Althouse: Sunrise

July 21, 2024

Sunrise — 5::29.

43 comments:

Original Mike said...: Absolutely spectacular day here up north on the lake. Went for a walk, lounged on the pier (or the bridge, as my grandson calls it), brushed up on matrix algebra. Doesn't get any better than that.; 7/21/24, 8:23 PM
Original Mike said...: Looking forward to a beautiful moonrise.; 7/21/24, 8:25 PM
rhhardin said...: Beekeeper came and it is in fact, as I assumed, woke. About half of the good people are black, none of the bad people. Slightly offset by the DVD being faulty and getting read errors throughout which resulted in 15 second recovery pauses (on XP) or hard restarts (Win 10). Surface looks good, it must just be a bad printing. Lots of women in men's jobs. An Amazon company, maybe their DVD producer isn't up to par.

Unusually trite feeling to it, perhaps owing to no great stunts in this one.; 7/21/24, 8:30 PM
Original Mike said...: The eagles are screeching, trying to get the latest juvenile to leave the care of mom and pop.; 7/21/24, 8:43 PM
FullMoon said...: The Left

Trump shot in the ear
Biden stabbed in the back; 7/21/24, 8:46 PM
Candide said...: Quite possibly Biden has done first decent thing in his entire life today. Took him 80 years but he’s done a good deed!

“God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I?”
Samuel Johnson; 7/21/24, 8:51 PM
Bill, Republic of Texas said...: "Quite possibly Biden has done first decent thing in his entire life today. Took him 80 years but he’s done a good deed!"

Too bad no one has yet to tell him he is no longer a candidate.; 7/21/24, 8:55 PM
Narr said...: CSPAN has been running Vance's 2017 interview at the National Book Festival.

Much younger, and looked it. I think the beard is a good idea--without it he looks like a chipmunk.; 7/21/24, 9:08 PM
Sebastian said...: So Joe quit via X. Question: does he, I mean the actual Joe, know what X is? does he know how to post there? has he ever used X himself, I mean, with his own hands and eyes? Or did we just witness the virtual quitting of a virtual candidate?; 7/21/24, 9:42 PM
john mosby said...: Narr: plus, with the beard, JD now has 2 things in common with Obama!

JSM; 7/21/24, 9:45 PM
Night Owl said...: Put me in the group that finds it unusual and disturbing that the sitting President of the United States announces his withdrawal from the fast approaching presidential election through a text message; after weeks of insisting angrily that he wasn't going to withdraw.

This sounds like the plot of a fictional political intrigue novel. But sadly, this is the reality of politics in America. This must be the most visibly corrupt administration in my lifetime. And yet a good number of people will vote for more of it.; 7/21/24, 9:49 PM
Original Mike said...: "This sounds like the plot of a fictional political intrigue novel."

We need proof of life! Biden holding tomorrow's newspaper.; 7/21/24, 9:51 PM
planetgeo said...: It's good that the Democrats are giving us an advance look at what Soviet elections are like. If they win this one, they're all going to be like this from now on.; 7/21/24, 9:54 PM
Gospace said...: Lots of speculation elsewhere on this question: Is Biden aware he just withdrew his name as a candidate?

And I see the question hited at here.

Everyone got their popcorn and choice of drink supply in for the DNC convention?; 7/21/24, 10:09 PM
Drago said...: Looks like No Events scheduled for Joey Covid this Monday nor announced for the remainder of the week...thus far.

They are likely still calculating how Joey is going to dementia-react to being told he resigned from the campaign.; 7/21/24, 10:15 PM
Jimmy said...: I would like to thank the democrats and press for creating a unique Soviet Union vibe today.
Apparently there are no reporters who can find joe, jill or harris, or anyone else for that matter.; 7/21/24, 10:19 PM
Drago said...: "One would think that a letter to the American people from the president announcing his decision to step aside would not be signed using a digital signature and would be accompanied by a photo op and a scheduled conference in the morning that followed.

Instead we have a digitally signed letter released on the president’s @X account, an account we know that is run by a staffer, no photo, and no live scheduled address to the American people.

If I were China, I would invade Taiwan tomorrow."--Bill Ackman; 7/21/24, 10:26 PM
Drago said...: Uh oh!

"Frank Biden told @cbsnews that his brother's health, "in my humble opinion absolutely" contributed to his decision to bow out. But source close to Biden fam says “Frank Biden suffers from alcoholism and hasn’t spoken to his brother in weeks. What he said...is completely untrue.”'--Nancy Cordes

They are beginning to pick off the family members!

Just like the Soviets!; 7/21/24, 10:36 PM
Jamie said...: Over on CNN, someone on Anderson Cooper's show (I think that's where I heard it) was saying that Biden read the letter aloud, pensively. It might have been Clyburn? Anyway. Someone who would potentially have been in a position to be there.

But I'm still doubting it. Not only is Biden supposedly "self-isolating" while simultaneously meeting with people all weekend, but his - do we still call them supporters? - those people, anyway, have obviously been willing to say anything they felt they had to in order to pro him up, literally for years.

I am in the camp of "does he know yet?"; 7/21/24, 11:02 PM
Drago said...: Notable non-early endorsers of Kamala-la-la-la-la:

Schumer
Pelosi
Obama
Jeffries

Hmmmmmmmmmmm...what do the New Soviets have in mind here?; 7/21/24, 11:51 PM
Clyde said...: July is Anti-Boredom Month. I'd say that they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.; 7/22/24, 3:24 AM
wendybar said...: Harmeet K. Dhillon
@pnjaban

We are witnessing a third world-style coup engineered by oligarchs as we speak, and it isn’t going to be pretty. Stay calm, folks. It’s about to get crazy.
2:40 PM · Jul 21, 2024; 7/22/24, 3:48 AM
wendybar said...: PERFECT....

Seán Ono Lennon
@seanonolennon

Guess we’re unburdened by what has been.
2:42 PM · Jul 21, 2024; 7/22/24, 3:49 AM
rhhardin said...: I'm having trouble reconciling a firm weather forecast of cloudy with radar rain all over the place. One source or the other will have to change.; 7/22/24, 4:23 AM
Duty of Inquiry said...: Re: digital signature

Do you honestly believe Joe Biden has enough fine motor control to create a legible signature?

I don't.; 7/22/24, 4:24 AM
imTay said...: Polls said that the dogs were not going to eat the dog food, so we get a post modern coup. We were assured yesterday by a commenter here that all donations are bribes, so I don’t blame the donors for refusing to waste bribe money.; 7/22/24, 4:42 AM
rehajm said...: We are witnessing a third world-style coup engineered by oligarchs as we speak, and it isn’t going to be pretty. Stay calm, folks. It’s about to get crazy.

Is this an alien who just joined us? Where was this person for the last one…also, third world-style coups are now mainstream; 7/22/24, 4:48 AM
wendybar said...: rehajm said...
We are witnessing a third world-style coup engineered by oligarchs as we speak, and it isn’t going to be pretty. Stay calm, folks. It’s about to get crazy.

Is this an alien who just joined us? Where was this person for the last one…also, third world-style coups are now mainstream

7/22/24, 4:48 AM

Surprised you never heard of Harmeet!!

Harmeet K. Dhillon
@pnjaban
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This FBI:
* Pushed Russia collusion hoax
* Spied on law-abiding Americans
* Lied to FISA court
* Ignored Hillary's server escapades
* Ignored Biden Family criminal activity
* Persecutes journalists at Project Veritas
* Treats J6 trespassers like terrorists
* Goes after PTA moms/
8:31 PM · Aug 8, 2022

Harmeet K. Dhillon
@pnjaban
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* Ignores drug crimes at border
* Allows drug cartels to operate freely in the US
... I could go on.
Our FBI has become a total disgrace, and Merrick Garland is so deeply lacking in judgment that he is unfit to serve as AG. Americans deserve better that this shameful crew.
8:31 PM · Aug 8, 2022

Harmeet K. Dhillon
@pnjaban
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I’d love to see the metadata on this submission. Which partisan, SWAT-raid ordering, gag-order requesting, charge-exaggerating, fourth-amendment violating Mueller stooge actually wrote it and submitted it? We know from his testimony how engaged Mueller himself was — not at all.
The Washington Post
@washingtonpost
Robert S. Mueller III writes in an op-ed: "Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so." https://wapo.st/3fkBUvf
6:49 PM · Jul 11, 2020; 7/22/24, 5:13 AM
rehajm said...: With no competition for the nomination emerging from the ooze it looks like the cabal has done a good job appeasing their side while staying in power. It could be trouble that she’s less popular than joe but nothing they can’t handle. They will have learned their mistakes from the 2020 cook and nothing has emerged to make it more difficult this cycle. I still question if they expect they can control a president kamala the way they do with joe. She’s stupid but sentient. That might prove difficult…; 7/22/24, 5:20 AM
rehajm said...: Surprised you never heard of Harmeet

Soory, I’ve yet to be impressed with SM fame. Maybe the antifa reporter…; 7/22/24, 5:22 AM
Humperdink said...: Hunter is moaning on several fronts this morning. Pardon, make that pardons, will be harder to come by, his paintings just crashed in value and his potential business deals evaporated like the morning dew.; 7/22/24, 5:36 AM
Humperdink said...: It has been reported the Biden presidential library will only have sleeping quarters and sun room.; 7/22/24, 5:40 AM
rehajm said...: Has the reconstituted Chuck persona appeared yet?; 7/22/24, 5:59 AM
Mr. Majestyk said...: The idea that an utter buffoon such as Kamala Harris has a strong chance of becoming the Democratic nominee for President ... whatever.; 7/22/24, 6:23 AM
Rusty said...: rehajm said...
"Has the reconstituted Chuck persona appeared yet?"
L'il Rich is doing his damnedest. He has a long way to go.; 7/22/24, 6:29 AM
Drago said...: rehajm: "Has the reconstituted Chuck persona appeared yet?"

Given his unique and "unrestrainable" persona, no.

But his fellow LLR-democraticals Rich and lonejustice continue in his stead of faux online "muh principles" "conservatism" while simply pushing every democratical talking point.

It says something about the breadth, reach and influence of Althouse blog that Reid Hoffman-like Usual Suspects expend so much effort here.; 7/22/24, 6:33 AM
Iman said...: Rehoboth Dacha.; 7/22/24, 6:34 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Hmmm...
July 8, 2024, Second Gentleman, Douglas Emhoff tests positive for Covid headlines announce.
"It's Baaaaak!", uncurious press screams.

7/17/2024 Joe Biden tests positive for Covid, 'self isolates' at a crucial point in his campaign.

7/21/2024, Joe Biden drops out of race, endorses Kamala for president.

Wait till Joe finds out he quit, playing next on Mystery Science Theatre.; 7/22/24, 6:39 AM
Drago said...: Iman: "Rehoboth Dacha"

Perfect.; 7/22/24, 6:41 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Well, Finally.

Fentanyl for all!

The Border Czar is buying!; 7/22/24, 6:47 AM
Narr said...: @JSM-- ;-)

I saw that 2008(? at Insty?) clip of the Dem Debate where Joe told the world that Obama had been tested for AIDS, and Obama had to 'splain in a hurry that yes, he had been tested, along with his wife Michelle.

Good times.; 7/22/24, 8:18 AM
NKP said...: Great light/color in The Picture.; 7/22/24, 12:27 PM
Narr said...: Is that my fishhook branch?; 7/22/24, 1:52 PM