“Doctor Hannibal Lecter, he will have you for dinner. You know that he will have you for dinner.” —— Donald Trump, at a rally in Wisconsin.
Trump Pledges ‘100% Tariff’ for Countries That Shun Dollar September 7, 2024 By Taegan Goddard “Donald Trump pledged on Saturday to make it too costly for countries to shift away from using the US dollar, adding a new pillar to his tariff platform,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “You leave the dollar and you’re not doing business with the United States because we are going to put a 100% tariff on your goods.”
============== Exchange of the Day September 7, 2024 By Taegan Goddard
CNN interviewed two voters in Pennsylvania: REPORTER: Who will you vote for? VOTER: Kamala Harris. REPORTER: Were you Democrats before? VOTER: I’m a Republican. REPORTER: Why are you voting the other way? VOTER: Because she behaves more like a human. ==================== Extra Bonus Quote of the Day September 7, 2024 By Taegan Goddard
“Do you think he has any damn idea what we do? I wonder whether he has any notion what a hard day’s work is. I mean, all he did was lose his father’s money.” — President Biden, talking about Donald Trump at a campaign event. =====================
Re: Texas sues. The so-called pro-life people have been insisting they support women and don't want to prosecute them. Now they are seeking info on out-of-state abortions for no other purpose. --nordy
Trump and Harris neck and neck after summer upheaval (NYT) A national poll of likely voters by The New York Times and Siena College found Trump leading Harris, 48% to 47%, within the poll’s 3-percentage-point margin of error and largely unchanged from a Times/Siena poll taken in late July just after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. --nordy
Sitting all day can cause dead butt syndrome (NYT) “The name sounds silly, but the side effects are serious,” said Jane Konidis, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “The gluteus maximus is one of the strongest muscles in the body and biggest shock absorbers,” she said. “If it’s not working properly, it can cause a domino chain of issues, from hamstring tears and sciatica to shin splints and arthritis in the knees.” --nordy 8~)
Oh, yes--- VERY nice. Interesting idea about Harris making use of it during the "debate." And the legacy media polling watchers have evidently not caught on. Time will tell, but I am not ready to rule out a Democratic landslide. -----Alan Passing thought: I wonder if the NY state prisons serve their guests something special for Thanksgiving dinner.
Yes indeed! According to the InnerTubes they get some sort of special meal on Thanksgiving, Christmas, July 4th and New Year's Day. Just what depends on the particular place of incarceration. -----Alan
A quarter to 7PM; time to set up the raisin drying tables. (Grapes will be delivered by the farmer tomorrow morning.) On our way home this afternoon it was 106F, and the garage was too hot for working, so I left the doors partly open. We didn't make raisins last year, and recently used up our stock. We won't make as many as usual; we used to give more away, but a lot of the people we gave them to didn't appreciate either the quality or the work involved. We will send some to Miyoko's youngest aunt, who really enjoys them, and also share with a particularly good friend or two. ----Alan P.S.: When we walked into the Farmers' Market the other day to order grapes, the fellow we have been ordering from immediately recognized us and only needed to know how many boxes we wanted this year.
I enjoy that you do this each year! It's part of what makes it feel like the season is turning. Thanks for sharing the process with us, year after year. I'm sad some people didn't appreciate the effort and quality! Someone we used to give hand dipped and hand decorated candles to each year asked us to stop. That felt really sad as it's someone who used to dip the candles with us.
Egad--- here are a bunch of items, all in one post, via politicalwire.com. Past time for me to hit the sack.
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Gas Prices Plummet [Click]
Trump Falsely Says Schools Send Kids for Sex Changes [Click]
NC Governor Mark Robinson Wants Abortion Banned at ‘Zero’ Weeks [Click]
“Doctor Hannibal Lecter, he will have you for dinner. You know that he will have you for dinner.” —— Donald Trump, at a rally in Wisconsin.
Trump Pledges ‘100% Tariff’ for Countries That Shun Dollar
September 7, 2024 By Taegan Goddard
“Donald Trump pledged on Saturday to make it too costly for countries to shift away from using the US dollar, adding a new pillar to his tariff platform,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “You leave the dollar and you’re not doing business with the United States because we are going to put a 100% tariff on your goods.”
Mark McKinnon, a former George W. Bush operative now backing Kamala Harris, writes in Vanity Fair that she should ignore Donald Trump in next week’s debate. [Click]
Texas sues to get access to women’s medical records in other states [Click]
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Exchange of the Day
September 7, 2024 By Taegan Goddard
CNN interviewed two voters in Pennsylvania:
REPORTER: Who will you vote for?
VOTER: Kamala Harris.
REPORTER: Were you Democrats before?
VOTER: I’m a Republican.
REPORTER: Why are you voting the other way?
VOTER: Because she behaves more like a human.
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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
September 7, 2024 By Taegan Goddard
“Do you think he has any damn idea what we do? I wonder whether he has any notion what a hard day’s work is. I mean, all he did was lose his father’s money.”
— President Biden, talking about Donald Trump at a campaign event.
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Trump Threatens to Imprison Election Officials [Click]
Hey, DT! As a local Election Official, I promise we will extend the same courtesy to you!
DeleteI stand by my opinion that this week's encounter between Trump and Harris (should it occur) cannot properly be called a "debate."
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Winston Churchill: 'Never engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.'
DeleteOscar Wilde: “I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man.”
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Re: Texas sues. The so-called pro-life people have been insisting they support women and don't want to prosecute them. Now they are seeking info on out-of-state abortions for no other purpose. --nordy
DeleteExcellent quotes about being unarmed in wit!
DeleteHow War in Ukraine is Destabilizing North Korea [Click] Food for thought.
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From the same author: Russia is Literally Running Out of Everything [Click]
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Trump and Harris neck and neck after summer upheaval
ReplyDelete(NYT) A national poll of likely voters by The New York Times and Siena College found Trump leading Harris, 48% to 47%, within the poll’s 3-percentage-point margin of error and largely unchanged from a Times/Siena poll taken in late July just after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.
--nordy
Sitting all day can cause dead butt syndrome
ReplyDelete(NYT) “The name sounds silly, but the side effects are serious,” said Jane Konidis, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. “The gluteus maximus is one of the strongest muscles in the body and biggest shock absorbers,” she said. “If it’s not working properly, it can cause a domino chain of issues, from hamstring tears and sciatica to shin splints and arthritis in the knees.”
--nordy 8~)
Michael Popk video: Trump ACCIDENTALLY SCREWS HIMSELF with Court DECISION - Click
ReplyDeleteOh, yes--- VERY nice. Interesting idea about Harris making use of it during the "debate." And the legacy media polling watchers have evidently not caught on. Time will tell, but I am not ready to rule out a Democratic landslide.
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Passing thought: I wonder if the NY state prisons serve their guests something special for Thanksgiving dinner.
Yes indeed! According to the InnerTubes they get some sort of special meal on Thanksgiving, Christmas, July 4th and New Year's Day. Just what depends on the particular place of incarceration.
Delete-----Alan
A quarter to 7PM; time to set up the raisin drying tables. (Grapes will be delivered by the farmer tomorrow morning.) On our way home this afternoon it was 106F, and the garage was too hot for working, so I left the doors partly open. We didn't make raisins last year, and recently used up our stock. We won't make as many as usual; we used to give more away, but a lot of the people we gave them to didn't appreciate either the quality or the work involved. We will send some to Miyoko's youngest aunt, who really enjoys them, and also share with a particularly good friend or two.
ReplyDelete----Alan
P.S.: When we walked into the Farmers' Market the other day to order grapes, the fellow we have been ordering from immediately recognized us and only needed to know how many boxes we wanted this year.
We buy enough to rate home delivery.
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I enjoy that you do this each year! It's part of what makes it feel like the season is turning. Thanks for sharing the process with us, year after year. I'm sad some people didn't appreciate the effort and quality! Someone we used to give hand dipped and hand decorated candles to each year asked us to stop. That felt really sad as it's someone who used to dip the candles with us.
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