Althouse: Sunrise — 5:46, 5:50.

July 27, 2024

Sunrise — 5:46, 5:50.

60 comments:

Achilles said...: Youtube is deleting coverage of the Olympics from the internet.

All action is moving to X.

Elon Posted this:

"Unless there is more bravery to stand up for what is fair and right, Christianity will perish."

The tide is turning. X is allowing the majority of decent people in the world realize they are not alone.; 7/27/24, 8:36 PM
effinayright said...: In an earlier thread, Achilles pointed to a new Trump ad:

Achilles said:

".......55 Million views in less than a day by the way"

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I add:

Up to 103 million, and climbing, as of now. See for yourself:

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1816974609637417112

Inga, Rich, gadfly, Mutaman, sulking lurking Chuck: you are ALL well and truly fucked.

Better start making those plans to emigrate. Saskatoon awaits you.; 7/27/24, 8:55 PM
Aggie said...: @effinayright : This is not a Trump ad. This is a satirical video aimed at ridiculing Kamala. I think it might have some A.I. creative elements to it, putting words into a 'Kamala' voice. Calling it a Trump ad, is just a disservice to conservative political causes. It is funny and very cleverly put-together, which is probably why Elon has highlighted it. But it's not a Trump ad.; 7/27/24, 9:00 PM
Big Mike said...: Better start making those plans to emigrate. Saskatoon awaits you.

Make sure you’re up near the northern end. Ignore the locals’ stories about grizzly bears and wolves; you don’t really need a gun. Maybe a .22 tops.; 7/27/24, 9:16 PM
n.n said...: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1816974609637417112

Reproductive rites? A cult classic from ancient traditions colored in a liberal flourish with progressive themes.

A stream of entertaining excerpts from Kamala in her own voice, her own image, with added context narrated by an anthropogenic intelligence.; 7/27/24, 9:17 PM
Original Mike said...: "Youtube is deleting coverage of the Olympics from the internet.
All action is moving to X."

What does this mean?; 7/27/24, 9:35 PM
Big Mike said...: Seen online:

It doesn't get any simpler than.this: They made up crimes for Trump, and covered up crimes for Biden.; 7/27/24, 9:44 PM
Inga said...: Whaaat? He’s getting weirder by the day.

“Christians, get out and vote. Just this time,” he said at The Believers’ Summit, an event hosted by the conservative advocacy group Turning Point Action, in West Palm Beach, Fla. “You won’t have to do it anymore, you know what? Four more years, it’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.”

Mr. Trump, who never made a particular display of religious observance before entering politics, continued: “I love you, Christians. I’m a Christian. I love you, you got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not going to have to vote.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/us/politics/trump-votes-christians.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-U0.99ad.Z58CgfqpBLXD&smid=url-share; 7/27/24, 9:44 PM
Inga said...: #TrumpIsWeird is trending.; 7/27/24, 9:55 PM
Achilles said...: Original Mike said...

"Youtube is deleting coverage of the Olympics from the internet.
All action is moving to X."

What does this mean?

You will not find any videos of naked chubby androgynous blue transgender smurfs pretending to be the main course at the last supper surrounded by a mix of grotesquely obese women and drag queens.

Youtube is hiding this BS from everyone.

On X they are talking about the threat that these disgusting people are posing to civilization and the need for Christians to stop being weaklings. It is time that people who support civilization and freedom started actually fighting back.; 7/27/24, 9:55 PM
Original Mike said...: Ahh…

Thank you, Achilles.; 7/27/24, 9:58 PM
Jersey Fled said...: Damn Inga, you did it again. I applaud you for providing links, but do you actually read the articles the link to?

You left out the sub head of the article:

“Donald Trump, after lamenting that conservative Christians are not “big voters,” urged the religious right to turn out for him “just this time.”

He was urging those who may not regularly vote to come out just this one time and vote.

Do you get it now?; 7/27/24, 9:59 PM
Achilles said...: effinayright said...

In an earlier thread, Achilles pointed to a new Trump ad:

The best part is this is not a Trump ad.

This was one troll joined by over 100 million people in the country looking left and right and realizing that we are not alone in thinking that these evil shitheads need to go.

There are thousands of videos highlighting the obvious and rank stupidity of Kamala Harris right now. X is no longer censored by the Regime. It is an actual town square.

All other social media is trying to memory hole the Sodom and Gomorrah episode in Paris yesterday. 100's of millions are watching the unveiling of the naked blue smurf as the meal of the last supper surrounded by a group of people trying to bring destruction to civilization.

Everyone knows the Regime tried to kill Trump. Things cannot be unseen. The Sweet Meteor of Doom is coming.; 7/27/24, 10:05 PM
Inga said...: “He was urging those who may not regularly vote to come out just this one time and vote.”

So he was telling Christians to come out and vote for HIM just this one time. He doesn’t even try to encourage them to vote for anyone else in any other election. If HE isn’t running for president he doesn’t care if they vote? Also what is he going to “fix so good” that they’ll never have to vote again? This is a sick, twisted thing to say as a person who has been POTUS and is running for president again. The narcissism is right in your face and you don’t see it. Are you stupid? Or are you in a cult?; 7/27/24, 10:16 PM
Inga said...: #HarrisButtigeig2024 is also trending.; 7/27/24, 10:21 PM
Inga said...: “This isn’t the first time the Republican presidential nominee has made similar remarks. At another religious-centered gathering in June, the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference, Trump made a similar plea for Christians to come out and vote.

“You gotta get out and vote,” Trump said at the time. “Just this time. In four years you don't have to vote, ok? In four years don't vote, I don't care. But we'll have it all straightened out, so it'll be much different.””

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/07/27/trump-harris-florida-religious-event-2024; 7/27/24, 10:26 PM
Big Mike said...: Well, I hope that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams brought along plenty of extra underwear on their trip to the International Space Station, because it appears they’ll be stuck up there at least until well into next month. They’re already at day 51 of what was meant to be a one week trip. BTW, the Boeing-built Starliner is only rated for 45 days in space.

Who decided to launch the spacecraft despite a known helium leak? Is it still leaking?

This is not the NASA that got Apollo 11 safely to the moon and back, and rescued Apollo 13’s astronauts after everything went to crap, that’s for sure. But I bet it’s more diverse.; 7/27/24, 10:30 PM
Dr Weevil said...: Have people forgotten that a lot of people just want to be left alone and prefer not to vote, but will get out and vote if they feel their way of life is threatened? Case in point: after decades of not bothering to vote, the Amish came out in large numbers in 2016 to vote for Trump, not because they admire his personal morals (they don't!), but because they thought the Democrats were going to ruin the lives of Christians.

Were they right to be worried? Hint: Kamala Harris tried to claim that the Knights of Columbus (!) were an extremist group and membership disqualified one from becoming a judge. There is a very strong current of anti-Christian and especially anti-Catholic - not to mention anti-Jewish - feeling on the left today, which doesn't much care about constitutional niceties, either.

Why would it only be necessary for non-voters to come out and vote only once? Because four years will be enough for Trump (a) to put 1-3 more constitutionalists on the Supreme Court and hundreds more on lower courts, and (b) to clean up our elections so that only citizens can vote, every eligible citizen can vote once and only once, and we get fast, honest, and accurate results. Once that's taken care of, conservatives and Christians will have no trouble winning elections without special effort, and the Amish (for instance) can go back to worrying about local matters only, hunters who don't care much about politics can stop worrying about having their guns taken away, frackers can stop worrying about losing their jobs, and so on, leaving politics for those who care about politics.; 7/27/24, 10:33 PM
effinayright said...: Aggie said...
@effinayright : This is not a Trump ad. This is a satirical video aimed at ridiculing Kamala. I think it might have some A.I. creative elements to it, putting words into a 'Kamala' voice. Calling it a Trump ad, is just a disservice to conservative political causes. It is funny and very cleverly put-together, which is probably why Elon has highlighted it. But it's not a Trump ad.
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OK, it's a satire. But an extremely effective one.

You can whistle past the graveyard all night long-----but a HUNDRED MILLION views is a very good sign that people understand who Quemala really is.

Far from being a "disservice", it's a GAWDAMN SLAM DUNK !!!; 7/27/24, 10:37 PM
Scott Patton said...: Big Mike said...
"Well, I hope that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams brought along plenty of extra underwear".
Maybe they have the same magical trunk that Thurston and Lovey took on their three hour tour.; 7/27/24, 10:38 PM
Inga said...: “David Lane, an organizer of conservative Christian pastors, said in a text message that Trump “may have gotten a little over his skis” with what he said because it could discourage conservative Christians from shaping the outcomes of future elections.”

WaPo; 7/27/24, 10:44 PM
Inga said...: “You can whistle past the graveyard all night long-----but a HUNDRED MILLION views is a very good sign that people understand who Quemala really is.”

I don’t think Aggie is whistling past the graveyard and I’m pretty sure he/she is not a fan of Harris, lol. Aggie is a conservative commenter.; 7/27/24, 10:51 PM
Drago said...: Inga: “David Lane, an organizer of conservative Christian pastors, said in a text message that Trump “may have gotten a little over his skis” with what he said because it could discourage conservative Christians from shaping the outcomes of future elections.”
WaPo"

LOL

Inga once again demonstrating her astonishing ignorance regarding low propensity voting subgroups and Trump rally humor.

Thats on top of falling for hoaxes at the rate of almost once per day!!

Inga turning cluelessness into a fulltime job! Its unfortunate it doesn't come with a 401k!; 7/27/24, 10:53 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...: Big Mike said...

Well, I hope that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams brought along plenty of extra underwear on their trip to the International Space Station, because it appears they’ll be stuck up there at least until well into next month.

They'll be stuck up there until SpaceX gets a launch ready and rescues their asses.; 7/27/24, 11:00 PM
Drago said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 7/27/24, 11:10 PM
effinayright said...: Inga said...
“You can whistle past the graveyard all night long-----but a HUNDRED MILLION views is a very good sign that people understand who Quemala really is.”

I don’t think Aggie is whistling past the graveyard and I’m pretty sure he/she is not a fan of Harris, lol. Aggie is a conservative commenter.
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Who cares? The numbers do not lie.

On top of that, I suspect Aggie wouldn't vote for Trump no matter what. Only a Mr. Blifil level toff would sniff into his perfumed hanky and object to a really effective satire as a "dissevice".

Now, off to bed with you, and your fifty cats.; 7/27/24, 11:10 PM
Drago said...: Given another horrible performance by legacy space players ULA (Lockheed Martin and Boeing Space) in basically trapping 2 astronauts aboard the ISS for 50+ days, a quick flashback to one of my absolute favorite hoax-y Harris "discussion" with children that were selected by audition!

Harris speaking like a drunken imbecile...similar to a certain retired medical "professional" from somewhere in the upper midwest:

https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1817238180690595868?t=uMlWgnThM3Wd4eQoPPxCyA&s=19

SpaceX, which delivered above and beyond with less funding per usual, may have to be called in for some Crew Dragon intervention.

Which is strange really, as self-declared Rocket Scientists LLR-democratical Rich and Cat Lady gadfly both loudly and proudly asserted SpaceX was a fake space company and only legacy "old space" companies were the real deal.

Its almost as if none of the Althouse lefties has the first clue what the real world is or what is happening within it.; 7/27/24, 11:12 PM
Inga said...: Is Trump losing his mind? Or did he change his mind once he realized he does need the votes now after all because he’s running against Harris? What a weirdo.

“Why in the world does Trump keep saying, ‘We don’t need the votes’?”

You don’t need to be an expert in electoral politics to understand Rule One of any campaign: Candidates should pursue as many votes as possible. In a democracy, it’s common sense: The more votes a campaign has, the greater the chance of success.

With this in mind, Donald Trump appears to have a counterintuitive rhetorical habit. The New Republic noted:

“On Fox News Thursday morning, Donald Trump had a weird instruction for his supporters: they don’t have to vote. “My instruction: We don’t need the votes, I have so many votes,” Trump said on Fox & Friends before going on a rant about how much support he has in Florida.

If the phrasing sounded at all familiar, it’s not your imagination. The day after last month’s presidential debate, for example, Trump held a rally in Virginia and told attendees, “We don’t need votes.”

A week earlier, the Republican spoke at a far-right conference and said roughly the same thing. “I tell my people, I don’t need any votes,” said Trump, who added: “We don’t need the votes.”

That came on heels of the GOP candidate pushing the same line during an appearance in Detroit. “Listen, we don’t need votes,” Trump said. He added: “We don’t need votes. We have to stop — focus, don’t worry about votes.”

MSNBC; 7/27/24, 11:13 PM
planetgeo said...: Dr. Weevil, bless you for your patience and your clarity in explaining in simple language the implications of what President-in-exile Trump meant for Inga. Christians do that for the cognitive-impaired. You, sir, are a virtual blog saint for your kind service to our sister in need.; 7/27/24, 11:16 PM
Inga said...: “Now, off to bed with you, and your fifty cats.”

No cats, only 5 grandchildren.; 7/27/24, 11:22 PM
effinayright said...: Inga said...
“Now, off to bed with you, and your fifty cats.”

No cats, only 5 grandchildren.
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The kids ate the cats? Puss'n Boots, on toast?; 7/27/24, 11:25 PM
Inga said...: “President-in-exile Trump”

You mean the guy who lost by 7 million votes to half senile Biden. You people are such weirdos.; 7/27/24, 11:29 PM
Mutaman said...: Big Mike said...

" This is not the NASA that got Apollo 11 safely to the moon and back, and rescued Apollo 13’s astronauts after everything went to crap, that’s for sure. But I bet it’s more diverse."

I bet Big Mike is a Cracker.; 7/27/24, 11:34 PM
Drago said...: Interesting. Also consistent with trends from other polls showing the initial Kamala-la-la-la-la announcements and legacy US media going full Soviet to cover up Harris' marxist policies (unsuccessfully thanks to X, the world's Free Speech "town square") failing to keep the artificially inflated Kamala "boomlet" (LOL) boomed up!

"From new WSJ poll. Trump has never been at 51 percent job approval when he was president or after. Until now. prod-i.a.dj.com/public/resourc…"

https://x.com/ByronYork/status/1817371689119891913?t=XEfaI-hOD84UgWef135wCQ&s=19

Anybody else catch the net increase of over 120,000 new republican voter registration over the New Soviet Democraticals in Arizona alone? If that trend continues, AZ could be R+7 by the election.; 7/27/24, 11:37 PM
Drago said...: Mutaman: "I bet Big Mike is a Cracker."

Did you mean to write "cracker jack" space ops observer?

Or are you just lashing out at the failure of ANOTHER DEI obsessed govt agency that can no longer achieve anything of value and is still trying to live off its rep from a half century ago...when the agency was peopled by non-"diverse" non-DEI personnel.

Personnel whose "only" claim to fame was experience + competence + professionalism + dedication to the mission.

None of which exists today in those agencies.; 7/27/24, 11:43 PM
imTay said...: The opening ceremony made it clear that they don’t want the watching the games, so I won’t.; 7/28/24, 12:01 AM
Drago said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 7/28/24, 12:11 AM
Drago said...: More "good" news from the Kamala-la-la-la-la campaign: Kamala is now totally down and cool with fracking! Her prior claims of being utterly opposed to fracking are now, probably, another dastardly Putin/ruuski disinformation campaign! The New Soviet Democraticals are no doubt already putting these claims in another hoax dossier for their gullible cultist base. It is my understanding the democratical's slang term for their gullible cultists are "Ingas". I am working to clarify that....; 7/28/24, 12:32 AM
Rt41Rebel said...: Anne, I photograph SWFL sunsets and post them almost every day. I use an iPhone 12. I often take 30 or 40 shots over a 20 minutes and choose just one to post. When I return from the beach, I’m asked if I got anything good. I always say I dont know until I look. I do very little editing, mostly just to level the horizon. My question to you is this: Do you ever think that the phone camera is doing better work than you remember? I often find that my photos seem better than what I took.; 7/28/24, 12:47 AM
walter said...: Blogger Inga said...
“President-in-exile Trump”
You mean the guy who lost by 7 million votes to half senile Biden.
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Even Inga can't believe it.
But now she has a pseudo b/Blaque vag to pin her hopes on.; 7/28/24, 1:00 AM
Lucien said...: Is it just me, or are people who should be saying “militates against” saying “mitigates against” instead?; 7/28/24, 2:20 AM
john mosby said...: The NASA that blew up the Challenger was still lily-white.

It’s not really the quality of the individuals that causes incidents like these; it’s the process.

Systemic incompetence, kind of like systemic racism. No individual wants the bad outcome, yet it happens.

JSM; 7/28/24, 2:58 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Kawasaki Beats The World With Demo Of A Hydrogen Motorcycle

It will never be allowed, though. The end game, especially in California, is the banning of private transportation.; 7/28/24, 3:14 AM
wendybar said...: Passably Affable
@tbrusletten

Replying to @AGHamilton29
Modern Democrats are more obsessed with race than they were when they were klan members.
11:49 AM · Jul 27, 2024

https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/07/27/feel-the-unity-harris-campaign-holds-race-and-gender-specific-supporter-calls-n2398925; 7/28/24, 3:18 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Governor of PA Josh Shapiro just posted this video promoting drag and LGBTQ pride with kids.; 7/28/24, 3:18 AM
rehajm said...: In about a week the new messiah has been born. A messiah what failed to garner a single vote when offered as a choice. Now when shoved down your throat like you’re a fois gras goose we marvel at the propaganda, a dog’s breakfast of flattering bites intended for the not JFK Jr. but still Kennedyesque messiah we wish we had…; 7/28/24, 5:58 AM
Breezy said...: Harris’s history is being washed so I was curious what her new policy goals are. It’s early yet but KamalaHarris.com has yet to post a platform or agenda. Despite inheriting a campaign HQ, though, there’re an awful lot of Help Wanted positions open in Wilmington, DE. Policy help still needed, so it may be a while yet before she can articulate any reason to vote for her.; 7/28/24, 6:02 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Breaking News: @Olympics removed its own opening ceremony video that features drag queens from @YouTube

@Althouse- I'm not trying to hog the blog, but this, I couldn't pass up.; 7/28/24, 6:03 AM
rehajm said...: I’m not willing to be shocked and offended there’s a drag queen runway in France…more surprised the IOC were willing to offend the Iranians…; 7/28/24, 6:14 AM
Jersey Fled said...: Inga said:

“So he was telling Christians to come out and vote for HIM just this one time.”

Yes, Inga. That’s exactly what candidates do.; 7/28/24, 6:23 AM
Humperdink said...: Inga said...“President-in-exile Trump. You mean the guy who lost by 7 million votes to half senile Biden."

A subtle admission by one of our resident lefties that Biden was "half senile" in 2020. And yet she was all on-board up until a month ago. Telling.; 7/28/24, 6:31 AM
Leland said...: It is morning in Madison again.; 7/28/24, 6:52 AM
gilbar said...: Humperdink said...
A subtle admission by one of our resident lefties that Biden was "half senile" in 2020. And yet she was all on-board up until a month ago.

i guess, i'm going to have to remind people Again.. That History STARTED at 12:01am This Morning.
No one remembers "a month ago".. because of that; i'm not surprised to have to KEEP reminding :); 7/28/24, 7:05 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Apropos of the photography tag I direct your attention to the Pike County OH Democrats who are pleased to promote VP Harris as the nominee. If only they knew what she looks like they might have selected a photo that was actually her:

https://twitter.com/DTheKingpin/status/1817255512641343566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1817255512641343566%7Ctwgr%5Eebcab4c6fba9b91b9842ef4c5adab759b750e029%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fjustmindy%2F2024%2F07%2F27%2Fdemocrat-booth-get-kamala-harris-wrong-hilarious-n2398926; 7/28/24, 7:15 AM
donald said...: He was totally senile. And you were lying the entire time. Just like the entire time I’ve read this blog.

The democrats just want YOU to vote this time. They don’t care if you ever vote again, they’re going to kill and imprison as many wrong thinkers as possible anyway.; 7/28/24, 7:20 AM
Humperdink said...: gilbar: "No one remembers "a month ago".. because of that; i'm not surprised to have to KEEP reminding :)"

Maybe so, but a solid half of the electorate is unaware of Woke Salad Kammie's positions re: border Czardom, financing the bond of protesting terrorists held in Minneapolis jails, against fracking*, defunding the police.

* Being anti-fracking won't fly in PA, a swing state.; 7/28/24, 7:20 AM
Humperdink said...: "The Canada women's soccer team will now be without head coach Bev Priestman for the rest of the Paris Olympics."

Why?

"a Canada Soccer staffer was caught flying a drone over New Zealand training earlier this week in France." (Via HotAir)

US Secret Service take note.; 7/28/24, 7:52 AM
MadTownGuy said...: "Trump campaign releases letter on his injury, treatment after last week’s assassination attempt

"(AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign released an update on the former president’s health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The memo, from Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, a staunch supporter who served as Trump’s White House physician, offers new details on the nature of the GOP nominee’s injuries and the treatment he received in the immediate aftermath of the attack.

It is the most thorough accounting to date of the former president’s condition since the night of the shooting, which also left one rally-goer dead and injured two others.

According to Jackson, Trump sustained a gunshot wound to the right ear that came “less than a quarter of an inch from entering his head, and struck the top of his right ear.”

The bullet track, he said, “produced a 2 cm wide wound that extended down to the cartilaginous surface of the ear. There was initially significant bleeding, followed by marked swelling of the entire upper ear.”

While the swelling has resolved and the wound “is beginning to granulate and heal properly,” he said Trump is still experiencing intermittent bleeding, requiring the dressing that was on display at last week’s Republican National Convention."; 7/28/24, 1:21 PM
mkent said...: Wow! I never expected a law professor’s blog to be a hotbed of aerospace misinformation, but here we are. No, Starliner, like the Crew Dragon, is rated for 210 days in space, not 45. No, the ULA Atlas V did not fail during the Starliner launch. It performed flawlessly, just as it did on its 99 other flights. No, the Starliner crew is not stranded on ISS. They can come home any time they need to. They are staying aboard the ISS to perform tests on their crew capsule. They are test pilots flying a flight test mission. It’s what they do.

Finally, no they didn’t bring along any underwear other than what they wore on the trip up. Their extra clothes were offloaded at the last minute to make room for a spare pump module to replace one on the ISS that failed a few days before launch. They’re going commando. They’re test pilots. It’s what they do.; 7/28/24, 2:30 PM
Old and slow said...: Yeah, they are totally NOT stuck in space.... 5 days turns into 50 days just on a bit of a whim. I like the last statement that if there was an emergency on ISS, they would be quite willing to return.; 7/29/24, 10:24 AM