Barry Diller
@brdiller
Raised by ninjas. Kidnapped by space aliens. Possessor of fantastic powers that you may only dimly perceive. I also make some killer nachos. Retired IT security engineer / Married / Dad
I often wonder whether MAGA folks ever think, "You know, that's a bit much even for me."
I just finished pickling a batch of jalapeno peppers. Kinda funny: Nature spent millions of years evolving a spicy seed pod that birds would happily eat but that no animal could tolerate. And then humans came along, said screw that, and ate them anyway.
Trump announces that he is cancelling attacks on Iran because a peace treaty is yet again nigh. (Is this his 38th or 39th such announcement?) And the stock market soars! I think I should probably not have my money invested in a market that's so full of silly, gullible people.
Hey, we can't use our secret super powers all of the time. Sometimes we need to use them to control the weather.
I can't wait to pull out my new passport with Trump's picture on it when I visit a country that's rationing energy because of the war he started. Or a country that he levied heavy tariffs on. Or a country that he threatened to make a 51st state out of. Those people love us.
<O'Donnell taking Trump's hand and slapping it against his face> O'Donnell: Stop hitting yourself! Why are you hitting yourself? Trump: Stop! <Whap whap whap>
The reason that many of us No Kings protesters are folks of a certain age is that we grew up with statesmen as our Presidents. Sober, thoughtful men. And it makes us sad that our kids and grandkids are having to grow up with... this.
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." He is correct, but the civilization that dies tonight will not be Iran. It will be the civilization of our parents and grandparents who fought against the great villains of the 20th century. Now we will be the villains.
"Experts are dubious"??? Like, people sometimes teleport to Waffle House, but maybe not this time???
Trump is ranting because Megyn Kelly said that Mark Levin has a micropenis. If my eyes could roll any further back, I'd be looking out my ass.
It seems like it was ages ago that Kristi Noem was screaming about "Dow 50,000!"
These are songs from Kid Rock albums. Really! And you'll be able to watch him perform them on TBN, the Trinity Broadcast Network. Really!
Three Texas schools made the Top 20 list, and two of them are Christian schools. C'mon, Baylor! Maybe next year!
Thirty years ago, if you had told me that in 2026 someone would be trying to rob me 12 or more times a day, I would have been astonished. But here we are. Just one moment of inattention, one accidental click, and someone in another country will steal all of my money. Why do we live like this?
So, companies have four business days to paint some shovels gold and start ground-breaking on some new multi-billion dollar manufacturing plants.
The H-1B fee will critically impact the medical field. And that's not even the worst thing in this list.
It's like watching a demented old guy rant and rave and wave around a loaded shotgun. You have no idea what's going to happen next, you just know that it'll be bad.
Just finished Dan McClellan's excellent book "The Bible Says So" and ready to start on John Fugelsang's new book "Separation of Church and Hate". The books have a common theme: Many people who call themselves Christians are running around saying the Bible says this and that when it just ain't so.
Man, I wish I had some Lee Leens! So I could be cool like the high school and college guys. Golly. (November 1970)
It was 80 years ago this month that Nazi Germany surrendered to the US and its allies. Many thousands of men and women in uniform died to bring about V-E Day on May 8. It would have been nice if our sacred war dead had been at least mentioned in this Memorial Day post. 😡
Everyone in the neighborhood can see what I put into my recycle bin, so I try to be careful. I don't want to flaunt my wealth.