RIP: Kris Kristofferson

Variety, Kris Kristofferson, Country Music Legend and ‘A Star Is Born’ Leading Man, Dies at 8

Kris Kristofferson, who attained success as both a groundbreaking country music singer-songwriter and a Hollywood film and TV star, died Saturday at home in Maui, Hawaii. No cause of death was given, but he was described as passing away peacefully while surrounded by family. He was 88.

Said his family in a statement, “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28 at home. We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.” The statement was offered on behalf of Kristofferson’s wife, Lisa; his eight children, Tracy, Kris Jr., Casey, Jesse, Jody, John, Kelly and Blake; and his seven grandchildren.

Variety doesn't do his life justice, but if Wikipedia is correct, he was a serious contender for world's most interesting man.

In 1958, Kristofferson was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford,  studying at Merton College. While at Oxford, he was awarded a Blue for boxing, played rugby for his college, and began writing songs. . . . This early phase of his music career was unsuccessful.[12] In 1960, Kristofferson graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in English literature.
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Kristofferson, under pressure from his family, joined the U.S. Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, attaining the rank of captain. He became a helicopter pilot after receiving flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He also completed Ranger School.  During the early 1960s, he was stationed in West Germany as a member of the 8th Infantry Division. During this time, he resumed his music career and formed a band. In 1965, after his tour in Germany ended, Kristofferson was given an assignment to teach English literature at West Point. Instead, he decided to leave the Army and pursue songwriting. His family disowned him because of his career decision; sources are unclear on whether they reconciled.
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After leaving the army in 1965, Kristofferson moved to Nashville. Struggling for success in music, he worked at odd jobs in the meantime while burdened with medical expenses resulting from his son's defective esophagus. He and his wife divorced in 1968. 

Kristofferson got a job sweeping floors at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. He met June Carter there and asked her to give Johnny Cash a tape of his. She did, but Cash put it on a large pile with others. He also worked as a commercial helicopter pilot for south Louisiana firm Petroleum Helicopters International (PHI), based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Kristofferson recalled of his days as a pilot, "That was about the last three years before I started performing, before people started cutting my songs. I would work a week down here [in south Louisiana] for PHI, sitting on an oil platform and flying helicopters. Then I'd go back to Nashville at the end of the week and spend a week up there trying to pitch the songs, then come back down and write songs for another week. I can remember "Help Me Make It Through the Night" I wrote sitting on top of an oil platform. I wrote "Bobby McGee" down here, and a lot of them [in south Louisiana]." 

Weeks after giving Carter his tapes, Kristofferson landed a helicopter in Cash's front yard, gaining his full attention. A story about Kristofferson having a beer in one hand and some songs in the other upon arrival was reputed, but was later refuted, with Kristofferson saying, "It was still kind of an invasion of privacy that I wouldn't recommend. To be honest, I don't think he was there. John had a pretty creative memory." Upon hearing "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", however, Cash decided to record it, and in 1970 Kristofferson won Song of the Year for the song at the Country Music Association Awards. . . . 

My favorite Kristofferson song:

Maryland, My Maryland

 Hat Hair cites Fox, Oops: Larry Hogan's Senate Opponent Has Some Delinquent Payment Issues

Fresh off headlines that the Democrats' Senate nominee in Maryland received an improper tax credit, new documents indicate that Angela Alsobrooks also was late in paying thousands of dollars in homeowners association fees.

According to documents obtained by Fox News, Alsobrooks failed to pay $8,121 in homeowners association fees on time in seven cases from 2008 through 2021.

The fees, known as HOA fees, are usually assessed monthly or quarterly by a homeowners' association to pay for the services it provides.

Alsobrooks, the chief executive of Prince George's County – Maryland's second-largest county – faces former two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in a competitive race to succeed Democrat Sen. Ben Cardin, who is retiring this year after serving nearly two decades in the Senate and nearly six decades as a state and then federal lawmaker.

Do you think she'll be as reluctant to spend taxpayers money as she is to part with her own?

Chesapeake Bay Report 9/30/24

I spent the morning on the phone trying to get a new cell phone set up, eventually, with the help of some foreigner, I succeeded and todays walk shows my first attempts at photography with it.

The tide is crazy high, thanks to Hurricane Helene, but I'm not complaining, if all we get is high tides, and some mist. 

The Great Blue Herons were out in force. I also saw 1 Osprey over the beach. However, so far, no Hummingbirds have graced our feeder today.

Despite the high tide, I found 23 teeth, even though I was cut off from Matoaka, including this  decent Snaggletooth.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Back Through the Rain

Yep, we're back. A lot of driving through rain, the slight remnants of Hurricane Helene. No real issues, just a lot of mist and spray, and clouds in the higher passes on US 68.

Mary Chastain at LI notes Biden Screams About 2nd Amendment, Repeats Lie About Vance Saying ‘Facts of Life’, "So many lies in less than a minute." VodkaPundit at PJM, Team Biden Can't Understand How It Blew Middle East Peace, and I Can't Stop Cry-Laughing. NY Sun, Trump, Republicans Attack Biden and Harris for Slow Federal Response to Appalachia Storm Damage "Search-and-rescue operations are underway following what some residents of the region are calling Appalachia’s own ‘Katrina moment.’" Emily Zanotti@emzanotti, "I feel like the victims of Helene dropped off the radar immediately. This is a Katrina-like situation with people shut off from help and dying on their rooftops. How is this only a local story?"

There are so, SO many tiny communities on those backroads and little homesteads in those hollars and off dirt roads.

We may NEVER know who we've lost or who waited desperately for help.😭😭😭

And now, with TWO MAJOR INTERSTATES BREACHED getting help TO them, NTM, a bi-coastal… https://t.co/fIzv6rFJGN pic.twitter.com/E8CphyP98a

— tree hugging s*ster 🎃 (@WelbornBeege) September 29, 2024

John Sexton at Hat Hair remembers Hunter Biden's Art Career Has About Four Months Left. "Could I see some of these selling for $2,500 bucks? Sure. Are any of them worth $50,000 or twice that amount. I don't think so." I feel a little sorry for Hunter, his daddy enabled him in all his follies.

'Becca Downs at TownHall recounts 'A Mess': CNN's Scott Jennings Sums Up the Terrible Day That Kamala Harris Just Had and Matt Vespa wonders Is This Why the NYT Obliterated Kamala's MSNBC Interview? From OTP, RFK Jr. Mocks Kamala’s Magical 7-Word Response To Every Question, "I was born in the middle class." Joel Kotkin at Unherd warns Don’t buy Kamala Harris’s blue-collar rhetoric. I don't. Matt Margolis at PJM hears Kamala ‘Closes Gap’ With Trump on Economy... Oh, and Pigs Are Flying. 

John Sexton at Hat Hair, VIce President Visits Border, Promises to Get Tough on Immigration Next Year. NYPo, ‘Border czar’ Kamala Harris panned for wearing reported $62K necklace to southern border: ‘You look ridiculous’. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed, Report: 647K Noncitizens Convicted Or Suspected Of Homicide, Other Crimes Are Not In ICE Custody.  John Sexton has the ICE Data on the Number of Convicted Criminals Who Have Crossed the Border "The data says that, among those not in detention, there are 425,431 convicted criminals and 222,141 with pending criminal charges. . . Those include 62,231 convicted of assault, 14,301 convicted of burglary, 56,533 with drug convictions and 13,099 convicted of homicide. An additional 2,521 have kidnapping convictions and 15,811 have sexual assault convictions..." Jason Cohen at Da Caller, ‘There’s Nothing Funny Here’: Fox News Host Scolds Ex-DNC Official For Laughing During Migrant Crime Segment. Vice President Kamala Harris@VP, "President Biden and I supported the toughest and fairest set of bipartisan border security reforms in decades. Congressional Republicans voted against them — twice. We took executive action to reduce unlawful border crossings, which are now lower than when we took office. Collin Rugg@CollinRugg "You released 425,000 convicted criminals into the public." WCYB News,  8 men arrested following alleged looting in Washington County, Tennessee Burglary: Jesus Leodan Garcia-Peneda, Josue Berardo Ortis-Valdez, Ersy Leonel Ortis-Valdez, Aggravated Burglary: Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo, David Bairon Rapalo-Rapalo, Kevin Noe Martinez-Lopez, Marvin Hernandez-Martinez, Dayln Gabriel Guillen Guillen." IM1776 sees the Heartland Betrayed "Down the Corruption Rabbit Hole: On the ground in Springfield, Ohio."

Nick Arama at RedState, Kamala's Attempted Troll of Trump at Alabama Game Fails Miserably, While Trump Is Cheered Wildly. Dave Strom, Emhoff: Trump Is Antisemite Who Will Target Jews, despite having a Jewish daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. Quite a statement from somebody whose party hosts most of the modern anti-semitism. As Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Almost 80% of recent antisemitic incidents were from the far left: Combat Antisemitism Movement "Almost 8% of the antisemitic incidents were done by Islamists and 6.3% were done by the far right."

Rick Moran at PJM thinks Endorsing Kamala Harris Might Have Been the Worst Career Move Taylor Swift Has Ever Made. "Her personal ratings have dropped from +2 to -35 among Republicans." At OTP, Former Arizona GOP Sen Flake Endorses Harris, Latest In Bitter Tump Opposition. TNR whines about The Fear That’s Keeping Mitt Romney From Endorsing Harris. "The Utah senator has cited the dangers of Trump-inspired political violence many times over the years. They still worry him today." As Ed Driscoll at Insty notes "Harris’s party operatives with bylines compared him to Hitler, said he gave employees cancer, a sexist because he had “binders full of women,” and that he was needlessly cruel to his dog, in between screaming to him, “What about your gaffes??!!”, and joking about his “magic underwear.” Her boss shouted that he was a racist who would put black people “back in chains.” But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Sister." At Spec World Ben Domenech speculates Kamala is turning into a drag on the Democrats’ Senate hopes. "She’s making life more difficult for her party."

Hat Hair rephrases CNN, Too Delicious: Walz Is SPAZZING About Debating Vance and Gwen Mad He Has To. "Tim Walz is telling people he’s just as nervous about facing JD Vance as he was the Sunday afternoon in August when he warned Kamala Harris in his running mate interview that he was a bad debater." He should be. At Althouse, "The debate has been a source of anxiety for Walz, according to people close to him..." "The Washington Post sets the expectations low, in "Vance and Walz face contrasting pressures in much-anticipated debate/For Vance, Trump may be his most important viewer. For Walz, the task of introducing himself to voters looms large." Paul Bond at JTN, CBS announces moderators will not fact-check during the VP debate. "CBS said Friday that Vance and Walz will be free to point out alleged misinformation, and that microphones will remain on for both candidates even when it is not their turn to speak, which could facilitate their ability to fact-check one another, according to the Associated Press. CBS News did, however, say it reserves the right shut off a “hot mic” if it sees fit to do so, and it also said one of its units will provide real-time fact-checking during the debate on a live blog and on social media, and in its post-debate television analysis." Nick Arama at RedState wants you to WATCH: Walz Gets Booed at Michigan Game, Called 'Tampon Tim'—and What Was That He Did With His Finger?

According to WaEx's Paul Bedard, Trend holds: Trump up by 2 points over Harris, according to Rasmussen. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw expresses wonder at The Mystery of the Disappearing Latinos "These voters are not disappearing entirely. They are simply no longer showing up in the polls as supporters of Kamala Harris the way they traditionally have turned out for other Democrats," and Salena Zito says New Poll Shows Voters Moving Right on Tax Cuts. Dave Bernstein at Insty, DEPARTMENT OF JUST MAKING S*** UP, MATT YGLESIAS EDITION:  "UPDATE (FROM GLENN): I know Matt just pulled this out of his ass, but if it’s true it would be terrible news for the Democrats. They’ve had a lock on the felon constituency forever, and if it’s abandoning them along with lots of black and Latino voters it’s a bad sign. . . ." Chaz Glasser at Insty, has a TRUTHBOMB: No matter who you are supporting in this election, one thing is for sure: Nobody knows nothing, and if they say they do, they are either lying, shilling, or just plain crazy.

John Lucas at Bravo Blue sees Election Interference by a Foreign Leader Is Now OK. "The Biden-Harris administration facilitates Zelensky's attempt to influence our election." Jazz Shaw thinks Zelensky Has Overplayed His Hand.

Dave Strom, Donald Trump's Most Important Promise...I'm Serious. Althouse, Nick Gillespie confronts Donald Trump about the deficit. Trump absconds.

OTP, Campaign Stop At Popular Pennsylvania Eatery Again Sparks Drama, This Time For Vance  "Vance’s welcome was a far cry from the Primanti Brothers reception to Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz when the pair stopped by the business back in August. . . . The Ohio senator was initially stopped at the doors of the shop while attempting to make a campaign stop – as staff said they were not given advanced notice. The manager “just freaked out a little bit because there were a lot of people and she didn’t want to make her restaurant part of a campaign stop,” Vance said in the parking lot outside the 90-year-old business. “We went in there, we paid for everybody’s food, we gave them a nice tip, and of course when I gave them a nice tip.” Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Lefty Journo Publishes Iran-Hacked Vance Dossier, Gets Booted by Twitter "Pop quiz, hotshot: You're an influential media figure in the political arena. Iranian hackers contact you to hand off intel about a candidate you detest. (Or Russian hackers, North Korean hackers, Columbia U hackers ... choose your own betes noires.) Do you wonder whether you're being played by malevolent foreign governments, or do you just hit 'publish'?"

Althouse, "The three [Arizona Democratic] state officials learned a computer glitch meant 98,000 voters had not provided proof of citizenship. In a candid phone call, they debated what to do." "The Washington Post reports (free-access link). Their predicament was “an urgent, a dire situation,” Gov. Katie Hobbs said, according to audio of the call obtained by The Washington Post. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said critics would “beat us up no matter what the hell we do.” Attorney General Kris Mayes worried they would be accused of rigging the 2024 election in a crucial state...." Paul Bond at JTN, DOJ sues Alabama over attempt to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. "The DOJ’s argument also boils down to timing, since Alabama announced its intentions 84 days before the election," and RFK Jr. off the ballot in New York, stays on it in Wisconsin  Shaun Maguire @shaunmmaguire, “1% of voters in the bluest county in a swing state got duplicate ballots But don’t worry our political opponents caught us so we had to tell you all You can trust us that this won’t happen anywhere else” Charlotte Hazard at JTN, Judiciary Chairman Jordan requests info from Secretary Mayorkas about Ohio election integrity, ""In light of the open-borders policies of the Biden-Harris Administration, DHS's failure to comply with the Ohio Secretary of State's requests for federal citizenship information is deeply concerning," Jordan's letter reads." Reuters whines Republicans lay legal groundwork for election challenges. Sundance at CTH, Elon Musk Warns America: “if Trump is NOT elected, this will be the last election”…

Anna Paulina Luna

Charlotte Hazard again, Marjorie Taylor Greene predicts an election delay or more assassination attempts against Trump, ""We have entered the most dangerous phase of the election," Greene said on the social media platform, X." Insty, UNAFRAID, OR AT LEAST UNCOWED: ALX@alx, "There have been two assassination attempts on this man in the past three months and he walks into a stadium full of 100,000 people like a boss. Next week he’s returning to the site where he was shot. Total badass." Center Square Penn,  Secret Service warned about roof at Trump rally shooting.  Sundance, Former Democrat Candidate Indicted for Threatening to Kill Republican Anna Paulina Luna Using Ukranian Hit Squad. "William Braddock, 41, of St. Petersburg, Fla. is accused of making the alleged threats on June 8, 2021 — including one where he threatened to “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” to take out his rival. (read more)."

Jack Smith attempts election interference, Paul Bond at JTN, Jack Smith seeks to release public version of major filing in Trump J6 case "In Friday’s filing, Smith seeks to release a version of the brief that will redact names of witnesses, except for former Vice President Mike Pence, along with other information not meant to be seen by the public." Of course, Judge Shitcan is likely to agree. Capt. Ed cites the NYT: Appeals Court Suuuuure Sounds Skeptical About Leticia James' Lawfare on Trump. 

Ace, FBI Deleted Video of J6 "Bomb" Footage  "Of course. Of course. It's always the "law enforcement officers" who destroy evidence, and the criminals who want to preserve it. Right? Right?"

Jordan Schachtel at The Dossier, decries The selective prosecution of Eric Adams "When the Biden-Harris Admin tells DOJ to "investigate," the feds interpret the order as a mandate to bring charges." Bryan Jung at PJM, NYC Mayor Adams Calls DOJ Investigation Retaliation for ‘Defending” City from Illegal Migrants. It sure looks that way.

Althouse, He seems to think what he is saying is perfectly bland. "It's hard to tell in the uncanny valley of his face (is that Botox?):"

"Our First Amendment stands as a major block to the ability to be able to hammer [disinformation] out of existence. What we need is to win...the right to govern by hopefully winning enough votes that you’re free to be able to implement change."

No thanks.pic.twitter.com/SLGHOLVjCr

— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) September 29, 2024

Sundance at CTH, Sunday Talks – Former Secretary of State John Kerry Explains Intent of Next Administration to Eliminate First Amendment. At PJM, Stephen Kruiser, thinks However Sincere, Mark Zuckerberg's Mea Culpa Moment Is a Bit Late, and identifies Trump Derangement Syndrome Meltdown of the Week — New York Times Editorial Board Fills Its Diaper AGAIN.  Seth Dillon@SethDillon, "Yeah, that's kind of the point, John." Quote "End Wokeness@EndWokeness. "John Kerry calls for a Ministry of Truth: "The 1st Amendment stands as a major roadblock for us right now"Ed Driscoll at Insty, WHEN SATIRE MEETS REAL-LIFE: Titania McGrath (in reality British satirist Andrew Doyle) writes: Free speech is fascist. "What did Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Ivan the Terrible, Genghis Khan, Idi Amin and Caligula have in common? That’s right: they were all able to speak. This quite obviously proves that free speech is a tyrannical concept, one that can lead directly to murder, terrorism, genocide and — worst of all — misgendering. And so it is a relief to see that one of Keir Starmer’s key priorities as prime minister is to crack down on online speech. Already he has ingenuously granted early release from prison for drug dealers, sex offenders and violent criminals to free up space for bigots who have said nasty things on social media. . . " Dave Strom fears The Brainwashing of Democrat Kids Is Frightening. Townhall.com@townhallcom ""He's like Hitler." A CNN study of 10 and 11 year-olds found that blue state kids held more polarized and extreme views than red state kids. Are you surprised?" At Bet On It, Bryan Caplan is Against Censorship and Its Academic Supporters. Sarah Arnold at TownHall sees Josh Hawley Just Went Scorched Earth on Liberal Reporter Who Published Fake 'Fact-Check'.

The College Fix is shocked, shocked, Zero Republican professors found in six humanities departments at UNC Chapel Hill. Jonathan Turley worries What Happens if We Hold College and Nobody Comes? "We are killing our institutions through an abundance of ideology and a paucity of courage."

At Mediaite, ‘Weirdo’: Mother Jones Editor ROASTED After Claiming Flight Attendant Wishing Her a ‘Blessed’ Day Was SIgn of ‘Creeping Christian Nationalism’ Please have a fucked day. 

Dave Strom notices the Culture War Makes For Strange Bedfellows "Gays have woken up to the reality that the alphabet crowd is trying to "trans the gay away," and lesbians, in particular, are horrified by the reality that transgender ideology is all about wiping the reality of womanhood off the maps. Women who are uncomfortable around men are now being forced to share their most intimate spaces with aggressive and mentally ill men." Also, This Clip Encapsulates So Much of What Is Scary About Progressive Democrats.

The Monday Morning Stimulus

John Sexton at Hat Hair, Coffee Shop Owner Wins $4 Million Judgment Against Boise State University

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Palm Sunday

 with Ekaterina Enokaeva:

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Out of Control: Stealing...Palmetto Berries

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Rule 5 Saturday - Ekaterina Enokaeva

The Rule 5 Woman of the Week is Ekaterina Enokaeva. 

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Who knew Kamala wrote puff pieces for aspiring Russian actresses?  

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Friday DIY

We're leaving town this weekend to visit the grandkids (and their parents) in Pennsylvania, so all you get today is a lousy DIY edition,  and regular blogging will hitter and misser. Don't worry, though, I made the regular morning posts set to autopost at the usual times.

Biden Misdismal Administration

The Morning Briefing: Joe Biden Goes Off-Leash to Help Write a Campaign Ad for Trump – PJ Media
What Biden's Latest Anti-Gun Executive Orders Might Mean – Bearing Arms

Harris/Walz Campaign

Unraveling: The Dam Breaks As the NY Times Notices Some Things About Kamala Harris' MSNBC 'Interview' – RedState
Holy Holistic Horse Patooties! Ruhle Declares It 'Okay' That Harris Couldn't Answer Questions – HotAir
The One Moment in Kamala Harris' Interview With Stephanie Ruhle That Defines Her Entire Campaign – RedState
Ace of Spades HQ Even the NY Times Admits That Stephanie Ruhle Is a Hardcore Kamala Harris Partisan Who Did Not Press Her on Any Issues, Says Kamala Harris Failed to Offer Any Substantive Answers
Kamala Harris ridiculed after urging Americans to move on from 'failed policies'
HA! CNN Reporter Gets WAAAY More Than She Asks for Asking Young Boy to Describe Kamala in 1 Word (Watch) – Twitchy
Kamala Crumbles! Critical MSNBC Interview Flops! Melania on Miracles! – HotAir
Kamala Harris Is Not ‘Serious’ – HotAir
Holy Holistic Horse Patooties II: 'Daily Show' Called It -- in May – HotAir
Shocking: Woman Who Wants Your Money Endorsed By People Who Take Your Money – HotAir
Troll Level = MASTER! Trump Drops Kamala's Very Own 'Project 2025' and LOL Lefties Just Can't DEEEAL – Twitchy
Althouse: "But a careful look at the available data strongly indicates that Harris’s coalition looks very different from Obama’s and is still struggling to match the contours of Biden’s 2020 coalition."
Kamala HQ Attacked Me For Telling The Truth About Public Education
I've Had Abortions, Worked At an Abortion Clinic -- And Kamala Horrifies Me – HotAir
I regret to inform you that Kamala Harris attempted to pronounce the name of a book of the Bible | Not the Bee
After Being Asked Where His Brother Is, Cain Explains To God That He Grew Up In A Middle Class Family - Babylon Bee
Ace of Spades HQ Tim Walz's Education Secretary Strongly Supports CRT as a Way to "Overthrow" American Society; Biden's Commerce Secretary Calls for Trump to be "Extinguished for Good"
Tim Walz’s education appointee, Macalester professor backs ‘overthrow’ of United States - The Post Millennial
Why Does Walz’s Billionaire Buddy Alex Soros Love Albania’s Narco-State? – HotAir
Did Tim Walz ‘Let Minneapolis Burn’? - The Free Press
Tim Walz’s Wife Gwen Kept Windows Open During BLM Riots to ‘Smell the Burning Tires’
David Strom on X: "Hope Walz has apparently left Twitter. Here is her tweet giving intel to the rioters.
Tim Walz Faces a Yale Law Reckoning – HotAir
Instapundit - SEPARATED AT BIRTH?

Politics as Usual

Is This the Best Poll for Trump Yet?
CDC’s Redfield Could Be Most Powerful Trump Endorsement Yet
Vance Was the Perfect Choice for V.P. – HotAir
Someone Is Still Hacking the Trump Campaign, Probably Iran – PJ Media
REPORT: DOJ Likely to Announce Indictments Against Iranian Suspects for Hacking President Trump's Electronic Communications - The Last Refuge
JD Vance Doxxed, Keith Olbermann and Others Approve – Twitchy
ASU Snowflakes Melt Down at Sight of MAGA Hats – PJ Media
The End of the Federal Reserve as We Know It? - Jason Furman - The Dispatch
Ace of Spades HQ Good News: North Carolina Election Board Successfully Sued Into Removing Nearly 750,000 Ineligible Voters from Voter Rolls
RFK Jr Wants to Get Into Your Pantries – PJ Media

Trump Troubles

Whistleblower: The Biden-Harris Administration Is Sabotaging Trump’s Campaign – PJ Media
Fani Willis' Boyfriend on the Run - U.S. Marshalls Hunting Nathan Wade - The Last Refuge

J6 and the Deep State

Instapundit - NO SURPRISE, BUT: By now everyone is aware that NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted
Ace of Spades HQ NYC Democrat Mayor Eric Adams Indicted by Feds for Bribery, Wire Fraud, Soliciting "Donations" From Foreign Agents —Ace I guess he should have stayed quiet about the flood of illegal aliens.
'Entirely False': NYC Mayor Defiant After Federal Indictment – HotAir
Libs of TikTok on X: "Holy shlit. Democrat delegate to the US House of Representatives accidentally says the quiet part out loud. She admits the DOJ and FBI are weaponized to go after people with opposing views. The DOJ and FBI "serve as a check against white nationalism, great replacement

Media Bias and Censorship

How The Media Are Lying Right Now: CNN's Reliable Edition
Is free speech just for nice speech? Students (and adults) need to know civics
Harris Wants to Destroy the Filibuster to Pass Speech Restrictions and Far-Left Agenda – HotAir

The Great Culture War

Court rules for fired U. Louisville professor who criticized gender ideology - The College Fix
Instapundit - WOKE FOREST: It’s not surprising at this point that some moral imbeciles at a prominent university w
Continental Gaslighting: EU Releases Alarming Report - Europe Is Too 'White' and 'European' – HotAir

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Fish Pic Friday - Laura Longnecker

Lɑurɑ Longnecker (Cason)@laura.longnecker FL native 🍊 arborist 🌳  faith | family | fitness💍 🙏

 

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Beach Reports 9/26/24

Today was a bookend of yesterday, mid 70s, overcast, and only moderately windy.

At mid tide, going down, the beach was mostly sandy. 

Across the Bay. Marine Traffic identifies it as CG Eagle, a Coast Guard training ship with an interesting history:

Eagle commenced its existence in Nazi Germany as Horst Wessel, a ship of the Gorch Fock class. Horst Wessel was an improvement on the original design. She was larger in dimension and her spars were all steel, unlike Gorch Fock's wooden yards. SSS Horst Wessel began life as Schiff ("ship") 508 at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, Germany in 1936. . . She was the second ship in the class to be built, following the class namesake Gorch Fock. Rudolf Hess gave the speech at her launch in the presence of Adolf Hitler, and Horst Wessel's mother christened the new ship with a bottle of champagne.

Not a lot of teeth, 13 in all, but I thought I'd showcase this cute little Snaggletooth.

The Ospreys are still around. We're not sure about the Hummingbirds. We didn't see the female at the feeder this morning.

Update: Afternoon Hummingbird sighting.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Most Americans Expect Another Assassination Attempt, Mayor Adams Indicted

At Hat Hair, Dave Strom finds The 'Kill Trump' Rhetoric Is Getting Worse. Matt Margolis finds a Top Kamala Surrogate Calls to ‘Extinguish’ Trump ‘for Good. WaEx, Biden commerce secretary calls for Trump to be extinguished ‘for good’. Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "Whoopi Goldberg compares Trump to a bug. Biden then imitates smashing a bug d*ad on the table. Hosts and audience laugh. Is this incitement to violence? Just imagine if Trump did this." Pop Times reports Most Americans Expect Another Trump Assassination Attempt Before Election. Althouse, "Big threats on my life by Iran. The entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out..." ""... but they will try again. Not a good situation for anyone. I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before. Thank you to Congress for unanimously approving far more money to Secret Service - Zero 'NO' Votes, strictly bipartisan. Nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something. An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!" NYPo, Iranian animation targeting Trump on golf course resurfaces after assassination attempts: ‘Revenge is definite’. From Da Fetched, Trump Fires Warning Shot at Iran After More Threats against His Life. Ryan King at NYPo, Trump to hold rally at the site of first assassination attempt in Butler, Pa. next week. From WaEx, Harris aide accuses Secret Service agent of sexual assault during work trip

VodkaPundit at PJM thinks Biden Is Totally Trying to Sabotage the Harris-Walz Campaign, he's old, he'll be dead soon. What better way to show they were wrong to toss him aside?  Althouse, "Listen, I didn't like the way they did it. I'm gonna just say it out loud, because nobody says it out loud. I didn't like the way it was done publicly." 'Bonchie' at RedState, Joe Biden Shows Up on 'The View' to Kneecap Harris, Threaten Trump, and Bask in Delusion. So, a day ending in 'Y?'At Da Mail, The View fans all notice the same small outfit detail as Joe Biden jogs into the studio "Biden, 81, showed his support for Ukraine by sporting a pin showing the US and Ukrainian flags side by side. At Breitbart, Joe Biden Says He Delegated ‘Everything’ to Kamala Harris: ‘Foreign Policy to Domestic Policy’, so it is all her fault. Jake Smith at Da Caller, Top Biden-Harris Official Was Reportedly Furious After Israel Ignored His Advice, Launched Attacks Against Hezbollah. Ain't that too bad? WUWT cites Da Caller, Biden-Harris Admin Launches ‘Environmental Justice’ Jobs Training Program. Another grift. Graduates of this program will be nothing but government paid for sand in the gears of progress.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair sees Kamala to Finally Answer Questions ... From Reporter Who Didn't Want to Ask, Stephie Ruhle.  "As Mary Chastain points out at Legal Insurrection, Harris has also been publicly endorsed by Stephanie Ruhle." WaEx, Harris chooses MSNBC anchor who has shown support to host her second solo interview.  PJM's Matt Margolis, Did Kamala Just Implode Her Campaign With Another Disastrous Interview? Nick Arama at RedState, Kamala Does Trainwreck Interview With Stephanie Ruhle, Who Admits Harris Didn't Answer Questions. Althouse, "Harris had roundabout answers to open-ended questions." "That's the first of the 3 — only 3? it's usually 5 — "takeaways" offered by the NYT in "3 Takeaways From Kamala Harris’s Interview on MSNBC."  Hat Hair's Beege Welborn snarks Word Salad Wednesday: Let the Spirit Spirit Us to Greater Good Spirits. Twitchy, Kamala Harris Promises 'Bold Experimentation' like Franklin Roosevelt, but Americans Aren't Lab Rats, you know who liked to experiment on people? Nazis. At RCP, Kamala Harris Is Keeping Voters in the Dark and feeding them shit, like mushrooms. 

Chappell Roan

Dan McLaughlin at NRO, says Kamala Harris Snubs Catholics by skipping the Al Smith dinner. Capt. Ed comment "It shouldn't be overlooked that Harris and her party are particularly hostile to Catholics even apart from this one event. She's running to impose a free-for-all abortion policy; one has to wonder why Catholics would bother to invite her to events in the first place." At Breitbart, Weekends in Palo Alto, Private School, Trips to Jamaica: A Look at Kamala Harris’s ‘Middle Class’ Childhood. TNP, Kamala’s Husband is Lashing Out at The Teamsters for Refusing to Endorse Her. I'm sure they're quaking in their truck cabs. From Reason, Why Do People Care That Chappell Roan Won't Endorse Kamala Harris? "Not everything is about politics. . . Chappell Roan isn't endorsing a candidate for president. While this seems hardly newsworthy, the internet virtually erupted in horror that the 26-year-old musician, who shot to fame earlier this year, doesn't want to use her frame to urge fans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris." WaT, Harris to visit Arizona border town to highlight immigration plan. Their "plan" is to drag a few million more across the border. Tom Knighton at TAW notices Harris having a bad time on economy. Kurt Schlichter has a fine essay on why The Harris Campaign Is Straight-Up Delusional. 

John Hinderacker at Power Line, Tim Walz Appointee Calls For Overthrow of US Government. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, How Radical Is Tim Walz? His School Curriculum Advisor Wants to 'Overthrow' America. Nicki Neily@nickineily, "Brian Lozenski — a professor of urban and multicultural education at Macalester College — has said America is “irreversibly racist" and “it must be done with, it must be overthrown.” Governor Tim Walz’s appointed him to help write Minnesota’s new “ethnic studies” standards." At Trending Politics, Legal Group Launches Sweeping Probe Into Tim Walz’s China Ties. Capt. Ed says it's Definitely worth investigating, but don't expect any results before the election. Jonathon Turley, takes on The Counter-Constitutional Movement: The Assault on America’s Defining Principles. 

Bill Melugin@BillMelugin_ "NEW: In a multi day operation on Nantucket Island, ICE’s Boston office announces they arrested four illegal aliens who are charged with raping or sexually assaulting Nantucket children or residents - all of whom were released from local custody despite the serious charges."

Stacy McCain says STOP DOING THIS! "Look, I don’t want to name any names or call anybody out, but I am sick and tired of the defeatist negativity that crops up in the comments every time I blog about the election. Whenever I point to hopeful signs about November (as I did on Tuesday), the comments fill up with a chorus of doomsayers, declaring that there’s no way that any Republican can ever win anywhere because the Democrats are certain to steal the election. It’s “rigged” to the point of 100% certainty, proclaim the chorus of Eeyores, who always see the glass as half-empty and never let a glint of optimistic sunshine penetrate their preferred gloom of hopelessness. STOP IT!" WokeSpy finds a Historically Accurate Poll that Sees Republicans Lead Democrats In Party Identification. Ace, Gallup: The Polling Environment Is Very Favorable to Republicans "I haven't been covering the polls because a lot of them favor Kamala. Not all of them. There's not a clear advantage, really. But this Gallup polling is interesting. Gallup finds that its proxies for voter intention -- stuff like party identification, or answers to questions like "which party is better able to handle the most important issues?" -- all point to a Republican win (or, in a few cases, show no advantage for either party)." Oliver Wiseman at the Freep, Trump Should Be Running Away With the Election. Why Isn’t He? "Instead of working hard to convince voters Kamala Harris is unfit for the top job, the ex-president has wasted time on stupid stuff and bad stuff." Capt. Ed, "Trump has gotten distracted by irrelevancies. He's always had a discipline issue, and he's running against a campaign that knows how to provoke him. But I wonder if he's not doing better than people think . . . " Bob Graboyes at Bastiat's Window has a Presidential Election Pre-Postmortem, "Why wait till November to look back on what happened in the presidential election? . . . THE 2024 ELECTION IS OVER and [Donald Trump // Kamala Harris] has won. Or, perhaps it’s more correct to say that [Kamala Harris // Donald Trump] has lost the election, because after [Trump’s // Harris’s] stumbling, error-ridden campaign, it seems inappropriate to describe [him // her] as a “winner.” It was obvious from August on that [Trump // Harris] would defeat [Harris // Trump], and it’s astounding how wrong the political experts’ predictions proved to be." VodkaPundit says It's the 'Caddyshack' Election, slobs vs. snobs. At ET, What Happens If the Electoral College Is Tied? "It’s unlikely, but not impossible, that neither candidate will receive the 270 electoral votes needed to become president. Here’s what would happen then." The House votes, with each state getting one vote. Oh, and the civil war. 

Fox, Fox News Power Rankings: Harris ticks up and Senate Republicans take charge. "Republicans poised to take home 51 Senate seats as Montana shifts toward the GOP; Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump still locked in a tight race" Jom Geraghty at NRO, Hopes of a Democratic Senate Majority Next Year Are Hanging by a Thread. Sundance at CTH, Battleground Pennsylvania – Elias and Crew Counter Defective (Fraudulent) Ballot Issues in PA With Court Ordered Provisional Ballots "Essentially, ballot registration addresses using empty lots, businesses, P.O. boxes, abandoned buildings and WalMarts etc. Those registered ballots are being identified and challenged, creating what are called “defects” in the ballot. The defective ballots are being culled and disqualified. With the designation of “received” being placed on the ballots rather than “cancelled.” Elias and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Center for Coalfield Justice, the Washington Branch NAACP, and various Democrat interests have been appealing the identification and labeling of the (fraudulent) ballots. A court has granted Team Elias the ability to cure the ballot defect. Essentially, the voter is given the opportunity to fix the problem. [Story Here]"

NYPo ed board, Zelensky’s arms-factory visit reeks of partisan foreign-election interference. The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee "‘Trump Will Start World War III,’ Says Party Autographing Bombs To Be Launched At Russia https://buff.ly/4gxjdVr"

Jennifer Lawrence

Matt Margolis, Trump’s Act of Kindness at Grocery Store Sends Liberals Into a Frenzy. Da Caller, Some Liberals Want To Put Trump In Jail For Helping Woman Pay Her Grocery Bill. "The central issue here is that the left really just hates charity. They’d rather this woman and her family suffer until they can tax away all the wealth of men like Donald Trump and use it to launch a Universal Basic Income program, or whatever. Individuals aren’t capable of doing good; that’s the state’s job." The Pop Times sees a  Wacky Soros-Backed Group Call for Trump’s Arrest over “Haitian Pet Eating” Comments. Hat Hair,  Stacey Plaskett Loses Her Mind Over Donald Trump, Elon Musk. No great loss. Mia Cathell at TownHall, Unhinged Democrat Goes Nuclear at House Hearing. Althouse, Hillary Clinton doubles down on "deplorables." At Breitbart a Fact Check: Jennifer Lawrence Pushes False Claim Trump ‘Going to Ban Abortion’ in Endorsement of Kamala Harris. Da Fetched, Michael Cohen: ‘I’ll Have to Leave Country If Trump Wins’. And yet another reason to vote for Trump.

Danica Patrick

Da Blaze, 'I love America. Let's make it great again': Danica Patrick says she's tired of hiding her Trump support and patriotism. Althouse, "Mr. Trump appeals to some Silicon Valley elites because they identify with the man. To them, he is a fellow victim of the state..." ""... unjustly persecuted for his bold ideas. . . . Writes Chris Hughes, chair of the Economic Security Project (and a co-founder of Facebook), in "Why Do People Like Elon Musk Love Donald Trump? It’s Not Just About Money" (NYT)".

Olivia Nuzzi

Jessica Reed Kraus offers a look at The Talented Ms. Nuzzi. "Exclusive Insight into the Sexting Scandal Between RFK Jr. and Olivia Nuzzi . . . “Nothing with Olivia is off the record,” they warned me. “She has a history of burning sources close to her.” General advice was not to trust her; I was told to tread lightly. Multiple insiders echoed this sentiment, hinting at her questionable ethics and erratic behavior. Yet, because she was so kind and engaging, I thought nothing of it. I let my guard down, believing that respect on her end was mutual."

At Da Caller, ‘Extremely Unusual’: House Judiciary Committee Unable To Locate Nathan Wade To Testify In Fani Willis Investigation. “Nathan Wade’s evasion of service is extremely unusual and will require the Committee to spend U.S. tax dollars to locate him,”  

NYPo, Eric Adams becomes first sitting NYC mayor indicted in historic federal probe — claims feds persecuting him over migrant crisis. It's interesting the probe became public after he criticized the Biden/Harris immigrant dumps. Althouse, "If Mayor Eric Adams were to resign, New York City’s public advocate, Jumaane Williams, would become the acting mayor." "Mr. Williams, a left-leaning Democrat from Brooklyn, has served as public advocate since winning a special election in 2019. He was re-elected to a full term in 2021 and ran unsuccessfully for governor the next year. Mr. Williams has been a fierce critic of Mr. Adams, assailing the mayor’s aggressive policing strategy and pushing to end solitary confinement in city jails...." NewsMax, NYC Mayor Adams Charged With Taking Bribes, Solicitation, like the Bidens in Ukraine, China, Russia etc. 

Ace, "Bombshell" Transcripts Show That Trump Urged Milley to Deploy Troops to Capitol on January 6th -- the Worst Day in American History -- but Milley Refused Due to "Politics." "Every single word they say is a lie, including the the's and the and's. From Behind the Black, The real insurrection on Jan 6, 2021 was within the government, against Trump. At Hat Hair, FBI Whistleblower Breaks Down in Tears, Thanks God for Grace While Being Persecuted. Capt. Ed, Silent Majority: Guess How Many People *Really* Trust the Media and Government?

At Da Mail, Diddy's bodyguard says there are tapes of politicians at 'freak offs' and claims rapper 'learned' from other music moguls. Ace, "P Diddy's" Former Bodyguard: Politicians Were At the Pervert's "Freak Off" Parties. This Goes A Lot Higher Than "Diddy." Dave Strom, I Don't Care About Diddy, But I Care About Who Diddy Partied With. Yep. 

From Fox, Google search favors Harris over Trump, places articles with ‘leftist bias’ atop GOP nominee’s site "Google is trying to stack the deck in favor of Kamala Harris,' Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell says." Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok "@CocaCola's custom can website allows you to use "Harris Walz 2024" but restricts you from using "Trump 2024" because it's "political in nature" or "offensive." Care to explain @CocaCola?"

Steve Hayward at Powerline, Amy Wax and the Disgrace at Penn. Capt. Ed says "This is only one of Penn's disgraces. They're going after Wax but letting rabid anti-Semiites run wild on campus." John Sexton, Independent Review Concludes CUNY Needs to Do More to Combat Anti-Semitism on Campus.

I blame peer review and peer pressure:

With professors like these, who needs political hacks. https://t.co/V5qfNFonSg pic.twitter.com/aY49IgjOE2

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) September 25, 2024

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