Althouse: What a soft and gentle sunrise this morning.

June 15, 2022

What a soft and gentle sunrise this morning.

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28 comments:

Another old lawyer said...: Thanks for recommending 'A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs' podcast by Andrew Hickey. Extremely enjoyable and educational.; 6/15/22, 7:57 PM
farmgirl said...: Opal morning skies:
Sooth the soul and bless the eyes-
Althousian dawn.; 6/15/22, 8:14 PM
Josephbleau said...: I breathe a free air. The sky agrees that this is the way. Light shines when it is not hidden, even in time.; 6/15/22, 8:20 PM
Clyde said...: I will second what 'Another old lawyer' said about that podcast series. I found out a few days ago that it was available on Amazon Music and have been listening to it. I'm up to about Episode 28, so I still have a lot of the back catalog to catch up on.; 6/15/22, 8:26 PM
Creola Soul said...: Biden’s letter to the oil companies will backfire in his face. He has violated the lawyers admonition to never ask a question that you care about the answer to. The next news cycle will be the oil company’s predictable responses. They will inform the President that no CEO will commit to invest one red cent in production as long as he insists we will eliminate fossil fuels by 2035. They will also say that the payback period for an investment is about ten years and that energy policy needs to be stable for decades to ensure investment. They will also point out there is no immediate fix but that, given the decade long investment timeframe, certain decisions need to be made now …..and stick with them. Reauthorize Keystone, open federal lands for drilling, start approving drilling permits and authorize the construction of new pipelines, for starters.
The next news cycle should be a highlight of the Biden Administration’s fa8led policies.; 6/15/22, 8:28 PM
Narr said...: Biden's Admin is very like what Churchill said about the Bolshies, newly in power in Russia:
government by theorists.

The US Senate is just about the worst possible place to look for executive leadership. Biden never ran anything more complicated than . . . Biden has never had to run anything except his corrupt, lying mouth.

Somehow we've arrived at a state where the Senate is the Pool of Presumptive Presidents.

Why?; 6/15/22, 8:56 PM
Josephbleau said...: Governors should always be the presumptive presidents.; 6/15/22, 9:28 PM
Lucien said...: How did WaPo summon the common sense to fire Sonmez, but not Lorenz?; 6/15/22, 9:37 PM
Curious George said...: Nice pictures but they ignore the shitstorm...and it's not weather related...that's coming.; 6/15/22, 9:40 PM
Narr said...: Gubernators can at least claim some familiarity with the executive role; far from a guarantee of competence, granted, but a window into temperament etc.

It's too late for me to compare former governors to former senators as prez right now, but only Truman that I can think of was up to the challenges--and they were great. Andy Johnson was bloody awful . . . then Truman, JFK (overrated), LBJ (had the sense to slither out), Humphrey, McGovern, Wally Mondale, Dole, Sore/Loserman, the egregious Kerry, McCain, the O-man, La Hilary, and the whole set of noobs and numpties of both parties that Trump showed the proper amount of deference to--i.e. none.; 6/15/22, 9:49 PM
Jaq said...: So now the def is running out. Turns out that the main ingredient, the one that allows Diesel trucks to start since the rules were written that way, mostly comes from Russia. This war never would have happened because Donald Trump would not have written that letter to Ukraine promising them entry into NATO last November. Trump only wanted peace. and prosperity, which is why he had to go, and so many of the commenters here were so carefully taught to hate him. Trump had no interest in goading the bear, or China either, which Biden is also doing.; 6/15/22, 10:05 PM
Jaq said...: On twitter "COVID has finally met its maker."; 6/15/22, 10:13 PM
Readering said...: So the guy at Google (now suspended) says his statement that AI there has become sentient is based on his religious beliefs.; 6/15/22, 10:28 PM
Drago said...: As a public service for the Althouse lefties:

Elon Musk is African-American.

Kamala is not.

Discuss.; 6/15/22, 10:32 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I like the unusual colors.

We had a weather hot spot near 100 degrees early afternoon South Georgia.

For the first time I saw a big rig’s tire come apart. A little unsettling.; 6/15/22, 10:42 PM
Gospace said...: Another day, another study, about increased myocarditis and pericarditis in people who've had the dreaded covid.

Study here: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/8/2219/htm

Important takeaway is this: In the current large population study of subjects, who were not vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, we observed no increase in the incidence of myocarditis or pericarditis from day 10 after positive SARS-CoV-2.

Still unvaxxed, still covid free.; 6/15/22, 10:44 PM
Humperdink said...: > Several years ago, due to a job transfer, I travelled eastbound on I-80 through Pennsylvania every Sunday night. It was wall-to-wall tractor trailers heading for New York City. If the US runs short on diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) and trucks are shutdown, these major cites will get clobbered first.

> Biden has flatly stated he wants to shutdown the fossil fuel industry. Why would the oil companies invest in any additional exploration or production?

> There has not been a new oil refinery built in the US in decades. Chevron's CEO has stated there will never be another refinery built in the US.

> Tim is right, this is Biden's war. Giving Putin the impression Ukraine was about to be a newly minted NATO member was the fuse.; 6/16/22, 5:30 AM
West TX Intermediate Crude said...: Monkeypox is poised to get a new name, the World Health Organization says, after scientists recently criticized the current name as "discriminatory and stigmatizing."

Monkeypox combines the best of AIDS and "COVID." It's spread by anal intercourse and comes from a politically inconvenient geographic location.

The smartest people in the world will devote several think cycles to coming up with a new name.

I predict they will call it MAGAPox.; 6/16/22, 5:38 AM
Humperdink said...: Ford Motor Company's new electric truck, the Lightning, has a range 230-320 miles depending on the battery pack. If towing, the range is cut in half. Sounds practical to me.; 6/16/22, 5:47 AM
West TX Intermediate Crude said...: I remember from my organic chem course back in the 70s that chemists once thought that organic chemicals existed but could never be created synthetically due to the "holy" characteristics of carbon-based life. Organic chemistry originated when a German chemist named Wohler synthesized urea, a very simple organic molecule, disproving the theory of Vitalism and launching the modern world. This was first published in 1828. Urea is the active ingredient in DEF, referred to above by Humperdink. The only other ingredient in DEF is water.

President Biden has set us back two centuries- we'll have to learn how to manufacture urea again. Until we do that, Diesel trucks will shut down without DEF. The interstates will no longer be crowded with trucks bringing vital goods to market. The good news is that the cities will starve.; 6/16/22, 5:50 AM
Another old lawyer said...: What timing with my first comment above. Among today's Celebrity Birthdays is Lamont Dozier, age 81, identified as part of the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team. I would have said "Who?" before listening to Andrew Hickey.; 6/16/22, 6:07 AM
wendybar said...: A real investigation would have ignited argumentation, cross-examination, and disagreements - the sort of give-and-take for which congressional committees are famous.

https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2022/06/16/what-the-january-6-committee-might-have-been-n2608827; 6/16/22, 6:30 AM
wendybar said...: I CANNOT wait. What is she going to do, plead the 5th?? WE all know she is the one who decided Not to have the National Guard because Trump requested them.
https://therightscoop.com/breaking-steve-bannon-to-go-to-trial-so-he-says-hes-gonna-have-pelosi-subpoenaed-to-testify/; 6/16/22, 6:34 AM
wendybar said...: THIS right here, is why most Americans don't give a shit about the Progressive hype about Climate Change. Is this what he has at all 4 of his mansions?? People who voted for Hope and Change got what they deserve. Obama was your hope and he changed America....he divided us.
Congratulations. King Obama got what he wanted.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/06/king-hypocrite-obama-install-massive-2500-gallons-commercial-propane-tank-seaside-home-marthas-vineyard/; 6/16/22, 8:59 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Finally! Schiff fer Brains has the evidence and The Donald is gonna fry! Those walls be closing in for the __th time.; 6/16/22, 9:07 AM
Curious George said...: "Humperdink said...
Ford Motor Company's new electric truck, the Lightning, has a range 230-320 miles depending on the battery pack. If towing, the range is cut in half. Sounds practical to me."

It's fine for work trucks that drive to the worksite, sit all day, and then drive back to the shop. And in addition to lower "fuel" costs, they have less maintenance. A lot less moving parts than ICE. Fleet managers will love them.; 6/16/22, 9:10 AM
Humperdink said...: The Ford Lightning would make a great $50,000 farm truck.; 6/16/22, 9:21 AM
Jaq said...: When I was in high school I worked on a farm that had a 20-year old truck from the '50s, totally beat to crap, with 10,000 miles on it. So yeah, if the price was right, it would be very useful, with the power source aspect a bonus.

What I can't figure out about the J6 meetings is, if what Trump was trying to do, extend the clock and have is day in court before the state legislatures, why did Nancy propose the electoral count act?; 6/16/22, 12:39 PM