May 3, 2024

The woods at 6:01 a.m.

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42 comments:

TickTock said...

OK, who let loose with the orange paint?

PM said...

Great light.

Dave Begley said...

Tom Wolfe’s “A Man in Full” is now on Netflix.

Joe Smith said...

Cuellar has been more outspoken about problems at the border than any other Democrat, and now he's been indicted.

He's probably guilty AF, but usually corrupt dems get a pass from dem administrations.

When will he (and Menendez) get expelled?

That's humor, btw...

RCOCEAN II said...

Lovely. Springtime in Madison.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

Pause.

BUMBLE BEE said...

Incredible... Ingraham Angle tonight showed outraged "protestors" complaining about being struck with bananas and "psychological torture" in their encampment.
As I posted earlier... Brats in Battalions were ruling the street scene
Alice Cooper defined it - 1973.

Wa St Blogger said...

Biden just made the medal of freedom as big a joke as the Nobel peace prize. If I were a past recipient I would feel a bit slighted.

Drago said...

Taylor Lorenz goes Full Howitzer Howard earlier today when speaking with Don Lemon::

"DL: "Taylor, how do you reconcile the way marginalized groups fighting for what's happening in Gaza, yet in Gaza, they would not have any freedom."
TL: "They don't have any freedoms in Texas and Florida"
DL: "Taylor I'm a member of the LGBTQ community, if I go to Texas they're not going to throw me off a roof."

Lesson: Never go Full Howitzer Howard.

Sally327 said...

The trees seem very respectful of each other's space. Or maybe they are just observing social distancing rules.

Big Mike said...

From Beege Wellborn by way of Instapundit. This parody may not make sense unless you’re acquainted with the novelty songs of Allan Sherman from the 1960s.

Hello Muddah, hello Faddah,
I've joined my college Intifada
I am calling from Hamas-dah
Where all these KKeffiyehed Kids say we're rioting for Gaza.

Now I don't want that this should scare you,
But my roommate wants to kill Jews.
He's so angry - it's kinda crazy,
It'd be really scary if he wasn't so damned lazy.

Normies object, the mob surrounds them.
We charge some buildings, we occupy them.
We break some windows, scare some geezers.
Then call an order in for vegan snacks and tweezers.

Flags come down poles, flags go up poles.
It's like they're so bored they can't see they're just big a**holes.
All the chanting, and all that yelling!
Makes me think these masks do more than filter smelling.

Gotta go now, no more ramblin',
The KKeffiyehed Kids are doin' some kind of scramblin'.
So many cops here, they've come in coaches,
Fearless Intifada fighters bugger out like roaches.

Tuition dollars are being well-spent
Funding this soulless Klan of terrorists that Hell sent.
I'm in good hands, please don't worry,
(Read my blinking eyes and tell Nat Guard to hurry!)

boatbuilder said...

Dave Begley--Please tell me they didn't do to it what De Palma did to "Bonfire of the Vanities."

NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...

If Renoir had an iPhone.

Butkus51 said...

Remember when Joe Wilson called Obama a liar during a speech. Remember the horror?

Remember what he accused him of lying about?

Its happening.

FullMoon said...

So, plastic trash has been a big problem for decades now.
A volcano just erupted.

Why not dump the plastic trash in volcanoes? Nice, deep hole, and if it erupts, melts all the plastic, which may act as a sort of lid to put out the fire, contain the ash, and save the environment.

TickTock said...

I had a record of Allan Sherman songs. Distant times now.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Joe Rogan on how to destroy a nation.

Iman said...

“Barbieland Intifada”

Or is it an Antifada?

Jamie said...

I wanted to comment on the Trump extortion vs hush money thread, but my days are being taken up with a family situation at present and I couldn't get to it. Here's what I came to say:

So - it seems that the prosecution has been trying to make this case about Trump's bad morals - he had sex! With a prostitute! And then paid her not to tell!

And now Trump's lawyers are flipping the script to "porn actress who might or might not have had sex with Trump attempts to roll him, at the suggestion and with the help of sleazy celebrity-extorting attorney."

The case is actually about whether the payment associated with a perfectly legal NDA was accounted for correctly - and if by chance it wasn't, that offense would normally be a misdemeanor, except for the fact that it's Trump.

But the Trump defense team's approach turns the government's approach against itself, making Trump look like the victim of blackmail by a repeat offender... which will probably boost his popularity among those -i district especially but not exclusively men - who have felt victimized by, well, anyone, but particularly by a woman who lied or stretched the truth or used her womanhood to make him pay.

So, ironically, in order to get the PR train back on track, the judge might have to instruct the jury not to consider this case to be about reprehensible and (they thought) popularity-damaging sex with a prostitute, but about what it's actually about: a boring accounting detail that might or might not constitute a misdemeanor.

The downside of the defense strategy is that if the judge does turn the jury's attention back to the actual case, it's harder (but not impossible, because who else but Trump has ever been prosecuted - especially as a possible felon! - for a similar possible accounting misdemeanor?) to make the larger point about the selective prosecution of Trump.

Dave Begley said...

Boatbuilder:

Watched the whole series. It’s been updated. Great scene with Diane Lane in the last episode.

wendybar said...


William A. Jacobson
@wajacobson
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For the 10 millionth time, academia (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) is completely broken, it has been taken over by radicals more extreme than you can imagine, it cannot be reformed internally.
AG
@AGHamilton29
The man who was shouting antisemitic nonsense and calling @ByronDonalds a “race traitor” for speaking out against antisemitism and open support for terrorism is Georgetown Professor Zein El-Amine.

This is where the kids are learning their hate from.

wendybar said...

Do NOT hire anybody who goes to any of these Anti Semetic, Anti American Ivy league colleges. They are as ignorant as this professor is.

David Bernstein
@ProfDBernstein

From an email from a Columbia professor to his class. No final exam, and everyone gets an A. Is Columbia going to allow professors to literally not do their jobs?https://x.com/ProfDBernstein/status/1786369263420182864

wendybar said...

Joe Smith said...
Cuellar has been more outspoken about problems at the border than any other Democrat, and now he's been indicted.

He's probably guilty AF, but usually corrupt dems get a pass from dem administrations.

The ONLY reason he got indicted is because he went against Biden on the border. They haven't realized that even THEY can't have their own opinions now, they HAVE to be in Lockstep or they get indicted...it is a warning to anybody else who steps out of line. Ask Menendez.

Howard said...

Keep eating the negativity. The ultra processed junk food of the soul. What is the opposite of Nirvana? Martyrdom for an audience of one!

wendybar said...


For all those who wonder who funds the little Hamas terrorists at the colleges....

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/10/remember_obamas_civilian_national_security_force.html

Humperdink said...

Recall the video when Saddam Hussein assumed command of Iraq and he assembled the Ba'ath party leaders into a large auditorium. He called out the alleged spies (aka recalcitrant members) one by one and they were marched out and shot.

Henry Cuellar (D-Truth Teller) should have watched that video before spouting off about the border.

https://youtu.be/kLUktJbp2Ug

wendybar said...


Joe Wilson was validated today. Obama lied.

Ted Cruz
@tedcruz

Democrats lied to the American people when they said Obamacare wouldn’t be used for illegal aliens. Now you’re paying the bill for that lie.

This is a disgrace.


Dallas Morning News
@dallasnews
Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants expected to enroll in Obamacare next year

https://twitter.com/i/status/1786500978742575397

rhhardin said...

bonginoreport.com and vdare.com seem to be blocked this morning, two unrelated rightish wing sites I check in on. SSL handshake failed.

Rich said...

SEC shuts down Trump Media auditor over ‘massive fraud’ ~ WSJ

Shocked that Trump would be affiliated with them… All the company's auditors qualified at Trump University. What could go wrong?

Humperdink said...

Orthopedic surgeons nationwide are hailing the popularity of pickleball. Good cardio they say *cough*.

BUMBLE BEE said...

Interesting take, no?

https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/off-the-curve

Ah, Look At All The Lonely People.

BUMBLE BEE said...

Howard
Keep your Narcan in a prominent place.

Iman said...

“What is the opposite of Nirvana?”

The Doodletown Pipers

Humperdink said...

Howard said: "Keep eating the negativity."

I love your posts Howard. Eating negativity? The buffet in front of the American people, as prepared by the Biden administration, is hardly appetizing. How about some dessert Howard? You know, some stellar news about how the border is secure, inflation has been tamed, debt going down, college campuses are for higher learning, the Trump trials secure democracy ... Everything's rosy in Howard's 'Merica.

Mike of Snoqualmie said...

The hybrid battery in my wife's 2007 Prius has given up the ghost. It's 17-years old, and the service rep at Michael's Toyota says typical life span is 15 to 20 years. She's put on 53,000 miles on the car and the brakes are still original factory. Replacing the battery is $4,700 + tax, but the car's in excellent shape, so we're doing that. She loves the car; a new Prius is $40,000+.

planetgeo said...

Great article on the emerging global pushback against "woke authoritarians".

https://www.spiked-online.com/2024/05/03/the-toppling-of-the-woke-authoritarians/

West TX Intermediate Crude said...

Mike of S-
Is a working battery essential for the Prius to operate? I would think that it now operates like a regular ICE vehicle. Your mileage may decrease and your brakes will start to wear, but will you ever recoup your $4700?
Or does the car brick itself without a functional battery?

Big Mike said...

Do NOT hire anybody who goes to any of these Anti Semetic, Anti American Ivy league colleges.

@wendybar, I’ve been retired for 9 years now, but back in the day Ivy grads educated me that I should not even bring any of them in for an interview. At that point it wasn’t that they were anti-Semitic and thus a problem working with Jewish colleagues, it was that they felt so God-damned entitled. They should get the best assignments and I should swallow their excuses for failing to meet their due dates, because they were Ivy grads and no one could possibly have done better. No need to prove themselves to their hiring manager; they proved themselves to their respective colleges’ acceptance committees so the rest of us should fall into line.

Old and slow said...

Yes, you must have a working battery in a Prius. My 2006 Prius has gone 220,000 miles so far. I replaced the battery about 10 years ago for $3000 or so. It's been one of the best cars I've ever owned. When there is a power outage, I just plug in my inverter and run an extension cord to the house. Enough juice for LED lights and a router and computer, and the car will happily keep it up for as long as it has gasoline.

MadTownGuy said...

Love that "Golden Hour" lighting.

Mike of Snoqualmie said...

All kinds of error codes due to the failing battery.

BillieBob Thorton said...

The Golden Hour