Beach Report 10/15/24

We had our first night below 50 F since spring, and today was pretty chilly, in the upper 50s. The sun was in and out but mostly out.

It was a pretty high tide, and pretty sandy but it was calm enough that I got well up the beach, so I only found 7 teeth.

A few young Ospreys are still hanging around, and fishing for the peanut bunker (small Menhaden) that teem off the beach. They need to move on.

The GBH's seem to be everywhere, too. This one and another got into a spat over the best fishing spot.

MDDNR Gets Money for Trout and Sunfish

Southern Maryland News Net, Grants Awarded to Maryland Department of Natural Resources to Conserve Native Brook Trout and Sunfish and Restore Their Habitat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation have awarded the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) two grants through the Chesapeake Watershed Investment for Landscape Defense (Chesapeake WILD) program.

Grant funds will support comprehensive conservation strategies including targeted reintroduction efforts for two freshwater fish species listed as species of greatest conservation need within Maryland’s State Wildlife Action Plan.

The two species, blackbanded sunfish and eastern brook trout, each require specific habitats with good water quality driven by healthy landscapes. Protecting and restoring the lands and waters these species rely on is critical to their persistence into the future. As part of these two projects, DNR will plant nearly 20,000 trees, which also supports Maryland’s 5 Million Trees initiative.

“Through these Chesapeake WILD-funded projects, DNR and its partners will undertake conservation efforts that reconnect and restore aquatic habitat, while engaging communities directly in creating a healthier future for the Chesapeake Bay watershed,” said Coldwater Fisheries Biologist Matt Lawrence.

Maryland DNR has been awarded $313,800 and will supply $250,400 in matching funds for the following projects: Building Capacity for Rare Freshwater Fish Conservation in the Chesapeake Bay, $86,300 

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and partners seek to prevent the loss of the Chesapeake Bay’s rarest freshwater fish– the blackbanded sunfish – through habitat restoration, fish translocation, captive breeding, and reintroduction.

DNR will add fish to the only known population of blackbanded sunfish remaining within the watershed to improve genetic health. The project will also work to establish a new population by bringing in healthy individuals from neighboring states, establishing two propagation facilities, assessing habitat conditions at ten sites, and engaging eight community organizations in planning sessions.

Partners on this project include The Nature Conservancy, National Aquarium, University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Conserving Brook Trout Populations in Maryland, $477,900

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is leveraging established partnerships and forming new ones to conserve and protect eastern brook trout.

DNR will provide long-term reinforcement to Maryland’s most robust native trout population by planting trees and protecting land within the Savage River and adjacent watersheds. Added efforts will improve aquatic organism passage, maintain access to a municipal water supply, and engage underserved youth. Finally, using detailed field assessments, DNR will reintroduce new brook trout populations within viable currently unoccupied coldwater habitats.

OK 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Kamala's Kopykat Konundrum

We he have seen many instances of plagiarism in the DEI elite appointed to many academic institutions, usually revealed by Chris Rufo. This is a serious problem for academics, where it is considered one of the the high crimes to steal credit for someone else's writing. Why would we be surprised that Kamala Harris, the ultimate DEI candidate, would prove to have a similar problem, with large tracts of words in a book she published on criminal justice having been shown to be copied from elsewhere, including Wikipedia. While plagiarism is not quite the problem for politicians that it is for academics, thanks to Joe Biden lowering the bar, it does raise questions about honesty, as well a legal questions, such as the copyrights. Chris Rufo, Kamala Harris’s Plagiarism Problem, "The vice president appears to have airlifted sections of her book, Smart on Crime."  At NYPo, Kamala Harris accused of plagiarism in co-authored 2009 book on criminal reform.  "Conservative activist Christopher Rufo published the allegations Monday and credited an investigation by Austrian “plagiarism hunter” Stefan Weber — with Rufo posting screenshots on X of five examples in which the wording in the book closely resembles other sources." At Breitbart, Famed ‘Plagiarism Hunter’ Busts Kamala Harris Book: ‘Copied Virtually an Entire Wikipedia Article,’ ‘Fabricated a Source Reference’. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Kamala Harris Caught Plagiarizing..a LOT!. The Telegraph writes The Kamala Harris plagiarism row is a disaster for her campaign, "It threatens to compound the perception that she is out of ideas." At Twitchy, In an Effort To Run Cover for Kamala, Her Book Publisher Commits a Major E-mail Snafu. Matt Vespa at TownHall, After Plagiarism Allegation, Kamala's Publisher Seems to Know a Total Disaster Could Be on Their Hands "Kamala’s publisher seems to know a disaster is in their hands, as all inquiries about this matter are to be forwarded to the higher-ups. The publisher accidentally sent an internal company communication to Rufo . . ." Of course, as PJM's Bob Spencer notes the Media Rushes to Downplay Explosive Evidence of Kamala Harris’ Plagiarism. Sister Toldja at RedState plays the Sad Trombone: The New York Times Is Not Handling the Kamala Harris Plagiarism News Well at All  Christopher F. Rufo@realchrisrufo, "Somebody hang this in the Louvre. The New York Times claims that I "seize[d] on" Kamala Harris's serial plagiarism. Admits later in the story that it is, in fact, plagiarism. And then calls noticing that fact "racist."" At Hat Hair, JD Vance, Guess Who Wrote His Own Book? "Cue the corporate media "fact checkers": "Vance's tweet is missing important context. Kamala Harris only copied some of her book from Wikipedia."" The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Kamala Harris Announces All-New Original Book: 'The Art Of The Deal' https://buff.ly/3NqZkSl."

At Da Mail, Trump campaign rips into Kamala Harris over resurfaced clip of her wanting to 'cancel' Columbus Day. Driscoll at Insty elaborates, HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY FROM KAMALA! Trump campaign rips into Kamala Harris over resurfaced clip of her wanting to ‘cancel’ Columbus Day. "“Stereotypical leftists” have a new reason to hate him even more: Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish. DNA tests suggest explorer hid true identity due to rampant anti-Semitism across Europe.  "UPDATE: So much for blaming resurfaced clips and tweets; Harris (or at least whoever writes her tweets) is sticking to her guns, still referring to “Indigenous People’s Day” on Columbus Day 2024." Dave Strom, Tone Deaf: Democrats Dis Columbus Day. Daily Wire@realDailyWire "Kamala's views on Columbus Day: “European explorers ushered in a wave of devastation ... perpetrating violence, stealing land, and spreading disease," with video. Jazz Shaw, NY Catholic University Cancels Columbus Day. At the Babylon Bee, Kamala Courts Indigenous Voters By Telling Crowd She Grew Up In A Middle-Class Teepee. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair adds Is this even satire? Ace, Fake Comedy Program SNL Knocks Harris For Saying Nothing But "I Grew Up in a Middle Class Family"

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Harris: Let Me Take a Moment from Biden Dementia Cover-Up to Make This Demand, to get Trump's medical records. NewsMax, Trump Calls on Harris to Take Cognitive Test. Insty, TROLL LEVEL: GALACTIC OVERLORD: Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson, "Trump challenges Kamala to a cognitive test". WaEx, retitled by Hat Hair, Harris Goading Candidate Who Was Shot, Went Immediately Back to Campaign Trail Over Cholesterol Count.

Ward Clark at RedState sees The End of the Kamala Harris Media Honeymoon: Whose Fault Is It? NYPo, Time magazine owner calls out Kamala Harris for turning down multiple interview requests. NewsMax, Time Mag Owner Slams Harris for Skirting Interviews. Capt. Ed kibbitzes, "They tried media transparency the last couple of weeks, and ... it didn't turn out well." Also Capt. Ed, Desperation: Kamala and Baier, Together Again for the First Time. Bret Baier claims Yes, We Made No Concessions, We Made No Concessions for Wednesday. NewMax, Trump Hits Fox for 'Soft' Kamala Interview. I trust he'll ask some moderately difficult questions. Nick Arama at RedState, Catherine Herridge Gets Some Big Help in Push for Transcript in CBS Kamala Interview Scandal: Megyn Kelly@megynkelly, "@CBSNews - if you didn’t violate any journalistic ethics, there would be zero harm in releasing the transcript. Do the right thing." Insty calls it CHUTZPAH: Greg Price@greg_price11, "Kamala is now out with a hilarious new talking point: President Trump is being "hid away" from the public Trump/Vance have done more interviews, rallies, and campaign events than her by a country mile She also has never done a single press conference."

Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Kamala Tries to Figure Out How She’s Different From Biden "Actual normal people who know what they believe don't have to do this." Hint, she isn't; she's being run by the same handlers. At NYPo, No thanks, Obama — this black man will make up his own mind and not be shamed into voting for Kamala. The Pop Time claims Kamala Harris Staged A Photo Op With Supplies For Storm Victims, Never Sent Them. NYPo ed board, Harris’ home-health-care proposal is nothing but a cynical ploy to win votes with false hope. Duane Patterson at Hat Hair notices Things Going Bad Enough For Kamala Harris, She's Now Pandering for God Votes.

Dave Strom hears Bill Clinton: If Laken Riley's Killer Had Been Vetted She Would Be Alive, while blaming Republicans for not passing the bill. But there's just one problem. Laken Riley's killer came in before the bill. Trump War Room@TrumpWarRoom, "Bill Clinton says Laken Riley's death "probably wouldn't have happened" if Kamala did her job at the border, continues on to imply that we need illegal immigrants for cheap labor. He was supposed to be campaigning FOR Kamala. YIKES." Althouse, I don't like this random worker being embarrassed. She didn't ask to be exploited as scenery: Tim Young@TimRunsHisMouth "Just a pro-tip for Kamala campaign staffers...When you film Bill Clinton going to a McDonalds for a campaign stop...  you might want to edit out the part where the cashier thinks he's Joe Biden. What a complete mess." 

From Da Fetched, Mayorkas: “Disinformation” to Suggest Biden-Harris Admin Are Flooding U.S. with Illegals to “Import Voters”. Vicky Taft at PJM, Trust Me, We Would NEVER Do That, Says Mayorkas to Disbelieving Americans No, we're doing it to raise the price of housing and depress wages. Dave Strom says Mayorkas Is An Evil Liar. Don't hold back! At WaEx, The Biden-Harris border-vetting farce. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair wonders (rhetorically) Why Are Air Marshalls Too Busy to Track Illegal Migrants? Too busy harassing's J6ers. From Twitchy, CO Mgmt Company Sets Record STRAIGHT on Gangs (Illegals) Taking Over Rental Properties in DAMNING Thread. Cbz Management @CbzManagement "Gangs have taken control of several of our properties in Aurora, Colorado. In an attempt to discredit this fact for political purposes and avoid governmental accountability, some have spread false information about our situation. Let’s set the record straight..." Insty, CRISES BY DESIGN: Inside America’s Fastest-Growing Criminal Enterprise: Sex Trafficking. "At the barbecue joint off Route 75 in Dallas, Lisa pulls out her phone to show me the dozen or so online platforms that traffickers and pimps use to sell girls for sex. The platforms—which include apps like TikTok, OnlyFans, and Facebook—are chockablock with ads of women, usually wearing lingerie, their faces covered to prevent anyone guessing their age. The sheer number of ads is astonishing. “Each week, we track over 12,000 ads for women in Houston, 2,600 in San Antonio, 3,500 in Austin, and 14,000 in Dallas,” . . . “If I wanted to, I could order a girl within 15 minutes,” Lisa says. “It’s that easy.” Martha Raddatz would say, wait until you get those numbers under five minutes before we declare it a crisis.

Campus Reform reports Five Chinese graduates of UMich were caught spying on US military base, FBI finds. Steve Mosher at NYPo thinks Tim Walz’s China ties are just too deep to ignore. At the Free Bacon, Tim Walz Called To Eliminate Spending on National Missile Defense. "'I took the time in about three hours to fill out every single portion of that questionnaire in great detail,' VP hopeful said in 2006 congressional debate." Capt. Ed remembers "Democrats spent decades opposing what is now essential nat-sec technology, and not just for the US. If the Israelis had scoffed at "Star Wars" technology like Democrats did, they would have been destroyed by Iran and its proxies years ago. Walz threw in with the far Left by instinct, and that's what he's done even more as governor in Minnesota too." The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Man Pretending To Be Straight Pretends To Hunt https://buff.ly/3zSwdo1"

Althouse, "The relationship between Kamala Harris' team and Joe Biden's White House has been increasingly fraught in the final weeks before Election Day..." ""... 10 people familiar with the situation tell Axios," Axios reports. . . Do you think the Democrats would have been better off sticking with Biden? They knew Harris's weaknesses, and they knew the switcheroo would be difficult to pull off and to sell to the people, and they knew Biden was still alive, still in power, and would be powerfully emotional. When I see Biden on camera, speaking, these days, I think he comes across better than Harris... and I feel his pain: . . .  ADDED: Think they could pull off a reverse switcheroo in the last 3 weeks?" Jazz Shaw observes Biden Still Lying About Losing His Home in a Fire. It's not lying if he thinks it's true. At the Center Square, Biden administration removed federal union accountability webpage "Controversy centers on unionized federal workers who can perform union duties while on government time." Jim Treacher says Happy Anniversary to Hunter's Laptop, "Four wonderful years."

Matt Margolis at PJM hears Even the Liberal Media Is Talking About a 'Landslide' Victory for Trump. At Da Fetched MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski Hold Back Tears, Admits Trump Is Likely to Win. Capt. Ed cites the Harvard-Harris Poll: Trump's Winning in the Battleground States and Wanna Bet There's Something Happening? Ward Clark wonders Is Wisconsin Kamala Harris' Last Stand? "Let's Look at the Latest Polls." 'Becca Downs at TownHall thinks Steve Kornacki Brilliantly Breaks Down Kamala Harris' Problem in the Polls. Kevin Downey at PJM, Kamala Is Going Down Like the Hindenburg? Break Out the Fake Nazis! WokeSpy reports Kamala Harris Is Performing Terribly Among Muslim Voters, despite her efforts to cozy up to the Hamas faction of the party. At the Freep, Election 2024: Boys vs. Girls "Young women say they are fighting for their bodies. Young men say they are fighting for their dignity." Capt. Ed, "I wonder how enthusiastic the Harris support in this demo will be, though. PJM reports that early voting is down as much as 45%, and I suspect that young voters are probably a big part of that decline. Trump supporters likely have a lot more enthusiasm, especially after the assassination attempts." 'Becca Downs at TownHall, 'The Bed Is Made': Scott Jennings Has Another Warning About How Dems Are Failing With Male Voters. Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, ‘The Bed Is Made’: CNN Pundit Says Men Believe Dems Care More About ‘Dudes Who Want To Become Women’ "No amount of hunting cosplay or cringy videos is gonna change it." PJM's Rick Moran, notes Early Voting Down 45%. That's Bad News For Democrats. Less room to cheat. At Hat Hair, Pwnd: Martha Raddatz Has Heartburn Face Listening to Reince Priebus.

Don Surber claims Musk may elect Trump, and "Obama may have done in Kamala." Dave Strom thinks Elon Musk Is a Superhero. Insty, at his substack, has Some Columbus Day Thoughts About Elon Musk, "Big achievements and the hatred of the petty-minded." And, I’LL TAKE THAT DEAL: sneed kuan yew @sneedkuanyew, "hilarious that Republicans got space and Democrats got the NFL in the national divorce."  Jonathan Turley observes Liberals are Losing their Minds over Elon Musk. Oilfield Rando@Oilfield_Rando "“Hey SpaceX, whatcha up to?” “Oh just catching giant rockets out of the air with a FREAKING TOWER” “Oh cool, how bout you, NASA?” “We’re….studying how racist the air is….” Quote "RandoLand.us@RandoLand_us, "NASA grant (2024) Amount: $486,760 Recipient: The Johns Hopkins University. Purpose: Resolving intra-urban variability in heat and air quality from space and the ground: leveraging diverse observations to support environmental"     

From Fox, Trump receives unanimous endorsement from Border Patrol Union. "National Border Patrol Council president says only Trump 'can fix' the problems at the border that 'put our country in peril.'" Matt Margolis, Trump Gets the Most Important Endorsement of the 2024 Campaign. ET, In Arizona, Trump Proposes Pay Raise for Border Patrol, "Trump also touted an endorsement from the National Border Patrol Council." Mediaite, ‘Stunning Move!’ CNN Gushes Over Trump Media Stock Surge — And Warns it ‘Goes To Zero’ If Trump Loses. Capt. Ed, "Does anyone imagine that stockholders are ignorant of that? In a way, this is another betting market, and just like the others, investors are getting bullish on a Trump win." Sundance at CTH hosts President Trump Full Send Podcast #3.

Dave Strom says Call the Police: J.D. Vance Murdered Martha Raddatz. Politico whines Vance refuses to back down from Springfield migrant claims "Donald Trump and JD Vance’s rhetoric about immigration has grown increasingly nativist over the course of the campaign." Hat Hair video from Michele Tafoya, Liberals Say Trump Is Homophobic. This Group Begs to Differ and from Larry, Democrats Humiliate Themselves on Cable News: Republicans Take Control! Jen O'Connell at RedState, JD Vance and Trump Surrogates Are Making the Sunday Shows 'Must-See TV'. Matt Margolis sees Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Schools Leftists Outraged by Trump’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Ad. Althouse, "And thus, on this tooth and claw planet, you need a very strong military - so I’m going to stick with the idea that ['Full Metal Jacket'] footage was used primarily because of its powerful, realistic portrayal of boot camp..." "... juxtaposed with the entirely demoralizing and inappropriate injection of WOKE ideology into the USA military. Which I agree with myself and which I’m certain my father would have agreed with. Truthfully, I believe my father (who supported Reagan), would very much approve of saving America, indeed the world, from the highly destructive Globalist forces threatening to take over this planet...." Ace, The "Young" Turks' Ana Kasparian: Yes It's True, I've Left the Left "If you don't know who Ana Kasparian is, she's part of the "Young" (they're not young) Turks podcast. The podcast consists of people who are simultaneously very hard-left socialists, but also unrepetentantly assholish Vote Blue No Matter Who Democrat Party shills. She was sexually assaulted by a homeless man a few years ago. This caused her to start reconsidering the nonsense she'd been parroting for years about letting all of the criminals out of the jails. The left responded by calling her a racist (they assumed the attacker was black, like good anti-racists; in fact, he was white) and a Trump shill. She now confirms what many critics had accused her of: Yes, she's left the left. Literally mugged by reality."

PA Star, Cornel West to Appeal Federal Judge’s Decision Denying Ballot Access in Pennsylvania. Restoration News reports There are 1,348 Voters Age 101+ On Arizona’s Voter Rolls Right Now. Logan Washburn at Da Fed, Trump And Vance Missing From Oregon’s Online Candidate List, Voter Pamphlets. Well, they didn't file the paperwork. It's not like they have a sno-ball's chance in hell of winning Oregon. 

Jazz Shaw sees Democrats Abandon the (EV) Ship. Only until the election is over, regardless of outcome, then they'll be back to beating the climate drums.

At NewsMax, Man Arrested Near Trump Rally Denies Assassination Plot. LifeZette, Alleged Trump Assassin Calls Accusations ‘Complete Bulls**t” After Being Released. LAT, Man arrested at Trump rally denies assassination plot, threatens to sue Riverside County sheriff. Out on $5,000 bond. Sundance explores his history, Vem Miller, aka Vem Venovkian, aka Vem Steinberg, aka Vsem Venovkian. "There are weird and sketchy people in the world, and law enforcement engage with weird and sketchy people every day.  When a federal law enforcement agency like the FBI engages with weird and sketchy people, generally the weird and sketchy people become confidential human sources. Stay away from weird and sketchy people." Dan Chaitin at Da Wire hears Trump Share Why He Had To Go Back To Butler After Rally Shooting. "Unfinished business, I think."

Charlotte Hazard at JTN, Fani Willis tries to block Nathan Wade from testifying to Congress. "Fulton County district attorney says Wade can’t divulge confidential information to House Judiciary." Committee.

Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee, "This exchange is the perfect example of why Donald Trump started using the term “fake news” nearly a decade ago Watch Kristen Welker She’s not delivering news No, she’s an advocate for Kamala Harris This is so commonplace that we don’t notice it." Jim Thompson at RedState, CBS Headline Is a False Flag (AKA: a Lie). 'CBS Went Full AP...Never Go Full AP'. From NewsBusters, Sunny Hostin Demands Media Do More to Drag Kamala Harris Over the Finish Line. 

Jay Bhattacharya and Andrew Lowenthal at NYPo, Universities shred their ethics to aid Biden’s social-media censorship. The College Fix reports Zero Republican professors found in 6 departments at Florida State U. At least none who will admit it. Peer pressure is strong. 

Joanne Jacobs considers the question of whether Transgender teens are unhappy -- or unhappy teens blame their gender. 

Tattoo Tuesday

YaHoo! DWTS ' Gleb Savchenko & Brooks Nader Get Tattoos in PDA-Packed Outing

Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader are stepping up their relationship.

The Dancing With the Stars contestants—who are currently competing as partners on season 33 of the reality competition series—capped off a PDA-packed outing in Los Angeles on Oct. 7 by getting tattoos together at Hollywood's Nautilus Tattoo.

In photos shared by TMZ of their trip to the parlor, Brooks—clad in a white tank top, jeans and sunglasses—laid on the table while the tattoo artist inked her right hip. Standing next to her, Gleb—rocking a black sweater and gray jeans—leaned over and planted kisses on her lips and neck.

 

And distracting her from the pain of the tattoo gun wasn't the only way the choreographer helped out. In an Oct. 8 TikTok video shared by the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, Gleb was also seen applying the ink to her hip himself. Captioning the clip, Brooks wrote, "OOOPSSS."

Well, good for them! 

Beach Report 10/14/24

Yesterday, the Bay was calm and relatively warm.

Today, 10 F cooler (about 60) and blowing 20 from the north. The tide was high, so we had to stay on our end of the beach.

Lots of sand, few teeth (2).

It's shedding season for Horseshoe Crabs. These are empty of the original occupants, and washed up on the beach.

Flotsam and Jetsam - A Third Strike Against Trump?

What is being billed as a possible third assassination attempt against former President and current frontrunner in the presidential race, Donald Trump, may have occurred near a rally in Coachella, California Saturday. As NYPo reports Armed man Vem Miller arrested outside Trump’s Coachella rally — as local sheriff insists it was third assassination attempt despite letting perp walk on meager $5K bail, "“I truly do believe we prevented another assassination attempt,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told reporters Sunday, a day after suspect Vem Miller was arrested at a checkpoint outside Trump’s rally in Coachella Valley. Miller, 49, was caught at a police checkpoint allegedly trying to enter the rally with a phony press pass. When cops noticed his car was unregistered, they searched the vehicle and discovered a cache of fake passports and driver’s licenses, along with a shotgun, a loaded handgun and a high-capacity magazine, officials said. . . . The Secret Service believes it unlikely Miller was attempting to assassinate the president, and the FBI is not investigating it as such, sources told The Post, noting Miller is a member of an anti-government far-right group and probably had the weapons for personal defense alone. The Secret Service later said Trump wasn’t at risk during the rally." Da Mail, Trump in new assassination scare as gunman arrested outside Coachella rally. Matt Margolis at PJM, Third Trump Assassination Attempt Thwarted. NewsMax, Sheriff: Possible Third Trump Assassination Attempt Thwarted. Sundance at CTH gives him the benefit of the doubt, Possible Third Assassination Attempt Thwarted by Police at Coachella Trump Rally and has "A reminder to those who might consider harm to President Donald J Trump. We are not locked into this nation with you. You are locked into this nation with us!" Ace, Third Trump Assassination Thwarted. "Police are saying he's part of a "right-wing anti-government" group. Sure. He faked the press pass but we should just believe whatever he's claiming about his motive, right?" From Twitchy, Mindy Robinson Claims She Personally Knows the Alleged Third Trump Assassin, Calls BS on the Accusation. 

Mindy Robinson

The man they just arrested for supposedly ‘trying to kill’ Trump in Coachella....is my good friend and business partner for America Happens, Vem Miller.

Vem had just exposed a huge Deep State cover-up involving the Feds and the Bundy Ranch scandal. So I firmly believe this is 100% some kind of set-up in retribution for exposing it. That, or Trump's security team is a bunch of dipshits trying to make up for how badly they failed in Pennsylvania with any kind of ‘win’ they can get, fake or not.

There isn't a universe his intention was to kill Trump, he's worked too hard in this movement to expose the Deep State and all the people against him. If he had guns in his car that were illegal, whooptie-fucking do. As a pro-2A advocate, ask me if I give a s—t about a good guy with a gun in an unsafe shithole like California. It doesn't even make sense why his passes would be fake either when we're both usually invited as media to these things.

First time I've heard of Mindy Robinson, but, well, she seems 'interesting'. I'm inclined to agree with the Feds that this is not really an attempted assassination, but rather an antigovernment nut who considers himself a journalist and tried to crash the rally, and had some unCalifornian weapons in his car at the time. Could happen to anybody, am I right? The lefties are aching for an attempt on Trump that they can blame on the right. Even better if it succeeds.  At WJ, Did She Really Just Say That? Fox Host Sparks Fury in Viewers After 'Nail in the Coffin' Comment About Trump. As irritating as I find Jessica Tarlov, sometimes a figure of speech is just a figure of speech. At NYPo, Why quotas are bad for the Secret Service.

Anxious anxiously reports Tensions rise between Harris and Biden teams as election nears. NYPo, Biden sabotaging Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign after being forced to drop re-election bid, pundits say. NewsMax, White House Denies Biden Sabotaging Harris Campaign. Irish Alzheimer's, forgetting everything but the grudges. At Althouse, "When Joe Biden called Kamala Harris on the morning of Sunday, July 21st, she was... wearing sweatpants and a hoodie..." "'She didn’t get handed this nomination,' he said. 'She took it.'... By gaining the nomination so late, Harris spared herself the obligation of courting the orthodox wing of her party in primaries. But a short run has risks; it left her little time to explain what she believes and what she would do in office... " Writes Evan Osnos, in "Kamala Harris’s Hundred-Day Campaign/Three months ago, the Vice-President was fighting for respect in Washington. Can she defy her doubters—and end the Trump era?" (The New Yorker)." Sarah Arnold at TownHall is amused that Joe's 2024 Exit Results in Hunter Biden's 'Art' to Face Value Plunge. Who didn't expect that? Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair reports Michael Moore Has a 'Bucket List' for Scranton Joe. "Referencing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity that provided sweeping protections for “official acts” made by sitting presidents—which has created judicial uncertainty over Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election—Moore argued that Biden can now essentially govern however he wants." Or whatever his diaper changers want.

At Da Wire, Biden-Harris DOJ Sues Town Because Too Few Blacks, Females Passing Police Exam, Fitness Test. "Standards were already lowered in 2019." Jake Smith at Da Caller, Congress Froze $1.5 Million For Foreign LGBTQ Initiatives — But Biden-Harris Admin Is Spending It Anyway. Rich Lowry at NYPo opines Biden-Harris CBP One app is a travesty — a false ‘solution’ to the border crisis

At Hat Hair, NBC's Welker Says Harris Lead Has Gone POOF! Nick Arama at RedState hears Even Bill Maher Has to Admit, Things Are Not Looking Good for Harris. Scott Pinsker at PJM, Here’s How We’ll REALLY Know When Kamala Harris Believes She’s Losing. "As long as Kamala Harris believes she’s winning, she’s not going to take any risks. No big gambles, no bold moves." Roger Kimball at Am Great thinks she is gambling, Fake Crowds, Fake Ads, Real Ridicule: A Week of Failures for Harris-Walz, "What we are witnessing is the panicked flailing of a campaign that is desperately attempting to recoup its lost initiative. The result is partly embarrassing, partly hilarious." Ed Driscoll at Insty, TO BE FAIR, SHE’S ALWAYS BEEN PRO-BUSSING: The Univison Town Hall Imploding: They Flew in Audience Members. They have to make the steal look like a plausible victory. From Breitbart, Fmr. Obama ICE Director: Harris Has ‘Difficult’ Issue on Why Acting on Border Took So Long and Kamala Harris Posed for Second Vogue Cover as Hurricane Helene Destruction and Death Toll Mounts. Twitchy thinks Uh Oh! Howard Stern Won't Like Who SNL Picked on Again Last Night. At the Free Bacon, WATCH: Veep Thoughts With Kamala Harris (Vol. 26), 'I have a Glock, and I've had it for quite some time.'

 Quoshe looks at Barack Obama’s Tiresome Condescension Toward Black Men. 

Are YOU man enough to vote for Kamala Harris? pic.twitter.com/qCyWGhcEH0

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 12, 2024

Insty, CULTURE IS UPSTREAM OF POLITICS: MAGA songstress targets ‘war on men’ in latest viral tune. Natasha Owens, whose “Trump Won” hit No. 2 on Billboard’s country chart, has just released “Gimme a Cowboy,” her team told Secrets. In it, Owens sings about seeking a traditional relationship: “I’ll be the woman, you be the man, just like the good Lord planned.”"'Becca Downs at TownHall, Here's What Happened to KU Professor Who Called for Men Not Voting for Harris to Be 'Lined Up' and 'Shot' Dr. Roger Marshall @RogerMarshallMD, "UPDATE: I am glad to report that the professor who called for men to be 'lined up and shot,' declaring open season on people who don’t plan to vote for Kamala Harris, 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗨." The Free Bacon, WATCH: Walz Struggles To Explain His Pattern of Lies in 'Good Morning America' Sitdown: 'I Know That Things Get Spun'. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller, Self-Proclaimed Firearm Enthusiast Tim Walz Struggles To Load $2,100 Shotgun During Hunting Trip. Amber Duke at Spec World, Hunters laugh off the Harris-Walz campaign effort to win their vote. "Polling shows the vice president hemorrhaging support from men." Ace, Tampon Timmy Does Another Failed "Make Me Look Normal" Event. Driscoll at Insty, “CAN I GET ME A HUNTING LICENSE HERE?” THE NEXT GENERATION: Hunters laugh off the Harris-Walz campaign effort to win their vote. Nick Arama has HOT TAKES: More Walz Gun Follies, Great Memes, and Scott Jennings Just Decimates Harris Campaign. Batya Ungar-Sargon @bungarsargon, "This "outreach" to men is actually outreach to women. There's a contradiction between what Democratic women expect aesthetically & sexually out of men and what they demand politically. The result is this uncanny valley of politically emasculated men LARPing as manly macho men. . . " Eric Matheny@ericmmatheny, "Democrats spend every waking hour for 3 1/2 years demonizing white men and blaming them for all of society’s ills. Then they spend six months drinking beer and posing with rifles to desperately win their vote." 

At PJMMatt Margolis wants you to WATCH: Even MSNBC Thinks Donald Trump Is ‘Poised for Victory' and Rick Moran observes Donald Trump Is in Much Better Shape, Poll-Wise, Than He Was in 2016 and 2020. The big question is whether they succeeded in fixing their anti-Trump bias, or if they even tried. NewsMax cites the NBC Poll: Trump, Harris In Dead Heat at 48 Percent Each. At WaEx Paul Bedards White House Report Card: Kamala Harris is losing it, Biden is ‘toxic.’ At Hat Hair, CNN Anchor Turns a Little Green at Voter Party ID Shift: Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: CNN analyst breaks down a major warning sign for the Kamala Harris campaign - with the nation having a GOP ADVANTAGE for the first time in many years. 2016: D+3 2020: D+6 NOW: R+1." At Insty Gail Herriot says DON’T GET COCKY: "The feeling may not last, but right now it does not seem impossible that the GOP will gain possession of the White House and the Senate, and also retain the House of Representatives. If so, I hope somebody on the Hill remembers my “Agenda for Congress” written two years ago. These situations do not come around all that often (and they may to come around this time). Still, the only way to take advantage of them is to be ready BEFORE they become established facts."

At Da Signal, What I Saw on My Visit to Springfield, Ohio: The BorderLine. Althouse has "NYT reporter Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits in silence as JD Vance educates her on the labor force participation rate relating to illegal immigration." "Garcia-Navarro tried arguing that illegal immigrants can't be deported because America needs them for jobs," writes Collin Rugg, with this clip . . ." Sarah Arnold again, Here's How JD Vance's NYT Interview Went. Stephen Kruiser at PJM, JD Vance Continues to Take a Scalpel to Biased Media Hacks. Driscoll at Insty, WHY ON EARTH IS THE HOUSE OF STEPHANOPOULOS PRO-VENEZUELAN GANGS? "J.D. Vance Destroys ABC News Anchor for Downplaying Immigrant Gang Violence."  At Hat Hair, JD on the Attack Again: 'Martha, Do You Hear Yourself? ONLY a Handful in America...?'  Matt Margolis, JD Vance Destroys ABC News Anchor for Downplaying Immigrant Gang Violence. 

We are here RN. https://t.co/2sW60CFToe pic.twitter.com/VUNwAsvakt

— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) October 13, 2024

WokeSpy, Trump Confirms Upcoming Appearance On Joe Rogan Experience. Can you imagine Kamala on Rogan? At TownHall Cutie Pavlich reports how Team Trump Responds to the Latest Biden-Harris Inflation Spike "Kamala Harris' terrible economic policies continue to hit the American people where it hurts," and Jeff Davidson says Among Donald Trump's Strengths: Keeping Violent Aggressors in Check. Trump to Newsmax: Harris Open Border Is 'Like a Death Wish.' Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw likes the thought of Elon Musk: Secretary of Cost Cutting. So do I. 

A letter to the Texas Star-Telegram, No, Texas isn’t a red state - it’s just gerrymandered that way. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair responds "Remember what Trump said about stupidity being 'the greatest threat to democracy'? Yeah." From Da Caller, DOJ Sues Virginia Over Order Removing Illegal Migrants From Voter Rolls. Bob Hoge at RedState sees Winning: RNC Victorious in Michigan Election Integrity Case. "The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed suit against the Detroit, Michigan Election Commission in August, arguing that they violated the law by hiring over seven times more Democratic poll workers than Republicans for the 2024 election." RNC Election Integrity@RNCVoteProtect, "Big week for Election Integrity - and big wins! -Secured poll worker parity in Detroit -Expanded voting sites for hurricane victims in North Carolina -Secured mail ballots in Pennsylvania -Sued to stop illegal overseas voting in Michigan and North Carolina -Sued for poll worker parity in Georgia -Defended ballot safeguards in Ohio -Won mail ballot protections case in Michigan."

Althouse, "Maybe Musk’s time would be better spent doing concentrating on SpaceX and his other corporate interests instead of engaging in fascist politics and peddling trash through his social media platform at X!" "That's the top-rated comment at "SpaceX successfully catches returning Starship rocket/The uncrewed mission on Sunday was the company’s first successful attempt to 'catch' its Starship rocket as it lowered itself down to the launch pad" (WaPo)('A SpaceX Starship rocket successfully landed upright alongside a massive metal landing tower on Sunday as it was caught by two converging 'chopstick' arms — marking another historic engineering breakthrough for the company’s largest rocket")."

Starship rocket booster caught by tower pic.twitter.com/aOQmSkt6YE

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024

At NewsMax Judge Napolitano opines Gov't Chills Free Speech, Compels Silence. Dave Strom at Hat Hair shocked, no really, shocked that California Denies Launching Rights to SpaceX Because Musk Supports Trump--Really. Matt Taibbi at Racket says The Hurricane Speech Panic is Here. "In a sequel to the pandemic panic, politicians and elite media are calling for a European-style speech clampdown, this time using the weather as an excuse," and Transcript - America This Week, October 11, 2024: "After the Edit", "Did something just get broken in a 60 Minutes interview that won't easily be fixed? Walter and Matt discuss."  Snopes admits CBS News Aired 2 Different Answers to Same Question from Harris' '60 Minutes' Interview. "Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the edits constituted a "giant fake news scam" and demanded CBS' broadcast license be revoked." Sounds OK to me. NYSun, CBS News Told Staffers Not To Refer to Hamas as 'Terrorists'. 

I can't follow this gobbledygook answer, but his suggestion that "banning" books in kid's schools is a First Amendment issue is absurd. It's about parents and school boards determining age appropriateness, not free speech. https://t.co/T7azugO1tR

— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) October 13, 2024

Insty is pleased with the CONSEQUENCES: Students who invaded Stanford president’s office and injured cop slapped with felony charges: Anti-Israel activists took over a building at Stanford University and thoroughly vandalized it before being arrested on Wednesday.. “The protesters are facing felony charges, and seniors in the group will not be allowed to graduate. . . . Michael Reagan at NewsMax claims Homeschool the Answer to Public School Indoctrination. At Da Caller, Conservatives Need To Run For School Boards To Change Education. 

The Center Square has a Poll: Majority of voters favor a federal ban on transgender procedures for minors. At the Advocate, Texas Dem Colin Allred uses anti-trans language to attack Ted Cruz: ‘Don’t want boys playing girls’ sports.’  "Rep. Colin Allred, who has been an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, finds himself on the defensive as Cruz’s campaign bombards Texas voters with attack ads centered on fear of transgender people, particularly athletes." Breitbart, New York High School Students to Stage Walkout in Support of Women’s Sports. 

Leslie Eastman at LI, sees ‘Science Guy’ Bill Nye Uses Hurricane Milton to Push Climate Cultism, Slam Trump "The interview is another great example of MSNBC doing all it can to promote Kamala Harris." Hurricanes, even severe ones, have a long geological record, and there is no evidence that hurricane frequency or strength has increased recently in response to man's influence. 

The Monday Morning Stimulus

Lot's of good coffee news. UPI, Moderate coffee consumption could provide health perks, study says.  Best Life, 22 Health Benefits Coming From Your Cup of Coffee. Study Finds, Drinking 3 cups of coffee linked to preventing multiple diseases. SciTechDaily, Coffee for Your Heart: The Regenerative Power of Caffeine on Vascular Health. It not a vice, it's medicine.