Althouse: Sunrise — 7:29, 7:32, 7:44.

October 27, 2024

Sunrise — 7:29, 7:32, 7:44.

Open thread in the comments, but if you want to talk about today's Trump rally, please go one post down for a post dedicated to just that.

73 comments:

Original Mike said...: All hail Brandon McManus!; 10/27/24, 4:27 PM
Sydney said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/27/24, 4:29 PM
Sydney said...: Lovely; 10/27/24, 4:30 PM
MadisonMan said...: Next Saturday is the latest sunrise. Don't completely lose that extra hour we'll get starting Sunday.; 10/27/24, 5:11 PM
Dixcus said...: Democrat influencers have doctored a photo of a girl who died of cancer and superimposed the face of Kamala Harris onto her.

All because she's wearing a McDonalds (Canada) uniform.

Trying to convince people that Kamala Harris didn't lie about working at McDonalds.

They'll trash the memory of a dead child cancer victim if it gets Kamala in.

https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1850313119723377115; 10/27/24, 5:24 PM
Mason G said...: Also see:
- By any means necessary.
- Whatever it takes.
- The ends justify the means.
- Romney didn’t win did he?; 10/27/24, 5:41 PM
Dixcus said...: Absolute BEST news of the day: NY Times insiders are complaining that they're losing subscriptions.

Why?

Because their idiot readers think they refused to endorse Kamala Harris.

The insiders say that the Times brass is discussing whether they should try to stem these cancellations by reminding their idiot readers that they are not the Washington Post.; 10/27/24, 5:57 PM
Big Mike said...: When and where was that particular uniform worn? I’ve been eating now and again at the Golden Arches for more than 60 years and I do not recall it.; 10/27/24, 6:00 PM
traditionalguy said...: Times they are a changing. But the beauty of nature stays the same.; 10/27/24, 6:01 PM
traditionalguy said...: Elon is speaking. DOGE is the topic.; 10/27/24, 6:02 PM
Dixcus said...: Kamala Harris plans to kill 1,375 innocent buffalo at Yellowstone National Park. They're waiting until winter of course, when the park is less visited, to begin the carnage.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/10/27/yellowstone-to-remove-1-375-bison-but-some-say-it-should-have-more-not-less/; 10/27/24, 6:19 PM
lonejustice said...: Somebody asked me today whether I was financially better off 4 years ago under Trump than I am today. My answer was that I am way better off financially today. I am recently retired, and I scrimped and saved all I could before retirement, and my stocks, mutual funds, IRAs and other investments have gone through the roof. I have had an incredible financial windfall. I never had this much financial gain under Trump.; 10/27/24, 6:59 PM
Jersey Fled said...: Now subtract 20% for inflation.; 10/27/24, 7:06 PM
Mason G said...: "and my stocks, mutual funds, IRAs and other investments have gone through the roof."

Democrats want to tax that gain, you know.; 10/27/24, 7:10 PM
Maynard said...: Da Bears!

Doh!!!!; 10/27/24, 7:11 PM
lonejustice said...: I'm still way ahead of the game. Yes, 20% inflation over 4 years is higher than I would want it to be, but I never saw these incredibly high increases in my net worth under Trump. It's not just all of my investments. The value of my land here has increased 300% over the past 4 years.; 10/27/24, 7:13 PM
lonejustice said...: And just look at the price of gold! I hope most of you have been buying some gold over the past 10 years.; 10/27/24, 7:23 PM
Drago said...: LOL; 10/27/24, 7:24 PM
Wince said...: Asset price inflation is good for you, it sounds.

Consumer price inflation absolutely devastates people with low incomes and little wealth.; 10/27/24, 7:25 PM
Clyde said...: Wankers of the World, Unite! Pro-Harris PAC Goes Hard After the Key Wanker-American Demographic

A Kamala Harris-affiliated group is running an ad featuring a young man masturbating while watching porn on his phone. The ad, part of a $2.5 million ad buy in seven battleground states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada — by Progress Action Fund and Defend the Vote, is titled 'Republicans Rubbing You the Wrong Way.'

The ad features a young man whiling away the empty hours lending himself a helping hand when, suddenly, his mellow is harshed by an elderly Republican Congressman stomping about his nasty bedroom in his parents' basement. This ad allegedly supports the theme pushed by the two sponsoring groups that the GOP is out to interfere in people's personal lives. If you consider what the Democrats were willing to do during COVID, it is clear proof that irony is dead and taxidermied.

If you are offended by (hopefully) simulated masturbation, you probably don't want to watch the video.

"Go away! 'Batin'!" Democrats don't realize that Idiocracy is a cautionary tale, not a training film!; 10/27/24, 7:31 PM
Clyde said...: An army of Frito Pendejos.; 10/27/24, 7:38 PM
lonejustice said...: I bought much of my gold back in the late 1980s. It was $300 an ounce. The price of gold is currently around $2,744.10 per ounce.; 10/27/24, 7:48 PM
Jim at said...: I never had this much financial gain under Trump.

Well, as long as you're better off that's all that matters, right?

The rest of us can suck eggs under the economy created by Biden voters and NeverTrump assholes.

But you got yours. Bully for you.; 10/27/24, 7:54 PM
Gospace said...: In other news we have a con man in Great Britain stealing 50K pounds of cheese.
https://www.newser.com/story/358429/con-man-steals-nearly-50k-pounds-of-cheese.html

How should we compare this to the Great Canadian Maple Syrup heist? 2700 tons of delicious scrumptious maple syrup.
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist

Retail theft of edible goods is easy. But industrial scale like either of these? How?; 10/27/24, 8:07 PM
Inga said...: https://www.rawstory.com/jan-6-cult-2669490142/

'Yes, I was in a cult': J6 rioter backing Harris after admitting being 'all in with MAGA'

"Yes, I was in a cult. Yes, Trump is a cult leader,” she admitted. “I wasn’t listening to my own critical thinking. I got caught up in all the lies.

As for her 180-degree flip to Democrat Harris, she told the Journal, "What she’s wanting to do is actually help the MAGA, help them keep their democracy, and they don’t realize it.”“‘; 10/27/24, 8:12 PM
Christopher B said...: I suspect it's Canadian as mentioned by Dixcus. more details here (Legal Insurrection) Community notes FTW; 10/27/24, 8:31 PM
Aggie said...: Smugness: Always a good look for certain types.; 10/27/24, 9:34 PM
Drago said...: "GPS—a total of 98,678 mobile devices were at or in the immediate vicinity of Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

Just under 20,000 were in the venue itself and the balance were outside watching.

47% had never attended a Trump rally."--Tony Seruga; 10/27/24, 9:38 PM
Mason G said...: That's all well and good, but what everybody really wants to know is- was there a free concert?; 10/27/24, 9:45 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne aka Doug Emhoff's Pimp Hand said...: @Big Mike: 1972 to 1978. Harris wouldn't have been old enough to work there.

https://x.com/13Revelation22/status/1850321172397015244; 10/27/24, 9:50 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne aka Doug Emhoff's Pimp Hand said...: Oops! 1976 - 1978. Not 1972!; 10/27/24, 9:52 PM
Aggie said...: Stunning & Brave; 10/27/24, 9:53 PM
wanderingmoderate said...: \

One of the most popular lawyers on YouTube has voiced the opinion that this is the most important election of our lifetime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bTpbDL5dcg&t=10s I seem to recall, though, that in 2004, George Bush Jr was literally Hitler who would destroy democracy if he were reelected. I even vaguely recall that in the 1980s, if Ronald Reagan were elected, World War III was inevitable. Now, just because the boy has cried wolf repeatedly doesn’t mean that there are no wolves. But if authoritarian government comes to this country, the I suspect that it will have less to do with any particular president, and more to do with the increasing power of the executive branch, and both parties are guilty in that.; 10/27/24, 10:07 PM
Iman said...: “Now subtract 20% for inflation.”

Whoops.; 10/27/24, 10:25 PM
Aggie said...: ...the increasing power of the Executive Branch, and the inclination of unelected bureaucrats to exceed their authorities and commence freelancing regulatory rules-making, to the unending consternation of the citizens.; 10/27/24, 10:35 PM
James K said...: In 1989 the S&P 500 was at around 400. It's now at around 5800.
The S&P 500 increased around 65% during the Trump administration. It increased around 53% during Biden's. That's before subtracting inflation.; 10/27/24, 10:44 PM
James K said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/27/24, 10:52 PM
Original Mike said...: "The S&P 500 increased around 65% during the Trump administration. It increased around 53% during Biden's. That's before subtracting inflation."

I doubt lonejustice is smart enough to realize that the proper comparison is the percentage, not absolute, increase.; 10/27/24, 11:06 PM
Big Mike said...: Rapper Lizzo vowed the country would mirror Detroit if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected on Nov. 5 …

You know, I just don’t want Front Royal or Strasburg or Winchester or Woodstock or Staunton or any other municipality in the Shenandoah Valley to turn into downtown Detroit, thank you very much. If Althouse wants Madison to turn into downtown Detroit, that’s between her and Meade.; 10/27/24, 11:28 PM
Achilles said...: Remember that Inga claimed J6 protestors killed Brian Sicknick.

Inga is still lying about that and still pretending J6 is a bloody shirt she can wave around.; 10/28/24, 12:15 AM
Drago said...: "I went to the rally to see for myself.

The line outside was full of Jews as well as every other demographic, chatting to each other like old friends. Inside there were large Israeli flags prominently displayed by several groups of attendees. Several speakers proudly declared their and Trump's support for Israel. The pro-Israel lines got some of the biggest positive reactions of the night.

The idea that this is a Nazi rally is a disgusting lie which disrespects the memory of the victims of actual Nazis."--Konstantin Kisin; 10/28/24, 1:07 AM
Clyde said...: That page has as much diversity of viewpoint as you would see in Pravda.; 10/28/24, 1:19 AM
Eva Marie said...: Monday evening Scott Adams is going to appear on the Young Turks YouTube channel to talk to Cenk Uygur (pro Harris) about the coming election. That should be interesting. Cenk was one of the few lefties who praised Trump’s bravery after being shot.; 10/28/24, 1:45 AM
Christopher B said...: It might even be ... a Liberal Fascism; 10/28/24, 4:38 AM
Christopher B said...: They did the same thing with 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451. Lord help us if they come across a book titled To Serve Man; 10/28/24, 4:41 AM
Political Junkie said...: Have a good week, Althousians. Nervous about the election and can't wait till it is over. VOTE,VOTE, VOTE.; 10/28/24, 5:11 AM
Political Junkie said...: Oh - I am afraid to say it, but here goes. I think DJT has the big MO and he will win NH, MN, NM, and VA. But the big one I predict he will win, that no one is predicting, is NJ.; 10/28/24, 5:12 AM
rehajm said...: Yeah nah..; 10/28/24, 5:20 AM
Christopher B said...: Seems a bit too optimistic for me. I'm hoping for 2016 plus an absolute plurality of the popular vote.; 10/28/24, 5:25 AM
rehajm said...: OUT: Kamala’s cackle IN: Tucker’s cackle; 10/28/24, 5:39 AM
rhhardin said...: Amazon is suggesting Otherwise than Being or Beyond Essence thinking I might want another one for $161.87 after the one I bought for practically nothing long ago. That represents an unrealized gain of $150 that Kamala would want to tax me on. The bookshelf tax. Do academics know about this?

Levinas is for all that my favorite philosopher, it's just that involves reading and that's not popular enough today to be worth publishing. So remnants waiting for an enthusiast is all there is.; 10/28/24, 5:41 AM
rhhardin said...: The Amazon page says it's the 1981st edition, which points either to unlikely popularity or the involvement of AI. Maybe the guy who bought one wants another one. It could have worn out or been misplaced.; 10/28/24, 5:43 AM
Leland said...: Lonejustice makes all that money, yet still can’t cut up an onion without cutting their own finger.; 10/28/24, 5:55 AM
rehajm said...: With this many days left we’re now well within the ‘YouTube Montage Red Zone’ where your witty contortions won’t save you from your own stupid propaganda caught on video. Which reminds me- anyone seen George Clooney lately? Did he move back to Lake Como?; 10/28/24, 6:04 AM
jaydub said...: $300 in 1980 dollars would equate to $1147.94 in 2024 dollars due to inflation. To calculate true return on an asset over time one must use constant dollars. I guess this wasn't taught in communist economic courses so you missed it.; 10/28/24, 6:07 AM
jaydub said...: Cenk is actually pro Marx.; 10/28/24, 6:09 AM
tim maguire said...: Like Gretchen in The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, she’s addicted to being in cults. She beings a cultist’s attitude to whatever she does, whether it’s a cult or not.; 10/28/24, 6:15 AM
tim maguire said...: Indeed, the Biden administration has spent vast amounts of borrowed money to prop up the stock market to make the numbers look good. Fortunately, you’re old. Your children, their children, and their chidren will not be so lucky.; 10/28/24, 6:18 AM
tim maguire said...: Indeed, the Biden administration has spent vast amounts of borrowed money to prop up the stock market to make the numbers look good. Fortunately, you’re old. Your children, their children, and their chidren will not be so lucky.; 10/28/24, 6:18 AM
rehajm said...: You can have tour allegories from the classics but for me nothing captures the current sentiment of celebrities that have publicly supported the left than the MiB aliens fleeing with their smokes; 10/28/24, 6:20 AM
Disparity of Cult said...: I grew up in a middle class family; 10/28/24, 6:23 AM
narciso said...: Where as trump grew up in queens; 10/28/24, 6:29 AM
320Busdriver said...: Last night one of my WI election integrity follows on X displayed his FOIA request response letter from the USPostOffice. Recently he requested all records for electronic images for ALL absentee mail in ballots in the state. The response indicates that these records do not exist. Further investigation revealed that the USPS instituted a change to the way these ballots are processed. Apparently these pieces of mail are now handled so they do not transit the few central sort facilities where scanned images are created, but go directly from the ballot source to the requester or from the requester to the clerk. What’s also interesting is who is now on the USPS governing board. One Amber McReynolds previously of the national vote at home institute, an arm of Zuckerbergs 2020 election interference op.

https://x.com/PeterBernegger/status/1850565226690654556; 10/28/24, 7:00 AM
boatbuilder said...: I have done very well with my 401K since Trump took office in 2017. According to various return calculators, the return on the S&P 500 during the Trump years was roughly 15% annually, and during Biden roughly 13% annually.

Virtually all of this gain correlates with the government's printing of money. Someday the young are going to figure out the Ponzi scheme, and there will be hell to pay. (Although history suggests that they never do, everybody pays the hard Way when the economy tanks). Meanwhile the rich get richer and the middle class struggle to stay afloat.

The price of gold is of course directly pegged to diminution in the value of the dollar. I.e., inflation.; 10/28/24, 7:07 AM
320Busdriver said...: Checks out. From her Wiki

“In August 2018 she became CEO of the National Vote at Home Institute to advocate for universal postal voting, which they say increases voter turnout, reduces administration costs, promotes equity by providing easier methods to vote, and is secure against fraud.”

And

“On February 24, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that he would appoint McReynolds to a vacant seat on the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service. President Biden nominated McReynolds to the seat vacated by David C. Williams.[12] She was confirmed by the Senate, 59–38, on May 13, 2021 to a term expiring December 8, 2026.[13] On June 15, 2021, she was sworn into office by Susan Rice.[14] McReynolds is the only female Governor of the Postal Service and the first with experience with voting and elections. She is not affiliated with either of the two major American political parties. “ LOLOLOL; 10/28/24, 7:16 AM
rastajenk said...: Too bad about your roof. Sounds like you can afford to fix it, though.; 10/28/24, 8:07 AM
Iman said...: Let Wisconsinites take note…; 10/28/24, 8:32 AM
Big Mike said...: Well, three years ago an unknown Republican candidate quite nearly won the New Joisey governorship from Murphy despite getting zero point zero zero support from the RNC. The Rich Romney Relative named Ronna who was then running the RNC apparently relied on DC cocktail party.chatter instead of actual polling to decide where to put her money.

So, yeah, f there’s a Trump wave New Jersey could really be in play. That former Governor Christie is crosswise with Trump could actually help, given that Christie left office having pissed off nearly everyone in the state.; 10/28/24, 8:45 AM
Big Mike said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/28/24, 8:49 AM
Big Mike said...: Does anybody know what was up with that crazy woman at a Harris rally screaming at a little girl in a stroller? Sha did she think her beef was with a young child?; 10/28/24, 8:49 AM
wendybar said...: She was mad the little girl wasn't aborted??; 10/28/24, 8:56 AM
Big Mike said...: Minnesota — wouldn’t it be hilarious if Trump won Walz’s home state? But Trump won’t because Harris winning is their best chance to get rid of the a—hole.; 10/28/24, 10:09 AM
Aggie said...: I've heard about this elsewhere - that the USPS system was rigged in 2020 to delete all scanned images of mail-in ballots a month after the election, by temporarily shortening the 'hold' period - which subsequently reverted to its multi-year period once the deleting was completed. Too many indelible tactical moves were made to circumvent checks and audits to believe that these are efforts to reinforce accountability and transparency and audit trails; 10/28/24, 12:10 PM