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Is conquering a country simply the occupation of its capital city?
by Patrick on 12 Dec 2024   Posted 5 minutes ago
I read the life of Alexander the Great in Plutarch, and was amazed at how he swept though Anatolia and the Middle East, setting up Greek government in every place ...

Fighting the robots that are harassing patrick.net
by Patrick on 12 Dec 2024   1 comment, latest 24 minutes ago
Damn, the robots are back, now slamming the site with pulses of robot activity: Not sure why. Maybe it's indexers from search engines.

California Considers $1,000 Fine for Waiters Offering Unsolicited Plastic Straws
by zzyzzx on 25 Jan 2018   52 comments, latest 30 minutes ago
http://reason.com/blog/2018/01 Ian Calderon wants restaurateurs to think long and hard before giving you a straw. Calderon, the Democratic majority leader in California's lower house, has introduced a bill to stop ...

Chuck Grassley
by Patrick on 31 May 2022   8 comments, latest 37 minutes ago
Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator Iowa, Republican _congressman

Funny picture thread
by zzyzzx on 9 Dec 2011   9,632 comments, latest 41 minutes ago
#humor

Erection Intensifying Thread
by DOGEWontAmountToShit on 12 Nov 2024   69 comments, latest 42 minutes ago

SpaceX leads the entire rest of World in Annual Launches
by AmericanKulak on 28 May 2023   7 comments, latest an hour ago
So far this year: 35 SpaceX 19 China 8 Russia 5 Rocket Lab American private enterprise now leads China 40 to 19 in the national rankings, and the entire world ...

Ten Reasons It's A Terrible Time To Buy An Expensive House
by Patrick on 11 Jul 2015   462 comments, latest an hour ago
Because house prices in expensive areas still dangerously high compared to incomes and rents. Banks say a safe mortgage is a maximum of 3 times the buyer's annual income ...

Wray Out
by AmericanKulak on 11 Dec 2024   6 comments, latest an hour ago
It feels so good to say "former FBI Director Chris Wray" Try it. Go on "Former FBI Director Chris Wray" https://x.com/JackPosobiec/sta

Political Humor Thread
by Patrick on 17 Feb 2019   41,989 comments, latest an hour ago

Assassination of United Health CEO Brian Thompson
by Patrick on 4 Dec 2024   158 comments, latest 2 hours ago
https://petermcculloughmd.subs The gunman who shot United Health CEO Brian Thompson is apparently accustomed to shooting people. In the video footage, he seems preternaturally calm, collected, and deliberate. Note especially how ...

All About Wealth Disparity
by HARM on 21 Apr 2007   233 comments, latest 2 hours ago
One of the topics that has kept coming up over the 2 years of this blog's existence is wealth and income disparity. It's pretty obvious from a number of different ...

Fuck Electric Vehicles, But More Importantly, Fuck Their Sanctimonious Owners.
by Hand_Of_Glory on 3 May 2019   194 comments, latest 2 hours ago
The pathetic appeal to emotions that both EV manufacturers and their owners is starting to get tiring. If you want to drive a vehicle powered by electricity, hydrogen, corn oil, ...

人工智能审查与独裁专制控制VIDEO - Censorship and Political control of AI is 1000x more dangerous than censorship of social media (posted by Elon Musk Dec.11, 2024)
by HANrongli on 12 Dec 2024   Posted 3 hours ago
人工智ࠏ - Censorship and Political control of AI is 1000x more dangerous than censorship of social media (posted by Elon Musk Dec.11, 2024) DR. WILLIAM MAKIS MD DEC 12 READ ...

Defund the FBI
by Patrick on 3 Aug 2021   829 comments, latest 3 hours ago
If there was ever an organization desperately in need of defunding, it's the FBI. They have become a tool of state oppression of citizens, like the old East German Stasi. ...

My strange obsession
by clambo on 12 Dec 2024   1 comment, latest 3 hours ago
This is a nonsensical, Prince Harry shitpost. My fun lately is watching youtube videos, and somehow I got sucked into some where drunks or just agressive or whacked out people ...

Patrick.net Suggestions
by Patrick on 2 Apr 2012   511 comments, latest 5 hours ago
This is the place to make suggestions for how Patrick.net can be most helpful to you and to discuss them.

Leaked New Zealand vaccine data proves the vaccine is deadly
by Patrick on 6 Dec 2023   14 comments, latest 6 hours ago
https://vigilantnews.com/post/ NZ Whistleblower Arrested for Exposing the Truth: Here’s What They Didn’t Want You to See “The data is legit; that's why they are arresting Barry. He's a hero for ...

When doctors go on strike, fewer people die
by Patrick on 11 Dec 2024   17 comments, latest 6 hours ago
https://www.researchgate.net/p A recent systematic review reported mortality data from five doctor strikes, all of which saw patient mortality remain the same or fall during industrial action (table). Two further studies ...

My Personal Thoughts On The Killing Of United Healthcare's CEO Brian Thompson
by ohomen171 on 12 Dec 2024   2 comments, latest 7 hours ago
#ceomurder I love to get feedback from readers. Our reader Wayne White has been following my op-eds about the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Yesterday he asked me ...

Inflation Beyond the Stars Thread for April 12
by AmericanKulak on 12 Apr 2022   1,536 comments, latest 7 hours ago
Since we know the numbers are going to suck since Peppermint Patty is leading the Amen Corner Media to blame Putin for it: https://patrick.net/post/13445 Frankly, I prefer my spaceship to ...

RFK Jr: Processed Foods Are Owned by Big Pharma, US Has 1,000 Ingredients in Food That Europe Banned
by RayAmerica on 15 Apr 2024   36 comments, latest 8 hours ago
A few years ago and prior to COVID, an acquaintance of mine had just returned from a vacation in Paris, France. His vacation didn't go well because he ended ...

Best Community Notes thread
by AmericanKulak on 12 Dec 2024   Posted 10 hours ago

Drones Buzz Jorzey!
by DOGEWontAmountToShit on 11 Dec 2024   8 comments, latest 10 hours ago
...Eat your heart out, Orsen Welles!

Fakeass CNN
by AmericanKulak on 12 Dec 2024   Posted 11 hours ago
Fakest shit I've ever seen. Beard trimmed, hair maintained (even a balding guy will get a little Gallagher-esque after months in prison), clean body, clean clothes, not dead of ...

Cuck of the Year
by MisdemeanorRebel on 3 Mar 2019   36 comments, latest 14 hours ago
An alleged illicit sexual relationship between a Goodyear teacher and her 13-year-old student started with a message on a school app. Las Brisas Academy elementary teacher Brittany Zamora asked ...

January 6th should be a national holiday honoring the political prisoners who were brave enough to stand up against election fraud
by Patrick on 1 Jan 2023   510 comments, latest 14 hours ago
What are their names? Anyone have a list? Everyone in prison from the FBI's Jan 6th entrapment scheme is an American national hero. Every one of them should not only ...

Science
by Patrick on 11 Feb 2012   200 comments, latest 14 hours ago

Who exactly is pulling the strings?
by Patrick on 15 May 2021   1,157 comments, latest 15 hours ago
OK, as soon as it starts to become apparent to everyone that Fauci is responsible for creating the CCP/Wuhan virus then suddenly the whole world is dropping mask mandates. WTF? ...

Thread for vax deaths, maimings, and severe side effects
by Patrick on 28 Jul 2021   8,257 comments, latest 15 hours ago
Let's start with this one: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/ ‘Better Call Saul’ Star Bob Odenkirk Collapses on Set After Receiving Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Jul 28, 2021 ‘Better Call Saul’ star Bob Odenkirk had ...

2nd Amendment Discussion
by CajunSteve on 17 Feb 2018   1,426 comments, latest 16 hours ago
With all the talk about the school shootings, let's take a look at what the 2nd Amendment actually says: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a ...

Menstrual Abnormalities Strongly Associated with Proximity to COVID-19 Vaccinated Individuals
by Patrick on 10 Dec 2024   3 comments, latest 16 hours ago
https://ijvtpr.com/index.php/I In Spring 2021, MyCycleStorySM launched a secure online survey to which 92.3% of 6049 respondents self-reported menstrual irregularities occurring after the rollout of the COVID-19 injectables. Each respondent served ...

Get ready for Censorship like Mad
by AmericanKulak on 23 Feb 2022   878 comments, latest 16 hours ago
Under the "Russian Operative" excuse. It's coming, and it will encapsulate the Social Justice Revolution as part of American Canon, so to criticize it will be subject to censorship.

Meme Checkpoint!
by DOGEWontAmountToShit on 1 Jul 2024   343 comments, latest 16 hours ago

Trump Appointment Thread
by AmericanKulak on 12 Nov 2024   221 comments, latest 16 hours ago
Elon & Vivek appointed to the DOGE Sec of State: Rubio (meh, but not awful). UN Ambassador: Elise Stefanik Ambassador to Israel: Huckabee Sec of Defense: Pete Hegseth - author ...

Canada Thread
by DOGEWontAmountToShit on 3 Dec 2024   16 comments, latest 16 hours ago

Government should always be minimized
by Patrick on 18 Jul 2023   272 comments, latest 17 hours ago
https://boriquagato.substack.c i’m such a fan of “coyote’s law” coined by longtime gatopal™ warren meyer of coyoteblog fame. i shall paraphrase: “before granting any new power or prerogative to the state, ...

The gay flag is also the symbol of pedophilia
by Patrick on 12 Feb 2022   808 comments, latest 17 hours ago
I don't really want to go on about it, but anyone who waves the rainbow flag is in fact also promoting pedophilia. The link between male homosexuality and pedophilia is ...

Anna Paulina Luna
by Patrick on 6 Jun 2023   21 comments, latest 17 hours ago
_congressman Florida’s 13th Congressional District https://patrick.net/post/13776