Jay Thurber Show
@jaythurber.bsky.social
The static-filled voice of the oldies, 12-3 pm Saturdays WRCT & Tube City Online Radio #McKeesport. Also W3MCK on #hamradio.
Cartoonist for Print #Pittsburgh, formerly @ CQ Mag. Union proud since 2000.
My opinions only, not anyone else's.
Cartoonist for Print #Pittsburgh, formerly @ CQ Mag. Union proud since 2000.
My opinions only, not anyone else's.
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folks, I think we have enough data from our little "what would happen if the stupidest person alive were president" experiment, can we try something else now
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
folks, I think we have enough data from our little "what would happen if the stupidest person alive were president" experiment, can we try something else now
"They are now stuck trying to find a believable way to resurrect him, and it is proving almost impossible."
Yes, because one thing the James Bond movies have always been famed for is their believability.
Yes, because one thing the James Bond movies have always been famed for is their believability.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"They are now stuck trying to find a believable way to resurrect him, and it is proving almost impossible."
Yes, because one thing the James Bond movies have always been famed for is their believability.
Yes, because one thing the James Bond movies have always been famed for is their believability.
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“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
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every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
every single week they're throwing this guy a special oval office love-in that appears to be the presidential equivalent of letting your dog scarf an entire big mac and fries before that last trip to the vet
Striking workers at the #Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may wind up going back to work with people who crossed the picket lines.
That office Christmas party is gonna be lit
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/a-th...
#solidarity #union
That office Christmas party is gonna be lit
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/a-th...
#solidarity #union
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Striking workers at the #Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may wind up going back to work with people who crossed the picket lines.
That office Christmas party is gonna be lit
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/a-th...
#solidarity #union
That office Christmas party is gonna be lit
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/a-th...
#solidarity #union
Nate Silver is the Andy Rooney of social media
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Nate Silver is the Andy Rooney of social media
Stupid facts I know: Eight O'Clock Coffee, once A&P's house brand, is now part of the same company that also makes Land Rovers and owns Air India.
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Stupid facts I know: Eight O'Clock Coffee, once A&P's house brand, is now part of the same company that also makes Land Rovers and owns Air India.
But do they call you the next morning? No. Seven or eight quick ones and then they're out with the boys to boast and brag.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
But do they call you the next morning? No. Seven or eight quick ones and then they're out with the boys to boast and brag.
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MICHAEL STIPE: (roasting you) Egypt was troubled by your horrible ass
October 11, 2023 at 12:53 AM
MICHAEL STIPE: (roasting you) Egypt was troubled by your horrible ass
🎵 Hey, everybody, get out in the street now
I hear the roar of an XKE now 🎵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOJ5...
How did Abigail Beecher afford an XKE on a teacher's salary?
I hear the roar of an XKE now 🎵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOJ5...
How did Abigail Beecher afford an XKE on a teacher's salary?
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🎵 Hey, everybody, get out in the street now
I hear the roar of an XKE now 🎵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOJ5...
How did Abigail Beecher afford an XKE on a teacher's salary?
I hear the roar of an XKE now 🎵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOJ5...
How did Abigail Beecher afford an XKE on a teacher's salary?
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John Fetterman is like if you asked AI to make an unlikable American Shrek.
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
John Fetterman is like if you asked AI to make an unlikable American Shrek.
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It isn't good but when the situation is such it's the most we're getting until midterm elections can change the vote balance. The war is long and this is one battle which on its own couldn't have turned the tide anyway. We weren't going to win the whole thing /today/ but Rs will own the stove touch
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It isn't good but when the situation is such it's the most we're getting until midterm elections can change the vote balance. The war is long and this is one battle which on its own couldn't have turned the tide anyway. We weren't going to win the whole thing /today/ but Rs will own the stove touch
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I think I'm settling on something like this thread's view. Republicans didn't get what they really wanted AND they own the consequences of it anyway.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
Doubt itll ever sink in w most of the ppl on this site but I'm seeing a tremendous amount of rage at Rs getting a "political win" & like...are ppl just not having attention? Ds were trying to prevent a thing that, if Rs had agreed, would have been politically beneficial *to Rs*. They rejected that.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I think I'm settling on something like this thread's view. Republicans didn't get what they really wanted AND they own the consequences of it anyway.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
Without Democratic control of at least one chamber that's just about the best we're going to see with this R trifecta configuration.
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If you’re mad, blame those people and yell at them.
If you’re just yelling at “the democrats” you are the problem.
If you’re just yelling at “the democrats” you are the problem.
These are the Democrats who voted yes:
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Maggie Hassan
Tim Kaine
Catherine Cortez Masto
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
Yeah it sucks, but keep in mind that's only about 16% of Senate Democrats. Most sided with Chuck Schumer and voted against it.
Dick Durbin
John Fetterman
Maggie Hassan
Tim Kaine
Catherine Cortez Masto
Jacky Rosen
Jeanne Shaheen
Yeah it sucks, but keep in mind that's only about 16% of Senate Democrats. Most sided with Chuck Schumer and voted against it.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
If you’re mad, blame those people and yell at them.
If you’re just yelling at “the democrats” you are the problem.
If you’re just yelling at “the democrats” you are the problem.
The Steelers defense tonight must be getting coached by Chuck Schumer. But I hear the Chargers have promised to give them a chance to score some points in the fourth quarter
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Steelers defense tonight must be getting coached by Chuck Schumer. But I hear the Chargers have promised to give them a chance to score some points in the fourth quarter
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Response to @fetterman.senate.gov saying Dems shouldn't wait for Trump to show up with a dozen roses (though that is such nonsense, it almost answers itself).
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Response to @fetterman.senate.gov saying Dems shouldn't wait for Trump to show up with a dozen roses (though that is such nonsense, it almost answers itself).
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apropos of nothing I wrote a book a long time ago about how the DLC and Bill Clinton redefined winning for an entire generation of Democrats as "getting something done" through bipartisanship and compromise rather than achieving (or even having!) a specific outcome in mind, and, what do I know.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
apropos of nothing I wrote a book a long time ago about how the DLC and Bill Clinton redefined winning for an entire generation of Democrats as "getting something done" through bipartisanship and compromise rather than achieving (or even having!) a specific outcome in mind, and, what do I know.
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Trump sure does look unpopular. Welp, time to cave to each of his insane demands
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Trump sure does look unpopular. Welp, time to cave to each of his insane demands
No, but I would be willing to donate to a fund that would pay for horse kicks in the head of each of them. Or ass. Whatever.
truly, do senate moderates wake up every day with a horse kick to the head?
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
No, but I would be willing to donate to a fund that would pay for horse kicks in the head of each of them. Or ass. Whatever.
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What if instead we give donald more lunch money
I propose we re-open the government if Donald Trump gives me back my lunch money
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What if instead we give donald more lunch money
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Most people think the President of the United States can snap his fingers and do what he wants. Trump is eager to reinforce this, in principle and practice. If you fold now, he gets the credit. Go back on your terms or not at all. Sometimes politics is a slow bleed.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Most people think the President of the United States can snap his fingers and do what he wants. Trump is eager to reinforce this, in principle and practice. If you fold now, he gets the credit. Go back on your terms or not at all. Sometimes politics is a slow bleed.