Althouse: Sunrise — 7:07, 7:32, 7: 34.

October 30, 2025

Sunrise — 7:07, 7:32, 7: 34.

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narciso said...: Those are some great views

Federally Indicted Dem Kat Abughazaleh Quits Interview After Journo Shows Video of Her Blocking ICE SUV – Twitchy https://share.google/6hJWFNgOMsr6tcuZV; 10/30/25, 7:20 PM
tcrosse said...: Andy Windsor is no longer a prince, and he has been evicted from his fancy rent-free mansion by his big brother. His ex, who he has been shacking up with for the past ten years, has also been cast out. So now Fergy has to find some digs, although her two daughters still have their titles and might be able to put her up.; 10/30/25, 7:25 PM
john mosby said...: So King Charles has revoked all titles from Prince Andrew, including ‘Prince,’ ‘Duke,’ ‘The,’ and ‘of.’

I think no one remembers one of the main reasons for ennobling the younger sons of the monarch: it keeps them from running for office.

If Andy is just Mr Windsor now, he should say “fuck you fuckers, I’m running for Parliament. And if I lose that, I’ll run for town council. Or I’ll move to some sexist Commonwealth country and run for office there. How’d you like to see me as Prime Minister of Barbados? And oh by the way, if I’m to lose all my taxpayer funded perks, guess I’ll auction myself off to the highest bidder. How’d you like to see me doing ads for Lukoil? Or Ali Baba?”

Yeah, I don’t think anyone has thought this through. If he really is the dishonorable POS they say he is, they are really depending on him to follow the unwritten rules like an honorable non-POS. CC, JSM; 10/30/25, 7:27 PM
narciso said...: Hes kompromat in probably five languages mandarin and kazakh largely; 10/30/25, 7:28 PM
Ronald J. Ward said...: About that No Kings things, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senators-criticize-trump-administration-democrats-left-drug-boat-strik-rcna240943?fbclid=IwY2xjawNw4flleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHspGdUCk35yLyfAmFdQ0aXai5u85Vp3YPcZVxXHL6HWetSjwUzFZC-7OLlYB_aem_p6EcltS20E7bldC5Ww-iSA; 10/30/25, 7:31 PM
narciso said...: He nolonger has any pull, so lukoil wont touch him; 10/30/25, 7:34 PM
Eva Marie said...: Andy can’t do any of those things. He’d go to jail. Evidence against him must be pretty convincing. Plus there’s still the money and the body guards. I thought the Queen liked Fergy. I guess the King does not . . . friend of Diana’s I suppose.; 10/30/25, 7:35 PM
narciso said...: Can he prosecuted depends on the settlement; 10/30/25, 7:36 PM
Rabel said...: My hope that the government's new rough tactics will eliminate the cartels is considerably dimmed by the recent revelation (to me) that the Mafia is still around, and it's the same people.; 10/30/25, 7:39 PM
narciso said...: Well la cosa nostra is a minor player playing for pin money compared to the sun cartel the triads the bratva et al; 10/30/25, 7:41 PM
Big Mike said...: Bill Kristol, who played the role of an arch-conservative back in the day, now says he would vote for Mamdani for New York mayor.

Well, he used to fool me.; 10/30/25, 7:42 PM
Eva Marie said...: I watched the interview with Kay Abughazaleh. In the interview she says, “This is the first time I’ve been federally indicted.”
One of the comments: “Ah, to be 26 again and be able to say that!”; 10/30/25, 7:42 PM
narciso said...: Auron MacIntyre on X: "Seeing as you dreamed about murdering you political opponents and talked about how you yearned to watch their children die in their arms I’m a little skeptical" / X https://share.google/8VFiYc4J01CHqthHi; 10/30/25, 7:44 PM
Big Mike said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/30/25, 7:45 PM
narciso said...: These people are certifiably insane; 10/30/25, 7:45 PM
narciso said...: Well theres rachel ziegler she might be a djinn; 10/30/25, 7:46 PM
narciso said...: If five years ago i would have told you there would be senstors defending drug cartels what would you say; 10/30/25, 7:48 PM
Beasts of England said...: Top photo. As always… :); 10/30/25, 7:54 PM
Inga said...: Schumer said Trump’s trip to Asia was a “total dud”. Trump puts this out on his Truth Social…

"Words like that are almost treasonous!!! I worked really hard, 24/7, took in Trillions of Dollars, and Chuck Schumer said trip was 'a total dud,' even though he knows it was a spectacular success".

So Trump thinks it’s almost treasonous to criticize him? This is the behavior of an autocrat.; 10/30/25, 7:55 PM
Beasts of England said...: I know we have a lot of music lovers here and this guy performed back in town last weekend. A world class flat picker, with some genuine, yet elevated roots / Americana music: Billy Strings. Worth a listen.

https://youtu.be/xBkRCd2UCLI; 10/30/25, 7:58 PM
Eva Marie said...: Inga use your brain. Trump is there on our behalf arranging alliances for our benefit. When Schumer undermines our State Department, our Department of Defense, our President, then he is aiding our enemies. That’s why it’s almost treasonous. If he has questions about the diplomacy taking place, then that shouldn’t be broadcast in such a public way. And you should use your brain and realize that.; 10/30/25, 8:11 PM
Leland said...: Arctic Frost litigation is going to be fun.; 10/30/25, 8:13 PM
tcrosse said...: Harry has to be thinking, if Andy's big brother can do this to him, what can my big brother do to me?; 10/30/25, 8:15 PM
Dagwood said...: Time to pick another Wordle opener. Got my third "ace" this evening.; 10/30/25, 8:16 PM
Iman said...: Dat Kat Abugazalea’s gonna need some ice on dat ass, narciso!; 10/30/25, 8:21 PM
Iman said...: Schumer oughta stick to learning how to successfully BBQ, he’s a political DOPE.; 10/30/25, 8:22 PM
Big Mike said...: Glamour magazine has its choice for "women of the year" on its latest cover.

They are all transgendered.

Ladies, just give it up. Woke women continue to agree that we men are better at being a woman than any woman is.; 10/30/25, 8:27 PM
Inga said...: Eva Marie, use your own brain. Schumer has the right to express his opinions. It’s not treasonous to criticize. Trump doesn’t hesitate to express himself in ways that could be taken as unAmerican.; 10/30/25, 8:27 PM
Howard said...: Where are all the great articles on the wild success and fabulous deals that Trump was able to pull off with China? I guess there was The parting gift of the gold hat from South Korea.

Flying back home on Air Force One, Trump denied that he lost face with Xi Jingaling. Instead he just settled for a deep chemical face peel and a fresh coat of orange lacquer.; 10/30/25, 8:27 PM
Eva Marie said...: It’s as if Schumer has no love for the people of the United States. If there are issues with the arrangements Trump made, then those topics need to be aired but to be so dismissive and then for Inga, whose relatives in Israel are so thankful for Trumps help in bringing the hostages home, for her to come here and chortle with glee that Schumer said something so irresponsible and stupid . . . well this is the problem with the Democrats.; 10/30/25, 8:28 PM
Rusty said...: tcrosse said...
"Harry has to be thinking, if Andy's big brother can do this to him, what can my big brother do to me?"

He's developing a tic.; 10/30/25, 8:29 PM
Howard said...: But but but Prince Andrew... and trannies.; 10/30/25, 8:29 PM
Eva Marie said...: “Eva Marie, use your own brain.” Well I sure as hell wouldn’t use yours. Your relatives in Israel are they real or are they the kind that live in your head? If they’re real have they asked you to send some Trump hats?; 10/30/25, 8:32 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’Arctic Frost litigation is going to be fun.’

If Jackass Smith had only screwed with Trump he may have escaped too much congressional scrutiny. Going after Cruz, Graham, Grassley, et al., was not only unconstitutional, but inflamed the people who can do the most damage. And they need to inflict all the legal pain available. That creep Boasberg needs to suffer, too.; 10/30/25, 8:33 PM
Inga said...: Eva Marie. My purpose in posting Trump’s response to Schumer is to shine a light on Trump’s behavior moving ever closer to that of an autocratic leader. Maybe if you took your head out of Trump’s rear end you would be able to see it.; 10/30/25, 8:35 PM
Inga said...: “Where are all the great articles on the wild success and fabulous deals that Trump was able to pull off with China? I guess there was The parting gift of the gold hat from South Korea.”

Waiting…; 10/30/25, 8:39 PM
Howard said...: Don't mistake spoiled petulant childish lashing out with autocratic behavior. Trump's reaction is from weakness and everyone sees it. Especially Xi, Kim, Modi and Putin.; 10/30/25, 8:40 PM
Howard said...: Taiwan can't be feeling great.; 10/30/25, 8:42 PM
Inga said...: “The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger

By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.”

NYT; 10/30/25, 8:42 PM
Iman said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/30/25, 8:46 PM
Eva Marie said...: “Trump's reaction is from weakness”
If this was true (and I don’t think it is) then that’s even more reason that Schumer (if he cared for the people of the US) shouldn’t publicly be so insulting.; 10/30/25, 8:46 PM
BG said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/30/25, 8:46 PM
Iman said...: “It’s not treasonous to criticize…”

Just as it wasn’t treasonous for Teddy Kennedy to assist the Soviets or John “Do You Know Who I Am” Kerry to provide aid and comfort to the Sandinistas during the 80s.

Different rules and laws for Democrat shitbirds.; 10/30/25, 8:47 PM
Howard said...: America has a fierce what did you accomplish today attitude. Bringing up past success stories in the face of a huge flop screams insecure impotent fearful excuses of a LOSER, to use the Donald's favorite word.; 10/30/25, 8:47 PM
BG said...: Rosie O'Donnell's daughter has been hanging out in Wisconsin - soon at Taycheedah; 10/30/25, 8:48 PM
Eva Marie said...: To be so gleeful that your President is being do insulted, to make fun of South Korea, maybe think a little bit.; 10/30/25, 8:50 PM
Howard said...: Here's what we get out of it. Everything goes back to the way it was in terms of trade except for the American people will be taxed more for Chinese imports and we have Xi's pinky swear promise that he's going to look into the fentanyl precursor chemical issue.; 10/30/25, 8:50 PM
Iman said...: I think that was Glamour UK if I read it correctly, Big Mike.; 10/30/25, 8:51 PM
Inga said...: Trump has been successful in getting his followers to be distracted by his agenda of retribution instead of focusing on what is going on in the here and now with government shutdown, a policy of not negotiating, closing down of the House, millions losing food assistance, millions being laid off, ICE acting like storm troopers in our streets, Trumps plan to put the NG in every state as some sort of army against to be used against US citizens, the continued hiding of the Epstein files, yet what gets the blood moving in the veins of Trumpists is “getting” all those they see as having gone after Trump. Something is very wrong here.; 10/30/25, 8:51 PM
Eva Marie said...: “ America has a fierce what did you accomplish today attitude”
Then why were the bureaucrats were so outraged when DOGE asked them for 5 things they accomplished the previous week?; 10/30/25, 8:52 PM
Howard said...: Goodnight, you princes of Maine. You kings of New England; 10/30/25, 8:53 PM
Josephbleau said...: Overture, curtain, lights!
This is it, the night of nights
No more rehearsing or nursing a part
We know every part by heart!

Overture, curtain, lights!
This is it, we’ll hit the heights
And oh, what heights we’ll hit
On with the show, this is it!; 10/30/25, 8:53 PM
Iman said...: You’re asking too much of these folks, Eva Marie. They’ve been down on their luck for quite a while, clawing to get back to their basement perch… they have NO time to waste on thinking.; 10/30/25, 8:54 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Bill kristol didn't "fool me", he was a liar with hidden motives which he hid from his Conservative/Rightwing public. And Trump caused him to drop the mask.

Jonah Goldberg, David French, and Andy "Mueller is an honorable man" McCarthy were the same. And so was Jennifer Rubin, and a whole bunch of others.; 10/30/25, 8:54 PM
Inga said...: “Here's what we get out of it. Everything goes back to the way it was in terms of trade except for the American people will be taxed more for Chinese imports and we have Xi's pinky swear promise that he's going to look into the fentanyl precursor chemical issue.”

Trump created the shit show, then wants to be given credit for making the shit show slightly less odiferous.; 10/30/25, 8:55 PM
Beasts of England said...: ’They’ve been down on their luck for quite a while…’

Less than two weeks ago they were waving their little American flags and pretending to love our country. That ‘sell by’ date passed a lot quicker than I expected. lol; 10/30/25, 8:57 PM
Kakistocracy said...: I'm not clear about what was actually achieved by Trump. First he goes bananas and imposes absurd tariffs on China. Then China responds by restricting rare earth exports to the US and stops buying or reducing overall US agricultural imports, including soybeans, beef, pork, wheat, corn, and sorghum, in retaliation for US tariffs. Then Trump announces a backtracking and China eases off on countermeasures.

So what exactly has been accomplished and why is Trump crowing about reverting back to square one?; 10/30/25, 8:59 PM
Eva Marie said...: In remembrance of Michael K I’m posting this video he had featured on his blog - I give you Pinky the cat (otherwise known as son of a bitch) must be watched to the end for the full effect.
https://youtu.be/-ubQxtEukvw?si=YfhPhY2Ehy1Hpdbs; 10/30/25, 9:02 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Still rewatching some old "vintage" Saturday Night live shows from the 70s. While most of the shows are good/OK, with some great ones, there are some that worse than the SNL of today.

For example, there's the Louise Lasser show from 1976. Does anyone remember her? Anyway, she refused to do any sketches with any of the cast members except chevy chase. And so Lasser does a boring 6 minute opening monlogue. A boring 10 minute talk to audience at the end, an 8 minute film (written and starring herself), and a 4 minute sketch with a dog!

Even her sketch with chase involves no dialogue. Its a film by Weiss and she and Chase just stare at each other while the narration scrolls by on the screen for 3 minutes.

I been watching TV all my life, and never seen anything so bad.; 10/30/25, 9:02 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: "Inga's" obession with Tarriffs just proves she's a Gay man pretending. But I thought that was obvious years and years ago.; 10/30/25, 9:04 PM
Mason G said...: Prediction: Trump will do something tomorrow. Or not. Leftards will be outraged either way.; 10/30/25, 9:07 PM
Josephbleau said...: 100 years ago to this date, the Erie Canal opened the bounty of the Midwest US to the constipated markets of Europe. Kings and serfs lost to the productivity of those who tilled soil in freedom. Good men in England toiling for lords suffered for the gain of American free men. But the lords of England passed the corn laws.; 10/30/25, 9:07 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Reddit video: Big if true; 10/30/25, 9:09 PM
Eva Marie said...: Louise Lasser was Woody Allan’s second wife and she was the star of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. She was excellent.; 10/30/25, 9:11 PM
Inga said...: “"Inga's" obession with Tarriffs just proves she's a Gay man pretending. But I thought that was obvious years and years ago.”

Huh? RCOCEAN thinks people who are concerned about tariffs are “Gay men pretending”? These comments sections are getting weirder and weirder…; 10/30/25, 9:11 PM
Josephbleau said...: In hindsight, England has done everything to hobble its people. They sent away those that were criminal to Australia. England was an empire that politely and with theory, sucked blood. Much like Switzerland. but the result was to populate the new world with independent clear thinking people that would have not been acceptable in the UK. So to the UK I am in agreement with the us founding fathers and want no special relationship.; 10/30/25, 9:22 PM
pacwest said...: "Escape From New York"

They should get Trump to play Snake Pliscom in the upcoming version.; 10/30/25, 9:23 PM
Mr. T. said...: "Inga use your brain."

She's too busy getting moist over her fellow Nazi, Graham Platner and his SS tattoo.

Funny how there hasn't been a peep from her or Kak/Richsockpuppet/ActBluetroll about how bad Nazis are since it's been shown that they're all dems...; 10/30/25, 9:24 PM
Aggie said...: Alluded to by another poster earlier today: A number of Trump Administration officials having to move house to secure locations (military installations) because of heightened security concerns. Our toxic political environment (The Atlantic) https://archive.ph/POCZz

"...Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers...."; 10/30/25, 9:27 PM
Yancey Ward said...: The Erie Canal opened 200 years ago, not 100.; 10/30/25, 9:30 PM
Josephbleau said...: To explain further, the Scot’s and Irish and Cornish and welsh went out of England to the new world because they were not needed in England by the lords and were just open mouths wanting food.

But as a grand joke, the ones that landed in America destroyed the old English lords who held power by controlling food, they broke the monopoly power of the British elites; 10/30/25, 9:37 PM
Mary Beth said...: the Mafia is still around, and it's the same people.

The mafia is an idea, not an organization.; 10/30/25, 9:40 PM
Peachy said...: The left's obsession with tariffs makes me laugh. Unison outrage group-think for Penzy.

this also makes me laugh; 10/30/25, 9:40 PM
Peachy said...: Inag and her unattributed quotes/ fake quotes.; 10/30/25, 9:42 PM
Josephbleau said...: “The Erie Canal opened 200 years ago, not 100.“

Whell, fuck me running, what an incomprehensable asshole I am!; 10/30/25, 9:45 PM
Jim at said...: Inga use your brain.

Good one.; 10/30/25, 9:48 PM
Peachy said...: USA Today:
"Xi agreed to work "very hard" on curbing fentanyl precursors, Trump said after their meeting. "I think you're going to see some real action taken."

As a result, Trump said he would immediately halve a fentanyl-related tariff that had been at 20%. It will be immediately reduced to 10%. A variety of other tariffs are still in place, leaving the rate at 45-47% on certain Chinese imports."; 10/30/25, 9:50 PM
john mosby said...: Tcrosse: “ Harry has to be thinking, if Andy's big brother can do this to him, what can my big brother do to me?”

I’ve mentioned this before: Harry and Andrew are the two royals who’ve done the traditional role of younger sons: fight in their royal elders’ wars. No matter what sort of shitbags they may have become later, they deserve better treatment for that service alone.

Of course, the UK is bound and determined to prosecute all of its own soldiers for looking at a paddy crosseyed fifty years ago, so I guess the princes are getting the same deal as everyone else in the forces. CC, JSM; 10/30/25, 9:55 PM
Josephbleau said...: I worried about that for a little while but that’s all, per the John Hartford song. Yes I gotta mule her name is Sal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal. She hauled some barges in her day filled with lumber coal and hay and every inch of the way she knew from Albany to buffalo.; 10/30/25, 9:55 PM
Yancey Ward said...: The really funny thing about a lot of our recent tariff critics is that pretty much all of them support higher sales taxes and get wet between the legs thinking about implementing value-added taxes. What exactly would be wrong with a 20% tariff on all imports if all the revenue were either devoted to paying down the national debt or cutting the payroll taxes?; 10/30/25, 9:58 PM
Peachy said...: What Mamdamni will bring to America; 10/30/25, 9:58 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Huh? RCOCEAN thinks people who are concerned about tariffs are “Gay men pretending”?

No, I think you "inga" - are a Gay man pretending to be a woman on the "net". Your obsession with tariffs is just more proof of the assertion.; 10/30/25, 10:04 PM
Original Mike said...: "A number of Trump Administration officials having to move house to secure locations (military installations) because of heightened security concerns."

Unfortunately, that's probably wise. Especially those with a family.; 10/30/25, 10:21 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: What if Japan could survive by turning themselves into a retirement country?; 10/30/25, 10:21 PM
Josephbleau said...: The most distinguishing characteristic of the English is their pure bloodymindedness. Similar to Europe and Viking Scandinavia. Britain was the most successful, and brutal of them all and Churchill was their champion. All the post Belgian Congo slaver Dutch slavers have learned to be pussies. They need to know that they are not guilty of what their parents did.; 10/30/25, 10:28 PM
Inga said...: “No, I think you "inga" - are a Gay man pretending to be a woman on the "net". Your obsession with tariffs is just more proof of the assertion.”

LOL, ok, whatever. But tell me why would a “Gay man” be obsessed with tariffs more than a 73 year old grandmother?; 10/30/25, 10:34 PM
Josephbleau said...: 50,000 Brits with good rifles could rule all of India, why? Because they knew that justice for the individual was the way to go.; 10/30/25, 10:35 PM
Josephbleau said...: The fact that the court of world justice is in king Leopoldo’s Belgium is a satanic joke.; 10/30/25, 10:40 PM
Jupiter said...: "Yes I gotta mule her name is Sal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal."
It's 16, not 15. and it's "years", not "miles". 16 years on the Erie Canal.
"We've pulled some barges in our day, filled with lumber, coal and hay, and she knows every inch of the way from Albany to Buffalo."; 10/30/25, 11:27 PM
Jupiter said...: Which is a lot more than 15 miles.; 10/30/25, 11:29 PM
wildswan said...: Mamdani is a just a guy who knows you can fool some of the people all of the time and he's good to go with that because it's enough to win an election in NYC. After that he has to govern. The NYC electorate has changed substantially since Covid with hundreds of thousands leaving for a better life in small towns. They have been replaced to an unknown extent by migrants. The city is still a good place to be a politician who is trying to enrich himself and the Socialists are looking forward to the good days. Giddy, you know. But overall, an unaffordable city is voting in an unaffordable reformer. The divorce will be bitter.; 10/30/25, 11:35 PM
Jupiter said...: A mule is a cross between (check notes) a male donkey and a female horse. Sal would probably be sterile. Perhaps getting to know every inch of the way from Albany to Buffalo would be her idea of a good use of her time. Time is a strange thing, it passes at a rate of one second per second, no matter what you do.; 10/30/25, 11:35 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Mandingo isn't going to change a Goddamn thing in NYC. He's a fake, a fraud. He talks far-left, but has already signalled he'll be reasonable.

OMG, he's a X. he's a Y. No - he's just another fake like Bernie Sanders. Its fun watching all the "usual suspects" get upset. But in reality if elected Mayor - he wont be any different than Adams.; 10/30/25, 11:42 PM
Jupiter said...: "Mamdani is a just a guy who knows you can fool some of the people all of the time and he's good to go with that because it's enough to win an election in NYC."
Oh, bilge. Mamdani is, in effect, an actor. Someone with money conducted a search for a useful tool, and Mamdani is what he came up with. Just like AOC. A ditzy twat, with zero occupational experience suddenly decides to run for office. Obviously, she's a property. She was bought, and she has been paid for.
The United States is the most powerful nation on the Earth. Various people, with immense resources, have been investigating how best to bring that nation under their control, or at least weaken it to the point that it cannot foil their schemes. They have identified "Our Democracy" as the weakest point in our system of government. And they have developed programs to recruit promising prospects who can be groomed and sold. Gavin Newsome? Katie Hobbes?; 10/30/25, 11:43 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Biden tried to put Trump in jail. Everyone yaws. We Biden's DOJ was wiretapping Republican Senators. Everyone yawns. Biden opened the borders and refused to enforce the immigration laws. Everyone yawns.

Remember Antifa? Remember Kirk who was murdered by some Leftist? But all people care about is the NYC mayor. Who zero power to do anything.; 10/30/25, 11:45 PM
Eva Marie said...: RCOCEAN II, it may seem that way. But it’s not so. Just the three or four malcontents who post here. But the Democrats Party is losing voters. What I have found is that my friends who voted for Trump reluctantly, who had voted Democrat in the past, they have said they will never vote Democrat again. When independent voters and former Democrats see the disrespect the ICE offers are met with, their resolve becomes stronger. People like Inga don’t realize that their disrespect only turns people away from the Democrats Party.; 10/30/25, 11:54 PM
Jupiter said...: At the time this nation was created, the founders took it for granted that the franchise would be limited to male property-owners. They didn't write it into the Constitution, but neither did they write that slaves, women and dogs couldn't vote. They imagined the need for that precaution to be self-evident.
You can say what you like about that approach to governance. But they clearly stated their aims; "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Nothing about left-handed lesbians.; 10/30/25, 11:55 PM
Eva Marie said...: Also the cheering from the left at Charlie Kirk’s death, that really disgusted people. I was surprised how many relatively apolitical people were just repulsed. The more Inga and her kind trample all over the things we hold dear, the more voters move away from the Democrats Oarty.; 10/31/25, 12:06 AM
Kevin said...: My purpose in posting Trump’s response to Schumer is to shine a light on Trump’s behavior moving ever closer to that of an autocratic leader.

Sure, because Schumer has a right to his opinion but Trump does not.; 10/31/25, 12:07 AM
wildswan said...: There's great story out about Governor Newsom. Apparently he has been pitching the story that he grew up, - Wonder Bread, Mac'nCheese whatever he could find on the bare shelves when, he, a poor semi-abandoned latchkey kid came home, up hill both ways in the snows of California. But really he was the son of the man who managed J Paul Gettys fortune and the Gettys helped him get started with a real estate deal. So this story of poor little Gavin is just the only kind of snow you get in his California.

https://stevehayward.substack.com/p/plumpgavin; 10/31/25, 12:24 AM
john mosby said...: My ole mule has got a smile on his face
He's been a mule so long he's forgot about his race
I'm like that ole mule, like him I dont give a damn
You got to take me as I am
- Taj Mahal
CC, JSM; 10/31/25, 1:51 AM
john mosby said...: Lem: "What if Japan could survive by turning themselves into a retirement country?"

Nah, they will survive by hiring themselves out as Geriatric Mercenary Gundam! CC, JSM; 10/31/25, 1:54 AM
gadfly said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/31/25, 3:34 AM
wendybar said...: Looks like they may have found all of Harry Reids missing victims....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15244621/300-piles-human-remains-las-Vegas-desert-ashes.html; 10/31/25, 3:46 AM
rhhardin said...: You can't fool all the people all of the time, but if you can do it just once, it lasts for four years. - Roger Price; 10/31/25, 4:19 AM
rehajm said...: John Cochrane on Fed Independence; 10/31/25, 5:31 AM
Big Mike said...: Nothing about left-handed lesbians.

@Jupiter, they’re covered in the 28th Amendment.; 10/31/25, 6:46 AM
narciso said...: I included the coffee and covid link; 10/31/25, 7:33 AM
Rusty said...: Howard @ 8:27

Why are you assuming Trump lost?
You're assuming there is no corresponding downside for Xi.; 10/31/25, 7:57 AM
narciso said...: Because hes always wrong; 10/31/25, 8:02 AM
Howard said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/31/25, 8:34 AM
Howard said...: Rusty, Gemini AI Says:

Specific downsides and impacts include:
Reduced Exports to the US: US tariffs have made many Chinese products less competitive, leading to a significant drop in the volume of goods shipped from China to the US. For instance, in the first eight months of 2025, exports to the US shrank by 15.5%.
Economic Slowdown: The tariffs contribute to China's domestic economic challenges, which include a prolonged property downturn, deflation, and dampened consumer confidence. Goldman Sachs estimated that sustained tariffs could reduce China's real GDP by 2.6 percentage points, with most of that impact felt in 2025.
Trade Diversion and Supply Chain Adjustments: Chinese companies and global supply chains have had to adjust to the tariffs, with businesses seeking alternative sourcing options in countries like Mexico, India, and other Southeast Asian nations.
Concessions in Negotiations: To secure a recent trade truce and avoid further tariff escalation (such as a 100% tariff threat), China had to make specific concessions. These included:
Agreeing to resume large purchases of American agricultural products, specifically soybeans.
Suspending its own recently imposed export controls on critical rare earth minerals and related technology.
Committing to greater cooperation in cracking down on the export of fentanyl precursor chemicals to the US.
Suspending retaliatory port fees on US-linked ships.
Ongoing Uncertainty: Despite the recent truce, the underlying structural rivalry and the risk of renewed friction persist, creating a prolonged period of strategic uncertainty for Chinese businesses and policymakers.; 10/31/25, 8:41 AM
Howard said...: So for all of the hardball trade negotiations with China, Trump's team was able to restrict access to our markets by 15 to 16% and eliminate port fees for us flagged ships.

Everything else stays the same.; 10/31/25, 8:45 AM
Jamie said...: Our host has already addressed the question of "retribution... for what?"

I try to resist the easy platitudes about the left - that they always accuse the right of what they themselves are doing or want to do, that they're like 13-year-old girls railing against their "stupid" parents but assuming their parents will keep on feeding, housing, and clothing them, that in fits of pique they've abandoned their childhood faiths and traditions only to create cultic replacements out of whole - if moldy - cloth... But they do and say so many things that fit right in.; 10/31/25, 8:51 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Josephbleau said...

"To explain further, the Scot’s and Irish and Cornish and welsh went out of England to the new world because they were not needed in England by the lords and were just open mouths wanting food.

But as a grand joke, the ones that landed in America destroyed the old English lords who held power by controlling food, they broke the monopoly power of the British elites."

Yes, and beyond that, they were intended to be cannon fodder for the conflicts with the First Nations (now my preferred term - after all, by virtue of being born here, I'm a Native American). What actually happened is that the Scots-Irish honed their fighting skills and whupped the Brits and Loyalists at the Battle if Cowpens.

I recommend James Webb's book "Born Fighting " for some history about his kin (and mine).; 10/31/25, 9:23 AM
Sweetie said...: There was a Camptown man, used to plow and sing
He loved that mule and the mule loved him
When the day got long as it does about now
I'd hear him singing to his mule cow
Calling 'Come on my sweet old girl,
I'd bet the whole damn world,
That we're going to make it, yet to the end of the row'; 10/31/25, 11:22 AM
Marcus Bressler said...: Unfortunately (for them), none of my Democrat acquaintances or family members have relinquished their admiration for the Left. My brother has doubled down. My mother DID raise one fool for a son, and it is him.; 10/31/25, 11:26 AM
Rusty said...: Sorry, Howard, I don't trust AI.
What you have to keep in mind vis a vis China is that we are the customer. The customer has a lot of leverage.; 10/31/25, 1:37 PM
Kakistocracy said...: China ‘made a real mistake’ by ‘firing shots’ on rare earths, says Scott Bessent ~ FT

'US Treasury secretary says US will protect itself from supply shocks in 12-24 months'

How about semiconductors, Mr. Bessent? Do you think that will be a US bargaining chip (no pun intended) in 3-5 years?; 10/31/25, 6:06 PM