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October 12, 2025

Sunrise — 6:30, 7:00, 7:13, 7:15.

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33 comments:

narciso said...: https://x.com/i/status/1977149206499676536; 10/12/25, 7:37 PM
Iman said...: Will teh Wolf survive?; 10/12/25, 7:41 PM
Original Mike said...: Venus. Or a hot pixel.; 10/12/25, 7:46 PM
Iman said...: For those with an interest, the documentary about John Candy on Amazon Prime is worth a watch. To me, it hardly seems possible that he passed away 31 years ago.; 10/12/25, 7:46 PM
Jaq said...: Ha ha! That's pretty funny.

Netanyahu really screwed the pooch with that strike in Qatar, which did not pave the way by killing the negotiators, like Instapundit's post claims, but rather was such an overreach by Netanyahu that he was forced to knuckle under.

“A key member of the American effort has attacked another, with America seen as complacent, complicit or blind,” he said. “The resulting distrust will mar American efforts for years to come.” - Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/11/us-israel-arab-military-leaked-documents/; 10/12/25, 7:52 PM
tcrosse said...: Spare a thought for the late John Candy, Chris Farley, and Louis Anderson. No fat-shaming, please.; 10/12/25, 7:56 PM
Jaq said...: Meanwhile, if Trump blunders in the war we are now in with Russia, according to the Daily Telegraph the way he just blundered with China, he is not going to be able to send Vance out to walk it back on the Sunday shows.

Away from the diplomatic stage, US intelligence has been helping Kyiv plot flight paths and make altitude, timing and mission decisions, enabling Ukraine’s long-range attack drones to dodge Russian air defences and reach their targets.
Washington is closely involved in all stages of planning, three sources familiar with the operation told the Financial Times. A US official said Ukraine selected the targets and Washington then shared intelligence on the sites’ vulnerabilitie - Daily Telegraph

Don't worry though, just because we gave them the weapons, chose the targets, aimed the weapons, we didn't pull the trigger so it doesn't count, right?; 10/12/25, 8:01 PM
FullMoon said...: Narcisos link. Def worth a look. Israel celebrating Trump.; 10/12/25, 8:29 PM
Eva Marie said...: I watched Manhattan Murder Mystery for a fee on Amazon Prime. Dianne Keaton and Woody Allan. Excellent plot, excellent 3/4 of the way through and then it got very clumsy. Too much slapstick on Woody’s part and the ending to the mystery was poorly executed. I wish they had gotten help from Steve Cannell, writer for Rockford Files. So I looked up Cannell and found out 2 interesting facts about him:
1. His son Derek died in 1982 at age 15 when a sand castle he was building at the beach collapsed and suffocated him. (Cannell later guest starred on the series Castle)
2. Cannell died in 2010 at age 69 from complications of melanoma.
Weird coincidences.
Despite its flaws Manhattan Murder Mystery - highly recommended. (No on screen violence.); 10/12/25, 8:30 PM
FullMoon said...: "......I learned to hate the Russians all through my whole life
If another war comes, it's them we must fight
To hate them and fear them, to run and to hide
And accept it all bravely with God on my side
But now we've got weapons of chemical dust
If fire them we're forced to, then fire them we must
One push of the button and they shot the world wide
And you never ask questions when God's on your side
Through many dark hour I been thinkin' about this
That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss
But I can't think for you, you'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side
So now as I'm leavin', I'm weary as hell
The confusion I'm feelin' ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head, and they fall to the floor
That if God's on our side, he'll stop the next war"

https://www.google.com/search?q=lyrics+with+God+on+our+side&gs_ivs=1; 10/12/25, 8:31 PM
john mosby said...: Iman: Los Lobos - si!!

The John Candy doc is great. Also serves as a John Hughes doc - was kind of wild to watch one departed great talking about another.

Candy outlived his dad by almost a decade, and from the pics in the doc, the dad was never obese. Bad hearts seem to run in the family, and rather than beat himself up with diet and exercise, Candy the younger ate, drank and smoked what he wanted, and probably lived about as long as he was going to either way.

Oddly, he wanted to come south and volunteer for the US Army in Vietnam, but was rejected - not for being overweight, but for his trick football knee. CC, JSM; 10/12/25, 8:37 PM
john mosby said...: Narciso and FullMoon, ref Israel celebrating Trump: I dunno. I don't live there, but it seems like they are glad this war's over, and trying not to think too hard about the next one. Maybe that is just the Israeli condition. I was happy when we had a cease-fire with Iraq in 1991 and I didn't have to go clear Basra or drive to Baghdad; my company commander said "Fuck the Kurds." Other guys had to do that stuff 12 years later, though. The Israelis will probably be fighting Hamas again a lot sooner than 12 years from now. CC, JSM; 10/12/25, 8:44 PM
buwaya said...: Too bad for the sad little Russians. All their neighbors hate them, through no fault of their own... probably.; 10/12/25, 8:46 PM
FullMoon said...: "The Israelis will probably be fighting Hamas again a lot sooner than 12 years from now. CC, JSM"

No doubt about it. Hamas will use "peace" to re-group.; 10/12/25, 8:47 PM
Jaq said...: The Kurds were just the excuse the US used to overthrow Assad and turn the country over to the head choppers, who are making a regular sport out of massacring Christians. Here is the latest:

https://ewtn.co.uk/article-in-syria-real-massacres-phantom-killings-constant-threats/

The man running Syria right now had a price on his head from the US as a terrorist, and now he's a great guy.; 10/12/25, 8:50 PM
Jaq said...: If all of Russia's neighbors hate them, it's none of America's business. Why should we be dragged into a war on the other side of the world?; 10/12/25, 8:57 PM
buwaya said...: The Iranians "overthrew" Assad when they were unable to replace Hezbollah, that was propping him up. Israel crippled Hezbollah, and the remaining Hezbollah characters in Syra ran away home. Iran didnt replace them. Neither did Russia. Then the Syrian regime had two men and a dog to hold the front lines. Because of course next to no one in Syria wanted to fight for Assad.; 10/12/25, 9:06 PM
Peachy said...: Antifa does not exist; 10/12/25, 9:09 PM
Peachy said...: Portland (Oct. 12) — Leftist rioters are arrested outside the ICE facility. Antifa supporters ask for the suspects' names so that they can inform others to delete communications, and to give suspects access to free legal aid.

Hopefully they took minutes.; 10/12/25, 9:13 PM
buwaya said...: There is this "Pax Americana" thing thats been US policy since 1945 (some say 1948). Its a good thing. No world wars.
No "Pax Americana" means some other SOB will feel free to impose its own "Pax". That will be very ugly. You don't want a Chinese "Pax", or the mess involved in creating one, and the Atlantic and Pacific wont save you.
Is it "unfair"? Yes.Suck it up, it comes with immense wealth and vast power. If the US collapses and becomes poor and useless then it will know peace. For a little while.; 10/12/25, 9:14 PM
Kakistocracy said...: When you completely destroy your enemies territory, kill thousands of civilians, kill their top leaders and all the while cut off supplies and begin starving whats left of the civilian population, it makes negotiating a helluva lot easier. It's the only reason Germany and Japan came to the table, demoralizing bombing campaigns. It's the only reason Hamas did in this case.

I'm not defending what Israel did, I'm stating this because it was the reason everyone came to the table, not because of some miracle negotiating skills. People seem to confuse causality and morality.; 10/12/25, 9:17 PM
Peachy said...: "The French-born man accused of igniting the deadly Palisades fires in Los Angeles had donated to Biden's 2020 campaign. Liberals had blamed the fires on climate change."; 10/12/25, 9:18 PM
Jupiter said...: Dr. Spock is supposed to be highly intelligent, and completely rational. "Fascinating", is his response to pretty much everything. So, why doesn't he kill Kirk, imprison Bones, and take over the Enterprise? Well, because, Why would he? That would not be rational.
But this just exposes the essential fallacy of liberal thought. The conceit is that a perfectly rational being would never choose to act aggressively. But if Spock wanted -- for whatever reason -- to control the Enterprise, then acting aggressively to obtain that control would be entirely rational. And his high intelligence should allow him to develop a plan that will work.

The reality is, that against people who are not inclined to be aggressive, aggression can be a very successful strategy. And the highly intelligent people who want to get control of the resources of other nations realize that, and act upon that. Which is why "peace" is only possible when those who could destroy it prefer to maintain it. Which is seldom.; 10/12/25, 9:31 PM
Jupiter said...: Well. I suppose it would be more accurate to say, peace is possible when the people who could destroy it see more upside to maintaining it. But that is a calculation that can change with time. Sooner or later, it will.; 10/12/25, 9:36 PM
buwaya said...: The principal "resource" of the US is its vast market. Everyone wants to sell to the US. They fight for access. The US has used access to its market as an instrument of power.
A US that is a second rate, or uncompetitive power, will inevitably become a captive market, the goal of some colonialist policies. China is itching to impose some of that colonialism.; 10/12/25, 9:41 PM
Mason G said...: Liberals had blamed the fires on climate change."

When climate change doesn't provide enough fires, the left is willing to supply what's needed.; 10/12/25, 9:44 PM
FormerLawClerk said...: Spare a thought for the late John Candy, Chris Farley, and Louis Anderson. No fat-shaming, please.

And the man that made them all possible: John Belushi.; 10/12/25, 9:47 PM
buwaya said...: The Democratic party has spent most of the postwar years actively trying to hamper US power, impede economic development, and impose costs. Rent seeking behavior is destructive.
The Republicans have done SOME of that, but it is not at all the essence of the party, as it most certainly that of the Democrats.
That is the distilled view from 50,000 feet.; 10/12/25, 9:48 PM
FormerLawClerk said...: "if Trump blunders in the war we are now in with Russia"

We're not in a war with Russia.

We're in a war with Democrats. A guerilla war. They've tried to execute our political leader. Twice. And will keep trying.

They've tried to execute our Judicial leaders.

They've successfully assassinated some of our thought leaders.

Donald Trump needs to get off the golf course and get into a war room. Like Lincoln did.

Lincoln killed Democrats who defied him. That's why he's on Mt. Rushmore and Donald Trump isn't.; 10/12/25, 9:51 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: narciso said...
https://x.com/i/status/1977149206499676536
10/12/25, 7:37 PM

LMAO! It's just like the President promised in his State of The Union speech. There is literally no good deed that he can do that they will approve of. Peace in the Middle East? *#%&@&ing Trump!!!
Democrat Party members are so pathetically, desperately, pathologically miserable.; 10/12/25, 9:53 PM
Jupiter said...: Star Trek is an astonishing self-repudiation of 60's NATO-American ideology. Presumably, the Federation is the outgrowth of the hyper-wonderful notions underlying the UN. Yet, five or six generations down the line, there are still Russians and Scots and Sulu, who may be Chinese or may be Japanese, or Korean, -- Hey, whatever. He's yellow. Then there's Uhuru, who is African, but fairly clearly not Afro-American. Afro-African, but English is still her first language. And a white guy whose name means "Church" is in charge, and pretty much everybody else is straight out of an American propaganda film about the Second World War.

So, in this wonderful world of the future, national and racial distinctions have not lessened even slightly. Humans have not miscegenated into a khaki sludge, speaking an English-Swahili-Chinese pidgin. Nor has the human determination to roam around making an inventory of valuable resources to be stolen subsided in the slightest.; 10/12/25, 9:53 PM
Jupiter said...: I have read what Churchill and Eisenhower wrote about the war they managed to win, by supping with the Devil, with a very short spoon. And I can understand why their generation stood up this bizarre international system, predicated upon whimsical impossibilities, and braced it up with hard economic realities. They had spent long years, enthusiastically affirming whatever lie seemed to serve the immediate need, or perhaps to further the long-term objective. Their horror at what they had seen, and worse, what they had themselves done, demanded that radical changes be made. They longed to create a world where people like them would not be in charge. But I'm afraid it was no more than a port -- any port -- in a gathering storm. We live in interesting times.; 10/12/25, 10:09 PM
bagoh20 said...: I'm really getting disappointed in A.I.. Even on simple undisputed facts, it screws up royally. I just asked one in my browser: "Who died last, Bob Hope or Ronald Reagan?"
I got this:
"Bob Hope died last, on July 27, 2003, while Ronald Reagan passed away later, on June 5, 2004."
A.I. = Artificial Idiot.; 10/12/25, 10:10 PM