December 3, 2024

Sunrise — 7:08.

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AND: As you can see in the previous post in the video I was taking of swans, this redness suddenly occurred. It lasted only about a minute. I've seen redness like this before and missed it because I didn't have a good enough vantage point. This occurred 3 minutes before the official sunrise time and was gone before the sunrise time. It's hard to time sunrise photography, because you can know the sunrise time, but many days don't have interesting color at all, and some of the very best color — especially the most intense color — comes on suddenly and fades before the usual time for optimum color.

71 comments:

Narr said...

What a difference a few minutes can make. I thought you were teasing us, and had something up your sleeve.

rehajm said...

…looks like a cartoon depiction of the current sentiment of the residents. Trump! Trump! Trump!

Dixcus said...

Donald Trump stepped on his penis again and nominated a guy who arrested a preacher for praying to a congreation in a church to head up the Drug Enforcement Agency.

The idiot Sheriff he nominated has withdrawn his name from consideration after only three days in the sunlight.

Donald Trump is not being well served. Maybe knock off the golf rounds and get serious about the country, Don.

Iman said...

Spectacular!

wendybar said...

Ashley Rindsberg

@AshleyRindsberg
KIND OF WEIRD that Marco Rubio is named America's FIRST-EVER Cuban-American Secretary of State & the media hasn't celebrated this "historic first."

No articles about his boyhood, favorite Cuban foods, photoshoots, magazine covers?

Don't know what to make of it.

Ashley Rindsberg

@AshleyRindsberg
KIND OF WEIRD that Kash Patel is named America's FIRST-EVER Indian-American FBI Director & the media hasn't celebrated this "historic first."

No articles about his boyhood, favorite Indian foods, photoshoots, magazine covers?

Don't know what to make of it.

lonejustice said...

Red Dawn. The movie? I hope not yet.

Dixcus said...

Trump has also signed an agreement to allow the FBI to conduct background investigations to dig up blackmail material on all his nominations.

So that's the end of his Presidency.

Idiot.

Dixcus said...

Wolverines.

You probably don't want a Civil War II. But then again, that's not really your choice, now is it? One is upon you sir.

lonejustice said...

I never believed a single bit of the Russian Hoax charges against Trump, that the Russians were somehow trying to get Trump elected. But it is interesting, in a theoretical way, why Trump and his supporters are now all advocating that the US should abandon all support of Ukraine, and allow Russia to win the Ukrainian war, and that the US should let Russia annex Ukraine as part of the old Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Interesting.

Jaq said...

Finally Trump brings the racial healing that Obama only promised.

BUMBLE BEE said...

Fantastic color. Great shot!

Narayanan said...

his idiotness is YuuuUGE

Peachy said...

The Bell Finally Tolls for the FBI

Peachy said...

the people are pissed. all the colors!

Peachy said...

You're still off - but nice try.

narciso said...

https://x.com/HansMahncke/status/1863951781333762267

Peachy said...

COVID was released on purpose. Everyone knows it.
OK - off topic --anyone else hear strange rumblings about an Alien-UFO invasion or event? (yeah yeah - laugh it up.) I heard one opinion - from a Karen no less, that this event will be fake. Fake drama while something else occurs.
LOL. I have no idea.

Iman said...

Well, Hoover in a dress, say it ain’t so.

narciso said...

The aliens are already here change my mind

narciso said...

That was a rumor pushed by fmr oss john weitz (who hoover helped close down) and the widow of a moonshiner rosensteil

Jaq said...

So you prefer WWIII? I prefer peace. That war never needed to happen and the whole reason for going after Trump was that we had decided to provoke it, and Trump wouldn't go along. By accusing Trump of aligning with Russia, it made it very difficult for Trump to deal with a country with 6,000 nukes.

We never should have done the coup in Kiev and overthrown the democratically elected government there. Remember, according to the New York Times, our CIA director was in Kiev the next day, setting up bases to infiltrate spies and assassins into Russia. Maybe staying out of it would have been a better policy.

It's amazing to me how the Democrats have taken on people like Dick Cheney and Bill Kristol and become the party of war, and suddenly think that anybody who wants peace is a fascist traitor. Maybe that's why you guys got spanked this election.

Original Mike said...

I'm watching a TV program I recorded this summer. Biden ad full of drinking bleach, he says he'll be a dictator, 'if I lose it will be a bloodbath'.

Jarring. These people actually thought this was a winning message.

Political Junkie said...

Wisconsin Badger Sunrise

rehajm said...

The View shrews are still with us. Joe and Mika are still with us. Network news is still with us.

rehajm said...

Times and WaPoo still here…

narciso said...

GSA try to keep up

rehajm said...

The where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years meme was pretty funny…

DINKY DAU 45 said...

When The President Is A Criminal, Should His Appointees’ Backgrounds Matter? Not really what difference does it make.? The more character assets they have like him,,the better right? Line em up ,send em in.Lets get the ball rollin..

Jim at said...

Interesting.

You haven't packed up, shipped off and gone over there to fight the good fight in war that contains no benefits to the United States? Interesting.

Dixcus said...

What is one to do? When Literally Hitler commands the people? One must travel to the Furher ... to kiss the ring. One must climb the steps to the Eagle's Nest-A-Lago and swear allegiance to the Reich.

They told us that if Donald Trump was elected, then our Democracy was ended. And then we said we accept your terms.

We are a Dictatorship now.

All must climb the steps.

Maynard said...

If anyone missed narciso's earlier post, one of our best and brightest commenters has passed.

RIP Dr. Michael Kennedy. They don't make 'em like you any more.

Jimmy said...

I enjoyed his comments over the years. A very interesting man, old school Doc.

MadTownGuy said...

Kрасный Pассвет did enter my mind, too ...

Dixcus said...

Donald Trump has agreed to allow the FBI to investigate his cabinet picks so they can gather blackmail material on them and control them.

End of his presidency.

He's learned nothing.

Ampersand said...

Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning

Peachy said...

"The issue isn’t the kid’s gun, crack, and child trafficking crimes; it’s the money laundering scheme headed by the Big Guy. The U.S. has funded a $183B war to cover up the biggest criminal operation in American history.

No wonder they tried to kill Trump."

Iman said...
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Peachy said...

Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary etc... the worst people in modern times.
Horrid. Joe and his cabal - they must be destroyed.

Peachy said...

Must watch Interviews here folks. See above for starters.

Peachy said...

Oh look - fascism. Actual fascism - under corrupt democrats.

Original Mike said...

"I never believed a single bit of the Russian Hoax charges against Trump, that the Russians were somehow trying to get Trump elected."

As a former federal prosecutor, how do you explain the behavior of the DOJ and FBI in the whole sordid episode? Are you incensed?

Dixcus said...

According to CNN's MJ Lee, Donald Trump has said he wants to use the military to go after his political enemies ... just like in South Korea.

These people are INSANE. And we cannot continue to allow these corporations to divide Americans with this fake bullshit.

It's time to CONFISCATE CNN.

Peachy said...

Liz Cheney - belongs to the corrupt left.

Peachy said...

In 2014, Obama’s CIA/State Dept destabilized Ukraine, took over via color revolution, installed a puppet regime, and turned Ukraine into an offshore playground for criminal racketeering and money laundering.

And they spent the last 10 years covering it up by any means necessary.

This is the reason the last 10 years have been so crazy. This is why they accused Trump of being a Russian asset and tried to prevent him from talking to Putin.

This is why they impeached Trump over a phone call to Ukraine.

This is why they are so desperate to arm, fund, and defend Ukraine.

This is why they are willing to start nuclear war over Ukraine.

All the insanity the Swamp have unleashed over the last decade, is because they are terrified that their crimes will be exposed. And their most heinous crimes, were carried out in the lawless war-ravaged land of Ukraine, with protection from their puppet government, and outside the scope of US oversight.

Everything leads back to Ukraine in 2014.

Drago said...

"I never believed a single bit of the Russian Hoax charges against Trump, that the Russians were somehow trying to get Trump elected. But..."

LOL

You believe everything your democratical bosses tell you to believe.

Gospace said...

I have a drug addled distant relative (discovered through DNA testing who appears to be the descendant of an affair my great-grandfather had...) who has posted on Facebook at least three times about this. I haven't read the details, I'm just aware of it...

On another note don't get DNA tested if you might get offended by surprises. I'm not. I have a half-sister. Apparently her other close relatives are offended by surprises...

walter said...

Lonejustice preserves zir's outrage for questioners of transfaddists.

walter said...

Yes, but getting late to punish Pedo
Pete's lackeys.

Original Mike said...

The lawless Russian Collusion "Investigation" should have occasioned widespread resignations in the DOJ and the FBI. But it didn't. The whole, rotten edifice needs to be burned to the ground and replaced with individuals of moral character who owe their allegiance to this country, not the democrat party.

Jupiter said...

When Russia was the keystone of the Soviet Union, a Communist dictatorship dedicated to overthrowing the US and imposing Communism on the entire world, the Democrats loved it. Ted Kennedy met with representatives of the Soviet Union to solicit their assistance against Reagan. This isn't speculation, this is fact.
But now that the Soviet Union is history, and Russia is just a white Christian nation in Asia, the Democrats hate Russia.
How, exactly, is a white, Christian nation in Asia a threat to America? Oh, right, because you hate white people, and you hate Christians. Hey, LoneJustice, fuck you in the ass. Sideways. With a tentstake.

Readering said...

Chad Chronister withdrew as DEA head nominee. Drew opposition from the right. Seem to recall that MAGA types threatened fire and brimstone on anyone who opposed the nominees of their lord and savior Donald J Christ.

Kate said...

I did miss this earlier. Thanks for reposting. RIP.

Drago said...

LOL

Fresh off his/her,/xer's passionate defense of corrupt "judge" McCormick in her quest to steal $50B - $100B from Musk and Tesla shareholders thru lawfare tactics never used before, now readering the idiot pops off about the Chronister withdrawal which was....wait for it ....wait for it ....wait for it...driven by complaints FROM the "MAGA base", not in spite of!

Bit wait a minute! Wouldn't that mean the political dynamic, in this case, is the exact OPPOSITE as that lie-filled characterization by Lawfare fanboy/girl readering?

Why yes, yes it would!

Thanks for playing readering! Another "stellar" performance!

wendybar said...

"Based on the available information, there’s really only one difference between the two men who stepped forward to defend themselves and others. I’ll let you make the call:"

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/two_men_acted_in_self_defense_on_the_nyc_subway_only_one_was_indicted.html

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Kamala Harris is the only candidate since Hoover lost to FDR, not to flip one county to her party. If that’s not a mandate for Trump… 🤷🏽‍♂️

Big Mike said...

I thought this was a joke, but no, CNN commentator Leigh McGowan really did say that Hunter needed to be pardoned because Trump would be setting up firing squads. You don’t need a lobotomy to be a CNN. commentator, but clearly it helps.

Leland said...

There are few people less credible in this commentariat than lonejustice.

Political Junkie said...

Thank you, Maynard. Doc K was a fave. Sounds like he lived a great life.

Ann Althouse said...

"If anyone missed narciso's earlier post, one of our best and brightest commenters has passed...."

I'm sorry to hear that Michael K has died. Could you point us to narcissi's post?

Michael McNeil said...

Here it is.

boatbuilder said...

RIP Dr. K.

Jaq said...

More "mostly peaceful protests" on behalf of the globalists.

https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1864041447508328907

Jersey Fled said...

Fun fact of the day.

Kamala Harris was the first presidential candidate since Herbert Hoover in 1932 to not flip a single county to her candidacy from the previous election.

MadTownGuy said...

Not sure what to make of this: CEO of UnitedHealthcare fatally shot outside of Hilton hotel in Midtown in possible targeted attack

"The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.

Brian Thompson, 50, was at the hotel at around 6:46 a.m. when a masked man fired at the CEO and fled eastbound on 6th Avenue, police sources told The Post.

Thomas was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Officials said no arrests have been made yet and that the investigation is ongoing.

The suspect was described as a white male wearing a cream-colored jacket, black face mask, and black and white sneakers. Officials said he was carrying a gray backpack.

Witnesses told The Post the suspect had been spotted near the vicinity of the hotel, on 6th Avenue, milling around.

Sources said the shooter wasn’t a guest at the hotel but it is unclear if he had other business there.

When the suspect spotted Thompson, he began to fire from a distance, striking him multiple times, police sources added.

The masked man then fled through the Ziegfeld alleyway and hopped on a bike to escape.

Thompson, who had worked with UnitedHealth for the last 20 years, took the role of CEO in 2021.

He previously served as the company’s head of government programs, including Medicare and retirement.
"

Targeted...ya think? I'm getting a Seth Rich vibe. I wonder what he had on previous administrations.

Jersey Fled said...

If he hit him several times from a distance with a handgun, he’s a heck of a shot. Let’s start there.

Dr Weevil said...

It's only been three days since Jaq last quoted 'My Lord Bebo' and I pointed out that what he said then was demonstrably false, and he was getting it from twice-convicted pedophile Scott Ritter: link. I would have thought any decent person would make sure not to quote the Bebo clown again, but here is Jaq doing just that, with another lie in Jaq's paraphrase: Georgians are protesting for freedom from an election-stealing Russian puppet, not in favor of "globalists". As usual, Jaq treats foreigners as NPCs, not allowing them to choose for themselves - he's a lot like Putin that way.

Steven Wilson said...

Out of a sense of needing to further indulge in schadenfreude, I went back and watched not 2024 election night but 2016 when the left didn't see it coming at all. FWIW, I think some of them actually believed the Russia collusion hoax because they spoke of how Trump's election would give Putin a free hand in Ukraine for the next four years. Odd how Putin didn't get around to to exercising that free hand until Trump was out of office and replaced by whoever was running the Biden White House.

Astonishingly, while everyone at the news desks was absolutely convinced that Hillary was going to win, Nate Silver's prediction began the night at 78% Hillary, 21% Trump. So, he was closer than I thought. It's still a delicious watch as they strive to hold it together.

Craig Howard said...

Gorgeous picture. I hope Madison sailors duly took warning.

Jersey Fled said...

Bolt action pistol with only two rounds in the magazine. This was a professional hit.

chuck said...

Michael Kennedy was still posting on Facebook last month. I always enjoyed his comments, I didn't always agree, but they were well informed and worth thinking about.

Aggie said...

Is this confirmed? I'd like to read more about that 'bolt action' quote.