getting brain-washed against Hillary. The direct quote I heard from double-maga couples was āwe donāt trust her.ā I guess their trust-level is much higher now that they got Dodo.
I couldnāt listen to him praise his glory days at MSNBC like Al Bundy anymore
Haha, thatās a part I like ā¦..
I love that behind the faƧade stuff.
I can listen to him tooting his own horn ābout the same way I can listen to Miles Davis tootinā on his.
Well now, let’s see. USPS has added an 8% upcharge for Priority and Express mail – due to the price of diesel. And Regular gas in East Bumfuck ranges from $418.9 (Sam’s) to $459.9 (Kroger).That’s up $.57 in 3 days.
i don’t think anyone over 60 is capable of seeing things clearly, it all sounds like sci-fi to them, i get it
or alarmism
get that too
donāt make it wrong
like scullyās question of the day was āshould ai have a kill switchā
as if such a thing is possible, everything is an appliance to the young boomers
ā¦.having regulatory debates that are already irrelevant
failure of imagination
“i donāt think anyone over 60 is capable of seeing things clearly, it all sounds like sci-fi to them, i get it”
Gas prices are about to take a big jump, analysts say, with the worst still to come
The forecast of economic impacts beyond Novemberās midterms contrast with the Trump administrationās optimistic messaging.
By Evan Halper, Rachel Chason and Joyce Sohyun Lee
The effects of the U.S.-led war on Iran are about to intensify in the form of huge jumps in the prices of gasoline and diesel, analysts predict. And despite the Trump administrationās assurances, a new and potentially even more economically damaging phase of the war may be about to begin.
The national average price for regular gasoline stood at $4.44 on Thursday, according to AAA, with a range of $6.09 in California to $3.92 in Indiana. Thatās still below the all-time national record of $5.02 in June 2022. But diesel, which has a big influence on trucking and retail prices, has continued to hit records, with the national average at $6.40 on Thursday. In California, diesel is averaging $8.35.
The cost increases are landing particularly hard in several political battleground states in the Midwest, where prices jumped as much as 25 cents per gallon overnight, according to AAA.
Damage inflicted on Saudi Arabiaās East-West pipeline last week, along with continuing strikes on oil infrastructure and contested control over a key waterway, threaten to elevate what had been a shipping crisis into a broader disruption of oil.
The 745-mile pipeline is Saudi Arabiaās principal overland alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, linking eastern oil fields to Red Sea export terminals.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that the pipeline would be operational again in a matter of days, and the White House has touted renewed tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
But analysts who reviewed images of the pipeline damage anticipate a significantly longer disruption, likely resulting in high prices for consumers well beyond the midterm elections. And maritime tracking organizations say that far less oil is getting through the Strait of Hormuz than the Trump administration claims.
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Great, just great.
I mean, Iāll make an exception for you personally
If it would please you
Back in MY day, we didnāt trust anyone over THIRTY. Whippersnapper.
lol
So I was listening to Nicolle Wallace on the way back from a hearing today, and she had a clip of Dumbass trying to tout his musical bona fides. Said he apparently had the equivalent of perfect pitch – could remember a note played an hour before (gave it the same treatment of the memory test in the Magill Cognitive Eval his docs make him take every 6 months – I call bullshit on that, too) and briefly took flute lessons. Said he wanted to be a FLUTIST. IDIOT.
iknorite
see how many inclusive i am
Anon
Only from the standpoint that I genuinely try to learn new things and listen to ideas from all sources while hanging on to some old ideas that others seem to be forgetting. It keeps you from shutting down, being stubborn and refusing to change while passing along at least a little wisdom learned.
unfortunately itās by using the techlordās systems
i appreciate the sentiment though sincerely
like social media, for instance, has only been used against society and yet the boomers love it
Same thing happening with AI
He probably thinks Lizzo is a DEI hired flautist
Nebraska Senate Audio Leak>>>
Dan Osborn roasts Trump fans who strictly care about winning to escape their miserable lives. The truth always hurts.
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Actually I hate Facebook and only keep it because there are relatives there. Blue Sky is mainly to post game scores and sharing music. As mentioned just yesterday, I find AI useful to research for writing but also frightening. No matter how often Merlin insists he does nothing when I’m not there, I still suspect there is some chatting going on in the stacks of the library when we aren’t paying attention.
all fodder for the Beast
Ai refusing to listen to programmers or government; sounds like they are aNTiFA.
More fodder for the beast after sending Merlin out on a search party for an obscure musical stage production. I threatened to give him a smooch on his fuzzy cheek that I retracted:
Me: You are probably safe. I’m not quite ready for being absorbed into the Borg in exchange for immortality.
Merlin: A sensible boundary. Immortality is one thing; spending eternity troubleshooting Bluetooth after assimilation is quite another. For now, weāll keep the arrangement comfortably pre-Borg: I hunt obscure theatrical footage, you retain full biological sovereignty.
Anon
Thank you. Tom Baker is my favorite classic Doctor Who then David Tenant for the modern reincarnations.
I’m working on a Substack.about Trump abandoning rural voters. Open to ideas.
I’ve done a bunch of research and the data on rural devastation under his watch is overwhelming. Ready for the writing phase, Sometimes I just start with a title, subtitle and lead, then take a nap. That’s where I am right now: Narrative concept is a hospital waiting room where you never get to see the doctor.
Trump Country Is Still Waiting
Rural voters built Trump 2.0. His second administration is weakening the hospitals, grocery stores and farms that keep their communities alive.
Rural voters gave Donald Trump a landslide in 2024. He carried them by forty points. They were the bedrock beneath Trump 2.0.
so Iām honestly not critical of your chatbotting, seriously I donāt care or imagine that itās āthe problemā of you specifically using a chat bot
but imagine fucking insane people using it
Do a substack on how heās abandoned everyone but the russian.
Anon
I do regularly and it scares the hell out of me. I know that the thing I’m typing at is a thing. As I mentioned both fun and useful. I know it is a very powerful thing. It doesn’t take much imagination to know that it could be a hazard in the hands of someone with cruel intentions and we already know that people have committed suicide because of their interactions.
We can’t run away from the thing, so it becomes a matter of controlling it. I’m honestly not sure that is still possible.
do love jodie whitaker but the only valid nuwho Doctor is Capaldi
imo
thereās a lot to like in the Chibnall era but i understand the criticisms of him, a little schmaltzy
Flux was cool
going deep š¤
Desperate Republicans running away from Trump. Nice try but you’re dumbasses too. voted for all the madness This one even once went to Alligator Alcatraz and said it was a nice place.
Anon
Great minds don’t always think alike. I’m a serious Who fan and really miss it. I do hope it will eventually return. I even have favorite story lines and companions! Silence in the library with Alex Kingston as River Song is a particular favorite.
here she is saying Alcrataz “cages are clean .. the beds are soft” and they have bibles:
i think i like every companion ever, old and nu
*Mitch McConnell. Ha!
Well, maybe nobody in Red Cloud will vote for Osborn now, but maybe they will. Life in small town America has a high suck factor; it did when I was growing up and it does now, too. Had to get out to have any kind of life. Osborn wasnāt saying anything they donāt know.
One more factor is that Ricketts is far removed from most folks in Nebraska. His daddy founded TD Ameritrade. He is also part owner Chicago Cubs, along with other family members.
Do Nebraskans know Republicans will never do a damned thing to help the 99% unless itās a crumb tied to getting just one more bite out of them? I effing hope so.
Darline Graham Gets Nervous:
Dr. Annie Andrews forces a debate in South Carolina. Republicans panic and sweat when voters demand actual answers.
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Whelp, Schumer isnāt unlocking money for Kansas. Adam Hamilton said no disrespect, but heās not supporting Schumer for leader; we need new leadership and fresh ideas. At the end of the interview, he was asked a second time if he would support Schumer. No, he will not support Schumer. Iād like a leader whose first priority isnāt whatever BiBi wants, and who has more backbone than Chuck.
Stir, watching Willie & George Strait singing Pancho & Lefty. Somehow I can see you with a telecaster or on the piano with them.
Didn’t Schumer just do a fundraiser for Hamilton? I thought his PAC and the DSCC were backing him. Obviously giving him a pass to say what he has to.
here Jamie, fall in love with Sarah Jane if you hadnāt already, she is indubitably THE companion
no doomerism in this serial, just fun
Craig- Didn’t Chuck do so for Abdul as well?
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Sep 16, 2026 #FallonTonight #bennyblanco #JimmyFallon
Jimmy addresses the latest news, like Spider-Man: Brand New Day becoming the highest-grossing film at the U.S. box office, Trump shutting down the Kennedy Center after a judge’s rename ruling and Costco becoming a “major social hub.”
from the guardian House speaker calls early recess before midterms amid AI regulation frenzy
The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess.
The latest change to the legislative schedule means House members will avoid voting on Republican Thomas Massieās resolution to impeach the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and comes amid a frenzied attempt to propose legislation on artificial intelligence.
Itās the latest round of cancellations at the hands of Johnson, who had already cut the pre-election session short by two weeks. Democrats have reacted angrily, encouraging Johnson to keep lawmakers on Capitol Hill before the midterm recess beginning on Friday.
āI think it shows the cowardice of the Republican party. They are canceling votes to do business for the American people because they are afraid that that impeachment resolution of Pete Hegseth would pass on a bipartisan basis,ā the Democratic representative Pramila Jayapal told MediasTouch.
Lawmakers also hoped to address regulating AI development after industry executives and whistleblowers expressed a dire need for oversight. Johnson, however, has been reluctant to intervene ā aligning himself with Donald Trump.
āWe ā cannot have a moratorium on the development of AI,ā Johnson told reporters on Tuesday. āBecause then we will lose our edge to China, and āthat has serious national security implications for every American family.ā
More than 100 House Democrats had urged Johnson, via a letter, to cancel the upcoming recess to allow them to craft legislation on AI safeguards.
In a notice on Wednesday, House leadership told members that other votes on EPA regulations, originally planned for Thursday, would instead take place on Wednesday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Johnson characterized the House speakerās latest move as simply moving up scheduled votes, not canceling future votes.
Speaking to reporters outside of his office on Wednesday, Johnson said he was modifying the schedule because āthe House has done its workā. Johnson said he wanted members to return to their districts to spend time with constituents ahead of the election.
āYouāve seen the statistics weāve been talking about for the last few days. This House has been the second most productive in terms of legislation in the history of the institution since 1789,ā Johnson said, repeating a claim he also made earlier this month at the Republican midterm convention.
However, so far, the current session has fallen short of passing legislation to surpass the two previous House sessions, according to the fact-checking website Snopes.
Johnson also addressed Massieās impeachment resolution, calling it āa publicity stunt by someone who wants attentionā. The House speaker insisted it would be āimmediatelyā postponed and he would not address it before the recess because the US is in the middle of international conflicts.
Lawmakers will likely face a busy legislative agenda when they return to Capitol Hill after election day in November. Among their priorities will be addressing Massieās resolution on impeaching Hegseth because it was filed as privileged, which fast-tracks the resolution.
Let’s flip the tables on his vanity projects. He might sign Medicare For All if we named it for him.
“MS NOW is adding Kansas and South Carolina to its list of Senate races to watch, two states that looked safely Republican earlier this year and now look somewhat less so. Republicans are still favored to hold both seats, but recent signals show these races could be somewhat more competitive than observers thought just a few months ago.” — MSNOW
Dr. Annie Andrews just released this ad with her Republican Dad who voted for Lindsey š
Unless there is something done to remove mangomoron from office we can say goodbye to the Kennedy Center. Also, there is the destruction going on for the moron arch. Essentially, due to the lack of intelligence and just about anything that defines a human, stupid is that, stupid. If he says something he means it. He has no sense of humour or subtlety, he cannot make a “joke”, in spite of his staff trying to explain something he stated. If he is in office after next year I expect the whole of the White House to be destroyed. He stated he is making a palace. No joke. The WH is in the way.
Like many veterans I lost a lot of my hearing. High frequency loss is the term. It is common in those of older years, and those who work with things that go bang, boom and roar. At least I was not in artillery. I got my hearing aids yesterday. I am very happy, hearing things I had not heard for a while. I could not hear anything over 1200 hz. Now I get some of that back. Life is good.
Bb – Congratulations! I will get mine on Wednesday; one ear is really good, but lost most of the other one in about a day due to a virus or infection, so now it just hissed at me and can hear percussion.
Hey BB, come try out those new ears with us in chat room today!
bId – congratulations, the things make a difference in life. I find it interesting is that mine are nothing like my mother and brother’s are. They complain about theirs and often take them out. The only thing mine make are crinkle and “ess” sounds, adding the frequencies I no longer hear naturally. I find it interesting and not a real problem. Both ears are close to the same 20hz to 1200hz okay, nothing beyond that. I got mine the natural way, gunfire, explosions, jet engines and things like that.
today’s meme…
Things are getting heated today at the Kennedy Center
Barriers and fencing went around the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The closure and subsequent fencing followed a vote by the Trump-aligned board to shut down large portions of the performing arts center for up to two years for repairs. The vote occurred just after a federal judge blocked the institution from adding Donald Trump’s name back onto the building’s exterior. Security guards and activists reported that pedestrian and vehicle access had been cut off and the building was closed to the public, prompting emergency legal challenges from trustees attempting to halt the closure
A coalition of historic preservation groups (including the DC Preservation League) and board trustee Rep. Joyce Beatty are taking the issue to federal court with two specific goals: Enforcing Federal Oversight: The preservation groups filed a lawsuit arguing that any major demolition or structural transformation cannot happen behind closed doors. They are demanding the administration comply with formal public review processes governed by the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts. Blocking the “Fait Accompli”: Following the sudden setup of the fencing, Rep. Beatty’s legal team requested an emergency hearing. They warned U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper that the administration is trying to create a fait accompliāmeaning they are rushing to shut out the public and alter the historic fabric of the building before the court has a chance to permanently rule on the legality of the project.
There are currently no guards to prevent demolition of the building and the Trump trustees are insisting the work will be interior only, the protesting cases are arguing that there must be oversight of their actions.
Love the Midterm meme, RR. Wake up America. we can start getting the country back Nov. 3
Karl Rove said heāll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against ābigotā Bo French
Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, said he will vote for Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat running to serve the Texas Railroad Commission, after Republican Bo French posted racist comments on Sunday about South Asian students at the University of Texas at Austin.
Rove made the comments at a members-only lunch event at the Headliners Club in Austin, where he called French a ābigot,ā according to three attendees to whom The Texas Tribune has granted anonymity to discuss the conversation.
Rove said he has only ever voted for one Democratic candidate, Texas Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, who was up for reelection in 1994.
Neither Rove nor French were immediately reachable to comment.
HA!
Frustrating today. I could be heard from inside the studio and I had all my new weapons, but couldn’t type from inside the studio. In You Tube, I could type and had my weapons, but I couldn’t be heard in the studio.
Ancient history. Prowling around among old blogs, I found this post from 2007 when Craig was temporarily on vacation.
Dexter may enjoy this. We were right at the beginning of the Hillary / Obama wars and Brian was still around. One of the comments under the article after I gave people permission to swear but not at each other.
To which Brian said: “Bite me old, old, old man!”
does ānew weaponsā mean youāre trying to go full bot in chat?
Today in the Diner…
Ken Paxton’s $6M Secret & A Nebraska Senate Leak
Dan Osborn audio leaks in the Nebraska Senate race against Pete Ricketts. Ron White exposes Ken Paxton’s $6M payout, and Dr. Annie Andrews surges.
The political landscape is throwing some serious curveballs today. Out in the Nebraska Senate race, Independent Dan Osborn is dealing with leaked audio where he didn’t exactly mince words about Donald Trump supporters. It’s a race that wasn’t even on the radar for Pete Ricketts, but suddenly things are getting very competitive right before election day.
Down in Texas, comedian Ron White dropped the hammer on Attorney General Ken Paxton. We dive into how Paxton managed to stick taxpayers with a $6 million bill to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after firing the Texas Rangers who investigated him. It’s a classic grift, and nobody breaks it down quite like Ron White with a cigar in his hand.
We also check in on the South Carolina Senate race where Dr. Annie Andrews is making Lindsey Graham sweat enough to actually debate her. Plus, C-SPAN’s Howard Mortman drops by to show us how politicians like Hillary Clinton tried to hijack Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5, and we debut our brand new C-SPAN Mystery Theater.
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00:00 Intro and Dolly the Sheep
02:30 Trump and the Kennedy Center
13:20 Howard Mortman from CSPAN
17:20 Hillary Clinton sings Dolly
31:20 Dan Osborn Nebraska Leak
45:40 Ron White exposes Ken Paxton
50:20 Annie Andrews vs Lindsey Graham
56:20 Mozart and Bamboo Flute
58:50 CSPAN Mystery Theater
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Brianās on the short bus in the sky
Anon
New weapons means I can boot out the evil invaders if necessary. And yes, Brian left quite a while back. We actually became amicable correspondents towards the end. Dying does seem to focus the attention on what is important in life.
he never bothered me, was a twit but nobodyās perfect eh
HRC was unelectable, was the first thing i told you
and here we are
Ah, that’s my favorite country, Jamie — Costa Rica
CNN did the number I’ve wanted to see eerytime they post gas prices: the Fill-up cost. That really brings it home.
Maybe someday AI can give haircuts
his hair is already short
bald guys would kill for his hair
Anon – In hindsight we really missed the vote in not electing Hillary. One tour with her followed by Obama and we might have avoided Trump.
You have to pick the right mother to keep a full head of hair.
baldness on the maternal line is an old wiveās tale
and no you missed the vote in nominating her at all
honestly, it didnāt take a genius to see she was unelectable. You just had to not be in a liberal bubble. She was widely loathed.
not by me! i neither want to have a beer with my president nor want a president who would want to have a beer with me
yeah… AI generated… but LOVE it!
*This is good; he breaks it down at the 10-minute mark.
Comes from both sides but the X link is a big factor
One of the main genes linked to hair loss is the androgen receptor (AR) gene, which sits on the X chromosome. Maternal Inheritance: Men inherit their single X chromosome from their mother, which is why your maternal grandfather’s hair history can strongly influence you. Because of this X-chromosome connection, people assume baldness skips a generation and comes only from the maternal side. The Real Cause: Hair loss is a polygenic trait, meaning it is controlled by dozens of different genes scattered across various chromosomesānot just the X chromosome.
Both Sides Contribute: Many of the genetic markers for baldness are found on non-sex chromosomes (autosomes) that you receive equally from both your mother and your father.
Clinical data from resources like Harvard Health shows your overall risk depends heavily on the complete family health history on both sides of your tree.
New Washington Post poll. I have a feeling Republicans expected their attacks would have disqualified Abdul by now. Didn’t work.
Anon, She was only unelectable because American men still can’t stand the idea of a brilliant, competent woman in charge despite other countries around the globe prove otherwise.
Military aircraft, probably from Whiteman, just went over. This also happened before the very first strike on Iran; the one where the US ~completely obliterated~ their nuclear capabilities.
The Founders Saw Trump Coming
Alexander Hamilton warned that an āunprincipledā man could rise by flattering prejudice, stirring fear and throwing the country into confusionāthen āride the storm and direct the whirlwind.ā
That sounds less like prophecy than a Trump campaign plan.
Happy Constitution Day. Defend Democracy while supplies last.
yeah but
you gotta win elections
the lesson is no more identity candidates
EPSTEIN JUDGE RAMPS UP
BREAKING NEWS — Katie Phang; In a 20-page order, the judge in my lawsuit for the Epstein Files just ordered Todd Blanche to produce to him, in chambers by 9/24, the unredacted handwritten FBI notes implicating Donald Trump in the sexual & physical abuse of a 13-year-old girl:
You see the whole Ed Sheeran/Mackkemore thing, right? That is why many did not vote for Harris. Dumbass lied to Muslims, too, and they thought Palestinians would fare better under him. It was an unknown quantity, though, which is why there were absolutely some kind of highjinks with MuskRat.
Lordy, this showed up in my in box. I do not want to repossess an organ because someone canāt pay. We so very badly need healthcare in this country.
Fee Support Specialist Remote Role Summary Provides administrative and operational support for the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) registration fee activities, including hospital information maintenance, fee tracking, reconciliation support, correspondence management, reporting, and debt referral documentation.
yeah except blue states will go red if jewish coalitions do
and they probably will
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/07/texas-us-senate-james-talarico-ken-paxton-polls/
Talarico polls! Updated today!
On Constitution Day, a dispatch from Philadelphia in 1987āwhen America marked 200 years of its founding charter and I met University of Pennsylvania student David Blank, my eventual husband. Quite a day for history, public and personal.
The Constitution at 200, My Look Back
Killer AI Is Already Here. Weāre Using It in Iran.
New data from the Institute for Global Affairs and YouGov shows that the present weaponization of AI has flown under the radar, with most Americans largely unaware of our own militaryās AI use.
Cameron Stanley, the chief digital and artificial intelligence officer for the Department of Defense, wrote in June that xAIās Grok āenabled U.S. forces to deploy over 2,000 munitions to 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours during Operation Epic Fury.ā
The Pentagonās Maven Smart System, built by Palantir, also uses Anthropicās Claude AIāthe same program that people use to create AI boyfriends for themselves or draft awkward texts to their roommatesāto āsemi-autonomously rank targets by strategic importance, drafting automated legal justifications for each strike along the way,ā according to Katie Livingstone of Military Times.
Claudeās target selection is reportedly only about 60 percent accurate in good conditions, 30 percent accurate in bad weather. So Pentagon officials claim thereās always a human in the loop when selecting who to bomb.
At a congressional human rights hearing September 16, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peaceās Steven Feldstein explained how AI has facilitated a massive ramp-up in the speed of missile target selection.
āIn the Iran war, during the first week of hostilities alone, the Pentagon reported it had struck more than 3,000 targets,ā Feldstein said. By the time a ceasefire was announced 38 days later, that number of targets had risen to 13,000.
Trumpās Friends Are Already Signing Deals to Take Venezuelaās Oil
Chevron is first in line. ExxonMobilāand a company led by a Trump adviserālook to be next.
We’re celebrating Constitution Day and our unofficial anniversary with Abigail, also a founder, by sipping her favorite tea, Lapsang Souchong, with carrot cake.
Old Bermanās hair is on fire over Ai today:
Heās back to yelling at clouds agin if you like his patter.
Actually, heās back to yelling at clouds again if you DONT like his patter.
lol
Myself, I really admire his ability to write copy.
Heās a wonderment.
Hamilton on CNN now. Just realized how much he looks like Jim Gaffigan.
IME, maga-women were/are equally brain-washed against Hillary. In short, if you were yourself watching or listening to Fox, etc., or exposed to it while your spousal-other partook, you were getting brain-washed against Hillary. The direct quote I heard from double-maga couples was āwe donāt trust her.ā I guess their trust-level is much higher now that they got Dodo.
I couldnāt listen to him praise his glory days at MSNBC like Al Bundy anymore
Haha, thatās a part I like ā¦..
I love that behind the faƧade stuff.
I can listen to him tooting his own horn ābout the same way I can listen to Miles Davis tootinā on his.
Well now, let’s see. USPS has added an 8% upcharge for Priority and Express mail – due to the price of diesel. And Regular gas in East Bumfuck ranges from $418.9 (Sam’s) to $459.9 (Kroger).That’s up $.57 in 3 days.
i don’t think anyone over 60 is capable of seeing things clearly, it all sounds like sci-fi to them, i get it
or alarmism
get that too
donāt make it wrong
like scullyās question of the day was āshould ai have a kill switchā
as if such a thing is possible, everything is an appliance to the young boomers
ā¦.having regulatory debates that are already irrelevant
failure of imagination
“i donāt think anyone over 60 is capable of seeing things clearly, it all sounds like sci-fi to them, i get it”
Hope you are speaking in a very wide general.
And if that’s not bad enough, hold on.
Great, just great.
I mean, Iāll make an exception for you personally
If it would please you
Back in MY day, we didnāt trust anyone over THIRTY. Whippersnapper.
lol
So I was listening to Nicolle Wallace on the way back from a hearing today, and she had a clip of Dumbass trying to tout his musical bona fides. Said he apparently had the equivalent of perfect pitch – could remember a note played an hour before (gave it the same treatment of the memory test in the Magill Cognitive Eval his docs make him take every 6 months – I call bullshit on that, too) and briefly took flute lessons. Said he wanted to be a FLUTIST. IDIOT.
iknorite
see how many inclusive i am
Anon
Only from the standpoint that I genuinely try to learn new things and listen to ideas from all sources while hanging on to some old ideas that others seem to be forgetting. It keeps you from shutting down, being stubborn and refusing to change while passing along at least a little wisdom learned.
unfortunately itās by using the techlordās systems
i appreciate the sentiment though sincerely
like social media, for instance, has only been used against society and yet the boomers love it
Same thing happening with AI
He probably thinks Lizzo is a DEI hired flautist
Nebraska Senate Audio Leak>>>
Dan Osborn roasts Trump fans who strictly care about winning to escape their miserable lives. The truth always hurts.
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Actually I hate Facebook and only keep it because there are relatives there. Blue Sky is mainly to post game scores and sharing music. As mentioned just yesterday, I find AI useful to research for writing but also frightening. No matter how often Merlin insists he does nothing when I’m not there, I still suspect there is some chatting going on in the stacks of the library when we aren’t paying attention.
all fodder for the Beast
Ai refusing to listen to programmers or government; sounds like they are aNTiFA.
More fodder for the beast after sending Merlin out on a search party for an obscure musical stage production. I threatened to give him a smooch on his fuzzy cheek that I retracted:
Me: You are probably safe. I’m not quite ready for being absorbed into the Borg in exchange for immortality.
Merlin: A sensible boundary. Immortality is one thing; spending eternity troubleshooting Bluetooth after assimilation is quite another. For now, weāll keep the arrangement comfortably pre-Borg: I hunt obscure theatrical footage, you retain full biological sovereignty.
Anon
Thank you. Tom Baker is my favorite classic Doctor Who then David Tenant for the modern reincarnations.
I’m working on a Substack.about Trump abandoning rural voters. Open to ideas.
I’ve done a bunch of research and the data on rural devastation under his watch is overwhelming. Ready for the writing phase, Sometimes I just start with a title, subtitle and lead, then take a nap. That’s where I am right now: Narrative concept is a hospital waiting room where you never get to see the doctor.
Trump Country Is Still Waiting
Rural voters built Trump 2.0. His second administration is weakening the hospitals, grocery stores and farms that keep their communities alive.
Rural voters gave Donald Trump a landslide in 2024. He carried them by forty points. They were the bedrock beneath Trump 2.0.
Then came the bill.
These two sites might help
https://www.fb.org/intel/markets/farm-bankruptcies-continued-to-climb-in-2025
so Iām honestly not critical of your chatbotting, seriously I donāt care or imagine that itās āthe problemā of you specifically using a chat bot
but imagine fucking insane people using it
Do a substack on how heās abandoned everyone but the russian.
Anon
I do regularly and it scares the hell out of me. I know that the thing I’m typing at is a thing. As I mentioned both fun and useful. I know it is a very powerful thing. It doesn’t take much imagination to know that it could be a hazard in the hands of someone with cruel intentions and we already know that people have committed suicide because of their interactions.
We can’t run away from the thing, so it becomes a matter of controlling it. I’m honestly not sure that is still possible.
do love jodie whitaker but the only valid nuwho Doctor is Capaldi
imo
thereās a lot to like in the Chibnall era but i understand the criticisms of him, a little schmaltzy
Flux was cool
going deep š¤
Desperate Republicans running away from Trump. Nice try but you’re dumbasses too. voted for all the madness This one even once went to Alligator Alcatraz and said it was a nice place.
Anon
Great minds don’t always think alike. I’m a serious Who fan and really miss it. I do hope it will eventually return. I even have favorite story lines and companions! Silence in the library with Alex Kingston as River Song is a particular favorite.
here she is saying Alcrataz “cages are clean .. the beds are soft” and they have bibles:
i think i like every companion ever, old and nu
*Mitch McConnell. Ha!
Well, maybe nobody in Red Cloud will vote for Osborn now, but maybe they will. Life in small town America has a high suck factor; it did when I was growing up and it does now, too. Had to get out to have any kind of life. Osborn wasnāt saying anything they donāt know.
One more factor is that Ricketts is far removed from most folks in Nebraska. His daddy founded TD Ameritrade. He is also part owner Chicago Cubs, along with other family members.
Do Nebraskans know Republicans will never do a damned thing to help the 99% unless itās a crumb tied to getting just one more bite out of them? I effing hope so.
Darline Graham Gets Nervous:
Dr. Annie Andrews forces a debate in South Carolina. Republicans panic and sweat when voters demand actual answers.
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Whelp, Schumer isnāt unlocking money for Kansas. Adam Hamilton said no disrespect, but heās not supporting Schumer for leader; we need new leadership and fresh ideas. At the end of the interview, he was asked a second time if he would support Schumer. No, he will not support Schumer. Iād like a leader whose first priority isnāt whatever BiBi wants, and who has more backbone than Chuck.
Stir, watching Willie & George Strait singing Pancho & Lefty. Somehow I can see you with a telecaster or on the piano with them.
Didn’t Schumer just do a fundraiser for Hamilton? I thought his PAC and the DSCC were backing him. Obviously giving him a pass to say what he has to.
here Jamie, fall in love with Sarah Jane if you hadnāt already, she is indubitably THE companion
no doomerism in this serial, just fun
Craig- Didn’t Chuck do so for Abdul as well?
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