Fridays with Nicole Sandler

Well, well, well… look at what we have here: a filthy-rich married guy who could clearly afford to live alone, sharing his D.C. flat with “best friend” single, never-married 46-year old man. This is giving off some strong Lindsey Graham vibes. But that room better be rented out at market rate if the “best friend” happens to be a member of Congress, no matter where landlord/renter park their genitals at night. xyxyxyxy on September 19, 2026 at 9:12 pm That room and “best friend” and member of Congress and genitals at night and more, Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social 3:18 PM · Sep 19, 2026 Allegations against Lauren Boebert include sexual relations with Congressional employees, hush money payments, and thousands of dollars in misused official and campaign funds. From the redacted complaint https://media.coloradotimesrecorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Boebert_Complaint_REDACTED_For_Publication_Redacted.pdf one example 12. Following the end of her House employment, Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff communicated to Respondent [Boebert] that she intended to file an ethics complaint against Respondent. Thereafter, in or about March 2025, a payment of approximately $200,000 was made to Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff to secure her silence and forestall the threatened complaint. The source of the funds is presently unknown to Complainant. And as they didn’t say on The Bugs Bunny Show: That’s not all folks. wa_rickf on September 19, 2026 at 10:35 am Iran / U.S. / Hoothi / Saudi Arabia fallout: Aramco halts October crude deliveries to some European refiners after pipeline attack, Bloomberg reports: …Oil company Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) has told at least two European refining customers they will receive no crude oil next month following an attack on Saudi Arabia’s key pipeline to the Red Sea, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter… Re. the A-I conversation Nicole and Marcy had at the end: A-I is not sentient. It does not make a conscious choice to go rogue, or break containment. It is simply following its program, a program designed by living, human beings who are 100% responsible for the screw ups. You don’t have a conversation with an A-I bot anything like how we would normally define that. You are shown a series of words the program is picking based on its programming. That is one of the fundamental flaws of AI, because like any other program or model, it will be constrained by what it can see and by how it interprets what it sees. Since the interpretation menu (even when ‘learning’ is factored in) is produced by someone trying to balance covering all possibilities of outcomes with the sheer memory management for making its decision. So, assumptions will be made and extremely unlikely (in the opinion of the programmers) options are ignored. What a system can see is depepndent upon detection systems used and there is no panopticon for AI even if the techbros want to believe that. An example I use is the Waymo self-driving cars let loose to handle passengers, getting confronted with a general power outage on their computer or perhaps a new pothole or debris on the road in the dark or a deer running from a mountain lion. DOGE also taught us that the techbros don’t understand how systems work and what’s worse frequently don’t choose to learn from their errors. There is also the question of ownership for bad things, like a driver being held responsible for an accident (or parents or even bartenders for DUIs) but who is accoutable for a Waymo mowing down a loved one? We had a neighborhood cat mowed down and Waymo’s CEO (IIRC) commented that this was just routine collateral damage to be endured for progress. You first, pal. This becomes very relevant for the current alarm about rogue AI activity, who owns fixing it and paying for the damage? I’m of the opinion that the principle of cui bono applies (who profits?) so the billionaires that profited like Peter and Sam and especially Elon should bear the whole cost. Speaking of fascists, Russian influence, and trafficking coverups, why does is seem that every big story about human tafficking has a Trump connection? You have the star of the Epstein files saga, Donald Trump. Whatever info is being suppressed in those files must really be damning. Enough so, that Todd Blanche is missing response deadlines in his lawsuit filed by Katie Phang. And now DOJ is refusing to share information with New Mexico authorities in their Zorro Ranch investigation? It’s unbelievable. Then their are the Tate brothers with a link to Barron. And the Russian Kremlev, accused of kidnapping Ukranian children, giving a several hundred thousand dollar wedding “gift” to Donald Jr. This family just so much reminds me of the Vangar family from “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”. The Epstein allegations at Zorro and his island are so similar to the book’s storyline. It’s not only Trump and his group, there is an evangelical angle as well. I cite Anthony Haynes – Toledo, Ohio pastor, Tony Alamo – Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, Robert Morris – Gateway Church, Greg Laurie – Harvest Christian Fellowship, Anthony L. Iglesias – Calvary Chapel. The Calvery Chapel network in particular, has several instances of child trafficking within its various affiliates of the network. https://kosnoff.com/cavalrychapel/ ====== The common thread to child trafficking is wealth and power. Zeteo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yri55EVEmFc 40:50… 41:10 Q: Have you been paid by MEK (Iranian opposition party)…? A: Four-star U.S. general and former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, Wesley Clark: Blah, blah, blah,… 41:24 But you didn’t answer my question, have you been paid by this Iranian group to make the case for regime change? Clark: Blah, blah, blah,… 42:03 Just one more time, but have you been paid by them to lobby on their behalf? Clark: Yes, uhuh. The bestiality conversation between Senator Kennedy and Patel, and Nicole and Emptywheel commentary, is reminiscent of classic joke, reflecting saliency bias. Best told here, by Paul McCartney, setting the scene in Ireland. NSFW. It’s important to note that most global unrest in the past five years has been caused by three over 70+ years old white boomer losers desperate to stay out of prison. I’ve been noticing Aaron Rupar a lot lately. I like how Aaron Rupar turns short video excerpts into political commentary in real time. Rather than waiting for an evening news segment, he identifies a revealing moment, posts it immediately, and adds concise interpretation. A brutal video essay of Joe Rogan by Elephant Graveyard, examining Joe Rogan’s influence on contemporary stand-up comedy and the broader “Rogansphere.” The essay discusses Peter Thiel, and the “walled garden” idea in that Rogan’s relationship with Thiel represents a broader pattern: Rogan spent years criticizing secretive elite networks while simultaneously seeking entry into these exclusive circles himself. The essay frames Thiel as a gateway into that billionaire and political network – a higher-level “walled garden” beyond the comedy world. The essay discusses Rogan’s penetration of the “walled garden” via Thiel dinner invites that included elite tech, finance, political, and influence networks where Rogan gains access to institutions and people who had previously been outside his reach. Well, well, well… look at what we have here: a filthy-rich married guy who could clearly afford to live alone, sharing his D.C. flat with “best friend” single, never-married 46-year old man. This is giving off some strong Lindsey Graham vibes. https://archive.is/Jt60K Or, perhaps J Edgar Hoover vibes given his other actions… Even the rich are having affordability issues with Elon holding back on his support for candidates. I doubt that someone who owns 40 properties is genuinely facing “affordability issues” or is so paupered that he needs to rent out a room. It IS understandable to rent out a room to a “best friend” 46-year old single, never married man, when wifey is out of the way. it’s as if closeted conservatives are hiding in plain site, allegedly. But that room better be rented out at market rate if the “best friend” happens to be a member of Congress, no matter where landlord/renter park their genitals at night. That room and “best friend” and member of Congress and genitals at night and more, Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social 3:18 PM · Sep 19, 2026 Allegations against Lauren Boebert include sexual relations with Congressional employees, hush money payments, and thousands of dollars in misused official and campaign funds. From the redacted complaint https://media.coloradotimesrecorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Boebert_Complaint_REDACTED_For_Publication_Redacted.pdf one example 12. Following the end of her House employment, Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff communicated to Respondent [Boebert] that she intended to file an ethics complaint against Respondent. Thereafter, in or about March 2025, a payment of approximately $200,000 was made to Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff to secure her silence and forestall the threatened complaint. The source of the funds is presently unknown to Complainant. And as they didn’t say on The Bugs Bunny Show: That’s not all folks. Iran / U.S. / Hoothi / Saudi Arabia fallout: Aramco halts October crude deliveries to some European refiners after pipeline attack, Bloomberg reports: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/aramco-halts-october-crude-deliveries-some-european-refiners-after-pipeline-2026-09-18/ Re. the A-I conversation Nicole and Marcy had at the end: A-I is not sentient. It does not make a conscious choice to go rogue, or break containment. It is simply following its program, a program designed by living, human beings who are 100% responsible for the screw ups. You don’t have a conversation with an A-I bot anything like how we would normally define that. You are shown a series of words the program is picking based on its programming. That is one of the fundamental flaws of AI, because like any other program or model, it will be constrained by what it can see and by how it interprets what it sees. Since the interpretation menu (even when ‘learning’ is factored in) is produced by someone trying to balance covering all possibilities of outcomes with the sheer memory management for making its decision. So, assumptions will be made and extremely unlikely (in the opinion of the programmers) options are ignored. What a system can see is depepndent upon detection systems used and there is no panopticon for AI even if the techbros want to believe that. An example I use is the Waymo self-driving cars let loose to handle passengers, getting confronted with a general power outage on their computer or perhaps a new pothole or debris on the road in the dark or a deer running from a mountain lion. DOGE also taught us that the techbros don’t understand how systems work and what’s worse frequently don’t choose to learn from their errors. There is also the question of ownership for bad things, like a driver being held responsible for an accident (or parents or even bartenders for DUIs) but who is accoutable for a Waymo mowing down a loved one? We had a neighborhood cat mowed down and Waymo’s CEO (IIRC) commented that this was just routine collateral damage to be endured for progress. You first, pal. This becomes very relevant for the current alarm about rogue AI activity, who owns fixing it and paying for the damage? I’m of the opinion that the principle of cui bono applies (who profits?) so the billionaires that profited like Peter and Sam and especially Elon should bear the whole cost. Speaking of fascists, Russian influence, and trafficking coverups, why does is seem that every big story about human tafficking has a Trump connection? You have the star of the Epstein files saga, Donald Trump. Whatever info is being suppressed in those files must really be damning. Enough so, that Todd Blanche is missing response deadlines in his lawsuit filed by Katie Phang. And now DOJ is refusing to share information with New Mexico authorities in their Zorro Ranch investigation? It’s unbelievable. Then their are the Tate brothers with a link to Barron. And the Russian Kremlev, accused of kidnapping Ukranian children, giving a several hundred thousand dollar wedding “gift” to Donald Jr. This family just so much reminds me of the Vangar family from “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”. The Epstein allegations at Zorro and his island are so similar to the book’s storyline. It’s not only Trump and his group, there is an evangelical angle as well. I cite Anthony Haynes – Toledo, Ohio pastor, Tony Alamo – Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, Robert Morris – Gateway Church, Greg Laurie – Harvest Christian Fellowship, Anthony L. Iglesias – Calvary Chapel. The Calvery Chapel network in particular, has several instances of child trafficking within its various affiliates of the network. https://kosnoff.com/cavalrychapel/ ====== The common thread to child trafficking is wealth and power. Zeteo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yri55EVEmFc 40:50… 41:10 Q: Have you been paid by MEK (Iranian opposition party)…? A: Four-star U.S. general and former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, Wesley Clark: Blah, blah, blah,… 41:24 But you didn’t answer my question, have you been paid by this Iranian group to make the case for regime change? Clark: Blah, blah, blah,… 42:03 Just one more time, but have you been paid by them to lobby on their behalf? Clark: Yes, uhuh. I’m sure Clark filed FARA paperwork for acting at the request, direction, and/or control of Mojahedin-e Khalq. /s The bestiality conversation between Senator Kennedy and Patel, and Nicole and Emptywheel commentary, is reminiscent of classic joke, reflecting saliency bias. Best told here, by Paul McCartney, setting the scene in Ireland. NSFW. Lol https://youtu.be/GQjM5qsVryw It’s important to note that most global unrest in the past five years has been caused by three over 70+ years old white boomer losers desperate to stay out of prison. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/234cb5849e86cb664d74d634201e41fd1fedbba239af48cce5a371133149d81f.jpg https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mvxdd3ajx22z “The press has an oblication to report fairly.” What is an “oblication”? He said it twice. I’ve been noticing Aaron Rupar a lot lately. I like how Aaron Rupar turns short video excerpts into political commentary in real time. Rather than waiting for an evening news segment, he identifies a revealing moment, posts it immediately, and adds concise interpretation. I don’t know how Aaron Rupar keeps his sanity but I’m grateful for him. A brutal video essay of Joe Rogan by Elephant Graveyard, examining Joe Rogan’s influence on contemporary stand-up comedy and the broader “Rogansphere.” The essay discusses Peter Thiel, and the “walled garden” idea in that Rogan’s relationship with Thiel represents a broader pattern: Rogan spent years criticizing secretive elite networks while simultaneously seeking entry into these exclusive circles himself. The essay frames Thiel as a gateway into that billionaire and political network – a higher-level “walled garden” beyond the comedy world. The essay discusses Rogan’s penetration of the “walled garden” via Thiel dinner invites that included elite tech, finance, political, and influence networks where Rogan gains access to institutions and people who had previously been outside his reach. https://youtu.be/wn9pQb4ukBo