Althouse: Sunrise

October 4, 2024

Sunrise — 6:46.

54 comments:

Kakistocracy said...: U.S. Hiring Accelerated in September, Blowing Past Expectations
Jobs report strongly suggests the U.S. might be headed toward a soft landing ~ WSJ

There are 5 types of economies: developing, developed, Japan, Argentina, and the USA.

You couldn’t paint a prettier picture of the job market and broader economy. If this report doesn’t silence the recession fear-mongers, then nothing will.

Most folks know it is a fools errand to try to silence fear-mongers. This report will not silence them, because a fear-monger's game is appealing to emotion as opposed to reason.

This report isn't trying to convince anybody. This is simply information that people who are skeptical of Harris might use to make a decision come November.

That said, it is objectively true that "you couldn't paint a prettier picture". No wonder fearmongers are claiming the numbers have been cooked. They make that claim without good reasons. But then again fear does not need to be based on reason. And so, this won't silence them.; 10/4/24, 8:38 PM
Mark said...: Oklahoma Schools Head demands Bibles in every classroom and surprise, surprise only two Bibles 'qualify'. One of them being the $60 Trump Bible.

The cash grab couldn't be more apparent. $9 mil for 55K books. Nevernind Amazon could get multiple copies for the price.

Y'all must be so proud at the level of gift.; 10/4/24, 8:44 PM
Eva Marie said...: Movie recommendation:
Jackie Brown for rent on Amazon Prime
Quentin Tarantino director, the great Pam Grier as Jackie Brown
Nice soundtrack; 10/4/24, 8:55 PM
Original Mike said...: They were all government jobs.; 10/4/24, 8:58 PM
Political Junkie said...: Mark - I hope you get paid for being a trolll here. What do you do for a living? How old are you? Tell us about your family?; 10/4/24, 9:05 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Very disappointing to see OG Mike's evolution from an aspiring policy wonk to a BLS truther. Once you get in the habit of discarding uncomfortable facts it can be hard to return to reality.; 10/4/24, 9:12 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: The Republican presidential nominee shared a screenshot to Truth Social on Friday claiming JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon had endorsed him for president.
The surprise endorsement came as news to everyone, including Dimon. A spokesperson for the executive quickly called out Trump’s post as being a lie, making clear in a call to CNBC that Dimon “has not endorsed anyone. this perp needs to get his meds adjusted,he is too old and he lies and dont even realize it. He is so senile he doesnt realize all you have to do is call the guy and they did..Trumpers will believe anything so it really doesnt matter though. Vance says"WE just make shit up"; 10/4/24, 9:16 PM
gadfly said...: Political Junkie - I hope you get paid for being a troll here. What do you do for a living? How old are you? Tell us about your family?

You should know that In slang, a troll is a person who posts deliberately offensive or provocative messages online. Personal attacks on posters makes you, not Mark, the troll.; 10/4/24, 9:30 PM
Jersey Fled said...: History tells us they will be adjusted down substantially in four months. Strange how that happens.; 10/4/24, 9:36 PM
Drago said...: LOL

I see Abacus Boy LLR-democratical Rich thought enough time had passed since this morning when he was blown out of the water with his latest cooked-books BS BLS "report", so I'll just repost what I posted then:

1) Most of the full time private sector jobs, lower than expected, went to immigrants and not US citizens
2) Large percentage of "jobs" in the report are government jobs, which continues crushing taxpayers that are already suffering
3) Significant percent of private sector jobs were part time and not high paying nor with other benefits
4) Almost every monthly jobs report issued since the New Soviet Democraticals came to power has been significantly reduced and revised downward in following months....this report will be no different.

"New data shows US job growth has been far weaker than initially reported
By Alicia Wallace, CNN
Updated 12:45 PM EDT, Wed August 21, 2024"

"CNN
—
US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review of employment data suggests that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially reported."

Shorter headline: The New Soviet Democratials have been lying their arses off every single month for almost 4 years, something Abacus Boy LLR-democratical Rich is all about baby!; 10/4/24, 9:44 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: There is lithium in the Carolinas?; 10/4/24, 9:54 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Musk says the gov is not letting people in to help.; 10/4/24, 9:58 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Looks like Politico is positioning the blame game if Harris loses next month- they all intend to blame it on the white guy not named Joe Biden.; 10/4/24, 9:58 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: We have some AA people, connected via their churches, heading over there this weekend with supplies. We are going to find out what's really happening in a few days.; 10/4/24, 10:03 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: My Lord this can just not stop lying blatantly and easily refuted and then claiming "I KNOW NOTHING" JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is denying claims that he endorsed former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election.
Dimon's denial, through reps, came after Trump shared a screenshot of unknown provenance on Truth Social with the claim that his campaign had the backing of the banking bigwig.
A rep for Dimon quickly corrected the record, telling CNBC that “Jamie Dimon has not endorsed anyone. He has not endorsed a candidate.”
The move was a blow to Trump, who was once rumored to be considering Dimon to lead his Treasury Department. It’s unclear where the post originated. It is still live as of this writing, hours after Dimon’s team denied the endorsement.
Trump told NBC News he was not the one to post the endorsement, implying he may not have sole control over his account.
“I don’t know anything about it,” Trump said. “Somebody put it up.”
Friday’s post wasn’t the first time this cycle that Trump lied about receiving a major endorsement: in August, the ex-president posted AI-generated images touting an endorsement from Taylor Swift to Truth Social. Swift later cited that false endorsement as one of her reasons for speaking out against Trump. The pop star endorsed Kamala Harris on the night of her debate against Trump.
Donald Trump's Truth Social Loses Top Executive (Newsweek)
Swift shared that the AI-generated pics “really conjured up my fears around...the dangers of spreading misinformation.” This fella is too old and senile and cant tell the truth as Pence said ,time to bow out.Hes only in it to stay out of prison. WAKE UP you are being constantly lied to and more blatant every day..Have some pride for goodness sake..; 10/4/24, 10:05 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: X Video: Watch what happened when Kamalas teleprompter supposedly went on the frits; 10/4/24, 10:14 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: looks as if our household will get approx $80.00 each added to our Social Security checks as COLA is revealed for 2025. A small take but I'll add it to my Horse racing Handicapping bankroll and use it for upcoming thoroughbred events.My wife ? She just loves to shop but never buys anything.Me If I want it I just go get it after researching prices on Internet. Gas $2.89 at COSTCO and Home Insurance actually going down(amazing) One day at a time I have lieved thru the high and the low you learn to adjust and not whine..whining is for whiners!; 10/4/24, 10:25 PM
Original Mike said...: "Interviewer to Harris: Why Haven't You Accomplished Your Agenda as VP?"

She doesn't get within a country mile of answering the question.; 10/4/24, 10:41 PM
Eva Marie said...: How many days? 32; 10/4/24, 10:58 PM
Drago said...: "BREAKING: Just 28% of Americans think the U.S. is on the right track. -CNN"

https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/1842300699297931412?t=glN8-Q-xi3tntnVRPEaPbA&s=19

LLR-democratical and Abacus Boy Rich, the Harry Sisson of Althouse blog: "You couldn’t paint a prettier picture of the job market and broader economy."

It appears about 72% of Americans most certainly could there Harry...er...Rich!; 10/4/24, 11:30 PM
Drago said...: "Behind Today's Stunning Jobs Report: A Record Surge In Government Workers"

Hooray! More government workers...in a politically massaged Sept "jobs" report meant to impact the election which actually shows record numbers of Americans having to work multiple jobs to offset harris/biden inflation as it crushes private sector workers.

Rich calls this a virtual paradise!

https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1842244075052835301?t=bhUobiZde0rIA6T0c6xLBw&s=19; 10/4/24, 11:43 PM
Humperdink said...: “So quiet was the (Middle East) inheritance from the prior Trump administration that nearly three years later, on Sept. 29, 2023 — and just eight days before the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre of Israelis — Biden’s national security adviser, Jack Sullivan, could still brag, “The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been in two decades.” (Victor Davis Hanson via NYPost)

Just like inflation and the border invasion another success story from the Biden, Biden, and Harris administration.; 10/5/24, 1:32 AM
Mark said...: A troll would also try to find out personal information to dox someone.; 10/5/24, 1:59 AM
Mark said...: He is also going to a Trump rally this weekend, so you are an idiot if you think his 'research' is truthful.; 10/5/24, 2:00 AM
Dixcus said...: Here's some video of hikers trekking miles into Chimney Rock, NC. The destruction is almost impossible to believe.

A 40-foot wall of water must have gone through there. The entire town is gone.

https://youtu.be/MYdC-6nShdc?si=iyQb649saMWLyLJL; 10/5/24, 2:24 AM
Dixcus said...: Dick Cheney has endorsed Kamala Harris.

Get your mind around that.; 10/5/24, 2:26 AM
Dixcus said...: She can't. That's why she's running the way she is (by hiding). She can't say she'll do ANYTHING because then the natural question is: Hey, how come you aren't ALREADY doing that thing?; 10/5/24, 2:27 AM
Dixcus said...: Watch for yourself: Here's video of the area around Chimney Rock. Complete and total destruction.

NOT A SINGLE FEMA TRUCK anywhere to be seen.

https://youtu.be/MYdC-6nShdc?si=iyQb649saMWLyLJL; 10/5/24, 2:41 AM
Dixcus said...: The US State Department unveiled today new spending for Beirut: $157 million for Palestinians impacted by the Israeli war against terrorists.

$0 for Chimney Rock, NC; 10/5/24, 3:43 AM
Dixcus said...: Kamala Harris isn't in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia or Florida. She isn't helping anybody there.

But she did have time to do the "Call Her Daddy" podcast to discuss lesbianism. Her husband beating up women somehow never came up.; 10/5/24, 3:57 AM
wendybar said...: You are happy that there are MORE government jobs, and MORE part time jobs for regular joes because they are losing full time work??? You people have no clue what is going on in the real world.

"So lots of new jobs are a sign, not of a strong economy, but of hard times that are forcing people to take on additional work. Over the last year and a half, full-time jobs have consistently declined, while part-time work has grown:

In September, the number of government workers as tracked by the Household Survey soared by 785K, from 21.421 million to 22.216 million, both seasonally adjusted (source: Table A8 from the jobs report). This was the biggest monthly surge in government workers on record (excluding the outlier print in June 2020 which was a reversal of the record plunge from the Covid collapse months before).

While government workers soared by the most on record, private workers rose by just 133K, a far more believable number, and one which however would indicate that the recent labor market malaise continues."

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/10/public-sector-booms.php; 10/5/24, 4:39 AM
Big Mike said...: From Miranda Devine on X:

In between laughing at the false claim that JD Vance was wearing eyeliner at the VP debate, Obama-Harris whisperer David Axelrod said on his podcast that Hurricane Helene’s victims are mainly Trump voters who will find it hard to vote. Affected Democrats from Asheville are “upscale liberal voters, and they're probably going to figure out a way to vote. I'm not sure a bunch of these folks who had their homes and lives destroyed elsewhere, in western North Carolina, in the mountains, there are going to be as easy to wrangle for the Trump campaign.”

You know, back in the days before Joe Biden was President and Kamala Harris his second in command, we sort of expected that FEMA would take care of victims of a natural disaster regardless of their political affiliation and how they were expected to vote in an upcoming election. Now dead prospective Trump voters are a source of merriment for Democrats.; 10/5/24, 4:42 AM
Big Mike said...: On his Substack Jim Treacher argues that #MeToo is dead and Doug Emhoff killed it. We’ve come a long way since feminists demanded we “believe all women.”; 10/5/24, 4:48 AM
wendybar said...: THIS is what FEMA is blowing money on. There SHOULD be a mutiny against this evil regime and their hateful ghouls that hate American citizens and put illegals first.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/watch-first-look-inside-furnished-maine-apartments-where/; 10/5/24, 4:52 AM
wendybar said...: Reminiscence of Saint Obama off the teleprompter....Ahhhh..uMMMMM, ahhhhh.....

https://youtu.be/IuptSMRhInY?si=FjIqMuyK-77m6Sow; 10/5/24, 4:55 AM
wendybar said...: "A Vietnam War veteran was so moved by Donald Trump’s reaction to the assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., that he gave his Purple Heart to the former president on Friday.

The former Marine, identified only as Dwight, appeared on stage midway through the Republican presidential nominee’s town hall event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to present him with the “small token.” "

https://nypost.com/2024/10/05/us-news/vietnam-war-veteran-gives-trump-his-purple-heart-for-taking-bullet-in-butler-you-got-guts/; 10/5/24, 5:25 AM
tim maguire said...: Nonsense. All it takes to be a troll is to throw rhetorical bombs into conversations just for the fun of riling people up. Rhetorical bombs like the obvious lie that OK schools are required to have bibles in the classroom.; 10/5/24, 6:08 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Never thought I’d see democrats cheering for an administration that has steadily lost full-time jobs. All job “growth” under Biden’s administration have been post-pandemic returns to businesses temporarily shut down, part-time jobs for businesses that never recovered, foreign born workers and government employees. Actual full-time employment for American citizens have fallen every year. Only an idiot would cheer that outcome.; 10/5/24, 6:34 AM
Iman said...: History shows like a sonuva bitch
Teh folly of bot clowns such as Rich

h/t BOC; 10/5/24, 6:36 AM
Mark said...: Tim, search about Oklahoma schools and Bibles.
It's 100% real, despite how you would like to put your head in the sand.

Get out your limited bubble.; 10/5/24, 7:17 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Dominican Republic Plans to Start Deporting up to 10,000 Haitians per Week

"Government officials of the Dominican Republic have announced plans to start deporting Haitians living illegally in the country, potentially expelling up to 10,000 or more per week.

In Oct. 2 statements, government spokesman Homero Figueroa said the decision was based on the large number of Haitian migrants living illegally in the Dominican Republic. Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located on the same island, Hispaniola.

“This operation aims to reduce the excessive migrant populations detected in Dominican communities,” he said.

According to Figueroa, the deportations would start immediately and have a strict focus on ensuring “respect for human rights.”

In the past, activists and observers have criticized the administration of current Dominican President Luis Abinader for alleged human rights violations against Haitians and those of Haitian descent born in the country. Abinader and his administration have denied any wrongdoing. He said in previous speeches at the United Nations that his country is bearing the downstream burdens of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti without much help from the rest of the world.

Figueroa said authorities are also planning to strengthen border surveillance and border entry point security. He did not share specific details about what that might include.

According to Figueroa, the decision to start mass expulsions of Haitians is a result of the international community’s “slowness” in restoring stability in Haiti.

He said Dominican Republic government officials had noted a large increase in Haitian migrants as the U.N. Security Council’s Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti has yet to restore order.

Haiti declared a state of emergency on March 3 as instances of home invasions, armed robberies, sexual assaults, and murder increased beyond what local police could handle. The U.N. said in a June report that gang violence in Haiti had reached “alarming levels.”

More at the link; 10/5/24, 7:18 AM
Christopher B said...: unbold; 10/5/24, 7:30 AM
Rusty said...: Fema is out of money to help with relief. The FAA is not allowing private aircraft into the area with relief supplies.
This is what your government thinks of you. Not just Republicans. Democrats too. This is what they think the average citizen is worth. Pay up suckers.; 10/5/24, 7:39 AM
Iman said...: 31 now, dammit.; 10/5/24, 7:40 AM
Iman said...: …and Dinky is for dinks; 10/5/24, 7:43 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Article is in Spanish, but Google Translate may help, a little. Here's the short version: China's newest nuclear submarine sinks at the pier where it was moored.

https://www.14ymedio.com/internacional/ee-uu-confirma-hundimiento-submarino_1_1106698.html; 10/5/24, 8:25 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Blogger wouldn't let me embed the link for some reason.; 10/5/24, 8:26 AM
Aggie said...: I wonder what happens when the number of people coming in to offer help and supplies starts to outnumber the number of local LE, Petty Tyrants, and FEMA people there demanding to be 'large and in charge'? Nothing but hostile witnesses walking around with recording cell phones. Then the National Guard will start moving.; 10/5/24, 8:29 AM
Leland said...: I may need to hit the Althouse tip jar but I don’t know if I have enough money to get a review: https://www.axios.com/2024/10/04/call-her-daddy-kamala-harris-podcast?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_source=twitter; 10/5/24, 8:32 AM
Aggie said...: Well...... Let's see. Shall we compare our outrages? One side: Blockhead conservative governor orders bibles into the schools, in hard-to-read King James versions that contain (gasp) the Pledge of Allegiance and the US Constitution - plus it carries the stain of Donald Trump by association. And over here: Hey ! Late-term and and maybe partial birth abortions this week and forever Hey ! It's a woman's right ! ! No matter what the state's voters decide in a democratically - founded election process.; 10/5/24, 8:34 AM
MadTownGuy said...: FEMA makes much of the fact - and it is technically true - that the $ for support of immigrants comes out of the DHS budget. FEMA is funded through DHS, so it's still coming out of the same pocket. Not mentioned is the cost of administering the payouts, which may involve FEMA employees, since it's listed on the FEMA website as one of its programs; 10/5/24, 8:34 AM
Saint Croix said...: John Mulaney on Delta Airlines

Nate Bargatze on Delta Airlines

ha ha ha ha; 10/5/24, 9:56 AM
Saint Croix said...: It would be funny if she did a "spit on that thang" or maybe even a hawk tuah.; 10/5/24, 10:03 AM
MadTownGuy said...: Lots of private helicopters in the air in western NC as of 5:20 this afternoon! FlightRadar24; 10/5/24, 4:22 PM