Comments on: Open thread 2/16/2026

By: JFM

JFM — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:33:42 +0000

In regards to identical twins. Many years ago I watched a National Geographic documentary about twins. One of the families presented were two pairs of identical twins that married each other and lived next to each other. This always fascinated me as all the children of the two families were brothers and sisters of each other not just cousins. The two couples said that their children never mistook the wrong parents.

By: Richard Cook

Richard Cook — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:53:38 +0000

Again, Trans…

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/rhode-island-transgender-hockey-game-shooter-identified-replied/

By: huxley

huxley — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:31:24 +0000

Was there sound? I couldn’t get any.

Marlene:

I can hear it if I turn up the volume, but it’s barely louder than the ambient noise.

Opossums are omnivores and have a surprising number of teeth. They do like fruit.

Glad you enjoyed the critters!

By: om

om — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:39:56 +0000

Robert Duvall passed away today, 95, RIP.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:06:03 +0000

Huxley, Very odd yet funny, yep!!
Lol!
Some seemed way better at chewing them!
Maybe smaller pieces are called for, maybe.
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Was there sound? I couldn’t get any.

By: huxley

huxley — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:10:27 +0000

–Wildlife Rehab, “Opossums eating bananas” (44s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRIVTEBaLkA

You’ve never seen eight possums eating bananas together.

Now’s you chance.

Weirdly funny.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:55:04 +0000

Related:
Turns out that that Oxfam story’s even stranger than one might have initially understand it to be—the “Former Oxfam CEO” in the link below is, in fact, the moslem woman who blew the whistle on them and she’s suing them for false allegations made against her.”

“Former Oxfam CEO Takes Charity to Court;
“The ex-boss of NGO Oxfam has taken legal action against her erstwhile organisation—after denying allegations of racism and antisemitism made against her.”—
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/ngo-charity-oxfam-ceo-helima-begum-lawsuit-court/
Opening grafs:

A former CEO has claimed that allegations are unfounded and is seeking to clear her name through legal action, in a case that has sparked serious debate about the British aid organisation’s internal culture.

Former director Helima Begum has taken her case to an employment tribunal after the organisation accused her of making racist, antisemitic, and sexist remarks, as well as behaving in a discriminatory manner during her leadership.

Begum strongly denies the allegations and says she is the victim of a “witch hunt,” claiming the accusations have seriously damaged her professional reputation and career.

Can’t make this up…

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:14:40 +0000

FOAF, very true. There are good people out there, e.g.,

“The U.N’s Anti-Israel ‘Genocide’ Purge – Alice Nderitu said Israel’s campaign in Gaza doesn’t meet the definition of genocide. She was fired.”—
https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/1h08c6f/the_uns_antiisrael_genocide_purge_alice_nderitu/

OTOH, while the author of the article you commented on cites Oxfam’s decision to flee the scene of the crime rather than hold itself accountable (“…The Oxfam departure proves that you cannot build a sustainable aid model on a foundation of ideological fiction….”) I’m not sure he’s always right about this, since the GENOCIDE NARRATIVE is very much still alive!

Note that the UN hasn’t learned a thing—Guterres continues to froth at the mouth and UNRWA is still trying hard to force its way back into Gaza. Moreover, look at how Francesca Albenese’s been able to hang in there, spewing her toxic waste non-stop, for so long; in fact, the recent calls by several European countries(!) to have her fired has been met by a UN response of the “Trying to interfere with the work of UN Special Rapporteur is unconscionable!!” kind….

(Compare and contrast Albanese with the UN’s Alice Nderitu in the first link above…)

By: csimon621

csimon621 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:54:42 +0000

The video made me laugh because my best friend has twin daughters. They look so much alike, sound just alike – very hard to tell apart. When they were young she had every possible test done: identical, mirror twins… Nope just fraternal. Only one had children. One twin had her sister visiting; they live in different cities. And her youngest (at the time) was in her sister’s arms, sure it was his Mommy. He didn’t want to go to Mommy! Oh, and these twins look so much alike that Face ID on their iphones will open phone to either twin! Go figure. (And wonder how safe Face ID is after all….

By: FOAF

FOAF — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:00:01 +0000

Re Barry’s last post – interesting that the whistleblower was a Muslim woman. Maybe the exception that proves the rule but still …