Althouse: Sunrise.

September 18, 2026

Sunrise.

48 comments:

lonejustice said...: WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatened that more such media prohibitions could be coming — offering his administration's latest test of constitutional First Amendment protections guaranteeing the freedom of the press.
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Trump, acting like Big Brother, is a true enemy of the First Amendment. Trump is now entering Joseph Stalin territory. Thank g_d we only have to endure 2 more years of him, and hopefully he will be impeached by both Republicans and Democrats. I have a dream that some day we will have a President Rubio or a President DeSantis.; 9/18/26, 6:16 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘈𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 $600 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 2030, 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 ~ Reuters

𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘈𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 $280𝘣𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 2030, 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 $1.2𝘵𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 $278𝘣𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 2026 𝘵𝘰 2030 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳.

Five major American companies competing for essentially the same market - Open AI, Anthropic, Google, SpaceX, Meta - while the Chinese open source models dumps all of them for, at minimum, the lower end of the value chain.

There's simply no way this magnitude of spending will post a half-decent ROI. I am fully convinced at this point that we will look back to this cycle and be utterly baffled at how the music played for so long. The only question is when it stops.; 9/18/26, 6:21 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Re:Trump bans major US news outlets from White House

He can’t ban people from seeing the prices at the gas pump every time they need to fill up; 9/18/26, 6:24 PM
Jaq said...: I see a video that claims that false AI intelligence almost started a war with China over Iran.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DGnKd-8v4E

Make of it what you will.; 9/18/26, 6:27 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Democrats" PACs keep shouting about $5 gas. I filled up @ $4.09. Much cheaper than Biden's regime. Dems can't help it they lie from birth.
See above 3.; 9/18/26, 6:30 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: All four.; 9/18/26, 6:31 PM
Jim at said...: *Trump, acting like Big Brother, is a true enemy of the First Amendment.*

Those outlets can still peddle their bullshit. But they're not entitled to a front row seat in order to do so.

For a supposed lawyer, you're pretty stupid when it comes to the actual law.; 9/18/26, 6:33 PM
Mason G said...: "Democrats" PACs keep shouting about $5 gas."

And they didn't say anything when gas prices were higher under Biden. So clearly, high gas prices are not something they are concerned about.

Anybody want to guess what it is they are actually concerned about?; 9/18/26, 6:36 PM
Dr Weevil said...: Why is there a dashed line between lonejustice's two paragraphs in the first comment? Is the first line quoted from someone else? If so, reproducing it without quotation marks, a link, or the name of the author is utterly dishonest, though other commenters here have done exactly that. (Speak of the devil! Here's IEE in the second comment, using banned italics, which usually signify quotations, and giving no link or name for his second quotation, like a common stinky under-bridge troll.)

lonejustice's first paragraph also contains a bald-faced lie. You can read Trump's statement here. He's not banning them "due to what he called unfavorable coverage". He explicitly says that it is "a result of their constantly 'reporting' FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES". Go to the link for more. It's not that the coverage is unfavorable, it's that it's dishonest.; 9/18/26, 6:37 PM
Dr Weevil said...: Correction: first line ] first paragraph.; 9/18/26, 6:39 PM
FullMoon said...: Fun Comments Young Trump -Althouse 2015.; 9/18/26, 6:39 PM
boatbuilder said...: Trump just announced a military protection deal with Greenland and Denmark regarding Greenland. Obviously subject to verification. His methods are unorthodox, but he moves the ball forward and gets results.; 9/18/26, 6:41 PM
Mason G said...: "His methods are unorthodox, but he moves the ball forward and gets results."

Which is why he's hated by the Democrats and GOPe.; 9/18/26, 6:51 PM
Vance said...: I always thought that the 1st amendment protected media and journalists. But CNN, MSNOW, and Politico are in fact not journalists. They do not pretend to cover news. They are actually propaganda outfits, first and foremost, and readily lie and misstate things and do not actually tell the truth.

So how can they be considered journalists that the 1st amendment applies to? They openly act like Goebbels and Pravda, except it's voluntarily and not government coercion. They are, in short, Tokyo Rose. Can IEEE or lonejustice tell us why Tokyo Rose should be protected under the 1st Amendment? Instead of being droned and bombed?; 9/18/26, 6:54 PM
boatbuilder said...: Crude oil prices have dropped 3 days in a row. When gas prices drop, the price of gas will no longer be discussed by the MSM. They will move on.
As an FYI: "The national average retail price of eggs is $2.27 as of August 2026, while major discount retailers like Walmart and ALDI price standard dozen cartons between $1.67 and $1.85." That's from the Federal Reserve. Remember when the price of eggs was the most important thing facing the country? And it was all Trump's fault?
Right now the Dems are banking on the "runaway AI" scam, but that seems to be fizzling as most Americans still have bitter memories of the last great panic foisted upon them by our betters to justify draconian measures. And they really like AI.; 9/18/26, 6:55 PM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: A Republican president has to answer to libtard Death To America Democrat Party propagandists and give them access to the White House. It's right there in the 1st Amendment penumbra part.; 9/18/26, 6:59 PM
Vance said...: boatbuilder: you mean IEEE is suddenly silent about the "awful Turmp gas prices that Democrats if elected will immediately drive far, far higher so vote Democrat so we can raise your energy rates through the roof!"; 9/18/26, 6:59 PM
boatbuilder said...: Any other president would be waiting to hear from the appropriate undersecretary of the Greenland department as to whether discussions on the possibility of making overtures to the Danish government, through channels, should be considered within the next decade.; 9/18/26, 7:00 PM
Original Mike said...: "Trump is now entering Joseph Stalin territory."

Oh, FFS, you're a clown. Josef Stalin was responsible for 6 to 20 million deaths (depending on what you want to include).; 9/18/26, 7:01 PM
john mosby said...: Actual elected officials don't get to show up in the White House whenever they want. Neither the governing nor opposition party, at any level. People that were voted in by thousands or millions of Americans can't just rock up to 1600 Penna at will.

Yet these fuckos think possession of an oligopolistic broadcasting license bought 70 years ago, or working for a Mexican billionaire's money-losing agitprop project, entitles them to permanent residence in the place.

Just another example of equal rights becoming special rights.

If the press win, Trump should buy a network as soon as he gets out of office and demand his reporters be credentialed for the WH press pool. Then he should show up every day, as the only reporter. CC, JSM

CC, JSM; 9/18/26, 7:06 PM
Mason G said...: Has Trump had Twitter... I mean X... shut down CNN, MS NOW and Politico's accounts? No?

Get back to me when that happens.; 9/18/26, 7:07 PM
Jim at said...: Funny how certain commenters can't wait to cut-n-paste the temper tantrums from the NeverTrumpers at Powerline ... yet are silent about this:

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/trump-announces-greenland-agreement.php; 9/18/26, 7:07 PM
Jaq said...: You guys have no idea what people are thinking outside of your echo chambers you live in.

Diesel is $6.60 here, every piece of our economy depends on diesel, from planting to harvest to shipping to factories and shipping to warehouses and shipping to stores or UPS trucks to shipping on ships.

The FOMC just raised rates due to inflation. I am not sure that it was necessary, because the oil shock is going to tamp down the economy by itself. If prices are so low, though, why does the Fed see worrisome inflation?; 9/18/26, 7:12 PM
Jim at said...: *They are actually propaganda outfits, first and foremost, and readily lie and misstate things and do not actually tell the truth.*

And as I said, nobody - not even Trump is stopping them from continuing to do so. They can still fling their feces freely. Just not from the White House press room.; 9/18/26, 7:12 PM
boatbuilder said...: The press is free to say whatever the hell they want about Trump. That is the beauty of the First Amendment. The arrangement of chairs at the press gaggle is a sideshow.

Secretly strongarming major internet search providers to "shadowban" and otherwise "deplatform" voices expressing views contrary to those desired by the president and his party, on the other hand, would be Stalinistic behavior of the worst kind, a true affront to the First Amendment, and an existential threat to the survival of our republic. .

Remember the collective outcry of the MSM about that? Yeah I don't either.

God Bless Elon Musk.; 9/18/26, 7:13 PM
Original Mike said...: "Democrats" PACs keep shouting about $5 gas."

They get to $5 by including California.; 9/18/26, 7:13 PM
Jaq said...: Maybe because annexation of Greenland is not anything to do with the problems facing working Americans. We already have all of the bases on Greenland that we want.; 9/18/26, 7:14 PM
Jaq said...: $4.69 in Vermont, which probably means @$4.80 in NY.; 9/18/26, 7:15 PM
Original Mike said...: "The press is free to say whatever the hell they want about Trump."

Just like Josef Stalin, right lonejustice?; 9/18/26, 7:16 PM
Jaq said...: I voted three times for the America First Trump, not this guy who thinks that his job is starting wars.; 9/18/26, 7:17 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Trump says son paid back Russian who bankrolled wedding parties ~ FOX News
𝘜𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘒𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘷 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱 𝘑𝘳’𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘴

𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯.” ~ Donald Trump

He, who hasn’t yet thrown a wedding party for a not-very-close business acquaintance, let him throw a stone.

Imagine if Obama’s daughter had her wedding paid for by a Russian mafia boss (oligarch).; 9/18/26, 7:17 PM
Vance said...: Hey IEEE, imagine if a Democrat presidential candidate had received millions of dollars from Russians for speeches and book deals? Oh wait: Hillary and Bill did just that. Nary a word of complaint from you, was there? And Hillary's "reset" button. Of course. To universal praise from people like you!; 9/18/26, 7:19 PM
Jim at said...: *Maybe because annexation of Greenland is not anything to do with the problems facing working Americans. We already have all of the bases on Greenland that we want.*

Good to know your stupidity and ignorance isn't limited to just Covid and the Jews .; 9/18/26, 7:19 PM
Achilles said...: Jaq said...

You guys have no idea what people are thinking outside of your echo chambers you live in.

Diesel is $6.60 here, every piece of our economy depends on diesel, from planting to harvest to shipping to factories and shipping to warehouses and shipping to stores or UPS trucks to shipping on ships.

The FOMC just raised rates due to inflation. I am not sure that it was necessary, because the oil shock is going to tamp down the economy by itself. If prices are so low, though, why does the Fed see worrisome inflation?

You don't even know what inflation is or what causes it so...

It must be da jooooooooss right?

You are just getting dumber and dumber.; 9/18/26, 7:22 PM
Jaq said...: Trump said that the Federal government should not be funding Medicare, it should be the states, because the Federal government should be using its money for the military.

But sure, drag out your Fox News talking points. If he gets his way, watch what happens to state taxes, and don’t expect your Federal taxes to drop. Of course the biggest, non- dodgeable tax is inflation.; 9/18/26, 7:22 PM
boatbuilder said...: "We already have all of the bases on Greenland that we want."

Says the sage who anchors his geopolitical positions firmly upon what happened in...1953.; 9/18/26, 7:24 PM
Achilles said...: Jaq said...

I voted three times for the America First Trump, not this guy who thinks that his job is starting wars.

What war? Usually wars involve actual military combat right?

If you are so hot to fight for the British Empire you should move to Britain.

They hate da jooooooosss as much as you do there.; 9/18/26, 7:25 PM
Mason G said...: "Trump said that the Federal government should not be funding Medicare, it should be the states..."

He's not wrong. Where in the Constitution is the federal government tasked with funding healthcare?; 9/18/26, 7:26 PM
Jaq said...: Did Achilles just kick most Jewish Americans out of the ethnicity that they believe that they belong to? That is some arrogance.; 9/18/26, 7:26 PM
Achilles said...: Jaq said...

Trump said that the Federal government should not be funding Medicare, it should be the states, because the Federal government should be using its money for the military.

But sure, drag out your Fox News talking points. If he gets his way, watch what happens to state taxes, and don’t expect your Federal taxes to drop. Of course the biggest, non- dodgeable tax is inflation.

What causes inflation?; 9/18/26, 7:27 PM
Achilles said...: Jaq said...

Did Achilles just kick most Jewish Americans out of the ethnicity that they believe that they belong to? That is some arrogance.

I suppose if you are a retard that is what you could think.

You are just so boring and stupid. I am just here to make fun of you.; 9/18/26, 7:28 PM
Jaq said...: You run on that, Mason. Right or wrong, if he gets his way, state taxes are going through the roof.; 9/18/26, 7:28 PM
Jaq said...: “ ou are just so boring and stupid. I am just here to make fun of you.”

Oscar Wilde could not have come up with a more cutting insult.; 9/18/26, 7:29 PM
boatbuilder said...: It's not ever going to happen, but it would be fascinating to see what would happen if states were free to decide whether and at what level they want to tax and pay for Medicare for their residents or not. If you think we have a red-state/blue state divide now, just imagine the old state/young state rearrangement.; 9/18/26, 7:34 PM
Vance said...: The feds can lower their taxes if they push all welfare responsibility to the states. Then well run states like utah can have lower taxes, while Democrat fraud states like Minnesota can have their sky high fraud and taxes they want. Win win win!; 9/18/26, 7:34 PM
Mason G said...: "You run on that, Mason."

I'm noy running for anything. Do you have any thoughts on where in the Constitution the federal government is delegated the responsibility to fund healthcare?; 9/18/26, 7:38 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Trump declares victory in historic deal with Greenland as he secures 'permanent' US military rights ~ FOX. News

Is this Trump rebranding the status quo and declaring victory…?

A 1951 U.S.-Denmark defense treaty already gives the United States extensive military access to Greenland. It allows the U.S., in designated defense areas, to develop and improve military facilities, install and maintain equipment, station personnel, provide security, and control the movement of ships and aircraft all while explicitly preserving Danish sovereignty. The agreement remains in force for the duration of NATO. In other words, much of what Trump has portrayed as requiring a new concession was already authorized under the existing framework.; 9/18/26, 7:38 PM
FullMoon said...: “CNN stands fully behind our White House team and their fair and accurate reporting,” the network said in a statement posted to X. “We have a right under the U.S. Constitution to do that reporting without hindrance or interference from the government. Should the ban which President Trump threatened go ahead, it would be an illegal assault on that fundamental and constitutionally-protected [sic] right.”; 9/18/26, 8:15 PM