Wow.. a couple of mild instances were it can demonstrated that democrats were in far cozier with Jeffery Epstien than Trump ever was and they ALL go completely mum on the matter in total unbreakable unison.

It's as if an automatic patch went out by a software vendor, completely rewriting the code embedded within the BIOS, dramatically altering functionality.

The monolith has been instructed to pivot and pivot without question or hesitation it has

Quote from: Brent on Today at 12:29:42 PMTruth.

I dropped pout of university and got hired by a class one railway. I am  fifty six and retired with a very nice pension that is six times Joe's Old Age Security. No regrets.

My Jo Jo is very of that. He has no private pension or savings.

Quote from: It's Poppy on Today at 11:20:24 AMWhat I don't get is Lotusbud, she should be posting her Trump screeches at Bluesky with the rest of the liberal social media activists. At least there she would be read by more than 3 people, instead it's like she was kidnapped in the middle of the night and flown to Bangkok and placed in a room with some gimp suit wearing degenerates and told Bastard Factory is the only place she is allowed to post.

 Instead of trying to escape, she settles in and finds nothing odd about talking politics in a forum filled with shit pics and coomers. It's like these people have been lobotomized and through divine providence they are segregated into these forum cesspools to keep them away from everyone else.

I've said it many times - that bastard factory is doing schoolyards and playgrounds a public service confining kiddie predators like Admin to the computer for 22.5 hours a day

Say what you will about the place but even the online version of a out-of-order truck stop with the exploded feces smeared all over the bathroom tiles services a valuable purpose

Quote from: Herman on November 29, 2025, 04:55:52 PMIf old Joe's boyfriend Thiel finds out he will lose his allowance.

Jo Jo will have to answer for this.

Quote from: Garraty_47 on Today at 01:08:09 PMTaking all that at face value it still doesn't answer: Why BF?

Given much of the other... content there why BF instead of another board, or more traditional social media platforms? Surely the engagement at someplace like Bluesky would be both more welcoming and less... problematic overall.

I think that's the crux of what Poppy is asking.

Bluesky would be a natural fit. I agree with you and Poppy about that.

Why BF? She doesn't want a forum like this one with a higher concentration of conservatives as you pointed out. She lacks any substance. I have seen how she gets when she gets a serious reply. She doesn't like it.

Quote from: DKG on Today at 01:02:54 PMWhat you are saying makes sense. But, Lotusbud is no more interested in debating issues than Gremlin is. She has a handle here. I was as unsuccessful in engaging her in issues as I was in my challenge to Gremlin on Project 2025.

You see people like Lotusbud and Gremlin have the political depth of a finger bowl. They like that their pieces lifted from Occupy Dems are not challenged. So that is why they stay and post their Trump derangement syndrome op eds for each other.

Taking all that at face value it still doesn't answer: Why BF?

Given much of the other... content there why BF instead of another board, or more traditional social media platforms? Surely the engagement at someplace like Bluesky would be both more welcoming and less... problematic overall.

I think that's the crux of what Poppy is asking.

Quote from: Garraty_47 on Today at 11:40:05 AMHave you ever asked her directly about this, and if so did she offer any kind of explanation for why she poasts at BF in particular?

I can't even guess about her motivations but I doubt she sees herself as fighting the good fight on enemy territory over there; if that's her intent it would make far more sense to poast here with its much denser concentration of conservatives. Therefore I expect it's some other reason known only to Lotusbud and if you're really curious the best way to find out is to simply ask her.

What you are saying makes sense. But, Lotusbud is no more interested in debating issues than Gremlin is. She has a handle here. I was as unsuccessful in engaging her in issues as I was in my challenge to Gremlin on Project 2025.

You see people like Lotusbud and Gremlin have the political depth of a finger bowl. They like that their pieces lifted from Occupy Dems are not challenged. So that is why they stay and post their Trump derangement syndrome op eds for each other.

Quote from: It's Poppy on Today at 11:20:24 AMWhat I don't get is Lotusbud, she should be posting her Trump screeches at Bluesky with the rest of the liberal social media activists. At least there she would be read by more than 3 people, instead it's like she was kidnapped in the middle of the night and flown to Bangkok and placed in a room with some gimp suit wearing degenerates and told Bastard Factory is the only place she is allowed to post.

 Instead of trying to escape, she settles in and finds nothing odd about talking politics in a forum filled with shit pics and coomers. It's like these people have been lobotomized and through divine providence they are segregated into these forum cesspools to keep them away from everyone else.

I haven't seen what she posts at BF but I have heard it is not much different from what Gremlin posts.

A rootless generation looks for home in dark places.

Quotefriend who works with high school students recently said to me, "I overheard a group of boys talking about 'international Jewry.'" He was in disbelief to hear these seemingly mild-mannered kids express views that, not 20 years ago, would have been considered taboo.

What is going on with Gen Z?

I've written elsewhere that Gen Z is experiencing a kind of church resurgence. That remains true. But at the same time, Gen Z is one of the most polarized generations in American history.

In 2024, Gen Z—led in part by young activists like Charlie Kirk and Scott Pressler—shifted toward Donald Trump. He won 46% of Gen Z voters—56% of young men and 40% of young women. This led many to expect that a younger, more populist generation would shift the country rightward. But now, in 2025, the self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won 78% of the youth vote in New York City—67% of young men and 84% of young women. Far from being locked into any one existing political party, young people are more divided than ever.

One cause of this is what I call "Nomadic Progressivism." Kids born between, say, 1997 and 2012 have been thoroughly inundated with progressivism and identity politics from birth. They came of age amid several key developments that shaped their moral and social formation:

The passage of Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) and the legalization of same-sex marriage.
The killing of Trayvon Martin and the rise of Black Lives Matter.
The surge of transgender activism that dominated headlines in the early 2020s.
The appearance of Greta Thunberg and the new climate movement.
The explosive growth of Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, and Vine.
We could list hundreds of others, but these movements captured Gen Z's moral imagination. Each sought, in the name of justice or progress, to undermine the inherited order, replacing the inherited structures of culture with moral and social uncertainty.

Gen Z grew up bullied by progressive ideology, and until the shocking election of Donald Trump in 2016, there was no visible reaction. Society appeared to be marching unopposed toward progressive utopia. But Trump's election broke the spell. His first term was marked by protests, the rise of transgender ideology, and a wave of social revolt.

Then came COVID-19. As the Left preached "safety," Gen Z was locked inside, immersed in a digital environment, and wracked by depression and anxiety. Created for engagement and real community, young people were instead sent to their rooms and told to stay there.

This, I believe, is the key: progressivism prepared the soil for radicalization. It removed the roots—churches, families, communities—that once grounded Gen Z's moral life. It left young people searching for belonging in a barren landscape.

https://americanmind.org/salvo/the-radicalization-of-gen-z/

Quote from: Conservative Perspective on Today at 12:02:51 PMTrump unveils 'reverse migration' plan to halt 'Third World' immigration, revoke Biden-era entries

Trump used a late-night Truth Social post to detail a "reverse migration" agenda, promising a permanent halt to "Third World" immigration and a rollback of Biden-era entries.

Source: Trump unveils 'reverse migration' plan to halt 'Third World' immigration, revoke Biden-era entries

I hope he can do that. But, I really like the plan to end all federal benefits for non citizens. They should never have had them in the first place.