Friday, August 30, 2024

Weekend!

 Have an excellent weekend. See you bright and early Monday morning.

Guess Who

 “You take a look at bacon and some of these products, and some people don’t eat bacon anymore, and, uh, we are going to get the energy prices down, when we get energy down, you know this was caused by their horrible energy, wind, they want wind all over the place, but when it doesn’t blow we have a little problem.” - August 30th 2024

'Louie Louie'

 The Kingsmen in 1963

Chris Hayes - Ex-Trump Voters Reveal Why They’ve Dumped Trump - ‘Like A Mattress With Bed Bugs’

The Bulwark - Trump Can't Run Away From His Abortion Mess - With Margaret Hoover

MSNBC - 'Struggle For Self-Worth' - There Was A 'Fragility' In Trump's Ego - Says H.R. McMaster

Michael Cohen - Kamala Drops The Hammer On Trump In CNN Interview

MSNBC - 'Totally Deteriorating' - Trump 'Desperate' To Find New Voters As He Backtracks Abortion Comments

'Lithium'

 Nirvana with St. Vincent

'Enjoy The Silence'

 Depeche Mode - live The Exciter Tour 2001

Steve Schmidt - We Should All Be Ashamed Of The Trump Campaign

MSNBC - How Harris's First Major Interview Sets The Stage For Debate Against Trump

Meidas Touch - Trump Terror-Stricken After VP Harris Stuns In Interview

Tennessee Brando - Trump Hides Disturbing Threat To America

Smith

 Gift article available to everyone.

 Washington Post: With Trump indictment, appeal, Jack Smith launches final pre-election moves - Revised indictment against Donald Trump shows careful legal maneuvering as the special counsel tries to keep the election-interference case alive. By Perry Stein and Josh Dawsey

Takeaways

 NPR: 6 takeaways from Harris' interview on CNN By Domenico Montanaro

Meidas Touch - Trump Worst Fear Come True As GOP Voters Sever Ties

Danielle Moodie - Is This Normal Behavior?

Rucking

 Very Well Fit: A Beginner's Guide to Rucking By Rachel MacPherson, BA, CPT

Brian Tyler Cohen - Trump, Republicans Hit With The Lawsuit They’ve Dreaded

Meidas Touch - Judge Luttig Spills The Beans On Plan To Defeat Trump

'I See You Baby'

 Groove Armada

The Lincoln Project - Rick Blasts Donald Trump’s Dishonorable Campaign Stunt

Meidas Touch - Fox Loses All Control As Trump Sinks Lower

War

 Washington Post: Israel strikes aid convoy organized by U.S. humanitarian group, killing 5 - The Anera convoy was carrying medical supplies and fuel to a hospital in Rafah, and its route was coordinated in advance with the IDF. By Steve Hendrix, Adela Suliman, and Kelsey Ables

The convoy had been delivering medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati-run hospital in Rafah, Palestine Country Director Sandra Rasheed said in the statement to The Washington Post, and its route was coordinated with the Israel Defense Forces.

The Onion - Dozens Of Pregnant Women Caught In Hanging Snare Nets Above Texas Hospital Entrance

 The Onion: Dozens Of Pregnant Women Caught In Hanging Snare Nets Above Texas Hospital Entrance

Case

 Axios: Trump asks federal court to seize N.Y. hush-money case By Rebecca Falconer

'Harvest Bell Ride'

Have An Excellent Friday

 Artwork By Gustav Klimt 1862 - 1918



Brian Tyler Cohen - Kamala Harris Humiliates Trump In Highly-Anticipated Network Interview

The Bulwark - Kamala Harris Nails Her First Interview

Meidas Touch - MAGA Grandma Runs Away From Trump…For Kamala!!

Meidas Touch - Trump Sounds Alarm As He Gets More Bad News

MSNBC - 'Disgusting Pig' - Trump Resorts To Lewd Smears As Campaign Panic Sets In

 With emphasis on the term, disgusting pig.

John Flannery - August 29, 2024

Weights

 GQ: What’s Better: Heavy Weights or High Reps? Either way, for success, you will need to approach failure. By Ashwin Rodrigues

Baby Southern White Rhino Born At Melbourne's Werribee Zoo

Rhino

 Good News Network: Baby Rhino’s First Video: Adorable Footage of Southern White Calf Born in Aussie Zoo By Andy Corbley

Comer

 Comer is so ridiculous, it's actually amusing.

 The Bulwark: James Comer Suspects Tim Walz Is a Secret Communist - Plus: Only one candidate is fiscally conservative. By Joe Perticone

Solar

 Inside Climate News: The US Appetite for Electricity Grew Massively in the First Half of 2024, and Solar Power Rose to the Occasion By Dan Gearino

PFAS

 Guardian UK: Harris administration would rein in toxic PFAS chemicals, advocates say - Records of Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz instill hope that progress under Biden could be extended By Tom Perkins

Interview

 Guardian UK: Kamala Harris defends policy stances and shares plan for office in first major interview - In sit-down with CNN’s Dana Bash, vice-president defends shifts on policy issues and her support for Biden By Rachel Leingang

Stunt

 Gift article available to everyone.

 Washington Post: Opinion - Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery - The candidate who has repeatedly maligned our soldiers couldn’t resist an illegal publicity stunt. By Eugene Robinson

Harris

 Gift article available to everyone.

 Washington Post: Harris says she will put a Republican in her Cabinet if elected - In first major interview since Biden’s withdrawal, Harris calls Trump’s attack on her identity the “same old tired playbook.” By Matt Viser and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

Smith

 Salon: A candidate, not a president: Jack Smith crafts a simple solution to Supreme Court Jan. 6 roadblock - A slight but substantive distinction about Trump’s role keeps the essential parts of the case alive By Norman Eisen and Joyce Vance

Women

 Salon: Trump’s getting desperate: Now he turns to failing Moms for Liberty - Women's voter registrations are surging, and it's not because they are excited by MAGA's book-banning agenda By Amanda Marcotte

The Market On Friday

 Good morning. At 6:53 a.m. ET DOW futures are +55, S&P futures are +17.75, and NASDAQ futures are +111.75. The market is poised to open significantly higher. Source

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Three Habits

Get Pocket: 3 Simple Habits That Can Protect Your Brain From Cognitive Decline - These three habits help your body, and also have a positive impact on your brain. By Tara Swart

Meidas Touch - Whoa! Kamala Rips Trump To Pieces In Georgia Speech

The Bulwark - Conway Explains - Trump’s Prison Chances Just Exploded With New Indictment

Meidas Touch - Yikes! Trump Loses It At Disastrous Michigan Speech

Brian Tyler Cohen - JD Vance Gets Booed At His Own Event

'Epic 80's Vol 3'

 Covers by The Hindley Street Country Club 

 Most cover bands do their own versions of songs. They play the basic bones of a song and generally that is enough to please audiences and dancers. These guys aim to recreate the original, and they are quite good at it. There are a few basic players, the bassist and drummer AKA the rhythm section, and they rotate in and out various other musicians to finish the sound that closes in on the original. It's quite an operation.

The Bulwark - Kinzinger Vaporizes 'Weak Man' Trump - With Adam Kinzinger

Talking Feds With Harry Litman - Trump Stunned As DOJ Cracks The Code In Latest Legal Blow

MSNBC - 'Rude' And 'Misogynistic' - Trump Resharing Sexual Remark About Harris 'Will Hurt' Him

Morning Joe - Charlie Sykes - Who Poses With A Thumbs Up In Front Of The Grave Of A Fallen Soldier?

Meidas Touch - Trump Sent Very Frightening Message From DOJ

Meidas Touch - US Army Issues Response To Trump Cemetery Attack

War

 Washington Post: Russia-Ukraine energy war roars back into action after mediation fails - Russian refineries burn as Ukraine’s cities go dark ahead of a cold winter and renewed targeting of the energy sectors. By David L. Stern and Ellen Francis

“The weaponry that we are providing to Ukraine has to have full use, and the restrictions have to be lifted in order for the Ukrainians to be able to target the places where Russia is bombing them. Otherwise, the weaponry is useless,” Borrell said.

Arlington

 NPR: Army says Arlington National Cemetery worker was 'pushed aside' by Trump aides By Stephen Fowler, Quil Lawrence, Tom Bowman

 

Climate Change

MSN: Scientists closely watching these 3 disastrous climate change scenarios - Story By Doyle Rice

Vulgar Man

 CNN: Trump shares vulgar post about Harris and Clinton. His ex-adviser has advice for him

Moon

 Grist: Scientists want to build a ‘doomsday’ vault on the moon - Climate change is threatening Earth's biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to "back up" lifeforms? By Ayurella Horn-Muller and Syris Valentine

MSNBC - ‘Getting Under Donald Trump’s Skin’ - Harris-Walz Make Pitch To Georgia Voters

Meidas Touch - Trump Gets Screwed Over By Vance Ratting Him Out

Meidas Touch - Fox Gets Instant Karma As It Gives Trump Very Bad News

'California Dreamin'

 Beloe Zlato - The Volga Region is part of Russia.

War

 Washington Post: Israel kills one of most wanted West Bank commanders as operation continues - Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirmed the killing of its Tulkarm battalion leader, known as Abu Shuja’a, who was wanted by Israel for his role in terrorist attacks. By Steve Hendrix, Claire Parker, Annabelle Timsit, John Hudson, and Sufian Taha

The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday that Mohamed Jaber, also known as Abu Shuja’a, was one of five militants Israeli forces killed inside a mosque in Tulkarm after “exchanges of fire.”

The Onion - Study - Crows Intelligent Enough To Steal Trinkets, But Foolish Enough To Think Material Goods Will Solve Problems

 The Onion: Study: Crows Intelligent Enough To Steal Trinkets, But Foolish Enough To Think Material Goods Will Solve Problems

ESPN

 Axios: Tech, talent and TikTok: Inside ESPN's survival plan By Tim Baysinger and Sara Fischer

Poll

 Reuters: Exclusive: Harris widens lead over Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds By Jason Lange and Bo Erickson

Poll

 USA Today: Exclusive: Kamala Harris surges ahead of Donald Trump in latest poll taken after DNC - Harris has succeeded in doing what Biden never could this year: Lead Trump. Susan Page, Savannah Kuchar, and Sudiksha Kochi

Polls


 

Meidas Touch - Trump In Total Shock Over More Devastating Polls

The Atlantic - How To Mock Trump And Win

Mars

 Get Pocket: Some Scientists Believe All Life Started on Mars - Maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds. By Caroline Delbert

'Council'

Have An Excellent Thursday

 Artwork By Edward Hopper 1882 - 1967






MSNBC - 'Enough Is Enough' - Democrats Launch PAC To Counter Trump's Election Manipulation Tactics

MSNBC - 'They're Not Used To Seeing Presidential Contenders' - Harris-Walz Tour South Georgia

Meidas Touch - NY Prosecutor Moves To Collect On Massive Trump Judgment

Meidas Touch - George Santos Life Collapses With Brutal Prison Sentence Ahead

The Bulwark - Kamala Takes Lead In New FOX News Poll - Trump In Panic Mode!

John Flannery - August 28, 2024

Australia

 NPR: Australia is the latest country to give workers the 'right to disconnect' after hours By Rachel Treisman

Ukraine

 Good News Network: Rubble from Bombed Ukrainian Buildings Is Being Turned into LEGO-like Blocks to Make New Homes (WATCH) By Andy Corbley

Aspiring Authoritarian

 The Bulwark: Trump, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Rule of Law - A micro-portrait of the aspiring authoritarian. By Jonathan V. Last

Maryland

 Inside Climate News: A Pivotal Senate Race Could Make or Break Maryland’s Quest for Clean Energy Future By Aman Azhar

Salmon

 Guardian UK: ‘Like doomsday’: why have salmon deserted Norway’s rivers – and will they ever return? North Atlantic populations are at a historic low, and this year 33 of the country’s rivers were closed during the fishing season as salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish’s future By Miranda Bryant in Trondheim

Colossal Waste Of Money

 Guardian UK: US leads wealthy countries spending billions of public money on unproven ‘climate solutions’ - Exclusive: Over $12bn in subsidies awarded for technologies like carbon capture experts call ‘colossal waste of money’ By Nina Lakhani

Indictment

 Gift article available to everyone.

 Washington Post: Opinion - A new indictment points to Trump’s illegal acts — and justices’ errors - What does the new Trump indictment tell us? That the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling makes no sense. By Ruth Marcus

“Despite having lost, the Defendant — who was also the incumbent President — was determined to remain in power.” It refers to Trump as “a candidate and citizen” and to his Jan. 6, 2021, rally as a “privately-funded, privately-organized political rally.”

Sacred

 Washington Post: How a Trump visit sparked turmoil at America’s most sacred cemetery - Army officials hoped clear rules would avoid a damaging public spat with Trump. He gave them one anyway. By Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey and Dan Lamothe

Federal law prohibits election-related activities at military cemeteries, and Arlington is the most prestigious and sacred of all.

Arizona

 Salon: New poll shows Gallego defeating Lake by whopping 15-point margin in Arizona Senate race - The Fox poll, which showed Harris wiping out Trump leads in the sun belt, spells bad news for Lake By Griffin Eckstein

Rare

 Salon: Rare, deadly mosquito disease is causing alarm in New England. But how risky is "triple E" virus? Experts discuss a rare mosquito-borne illness forcing public spaces to close down at night By Nicole Karlis

The Market On Thursday

 Good morning. At 6:14 a.m. ET DOW futures are +194, S&P futures are +16, and NASDAQ futures are +77.5. The market is poised to open significantly higher. Source

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

'Annie Get Your Gun'

 Squeeze

'Hate To Say I Told You So'

 The Hives

MSNBC - Kornacki Breaks Down The Shift In North Carolina Toward Harris

Brian Tyler Cohen - Update In New Trump Indictment

Talking Feds With Harry Litman - Shocking New January 6 Footage - Pelosi Unfiltered

'Harlem River'

 Kevin Morby

Debate

 Washington Post: Opinion - Harris can put Trump away when they debate. Here’s how. The first debate led to a reshuffling of the Democratic ticket. This one matters just as much. By Matt Bai

If she wants to put Trump away, she’ll need to demonstrate that the warmth and optimism voters heard in her acceptance speech wasn’t simply the work of good speechwriters and set designers. 

'Black Hole Sun'

 Jennah Bell covers Soundgarden

'KISS'

 Dea Matrona - the band is definitely evolving and it sounds like they've got some pro-producers.

David Pakman - Trump Suddenly Terrified - Tweeting Uncontrollably

'Enjoy The Silence'

 Depeche Mode - live on Letterman

The Bulwark - The Walz Weapon - Dems Redefine Macho - Leave Republicans In The Dust

Meidas Touch - Wow! Gov Walz Rips Trump To Shreds At Speech…On Fox!!

Dogs

 Gift article available to everyone.

 Washington Post: ‘Button’ dogs do understand words — and not just from their humans - In a study, the dogs responded to words involving play or going outside -- but were less likely to react to food words, possibly because they weren’t hungry. By Marlene Cimons

Matching

 NPR: Matching dinosaur prints were found an ocean apart in Africa and South America By Joe Hernandez

'Shake Your Groove Thing'

 Peaches and Herb

Meidas Touch - Trump Has Most Psychotic Morning Yet As Life Collapses

Dream

 "Crowd at Lincoln Memorial as Martin Luther King, August 28th 1963, says, "I have a dream""


 

 

The Daily Show - Three Times Jon Stewart Burst Fox News' Bulls**t Bubble

Brian Tyler Cohen - Trump Screws Himself With Humiliating Misstep

Meidas Touch - Trump Loses Control As Kamala Haunts Him All Day

MSNBC - DOJ Has 'No Intention Of Backing Off' Of Trump's Election Interference Case

Disgraceful

 Washington Post: Trump visit to Arlington Cemetery sparks alleged altercation with aides - An NPR source said a cemetery official was pushed and verbally accosted as they tried to block campaign aides from photographing. By Hannah Knowles, Alex Horton and Dan Lamothe

...Trump campaign staff pushed and verbally attacked a cemetery official who tried to stop them from taking photos and video in an area of the cemetery called Section 60, where many U.S. service members who died in recent conflicts are buried.

The Onion - RFK Jr. Calls Democratic Party Unrecognizable For Failure To Automatically Grant Position To Kennedy

 The Onion: RFK Jr. Calls Democratic Party Unrecognizable For Failure To Automatically Grant Position To Kennedy

Dare

 Axios: Scoop: Democrats dare GOP to impeach Biden By Andrew Solender

Meidas Touch - Fox News Rapidly Crashes On Air As It Can't Save Trump

'Mulberry'

Have An Excellent Wednesday

 Artwork By Erin Hanson


 

Lawrence O'Donnell - New Trump Indictment Shows His 'Conspiracy Sh-t Beamed Down From The Mothership'

The Lincoln Project - Spy

Meidas Touch - Trump’s Stunt At Cemetery Backfires In His Face

George Conway - Anti-Psychopath PAC Town Hall

Republican Voters Against Trump - Ex-Trump Voters Sound Off On January 6th Guilt

John Flannery - August 28, 2024

Apples

 Get Pocket: Around the World in Rare and Beautiful Apples - From the sweet to the offbeat. By Anne Ewbank

Slashing Homelessness In Oregon

 It's not rocket science, we can end homelessness.

 Good News Network: 5,000 Are Now Sleeping with Roof Over Their Head Thanks to Oregon Task Force Slashing Homelessness By Andy Corbley

Risking

 The Bulwark: What Are We Conserving? No policy preferences are worth risking the Constitution. By Mona Charen

Methane

 Let's say Trump somehow dumps Vance and replaces him with Kennedy, then, these two, the craziest duo in American history goes on to win the presidency. Even after all that, this story right here would be worse, and is more disastrous.

 Inside Climate News: Surging Methane Emissions Could Be a Sign of a Major Climate Shift - New studies suggest global warming boosts natural methane releases, which could undermine efforts to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas from fossil fuels and agriculture. By Bob Berwyn

WTF?

 What is with this dude?

 Guardian UK: RFK Jr faces call for investigation into claim he chainsawed whale’s head off - Activists say Kennedy may have committed felony violation for allegedly driving with whale skull strapped to car roof By Richard Luscombe

New Indictment

 Guardian UK: Special counsel files new indictment against Trump over 2020 election - Move does not substantially change criminal case but protects it in wake of July supreme court immunity ruling By Sam Levine in New York and Hugo Lowell in Washington

Larry David - Opinion

 Gift article available to everyone.

 Washington Post: Opinion - Larry David: My post-birth abortion - A Trumpian fantasy brought to life. By Larry David

War

 Washington Post: Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 9 killed - Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm. By John Hudson and Frances Vinall

At least nine Palestinians have been killed since midnight, the Health Ministry in Ramallah said. Seven were taken to a hospital in Tubas and two to a hospital in Jenin, it said.

Joy

 Salon: Why Kamala Harris' "joy" works: "The Democrats quit fretting, now Trump looks like the fretter" - "Now that Democrats are projecting exuberance and confidence, Trump’s self-assurance looks like farcical fake swag" By Chauncey DeVega

Embrace

 Salon: Donald Trump's embrace of RFK Jr. exposes the campaign's QAnon strategy - The old MAGA conspiracy theory is still around — and may still be sucking in people who otherwise would hate Trump By Amanda Marcotte

The Market On Wednesday

 Good morning. At 6:41 a.m. ET DOW futures are +12, S&P futures are +3, and NASDAQ futures are +13.75. The market is poised to open slightly higher. Source

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

No Comment

 One image is from Trump's new NFT trading card collection, the other is real life Trump.

 Can you tell which is which?




'Viva La Vida'

 Coldplay

Trumpy Trout

 Real ad running on Newsmax

The Lincoln Project - Last Week In The Republican Party - August 27, 2024

Luca Martinez - The Everglades

Beautiful

 Outside: The 13 Most Beautiful Places on Earth You’ve Never Heard Of - These spectacular deserts, islands, rivers, and peaks are off the regular traveler’s radar—and at the top of our new bucket list By Jen Murphy

The Bulwark - Trump Released The Most Embarrassing Video Ever - You Have To Watch It!

Brian Tyler Cohen - Trump Hit With New Indictment

Mary Trump - Emergency Nerds - Trump Indicted Again

Michael Cohen - Trump Makes A Total Fool Of Himself In Shocking Speech

Poll

 Forbes: Trump Vs. Harris 2024 Polls: Harris Leads By 4 Points In Post-DNC Survey By Sara Dorn

Danielle Moodie - Trump Is Terrified

Indictment

 NPR: Jack Smith files superceding indictment against Trump in Jan. 6 case By Carrie Johnson

The Bulwark - Trump Was Insanely Unprepared For Kamala! With Mark Leibovich

Tennessee Brando - Moderates Flee In Disgust As Trump Does This

The Bulwark - Brilliant New Ad! Kamala Takes The Fight To Trump On The Economy!

Steve Schmidt - Donald Trump Is A Bully

Meidas Touch - Trump Completely Derailed By Kamala’s Brilliant Mind Game

EEE In New Hampshire

 Hold onto your hats. If I had to wager a guess, and it's just a guess based on reading, it's coming to New York.

 Washington Post: New Hampshire resident dies of rare mosquito-borne illness - Eastern equine encephalitis, known as EEE, is a rare but serious illness that can pose particular risk to people with weakened immune systems. By Sabrina Malhi

Cases of EEE are circulating in neighboring states, including Massachusetts and Vermont. Some Massachusetts communities have closed parks after dusk, restricted outdoor activities and rescheduled public events.

Tim Walz

 NPR: Tim Walz is a new kind of reproductive rights messenger By Jeongyoon Han

'Hotel California'

 The Eagles - reimagined on the traditional Chinese Guzheng

Jen Rubin - How Trump Will Lose

Mary Trump - Nerd Avengers

Morning Joe - He Hates To Be Ridiculed - Writer Says Dems Have Found Trump's Achilles' Heel

Shrinking Trump - Top Doctors Reveal Proof Of What's Driving Trump Insane

Meidas Touch - Trump Gets Terrible News On How GOP Leaders View MAGA

Meidas Touch - FOX News Implodes On Air After More Bad News For Trump

Cellphone Bans

 Washington Post: Cellphone bans spread in schools amid growing mental health worries - More large school districts and states are among those banning smartphones during the school day. By Laura Meckler, Hannah Natanson and Karina Elwood

The Onion - Scientists Awestruck By Biodiversity Within Single Italian Sub

 The Onion: Scientists Awestruck By Biodiversity Within Single Italian Sub

Republicans For Harris

 Axios: More than 200 Bush, McCain and Romney alums back Harris By Avery Lotz

Harris 5.2% Lead

 Activote: ActiVote 2024 Polling

Harris 52.6% - Trump 47.4% published August 23, 2024

'Peony'

Have An Excellent Tuesday

 Artwork By Samantha French


 

Rachel Maddow - 'Don't Sleep On What Is Happening In The States'

Rachel Maddow - 'Ferocious Pushback' - Pro-Trump Election Board's Tricks Draw Legal Backlash

Lawrence O'Donnell - RFK Jr. Is 'The Jeffrey Dahmer Of The Animal Kingdom'

Glenn Kirschner - Jack Smith Appeals Judge Cannon's Improper Dismissal Of Trump's Classified Documents Case

Meidas Touch - Trump Screwed Himself At The Worst Time For Him

Meidas Touch - Trump Freaks Out Over His Televised Humiliation

Cars

 Qz: The 25 cars most likely to make it to 250,000 miles on the odometer - Automakers can still produce vehicles that stand the test of time By Ryan Erik King

Viking

 Good News Network: Seven ‘Spectacular’ Silver Bracelets from the Viking Age Unearthed by a Danish Student By Andy Corbley

Slog

 The Bulwark: The Case for Staying Nervous in the Slog Ahead - Wipe away those post-Democratic-convention grins—plenty of things can still break in Donald Trump’s favor. By A.B. Stoddard

Dow

 Inside Climate News: EPA Thought Industry-Funded Scientists Could Support Its Conclusion that a Long-Regulated Pesticide Is Not a Cancer Risk - The consultants, who worked for Dow, the pesticide’s manufacturer, help corporate interests defend their products against environmental and health regulations. By Liza Gross

Heatwaves

 Guardian UK: Hot and alone: how US cities work to protect isolated people in heatwaves - Data shows people living alone were more likely to die in recent periods of unusually intense heat around the world By Dharna Noor

Georgia

 Guardian UK: Democrats sue Georgia officials over election rules that could ‘invite chaos’ - Lawsuit alleges new rules that could let local state boards delay certification of presidential election are illegal By Reuters

Foreign

 Washington Post: Opinion - Harris foreign policy is rooted in pro-democracy internationalism Just ask former secretary of defense Leon Panetta. By Jennifer Rubin

Panetta made clear up front that Harris is a committed internationalist. “Our warriors need a tough, coolheaded commander in chief to defend our democracy from tyrants and terrorists,” he declared. “We need Kamala Harris behind the Resolute Desk.” 

Revive

 Washington Post: Jack Smith appeals Judge Cannon decision to throw out Trump case - The Justice Department is seeking to revive criminal charges against Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents. By Perry Stein and Devlin Barrett

Smith wrote that Cannon ignored decades of precedent when she issued her stunning decision to toss out the entire indictment, in which she said Smith was wrongfully appointed and wielded too much power for someone who was not in a Senate-confirmed position.

Score

 Salon: "Run up the score": Maximizing Harris' campaign momentum may be the only way to stop Trump's steal - "The hope is that more than two years of pro-democracy and pro-freedom momentum keeps building" By Chauncey DeVega

Despicable

 Salon: MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris' stepdaughter threaten to backfire on Donald Trump - Ella Emhoff has triggered Trump's bitter bro fanbase — but his embrace of the incel vote could come back to haunt By Amanda Marcotte

The Market On Tuesday

 Good morning. At 6:18 a.m. ET DOW futures are -9, S&P futures are +3, and NASDAQ futures are +35.5. The market is poised to open mixed. Source

Monday, August 26, 2024

Harris Ahead By 4.1% - Bounce Expected

 Nate Silver: Silver Bulletin 2024 presidential election forecast - All the numbers for Trump vs. Harris. By Nate Silver and Eli McKown-Dawson

Flip Flop

 Salon: "He's now terrified of debating her": Trump's debate flip-flop is a sign Harris has him figured out - The former president suggested Sunday that he would not attend his scheduled Sept. 10 debate with Kamala Harris By Charles R. Davis

George Conway's New PAC

 psychopac.org: Voters have forgotten one important fact: Trump is f**king nuts.

Silver

 MSN: Nate Silver Sees Convention Bounce Nearly Doubling Kamala Harris' Lead Vs. Donald Trump: Here's Why He Expects Vice President's Lead To Increase Further - Story By Shanthi Rexaline

The Bulwark - Trump's Campaign Burns Cash On Ego Ads

Ari Meber - Will Trump Lose To Harris? Aides See 'Lost Mojo' As Harris Soars With DNC

Danielle Moodie - Trump Is Melting Down

Meidas Touch - Trump In Panic Mode As He Sinks In Polls

Slurs

 New Republic: Watch: Old Man Trump Slurs and Stumbles Through Weird Speech By Edith Olmsted

Meidas Touch - Wow! Trump Loses His Mind In Disastrous Detroit Speech

David Pakman - Trump Glitches Out During Press Conference

Steve Schmidt - Why Donald Trump's Visit To Arlington Is An Assault On The American Flag

The Bulwark - Grow A Pair! Republicans Like Chris Christie Must Endorse Kamala - With Bill Kristol

Meidas Touch - Top GOP Lawyers Turn Against Trump At Key Time

Meidas Touch -- Panicking Trump Admits His Blood Is Boiling Over Kamala

Grows

 Washington Post: Harris’s lead grows in The Post’s polling average By Lenny Bronner , Luis Melgar, Diane Napolitano and Kati Perry

Vice President Kamala Harris continues to improve her position against Donald Trump nationally, where she now leads by two percentage points. 

Plymouth

 NPR: A Massachusetts town closes its parks to stop a mosquito-borne disease from spreading By Ayana Archie

Trump Policy Initiatives

Here's Trump at a recent rally. This the kind of important policy initiatives his followers are hearing about. 

Trump: “I was sort of like a hot guy. I was hot as a pistol. I think I was hotter than I am now and I became president. Okay. I don't know. I said to somebody, was I hotter before or hotter now? I don't know.”

The Lincoln Project - A New Day

Meidas Touch - Trump Gets Very Depressed Over Sudden Decline In Race

Morning Joe - Ridiculous, Self-Defeating - House Member Slams Trump Over His Attacks On Service Members

Meidas Touch - Fox Loses Control Of Its Message As Trump Collapses

War

 Washington Post: Ukraine has captured more than 200 Russian soldiers in Kursk offensive, videos show - Visuals verified by The Post how Ukraine’s prisoners appear to include conscripts with minimal fighting experience. By Sarah Cahlan, Evan Hill, Imogen Piper, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Anastacia Galouchka

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a video of Russian soldiers surrendering en masse like that,” said Dara Massicot, a senior fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 

The Onion - Prettiest Girl At Bachelorette Party Demands Everyone Look Pretty

 The Onion: Prettiest Girl At Bachelorette Party Demands Everyone Look Pretty

Eastern Equine Encephalitis

 Axios: Massachusetts towns on alert over potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus By Rebecca Falconer

'Dance For Trinley'

Comment

 I realized the other day that the tendency by many people to believe whatever they read on the internet without any type of further proof, be it something another person writes, a comment, just plain old deception, has primed people for Trump. Trump now openly and wildly exaggerates practically everything, and it is accepted by his followers without question. They are primed to accept it without question. This doesn't change in America either. There are no civic courses on how to authenticate what one reads. I would bet this tendency that we are witnessing gets worse and worse especially as AI comes more and more into prominence. Plus there's FOX. It's been said that a person is better informed if they watched nothing, no news at all, than watched FOX News. So we have these peddlers of extreme disinformation like Kennedy and Trump. We have to wonder, what kind of human being would deliberately do this type of disinformation. The conclusion always circles back to, well it would someone who is not well.

Have An Excellent Monday

 Photography By Vivian Maier 1926 - 2009, 'New York 1954'


 

BBC News - Israel Launches Strikes In Lebanon And Hezbollah Fires Hundreds Of Rockets

MSNBC - Democracy At The Center Of The 2024 Election And DNC

Glenn Kirschner - NY AG Letitia James Tells NY Appeals Court To Reject Trump's 'Meritless Arguments' And 'Deception'

The Bulwark - Doug Emhoff's Non-Toxic Masculinity Can Handle Kamala Harris' Success - Michael's Quick Take

Meidas Touch - Kamala Quickly Shuts Trump Down With Simple Message

John Flannery - August 25, 2024

Simple Advice In Trying Times

 Men's Health: Often Lose Your Temper? Then You Need to Read This - Don't white-knuckle it. Learn to understand, own and ultimately tame your anger with our expert pointers By Megan Tatum

Aurora

 Good News Network: Astronaut’s Jaw-dropping Photos of Powerful Aurora was Also Captured by Airplane Pilot From Another Angle By Good News Network

They Saw It

 The Bulwark: They Served With Trump and Saw the Crazy. They Should Endorse Harris. Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing. By Tim Miller

Food

 Inside Climate News: As Global Hunger Levels Remain Stubbornly High, Advocates Call for More Money to Change the Way the World Produces Food - High-level policy discussions have built momentum for “food system transformation” that would help farmers address the climate crisis. By Georgina Gustin

Cup Culture

 Guardian UK: ‘Sip, return, repeat’: US city tackles throwaway cup culture with first-of-its-kind system - From Starbucks to local cafes, Petaluma’s reusable cup project aims to cut down on rampant plastic waste By Cecilia Nowell in Petaluma, California

Georgia

 Guardian UK: ‘Georgia’s ours to lose’: Trump and Harris camps zero in on swing states - Amid close race, Harris to go on tour in Georgia as Trump surrogate insists state’s governor will back ex-president By Ed Pilkington

War

 Washington Post: Russia hits targets across Ukraine, including Kyiv, causing power outages - The attack comes just days after Ukraine celebrated its independence from Russia. By David L. Stern

Ukraine celebrated independence from Russia on Saturday, and some form of Russian attack around the date had been widely expected, including in warnings from the U.S. Embassy. 

Glaciers

 Washington Post: When does a glacier die? Thousands of glaciers have already met their demise. For the first time, scientists are documenting the ones vanishing around the globe. By Kasha Patel

“I was in disbelief,” Brosowsky said. “I was assuming global warming is starting to eat away at these glaciers little by little, [but the pace was] a lot faster than I expected.”

Shift

 Salon: Goodbye, brat summer. Hello, demure fall - From Chappell Roan to Tim Walz, there's been an energy shift that is all about appreciating Midwestern humility By Kelly Pau

Laughing

 Salon: The serious side of joy: Democrats laugh off Robert Kennedy Jr., deflate Trump with humor - Democrats are laughing at Donald Trump and his RFK Jr. endorsement By Brian Karem

The Market On Monday

 Good morning. At 5:56 a.m. ET DOW futures are +15, S&P futures are +9.25, and NASDAQ futures are +45.25. The market is poised to open moderately higher. Source

Plot

Yahoo News: Inside the KKK plot to kill Barack Obama — and the FBI informant who stopped it By John Kennedy

Playing For Change - 'Doctor My Eyes'

 Jackson Browne - Song Around The World

Endorse

 Quite unusual to see this on FOX News.

 FOX News: White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown - Trump 'remains unfit, dangerous and detached from reality,' say the former GOP White House lawyers Paul Steinhauser By Paul Steinhauser

RFKjr On Trump




 

Meidas Touch - Top Psychiatrist Back With Major Update On Trump Mental Collapse

Peter Santenello - Inside America’s Largest Open-Air Drug Market – Kensington 

Friday, August 23, 2024

Weekend

 Have an excellent weekend. See you bright and early Monday morning.

Chris Hayes - Harris Must Hand Trump ‘Undeniable’ Loss In 2024 Election

Brian Tyler Cohen - Trump Gets The News He’s Dreaded After Democratic Convention

'Broken Wings'

 HSCC covers Mr Mister

MSNBC - 'The Republican Party Institutionally Is Not Recognizably Conservative' Says NYT's David French

David Pakman - Trump Suffers Terminal Meltdown As Kamala Accepts Nomination

The Lincoln Project - Acceptance

Glenn Kirschner - Kamala Harris For The People - Donald Trump For Himself, His Own Enrichment, And To Stay Out Of Prison

Meidas Touch - OMG! Trump Goes Nuts During Disaster Vegas Speech

The Rest Is Politics US - Trump’s Like A Fly To Excrement - Of Course He’s Watching The DNC!

Shrinking Trump - The Psy-Op against Trump Is Working

The Bulwark - Kamala Is The American Dream - The Sprint To November Begins! With A.B. Stoddard

The Lincoln Project - Insults

Suspends

 Washington Post: RFK Jr. suspends campaign; court filing says he’ll endorse Trump

Kennedy plans to endorse former president Donald Trump, according to a new court filing in Pennsylvania. 

Rates

 NPR: 'The time has come' to lower interest rates: Fed Chair Jerome Powell By Scott Horsley

BBC - Snoring Hummingbird

'What Mama Said'

 Jeff Beck

MSNBC - 'The Most Desperate MAGA Tricks' - Trump’s Recent Stumbles

MSNBC - Harris ‘Didn’t Get Bogged Down’ In Her DNC Speech

Meidas Touch - Wow! Fox Attempt To Save Trump Backfires In Their Face

The Bulwark - Trump Throws Tirade After Kamala's Powerful Speech! She's On Track To Win! - DNC Night 4 Recap

Rejected

 Washington Post: Opinion - America the Bachelorette The Bachelorette rejected her “Trumpian” suitor this week. Can America do the same in November? By Kate Cohen

And guess what? Last week on “The Bachelorette,” America sent Trump packing. 

The Onion - Stranded NASA Astronauts Take Emergency Slide Back To Earth

 The Onion: Stranded NASA Astronauts Take Emergency Slide Back To Earth

War

 Axios: Scoop: Biden asked Netanyahu to pull Israeli troops from part of Egypt-Gaza border By Barak Ravid

Vote

Michael Beschloss - "Women dressed in white while marching in DC for American women to be guaranteed the vote and gain other essential rights, 1913"


 

Normal Competence

 Washington Post: 3 takeaways from Kamala Harris’s speech and the DNC on Day 4 - Harris goes for normal competence as her contrast to Trump, while Democrats play up a muscular foreign policy. Analysis By Aaron Blake

“Our nation with this election has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past, a chance to chart a new way forward,” Harris said. 

Brian Tyler Cohen - LOL - JD Vance Goes Viral For The Worst Reason

Epic Selfishness And Narcissism

 Washington Post: Opinion - Republicans and Democrats agree: It’s all about Trump - At a party for Kamala Harris, speakers targeted the epic selfishness and narcissism of her opponent. By Dana Milbank

Meidas Touch - Trump Has Worst Meltdown Yet On Live TV After DNC Ends

'Heartbeat'

Have An Excellent Friday

 Artwork By Gabriele Münter 1877-1962, 'The Blue Mountain' 1908 


 

MSNBC - 'Big, Happy Family' - Kamala Harris' Acceptance Speech Meets Ecstatic Reception At DNC

The Lincoln Project - Record

Stephen Colbert - DNC Night 4 - Kamala Harris Closes Out A Joyous, Highly-Rated DNC - Trump Is A Weak, Unserious Man

Meidas Touch - VP Harris Shreds Trump In Pitch-Perfect DNC Speech

Meidas Touch - Trump Kicked Off Fox Mid-Meltdown After Kamala Speaks

Politicon - How Scared Is Trump Now After The DNC Triumph

Elephant

 Atlas Obscura: That Time Portugal’s King Gifted an Elephant to the Pope - Hanno the elephant suffered much at the hands of power-hungry Europeans. By Devon Field

Manuka Honey

 Good News Network: Manuka Honey Reduces Breast Cancer Cell Growth by 84% in Human Cells and Mice By Andy Corbley

Turn

 The Bulwark: Kamala-Jitsu: Democrats Turn Trump Into the Incumbent - If the convention accomplished one thing, it’s this: The people in power have now framed themselves as the opposition party. Sam Stein and Marc A. Caputo

Halophila Stipulacea

 Inside Climate News: The Seagrass Species That Is Not So Slowly Taking Over the World - When Halophila stipulacea comes to town, it outcompetes native seagrasses. That’s bad—but its spread brings unexpected benefits, too. By Bing Lin

Skewers

 Guardian UK: Harris makes forceful speech – and skewers the menace from Mar-a-Lago By David Smith in Chicago - Her acceptance address was short on policy and poetry, but the Democratic nominee took the fight to Donald Trump

Forward

 Guardian UK: Kamala Harris pledges to ‘chart a new way forward’ as she accepts nomination - Democratic nominee makes sweeping convention speech and promises to prosecute case against Donald Trump By Joan E Greve in Chicago

In A Box

 Washington Post: Kamala Harris has put Trump in a box, and he’s struggling to break out - As Democrats emerge from their electrifying convention in Chicago, Trump finds himself on the defense, and it’s not clear he knows what to do. Analysis By Dan Balz

But as the campaign now moves to its next phase, the focus on him and how he (Trump) attempts to regain his balance will be as much or more of the story compared with how Harris navigates the road ahead. 

Harris

 Washington Post: Harris makes case for ‘new way forward,’ attacks Trump in DNC speech - The vice president cast herself as an avatar of America’s middle class and an avenue to usher the country away from the abrasive style of politics embraced by Republican nominee Donald Trump. By Toluse Olorunnipa and Tyler Pager

But it did not take long before she launched into an extended attack on Trump, blasting him over his legal judgments, protectionist economic policies, his criticism of allies and his praise of dictators. 

Thailand

 Salon: Thailand becomes second country outside Africa to confirm deadlier mpox clade - As African health authorities plead for vaccines, more cases outside the continent are being reported By Matthew Rozsa

Freedom

Salon: The power of Kamala Harris' simple DNC message: Freedom is what normal Americans want - For Democrats this election, democracy is the "how," but freedom is the "why" By Amanda Marcotte

The Market On Friday

 Good morning. At 6:25 a.m. ET DOW futures are +126, S&P futures are +27, and NASDAQ futures are +150.5. The market is poised to open significantly higher. Source

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Please


 

Mercury

 Popular Mechanics: There’s a Ticking Mercury Bomb in the Arctic. Scientists Are Racing to Defuse It. As permafrost continues melting at staggering rates, the toxic metals it’s long locked away are reentering the wild. By Darren Orf

Brian Tyler Cohen - Gavin Newsom Drops The Ultimate Humiliation On Trump

Live - Day 4 Of The Democratic National Convention With Possible Surprise Appearnace

 Scheduled to begin at 6 PM ET.

Meidas Touch - Haha! Trump Gets Bad News In $500 Million Fraud Case

The Bulwark - Shame On GOP Wimps Who Hate Trump But Couldn't Endorse Kamala! With Al Franken

NBC News Now - DNC Day 4 Special Coverage

Politicon - Why Harris Will Win With Mitch Landrieu

And Mayhem Ensued - Kimberly Guilfoyle Makeup Tutorial!

 He's too funny.

Meidas Touch - Trump Panics In Morning Over Shocking Poll…In Texas

Smac McCreanor Vs Animals

And Mayhem Ensued - Drag Queen Re-Creates Marjorie Taylor Green’s Make Up Look

Loser

 Washington Post: Repeating 2020, Trump claims that he’ll only lose if Democrats ‘cheat’ - Trump refuses to believe — or, at least, to say — that he might not be the most popular candidate. (Again.) By Philip Bump

“Our primary focus is not to get out the vote,” he said. “It's to make sure they don't cheat, because we have all the votes you need. You can see at every house along the way, has signs: Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump-Vance, Trump-Vance.” 

Final Night

 NPR: Here’s who’s speaking on the final night of the DNC By NPR Washington Desk

Doctor Gary Linkov - Donald Trump's Hair Transplant - Plastic Surgery Analysis

And Mayhem Ensued - Honest Donald Trump Makeup Recreation!

 This is a riot.

Morning Joe - Speaker Jeffries - Republicans Want To Turn Back The Clock But We Want To Move Forward

Mary Trump - The Nerd Avengers Are Live From The DNC

Meidas Touch - Trump’s Melania Problem Gets Worse As DNC Exposes It

Meidas Touch - Fox Short Circuits As Trump Gets Crushed At DNC

Gus

 Washington Post: ‘That’s my dad!’ Gus Walz charms crowd as father Tim accepts VP nomination - For many watching at home, Gus Walz’s emotional reaction to his father, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), as he spoke at the DNC was the highlight of the speech. By Kelsey Ables and Maham Javaid

The Onion - Stammering Democrats Unsure How To Accept Positive Feedback ‘You Like The Ticket… That’s… Yes…’ Say Confused Politicians

 The Onion: Stammering Democrats Unsure How To Accept Positive Feedback ‘You Like The Ticket… That’s… Yes…’ Say Confused Politicians

Moms

 Axios: Scoop: Moms of Black men killed by police to attend Kamala Harris DNC speech By Delano Massey

Complete

Comment

 Bill Clinton did a great job on night three. Two of his most memorable lines for me were the one where he says, "Count the I's and not the lies." He's referring to Trump's selfish narcissistic nature, it's so dark. And at the same time he's also referencing all of Trump's boatload of lies. The other line that caught me was when Clinton goes on about how he is getting old and he doesn't know how many more conventions, if any, he'll attend in the future, meaning he will be dead. Then he says, "But I'm still younger than Trump." I loved that because he stuck it to Trump about being too old, the same tactic Trump used against Biden. All in all it was a lit night, the energy was off the charts. The Democrats have a shot at winning this one, what a turnaround from one month ago. It's unprecedented at least in our lifetime.

'Etched In Water Blues'

Have An Excellent Thursday

 Ancient Egyptian limestone relief sculptures




Morning Joe - ‘It’s Not Even A Dogwhistle' - Trump Attacks ‘Jewish Governor’ Josh Shapiro

 Disgraceful.

Rachel Maddow And MSNBC Panel - 'Supremely Effective' - Tim Walz And Night 3 Of The DNC

The Daily Show - Barack Obama Sizes Up Trump - Roll Call Vote Gets Lit And More DNC Night 2 Highlights

Meidas touch - Lincoln Project Co-Founder On Trump Terrified Over Dem Convention

Stephen Colbert - DNC Night 3 - Oprah And Stevie Bring The Star Power - Getting To Know Tim Walz - Pete Takes Down Vance

Meidas Touch - Trump Loses All Sleep As He Gets Haunted By DNC

Gain

 Scientific American: Many Older People Maintain and Even Gain Cognitive Skills - Contrary to stereotypes of the doddering elderly, research shows that half of people older than age 70 stay mentally sharp By Lydia Denworth

Colonial Grass

 Good News Network: Colonial Grass Could Become a Bumper Crop Even with Salty Soil, and Stop Coastal Erosion By Andy Corbley

Bounce

 The Bulwark: Bill and Tim’s Excellent Adventure - How to get a convention bounce with this One Weird Trick. By Jonathan V. Last

Apache

 Inside Climate News: Apache Group is Carrying a Petition to the Supreme Court to Stop a Mine on Land Sacred to the Tribe - The prayer journey will pass through other tribal communities threatened by resource extraction while trying to stop a mine that claims it could satisfy a quarter of the U.S. demand for copper. By Noel Lyn Smith

New Zealand

 Guardian UK: New Zealand rushes vaccination of endangered birds before deadly strain of H5N1 bird flu arrives By Michelle Duff in Wellington

Berlin

 Guardian UK: About 500,000 trees cut down at site of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin - Satellite image analysis shows 329 hectares of forest cleared during development of factory in Germany By Damian Carrington and Ajit Niranjan in Berlin