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He gotta be him...
Sex in the time of Covid:
https://nypost.com/2024/09/19/us-news/nyc-covid-adviser-brags-in-secret-recording-about-drug-fueled-sex-parties-mid-pandemic-had-to-be-sneaky/
You're in fine fettle, sdheart.
Keep enjoying your good health and wonderful family.
Have fun at Lambert's this evening.
Here's to you!
It's a very interesting plant. You do have a taste for the exotic.
Thanks for the detail.
Looking forward to seeing it in full bloom.
Go forth and multiply... your garden.
And now it's your turn. Happy Birthday, sdheart ! ! !
Here's to your health and longevity.
Enjoy the day and many years to come.
Your Vanda Orchid is a beauty, Bull.
How bizarre that it isn't in soil.
How does it grow in nature?
Is there anything in the pot besides the plant?
I also noticed the holes in the pot.
Are those roots growing out of it?
Do they reach down into the soil?
It also looks like one wound its way up the stem (stalk?) and is holding the flower.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Hey, Hulk. They were probably cheering that six-pack (the muscle kind) rippling under your shirt.
BTW, I found the Trump on Gutfeld video and was able to view all 39:33 of it.
There may have been a wrap-up at the end that was cut.
Loved his Bobby Kennedy story.
Wish people could see more of this side of him.
He was very funny.
I think too many people (including me) don't get his sense of humor.
Thanks for the Rumble heads up, Bull.
https://rumble.com/v5fiw89-president-trump-live-on-gutfeld-09-18-2024.html
Thanks, Bull. I'd appreciate that.
One more thought about last night.
I like the way Trump keeps singing the praises of the Secret Service.
It's a wise move.
He obviously knows there's a big difference between the men on the ground
and the Deep Staters running the show.
So hard to accept how corrupt things are these days.
Thanks, Bull. You've observed Trump far more closely than I have.
To tell the truth, the fact that gunowners don't vote in droves surprised me the most.
I don't know a whole lot about Evangelicals.
Really good Gutfeld though. Wish it hadn't cut out at the end.
Maybe I can find the whole thing via Fox... later.
Got to get my bee-hind in gear soon. Take care.
Gutfeld on YouTube cut out for the last five minutes. Grrr.
Good show. It was the first time I enjoyed listening to Trump.
One thing: The woman who wasn't Kat asked him how you get Evangelicals (who tend not to vote) to vote.
He didn't seem to have an answer. He said they were for him but didn't vote. He also cited gunowners who support him but don't vote, but didn't seem to know why or have suggestions for changing that. FWIW, I know young gunowners (through my mechanic) who are big Trump fans who love Trump but don't vote. When I ask them why, they say it won't matter.
Hmmm. For the last four years all we've heard about is the cheating and now I'm reading and hearing that Trump should win, but the Dems will pull their dirty tricks, the voting set up is corrupt, etc. etc. Gee... I wonder why they're not bothering to vote.
I'm sure there are other reasons, but it seems to me it's in our best interests to basically keep our opinions about what happened last time to ourselves and just encourage folks to register and vote. It's the only chance we've got.
We can bitch about things later. JMO Pile on. I'm getting used to it.
Found last night's Gutfeld with Trump on YouTube...
Hmmm... the hour-long show only runs for just under 37 minutes.
No wonder people record shows and watch them later.
Sounds like a great day to me... Hope there's a cake with candles included in the mix.
Take a deep breath.
Blow them ALL out.
And may your wish come true.
Takes a licking. Keeps on ticking...
https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/us-news/donald-trumps-long-island-rally-live-updates-photos-protests-more/
omg 9/19 already. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, cap ! ! !
Here's to your future.
May it be happy, healthy, and bright.
Former President Donald Trump to appear on Wednesday's 'Gutfeld!'
Story by Karen Butler • 1h • 1 min read
Left to right, Tyrus, former President Donald Trump, Greg Gutfeld, Kat Timpf and Emily Compagno taped an episode of "Gutfeld!" in New York Wednesday.
© FOX
(Hey, MG. I sleep with the television on. I may wake up to catch this... or not. Enjoy.)
Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump is set to appear on Wednesday's edition of the late-night chat show, Gutfeld!
FOX News Channel said the 2024 Republican presidential candidate will appear with hosts Greg Gutfeld, Kat Timpf and Tyrus, and Outnumbered panelist Emily Compagno, in the show's New York studio.
Trump was expected to stay for the whole hour of the episode, which was taped in front of a live studio audience.
This is Trump's first interview on a broadcast or cable late-night show during an election cycle since he appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2016.
Gutfeld!, which features Gutfeld alongside rotating panels of comedians and political figures, has been a ratings hit for FNC since it premiered in 2021. It airs Monday through Friday.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/former-president-donald-trump-to-appear-on-wednesdays-gutfeld/ar-AA1qNpvp?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Trump Campaign: Teamsters Members Are ‘Loud and Clear’ with Trump Support
NICK GILBERTSON 18 Sep 2024 2:33
The Trump campaign said Teamsters’ members are “loud and clear” in their support of former President Donald Trump, as polling shows they overwhelmingly prefer him over Vice President Kamala Harris.
“While the Teamsters Executive Board is making no formal endorsement, the hardworking members of the Teamsters have been loud and clear— they want President Trump back in the White House!” Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in an emailed statement.
“These hardworking men and women are the backbone of America and President Trump will strongly stand up for them when he’s back in the White House,” she added.
Leavitt touted the support of the Teamsters’ rank and file on Wendesday, hours after the union released a poll showing its members overwhelmingly support Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
The union’s latest polling data, collected independently by Lake Research Partners from September 9-15, shows that its members prefer the former president to Harris by a 58 percent to 31 percent margin.
Despite the immense support for Trump, the union opted not to make an endorsement this year.
“The Teamsters thank all candidates for meeting with members face-to-face during our unprecedented roundtables,” said Union President Sean O’Brien in a release.
“Unfortunately, neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business,” he added.
While Trump does not have the benefit of a formal endorsement, the lack of endorsement for Harris is disastrous, considering the Teamsters have backed the Democratic presidential nominee in every race since 1996. Then-President Bill Clinton lost the Teamsters’ support that year due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after having their backing in 1992. The union abstained from supporting any candidate in 1996.
While that non-endorsement was about a specific policy, this year’s announcement is more similar to the union’s rejection of the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, Michael Dukakis.
Instead, the teamsters endorsed Republcian presidential nominee George H. W. Bush.
Bush went on to smoke Dukakis in the general election. He won 41 states on his way to 426 electoral votes, while Dukakis only carried nine states.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/09/18/trump-campaign-teamsters-members-are-loud-and-clear-with-trump-support/
I still wouldn't want any of them living near me. Sadly, I've seen a couple of Harris signs. One of which is about a half mile away from me.
Makes me think twice about using a cell phone.
The big problem with sending illegals to Harris voters...
they could wind up in your neighborhood.
Thousands of Hezbollah’s handheld radios explode in second wave of remote-detonated attacks on terror group
By Ronny Reyes Published Sep. 18, 2024 Updated Sep. 18, 2024, 11:10 a.m. ET
(Very clever those Israelis...)
A second wave of blasts rocked Hezbollah on Wednesday as thousands of radios and other devices used by the terror group were detonated across Lebanon, security sources and witnesses said.
Additional explosions were reported throughout the capital of Beirut and in the country’s south following Tuesday’s massive security breach that caused Hezbollah pagers to explode, killing at least 12 people and injuring another 2,800.
Some thousands of personal walkie-talkie radios were targeted in Wednesday’s operation, sources told Axios reporter Barak Ravid, which were all ordered from the terror group five months ago, around the same time as the deadly pagers.
At least one of the new blasts heard took place near a funeral organized by the terror group for those killed in the first wave of explosions, which Hezbollah has blamed Israel for, Reuters reported.
Officials have yet to confirm the links between the two attacks or the exact devices that exploded on Wednesday.
The AR-924 pagers that were detonated on Tuesday were all the latest models acquired by Hezbollah five months ago and allegedly manufactured in Budapest, according to a statement released by Gold Apollo — a Taiwanese firm that authorized the use of its brand on the pagers.
Hungarian officials however, deny the allegations, saying it has no such manufacturing facility in the country.
“Authorities have confirmed that the company in question is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary,” government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said in a statement.
“The referenced devices have never been in Hungary,” he added.
Israel allegedly hid explosive material in the Taiwan-made Gold Apollo pagers before they were imported to Lebanon, the New York Times reported, citing US and other officials briefed on the operation.
The material was implanted next to the battery with a switch that could be triggered remotely to detonate.
The exploding pagers were then detonated by a message impersonating the leaders of the group on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.
Following Tuesday’s attack, The Israeli Defense Forces said Hezbollah fired a 10 rocket barrage across the border, hitting open areas in northern Israel.
The Iran-backed terrorist group has vowed to retaliate against Israel for its alleged role in the communication device explosions.
“The resistance will continue today, like any other day, its operations to support Gaza, its people and its resistance which is a separate path from the harsh punishment that the criminal enemy (Israel) should await in response to Tuesday’s massacre,” a statement from Hezbollah read.
“This is another reckoning that will come, God willing,” the group added.
With Post wires
https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/world-news/hezbollahs-handheld-radios-explode-in-second-wave-of-remote-detonated-attacks-on-terror-group/
Hang tough, cap. I fear it's not going to get better any time soon.
God help us, if kamaltoe and tampon tim take over.
Perish the thought.
Morning, cap. I cannot begin to tell you how upsetting I find the current state of the nation.
The lying spin from the left just gets worse and worse.
I should stay away from the news but I can't.
They keep saying the assassination attempts are Trump's fault.
Plus they're saying the would-be assassins are right wing Republicans.
WTF? I can't stand it.
The violence is coming from the left... Antifa, BLM, illegals, etc. etc.
Stay safe, cap. Pray.
FWIW... Hezbollah pager explosions caused by high explosive PETN planted by Israel’s Mossad: report
By Ronny Reyes Published Sep. 17, 2024, 4:18 p.m. ET
The Israeli spy agency Mossad allegedly intercepted Hezbollah’s shipment of new pagers months ago and rigged them with high explosives — resulting in the stunning attack on the Lebanese terror group Tuesday, according to a new report.
Mossad agents reportedly placed Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), a highly explosive material, inside the batteries of the pagers, sources told Sky News Arabia, according to a translation from the Times of Israel.
The devices were then detonated by an external signal that caused the batteries inside to overheat, the sources added.
The complex operation resulted in a mass attack against Hezbollah operatives, killing nine people and leaving some 2,800 others injured when the pagers detonated on Tuesday morning across Lebanon and in parts of Syria.
Hezbollah confirmed that many of its fighters and medics were injured by the blasts, with one official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, calling it the “biggest security breach” since the group began its near-daily attacks on Israel on Oct. 8.
While Israel refused to comment on the attack, Hezbollah and Lebanese officials have blamed the Jewish State, with the terror group vowing revenge.
Through the use of malware, the devices could’ve seen their batteries overheat and trigger the explosives.
One Hezbollah official told the Wall Street Journal that some members felt their pagers heat up and disposed of them before they detonated.
Back in March, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had warned his fighters not to carry cell phones around, telling them they could be used to track their movements or carry out some kind of targeted strike.
With Post wires
https://nypost.com/2024/09/17/world-news/israels-mossad-intelligence-agency-intercepted-hezbollah-pagers-and-rigged-them-with-high-explosives/
Super Harvest Moon, partial lunar eclipse to combine for rare celestial trifecta
By Sheri Walsh, UPI Published Sep 17, 2024 9:25 AM EDT | Updated Sep 17, 2024 9:25 AM EDT
Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Super Harvest Moon with a partial lunar eclipse will light up September's night skies Tuesday in a rare celestial trifecta as summer begins to wind down.
The partial eclipse, that will begin late Tuesday night and run into Wednesday morning, will occur during the Supermoon -- when the moon's orbit is slightly closer to Earth -- and will be visible from most of North and South America, Europe, Africa, western Asia and parts of Antarctica.
A Supermoon, which is the largest and brightest moon of the year, is a full moon that occurs when it is within 90% of its closest orbit to Earth. In this case, it is also called a "harvest moon" because Tuesday's full moon is the closest to Sunday's autumnal equinox, when summer officially ends.
Lunar eclipses occur when the sun, Earth and moon line up with the Earth casting its shadow on the moon, making it appear darkened and reddish. Tuesday's partial lunar eclipse will shadow a small 8.7% sliver of the moon.
Those parts of the world that will not be able to see the rare lunar trifecta, and areas where weather impedes visibility, will be able to watch livestreams online for free.
TimeAndDate.com will host a livestream of the partial lunar eclipse, starting Tuesday at 9 p.m. EDT. And Adler Planetarium in Chicago will host a lunar eclipse livestream starting at 10 p.m. EDT, featuring astronomers and live commentary.
The full moon will reach its peak in the United States on Tuesday at 10:35 p.m. EDT, according to NASA. The moon will appear full for about three days, through Thursday morning.
The partial lunar eclipse will enter Earth's shadow starting at 8:41 p.m. EDT on Tuesday and will peak at 10:44 p.m. with only the top 8.7% of the moon in full shadow. The partial eclipse is expected to wrap up early Wednesday morning at 12:47 a.m.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/space-news/super-harvest-moon-partial-lunar-eclipse-to-combine-for-rare-celestial-trifecta/1692858
ABC’s David Muir sees newscast ratings tank after his controversial debate moderating
By Brian Flood, Fox News Published Sep. 17, 2024, 2:10 p.m. ET
ABC’s “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir may have driven away some viewers after the Disney-owned network irked conservatives during last week’s presidential debate.
Muir and co-moderator Linsey Davis fact-checked former President Donald Trump five times without ever correcting Vice President Kamala Harris, prompting a plethora of conservatives to suggest the debate wasn’t fair. Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America even called for a correction after Davis made an abortion claim made during the debate during one of the fact-checks on Trump that the group said was “100% inaccurate.”
Muir’s “World News Tonight” averaged 6.7 million viewers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the three episodes following the debate, after averaging 7.6 million in 2024 leading up to the debate.
The 12% drop in viewers for “World News Tonight” is more significant than slight declines “CBS Evening News” and “NBC Nightly News” saw when comparing the three episodes following ABC’s debate to the year-to-date totals, although Muir’s newscast remained the No. 1 broadcast evening newscast.
While it’s unclear if Trump supporters have tuned out ABC’s newscast on the heels of the debate, the former president has blasted it as “one-sided.” Trump told Fox News that he believed Harris should have been fact-checked on a variety of claims.
“Every one of them should have been questioned by David Muir, who I’ve lost a lot of respect for. Everyone’s lost respect for him,” Trump said last week.
“It was so … one-sided,” he continued. “It was one against three.”
Davis admitted in a post-debate interview that her fact-checking of Trump was influenced by the CNN debate that went disastrously for President Biden in June.
“People were concerned that statements were allowed to just hang and not [be] disputed by the candidate Biden, at the time, or the moderators,” Davis told the Los Angeles Times last week.
On Sunday, ABC News’ Martha Raddatz even noted that Harris was wrong when she said there is “not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world.”
“Our fact-checkers found that to be false,” Raddatz said.
“There are currently 900 US military personnel in Syria, 2,500 US troops in Iraq. All have been under regular threat from drones and missiles for months. We also have action in the Red Sea,” Raddatz continued. “Also, every single day, the Navy SEALs, Delta Forces special operators can be part of any sort of deadly raid.”
Muir and Davis failed to correct Harris in front of the debate’s massive audience of nearly 70 million people.
Fox News Digital’s Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
https://nypost.com/2024/09/17/media/abcs-david-muir-sees-newscast-ratings-tank-after-debate/
Go figure... Chris Cuomo Slams Media, ‘Political Players’ Who Have Downplayed Donald Trump Assassination Attempts
NICK GILBERTSON 17 Sep 2024 2:18
(Video at the link.)
NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo on Monday called out media outlets and “political players” who have downplayed the assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump.
Cuomo’s reality check came during his impassioned opening monologue on his eponymously-named show, Cuomo. He said he is bothered by the “reaction and lack of reaction to the second attempt on Trump in the last couple of months” and called out those who say the suspected would-be assassin, Ryan Wesley Routh, “didn’t even shoot.”
“What if it was your father?” Cuomo asked. “Or what if it was Kamala Harris or President Biden, God forbid? [Do] you think that it would be almost a shoulder shrug and more of talk about the Secret Service and allocation of funds than just how crazy it is that this is what’s happening in our country?”
Cuomo emphasized that Trump “had an AK-47 pointed at him” while rebuking those who have reacted by minimizing the significance of the latest assassination attempt on Trump and the one in Bulter, Pennsylvania, in July, where a bullet narrowly missed killing him, instead striking his ear.
“The reaction is unacceptable, and it’s the second time media and political players have gotten away with playing down what should be a cause for panic,” Cuomo said.
Cuomo shared that he had trouble coming up with the words for Monday’s show, which prompted him to talk with Trump on the phone.
“And you can think what you want about Trump. He does not have many more full-throated critics of what he says and does than me,” Cuomo said. “And, yet, I called him today because I am ashamed of how we are responding and not responding to the threats on him.”
Cuomo also called out X owner Elon Musk for his now-deleted post on X Sunday, in which he wrote, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”
“I’m a believer in this guy’s potential. Now, he hasn’t learned that erasing a tweet doesn’t make it go away, it only shows that he knows what he said was stupid,” Cuomo said.
“That is what hinting about targeting Harris is — it’s stupid,” he added.
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2024/09/17/chris-cuomo-slams-media-political-players-who-have-downplayed-donald-trump-assassination-attempts/
So it goes, eh? Gotta run.
Have fun.
I'm skeptical.
Hiya, Mr. G. Funny... I don't see any stories about liberals screaming to confiscate and ban automatic weapons after the latest assassination attempt on Trump.
Did I miss something?
lol... Same here.
Good point.
Morning, cap. What worries me most is that I get the paranoid sense the gov is part of these attempts.
Trump better be making a list and checking it twice.
The naughty must be on the unemployment line the day he takes office.
If he lives that long.
Thanks and GM, Bull.
It needs to be done starting yesterday.
Third time could be the "charm."
They make me very nervous. The SS excuse for light protection is that Trump is not the sitting president.
So now he's the sitting duck.
Seems to me, the RNC should finance and put together a carefully vetted private security force.
Our government does seem to be doing s.h.i.t.
This piqued my curiosity. Who is Ryan Wesley Routh?
Trump's alleged assassin.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=ryan+wesley+routh&form=ANNTH1