Althouse: Sunrise

October 11, 2025

Sunrise — 7:08.

Talk about whatever you want in the comments.

38 comments:

Saint Croix said...: I don't know why, but youtube thinks I'm in love with Larry Bird. Every time I go there, I'm flooded with NBA legends talking about Larry Bird. I keep clicking on the damn things, that's my problem.

Anyway, here is Charles Barkley explaining how he saved Larry Bird, and got fined for his trouble.; 10/11/25, 6:40 PM
Original Mike said...: My Tivo thinks I'm gay.; 10/11/25, 6:49 PM
Jaq said...: "“The working men have no country.” - Communist Manifesto

ChatGPT on Bolshevism:
"The socialist transformation would dissolve the economic basis for borders.

Humanity would eventually organize itself into a worldwide commonwealth."

These ideas sound kind of familiar... They didn't work out for the Soviets, but that doesn't mean that these ideas have died. What Lenin believed was that you used nationalism as a tool to gain power, because it was a powerful way to organize people, but eventually, the nation used for tactical reasons, and solely to gain control, would be destroyed, in other words, "We would have no nation, and be happy."; 10/11/25, 6:57 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Loved that bit from Sir Charles. The NBA, and the fans, got so Goddamn lucky in the 80s and 90s. Dr J and the 76ers, Magic, Bird, MJ, Barkley, the Detroit Bad boys, stockon and Malone, Ewing and the knicks. Price and Brad Dougherty, even Golden State had Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway.

Great stars. Charisma and competitiveness squared. God its been 25 years.; 10/11/25, 6:59 PM
Jaq said...: Germany and the UK are finding out about the above.

Trotsky was a big believer in dissolving national borders too, of course bringing all nations, after they had been blended out of existence, of course, under a single control, which was supposed to wither away, in the utopia created, but we all know that once control is established over a population, it is never surrendered.

The only difference between what the Soviets tried to do out of Moscow, is it is now the Globalists out of Davos running the show.

"True Marxists must work toward a Fourth International — a renewed global movement for world revolution, untainted by Stalin’s “national communism.” - Trotskyism? Or globalism?

"“All power to the Soviets!” - Lenin? or the Globalists running countries like Canada, Germany, the UK, France, etc?

Col Douglas McGregor dropped a comment in a video that the globalists were basically pushing warmed over Bolshevism, and you know what? I think that he is right.; 10/11/25, 7:06 PM
Saint Croix said...: Best Trash Talker Ever; 10/11/25, 7:11 PM
Ann Althouse said...: Good luck to the Brewers!; 10/11/25, 7:15 PM
Saint Croix said...: My Tivo thinks I'm gay.

My iPhone thinks I'm a woman. And not a hot woman, either. My iPhone thinks I'm a grandma. What the hell did I click on? Seriously.; 10/11/25, 7:18 PM
narciso said...: https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethnickson/p/we-hurl-our-most-precious-treasure; 10/11/25, 7:24 PM
Saint Croix said...: Althouse has a new "Unfazed by rats..." subhead.

I feel like I missed a meeting.; 10/11/25, 7:26 PM
Saint Croix said...: Roger Stone is...

Ratfucker; 10/11/25, 7:27 PM
buwaya said...: McGregor like all his ilk are uneducated idiots. The Liberal consensus was "globalist" for hundreds of years before any Marxist, Trotskyist or Davosite. It is, economically, purely expedient, and states that ran on economic expediency, like 18th-19th century Britain, were there before all the scribblers.

As for centralization, this was another flavor of liberal. This was the state-centric "liberalism" of Jean-Baptiste Colbert and much later, of the French Revolution. The first openly (as opposed to effectively) "liberal" war was the first Carlist war of 1833-1840, the real objective of which was to centralize power in Spain, and crush the traditional regional autonomy. Its no accident that the UK openly backed the Liberal government (look up the battle of Oriamendi).

Centralized rule, "liberal" modern administration btw, was a goal of the Czarist regime since Peter the Great. Putin is his successor, and the Ukrainian war is just another instance of the Carlist wars.

The official Catholic political ideology (which they like to forget), subsidiarity, supports the Carlist cause, and local rule (and thus the Ukrainian cause). It was eventually instituted as opposition to the policy of another "liberal", Otto von Bismarck.; 10/11/25, 7:36 PM
buwaya said...: On Spain and the Empire - the Spanish national/imperial motto, on its coat of arms and thus its flag, is that of Carlos I/Charles V - "plus ultra" - "go beyond". As a stated purpose, nothing is bolder, more adventurous, more courageous I think. And so Spain did, until the limits and realities of this world ended that. "Plus Ultra" is my vote for the name of the first starship.; 10/11/25, 7:47 PM
The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...: “My Tivo thinks I'm gay.”

More likely it thinks you’re your wife. Or your daughter-in-law.

Mine does and I loathe Hallmark and horror in equal measure.; 10/11/25, 8:04 PM
Jaq said...: The erasure of ethnic nations is not a traditional feature of empire, though it happens when the levels of tech are too disportionate. Empire is as old as mass production of weapons.; 10/11/25, 8:05 PM
Rocco said...: Saint Croix said...
“My iPhone thinks I'm a woman. And not a hot woman, either. My iPhone thinks I'm a grandma. What the hell did I click on? Seriously.”

My iPad thinks I am perpetually bra shopping. My wife has trouble finding bras that fit comfortably. She borrowed my iPad ONE TIME to check out a custom bra site, and now I am perpetually seeing ads with pretty, fit women modeling underwear or fitness wear. Lately they’ve branched out into modeling minidresses or other semi-formal evening wear.

Thanks, babe!; 10/11/25, 8:09 PM
Jaq said...: Suggested ChatGPT or Grok prompt: "Can the US manufacture F-35s without Chinese rare earth minerals?"; 10/11/25, 8:19 PM
JaimeRoberto said...: My computer thinks I'm gay
What's the difference anyway
When all that people do all day
Is stare into a phone?

-Placebo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p21YfobjaVA; 10/11/25, 8:28 PM
Kakistocracy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/11/25, 8:29 PM
Narr said...: My computer thinks you're all gay.

NTTAWWT.; 10/11/25, 8:33 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Trump threatens extra 100% tariff as he retaliates against China ~ WSJ

China's action mirrors the US Commerce Department's action a week earlier on September 29th:
"Beijing’s announcement this week amounts to a Chinese version of the extraterritorial “foreign direct product rule” that Washington has used to require companies from third countries to obtain licenses to export chips with US content to China. " ~ FT

It is still tit-for-tat, however much Trump acts innocent and asks "Where did this come from" China continues its policy of not lying down, but responding reciprocally.

China hawks are not getting the security briefings from the DOD that Trump is getting: that in a matter of months after China imposes a rare earths embargo, US jet fighters won't be able to take off. Trump currently has no hand to play, and Beijing knows it. It will take the US at least 20 years to reverse the rare earths mistake. How long will it take China to achieve semiconductor independence? Deep Seek gives Beijing hope. All Trump can do now is to bluster sufficiently in the hope of getting the best deal he can. Meanwhile, he has to hope Jensen and Nvidia can stay ahead enough of the Chinese engineers to give Beijing incentive to continue to negotiate.; 10/11/25, 8:33 PM
Kakistocracy said...: "Jared, Pete, JD did you guys all get your put option orders ready?"

"Yes boss"

"Good, let me tweet"

/BREAKING: Look at this.

A new crypto account was opened yesterday morning.

30 minutes BEFORE Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on China, it added a huge multi-million dollar levered Bitcoin short position, per YF.

The market dumped.

The trader made a profit of $192 million in two hours.

Unusual./ ~ unusual_whales @unusual_whales
6:31 AM · Oct 11, 2025
https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1976973805999603795; 10/11/25, 8:40 PM
Christopher B said...: Rocco, my wife has, to my knowledge, never borrowed my phone but I get the same kind of ads in WWF. The only thing I can think of is some sort of address matching for mail order deliveries is going on, coupled with demographic assumptions about who plays games.; 10/11/25, 8:41 PM
Big Mike said...: Anyone sufficiently appalled by the behavior of Abigail Spanberger and her supporters should consider donating to the campaign of Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears by clicking on the large red "donate" box here.

If you thinks Democrat Jay James was wildly out of line with his desire to that the Republican Speaker of the House Todd Gilbert be shot in the head and his children die in their mother's arms, you can consider donating to his opponent, the incumbent Virginia Attorney General whose fairness and capabilities have been demonstrated for the past four years here.

And one can donate to Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears' running mate, John Reid, here.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.; 10/11/25, 8:43 PM
Christopher B said...: Saint Croix, rats explained; 10/11/25, 8:44 PM
Christopher B said...: From Legal Insurrection, the Republican Attorneys General Association reports recent polls showing Jason Miyares now leading the Virginia AG race by two points with Jay Jones taking a 21 point dive in favorability. They just spent over $4 million this week on the race, raising their total spend to over $8 million.

Hopefully some of this leaks over to the Gubernatorial election.; 10/11/25, 8:50 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...: Saint Croix said...

Althouse has a new "Unfazed by rats..." subhead.

Subhead is apt. A few years back Althouse used to post drawings she'd done of cartoon rats.; 10/11/25, 8:53 PM
Saint Croix said...: Rats! I forgot the rats.; 10/11/25, 9:27 PM
Saint Croix said...: thanks Christopher, I missed that one; 10/11/25, 9:28 PM
Saint Croix said...: I am perpetually seeing ads with pretty, fit women modeling underwear or fitness wear. Lately they’ve branched out into modeling minidresses or other semi-formal evening wear.

You are a lucky bastard. I am perpetually seeing ads with overweight 60-year-olds jumping up and down, unhappy with their bras. And offering me a real deal.; 10/11/25, 9:34 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: My kid brother suffers 2 loses with Yankees and CHICAGO TEAM. Go Brewers. 1st time since 2018 next up real challenge..LA.. NLCS coming up; 10/11/25, 9:51 PM
Jim at said...: My Tivo thinks I'm gay.

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story; 10/11/25, 9:54 PM
Tortillapete said...: As an SF Giants fan stuck in LA, I'll be pulling for you guys with all my heart (don't tell my wife please)...; 10/11/25, 9:55 PM
Dave Begley said...: At least you have the Brewers.; 10/11/25, 9:57 PM
Ann Althouse said...: Yay! Brewers won!; 10/11/25, 9:58 PM
Jaq said...: If TiVo thinks you are gay, how to set it straight - WSJ, November 2002.; 10/11/25, 10:00 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: 'Hurting farmers': Trump admin just made an 'unusual acknowledgement' about its policies
Donald Trump's administration just made an "unusual acknowledgement" about its immigration policies, according to a new report Saturday.
In a weekend article called "Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices. In an unusual acknowledgement, the Labor Department said that tougher immigration enforcement is hurting farmers and the food supply.(no duh)
Everything Donald Trump does turns to crap/
The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply. The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.
Unless the Department acts immediately to provide a source of stable and lawful labor, this threat will grow. The official document reportedly states. “The Department concludes that qualified and eligible U.S. workers will not make themselves available in sufficient numbers."
Labor shortage tied to food supply risks
According to the report, "The American Prospect first reported on the Labor Department’s comments that immigration policies are endangering the food supply and that American workers are unwilling to take agricultural jobs."
The Labor Department’s comments appear to be the first time that the Trump administration has publicly acknowledged that its hallmark immigration policy , sealing the border and deporting undocumented immigrants , threatens labor shortages and higher food prices," according to the outlet's reporting. However, economists have been sounding the alarm since Trump campaigned on the issue during last year’s presidential election.
Mid westerners cut their own throats voting for this knucklehead. They didn't learn after his 1st debacle of a term. They had to be bailed out back then ,sometimes you do get what you deserve. He hasn't taken long to FUK up things and its just gonna get worse. Unfortunately we have a spineless Congress who have surrendered any type of governing and an in the tank SCOTUS so Americans gonna just have to deal with it. Wont be the first nitwit in charge but he is the biggest criminal. God bless America trumps brownshirts are on the move.; 10/11/25, 10:06 PM
Original Mike said...: AI Search Assist: "The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers played Game 5 of their series today, which ended in a tie at 2-2 after the 8th inning. "

ooooo-kay…; 10/11/25, 10:09 PM