The Village Hemorrhoid

Monday, April 6, 2026

Random Memes/Cartoons Dump - 4.6.2026

They actually underestimate my willingness to never leave home in the first place.

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Blessed Easter

‘WE GOT HIM’: Trump Declares Success After US Airman Rescued

A missing U.S. service member who was shot down in Iran has been rescued following a risky mission deep behind enemy lines in mountainous terrain, Donald Trump has announced.
“WE GOT HIM!” the president posted on Truth Social shortly after midnight on Saturday. “My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History.”
The desperate race to find the F-15E Strike Eagle weapons system officer had been ongoing for nearly three days after the aircraft was shot down Friday while undertaking military operations in Iran. The pilot of the aircraft was successfully rescued Friday.
Iranian authorities had offered a bounty to anyone who handed over the missing airman alive, a state television anchor announced previously. White House officials had remained largely silent on the search.
In his Truth Social post, the president said that the “incredible” crew member, “who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel,” was now “SAFE and SOUND!”
“This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue,” the president wrote.
“At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him,” he added.
Trump said that the unnamed airman had sustained injuries during the crash but “will be just fine.”
The two members of the F-15 ejected from the cockpit Friday after Iran shot down the plane, marking the first U.S. aircraft lost to enemy fire since the start of the war.
The airman, armed only with a pistol while in hiding, was equipped with a beacon and a secure communication device for coordinating with forces mounting the rescue.
During Friday’s rescue to retrieve the pilot, fire from Iran struck a U.S. chopper and wounded crew members on board, though the helicopter was able to land safely, according to military officials. An A-10 Warthog that joined the mission also took fire. The Warthog’s pilot ejected over the Persian Gulf and was rescued, officials said.
Fox News reported that the weapons officer had hiked away from the wreckage and took cover in an elevated ridge to await rescue.
Israel was involved in the rescue operation of the U.S. airman, Fox News has learned.
Israeli officials reportedly shared information with the U.S. as the search-and-rescue operation unfolded.
Additionally, the Israeli military helped halt Iranian air strikes in the area while the rescue mission was underway over the past 36 hours.
In a brief Friday phone interview with The Independent, the president declined to say what his course of action might have been if Iranian forces had gotten to the downed airman first. The incident marked the first U.S. pilot shot down behind over enemy territory since 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Random Political Memes/Cartoons Dump - 4.4.2026

This cartoon was made by a conservative cartoonist, Gary Varvel, ... but I redid the text to make more sense to me. Opinions?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban-chiles-v-salazar/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/supreme-court-sides-with-therapist-in-challenge-to-colorados-ban-on-conversion-therapy/

Jar Opener

I don't usually share or promote products, but this is one that might help and your wife may thank you for it.

Normally us husbands get tasked with opening those jars with tight lids but sometimes the wife needs to open one when you aren't available.

We've bought several openers for her over the last few years and I've never heard her say anything approaching praise about any one of them but this one. It didn't seem like a major difference but it really helps her. She has neuropathy brought on by cancer treatments and she says this thing makes a huge difference.

Just posting it here in case you can use a product like this, it has potential to be the one you'll use the most.