1/. Michael Moore with a prediction - Trump is toast!
Remember he was one of the very few public figures that called it right in 2016.....
Right now, if you know how to really read the polls, or if you have access to the various private and internal polling being conducted by and shared only amongst the elites, Wall Street, and Members of Congress, then you already know that this election was over weeks ago. Trump simply refused to believe that “Sleepy Joe” was no longer his opponent and that there was instead “some woman” claiming she was “Black” who was now going to pummel him on Election Day. He soon became unhinged, ranted for hours about Hannibal Lecter, Haitians cannibalizing your pets, and a nonstop drone of oral diarrhea spewing misogyny, racism and essentially claiming that if he loses “it will be the Jews’ fault.”
The vast majority of the country, the normal people, have seen enough and want the clown car to disappear into the MAGA vortex somewhere between reality and Orlando.
2/. The absolute best endorsement of Harris I have yet seen.....Bruce Springsteen.....wonderful!
3/. Thomas Friedman in the Times with a very sobering article about Israel, who have painted themselves into a very unpleasant corner.....
Excellent and scary article.....
What would you do?
There is no other question that Israel’s government has posed to the world more often since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7 and Hezbollah attacked Israel on Oct. 8.
What would your country do if terrorists crossed your western border and killed, maimed, kidnapped or sexually abused hundreds of Israelis they encountered and the next day their Hezbollah allies sent rockets over your northern border, driving away thousands of civilians — all cheered on by Iran?
What would you do?
It is a powerful and relevant question and one that Israel’s critics often dodge.
But they aren’t the only ones dodging it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/opinion/israel-hezbollah-hamas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&cbgrp=p&pvid=5B6C76E4-5428-467D-857E-301BD877BA92
4/. Tom Tomorrow with Mayor Adam's Strategy.....
5/. CBS Sunday on Florida's immigration crackdown and what it has meant to farmers.....thanks Ron.....
6/. An exceptional Heather Cox Richardson post, and she explains the reason Trump and MAGA lie all the time......really informative.....
This morning began with a CNN headline story by fact checker Daniel Dale, titled “Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response.” Dale noted that Republican nominee for president Donald Trump has been one of the chief sources of the disinformation that has badly hampered recovery efforts.
Trump has claimed that the federal government is ignoring the storm’s victims, especially ones in Republican areas, and that the government is handing out only $750 in aid (in fact, the initial emergency payment for food and groceries is $750, but there are multiple grants available for home rebuilding up to a total of $42,500, the upper limit set by Congress). He has also claimed—falsely—that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is out of money to help because the administration spent all its money on Ukraine and undocumented immigrants.
Trump’s lies are not errors. They are part of a well-documented strategy to overturn democracy by using modern media to create a false political world.
7/. Tom Tomorrow on MAGA-World.
Sometime a cartoon makes you think, as this one does.
The billionaires behind the selection of JD Vance are counting on the scenario in the last panel!
Or maybe even Amendment 25, as Trump becomes even more obviously demented.....
The Lincoln Project thinks so too.....their new ad - "Brutus".....
8/. This is logical.....good article from Thom Hartmann....
One of the enduring mysteries of America is why the citizens of Red states are generally poorer, less educated, and sicker than the citizens of Blue states. To that question, I step up as your hierophant with an answer to this deep mystery that you may not have previously considered.
First, that generalization is broadly true:
— Blue states account for about 71 percent of America’s GDP, whereas Red states only produce 29 percent of our income and wealth.
— The median family income in Blue states is $74,243. In Red states it’s $63,553. Individual states highlight the disparity: New Jersey’s median income is $89,703, while Mississippi’s is $49,111.
9/. REAL Moms For Liberty!
10/. Republicans blanket ban abortion, then blame doctors for preventable deaths of pregnant women.....
Bastards....
Florida health officials issued new guidance about abortion on Thursday, threatening to take “regulatory action” against doctors who delay in providing emergency medical care to pregnant patients, as providers say the state’s abortion ban has doctors afraid to do their jobs and is putting patients at risk. “They know their law is what puts women in danger and they’re just trying to threaten physicians so that we feel scared, rather than taking accountability for what their law is doing to people,” an OB-GYN in Florida tells Rolling Stone. She asked that her name not be used because the state controls her license and she fears retaliation for speaking out against them. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/republicans-threaten-doctors-emergency-care-abortion-1235108278/#recipient_hashed=fbbe473f5037f7de779a9b352866aaa97ce40dede88d542358cbe645dd211019&recipient_salt=72f9aae92f438bcc1f8948b09959b8992e4c153d9d01266946bf43b0824dab99&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=BreakingNews&utm_content=553060_09-20-2024&utm_term=3633460
11/. Kristen Wiig with "Almost Pizza"......funny!
12/. Been to an Emergency room recently? Did you get lousy service? This may be why.......private equity.
John didn’t start his career mad.
He trained as an emergency medicine doctor in a tidily run Midwestern emergency room about a decade ago. He loved the place, especially the way its management was so responsive to the doctors’ needs, offering extra staffing when things got busy and paid administrative time for teaching other trainees. Doctors provided most of the care, occasionally overseeing the work of nurse practitioners and physician associates. He signed on to start there full-time shortly after finishing his residency.
A month before his start date, a private equity firm bought the practice. “I can’t even tell you how quickly it changed,” John says. The ratio of doctors to other clinicians flipped, shrinking doctor hours to a minimum as the firm moved to save on salaries.
13/. The evolution of MAGA...
15/. Interesting - on the road with Tucker Carlson and his merry men.....
16/. Another Taylor Swift video for you.....backstage at one of her concerts, and rehearsals....
17/. Bob Lefsetz with one of his philosophical posts, musing on how out of touch the MSM is and how it's a constant battle for attention.....
How much impact does Taylor Swift coming out for Harris have today?
As a matter of fact, “The Washington Post” thinks Bad Bunny would have a bigger effect.
“The pop star endorsement that could really sing the election? Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican superstar has a huge voice and a ton of influence — especially among Latinos and young voters.”
Free link: https://wapo.st/3XAve3B
But the truth is neither star will have a noticeable effect, the only way to have an impact is to come out THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ELECTION! Or maybe two or three days, the length of the hoopla over Swift’s post after the debate.
If you’re trusting the mainstream media to predict the future, you’re going to be wrong all the time. Because their paradigm is to presents news every day. MSNBC and Fox don’t wake up one day and say there’s no news, we’re going to be dark for twelve hours. Same deal with newspapers. They print each and every day whether the world blew up or the biggest story is the President’s cat in a tree. This works for them, as a business, but is it an accurate reflection of society at large, what is going on? ABSOLUTELY NOT! https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2024/09/23/dont-react-to-the-snapshot/
18/. A must watch - a restored Paul McCartney documentary from the 70's "One Hand Clapping".....
We can't see it yet but when it comes out....we'll let you know where.
I
’m amazed, and there’s no maybe about it. Paul McCartney and Wings star in this engrossing hour-long documentary (or, if you will, rockumentary) shot on analogue video in 1974 (while Band on the Run was riding high in the charts) by cameraman and VFX veteran David Litchfield, as the band worked in Abbey Road on a potential live-in-studio album featuring Wings standards, early McCartney compositions and covers. It was to be called One Hand Clapping but both album and film fell appropriately silent, release plans were stalled, though the material surfaced in the form of various bonus extras over the years.
19/. Vanity Fair lists the best Netflix TV in October......
We’ve all been overwhelmed by streaming TV choices, only to give up and watch something we’ve already seen. But this curated list of the best shows on Netflix is here to narrow down your decision-making and help you figure out exactly which titles you want to sample next.
20/. Bob Lefsetz likes a Netflix movie - "His Three Daughters".....sounds really good....
This is my kind of movie.
It may not be yours.
It played for two weeks in theatres.
I don’t know why anybody would go.
All the action is in streaming television.
But the media keeps focusing on films, most of which go unseen.
Distribution is king but everybody still thinks it’s content.
You can do something great and no one can see it/hear it these days. Once upon a time the great surfaced by itself, but today something can be really good and get no traction. The question is how do you put something great in front of the public such that people see it.
You put it on Netflix. https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2024/09/25/his-three-daughters/
Trailer - Carrie Coon, Natasha Lynne and Elisabeth Olsen are the stars.....reviews are excellent!
Today's contraception joke
There were three girls who were getting married and all met at the marriage counselor's office to discuss the options of having
or not having a baby right away.
There were two city girls and one farm girl...
The counselor asked them if they planned on having a baby right away or were going to wait awhile.
They all agreed that they had discussed this with their potential husbands and all agreed to wait awhile...
Well, the counselor asked the first girl what type of birth control she planned to use. Her answer was, "The rhythm method"...
"That will work," said the counselor, "if you keep a good record"...
He asked the second girl what system she planned on using.
"I plan on using birth control pills," she said..
Again he said, "Yes that will work as long as you don't forget to take them."
He then asked the farm girl what system she was planning on using.
Her answer was, "The bucket and saucer method."
After a short delay, he told her that should also work...
He asked them all to come back in one year on a specific date for a follow up on how things were going...
They all met again one year later and the two city girls were pregnant.
Only the farm girl was slim and trim yet...
Well, the counselor asked the first girl what method she used and what went wrong.
She replied, "I used the rhythm method but somehow got my notes mixed up and, well here I am, going to have a baby"...
He asked the second city girl what method she used and she replied, "The birth control pill.
But we were camping one weekend and I didn't have my pills with me and as you can see, I too am going to have a baby"...
He turns to the farm girl. "I vaguely remember you were going to use the bucket and saucer method.
Now I must admit that I don't have a clue what the bucketl and saucer method is.
Will you explain it to me as I see it has worked well for you"...?
She replied, "Well we make love standing up, and since I am quite a bit taller than my husband, he stands on a bucket turned upside down.
Now as we are making love, I watch his eyes, and when his eyes get as big as saucers, I kick the bucket out from under him"...
Today's singles joke
I got chatting with a girl in a bar, "Can I buy you a drink?" I asked.
"Have you not got a girlfriend?" she replied, "Guys like you always have girlfriends.
""No, sadly we broke up just over a month ago," I assured her.
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that," she said, "Go on then, I'll have a white wine please.
A few drinks later after a kiss and a cuddle we headed off back to her place and made passionate love.
While I was putting my clothes back on she said, "So, you're good looking, a nice guy and amazing in bed, can I ask why on earth you split with your girlfriend?"
I said, "My wife found out."
Today's deathbed joke
A man is on his deathbed, and he asks his wife, “Martha, soon I will be gone forever, and there's something I have to know.
In all these 50 years of marriage, have you ever been unfaithful to me?"
Martha replied, "Well, Henry, I have to be honest with you.
Yes, I've been unfaithful to you three times during these 50 years, but always for a good reason."
Henry was obviously hurt by his wife's confession, but said, "I never suspected.
Can you tell me what you mean by 'good reasons?'" Martha said, "The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the mortgage.
Do you remember that one evening I went to see the banker, and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?"
Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, "I can forgive you for that.
You saved our home, but what about the second time?"
Martha asked, "And do you remember when you were so sick, but we didn't have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed?
Well, I went to see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no charge."
"I recall that," said Henry. "And you did it to save my life, so of course I can forgive you for that.
Now tell me about the third time."
"Alright," Martha said. "Do you remember when you ran for president of your golf club, and you needed 73 more votes?"
Today's Jewish joke
Three couples, one elderly, one middle-aged and one newlywed, all wanted to join a synagogue in Bay Ridge.
The Rabbi said to them, "We have special requirements for new members.
To be accepted, you must abstain from having sex for two weeks."
The couples all agreed to the terms and came back at the end of the two weeks.
The Rabbi turned to the elderly couple and asked, "Were you able to abstain from sex for two weeks?"
The old man replied, "No problem at all, Rabbi." "Congratulations! Welcome to the synagogue!" said the Rabbi.
The Rabbi then asked the middle-aged couple, "Were you able to abstain from sex for two weeks?"
The man replied, "Well, the first week wasn't too bad.
The second week I had to sleep on the couch for a couple of nights; but yes, we made it."
"Congratulations! Welcome to the synagogue!" said the Rabbi.
The Rabbi then turned to the newlywed couple and asked, "Were you able to abstain from sex for two weeks?"
"No Rabbi, we weren't able to go without sex for the entire two weeks," the young man replied sadly.
"What happened?" inquired the Rabbi.
"Well, six days into the two weeks, my wife was reaching for a book from the top shelf and she dropped it.
When she bent over to pick it up, I was suddenly overcome with lust and I took advantage of her right there and then."
"You do understand, of course, that this means you will not be welcome in our synagogue," stated the Rabbi.
"We know that Rabbi," said the young man, grimly. "We're no longer welcome at the 72nd street library either."
