# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=7 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 8 --- ## [Zionism, Antizionism, antisemitism, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zionism-antizionism-antisemitism-etc/1034557)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zionism-antizionism-antisemitism-etc/1034557 "2026-11-11T09:50:16Z")
This is an interesting post. You could flip it almost word for word by replacing Antizionism with Zionism, and Jews with Palestinians. Like it or not, tons of Palestinians see Zionism nearly exactly as you see Antizioni… --- ## [Fucking scammer motherfuckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 979\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scammer-motherfuckers/977240 "2026-11-11T09:29:52Z")
The wife was doing her monthly review of accounts and sees a withdrawal on our checking account of over $16K. Some miserable fuckwad somehow got our account number, created a forged check with all the account data on the… --- ## [Secret Santa 2026](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2026/1034267)
**Author:** [@Nayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nayna)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2026/1034267 "2026-11-11T09:19:14Z")
It’s time for the Straight Dope Secret Santa again! Here’s the rules and regulations: Put a message in this thread saying “I’m in!” In your message put a little bit about the things you like so that we know what to ge… --- ## [Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread #2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 4438\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread-2/912531 "2026-11-11T07:46:08Z")
The first thread was locked due to post-count limits. I think that a thread about interactions between civilians and the police in 2020 is at least as relevant and necessary as it was when I started the first one back i… --- ## [Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2023\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349 "2026-11-11T06:16:01Z")
Mod notes in the Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2) thread admonish posters to stick to ‘breaking news’. But wars do not happen in isolation. There are issues of strategy, strategic, tactical, and diplomatic.… --- ## [Any Pro Wrestling Fans in the Audience? (Multiple promotions) (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2463\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pro-wrestling-fans-in-the-audience-multiple-promotions-part-2/964374 "2026-11-11T05:54:29Z")
Continuing the discussion from Any WWE fans in the audience? (Part 1) - #10009 by Knowed\_Out. Previous discussions: Any WWE fans in the audience? (Part 1) --- ## [How badly will Republicans try to "poison the waters" of The Blue Tsunami?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-republicans-try-to-poison-the-waters-of-the-blue-tsunami/1034743)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-republicans-try-to-poison-the-waters-of-the-blue-tsunami/1034743 "2026-11-11T04:52:33Z")
Now that the mid-term elections are over (for the most part) I am not hearing much about recounts and rigged elections, but I am seeing a few reports of Republicans trying to pull back or eliminate all the power they gra… --- ## [Made-up, False and Flat-out Wrong Trivia Dominoes II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 2047\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes-ii/912399 "2026-11-11T03:15:31Z")
Prof.PepperwinkleMember Jun 22 The whim-wham-whistling whale has been known to perform several operas at the same time, taking all the parts at once. It’s amazing, but not very good. +++++ Continued: On the Spanish… --- ## [Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - The Change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-the-change/1034318)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeses-peanut-butter-cups-the-change/1034318 "2026-11-11T03:11:56Z")
OMG this is dreadful. I mean really horrible. What were they thinking?! Somebody has put dog poop in my peanut butter!!! I had heard the online complaints, and then the response from the company. They said all they … --- ## [Hey Badger fans! Gimme some tips for game day in Madison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-badger-fans-gimme-some-tips-for-game-day-in-madison/1033794)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-badger-fans-gimme-some-tips-for-game-day-in-madison/1033794 "2026-11-11T02:45:10Z")
I will be coming to Madison November 5 - 8 to watch my alma mater, THE Rutgers University, likely get pummeled by the Badgers. We intend to have a fantastic time, nonetheless. So, Madison Dopers, I ask thee, what should … --- ## [Since the Speaker of the House doesn't have to be a member of Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-the-speaker-of-the-house-doesnt-have-to-be-a-member-of-congress/1034781)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-the-speaker-of-the-house-doesnt-have-to-be-a-member-of-congress/1034781 "2026-11-11T02:39:29Z")
…who would you pick to take the job? --- ## [Parents of trans kids who have transitioned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-trans-kids-who-have-transitioned/1034695)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-trans-kids-who-have-transitioned/1034695 "2026-11-11T01:43:10Z")
My 17yo had an appointment this week to get the go-ahead, and next month she’ll start estrogen and t-blockers. I’m excited for her but still a bit nervous… I’d love to talk with anyone who’s gone through this as a parent… --- ## [DIY and Hobby projects, small to big. Pictures of course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 753\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-and-hobby-projects-small-to-big-pictures-of-course/957910 "2026-11-11T00:42:06Z")
I’m starting this but please put up your own. Nice to share ideas. My craft bench is 99% reused materials and despite reinforcing it, I’m really surprised it survived the move. I needed better paint storage for it an… --- ## [Is there any Future for Communism? \[De-Trocked thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-future-for-communism-de-trocked-thread/1034526)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-future-for-communism-de-trocked-thread/1034526 "2026-11-11T00:27:16Z")
A prior thread asking “Is Communism without a future” was started by a recently purged Trock. As it was an interesting perspective on both communism as an ideal and as actually practiced, we have decided to preserve it,… --- ## [I'm so happy that looser jeans are back in style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736)
**Author:** [@AshleyWilliams78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AshleyWilliams78)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736 "2026-11-10T23:50:48Z")
As a 90s teenager I remember hearing some people talk about how “bellbottoms” were making a comeback, and they joked about how silly someone would look wearing that. At the time I sort of agreed, because I associated tha… --- ## [Can somebody explain this meme to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-this-meme-to-me/1034721)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-this-meme-to-me/1034721 "2026-11-10T23:46:03Z")
I’ve seen at least versions of this video. A young woman walks out of a room in tears. Another woman comforts her. The first woman says “Don’t go in there.” The caption says “POV She came for The Two Towers, but nerds … --- ## [Hiring question for college/university personnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-question-for-college-university-personnel/1034788)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-question-for-college-university-personnel/1034788 "2026-11-10T23:39:04Z")
BACKGROUND: CairoSon is a newly minted PhD in physics looking for a job, preferably as a tenure-track instructor. He’s found one university position he’s over the moon about as it seems to him like a good fit.The researc… --- ## [Has anyone spoken with the Trump lovers in their life since the election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-spoken-with-the-trump-lovers-in-their-life-since-the-election/1034528)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-spoken-with-the-trump-lovers-in-their-life-since-the-election/1034528 "2026-11-10T22:52:36Z")
There are not too many Republicans (that I know of) in my life. One is my brother, who doesn’t like or support Trump, but voted for him in 2024 (“Trump is an ass, but Biden’s mind has slipped away”) and has apparently be… --- ## [Wordle: did the game suddenly ‘turn left at Albuquerque’? (open game spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-did-the-game-suddenly-turn-left-at-albuquerque-open-game-spoilers/1034659)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-did-the-game-suddenly-turn-left-at-albuquerque-open-game-spoilers/1034659 "2026-11-10T22:34:07Z")
(“I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque!” is a Bugs Bunny catchphrase.) The last two words, PRATE and DRECK, are certainly not common words. Not in my vocabulary, anyway. When did the game change? Or did … --- ## ["Cupertino", the series on CBS - spoilers after the first few lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupertino-the-series-on-cbs-spoilers-after-the-first-few-lines/1034266)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupertino-the-series-on-cbs-spoilers-after-the-first-few-lines/1034266 "2026-11-10T22:27:58Z")
I’m breaking this out of the “Series you’re currently watching, etc.” thread because there are points I’d like to talk about. If you’re not watching it, the series is about a couple of Silicon Valley lawyers who go up a… --- ## [Aerodynamic "dimple" design - why not more prevalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerodynamic-dimple-design-why-not-more-prevalent/1034553)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerodynamic-dimple-design-why-not-more-prevalent/1034553 "2026-11-10T22:22:08Z")
Hi there, 'nother showerthought: We all know that the dimple-design of e.g. golfballs is aerodynamically superior (is that universally true?) - in the sense that a golfball without those dimples will not fly as far as… --- ## [About the Vorkosigan books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-vorkosigan-books/1024913)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-vorkosigan-books/1024913 "2026-11-10T22:15:33Z")
Recently, in a different thread, several Dopers recommended that I try out the Vorkosigan books, by Lois McMaster Bujold, starting with Shards of Honor: Well, I’ve finished the first book, and yup, that’s definitel… --- ## [Frontrunners for Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, {DO NOT rehash past candidates}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028-do-not-rehash-past-candidates/1013036)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 2895\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frontrunners-for-democratic-presidential-nomination-in-2028-do-not-rehash-past-candidates/1013036 "2026-11-10T22:05:53Z")
For the sake of this thread, let’s assume Trump will not destroy American democracy as we know it, and that free and fair elections will take place in 2028. Anyway, the field seems to be wide open for the Democrats righ… --- ## [Haiku Madness Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 5010\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haiku-madness-part-deux/922141 "2026-11-10T21:45:48Z")
Back in February, 2010 I created Haiku Madness (link). At one point I strayed from the thread. I recently sought it out again only to find that it had been closed on 9/3/2020. Apparently threads max out at 10,000 replies… --- ## [Salon Shutting Down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salon-shutting-down/1034551)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salon-shutting-down/1034551 "2026-11-10T20:45:09Z")
Salon shuttered its doors. It was a gut-punch reading “Goodbye from Salon,” a post announcing that the long-running web pioneer is ceasing publication. “The business realities of independent digital journalism have cha… --- ## [When it comes to the Office of the Presidency, what are "Illegal Orders"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-the-office-of-the-presidency-what-are-illegal-orders/1034685)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-it-comes-to-the-office-of-the-presidency-what-are-illegal-orders/1034685 "2026-11-10T20:03:19Z")
This pertains to all U.S. Presidents past, present and future. Is there an official list that tells us, in no uncertain terms, what orders given by the POTUS would be seen as “illegal”? --- ## [There's a scene in a visual media you're watching that shows a needle going into a human's vein. Are you able to watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-scene-in-a-visual-media-youre-watching-that-shows-a-needle-going-into-a-humans-vein-are-you-able-to-watch/1034360)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-scene-in-a-visual-media-youre-watching-that-shows-a-needle-going-into-a-humans-vein-are-you-able-to-watch/1034360 "2026-11-10T20:03:13Z")
Neither of my parents were, but I am. Musta skipped a generation. --- ## [Is anyone else following this bizarre Jason Arday story out of Cambridge University?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-following-this-bizarre-jason-arday-story-out-of-cambridge-university/1032289)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-following-this-bizarre-jason-arday-story-out-of-cambridge-university/1032289 "2026-11-10T19:39:52Z")
In short, he seems to be the DEI hire of all DEI hires, or else He Knew Somebody. The more I hear about it, the weirder and weirder the story gets. His credentials are sketchy at best, among other things. --- ## [De-Trumpification: Repairing the extensive damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-trumpification-repairing-the-extensive-damage/1034406)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-trumpification-repairing-the-extensive-damage/1034406 "2026-11-10T19:35:53Z")
This thread is intended to discuss concrete actions this country must do to undo the damage committed by Trump and more broadly MAGA policies in general. Democrats are giddy in the moment for having just won a big victor… --- ## [Euthanasia of a minor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanasia-of-a-minor/1033475)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euthanasia-of-a-minor/1033475 "2026-11-10T19:04:44Z")
I really do not know if this is the right place for this topic. I also do not know how I feel about it, what my position on it is. One-year-old child in Netherlands euthanized. On one side, I do not want someone, espe… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=8)