Althouse: Sunrise — 6:19, 6:20, 6:21.

August 25, 2024

Sunrise — 6:19, 6:20, 6:21.

60 comments:

Aggie said...: Sunrise getting later........Must be a nice change, getting to loll about some , before hauling oneself out. I usually wake up with a cat nestled on one side, and two dogs on the other, between me and wifey. They're not allowed under the covers of course, but they have their own blankets and they know how to get under them quite adroitly.; 8/25/24, 7:00 PM
Lucien said...: If you wanted to do a parody mocking political chants could you do better than “Do Something! Do Something!!”?; 8/25/24, 7:03 PM
Aggie said...: So it looks like the stalwart archive site, https://archive.ph/ has been throttled for now. We'll have to find another site to paste our NYT and Washington Post URL's into, in order to read the paywall articles. At first, when I clicked on the site it simply timed out. But now, my Firefox browser first warns me about dire circumstances that could cause my hair to fall out if I proceeded, but when I proceed anyway, I got a '404 NOT FOUND' error window.

Anybody else? https://archive.ph/; 8/25/24, 7:08 PM
Narr said...: What do we want?

Something!

When do we want it?

NOW!; 8/25/24, 7:10 PM
Narr said...: "Anybody else?"

My hair fell out.; 8/25/24, 7:11 PM
narciso said...: There was that python sketch how to do it; 8/25/24, 7:18 PM
Narr said...: My wife celebrated her 70th b.d. today. It was the occasion for a three-hour + phone convo with her oldest (half) brother, and texts, DMs, and other messages that by now must number a hundred. She did carve out some time for dinner at our Italian place, but has otherwise been socially mediated since early this morning.

Exhausting, and makes me glad I keep a low socmed profile. Only the quality institutions.; 8/25/24, 7:30 PM
tim maguire said...: My favorite chant-wrecking ploy goes like this:
What do we want?
A pony!
When do we want it?
Now!

I have little doubt that within 3 or 4 repetitions, every woman in the crowd would be demanding a pony.; 8/25/24, 7:51 PM
rehajm said...: I’m waiting on parts from UK. Maybe the Cyma fork and the IWC balance staff arrive in the post tomorrow. I can check the poise of the Cyma balance wheel I put screws in last week while waiting…; 8/25/24, 8:02 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Mike Rowe and Victor Davis Hanson discuss class warfare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-bgX9eQ58w

Great stuff!; 8/25/24, 8:11 PM
Clark said...: @Aggie: I couldn't get into archive.is or archive.ph for a couple of months. I was able to regain access by changing my dns server. I had to google around to find people talking about the problem and how to fix it. I attempted the fix a couple of times with no success. Third time was the charm. I'm back in business.; 8/25/24, 8:11 PM
Clark said...: See below. (I have been using the old comment format; didn't realize I could reply now.); 8/25/24, 8:13 PM
Aggie said...: Hey Clark, I appreciate that suggestion. I've been using a VPN and I switched it over to a different server, different city and.... Presto ! Awesome - thanks.; 8/25/24, 8:17 PM
The rule of Lemnity said...: I've heard much about the "tyranny of the majority". But it wasn't until I watched this fantastic video, with professor Taleb that the concept of "Minority Rule" got me thinking maybe the emergence of tyranny is a very much more of a possibility than I previously thought.

YouTube: Nassim Taleb - The Secret Rule That RUNS The WORLD

I don't know if this is true, but the claim is the PGA is considering allowing transwomen (men) to play in the women's tour.

The trans agenda is clearly exploiting the "minority rule", the accommodations a functioning civil society reaches and stretching it to breaking point levels.; 8/25/24, 8:26 PM
The rule of Lemnity said...: England is jailing citizens for speech the state disapproves.

Is it possible we could extend political asylum to these... folks.

Something for a possible Trump administration to consider.; 8/25/24, 8:30 PM
Leland said...: France is jailing CEO's of social media that allow speech the state disapproves.; 8/25/24, 9:08 PM
Jupiter said...: Resolved; Andrew Breitbart was assassinated.; 8/25/24, 9:09 PM
Jupiter said...: "France is jailing CEO's of social media that allow speech the state disapproves."
Ehh, which state? The French state? Or the Soros state? Or the CIA state? Or are they all the same?; 8/25/24, 9:12 PM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: My 70th is in about 3 weeks on 9/11. For many years after the attacks, we'd celebrate on either the 10th or the 12th.

For this year, we're going to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup. We haven't been to the fair in over a decade. We're going to arrive on the 10th and stay two nights at the Fairfield Inn, about two blocks from the fair entrance. Go to the fair on the 11th and leave on the 12th.; 8/25/24, 9:17 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Good idea.; 8/25/24, 9:21 PM
Jim at said...: I'm not going to link it, but if you haven't seen Kamala Harris describe collective bargaining, you should. It's out there on Insty and other sites.

That level of stupidity should be physically painful.; 8/25/24, 10:33 PM
Original Mike said...: In Wayne County Michigan, over 700 Republicans applied to be poll watchers and out of the 2,350 poll watchers they hired, only 50 out of the 700+ applicants were Republicans.

Too bad we no longer have LLR Chuck available to explain to us that, despite appearances, this is entirely legit.; 8/25/24, 10:46 PM
Ralph L said...: What a weird way of expressing it. I assume she meant only 50 of the 700+ Repubs were hired.
I thought most states required election officials and watchers from both or all parties be present. Republicans are damned fools if they don't fix this and carry cameras to the counting.; 8/25/24, 11:47 PM
Eva Marie said...: Jim at says
“I'm not going to link it, but if you haven't seen Kamala Harris describe collective bargaining, you should. It's out there on Insty and other sites.
That level of stupidity should be physically painful”
Sorry but I really can’t believe she’s this stupid. It’s simply not possible.
My only explanation is that she’s trying to lose the election.; 8/26/24, 12:20 AM
Ralph L said...: Maybe she believes she has to talk waaay down to her audiences, and she may be right. Al Gore used to speak really slowly, which often came off as wooden. In contrast, I remember his 2000 convention speech, uninterrupted by applause (wish they all were), as impressive and intelligent.; 8/26/24, 1:01 AM
Kate said...: The last minute of the Sky v Aces game yesterday was thrilling basketball. We surprise-shouted so hard that the cats went running.; 8/26/24, 1:34 AM
gadfly said...: KAITLAN COLLINS on Bill Maher's show: I think Trump is nervous about the Sept. 10th debate on ABC. I think Trump– I talk to lots of sources in his world. I think he has struggled with it. It’s not just a narrative or a talking point from Democrats. He has struggled with how to combat her. And going into that debate, he does not want to do it.

I think it’s difficult, if not impossible, for him to pull out because his campaign manager printed cards that said “anywhere, time, any place” for President Biden. And it would look weak. But I don’t think he’s looking forward to it.

TRUMP posted on Truth Social:

I watched ABC FAKE NEWS this morning, both lightweight reporter Jonathan Karl’s ridiculous and biased interview of Tom Cotton (who was fantastic!), and their so-called Panel of Trump Haters, and I ask, why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network? Will panelist Donna Brazil give the questions to the Marxist Candidate like she did for Crooked Hillary Clinton? Will Kamala’s best friend, who heads up ABC, do likewise. Where is Liddle’ George Slopadopolus hanging out now? Will he be involved. They’ve got a lot of questions to answer!!! Why did Harris turn down Fox, NBC, CBS, and even CNN? Stay tuned!!!

That so-called panel of Trump haters that the ex-president referred to included his former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus who is on the show defending him every week.; 8/26/24, 2:44 AM
gadfly said...: Los Angeles CNN: A full autopsy report on the death of conservative blogger and activist Andrew Breitbart was released Wednesday, concluding that he died of heart failure as a result of coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart, coroner officials announced.; 8/26/24, 2:55 AM
wendybar said...: And 51 intelligent agents lied and told us that Hunter Bidens laptop was Russian Information. Keep on believing Gadfly. You are exactly the type that the left relies on to be able to do all the things they are doing to us.; 8/26/24, 3:10 AM
wendybar said...: Lucas Tomlinson
@LucasFoxNews
With news two NASA astronauts may be stuck on the space station until February, a reminder who chairs the National Space Council: Vice President Harris
12:22 PM · Aug 10, 2024; 8/26/24, 3:50 AM
wendybar said...: You Don't Know the Power of the Dawg Side
@OverpaidA
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Aug 10
I see the administration’s Space Czar is just as competent as their Border Czar; 8/26/24, 3:51 AM
gilbar said...: where ARE Our ponies?
WHY are the republicans KEEPING OUR PONIES AWAY FROM US???!??; 8/26/24, 4:10 AM
wendybar said...: Are we still wondering why Kamala only wants to debate on ABC???????

Joe Gabriel Simonson

@SaysSimonson
·

this is an incredible exchange. Karl has no idea what Cotton is talking about. Once Cotton tells him, he says she disavows. Cotton says she has never disavowed anything, only for Karl to pivot to some point about how the vibes at the convention suggest she's not that left wing
Brent Baker 🇺🇦 🇮🇱
@BrentHBaker
On #ThisWeek, @JonKarl unaware of Harris’s stance against private health insurance. When @SenTomCotton notes it, Karl: “What do you mean taking away health insurance? What are talking about?” Then: “That is not her position now....clearly making an effort to move to the middle.”
https://x.com/SaysSimonson/status/1827730894293291492; 8/26/24, 4:21 AM
wendybar said...: Proving once again where all that violent talk comes from....THIS is what incitement looks like.

Trump War Room

@TrumpWarRoom

It has been barely a month since the assassination attempt on President Trump and top Kamala surrogate Cory Booker is calling to "kill that [MAGA] strain of the Republican Party"

https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1827750345508003912; 8/26/24, 4:52 AM
wendybar said...: It sucks. I am up at 3 am most days, and wait until it gets a little light before I head out for my morning walk in my neighborhood, and the later you go, the more people are out and about wanting to slow you down to talk. I am waiting for tourist season to be over, so I can head to the Jersey shore for my walks when we get our beaches back.; 8/26/24, 4:54 AM
wendybar said...: This is the sane Democrat that the Progressives kept off their primary ballots so they could force Joe out and install Kamala. Democrats had a choice, but they let the Deep State continue with Husseins fundamental transformation, instead of actually caring about America and it's citizens. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/democrdat-rep-dean-phillips-suggests-he-is-open/; 8/26/24, 4:57 AM
Iman said...: Gore’s lisp was absolutely magic.; 8/26/24, 5:21 AM
MadTownGuy said...: RFK Jr. Loses Secret Service Protection After Suspending Campaign, Backing Trump

"It’s standard procedure for the Secret Service to end protection when a presidential candidate drops out of the race. Kennedy said that he has suspended his campaign in 10 battleground states but will be on the ballot in the other 40 states during his Aug. 23 address. He encouraged voters to support him in states where he would not be considered a “spoiler” and detract backing for their Trump or Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris."; 8/26/24, 5:27 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: This Tom Cotton clip is worth every second of your time, if nothing else it clearly shows how easily the ABC #fakenews anchor slips into the roll of defensive political operative, making arguments that Kamala herself has not made, asserting imaginary statements counter Cotton’s point. Karl flails mightily to defend the nominee but Cotton shows how to do it: don’t accept the Bs premise, don’t back down, stay on the offense.; 8/26/24, 5:46 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: “SOP” is the refuge of cowards. They clearly want RFK at risk. The USSS should be disbanded and replaced.; 8/26/24, 5:49 AM
Humperdink said...: I watched the Tom Cotton exchange with Jonathan Karl. Karl looked foolish in a mighty way. I wonder whether Karl thought interview made himself look stupid. Reminded of a defense attorney defending the indefensible.; 8/26/24, 5:59 AM
Rusty said...: Tyranny? You're soaking in it!; 8/26/24, 6:39 AM
Humperdink said...: Colorado head football coach Deion “Subprime” Sander, fka Coach Prime, is not off to a good start in his second year. He is not taking questions from a certain Denver Post reporter who has been poking around his program. Subprime is now playing the race card. Not a good look.

https://nypost.com/2024/08/25/sports/deion-sanders-addresses-negative-colorado-coverage-after-columnists-ban/; 8/26/24, 6:44 AM
tim in vermont said...: He left Russia a few years ago when Putin tried the same malarky. Russia tried to block it, but after decades of Soviet rule, the Russian people know how to get around government clamps on information. Finally the Russians gave up and just allowed Telegram, which is where most of the accurate news about the war comes from. Of course mixed in with generous doses of disinformation or just plain lies.; 8/26/24, 6:53 AM
tim in vermont said...: It's easier to tolerate the disinformation that gadfly posts here almost daily when you finally understand that he doesn't believe most of it himself. Nobody could be that stupid. He's modeling stupidity for others in hopes that they will ape his opinions.; 8/26/24, 7:02 AM
tim in vermont said...: Loved that guy when he was a player, even at Florida State. Whoever this coach Sanders person is, I don't care, but "Prime Time" will live as long as those game films last.; 8/26/24, 7:05 AM
Disparity of Cult said...: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/style/doug-emhoff-dunit-merchandise.html; 8/26/24, 7:11 AM
Concepts of a Plan said...: "France is jailing CEO's of social media that allow speech the state disapproves."

While it’s an obvious route to start treating this as a freedom of speech threat let's step back.

Fundamentally, Telegram is not a messenger. It started as one to compete as secure alternative to WA, but really rocketed after two major feature addons:

1. Bot integration – effectively a programmatic way to interact with a user both ways server <-> client.

2. Groups / channels – data delivery mechanism for user group of any size.

With it of the features it became possible to create alternative to message boards, stores for any sort of content. The amount of illegal content on the platform (starting from video content, adult resources, illegal substances etc) is beyond belief. It is by far the easiest way to reaching this side of the web, from any device in a matter of seconds.

When Hydra (largest drug marketplace at that time) was shut down in 2022 it was largely perceived as a massive success of special forces globally. With TG ability to track down underlying owners of the groups is extremely difficult and relies only on human errors. Think TG as a hosting platform based non regular http/s protocols but on proprietary server/client solution. Durov has explicitly stated that he will not facilitate disclosure/admin of any content hosted on the TG network.

Durov portrays himself as a noble freedom speech fighter but ultimately played the same card as with his original project VKontakte which really shot off when it became the largest source of publicly available pirated content with popularity quickly declining once the moderation was introduced.

Won’t be surprised if the story ends with complete segregation of messaging and platform/social services. That should keep the secured messenger on the market whether, but massively restrict availability of platform resources. Whether the TG appeal after will allow it to continue its current growth trajectory its highly questionable though.; 8/26/24, 7:16 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Rich - The universal language and posture of the left right now - is censorship and lies.... and jailing and silencing. Very Fascist. Very Nazi. Very Soviet.

Collective Corrupt Left Cannot stand any of Elon Musk's criticisms. YOU WILL BE MADE TO OBEY THE LEFT.

Read the whole thing.; 8/26/24, 7:59 AM
Jersey Fled said...: I always thought Rich was LLR Chuck; 8/26/24, 8:34 AM
Narr said...: Many happy returns, Mike, and enjoy the trip.; 8/26/24, 8:50 AM
Concepts of a Plan said...: If crime is facilitated, it can be a crime. The free speech argument is ridiculous, spreading lies, hate, insults, promoting violence, enabling criminal conspiracy, all that is already covered by penal law.

Side point: with power comes responsibility, something that is lost on the tech bro’s; 8/26/24, 9:19 AM
Lilly, a dog said...: Rich is right about Telegram. Among other things, it is being used to trade child exploitation material. It's designed to allow users to share illegal content without getting caught.; 8/26/24, 10:05 AM
Leland said...: If crime is facilitated, it can be a crime.
Yet Banks, Car Companies, heads of the DNC walk around with no worries.; 8/26/24, 10:08 AM
Iman said...: Oh, the Inanity!; 8/26/24, 10:27 AM
Dr Weevil said...: Rich started with a good point, but then ruined it. In fact, "spreading lies, hate, insults" is not illegal except in very specific cases, e.g. lying to a judge under oath is perjury, and insulting a judge in court can be contempt of court. And expressing hate is never illegal, fortunately for all of us, since we all hate some people, things, and political positions (e.g. Illinois Nazis).

The problem with Telegram is that it facilitates child pornography, drug-dealing, and terrorism, and the owner refuses to cooperate with any attempts to prosecute these. The French warrant came from the office dealing with crimes against minors. Telegram is also heavily used as a communication tool by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, and by Russian agents in Ukraine and elsewhere. The people who are freaking out over Durov's arrest are the likes of Aleksandr Dugin (who also thinks surfers should be put in ghettos for their annoyingly white teeth), all the propagandists on Russian TV, Kim Dotcom, Edward Snowden, and such.; 8/26/24, 10:46 AM
Mary Beth said...: Trump tweet:

"Who is negotiating for us in the Middle East? Bombs are dropping all over the place! Sleepy Joe is sleeping on a Beach in California, viciously Exiled by the Democrats, and Comrade Kamala is doing a campaign bus tour with Tampon Tim, her really bad V.P. Pick. Let’s not have World War lll, because that’s where we’re heading!"

Good question. Who?; 8/26/24, 11:29 AM
wendybar said...: It's 3 years since Biden/Harris fucked up the Afghanistan pull out, and Joe is on vacation from his vacation in California in Rehoboth Beach, and Kamala has nothing on her schedule (as usual). Meanwhile, a REAL leader, President Trump is laying a wreath for them at Arlington today, like a President should.; 8/26/24, 11:33 AM
wendybar said...: for the 13 service members murdered.; 8/26/24, 11:35 AM
Gospace said...: The other election officials will have the Republicans arrested if they bring cameras claiming they're illegal...; 8/26/24, 7:19 PM