Althouse: At the Thursday Night Café...

January 23, 2025

At the Thursday Night Café...

... you can talk about whatever you want.

27 comments:

MadisonMan said...: I noticed it was light out past 5 today. Hurray!!; 1/23/25, 7:06 PM
rhhardin said...: I was checking out Handel's Dixit Dominus's because there are very difficult mini-solos for soprano, alto, tenor and bass in the first movement that nobody seems to nail. The best for soprano and alto is the National Chorus of Korea, I guess because they're small and fast, and maybe taekwondo experience helps too.

The opening portrait shows a remarkable line-up of breasts not found in Western tradition. One of them seems to be a ringer on close inspection.; 1/23/25, 7:18 PM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: WAIT A MINUTE...what is going on EGGS are heading toward $5.00 a dozen, gas is going up and the Ukraine/Russian war is still going on. I was told the new guy in White House said he would stop that in 24 hours and drop the price of groceris,very simple? WTF ...were we lied to? Judges,Cops and Preachers got their socks on wrong feet after all this ...time to just stand back and stand by. cmon MERIKA your looking shakey.; 1/23/25, 7:25 PM
MadTownGuy said...: Love it or hate it, a southern icon may be coming to Oak Creek, Wisconsin:
Buc-ee's.; 1/23/25, 7:30 PM
ga6 said...: what is petrol retail in Hanoi?; 1/23/25, 7:44 PM
Leland said...: Well done sticking with the blog theme today of providing bullshit commentary about Trump.; 1/23/25, 8:05 PM
The Vault Dweller said...: We had a couple Buc-ee's built near me, in the NW Chicago suburbs. After a few years they changed to a brand called, "Casey's", which I guess is based in Iowa.; 1/23/25, 8:08 PM
Enigma said...: Will the Kennedy records finally, actually be released?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declassification-of-records-concerning-the-assassinations-of-president-john-f-kenned/; 1/23/25, 8:17 PM
Christopher B said...: That's pretty wild, Vault, because Casey's in Iowa is usually a small-town one-stop shop rather than a monster stop like Buc-ee's; 1/23/25, 8:26 PM
Kakistocracy said...: Now that eggs have reached an all-time high under Trump we’ve moved on to other topics.; 1/23/25, 8:28 PM
Whiskeybum said...: Disinformation. Just paid 3.79 for a dozen eggs; gas was 2.89/gallon. And who told you the misinformation that the Russia/Ukraine war would be over in 24 hrs.? It will take more like 2 weeks - Trump is already on it, and Zelenskyy is already indicating that he’s on board.; 1/23/25, 8:38 PM
The Vault Dweller said...: I've never been to a Buc-ee's in the south, but the Casey's here just took over their spaces without changing the footprint. The stores aren't nearly as big as some of the videos I've seen of Buc-ees online.; 1/23/25, 8:45 PM
Merny11 said...: Ok I love Buckys - the BEST travel stop; 1/23/25, 8:54 PM
walter said...: Trump bump for Richweed as Lefty stoners go twice baked.; 1/23/25, 9:00 PM
Disparity of Cult said...: Midwest Fine Dining

https://youtube.com/shorts/X0lJ9spAqSA?feature=shared; 1/23/25, 9:31 PM
Iman said...: “Kak 'n' Dink” soon on the Cartoon Network.; 1/23/25, 10:03 PM
Jupiter said...: Not too late to leap to your death from some nearby high point, Dink. Once we transport you to the camps, that option won't be available. Best to get in ahead of the rush!; 1/23/25, 10:13 PM
Mason G said...: This'll keep the internet busy for a while...

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Declassification of JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-orders-declassification-of-jfk-rfk-and-mlk-assassination-files/

Specifically, the Order directs the Director of National Intelligence and other appropriate officials to:
(1) Present a plan within 15 days for the full and complete release of all John F. Kennedy assassination records; and
(2) Immediately review the records relating to the Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations and present a plan for their full and complete release within 45 days.; 1/23/25, 10:15 PM
Big Mike said...: Hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, who were released from Hamas custody on Sunday, reported that they had been held in a U.N. refugee camp at some point during their captivity, according to Israel’s Channel 13. Details were not given as to what camps they were held in, when, or for how long.

IMHO António Guterres has a lot to answer for.; 1/23/25, 10:23 PM
Jaq said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1/23/25, 10:48 PM
Jaq said...: I just had my hot tub moved and the electrician wired it with one of these new breakers, and it trips way more than you would think. I had to winterize the tub just to leave for a couple of weeks because I couldn't take the risk of it tripping and the tub freezing. It sucks. I am wondering if I can replace the breaker with an old style one myself of the kind that the electrician is no longer allowed to use. But the article is right, if you can't trust your EV to charge overnight, it definitely reduces the value of it; what if you used a lot of miles the day before and you end up with not enough miles to get to work or something.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/national-electric-code-revision-threatens-ev-charging/; 1/23/25, 10:58 PM
Original Mike said...: Ruin all the things.; 1/23/25, 11:06 PM
Jay Vogt said...: Love it and Hate it! All of those ever oddly named Kum & Go stations have been purchased and will be renamed Maverik stations this year. Didn't take long to figure that one out.; 1/23/25, 11:08 PM
rehajm said...: …half our panel would trip in an electrical storm. An electrician came and installed different breakers and it doesn’t happen anymore. With the newer afci standards some brands are more sensitive than others…; 1/23/25, 11:27 PM
rehajm said...: Did you see that Boston Haitian guy cussing out Trump when they picked him up? They all know the score don’t they? I was hoping Michelle Wu would interfere and they would haul her in, too. Those lefties are all about principles until they can’t get away with their shit anymore…; 1/23/25, 11:43 PM
Disparity of Cult said...: Zounds, what mounds!; 1/23/25, 11:54 PM
Gospace said...: As expected, the first judge to hear a challenge to birthright citizenship wouldn't even hear any arguments- because it's RIGHT IN THE CONSTITUTION!

Perhaps he can explain why American Samoans, born in American Samoa, part of the United States of America, are not citizens, but merely US nationals. And furthermore, may not become commissioned officer in our armed forces. All duly certified and approved by precious Supreme Court decisions- with approval from the American Samoa government which wants it that way.

But it's RIGHT IN THE CONSTITUTION! with no exceptions, and he refused to hear any of the government's argument.

It's more then obvious many or our judges have never actually read the Constitution, and fail to understand much of it. And as a result, issue contradictory opinions. Like banning sawed off shotguns because they're not a weapon of war, and banning fully automatic (or select fire) weapons because they are a weapon of war.... Both those opinions are still in full force. The idea is- the American people should be armed as well as the average infantryman is. That's the whole purpose behind the 2nd amendment.

Got off track there. Congress could, and should, step in with defining terms in the 14th amendment. As I pointed out on Facebook today to a PhD in political science, as opposed to my mere BS, under his interpretation of birthright citizenship the CHICOMs could fill a cruise ship with pregnant women in their 8th month, sail it through US territorial waters- as long as those waters aren't Swain Island or American Samoa, under right of innocent passage maritime law, fly an American OB on board to assist in all the births- and document them as births in the USA filed with the nearest state board of health, and sail back to China with a boatload of new American citizens. Does anyone actually think that was the purpose of the 14th amendment? It's absurd, but the law if there is absolute birthright citizenship, period, end of discussion, no debate allowed. Because it's RIGHT IN THE CONSTITUTION!

And a question with no answer from him yet. A Chinese national drops a baby while visiting American Samoa. Samoans born on Samoa aren't US Citizens- a question that's already been to the Supreme Court How about a baby born to a non-Samoan? Couldn't find the American Samoa law on that. But based on Samoan law- the baby is not Samoan unless the mother is Samoan... Under US law- would the newborn be a US national but not a citizen like Samoans? That's not what the 14th amendment says...

Ann- you're an actual lawyer. What would be the status of a baby born on American Samoa to a non-Samoan non-American mother with an unknown or non-Samoan or non-Samoan father? Or are you as clueless as I am as to the answer for that?; 1/24/25, 2:28 AM