Althouse: Sunrise.

October 2, 2026

Sunrise.

66 comments:

RCOCEAN II said...: Love the 2nd photo. Which would also make a great sunset.; 10/2/26, 8:04 PM
narciso said...: Wow digger toads the wet sprocket; 10/2/26, 8:17 PM
narciso said...: Cost 180 milli9n to make; 10/2/26, 8:29 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: You've never been more brilliant or witty narc. Keep those quips coming!; 10/2/26, 8:32 PM
Josephbleau said...: Yes I saw toad the wet sprocket open for Month Python at The Old Bridge House Pub in Canning Town in 08.; 10/2/26, 8:34 PM
Big Mike said...: I am reading that Christa Pike is alive, unconscious, and on a respirator. Why>; 10/2/26, 8:37 PM
Political Junkie said...: I think Alito announcing he is considering retirement is done to increase R turnout. Love that guy.
Thanks W.; 10/2/26, 8:41 PM
Mason G said...: "I am reading that Christa Pike is alive, unconscious, and on a respirator."

Send her to Canada. They'll figure it out.; 10/2/26, 8:50 PM
rehajm said...: …let the organ teams decide her status…; 10/2/26, 8:54 PM
Josephbleau said...: I hate to tell you but I almost got into a fight that night, in O8, don’t ask me why.; 10/2/26, 8:55 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘙 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘵

That’s not the flex you’re pretending it is.

Deep-Pocketed GOP Group Exits North Carolina Senate Race ~ WSJ
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵

𝘈 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱-𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘶𝘱 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱-𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴.

Tells you everything you need to know about where things are going.; 10/2/26, 9:15 PM
Josephbleau said...: “Tells you everything you need to know about where things are going.”

Yes, one paper telling you about one nebulous org informs you of everything, Sure Jan.; 10/2/26, 9:22 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: On second thought : "The View host Sunny Hostin calls Cornell 7 case grotesque after backlash"

She has no backbone. She's not serious about anything.; 10/2/26, 9:40 PM
NT Dave said...: Today was special.
Whenever you're having a problem with an app, the "Help" instructions always say to make sure you're using the latest version. After 25 years of computer use and too many problems an update actually fixed something.; 10/2/26, 9:41 PM
Josephbleau said...: If I was the Republican senate candidate in North Carolina I would go on tv and say:

My Friends and fellow citizens of the Tar Heel State, I see in the published polls that I am behind by 8 or 10% in the senate race. I feel that simple Republican principles of jobs for Americans and discouraging foreign countries from destroying good North Carolina companies and their hard working employees is something that we all should support, but the polls say that importing cheap labor and increasing unemployment for our children is attractive to you all.

So I am at a loss. In the recent devastating floods of Western North Carolina, the Democrats were proven to bypass the homes of Republicans and give money to Democrat voters. Is this what you want?

If so, vote against me. And rally to democrats who withhold help from you if you do not vote their way. If not, vote for me, and we can work to have honest government who does not divide us, that helps us all in time of need.

And God Bless North Carolina, and its people, however you vote!; 10/2/26, 9:46 PM
Jim at said...: Will Trump still be President after the midterms? Yes.

And will Congress - no matter who's in charge - still sit on their asses and do nothing? Yes.

Will I still be stuck in a deep blue state - where my vote doesn't matter one bit - after the midterms? Yes, again.

Wake me up when it's over.; 10/2/26, 10:05 PM
Eva Marie said...: “Will Trump still be President after the midterms? Yes. And will Congress - no matter who's in charge - still sit on their asses and do nothing? Yes. Will I still be stuck in a deep blue state - where my vote doesn't matter one bit - after the midterms? Yes, again. Wake me up when it's over.”

Trump secured our border. That alone kept us from going down the path of England, France, and Sweden. So pretending nothing of consequence has happened is wrong.
Will he still be President after the midterms? Yes.
Will Congress sit on their asses and do nothing? If the Democrats take over, they’ll do worse. They’ll impede our President at every turn.
And your vote matters more than you think. House seats are won district by district, and even deep blue states have districts that can flip. Trump is campaigning for Republicans and asking us to turn out. Red state or deep blue state, vote Republican in November.; 10/2/26, 10:25 PM
Inga said...: “Today Trump said he had the chance to impeach Hillary Clinton, but he didn’t because it was inappropriate. Huh? Can any of you Trump whisperers explain what he meant?

“Donald Trump made this statement on October 2, 2026, while speaking to reporters outside the White House.
Context of the Remarks
• The Question: According to HuffPost, a reporter asked Trump how he viewed the possibility of a third impeachment if Democrats won control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections.
• The Response: Trump joked that he was "getting good at it" and dismissed previous proceedings as a "fake impeachment".
• The Mention of Clinton and Biden: Trump stated, "It's a fake impeachment, and we could've done that with 'Sleepy' Joe [Biden], but we didn't do it because it wouldn't have been appropriate. I could've done that with Hillary Clinton, as you know. I had the chance to do it if I wanted, and I said, 'That would be inappropriate,' but with me, they like to do it."

Google AI; 10/2/26, 10:56 PM
HistoryDoc said...: I saw Toad the Wet Sprocket in concert in Berkeley around 1994. Hootie and the Blowfish were opening for them, but Hootie's first album was blowing through the roof. So Toad invited Darius Rucker to join them and sing several of their songs because of his amazing voice. It was a great show.; 10/2/26, 11:14 PM
Josephbleau said...: Remember that North Carolina was entrusted with a young girl from Ukraine. She had an honest job, earned her living and tried to be happy. Her happiness was robbed by the blindness of liberal city democrats. She was stabbed in the neck by someone who should rightfully have been in jail.

To democrats the victim is just the dirty laundry the violent killer kicks aside on the way to special treatment.; 10/2/26, 11:18 PM
Josephbleau said...: https://toadthewetsprocket.com/on-tour/; 10/2/26, 11:39 PM
Eva Marie said...: Even Inga has good things to say about Trump. Well done Inga.; 10/3/26, 12:08 AM
Saint Croix said...: Josephbleau, I’m in North Carolina and it seems to me that Roy Cooper, that blue dog, is running away with this thing. Very likable guy, except when he talks about abortion. I’d like to see a debate, but he’s avoiding it. It will almost be a miracle if we pull this one out.; 10/3/26, 12:42 AM
Saint Croix said...: Inga, I’m guessing that he was referencing an indictment against Hillary, not an impeachment.; 10/3/26, 12:47 AM
Breezy said...: Roy Cooper was Governor of NC when Helene hit. He was AWOL in getting sufficient help for those impacted. I don’t understand how anyone can think he deserves a federal seat.; 10/3/26, 2:31 AM
Big Mike said...: I find it hilarious that Macron is out of the country discussing climate change while back in France buildings are burning, dumping CO2 into the atmosphere by the metric ton.; 10/3/26, 3:08 AM
wendybar said...: Matt Walsh
@MattWalshBlog
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As Christa Pike, a woman who tortured a girl to death and took a piece of her victim’s skull as a trophy, receives life saving medical treatment following a botched execution, keep something in mind: many states in this country will not give medical treatment to a baby who survives abortion. In fact several states have specifically repealed laws requiring treatment for infants born alive after an abortion. And every single mainstream Democrat in the country opposes any law to protect infants who survive abortions. So this condemned murderer, who earned her execution through her own choices, is getting more humane treatment than infant children who were given a death sentence through no fault of their own. And every Democrat — every single one, no exceptions — empathizes far more with this murderer than with those babies.

https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2106021568161739210?s=20; 10/3/26, 3:25 AM
rcommal said...: Looks like the co-pilot who attacked the pilot and nearly brought down that plane the other day had been been banned from flying in his own country due to “extremist views.” This according to the AP (just got a news alert). Obviously, FlyDubai hadn’t vetted him, or there was some screwup, or he lied and got away with it.

Also, AP is reporting that he used the crash axe in the cockpit to attack the pilot. That’s beyond being stabbed, right? It really is lucky that he was able to open the cockpit door!; 10/3/26, 3:44 AM
R C Belaire said...: Perhaps our hostess -- or reader -- can straighten out this headline : "Detroit man charged in deadly triple fatal club shooting." I tried, but basically gave up.; 10/3/26, 3:53 AM
wildswan said...: In some ways, these midterms seem about courage vs. fear. Take Trump's immigration policy. The problem is fear among the Hispanics. I felt that fear in New Mexico when I was in gas station convenience stores. A police officer would step in and suddenly a wave of fear would sweep through the room. The man was just buying gas and a candy bar, but the fear was so strong that I could feel it. I suppose that wherever there are Hispanics there is someone among them who is illegal or whose wife is illegal or his grandmother. Or his friend's aunt.
But Hispanics don’t just feel fear. It's also true that the gang members whom Hispanics were trying to escape have been let into the country in enormous numbers by Joe (Autopen) Biden. Trump is rounding them up and deporting them. And Hispanic immigrants have suffered under socialist leaders. Here the immigrants all start their own businesses and buy their own house. So, I don't think they are exactly against Trump. But they have a strange mixture of emotions - fear of being deported, fear of being reported to ICE by an enemy, liking the effort to break up the gangs, deep dislike for socialism. Republicans aren't addressing this mixture as a whole.
Then take the war in Iran. A lot of Americans think all our wars are wars of choice. That's what those opposing Trump’s policies get most wrong. They think we have a choice about whether we’ll be in conflict with Iran. We don’t have a choice. Our only choice is to fight or submit. They don't think the Iranian IRGC cadres are men with an ideology of conquest; they think they are men whose feelings have been hurt by insensitive remarks about turbans, harems and camels. These are dangerous errors.
There's no opportunity to debate the errors or assuage the fears or work out less frightening solutions because the news organizations have rotted away. The main news outlets have been giving only half the story since 2016. For ten years those who read the NYT have only read half the story. They think the half they get is the whole story as known by the almost all the country. They do not know that half country knows more than the Times readers. They do not know that half the country knows both sides of any major story and chooses based on all the facts. And NYT readers are not in that half.
Half the country knew the facts on Covid and Fauci years ago. The other half thinks the whole country just found them out. Half the country knew the facts about failing public schools, including their causes such as the teachers’ unions and the lack of discipline; the other half thinks the whole country is just finding out the few limited facts trickled out by Nikole Hannah-Jones.
The people we need to have discussions with are bone-deep ignorant and proudly conscious that they know it all.
I wish they did.
You would think that when people became aware that they were on the side of IRGC and the antisemites and the rapists that they would ask themselves: Are we sunk in delusion like the German people under Hitler? “Are we the baddies?"
They just go on enjoying making remarks about Trump. Meanwhile, the one hurricane of 2026 is blowing toward us all.; 10/3/26, 4:16 AM
rcommal said...: I absolutely love the blues in the first photo, most especially the midnight blue. I'm excited in that later this week, my living room furniture will come out of storage and be delivered here to the new house. Its couch and chairs are the only furniture I ever got custom. So the couch is that midnight blue, and the side chairs are a beautiful sky blue. I've already installed bookshelves in midnight blue. Your picture made me more excited.

Re: Midnight Blue. I fell in love with that color in elementary school when I got my first box 64 Crayola Crayons, with the sharpener in the box and that beautiful, to me, color! I was so excited. It was my "big" Christmas present that year, along with a new doll, and I was so thrilled! How quaint, in context, don't you think?; 10/3/26, 5:16 AM
Lawnerd said...: Midterm election and aftermath predictions.
Republicans take an awful beating and lose house and senate.
Trump immediately blames everyone else and has no accountability.
That’s just how he rolls and is my biggest gripe with the man.; 10/3/26, 5:26 AM
narciso said...: This is why i have been working on my spy thriller which has romantic elements because people cannot see the forest for the trees you deliver the senate to the progs and the country id os over; 10/3/26, 5:43 AM
narciso said...: The Week In Pictures: Oops, They Did It Again Edition | Power Line https://share.google/80MxSYhyXCGPBHQUg; 10/3/26, 5:59 AM
Breezy said...: @Lawnerd, if you don’t want that to happen then vote red and encourage all you know to do the same…;); 10/3/26, 6:18 AM
imTay said...: Can anyone explain why Netanyahu is constantly waving around his golden pager, including at the UN, and giving one to President Trump, which he keeps in the Oval Office, if not as an implied threat of assassination?; 10/3/26, 7:00 AM
Leland said...: Formula 1 is racing in Bahrain today. I suspect most of you are not F1 fans, but this matters. Bahrain is the home of the US Fifth fleet in the Persian Gulf. Iran has attacked the country many times for this reason. Neither Bahrain or the FIA fears Iran this weekend.

The IRGC is contained. They can still commit acts of terror, but they are no longer a military force that can project power.; 10/3/26, 7:01 AM
narciso said...: UK-Iranian dual national bailed after being arrested over 'RAF Fairford terror plot' https://share.google/yVKdTsqXrAYsjqMHv; 10/3/26, 7:03 AM
imTay said...: "@Lawnerd, if you don’t want that to happen then vote red and encourage all you know to do the same…;)"

Why? To give more power to Trump to sell out ordinary Americans again? Right now there are Marines heading to Iran to fight a war that is totally unprovoked, and which really only benefits Netanyahu and Trump personally and his cronies.

Not that the Democrats will be a lot different, but Trump needs to be punished.; 10/3/26, 7:03 AM
imTay said...: Is attacking a military base from which attacks are. being launched on your own country really "terrorism"? Why would Iran want to attack an American airbase absent this unprovoked war agains them by the US? It's not a UK base, that's just a fiction that Churchill agreed to to salve the pride of the British and hide the fact that they are basically occupied.; 10/3/26, 7:06 AM
imTay said...: If we are going to define that as "terrorism" then Ukraine is committing "terrorist attacks" all across Russia.; 10/3/26, 7:08 AM
Leland said...: We still have a month of Hurricane season: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov; 10/3/26, 7:08 AM
Peachy+2 said...: Churchill bashing as a thing now on the left.; 10/3/26, 7:10 AM
Peachy+2 said...: When IM Tuq'r surpasses IEE(D) in - ignore*; 10/3/26, 7:11 AM
Peachy+2 said...: BS Now Inga - salivating over more impeachment theater.; 10/3/26, 7:13 AM
Leland said...: The sunrise in Houston is very picturesque this morning. I look forward to what Meade and Althouse captured today.; 10/3/26, 7:15 AM
Peachy+2 said...: The must-HARM, fear and hate energy is all on the Dem-Socialist left.
It's not uncommon for the party out of power to gain seats in midterms.
The gloaters are gathering.; 10/3/26, 7:16 AM
Peachy+2 said...: Photos are exceptional.; 10/3/26, 7:17 AM
Peachy+2 said...: J Flora sez:

"Do You Ever Notice… How the Word “Slavery” Apparently Doesn't Mean Slavery Anymore?
Everything has to be something bigger now. Everything is racist. Everything is fascist. Everyone is Hitler. And apparently, the NFL Combine is slavery. This, according to former NFL, Colin Kaepernick."; 10/3/26, 7:24 AM
Peachy+2 said...: "Tucker saying he wishes Hitler had won World War II was absolutely on my 2026 bingo card"

X; 10/3/26, 7:33 AM
Humperdink said...: Archery season opened in PA this morning. There were two deer dining on the abundance of acorns in my front yard this morning. I pardoned them. If I see them in the woods later, they will be subject to AAID (Archery Assistance In Dying).; 10/3/26, 7:43 AM
Breezy said...: Does Tucker really think Germany is any better off than the UK at this point?; 10/3/26, 7:46 AM
Peachy+2 said...: Mining history for all the regrets. The biggest regret now on the left is - strip malls, Hitler should have finished the job killing all the Jews, that dastardly Winston Churchill, and if only Israel didn't exist - all would be well.
Right? Candy Owens/Islamic Lobby paid for her new kitchen, Tuq'r, Hasan Piker(D), and Fuentes Groypers. Hunter Biden has some sweet drugs for you.; 10/3/26, 7:51 AM
Humperdink said...: I’d liked to think Tucker is nuts, but he’s just looking for clicks. He’s a low rent Alex Jones, the king of outrageous statements.; 10/3/26, 7:53 AM
Gospace said...: 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥...
𝘐𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘷𝘴. 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳. 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱'𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴. 𝘈 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮.

Wow! Fear among the Hispanics! Or only the illegal ones? Round about 10 years ago here in central NY my son and I popped into our local convenience store following a troop meeting. Both of us in uniform, me a Scoutmaster, him a Life Scout at the time. Store was crowded with Spanish speakers when we walked in, empty in about a minute. The apple picking migrants, probably all as legal as the driven snow, must have been paid that day.

Palpable fear among illegals has always existed. And any uniform will trigger it.; 10/3/26, 9:11 AM
Rustygrommet said...: The last photo is darn near perfect. If you don't mind I'm going to save it and maybe have it printed on stock paper.; 10/3/26, 9:16 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: The fundamental issue on November 3 may be less the size of any partisan shift in Congress than what happens when votes are close and contested. The 2026 election is taking place amid an extraordinary expansion of federal involvement in election administration, investigations of alleged election fraud, litigation over voting procedures, and partisan redistricting.

Trump’s DOJ and FBI will deserve particular scrutiny. The administration has already pursued allegations surrounding the 2020 election and sought greater federal influence over state election systems. Whether those powers are used to address legitimate violations or to challenge, intimidate or punish election officials and contest legitimate results will be one of the defining questions of this election.; 10/3/26, 9:16 AM
Leland said...: Well, that's disappointing... Bahrain GP is being held in Malaysia. Just when I thought the Europeans had grown a spine.; 10/3/26, 9:26 AM
Hey Skipper said...: imtay: 'Why would Iran want to attack an American airbase absent this unprovoked war agains them by the US?"

Unprovoked? Seriously?; 10/3/26, 10:05 AM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: This senile old man needs to get off the stump and into the back room and in a few weeks or so the people will do that. "And then at 1 o’clock in the morning with no moon, dark as can be, these unbelievable machines led by the most incredible pilots in the world, they unloaded; every single bomb went right down air chutes into this, uh, drug factories, really. That’s what they were doing – they were nuclear and drug. They were doing drugs, but they were doing the nuclear. But these drug factories-slash-nuclear factories were hit so hard.” He definitely needs a time out ,his own administration tells you well ask him about that.. Now they claim he was tired, had to travel by car etc, TOO OLD, STAY HOME IN BED....This fella is dangerous...A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER now discussing INSURRECTION ACT for mid terms ,who would have thought. The only way you can win is to cheat,, his statements to his minions. Lord I know you got a great sense of humor and no authority in place except by YOU, but really this guy was a stretch. Got some questions after my dirt nap and meeting at the Great White throne.. :); 10/3/26, 10:41 AM
Saint Croix said...: I can't emphasize enough how normal Cooper is on the airwaves. Compared to the crazies in Texas and Michigan? The man comes across like Andy Griffith.

Roy Cooper's first ad

Here's his attack ad.

No TDS, apparently. The nice bastard is running away with it. The damn blue dog is working with President Trump, and bragging about it on the airwaves.

I would hit him hard, for his blithe acceptance of infanticide. That would be my tactic. He doesn't know what a person is, and doesn't know what a baby is. He supports a kill right for doctors. And I'd also hit him for castrating young boys and giving steroids to young girls.

I don't know if that would work. But that's his big weakness, in my opinion.; 10/3/26, 11:30 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies ~ NYT
𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘝𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘳 𝘝. 𝘗𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘺𝘴, 𝘑𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘒𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘬𝘰𝘧𝘧, 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵.

The Trump Transnational Crime Family.

The level of corruption of this family is just beyond anything that has ever been witnessed by this country by far. Trump has acted, and is acting, in a way that suggests he is totally unconcerned with the legal jeopardy that he has placed both himself and his family in when he leaves office.; 10/3/26, 12:39 PM
Rustygrommet said...: D.D I don't think the pope would approve of your drinking.; 10/3/26, 4:33 PM
Rustygrommet said...: With your permission of course, Ms Althouse and Meade.; 10/3/26, 4:38 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Cooper is a strong candidate, but Republicans shouldn’t fool themselves into thinking his lead is simply a Roy Cooper phenomenon. He’s benefiting from something Republicans have largely done to themselves.

That gives Cooper an unusually simple argument: voters don’t have to become Democrats they just have to decide they’re tired of paying more for the privilege of watching Republicans insist everything is going wonderfully.

North Carolina hasn’t necessarily turned blue. The Republican Party has simply given a strong Democratic candidate an increasingly compelling reason for voters to turn them out.; 10/3/26, 6:03 PM
Bushman of the Kohlrabi said...: Dinky, you think this guy is bad, you should have seen the meat sack he humiliated from team blue in the Presidential debates back in 2024. You remember that disaster don’t you? The guy that was so impaired, Democrats had to dump him like a sack of potatoes for a candidate that was only moderately more sentient. A candidate who was so unimpressive, she went on to lose to the supposedly “senile” Republican in a near landslide. Good times, good times..; 10/3/26, 6:46 PM