Althouse: Sunrise

May 30, 2024

Sunrise — 5:02.

33 comments:

Leland said...: It will happen again tomorrow. At least some consistency still exists.; 5/30/24, 8:32 PM
Gusty Winds said...: Professor Althouse. Are you voting for Trump yet?; 5/30/24, 8:40 PM
Chuck said...: It's been a beautiful day.; 5/30/24, 8:45 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Confident Biden now sets his sights on Putin.; 5/30/24, 8:46 PM
Gusty Winds said...: The American "democracy" you thought you grew up in died long ago. Probably 1963 when JFK was taken out. We've all been living an illusion financed by America's WII generation moral victory. The children (boomers) and grandchildren (Gen X) of the victors enjoyed the spoils, and lost site of what that generation fought for and built.

Trump's conviction doesn't mean America died today. It died yesterday, with brief periods of short resuscitation. It's the logical outcome a "democracy" that was stolen 60 years ago via a REAL coup de tat.

We've all been living in he land of make believe.

Now we will be ruled by King Friday. A puppet.; 5/30/24, 8:55 PM
Mason G said...: America's WII generation gave us the Welfare State.

Just sayin'.; 5/30/24, 9:00 PM
Gusty Winds said...: We're in a lot of trouble, and the outcome very uncertain.

That feels very real today, doesn't it?; 5/30/24, 9:14 PM
Wa St Blogger said...: For those on the left, what drove you to the Democrat party in the first place? Was it justice for the little guy, compassion for the down-trodden, a healthy disdain for a system that favors the rich and powerful, a desire to open their party to all types of Americans?

If so, does your democrat party reflect those values now? Sure, they put it in their platform speeches, but do they actually promote these things or have they chosen to pick winners and losers, with the party leaders being the winners?; 5/30/24, 9:18 PM
Mutaman said...: Althouse is blocking all of the comments by anyone who is anti Trump and some, but not all, of the comments threatening the judge and jury with death.; 5/30/24, 9:21 PM
Wince said...: Coincidental timing? Democrats show trial provides cover for the CCP to convict political opponents.

Hong Kong Convicts Democracy Activists in Largest National Security Trial

As part of China’s crackdown on even peaceful opposition, a court in Hong Kong convicted 14 people, who now face prison time along with dozens of others.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/world/asia/hong-kong-national-security.html; 5/30/24, 9:35 PM
Big Mike said...: From the Babylon Bee:

1. Trump said he's innocent: Exactly the sort of thing a guilty person would say.

2. Before the trial, the prosecution's star witnesses both said Trump was innocent: It doesn't get any more cut and dry.

3. The judge decided Trump was guilty before the trial even began: It was that obvious.

4. No one in America has ever been charged with a felony for this crime before: Trump is so guilty they had to make up new laws. Case closed.

5. Trump was in Home Alone 2 alongside notorious criminals "The Wet Bandits": What more evidence could you need?

6. Trump spent evenings after trial delivering pizza to firemen: Exactly what a hardened felon would do. Lock him up.

7. Trump's signature on the checks in question is kind of hard to read: The plain mark of criminal conspiracy.

8. Robert DeNiro said he is guilty:

9. He's not a Democrat: Clearly belongs behind bars. That's just how law works.; 5/30/24, 10:12 PM
Rory said...: If we are still able to pull this out of the fire and win this election, there will be threats of secession (they'll actually start down the stretch, if the election looks close). The response has to be to let them go - maneuver them out as best we can. Just insist that the non-crazy counties in each seceding state be allowed to re-form as new states of the Union.; 5/30/24, 10:18 PM
iowan2 said...: America's WII generation gave us the Welfare State.

FDR was the WWII generation? My history teachers must have been idiots; 5/30/24, 10:21 PM
Achilles said...: Chuck said...

It's been a beautiful day.

It has.

Thank you for breaking the social contract openly for everyone to see.

Now we get to negotiate a new social contract.

There will just bee a little house cleaning to do first and when Trump wins in a land slide in November he will have a mandate to make sure you people have to win honest elections from here on out.

Closing the borders and ending Biden's wars will be easy peasy.; 5/30/24, 10:54 PM
wildswan said...: Too mad to talk. Anyhow, it's for others who see for the first time what is happening to say something.; 5/30/24, 11:16 PM
HistoryDoc said...: I'm going to have to re-read The Trial by Kafka. That was fiction, wasn't it?; 5/30/24, 11:20 PM
TickTock said...: I wonder what the Republican convention might do if its presidential candidate and the father of the co-chairwoman of the RN is in jail during the convention. I suspect that it might feel something out of the ordinary is called for. I could see a number of delegations calling for a very aggressive stance on reforms to the election process, with the potential for floor fights that would be extremely interesting. Also very entertaining if the MSM covered them, which they would not.

I hope they declare war on the democrats in no uncertain terms. As Israeli has reminded us, sometimes you have to fight.; 5/30/24, 11:51 PM
Readering said...: If democracy died today it's because one of the 2 major parties could not come up with any other candidate besides the aged former loser from 2020.; 5/31/24, 12:32 AM
gadfly said...: Let us rejoice!; 5/31/24, 1:03 AM
wendybar said...: The REAL criminal in the White House can't be indicted because he is too delusional.
Just remember that.; 5/31/24, 3:52 AM
Humperdink said...: LBJ and the Commie-Pinko lefties gave us the welfare state in 1964 when he declared the war on poverty. Funny thing happened on the way to victory in this war, we now have more poor than ever. LBJ: “I’ll have those 'non-whites'* voting Democratic for the next 200 years.”

* Not the word LBJ was alleged to have used. Use your imagination here.; 5/31/24, 3:53 AM
wendybar said...: "I just donated $300k to Trump. I’m prepared to lose friends. Here’s why.
Back in 2016 I had drunk the media Kool-Aid and was scared out of my mind about Trump. As such I donated to Hilary Clinton’s campaign and voted for her.
By 2020 I was disillusioned and didn’t vote – I didn’t like either option.
Now, in 2024, I believe this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime, and I’m supporting Trump."

https://x.com/shaunmmaguire/status/1796293774794268747?; 5/31/24, 4:05 AM
wendybar said...: Sean Davis
@seanmdav

In 2016, the presidential race was decided based on candidates releasing lists of potential Supreme Court nominees.

In 2024, I want to see lists of which Democrat officials are going to be put in prison.

This is what happens when you cross the Rubicon.
5:23 PM · May 30, 2024; 5/31/24, 4:06 AM
Clyde said...: Isn't it ironic, don'tcha think?

Trump Found Guilty on Feast Day of Joan of Arc, Patron Saint of Prisoners and Hero of Patriots; 5/31/24, 4:07 AM
wendybar said...: It's time to take the gloves off and fight fair.

Citizen Free Press
@CitizenFreePres
Megyn Kelly calls for retribution and revenge.

We're going to start putting Democrats in prison.

https://x.com/i/status/1796421844423356899; 5/31/24, 4:15 AM
Humperdink said...: Hmm, the International Criminal Court seeks to arrest Bibi Netanyahu. Where did they get idea?; 5/31/24, 4:26 AM
Humperdink said...: Readering said: "If democracy died today it's because one of the 2 major parties could not come up with any other candidate besides the aged former loser from 2020."

Your logic escapes me. Are you saying that if the R's came up with another candidate, your party would not have gone after DJT? It appears so and you just confirmed the tyranny of the left.

Recall Schumer saying to DJT: "The intelligence community has 9 ways from Sunday to get you". And they did.; 5/31/24, 4:34 AM
wendybar said...: From Catturd off of X.

Dear Republican Party @GOP …

I don’t want to hear another damn word about Ukraine.
I don’t want to hear another damn word about Israel.
I don’t want to hear another damn word about GAZA.
I don’t want to hear another damn word about Taiwan.
I don’t want to hear another damn word about any other country except the USA, you America-last war pigs.

The fascist Democrat Party has completely destroyed our country from within, we have a wide open border, and they’re shitting on the Constitution while you spineless, coward losers get rich on insider trading, rage tweet, and talk about your “principles.”

They’re literally arresting their political opponents and their lawyers and having kangaroo communists show trials – and you pitiful, worthless losers are doing absolutely nothing.

If you don’t have balls to fight for freedom – RESIGN !!!; 5/31/24, 5:46 AM
Rusty said...: gadfly said...
"Let us rejoice!"
Piss of you souless old c*nt.; 5/31/24, 6:19 AM
wendybar said...: Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
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🚨Congressmen paid $17 million of TAXPAYER MONEY for undisclosed hush payments to cover up sexual harassment claims.

Meanwhile candidate Trump allegedly used HIS MONEY for a $130,000 hush payment and he’s convicted of 34 felonies for not disclosing.
https://cnn.com/2017/11/16/politics/settlements-congress-sexual-harassment/index.html; 5/31/24, 6:23 AM
Rusty said...: "It's time to take the gloves off and fight fair."

Nah. Now it's a street fight.; 5/31/24, 6:24 AM
Captain BillieBob said...: By Wayne Allyn Root

"I’ve been warning on my national TV and radio shows for many months about waves of “Red Dawn” terror attacks coming soon to the USA. My warning was not based on any inside information from the government. It was based only on my common sense and gut instincts.

That’s all changed. I now have high-level, inside information from my sources at the CIA confirming what’s coming."

Next shoe to drop. Are you ready?; 5/31/24, 7:50 AM
Readering said...: Humperdick, I'm saying in that case I would certainly not vote for Biden, and I'd quite possibly vote for the Republican (RFK, West and Stein being out of the question).; 5/31/24, 5:29 PM