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August 1, 2024

Sunrise — 5:19, a minute before it poured rain.

The white dot is the most beautiful state capitol in the country.

62 comments:

RCOCEAN II said...: Cool.; 8/1/24, 6:49 PM
Gusty Winds said...: I, Kamala Harris, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."; 8/1/24, 6:52 PM
Original Mike said...: "I, Kamala Harris, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Dark day, indeed.; 8/1/24, 7:13 PM
Gusty Winds said...: President Harris "Do we really need these briefings every single day? I don't have time to read this or listen you guys. I can't make every decision."

Deep State "No problem Madam President. We can stop the briefings. The less you know the better. Sorry to trouble you."; 8/1/24, 7:26 PM
tcrosse said...: "By the way, Madame President, management wants you to lose the giggle."; 8/1/24, 7:29 PM
Iman said...: I love to hear and feel the rain in the summertime.; 8/1/24, 7:31 PM
Lucien said...: Why wouldn’t things be simpler if sports had an “Open” division and a “XX chromosome” division?; 8/1/24, 7:33 PM
Dave Begley said...: Ann, I’ve been inside the WI state capitol building. It was the day of the Crazy Legs run. It is beautiful. But have you seen the Nebraska state capitol building? Nebraska is number one.; 8/1/24, 7:33 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Oh. My favorite.; 8/1/24, 7:38 PM
dreams said...: Here is some history from the town we usually visited on Saturdays while I was growing up in Hart County, Ky.

"Civil War Generals Thomas Wood and Simon Bolivar Buckner grew up in Munfordville. One joined the Union cause, the other the Confederate. Visitors can find their boyhood homes, a former school, and even the courthouse fountain the Buckner family donated to the town. These two battled one another at Chickamauga and Chattanooga, but never at home.

The Old Munfordville Inn on South Washington Street is the oldest in town, built in 1810, back when the place was Big Buffalo Crossing. Back then, it was “the wild west,” and it also lays claim to the famous southern Kentucky travels of Jenny Lind, the “Swedish Nightingale” opera singer, as we’ve mentioned in several other stories.

There’s an Underground Railroad history here too, thanks to the Richard Munford house. More on that and Kentucky’s role in assisting escaped slaves coming soon."

https://www.wnky.com/2107461-2/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEZCWtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHV_xFaLco65KeysY-L1WBzYWLeU7NZE_o0yxJBi8nGPTEmWn4YjffQoFvw_aem_CDveOXTvasQBGi-EdUVBug; 8/1/24, 7:49 PM
Original Mike said...: Dave said…"But have you seen the Nebraska state capitol building? Nebraska is number one."

As a courtesy to Althouse readers, I provide a clickable link to the Nebraska state capitol building.; 8/1/24, 7:59 PM
Crimso said...: My grandmother was from Hart County. There was an interesting meeting between Buckner and Union Col. John Wilder at the so-called Battle of Munfordville (more of a brief siege than a battle). Also, Buckner's son commanded US forces at Okinawa until his death (IIRC, he was the highest-ranking US officer killed in WWII). Pretty country around Munfordville.; 8/1/24, 8:01 PM
dreams said...: "My grandmother was from Hart County. There was an interesting meeting between Buckner and Union Col. John Wilder at the so-called Battle of Munfordville (more of a brief siege than a battle). Also, Buckner's son commanded US forces at Okinawa until his death (IIRC, he was the highest-ranking US officer killed in WWII). Pretty country around Munfordville."

Yeah, I think he was killed by a sniper.; 8/1/24, 8:06 PM
Gusty Winds said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/1/24, 8:08 PM
Original Mike said...: The exterior dome of the Wisconsin capitol building is the largest granite dome in the world.

Just sayin'.; 8/1/24, 8:08 PM
Gusty Winds said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/1/24, 8:09 PM
ussmidway said...: Amazing photo Ann -- a real keeper!; 8/1/24, 8:10 PM
Gusty Winds said...: Deep State white guys will be in charge of Kamala Harris. An irony lost on liberal women.

Deep State White Guys "Abortion? That's really all you want in return? DEAL!! We're trying to start wars with people that made it out of the womb. No problem. Whatever you want. I knocked my secretary up last week."; 8/1/24, 8:10 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: After careful and stramineous deliberation, I think the VP should pick PA Senator John Fetterman as her VP.

I knew there was a way to Fettermanice Kamala Harris.

I think I can be political advisor as a side hustle.; 8/1/24, 8:11 PM
Whiskeybum said...: I'm as appalled as the next person about the IOC letting biological men box women in the Olympics, but can someone square the Italian boxer's (Carini) statement to the press after the bout?

She said: "I got into the ring to fight. I didn't give up, but one punch hurt too much, and so I said enough."

Maybe it's that English is not her first language, but note to Carini: "I said enough" = "I give up".; 8/1/24, 8:15 PM
Political Junkie said...: Harris in 2024 is like Bush in 2000. Which one was worse dealing with reporters?; 8/1/24, 8:16 PM
gadfly said...: So the word is out that JD Vance has a six-figure investment in "Rumble" which features anti-Jewish rap songs such as "Ovening You, Schlomo."; 8/1/24, 8:18 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: There is a lot of examples in literature for what I'm talking about.

Dolly and Jaws from Moonraker; 8/1/24, 8:19 PM
dreams said...: As to JD Vance, they say he is weird, yeah that's what the dims are saying.; 8/1/24, 8:20 PM
Joe Smith said...: "The white dot is the most beautiful state capitol in the country."

And home of some of the craziest people in the country.

But it is pretty.; 8/1/24, 8:25 PM
Narr said...: Lt. General Buckner was the highest ranking US officer killed by enemy action; Leslie McNair's commission as lt. gen. predated his, but McNair was killed by American bombs. OTOH he had been wounded in action in Tunisia in 1943.

Frank Andrews died in an accident, and Millard Harmon was lost to unknown causes.

It's good for the morale of the lower ranks to see a general die in combat once in a while.; 8/1/24, 8:30 PM
Fred Drinkwater said...: You are A better man than I, Gunga Din.; 8/1/24, 8:40 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: "The white dot is the most beautiful state capitol in the country."

I'm going to stipulate that comment as a rare gaff from our esteemed hostes.

Our esteemed VP would never say a white dot is the most beautiful whatever.; 8/1/24, 8:42 PM
Fred Drinkwater said...: " to the best of my ability, "

LOL. Good one, Gusty!; 8/1/24, 8:46 PM
Whiskeybum said...: I guess it took Musk's acceptance of Maduro's challenge to fight him mano a mano to embarrass the State Department enough on their wussy response to the illegitimate Venezuelan election results, that they have now issued a statement declaring the opposition candidate the winner.; 8/1/24, 8:48 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Via Reddit: South Park hit a nail on the head and was not sued?; 8/1/24, 8:53 PM
Fred Drinkwater said...: Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were just awarded $2 million for having their “private” emails revealed.

Words fail.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/peter-strzok-lisa-page-fbi-settlement-doj/index.html; 8/1/24, 8:55 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Via Reddit: More Scene from the 2024 Olympics; 8/1/24, 9:04 PM
Peachy said...: Momala - you will be scolded.

This should put an end to Kamala's campaign; 8/1/24, 10:04 PM
Peachy said...: Until we give mass amnesty to all illegals - no Christmas for you.

says ... the scold.; 8/1/24, 10:05 PM
Jupiter said...: I've had a pleasant dinner, and now I'm out on my deck, enjoying the sunset, and the play of the fading light on the trees at the edge of my yard. I have a beer in hand, a bottle, or maybe a can. Whichever. I have a beer fridge with plenty of both, and also a kegerator spout, and various insulated pint containers. I like beer, a lot, and I can afford to indulge that liking.

But here is the thing. Once you have opened the can, or the bottle, or filled a pint from the keg, you can't save it. It will be flat by morning, if you don't drink it tonight. And watching the Sun go down, and assessing my own mental and physical state, I realize that it is time to go to bed. Day over, get some sleep. So, the beer I opened a couple minutes ago, is wasted. The thing to do, is to pour it out, over the railing, and go floss and brush my teeth and go to bed. And that is what I do.

Except. Before I pour the beer out over the roots of the splendid banana trees outside the windows of the master bedroom, I take one last swig. Why? I have already recognized that at this point in the evening's trajectory, another swig of beer will contribute nothing to my mood, or my enjoyment of life on this planet. It can only contribute to my hangover. That is why I am dumping a perfectly good half-pint of beer into the bushes. So, why do I take one, last swig, before I dump the rest? Might it not be that this explains everything that is wrong with the human race, in a microcosm?

No, probably not. But it does explain a lot.; 8/1/24, 11:21 PM
Jupiter said...: The 20th Century, net:

Women's suffrage.
Men's beer-fridge.

Oh, and the income tax.; 8/1/24, 11:24 PM
Drago said...: Tech CEO Amjad Masad on the cults of Silicon Valley. This is the deepest and most interesting explanation of AI you’ll ever see.

(0:00) Artificial Intelligence
(10:01) Bitcoin
(22:30) The Extropians Cult
(29:15) Transhumanism
(34:04) Longtermism
(40:24) Are Machines Capable of Thinking?
(43:11) The Two Conflicting Theories of Physics
(49:46) The Difference Between Mind and Computer
(1:04:24) The Abuse of Technology
(1:12:36) Virtual Companionship
(1:15:12) Do Silicon Valley Elites Acknowledge the Existence of God?
(1:26:37) Silicon Valley Turning to Donald Trump
(1:40:20) Elon Musk and Free Speech

https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1819055754164191357?t=r2OdNOUU1yLkfzccIvPEqQ&s=19; 8/1/24, 11:33 PM
wendybar said...: Kamala is a prepackaged Progressive. Pull her string, and she repeats Progressive talking points like no one else....She will make a great puppet.

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Unearthed clip of Kamala Harris scolds people for saying “Merry Christmas” because illegals might not get to celebrate: “HOW DARE WE SPEAK MERRY CHRISTMAS?”

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Issue is not whether Kamala shifted from identifying primarily as Indian to primarily as Black, it's that her whole political career and current campaign is shape-shifting, she is whatever and whoever she needs to be at any given political moment to get ahead.
7:11 AM · Aug 1, 2024

https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/how-dare-we-speak-merry-christmas-how-dare-we-enraged-kamala-2017/; 8/2/24, 2:12 AM
wendybar said...: "The two illegal Jordanian migrants who are charged with trying to breach Marine Corps Base Quantico in May posted thousands of dollars in bail and were allowed to leave federal custody, The Post can exclusively reveal.

Hasan Yousef Hamdan, 32, and Mohammad Khair Dabous, 28, were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention despite their immigration status — Hamdan had crossed into the country illegally in April and Dabous had overstayed his student visa and is subject to removal proceedings, law enforcement sources told The Post.

They were arrested on May 3 for trespassing onto the military installation and handed over to ICE officers because of their immigration statuses.

Actually, per reports, they tried to breach the gate and triggered countermeasures. The attempted breach has an eerie similarity to Hezbollah’s 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon- a truck bombing. Given this historical backdrop, one would have expected to see a little more media interest in covering this story. But, alas, this is not the case."

WHERE is the media?? Hiding up Bidens ass, protecting Kamala from answering any questions?? Another reason to turn off your TV, and shut them out for good. They hate you, they lie to you, or they just don't tell you what is really going on, because they are an arm of the Progressive Regressive party that hates everything America stands for.

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2024/08/01/regime-media-silent-about-quantico-terrorist-dry-run; 8/2/24, 2:23 AM
wendybar said...: Conflict of interest??? Hmmmmmmmmm......"The House Judiciary Committee announced an investigation into Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter’s Democrat fundraising firm. The firm served as the director of digital persuasion for then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris."

Tell me again that all the regressive Progressives aren't lying in bed having a giant orgy at our expense.....

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/08/01/house-judiciary-launches-investigation-into-after-stunning-revelation-about-judge-merchan-kamala-harris-n2642866; 8/2/24, 2:30 AM
imTay said...: She knows, because she has traveled widely in Madison.; 8/2/24, 2:31 AM
gadfly said...: The World Atlas site tells us:

"The Budger State's capital sits proudly between Lake Mendota and Lake Mononaas. It is home to the Wisconsin college, sending youthful vibes throughout the city streets."

Attractions of America ranks the Wisconsin State Capitol #2 behind the Massachusetts Capitol on Beacon Street in Boston.

"The distinct X-shape of the Wisconsin State Capitol makes it one of the most beautiful state capitol buildings in the US."

"You won't find another building's architecture quite like the capitol's, whether viewing from an aerial perspective or the illusion of great depth from your eye level."

"It's the tallest building in Madison, thanks to a law preventing nearby buildings from surpassing its height."; 8/2/24, 2:43 AM
imTay said...: Doublethink quiz:

Country X sends an assassin to kill a leader of a terrorist organization that attacked it. Does this prove that Country X is good? Or evil?

The correct answer is both depending on what they tell us to think.; 8/2/24, 2:44 AM
wendybar said...: The More You Know...

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
@julie_kelly2
This is Loren Merchan’s business partner at Authentic Campaigns.

He is heading up White Dudes for Kamala Harris.

Here he claims Trump is “scared” of his operation and warns he won’t “quit” going after Trump.

He and his partner, Judge Merchan’s daughter, banked $13 million so far this year as Trump’s trial proceeded in Merchan’s courtroom.

Unbelievable. https://x.com/julie_kelly2/status/1819051770703745114; 8/2/24, 2:53 AM
wendybar said...: The Babylon Bee
@TheBabylonBee
New Video Shows Trump Shooter On Roof Holding Huge Sign Saying ‘I’m Going To Shoot Trump’

https://x.com/TheBabylonBee/status/1819085844491186602; 8/2/24, 3:01 AM
Eva Marie said...: Thanks Drago. Tucker Carlson’s interview with Tech CEO Amjad Masad is excellent.
Major takeaway: there’s a shift toward Trump and Republicans in Silicon Valley because of the fear of regulatory capture of AI.
Biggest surprise: (not sure I got this right but I think I did.) regulatory capture would have to entail spying software on every computer/smart phone to insure the user wasn’t trying to push AI outside the regulatory net.; 8/2/24, 3:06 AM
gadfly said...: wendybar said...
Conflict of interest??? Hmmmmmmmmm......"The House Judiciary Committee announced an investigation into Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter’s Democrat fundraising firm. The firm served as the director of digital persuasion for then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris."

Wendy, Trump was convicted on 32 counts of criminal fraud by a jury of his peers. There is nothing that the House Judiciary Committee chair, Gym Jordan, can do about that conviction.

You really need to consider that far-right news sites like Townhall exist just to stir the pot. The firms that Kamala hired in 2015 to help with her campaign have nothing to do with Trump's criminal trial in 2024. Republicans hire Republicans and Democrats hire Democrats.; 8/2/24, 3:10 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: With only a few state capitals that I’ve personally seen and walked Madison probably is the most beautiful I’ve seen.; 8/2/24, 5:44 AM
Temujin said...: I feel like I should argue this point. But I got nothing.; 8/2/24, 5:45 AM
ronetc said...: Iowa: https://www.catchdesmoines.com/listing/iowa-state-capitol/361/; 8/2/24, 5:48 AM
Rocco said...: The rule of Lemnity said...
"After careful and stramineous deliberation, I think the VP should pick PA Senator John Fetterman as her VP.

I knew there was a way to Fettermanice Kamala Harris."

If she starts wearing hoodies and baggy shorts we'll know what's going on.; 8/2/24, 6:17 AM
Rocco said...: Whiskeybum said...
I'm as appalled as the next person about the IOC letting biological men box women in the Olympics, but can someone square the Italian boxer's (Carini) statement to the press after the bout?

She said: "I got into the ring to fight. I didn't give up, but one punch hurt too much, and so I said enough."

Maybe it's that English is not her first language, but note to Carini: "I said enough" = "I give up".

I don't associate "enough" with giving up. For example, if you have two small kids squabbling, you let them work it out. Unless the intensity rises past a certain point - throwing punches, for example. At that point you say "enough" and step in.

The Italian word "Basta" means "Enough" (of this) or "Stop" (this).

Reading her comments cold without knowing the context, I am interpreting her comments as meaning she immediately changed at least some of her strategy and/or tactics that she had going into the bout.; 8/2/24, 6:32 AM
Rocco said...: Jupiter said...
"The 20th Century, net:

Women's suffrage.
Men's beer-fridge.

Oh, and the income tax."

One of these is not like the other two.; 8/2/24, 6:33 AM
JZ said...: That’s a dramatic picture. The light on the capital building and the clouds are stunning.; 8/2/24, 7:14 AM
Howard (not that Howard) said...: Really well done photo.; 8/2/24, 7:16 AM
Rusty said...: gadfly said...
"So the word is out that JD Vance has a six-figure investment in "Rumble" which features anti-Jewish rap songs such as "Ovening You, Schlomo.""
So. What do you think? Too much freedom of speech?; 8/2/24, 7:30 AM
Rusty said...: It's good. Well framed and dramatic. The two sources of light. The diffused rising sun and the bright shiney capitol dome.; 8/2/24, 7:44 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: Sorry, Ann and Dave Begley, Washington's capitol building is the most gorgeous. It's the last capitol building built in the classical style.; 8/2/24, 8:53 AM
Jenny said...: I've only driven through Madison once but unfortunately with people entirely uninterested in stopping at the Capitol building. I caught glimpses of it down the streets, wishing we could stop and admire. Instead, we continued on to the weirdest place I have ever visited, House on the Rock.; 8/2/24, 8:58 AM
planetgeo said...: In my opinion this is the most beautiful photo in your entire series.; 8/2/24, 11:47 AM
Saint Croix said...: In Spanish, if you cut the legs off a table

it becomes a girl; 8/2/24, 6:39 PM