Althouse: Sunrise.

October 18, 2026

Sunrise.

99 comments:

Gospace said...: Reports are- the Supreme Leader is dead. So who will now rule North Korea? His daughter, the designated heir? Or will the Generals derail that plan and take over? What happens next?

Answer: No one knows. It's North Korea.

From Chinese military actions and movements on the border- it appears they've expecting a civil war. Which means- What? Obviously that means getting rid of the designated heir. But are there competing factions among the generals that China knows about but our intelligence services don't?

We live in interesting times.; 10/18/26, 7:14 PM
Original Mike said...: "Reports are- the Supreme Leader is dead."

Really?; 10/18/26, 7:21 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Love the top photo.; 10/18/26, 7:23 PM
Aggie said...: His sister is reputed to be the mean one.; 10/18/26, 7:29 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Dancing cockatoo. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YH-0D9jXxKU; 10/18/26, 7:29 PM
bagoh20 said...: I didn't know there were two sides in North Korea. Does Dennis Rodman lead one.

Everything I know about North Korea I learned from the acclaimed documentary "Team America - World Police".; 10/18/26, 7:32 PM
Aggie said...: Funny how such a large percentage of the violent destructive rioters / looters are all in black. Odd, that. Almost like a uniform isn't it. Coming to work prepared.; 10/18/26, 7:33 PM
Original Mike said...: "Funny how such a large percentage of the violent destructive rioters / looters are all in black."

Yeah, "students" is media bullshit.; 10/18/26, 7:38 PM
bagoh20 said...: Grok told me it's not true and if I ask again he'll shut off my air conditioning.; 10/18/26, 7:39 PM
Iman said...: Sen. Elissa Slotkin(D) is a pig-faced Enemy of the People.; 10/18/26, 7:43 PM
Iman said...: Given he’s in the presence of Satan, perhaps the NK capo is not so ronery any more?; 10/18/26, 7:46 PM
bagoh20 said...: Rocket Man will be the last to die, no matter what it takes.; 10/18/26, 7:52 PM
Mason G said...: "Sen. Elissa Slotkin(D) is a pig-faced Enemy of the People."

That's a pretty unfair characterization, don't you think? I mean- to pigs.; 10/18/26, 7:55 PM
Gospace said...: News about North Korea is always sketchy. This is one report I've seen. https://x.com/xie_wanjun/status/2111864089412764091; 10/18/26, 7:58 PM
Original Mike said...: Slotkin is continuing the democrat tactic of going after lawyers who had the audacity to defend Trump in his first administration. Despicable.; 10/18/26, 7:59 PM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: "𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦- 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥."

US army chief in Indo-Pacific calls for display of enhanced military muscle ~ FT
𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢’𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘚 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘰-𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘳.

“𝘐’𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳,” 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘛 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.

If US credibility in Asia is dependent on Trump’s credibility, the General’s activities will be largely irrelevant.; 10/18/26, 8:02 PM
MadTownGuy said...: Fetterman rejects ‘AI Doomsdaying,’ links tech and energy to national security

"U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania defended the expansion of artificial intelligence and the energy resources needed to support it, arguing that both are essential to American national security.

“AI supremacy and energy dominance underpins our national security,” Fetterman posted on X on Saturday.

Fetterman also said China benefits when the United States overreacts to concerns surrounding artificial intelligence and its infrastructure.

“China continues to fuel and benefit from our overreaction,” he wrote.

Here is the full X post:

"AI supremacy and energy dominance underpins our national security.

"China continues to fuel and benefit from our overreaction.

"I reject the political pandering and hyperbole over data centers or AI doomsdaying."; 10/18/26, 8:04 PM
Mason G said...: "I reject the political pandering and hyperbole over data centers or AI doomsdaying."

He's rejecting Democrats? That's going to get him scratched off a lot of Christmas- err... holiday, yeah that's it- card lists.; 10/18/26, 8:09 PM
bagoh20 said...: Again, what will stop AI from doing things we don't want it to?; 10/18/26, 8:14 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...: ChatGPT reports no credible evidence that NK Kim is dead.; 10/18/26, 8:15 PM
bagoh20 said...: Dammit! My AC just stopped. It was just a question.; 10/18/26, 8:15 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Yes, I'm so concerned about north korea. After all, they are going to CONQUER THE WORLD. After they conquer South Korea. Which will be never.

Yawn. The ability for the foreign policy self-appointed x-burts and world savers to get excited about trivia when its foreign policy is amazing.

Right now, all the Republicans never trumpers - from Mitt Romney to Bill cassidy are going insane over Trump's dropping the sanctions on Russian Deisel fuel. Because if we get cheaper Diesel fuel - Putin can CONQUER THE WORLD!!; 10/18/26, 8:15 PM
bagoh20 said...: " Putin can CONQUER THE WORLD!!"

Only if the Jews say so.; 10/18/26, 8:17 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...: Is there any real reporting about how big the riots in France actually are? I mean quantification. A handful of pictures is not quantification.; 10/18/26, 8:17 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Dumbo bought off Nikki Haley - y'know the woman who called someone scum during a R Presidental Debate - is now proclaiming that Trump might be controlled by Putin. LOL.

This from a clown who couldn't name the Ukrainian Oblasts claimed by Russia. I expect Pence and NJ fats are also saying this, but they're so boring I haven't looked it up.; 10/18/26, 8:18 PM
RCOCEAN II said...: Whatever Bags. How dull. Adios.; 10/18/26, 8:20 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...: Arrests is one way to quantify the French rioting. ChatGPT says:

"The arrest total has exceeded the roughly 2,000 arrests recorded during a particularly violent day of the Yellow Vest protests in December 2018."

So this bout of rioting is about as big as one day of the Yellow Vest rioting eight years ago. So this happens every few years.; 10/18/26, 8:23 PM
MadTownGuy said...: Deadly fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta

"Military official says grass fire ignited in training area, not caused by a natural gas explosion

A lethal fire broke out at CFB Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday. Authorities say four members of the Canadian Armed Forces were killed and dozens more injured.

Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that four service members died, and their next of kin have been notified, while dozens more are seriously wounded after a significant fire burned at a large training area on a Canadian Forces Base in east-central Alberta on Saturday.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Sunday that 39 patients are currently in hospital, with "at least" 19 in critical condition."; 10/18/26, 8:29 PM
Mason G said...: "So this bout of rioting is about as big as one day of the Yellow Vest rioting eight years ago."

That depends, doesn't it? Are they arresting for the same infractions? At the same rates?; 10/18/26, 8:30 PM
Original Mike said...: Burning down a 19th century town hall (it was a beautiful building) is kinda big.; 10/18/26, 8:33 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...: "That depends, doesn't it? Are they arresting for the same infractions? At the same rates?"

That's what I'm asking. How do we quantify this bout of rioting? These crude numbers give us a first approximation. A handful of photos is pretty worthless for quantification.; 10/18/26, 8:34 PM
bagoh20 said...: I read that there were 500 thousand protestors/rioters in France this week. That sounds like a lot.; 10/18/26, 8:34 PM
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Mason G said...: "That's what I'm asking."

You stated "Arrests is one way to quantify the French rioting." Then, you quoted ChatGPT and stated "So this bout of rioting is about as big as one day of the Yellow Vest rioting eight years ago. So this happens every few years."

A couple of statements. Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see any questions there.; 10/18/26, 8:41 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/18/26, 8:44 PM
bagoh20 said...: I mentioned a while back that I got solar for my home. I paid full up front and negotiated no middle man on the power I sell back. You got to do that or they screw ya. So far in the day it produces all I use 100% plus some sold back. At night: nothing.
I have a lot of solar, but I have a lot of house plus a casita and two families. So far - so good. I'm ready for the zombie apocalypse. Even AI can't shut me down. So why is my house full of candles? Freaking witches.; 10/18/26, 8:51 PM
Gerda Sprinchorn said...: bgoh20:

What are the economics of solar on a single house? Will you recoup your investment? Is electricity particularly expensive for you because of remoteness or some other reason?; 10/18/26, 8:57 PM
Mason G said...: ""That's what I'm asking" was referring back, in a very vague way..."

Fair enough. Sorry for any misunderstanding.; 10/18/26, 9:05 PM
Eva Marie said...: From DataRepublican:
“You've heard that the DSA is proposing structural reforms to America, including abolishing the Senate and imposing term limits.
What you not have heard is - there is an operational plan to put it all into action. If the Democratic Party sweeps 2026, then DSA will become "foot soldiers" in constant clashes with the administration to cross a "red line" or invoke a "doomsday scenario" - meaning, President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, probably sometime in 2027.
Then, a lot of coordinated responses kick off, including delegitimizing the federal government itself and handing that legitimacy to Democratic governors. 2028 then becomes a vote on whether to keep America governance as-is or to burn it all down to appease a "young and brown" demographic.
The mysterious group who's been coordinating 50501, Indivisible, and coordinating the NoKings protests is called "United Democracy Alliance" and their intellectual leader is Erica Chenoweth who came up with the 3.5% rule of nonviolent regime change.”; 10/18/26, 9:27 PM
bagoh20 said...: "What are the economics of solar on a single house?"

Everybody that knows said I got a really good deal. I didn't do anything special except insist on it. I was ready to walk away. I let Grok read the contract compare to market, and make suggestions on changing it. I've been looking at it for 8 years, and just now got a much better deal than offered before. It should pay pay back what I spent in about 8 - 10 years, and the system is guaranteed for 20. That's a much better return than having the money in the bank. I bought a lot of panels, (18.7 KW) and there is some savings with scale. I could be wrong, but I expect the price of power to go up pretty fast in the future, and that makes it an even better deal.; 10/18/26, 9:32 PM
Achilles said...: The best outcome from the midterms is for the republicans to win the senate and the dems to win the house.

Then the Dems will impeach Trump at least 15 times for increasingly stupid shit, try to defund ICE, bail out Europe, send more money to Ukraine, condemn Israel 78 times, pass 513 resolutions against a "war" that isn't a war, try to block Trump's executive orders to build more refineries, burn some american flags, raise taxes on trillionaires, subpoena people trying to build steel mills and datacenters in the US.

The best outcome is giving democrats a chance to show Americans what they actually want for 2 years before 2028.; 10/18/26, 9:47 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: CNBC: "JPMorgan Chase blocks outside AI agents like Muse, Instinct from directly accessing accounts"
Humans Only.

Awhile back, I notice my banck app was asking me almost daily to check my face for verification. Now, it appears to be back to normal.; 10/18/26, 9:51 PM
Eva Marie said...: Republicans need to get out of the mindset that losing is winning.
Vote Republican 2026.; 10/18/26, 10:04 PM
Aggie said...: Americans already know what Democrats want, and surprisingly, I think many of them believe they don't want them, or even more extreme leftists in power. We're getting some helpful negative reinforcing confirmation right now, in Europe. I think most Americans can remember back to 2020, the Floyd riots, and the various smear / impeachment campaigns.

TDS showcasing aside, I think most voting age Americans are reasonably sane, grounded and endowed with a healthy self-preservation. I guess we'll see. These last 2 weeks of campaign season are the most miserable ones, and we'll all probably be doubting our sanity by the end of it. I'm voting tomorrow I think, so I can tune it all out.; 10/18/26, 10:18 PM
Eva Marie said...: Far left activist opens his eyes:
https://x.com/karluskap/status/2111936267206480315/video/1?s=46; 10/18/26, 10:19 PM
Eva Marie said...: “Awhile back, I notice my banck app was asking me almost daily to check my face for verification. Now, it appears to be back to normal.”
Face back to normal, is it. Good for you.; 10/18/26, 10:22 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Before and After; 10/18/26, 10:25 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Less is More; 10/18/26, 10:43 PM
rehajm said...: with Barack out trying to run interference for Omar that’s clear signal there are dar more key lefties that beed defending. A dozen locations in simultaneous raids signed off by an Obama judge all sounds like something NYT will need to start acknowledging soon.

…btw have you seen your congressman recently?; 10/19/26, 2:05 AM
wendybar said...: "Two perfectly timed messages about political prosecutions from top Democrats remind us that Democrats have no shame."

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/obama-and-slotkin-it-s-never-hypocrisy-when-democrats-do-it/; 10/19/26, 2:17 AM
wendybar said...: Elon Musk

@elonmusk
·
24m
Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America.

This will be the first of many.

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2112089556615123114?s=20; 10/19/26, 3:18 AM
Breezy said...: “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America.“

This is fantastic. Trump accounts containing shares of Musk.

Bernie, Elizabeth, AOC et al are bummed their sticky mitts are not in the loop.; 10/19/26, 4:25 AM
Breezy said...: If only France could load a container ship or two with all the rioters and drop them off in Africa, Middle East or wherever they spring from.

How does Macron or any European leader rationalize defending Ukraine from Russia yet allow their country to be invaded by the third world countries?; 10/19/26, 4:32 AM
Leland said...: It is time in Texas. Get out and vote.; 10/19/26, 5:49 AM
Dave Begley said...: Bagoh20

In the Southwest, and especially CA, individual house solar is a good arb on high utility costs which are caused by Net Zero. Irony.; 10/19/26, 6:06 AM
narciso said...: I had my air conditioning go out in july 18 took three days to fix; 10/19/26, 6:40 AM
rehajm said...: …those Trump accounts didn’t get much attention because Trump and everyone is economically illiterate but starting the compound interest clock 20 years earlier than the 401k has a profound impact on personal wealth….and despite all the maket correction crystal ball SpaceX is probably a ten bagger in a decade…; 10/19/26, 6:46 AM
rehajm said...: haha- my parents ac went out in the hottest part of summer - took them 10 days to get there to fix and another two months before they repaired the ceiling. They had the gall to demand full payment before they came back for the ceiling. They didn’t get it until I was satisfied…people suck…; 10/19/26, 6:48 AM
rehajm said...: …in Tahoe, even on the Nevada side, new builds need off grid tech since the grid gets shut down because that’s why…; 10/19/26, 6:50 AM
rehajm said...: I need some fall back in my life…; 10/19/26, 7:04 AM
Jaq said...: Well Macron blames Trump for France’s economic crisis, not the sanctions that Europe has imposed on itself regarding its biggest supplier of cheap energy. Not the fact that Europe is talking about dragging its young people into a war with Russia thar they don’t want to fight. Historically, these impasses are overcome with a false flag, and the resulting war sops up the surplus population of military aged men, the most dangerous people for corrupt regimes like that of Europe.; 10/19/26, 7:09 AM
Humperdink said...: Anyone know who is doing the halftime show at the game between the Steeler and the Saints in Paris next Sunday?; 10/19/26, 7:11 AM
Caroline said...: The top photo perfectly captures October. Brava.; 10/19/26, 7:11 AM
narciso said...: Yeah hes an idiot but you want chose to vote for their like; 10/19/26, 7:16 AM
Jaq said...: BTW, if you think pointing out that the Democrats are corrupt is going to change the backlash against Trump for his Iran war, just remember that Trump got elected promising to keep us out of these kinds of wars, and if the Republicans have such complete contempt for their voters, what difference does it make. The Trump family is milking his presidency in ways that Biden could only dream of.

This is a betrayal election, and evangelical boomers are not going to save the Republicans. There just aren’t enough votes there. You can blame us for the losses, that’s fine, but don’t forget who lied to us.; 10/19/26, 7:19 AM
Jaq said...: Both Trump and Macron should have stuck to their knitting and worried about their own countries, the world would be a better place.; 10/19/26, 7:26 AM
narciso said...: https://mindtheblindspot.substack.com/p/ddl-carrefour-ceo-reports-over-50?; 10/19/26, 7:28 AM
Jaq said...: “I could say any stupid thing and you guys would clap.” —Trump at a recent rally. They clapped.; 10/19/26, 7:29 AM
rehajm said...: …a pop up in my yt feed- the first time I’ve ever seen a story of my military service didn’t give me disease, in fact may be preventing it……did the Navy gave me immunity from Alzheimers?; 10/19/26, 7:31 AM
Jaq said...: “Agent provocateur” is a term we got from the French for a reason. There’s plenty of evidence that such people were used by the Democrats in J6, and doubtless a lot of that is going on in France, but you have to look at what caused these waves of refugees that are being exploited to undermine the West.; 10/19/26, 7:34 AM
rehajm said...: …the ‘drunk dial/booty call we’ll soon regret’ part of the election season. You prognosticators who get it wrong will walk of shame in your party dress whether you show up here or not…; 10/19/26, 7:34 AM
rehajm said...: …you are not Mick…; 10/19/26, 7:34 AM
rcommal said...: Althouse:

Regarding the masthead, is it supposed to be "but it's" or just "but"?; 10/19/26, 7:41 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Spreading to Milan; 10/19/26, 7:47 AM
Humperdink said...: The European economy is in great shape. Headline from Zero Hedge:

“ Struggling Volkswagen Plans Pay Freeze Through 2030 As Job Cuts Loom”; 10/19/26, 7:51 AM
Debra Tryde said...: At least, I can now do every other thing that my peers do now freely do as an adult like sleeping together, etc. Before now I have always be afraid to visit people or sleep out because of bedwetting which Dr. Lababa of lababsolutiontemple@gmail. com; 10/19/26, 7:54 AM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: Hey Debra Tryde, you should have placed that comment on yesterday's post about the White House press secretary. Shitload of bedwetters in that comment section.; 10/19/26, 7:59 AM
Peachy+2 said...: JAQ - Trump made the remark while talking about the strong support and “love” he feels from crowds at his events.

Oh no! Impeach! Blame Bibi!; 10/19/26, 8:04 AM
Peachy+2 said...: If only Israel didn't exist - and all the Jews were slaughtered... none of these leftists would be mad, bro.; 10/19/26, 8:05 AM
bagoh20 said...: We're in a war? Shouldn't the nightly news be giving us death counts?; 10/19/26, 8:08 AM
Kai Akker said...: --- I expect the price of power to go up pretty fast in the future

Unless fusion sends it to a fraction of current cost.; 10/19/26, 8:19 AM
Peachy+2 said...: Good News - The Palestinians take France.
They deserve their sacred soil. and we can all pay for it.; 10/19/26, 8:21 AM
wildswan said...: A Story of FAFO
In 2020 there were riots in Milwaukee, Wisconsin which did not spread to smaller Wisconsin towns due to the actions of one young man, Kyle Rittenhouse. He was attacked in Kenosha, a small city near Milwaukee by the usual Milwaukee rioters who, unusually, had left Milwaukee to spread the gospel of anarchy to Kenosha. Rittenhouse's attackers included a man armed with a Glock, a mob who chased him through the streets, a man swinging a skateboard to knock him down and men who jumpped on him as he lay in the street. Then, Rittenhouse shot dead several of those attacking him. He was cleared of any crime in a court of law on the basis that he acted in self-defence. That ended the spread of anarchy from its Milwaukee base. The rioters never again left the city for other Wisconsin town. All along they were outnumbered and unpopular but their violence was protected by some city judges and police chiefs. And then it wasn't.; 10/19/26, 8:25 AM
Jaq said...: I guess that if life is too complicated for someone, one should expect that they find it too difficult to understand that most Jewish Americans, for example, support neither the killing of all Jews, nor the Israeli policy of “self defense” through genocide and the taking of land.

But since you can’t separate Wahabist Islamic terrorists based in Saudi Arabia, from the entire Muslim world, I should cut you some slack for believing that thinking about this stuff in any other way is not possible.; 10/19/26, 8:26 AM
Peachy+2 said...: One of the thugs chasing and attempting to harm Rittenhouse - was a convicted child sex predator.

The left collectively/universally - cry.; 10/19/26, 8:27 AM
Peachy+2 said...: jaq =bluecry is calling. other than RC cola - no one buys your crap.; 10/19/26, 8:29 AM
Jaq said...: It’s like what Bertrand Russell said about certain people being completely incapable of accurately restating the position of others who… well you fill in the blanks.; 10/19/26, 8:30 AM
Peachy+2 said...: anyone who says Israel's self defense is a genocide is a lying asshole not worth talking to.; 10/19/26, 8:35 AM
rehajm said...: …while there’s truth in the sentiment VW groups is this big weird massive conglomerate that sort if creates its own economic weather. Like all the other makers they’re currently dealing with the multi billion in writedowns on their EV programs, realigning overlaps in their brands, tweaking the porsche strategy, closing production in some places while investing billions in at least one spanking new brand and plant…in short a big confusing amoeba. Talk about an HBS case study…and it is…; 10/19/26, 8:40 AM
Jaq said...: Anyone who claims to know what went on on Oct 7 without following what is going on in the Israeli media right now knows less than nothing. Even Charlie Kirk smelled a rat five days after the attack.

If you think that spy agencies don’t have stables of lunatics that are easily manipulated, that they can hand weapons to, and plans to do assassinations for them, you probably don’t wonder why the CIA was running the “Free Clinic” in Los Angeles that had Charles Manson as a “client.” This is public record, just like Charlie Kirk questioning the narrative of Oct 7.; 10/19/26, 9:01 AM
Jamie said...: We were supposed to be meeting friends in Paris for that Saints game, but circumstances intervened.; 10/19/26, 9:16 AM
Original Mike said...: "We were supposed to be meeting friends in Paris for that Saints game, but circumstances intervened."

Wise choice.; 10/19/26, 9:32 AM
Dr Weevil said...: Is it true that "Trump got elected promising to keep us out of these kinds of wars" (Barnacle Jaq, 7:19am)? Or was he talking about the kind of war that goes on for years, costing thousands of American lives, and achieves nothing, or less than nothing? (Afghanistan is even more oppressive than it was before.)

Trumps's also on video talking about the horrors of Khomeini's regime, and how it needs to be overthrown, in 1980. Yes, he's been talking about the mullahs almost as long as they've been in power, which is close to half a century. Of course, the horrors were already obvious within the first year, as the mullahs slaughtered thousands of people who had foolishly helped them come to power. Barnacle Jaq's always whining about the Shah's SAVAK, but a glance at Wikipedia shows that the mullahs just renamed the agency, kept most of the employees, added thousands more, and made them even more vicious.; 10/19/26, 9:32 AM
Rustygrommet said...: Kai Akker said...
--- I expect the price of power to go up pretty fast in the future

Unless fusion sends it to a fraction of current cost.

Until that happy day occurs there will be more and cheaper nuke plants.; 10/19/26, 9:33 AM
bagoh20 said...: My solar system is already powered by fusion.; 10/19/26, 9:38 AM
Aggie said...: @rehajm: '...they’re currently dealing with the multi billion in writedowns on their EV programs...'

Well there's that, plus they've been caught cheating egregiously on their emissions certifications for diesels, and doing it for years, so they're having to swallow some pretty huge fines as well. Bad decisions, poor engineering choices, and then cheating. They already deserve to suffer greatly, but they're also riding the wrong side of a huge de-industrialization wave that is sweeping across Europe, pushed along by steeply increasing energy costs. Can't run a plant on a few measly watts. The government policy machine seems poised to provide the coup-de-grace to their stupidness.; 10/19/26, 9:45 AM
Aggie said...: Hey Jaq: Get your own blog.; 10/19/26, 9:45 AM
Dr Weevil said...: Barnacle Jaq continues to repeat falsehoods and half-truths that have been repeatedly corrected. Here he is on Europe's energy crisis (7:09am): "Well Macron blames Trump for France’s economic crisis, not the sanctions that Europe has imposed on itself regarding its biggest supplier of cheap energy."

I've pointed this out to him more than once, that one of the main reasons for the energy shortage is Germany's idiotic decision to shut down all their nuclear power plants. They even blew up the cooling towers so the next government couldn't easily reopen them! Having their own power would be far better than depending on the likes of Putin, who could have cut them off whenever he liked, if someone hadn't already destroyed Nordstream. And other European countries, except for France, also shun nuclear power. Does Russian subsidize the anti-nuke movement? I'm pretty sure they do.; 10/19/26, 9:47 AM
Peaceful warrior said...: Gerda raises a good question about how to measure the unrest in France. Official estimates put the October 17 turnout at around 550,000, compared with roughly 283,000 at the start of the Yellow Vest movement in 2018. Arrests on one recent day also exceeded those on the Yellow Vests' most violent days.

These comparisons have limitations. Counting methods, policing practices, and the duration of protests differ. It's also important to distinguish peaceful demonstrators from rioters. Still, the figures suggest that the current unrest is significant, even if it's too early to judge how it compares with the Yellow Vest movement overall.; 10/19/26, 10:54 AM