Althouse: Lake Mendota

January 31, 2024

Lake Mendota — 11:37 a.m.

66 comments:

Kai Akker said...: She's calling to you, Althouse. She's begging you! And Dave Begley, you could be charitable to this suffering woman, couldn't you?

--- [Kathy] Griffin, who infamously posed with the simulated severed head of the then-President Donald Trump in a 2017 photoshoot, recently took to social media to post a video in which she begged people to buy ticket to her shows.

“I’m gonna be honest with you guys. I had another voice surgery two days ago, so my voice is sounding better, I think. And yet, I have COVID and I’m heartbroken because I’m getting divorced,” Griffin began. “It’s all about the tour, man. Just freaking get me to opening night in Des Moines. And Omaha is not selling well. First of all, there’s not enough people there.”

“I need comedy fans to come out and see me in Kansas City,” she continued. “Come on! I need sell-outs. I’ve been through hell. I’ve been through so much crap since my last tour. I actually just have to laugh at it. I just have to laugh. So please…”

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/kathy-griffin-begs-fans-to-come-to-her-comedy-shows-admits-tickets-are-not-selling-well/; 1/31/24, 6:07 PM
Narr said...: Two NYC cops get assaulted by a gang of illegalaliens and most of them are back on the street within hours. Not that that should surprise anyone who has paid attention.

What struck me was that the releasees were latino types with anglo first names--wilson, darwin, yarvon and another I've forgotten. They were an ugly lot to be sure, and only the tip of an iceberg of crime and chaos.

FJB.; 1/31/24, 7:06 PM
Jaq said...: Looks like a Delaware judge just took away billions from Elon Musk. Delaware... Is that the corrupt state from which hales Joe Biden? Yes it is.

The first woman to head the Delaware Chancery Court just found a way to remove 25% of Elon Musk's wealth, and reduce his stake in Tesla from 20% to 13%.

From 2018 to 2022, Musk took zero salary for running Tesla, and was compensated only through stock options received if he met 12 performance goals.

He met the goals, and Tesla shareholders saw their share value increase from $50B to $600B. Musk transformed Tesla from a struggling electric car maker to a leviathan worth more than all other American car makers combined.

He got less than 10% of that windfall.

Now that Tesla shareholders have collected the payoff from his work, Judge Kathaleen McCormick says they don't have to honor the pay deal.

A quote from her decision: "This court dares to go where no court has gone before.". In other words, make it up as she goes along, in order to punish enemies of the regime.; 1/31/24, 8:11 PM
Jaq said...: I wonder if this could force him to sell Twitter, if he borrowed against his stock to buy it.; 1/31/24, 8:13 PM
Dave Begley said...: Ann Coulter, “ Americans killed by Islamic terrorists in Islamic lands so far this year: 3.

Americans killed by third-worlders who entered our country illegally so far this year: 150.

I'm not even counting the 100,000 Americans who die annually of fentanyl and meth delivered by Mexican drug cartels. That's 270 deaths a day right there.”; 1/31/24, 8:15 PM
BarrySanders20 said...: Downloaded the 1098 from the mortgage holder tonight. Interest paid in 2023: $11,111.11.

It goes to 11; 1/31/24, 8:27 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I'm just parking this here

Don't believe what your eyes tell you... they are probably MAGA eyes or something.; 1/31/24, 8:39 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Headline: "George Conway Rips the New York Times for ‘Projecting Normality’ Onto Donald Trump: ‘I Hate This’"

I can hardly wait.; 1/31/24, 8:59 PM
MadTownGuy said...: Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data, Climate Experts Say

Excerpt:

"Not only was 2023 the warmest year in NOAA’s 174-year climate record—it was the warmest by far,” said Sarah Kapnick, NOAA’s chief scientist.
“A warming planet means we need to be prepared for the impacts of climate change that are happening here and now, like extreme weather events that become both more frequent and severe.”

But a growing chorus of climate scientists are saying the temperature readings are faulty and that the trillions of dollars pouring in are based on a problem that doesn’t exist.

More than 90 percent of NOAA’s temperature monitoring stations have a heat bias, according to Anthony Watts, a meteorologist, senior fellow for environment and climate at The Heartland Institute, author of climate website Watts Up With That, and director of a study that examined NOAA’s climate stations.
“And with that large of a number, over 90 percent, the methods that NOAA employs to try to reduce this don’t work because the bias is so overwhelming,” Mr. Watts told The Epoch Times.

“The few stations that are left that are not biased because they are, for example, outside of town in a field and are an agricultural research station that’s been around for 100 years ... their data gets completely swamped by the much larger set of biased data. There’s no way you can adjust that out.

[snip]

Meteorologist Roy Spencer agreed.

“The surface thermometer data still have spurious warming effects due to the urban heat island, which increases over time,” Mr. Spencer said.

He is the principal research scientist at the University of Alabama, the U.S. Science Team leader for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite, and the recipient of NASA’s Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal for his work with satellite-based temperature monitoring.

Mr. Spencer also said computerized climate models used to drive changes in energy policy are even more faulty.

The agency [NOAA] estimates that “daytime temperatures in urban areas are 1–7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures in outlying areas, and nighttime temperatures are about 2–5 degrees Fahrenheit higher.”
Consequently, NOAA requires all its climate observation stations to be located at least 100 feet away from elements such as concrete, asphalt, and buildings.

...

However, in March 2009, Mr. Watts released a report that shows that 89 percent of NOAA’s stations had heat bias issues due to being located within 100 feet of those elements, and many were located by airport runways.
“We found stations located next to the exhaust fans of air conditioning units, surrounded by asphalt parking lots and roads, on blistering-hot rooftops, and near sidewalks and buildings that absorb and radiate heat,” Mr. Watts said.

“We found 68 stations located at wastewater treatment plants, where the process of waste digestion causes temperatures to be higher than in surrounding areas.”

The report concluded that the U.S. temperature record was unreliable, and because it was considered “the best in the world,” global temperature databases were also “compromised and unreliable.””

And before the usual suspects say, 'Oh, it's only the Epoch Times,' please refer to the bolded text in the quotes. If you have credible evidence to refute those statements, let's see it.; 1/31/24, 9:18 PM
MadTownGuy said...: @Enigma,

I did more digging into the Gettysburg gun dump and found out that the gun in question probably is a replica, based on the fact that the model name given it by Pietta is the "1851 Pietta Confederate Navy Revolver." No less than four local news outlets dutifully reported it as a Civil War relic, but it's more likely due to confusion about its nomenclature. Would it have killed you to make that clear in your response rather than carping about the reportage?; 1/31/24, 9:25 PM
MadTownGuy said...: I'm binge watching the series "Third Watch," which I barely noticed when it was originally on TV, and came across Episode 1 of Season 3 which came out in 2001. It consists of interviews with first responders who were at Ground Zero on September 11. Gripping, and sobering. The show is excellently written and is produced by the same guy, Edward Bernero, who also produced the series "Crossing Lines," another favorite of mine.; 1/31/24, 9:30 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Reddit: “Doctors are vaccine victims thenselves…”

Cue in "Just" by Radiohead.; 1/31/24, 9:34 PM
dicentra63 said...: It's common in LatAm countries for men to have Anglo surnames as their first names. I've seen Nelson a lot, for example.; 1/31/24, 9:49 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: YouTube: Holy cow

The #TrumpChallenge is alive and kicking.

Mentioning the song here, kicked the algorithm into gear, feeding me this video.; 1/31/24, 10:06 PM
Big Mike said...: I think Edgar Allen Poe must have been gazing upon a seascape like this when he wrote his bleak masterpiece “The Raven.”; 1/31/24, 10:07 PM
Iman said...: “…Griffin, who infamously posed with the simulated severed head of the then-President Donald Trump in a 2017 photoshoot, recently took to social media to post a video in which she begged people to buy ticket to her shows.”

You’d have to have a heart of stone not to laugh.; 1/31/24, 11:02 PM
Mark said...: Lakes barely froze this year.

Cranes seemed to only have left the Pheasant Branch only the week of the polar temps and are back for a while now (six days without hearing their evening call)

Shortest prior migration was 30 days, based on my record since 1997. It's been warm in Madison this year.; 1/31/24, 11:37 PM
wendybar said...: But don't worry, Progressive cities around the country are PAYING BLM protesters millions of dollars in restitution for idiots who got injured whilst burning down cities and killing cops. THIS is Joe Bidens America where you get paid out money to destroy us, and go to prison trying to save babies. Enjoy the downfall....because this is almost as low as we can get.

Jeryl Bier
@JerylBier

Amazing blackout of this case in major media. The protesters face a maximum 11 years in prison for a "conspiracy" to protest. I can find nothing in mainstream news outlets.

Greg Price
@greg_price11
BREAKING: Six pro-life activists were just found guilty in federal court after being prosecuted by Biden's DOJ under the FACE Act for protesting outside a Nashville abortion clinic.

Here's a snippet of the protest, which occurred on March 5, 2021.

For the crime of praying and singing hymns, these six activists now face a maximum of 11 years.
https://x.com/JerylBier/status/1752692309974511944?s=20; 2/1/24, 4:16 AM
wendybar said...: What makes people dumb and sick enough to watch the ABC LIEFEST The View?? Seriously. WHY do people like to be lied to?? WHY are THESE racists still on the air?? I am sorry, but YOU have to be sick in the head to even watch 5 minutes of this crapfest RACIST show. ABC NEWS should be embarrassed, but then they still employ Clinton boy Snufalofagus.

In anticipation of the start of Black History Month on Wednesday, ABC’s The View decried “the downward spiral of black Republicans” and smeared ALL of them as “grifters” that would betray America and their race for “power.” They singled out South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, mocking and ripping his engagement to a white woman and claimed he would choose to placate former President “Trump’s ego” over the Constitution.; 2/1/24, 4:59 AM
wendybar said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2/1/24, 5:05 AM
wendybar said...: THIS is why I can't stand the GOPe any more than the corrupt Progressives. They can't spend our money fast enough. Buy your OWN damn flowers. Take UBER. Stop wasting our money enriching yourselves. Time to clean house, and cut Government down to size. It is too bloated with people who think they have a petty cash fund to use whenever they want.

https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/01/31/ongoing-spending-issues-show-that-the-rnc-didnt-learn-a-single-lesson-over-the-past-year-n2166897; 2/1/24, 5:05 AM
Humperdink said...: I know the liberals that frequent this site have thought this through, but to date have not shared their long term plans for the 10 million (+/- 10 million) illegals that have invaded the US. How will their heath care needs be met? What is the plan for expanding emergency rooms, increasing the number of medical school graduates and primary care providers?

There are teacher shortages across the the country. What's the plan there? Will the new teachers needs to be fluent in multiple languages? Do you folks have a plan for building new schools?

Do you lefty commenters plan to build new housing projects or are tents on high school fields the permanent answer?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Note: No need to build new jails as the lawbreakers are simply released into polite society, but not near you of course.; 2/1/24, 5:13 AM
wendybar said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2/1/24, 5:15 AM
wendybar said...: Gavin must have been drunk the day he signed into law that a thief wouldn't be arrested unless he steals more than $950.

Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler
@ggreschler
In a Zoom call about a mental health proposition, Gov. Gavin Newsom says he was at a Target and saw someone walk out without paying.

He asked a worker why the person steals and they blamed the Governor before looking at him twice and recognizing him.

“I was like, why I am spending $380 and everyone can walk the hell right out.”

Julie Hamill
@hamill_law

And then he refused to take a photo and complained to her manager about her. Classy guy.; 2/1/24, 5:18 AM
wendybar said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2/1/24, 5:18 AM
wendybar said...: Gavin must have been drunk the day he signed into law that a thief wouldn't be arrested unless he steals more than $950.

Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler
@ggreschler
In a Zoom call about a mental health proposition, Gov. Gavin Newsom says he was at a Target and saw someone walk out without paying.

He asked a worker why the person steals and they blamed the Governor before looking at him twice and recognizing him.

“I was like, why I am spending $380 and everyone can walk the hell right out.”

Julie Hamill
@hamill_law

And then he refused to take a photo and complained to her manager about her. Classy guy.; 2/1/24, 5:18 AM
Humperdink said...: After having pummeled two NYC police officers, four (4) illegals were released without bail by ..... wait for it ..... DA Alvin Bragg. Apparently he's too busy persecuting Donald Trump.

The picture of the day, however, was one of the 4 miscreants giving the finger, actually both fingers, to the camera as he is smiling upon being released. Is this a great country or what?; 2/1/24, 5:30 AM
Tina Trent said...: It's far more than 150 if you factor in car accidents.; 2/1/24, 5:35 AM
wendybar said...: Poor little Hunter Biden. How DARE Trump and those Maga's force him to LIE on his gun registration?? NOTHING is EVER his fault. As a pig that broke many laws, and got away with it all because of who his DADDY is, he sure has some nerve. THIS idiot belongs behind bars for the rest of his damned life. His father right beside him along with uncles, daughters, step mother and any other BIDEN who got paid by foreigners for selling out America.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/hunter-biden-attempts-get-federal-gun-charges-pointing/; 2/1/24, 5:41 AM
Jaq said...: If you refuse to sign the wire Kevin I will seek to have you removed from the board for unjust obstruction of equity holder rights. I am the only equity holder on the board. I will bring suit in the Chancery Court in Delaware- which as you k ow is my home state and I am privileged to have worked with and know every judge on the chancery court.

Because the chairman is unavailable and his equity according to you has been transferred to the president ( in direct violation of the LLC agreement I am certIn the court will issue subpoenas for both the president and the chairman and if they refuse to comply the court will seek to "pierce the corporate veil" of CEFC through any of its remaining holdings in the US.

I could go on but I don't think it necessary. . - Hunter Biden's email from the laptop

Our country is being run by gangsters.

Background:
Before becoming the head of the Delaware Chancery Court, McCormick worked at a Delaware law firm called Young Conaway.

This firm and its employees have been major donors to President Joe Biden for decades.

In 2016, Hunter Biden hosted a gubernatorial campaign event for Congressman John Carney, with then-Vice President Joe Biden as the guest speaker.

This event took place at the Law Offices of Young Conaway in Wilmington, Delaware.

Carney, a close friend of Joe Biden for the last four decades, later became governor and nominated Kathaleen McCormick, a partner at Young Conaway, to her position on the Delaware Chancery Court.

Delaware Chancery Court just shitcanned its reputation; 2/1/24, 5:43 AM
wendybar said...: "So peaceful protesters are treated harshly if they dare disagree with Democrats on abortion, but violent protesters who attack pregnancy resource centers and churches are rarely charged? The Justice Department knows that the radical leftist group known as Jane’s Revenge even claims responsibility for many of the attacks, and yet they still roam free."

THIS is disgusting and makes me sick to my stomach. Meanwhile, BLM rioters in different progressive cities that burned them down are being rewarded millions because of injuries they received in the riots they caused. If YOU can't see the injustice, YOU must be a Progressive......and THAT is not a compliment.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/peaceful_protesters_who_dare_disagree_with_the_democrat_position_on_abortion_face_harsh_prison_sentences.html; 2/1/24, 5:55 AM
wendybar said...: Just another notch on the Progressive Justice system. Tear down any statues you want Progressives...all because you are offended...and you get praised and celebrated. Progressives are destroying America every single day we let them get away with their hypocrisy. NO hate crimes for them, even though they HATE whitey...is there??? It's okay to hate, beat up, destroy if you are Progressive.....It's the Obama/Biden Fundamental Transformation. Like it??

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/man_who_admittedly_destroyed_satanic_shrine_in_iowas_capitol_building_slapped_with_a_hate_crime_charge_.html; 2/1/24, 5:59 AM
Jaq said...: Remember that "Trump is the bully."

They *always* accuse the opponent of whatever glaring weakness in their own candidate they cannot hide. It works too. Lots of people believe that Trump is a bully, and buy it that Biden is a decent person.

I have a friend who is a Democrat, and apropos of nothing he said, "I think that Joe Biden is a good person."
"What an odd thing to say," was my first thought. But really it was just what was called "duckspeak" in 1984, a reflexive repetition of propaganda.

I don't know how Orwell researched 1984, but his sources were solid. Maybe it was Soviet stuff he had experienced, or 1948 Britain was worse than we thought. 1984 and "Yes, Minister" pretty much cover everything.; 2/1/24, 6:01 AM
wendybar said...: "When you add these numbers up, we look pretty good on paper. We have about 2.3 million people serving in the armed forces in our country. Sounds like we’re set.
But, hey, we have 2.3 million people in uniform and about 260,000 Homeland Security personnel. We have our own state and local police forces who are here for public safety. We’re all good, right? Our minds should be at ease.

Until you realize that in the past three years, we’ve had upwards of eight million people slip into our country, both detected and undetected. The Biden administration’s Border Patrol has caught and released into America a reported 2.3 million foreign nationals since 2021. There are informed estimates that as many as six million others have filtered in illegally during the same period."

https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/01/when-the-invaders-outnumber-the-army/; 2/1/24, 6:08 AM
tim maguire said...: tim in vermont said...Looks like a Delaware judge just took away billions from Elon Musk. Delaware... Is that the corrupt state from which hales Joe Biden? Yes it is.

Delaware is the legal home of much of corporate America due to its carefully cultivated reputation for reliable laws and professional judiciary. If this decision is half as egregious as claimed, she will be slapped down hard on appeal. They won’t let her kill this goose no matter how many golden eggs she thinks she’ll get out of it.; 2/1/24, 6:19 AM
Dave Begley said...: Kathy Griffin is in Omaha this Saturday. I would heckle her and get beaten up by libs. Anyway, I’m busy. I have to wash my hair.; 2/1/24, 6:20 AM
wendybar said...: Must be nice to be on the "right side" of the justice system where you can do and say whatever you want with absolutely NO consequences because of whom your Mommy or Daddy are....

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
Nancy Pelosi’s son just dodged charges for the SEVENTH time after being deeply connected to money laundering & fraud.

As
@DailyMail
puts it "he was identified by documents as paying bribes to get building permits" in this scheme. So why didn’t he get charged? Corruption.

Full story: https://t.co/MSvnux6xS5

https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1752718254726844658?s=20; 2/1/24, 6:33 AM
wendybar said...: Must be nice to be on the "right side" of the justice system where you can do and say whatever you want with absolutely NO consequences because of whom your Mommy or Daddy are....

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
Nancy Pelosi’s son just dodged charges for the SEVENTH time after being deeply connected to money laundering & fraud.

As
@DailyMail
puts it "he was identified by documents as paying bribes to get building permits" in this scheme. So why didn’t he get charged? Corruption.

Full story: https://t.co/MSvnux6xS5

https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1752718254726844658?s=20; 2/1/24, 6:33 AM
wendybar said...: Must be nice to be on the "right side" of the justice system where you can do and say whatever you want with absolutely NO consequences because of whom your Mommy or Daddy are....

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
Nancy Pelosi’s son just dodged charges for the SEVENTH time after being deeply connected to money laundering & fraud.

As
@DailyMail
puts it "he was identified by documents as paying bribes to get building permits" in this scheme. So why didn’t he get charged? Corruption.

Full story: https://t.co/MSvnux6xS5

https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1752718254726844658?s=20; 2/1/24, 6:33 AM
wendybar said...: Must be nice to be on the "right side" of the justice system where you can do and say whatever you want with absolutely NO consequences because of whom your Mommy or Daddy are....

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
Nancy Pelosi’s son just dodged charges for the SEVENTH time after being deeply connected to money laundering & fraud.

As
@DailyMail
puts it "he was identified by documents as paying bribes to get building permits" in this scheme. So why didn’t he get charged? Corruption.

Full story: https://t.co/MSvnux6xS5

https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1752718254726844658?s=20; 2/1/24, 6:34 AM
wendybar said...: Must be nice to be on the "right side" of the justice system where you can do and say whatever you want with absolutely NO consequences because of whom your Mommy or Daddy are....

Robby Starbuck
@robbystarbuck
Nancy Pelosi’s son just dodged charges for the SEVENTH time after being deeply connected to money laundering & fraud.

As
@DailyMail
puts it "he was identified by documents as paying bribes to get building permits" in this scheme. So why didn’t he get charged? Corruption.

Full story: https://t.co/MSvnux6xS5

https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1752718254726844658?s=20; 2/1/24, 6:34 AM
rehajm said...: Lake MEN-dota. Why hasn't the name been changed?; 2/1/24, 6:51 AM
wendybar said...: It's almost like Illegals are the children of Progressives in Congress

Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
Chicago 9th Ward Alderman Anthony Beale Says Illegal Immigrants Are Getting $9,000 Housing Vouchers, Food, Free Childcare & More

“Now, I've said this before. If you give me 3 meals, housing, childcare, education, a voucher for $9,000 You know what? I come to Chicago too. And that's what they're doing. They're telling people and they're sending money back to Chicago I mean, back to Venezuela to come to Chicago because they're saying, hey, the good times are rolling there.

They're taking care of everybody. Now, when we have, When we have Venezuelans that are driving cars, where did they get a driver's license? -Right. -Where did they get insurance from? And then you have Venezuelans being caught with drugs and guns.”

https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1752527108679872667?s=20; 2/1/24, 6:57 AM
boatbuilder said...: Midtownguy--Anthony Watts and Roy Spencer, like Judith Curry and Steven Koonin, are true scientists and careful researchers, with absolutely stellar qualifications. Unfortunately they have long ago been branded as "climate deniers" by the Warmists. You will not have any success persuading the promoters or believers in the religion of Global Warming by citing their work. To the adherents of the religion, they are heretics.; 2/1/24, 7:03 AM
Humperdink said...: @wendybar. I enjoy reading your posts, but too many dilute your message. Just a suggestion.; 2/1/24, 7:09 AM
wendybar said...: THIS bastard is blatantly buying votes with OUR money. Time to send him packing, and hopefully to Gitmo before he croaks. He needs to PAY US back for stealing from us to pay his constituents.

Joe Biden
@JoeBiden

I promised to ease student debt for millions of folks. The Supreme Court blocked me, but it didn’t stop me.

I found another way to help more than 3.7 million people—teachers, nurses, police officers, firefighters—with over $130 billion in relief.
10:30 AM · Jan 31, 2024; 2/1/24, 7:11 AM
wendybar said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2/1/24, 7:16 AM
wendybar said...: E. Carroll enjoying her fame and admiration of her Progressive Media who helped her con her way into stealing over $83 million dollars for lying about their nemesis Donald Trump. If you are too blind to see what is happening in this country....YOU are part of the problem. These people are sick in the head and I hope Karma is really rotten to them. They deserve whatever they get. Every single one of them are destroying what is left of their profession, and what is left of America after Barack and Joe did their damage.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13031161/E-Jean-Carroll-NYC-party-liberal-media-trump-defamation-83m.html; 2/1/24, 7:16 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Just ordered some more chains for my Husqvarna chainsaw through the Althouse portal. They arrive this evening!; 2/1/24, 7:30 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: An amusing little video about Ground Hog's Day.; 2/1/24, 7:35 AM
Kai Akker said...: --- The first woman to head the Delaware Chancery Court just found a way to remove 25% of Elon Musk's wealth, and reduce his stake in Tesla from 20% to 13%.

From 2018 to 2022, Musk took zero salary for running Tesla, and was compensated only through stock options... He met the goals, and Tesla shareholders saw their share value increase from $50B to $600B. He got less than 10% of that windfall.

When Musk was made Time Person of the Year for 2021, Tesla stock was 966, or 322 in today's pricing after a 3-1 split. Tesla stock closed yesterday at 187. That's down 42% in that period.

So, by the logic above, Musk owes Tesla stockholders 42% of his compensation. Much more than the judge cut him.

Further, to say Musk got "less than 10%" of the windfall is loopy. Where does the 10% figure come from? He works for the stockholders. They get the rewards. If his compensation is options, he got whatever windfall he had been contracted for. And his stock ownership rose in value exactly the same as any other stockholder's.

Musk still "owes" the stockholders who've suffered since his Person of the Year award in December 2021 many billions.; 2/1/24, 7:43 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Well Now!

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/regression-wednesday-january-31-2024

Real Estate is Finally Collapsing?; 2/1/24, 7:46 AM
MadTownGuy said...: boatbuilder said...

"Midtownguy--Anthony Watts and Roy Spencer, like Judith Curry and Steven Koonin, are true scientists and careful researchers, with absolutely stellar qualifications. Unfortunately they have long ago been branded as "climate deniers" by the Warmists. You will not have any success persuading the promoters or believers in the religion of Global Warming by citing their work. To the adherents of the religion, they are heretics."

True. And just as with any cult, the people most despised are the heretics that came from among their group.; 2/1/24, 7:58 AM
Gusty Winds said...: We get and Elmo post and Biden hires spirit cooking pedophile John Podesta same day.; 2/1/24, 8:12 AM
planetgeo said...: Aside from the quirkiness and often amusing nature of the night cafe here, looks like it also sometimes serves a therapeutic and career development purpose too. I see that it's now wendybar's insomnia hyper-energy outlet and training ground for news aggregation blogging.; 2/1/24, 8:18 AM
wendybar said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2/1/24, 8:31 AM
wendybar said...: Unless we are targeting innocent Trump supporters who were taking selfies in the Capitol after getting ushered in by his Capitol police.....

Carrie Severino
@JCNSeverino

During a panel, DC residents voiced their frustrations and demanded accountability from city leaders in addressing the violent crime epidemic that's plaguing our nation’s capital.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s response: “We cannot prosecute and arrest our way out of it.”; 2/1/24, 8:37 AM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: One Party Rule in Hawaii get ya the following:

"Quick Lahaina update: Our kids continue to live in Hana to attend school, so our family is still separated. 2,000 families in Lahaina are still without long term housing and have been living in the hotels. Many have moved away. Some are camping on Ka'anapali beach with a movement called "fishing for housing" where they have been camping for 83 days until the mayor or governor makes an emergency proclamation to convert un permitted short term housing into long term. Clean up in Lahaina started 2 weeks ago. It is estimated there will be 130 dump truck loads a day for at least a year. We have a long road ahead still and most of Lahaina residents are NOT ok.

Our fire story is still at the bottom of the newsletter if you'd like to read it.

Please share this with your friends and family so we can get the word out. Aloha, J and A"

Jan 19th 2024:
Here is areal view of Lahaina, Maui.

The undercurrent of every report is: "DO NO MAKE DEMOCRATS LOOK BAD"; 2/1/24, 8:44 AM
n.n said...: E. Carroll enjoying her fame and admiration of her Progressive Media who helped her con her way into stealing over $83 million dollars

Pride and profit (PP).; 2/1/24, 8:48 AM
Michael McNeil said...: After a poll on X/Twitter showed a huge majority in favor of the idea, Elon Musk announced that Tesla's shareholders will consider the question of withdrawing from Deleware and re-incorporating under the laws of Texas. (Musk commented that in his view Nevada and Texas are the best states to incorporate in if one wants the shareholders to remain in full control of their company.); 2/1/24, 9:55 AM
Mark said...: "After a poll on X/Twitter showed a huge majority in favor of the idea, Elon Musk announced that Tesla's shareholders will..."

So snap polls on social media is how Tesla's shareholder agreement says decisions are made?

Seems like the sort of process that brought about the ruling he dislikes.; 2/1/24, 10:29 AM
wendybar said...: This ungrateful animal is what Joe Biden is letting invade us at the southern border. This is coming to YOUR town. Enjoy the downfall that is because of Obama and his fundamental transformation. This is disgusting and if the cops weren't afraid of being arrested for protecting the public, they should have shot him. Done with caving and catering to people who hate America. Deport them now. ALL of them. This is ridiculous and we are a laughingstock because of Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

Miranda Devine
@mirandadevine

Look at this charmer coming out of court today. Illegal alien comes to New York, allegedly attacks NYPD officers with a gang of fellow illegals, is arrested - and released without bail. Is there a single American who would object if he were deported? https://nypost.com/2024/01/31/metro/hochul-suggests-deporting-migrants-who-attacked-cops-near-times-square/?&utm_campaign=nypevening&utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240131&lctg=607d8f6170302947037f76d3&utm_term=NYP%20-%20Evening%20Update

https://x.com/mirandadevine/status/1752859333543567749?s=20; 2/1/24, 12:09 PM
Jaq said...: "Elon Musk announced that Tesla's shareholders will consider the question of withdrawing from Deleware and re-incorporating under the laws of Texas."

Anymore lies and half truths you would like to share, Mark, defending Joe Biden's crony judges decisions abrogating a contract in a decision that the judge said "dares to go where no court has gone before," which is a funny thing for a judge to say, that her own decision is unprecedented.; 2/1/24, 1:23 PM
SteveWe said...: Heat Bias

In many small towns, the weather station is located at the fire station house. Typically, there is still an old, analog weather station in a louvered wooden box that was at some distance from the buildings, pavement, and vehicles. It is no longer used because it had to be read manually and the readings were written on a form and sent to NWS by FAX.

Current digital electronic weather stations are located close to buildings, pavement, and operating vehicles (sometimes idling to charge batteries). Those stations are placed in locations where there is easy, inexpensive access to electrical power. Buildings and pavement collect and then radiate solar heat and idling vehicle exhaust creates a heat bubble.

Someone should sample weather stations to determine if there is a correlation of when the weather stations were changed from analog and increased temperature readings afterwards.; 2/1/24, 1:37 PM
Gospace said...: SO I'm reading this headline to my wife, saying first that kids are doing it right. State-Mandated Tampon Dispenser In Conn. HS Boys Bathroom Ripped Down In Just 20 Minutes, and went I get to "Boys Bathroom" she starts laughing hysterically.

Must be a real groundswell of absolutely invisible support for such idiocies for legislators to support them so resolutely.; 2/1/24, 1:40 PM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: My wife's Feb 2024 issue of Sports Illustrated arrived today. How many more issues will she get before all the layoffs kick in?; 2/1/24, 4:06 PM