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September 08, 2026

The Morning Rant

—CBD

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Transfer payments? MORE transfer payments? That is the last thing on earth the United States of America needs, and for the administration to suggest more welfare -- because that is what it is -- suggests that they are unserious about the deficit and the debt.

And for JD Vance to spearhead this wrongheaded policy just adds fuel to the fire that he isn't quite the principled conservative that he would like us to see.

Welfare is a corrosive influence on a culture, even if its intent is in furtherance of conservative ideals: the nuclear family with one parent at home raising children. It expands the deep state by giving government officials control over the decisions of citizens, and it will never end. It distorts the economy by shifting reliance to government, and it impedes the creation of wealth by short-circuiting capital formation and flow, tamping down entrepreneurialism, and is wildly wasteful because it funnels cash through government, which is famously inefficient.

Trump Administration Floats Subsidizing Parents To Raise Children At Home

Officials are drafting a rule that would let married couples with one stay-at-home spouse tap federal child care subsidies, a priority of Vice President JD Vance, the New York Times reported. The plan would carve out a new category the draft calls "parent-based child care," letting one married parent draw assistance to care for their child while the other works at least 35 hours a week, according to the Times.

Hey JD...cut welfare, support strong voting security, continue the administration's work enforcing a strong border and tossing illegals out. No matter what your experience with multigenerational poverty, government is not the answer, and 60 years of Johnson's Great Society has shown us that in most cases, government is the cause!

Shrinking government is the best way to solidify the family in America. Give Americans more of their own money, and the problem will mostly be solved. Getting rid of many millions of illegals who hoover up housing stock and medical care and distort the labor market will pretty much finish the job. If America has it in itself to return to a saner culture, that is the way to give it a chance. More welfare will do the opposite.

And as long as I am giving Vance some advice...deal with your Tucker Carlson problem, or you are going to lose conservative support. The fact that you have not forcefully rejected Carlson's lunacy, which include attacks on President Trump and his policies, suggests that you are trying to please everyone, including Carlson's army of Pakistani bots and America-hating leftists who gobble up Carlson's nonsense.

That's a dangerous path, and one that might not work the way you want.

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—CBD

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Innocence

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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The Morning Report — 9/ 8 /26

—J.J. Sefton

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Good morning kids. Hope you all had a relaxing Labor Day holiday... With that in mind,I give you the always inspiring words of the great Ronald Reagan on his final Labor Day in office back in September of 1988.

We salute working people because they have built our land with skill, energy, and resourcefulness, transforming raw materials into a shining edifice of freedom and prosperity. On Labor Day we recognize these achievements and reflect on the meaning and dignity of work and on the values it protects and strengthens — the values we as a nation hold most dear.. . Let us always remember that so much of what we are, we owe to working men and women.

Today, in spite of everything, we have some outstanding economic news that the Commie propagandists are doing their best to suppress. First, wow!


American manufacturing is on the rebound — and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now.

Manufacturing isn’t the only sector that’s on a hiring spree; businesses across the board added 162,000 new jobs in August.

Even The New York Times called the latest employment numbers “zesty.”

The paper quoted T. Rowe Price’s chief US economist, Blerina Uruci: “It’s a very good report . . . And it perhaps shows that financial conditions more broadly are not that tight.”

The workforce participation rate rose as well — which matters, because people who drop out of the labor force are invisible in unemployment rates that only count those who are looking for work... Establishment economists predicted none of this.

You can bet your sweet ass they didn't, and you can bet they were rooting for our economy to completely collapse. And yet we also have this to cheer about:


The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday night that the analysis shows an extremely strong job market for those between 22 and 34 years of age without diplomas from a higher education institution. . . The historically low unemployment rate among this demographic, which rivals lows since 2003, breaks with the rates of unemployment among college-educated peers in the same age window, per the analysis . . .The report comes days after an extremely strong jobs report on Friday, with the United States adding 162,000 jobs in August with unemployment holding at 4.1 percent, the same rate as in July. The report blew past economists’ forecast of just 55,000 jobs and an uptick in unemployment to 4.2 percent.


And with that we have the forces of darkness and evil in the form of the Democrat Party ready as they have been for 200 years set to strike:

After watching Zohran Mamdani upset Andrew Cuomo in last year’s mayoral race, both radicals and relative moderates alike took the hint: Voters are desperate for candidates who speak to the frustration they feel at the gas pump, in the grocery line and after every utility payment. . . Embattled Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer won’t shut up about his conference’s “affordability agenda,” and the progressive caucus in the House is pitching itself using the exact same phrase. “Democrats in Key Senate Races Campaign on Addressing GOP Affordability Crisis, Bringing Down Costs, and Making Life Easier,” crowed the wordy headline of a Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee press release issued on Friday.

In the opening months of their reign, they swiped taxpayers’ credit card for $1.9 trillion. So they swiped again, this time running up a tab of well over $700 billion for what they dubbed the “Inflation Reduction Act.”That’s right, they dumped almost $3 trillion in cold hard cash into the economy under the supposition that would make everyone’s dollar go further.

Supply and demand: What is it? . . . Dismissing them as a hoax is folly. But they’d be well within their rights to remind Americans that Democrats’ only real interest in “affordability” is as a cynical slogan. And that all of their actual ideas undermine it in practice.

Don't be fooled by the feud between the alleged Moderates and the DSA. None of it is about policy. It's about control of the Democrat Party as well as how best to bamboozle the American people into thinking they have their and America's best interests at heart, and not the dismantling of America as founded and replacing it with a degenerate Socialist shit hole as was the fate of much of Europe and the world post the Second World War. Yeah, we won the war but the peace, not so much.

And so now, here's greasy Greaseball Newsom, the likely Democrat nominee for 2028:

Co-host Amna Nawaz asked, “So, let me ask you about how Democrats can win back control of Congress, because it’s been a pretty revealing primary season for the party, right? A reckoning, some have called it, too. You saw how many wins DSA candidates, Democratic Socialist candidates, were able to win, Donavan McKinney in Michigan, Chris Rabb in Pennsylvania, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, he doesn’t identify as DSA, but was sort of aligned with them. If you have these candidates and this platform that is clearly animating the base, energizing turnout, should more of those ideas be worked into the broader Democratic platform?” Nawaz then cut in to say, “But there seems to be a little distance between some leadership and those DSA candidates.”

Newsom responded, “But not the ideas. We want — I believe in universal healthcare, and I believe in Medicare for All. The party does overwhelmingly, you poll people in the party. So, if it’s about more money in your pocket, lowering costs, it’s about getting money out of politics, and it’s about Medicare for All, I think we’re pretty aligned. It’s about recognizing that we’ve got a planet that is getting hotter and drier, and that we’ve got to address the issue of climate change, and we want energy security, and we want to move off fossil fuels. That’s a DSA position. That’s a mainstream position within the Democratic Party. So, I think, in many ways — it’s just a label. And it’s a familiar — forgive me, you’re talking to the wrong person, it’s such a familiar label to me. We called them progressives. It was the Green Party. I ran against the Green Party. It sounded — the exact same platform 20 years ago, maybe it’s because I’m from the Bay Area, maybe it’s because I’m from California. And I think it’s healthy. I just think it’s — I’m not consumed by this.

And he's supposedly mainstream and moderate. They're all scum, criminals, vermin and tyrants. Poor Ronald Reagan is rolling in his grave. And if we're not careful, we'll be spinning right along with him as the last tiny vestiges of America as founded are utterly annihilated.

On that positive note, I bid you all to . . .

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Daily Tech News 8 September 2026

—Pixy Misa

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Monday Night ONT - September 7, 2026 [TRex]

—Open Blogger

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Good evening Horde. The time has come for Monday shenanigans. The bar is open and the refrigerator has been freshly re-stocked with A&W Rootbeer.

Welcome to the Monday night ONT which means vintage overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. Pants are optional. This ONT is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and Bill Kristol free zone. Fauci is fair game.

[Top photo: Sailor Bill Tattooing, Victory Drive, Columbus, GA - near US Army Fort Benning - 1982]

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Labor Day Cafe

—Disinformation Expert Ace

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Miro Marsik

Mama otter comforts a crying pup. (Sea otters, of course.)

Biological alarm.

Inappropriate use of Holiday Road, classics edition.

An oldie but a goodie: Goth nightclub.

The world's oldest hotel is in Japan, continuously operating since 705 AD and run by the same family for 52 generations. Fun fact: The floors and walls are now made entirely of dried spunk.

Porcupine enjoys a snack.

Ultimate cat stand.

Saving a dog in a very high flood. The dog is smart enough to understand what he's being told to do.

Why he no play ball?

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Open Thread: Dingo and Hyena Rescues

—Disinformation Expert Ace

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Bears: A National Concern Open Thread

—Disinformation Expert Ace

Very good boy backs down a menacing bear.

Baby bear nibbles on the boot of a wildlife photographer. Out of control.

This bear was out of control, but then put himself back in control by whacking himself in the fuzzy nuts.

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Macro Photography Open Thread

—Disinformation Expert Ace

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Below, some videos from an account called "Macrofying," showing extreme close-ups of tiny things.

He says these are all real, but I don't believe a camera can move so precisely to get these shots. I can believe that most of this is real, but surely the transitions between shots must be some kind of CGI morphing. Right?

Anyway, some cool stuff.

Zooming into a cup of coffee.

Zooming into a leaf.

Close-up of a 3D resin printer's head.

A tattoo needle.

A falling grain of salt.

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Open Thread: "Thief Busters" Hurt More Would-Be Thieves

—Disinformation Expert Ace

I said last time that I'm not sure this is real, because the stupid legal system we live under would probably punish these guys as serious criminals for rigging a bike to electrify a thief. No punishment for the thief, but the guy putting out a bait bike: Maximum penalties.

Still, this all looks very real.

Setting up a Bait Truck to lure thieves into, before taking them on a rough ride:

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A Head for Heights Open Thread

—Disinformation Expert Ace

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Open Thread: Were the Eighties the Last Good Decade?

—Disinformation Expert Ace

John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC

What made the 80s special was that almost NO ONE -- except some teachers who still thought it was the 60s -- was uptight.

Everyone was cool. Everyone could take a joke. You never had to walk on eggshells. The girls were cool. Race relations were cool. We all had part-time jobs. We all had beater cars. We all drank beer, smoked cigs, went to the movies, watched MTV, and only wanted to have fun, not prove we were good people.

You had to be there.

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THE MORNING RANT: There’s A Lot of Great News as We Start the Homestretch to the Midterm Elections

—Buck Throckmorton

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Labor Day is the unofficial start of the campaign season for the November mid-term elections. The primaries are over, the phony summer push-polls are in the rearview mirror, and we’re about to be flooded with campaign ads. We have every reason to be excited to go to the polls to ensure an ongoing Congressional Republican majority, and to keep the DSA-influenced Democrats away from any levers of power.

The 20 months since President Trump’s inauguration in early 2025 have had the most significant conservative victories of my lifetime, far exceeding President Reagan’s accomplishments. Here are just a few of the things President Trump and his team have done:

• Closed the border to illegal invaders.

• Deported hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens, and caused millions more to self-deport.

• Slashed the federal workforce.

• Eliminated DEI and wokeness from the military and federal agencies.

• Eliminated EV mandates and green energy subsidies.

• Effectively terminated corporate average fuel economy requirements for auto manufacturers.

• Engaged the military to eliminate narco-terrorists.

• Engaged the DOJ to target corporations engaged in illegal racial discrimination in hiring.

There are so many more milestone accomplishments beyond those.

For decades the conservative base has clamored for the above victories. President Trump finally delivered. Amidst all this, there are many “conservative” influencers who are promoting doom. For many of them, that is their job - being paid to blackpill conservative voters to stay home, so as to elect a Democrat Congress. The resumption of Democrat lawfare against the Trump administration is their goal.

High prices are a problem, and are very frustrating to Americans, because there is an unrealistic expectation that prices will come down from the crazy inflation of the Biden years. At one point inflation exceeded 9% annually according to government record keepers. (We all know it was much higher, and that it compounded year over year.) Inflation is back down to 3%, but even if it falls to 0%, the runup in prices during the Biden years aren’t going away. Wage growth is the answer to this problem, and that is now happening thanks to Trump’s policies.

There is abundant great news on the economic front:

Wages: The combination of industrial growth and elimination of off-the-books foreign labor is creating demand for employees and pushing up wages. Per the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, wage growth is outpacing inflation, especially for those changing jobs, as employers are now having to compete for employees.

Industrial Activity: As I frequently write about, there is an explosion of industrial growth and economic activity in this country. The re-shoring of industry thanks to Trump’s tariffs and his America-first agenda is one of the drivers.

Job Creation: The most recent jobs report revealed job creation that was triple the expectation of “experts.” In addition, the number of job openings is surging. More than 1,000,000 new private sector jobs, filled by American citizens, have been created since Trump’s 2025 inauguration.

Here are just a few recent headlines that we can celebrate:

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Mid-Morning Art Thread

—CBD

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Motherhood
Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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The Morning Report — 9/ 7 /26

—J.J. Sefton

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Good morning kids. And so today (a week late by my estimation) it is per the calendar actually Labor Day. I hope your holiday weekend so far has been enjoyable and relaxing. That said, there's lots of things going on so let's dive right in. The big news was that an Amazon jet overshot the runway in Miami yesterday and crashed.

Miami firefighters were seen climbing into the cockpit of the Amazon cargo jet that crashed, killing five – moments after being heard on dispatch shouting “The plane is on fire” as they raced to the scene. The jumbo Boeing 767 freighter, which left Puerto Rico just before 11:45 a.m. local time Sunday, eventually came to a stop after overshooting the runway at Miami International Airport, striking several cars and killing five people.  Miami Dade Fire and Rescue crews raced to the scene – with the first units arriving within 30 seconds of the call being placed.

Prayers for the victims, their loved ones and all those who are negatively and seriously impacted by this tragedy. Moving on from the serious we go to the truly ridiculous and idiotic. In the immediate aftermath of President Trump wasting time and political capital by renaming, or attempting to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America he's made this his next big gambit:

President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that New Mexico could be next on his list of geographic rebrands, sharing a state map on Truth Social with “Mexico” struck through in red and “America” written beneath it — an unofficial stab at “New America.”

Call me stupid or clueless (as many have for most of my life!) but given everything going on in the world and right here at home, what is the purpose of all of this? Is it merely his way of tweaking his political opponents because as much as I am a huge fan of this President and his real achievements since descending the golden Trump Tower escalator eleven years ago all this does is provide fodder for his enemies. Now, if he really intends geographic name changes to highlight serious issues, changing Michigan to Michganistan or warning that that is what can and will happen unless and until we get a handle on the metastasis of Islam here in North America as clearly is in evidence across much of Europe, now that would be something I would cheer.

And here we are scant days away from the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and even Titty-Caca Ocasio-Cortez's constituents (not sure if this is part of her district) or fellow Latinos are up in arms,

Muslim settler colonialism has spun out of control in the Bronx borough of New York City. The scandal went national when the Mamdani regime decided to list ‘immigrant neighborhoods’ heavily slanted towards Muslims while ignoring Little Italy and Irish and Jewish areas in the city. Basically a few Muslims open some bodegas in a neighborhood, a mosque pops up to service them and suddenly a community with a lot of history gets dubbed ‘Little Yemen’ whether or not its residents agree. And the residents, in this case, are Latino, and they’re outraged at being colonized and replaced by Mamdani’s boys. . . Mamdani’s ‘endorsements’ has meant Muslim politicians displacing black and Latino ones and people are starting to notice what’s going on.

Elsewhere the saga of this Lindsay Clancy fiend continues

Right-leaning commentators—men and women—reacted in turn to the fervency of Clancy’s supporters. Murder is murder, they insisted. Moreover, the evidence suggested premeditation, not a psychotic break. Of course, what really bothered those on the right, Clancy’s detractors, was the very existence of those on the left, Clancy’s supporters. The fact that there exists an organized, animated, and sizable contingent of people who would consciously choose to lionize a child-murderer and to lend her their political, spiritual, and financial support served as proof that there is something profoundly wrong in our society, something ugly, something monstrous.

Part of this, of course, is the familiar story of the politicization of everything, the incidental but defining characteristic of classical, post-Enlightenment liberalism that turns every issue or disagreement into a competition between factions. A bigger part of it, though, is the direct, intentional politicization of everything having to do with women, which started as a cultural movement in the 1960s and morphed into the creation of an entirely new constitutional order.

It is fitting, in a way, that the conclusion of the Clancy trial took place during the same week in which Gloria Steinem died. Steinem was the most prominent and publicly important figure in the second wave of feminism. Others—like Betty Friedan, Kate Millett, and Germaine Greer—were more important to the movement intellectually. But Steinem was its public face, the engaging, attractive face of a movement that often embraced unattractive ideas.

To date I've given this story short shrift mostly because what really is there to say, what new angle on this could I possible add about the trial of a woman who butchered her children.

Tragically, but given the nature of everything Leftist, this was almost predictable or inevitable...


Illinois Mother Charged With Hanging Toddler Was ‘Very Invested’ in Clancy Trial — According to court documents, Walsh reportedly told authorities “she believed her son was the ‘anti-Christ’ and the ‘devil.'”

. . . I am not a lawyer and make no claim to understand the intricacies of Illinois law, but a defense based on mental illness may be a considerably heavier lift for Walsh than it was for Clancy. In Massachusetts, prosecutors faced a higher burden than they would in most other states: They had to prove Clancy’s criminal responsibility beyond a reasonable doubt. To do so, they had to establish either that she did not suffer from a qualifying mental disease or defect or that, despite such an illness, she retained the substantial capacity both to understand that her conduct was wrong and to control her actions.At any rate, after watching Massachusetts women gleefully celebrate the governor’s signing of a law permitting abortion up to the point of birth—and then learning that the Clancy trial had ended in a mistrial, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) asked an appropriate question: Is Massachusetts a safe place for children?

The Leftists and their home base in and of the Democrat Party is truly the epicenter of evil incarnate in this nation and society.

The upside is that this very un-American malice scares normal voters outside the DSA bastion of New York City, where the “Lulu Lenins,” as Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) describes Mamdani and his trust-fund comrades, have given Democrats a terrible name. The Democratic Party’s frantic efforts to rebrand itself as “normal” for the midterms are hilariously doomed, considering the reality of its policy priorities. Beyond impeaching Trump, Democrats have no agenda to create prosperity and ensure happiness for Americans. It’s all about entrenching their power and making life miserable, whether it’s stacking the Supreme Court, creating two new Democrat states, abolishing the Electoral College, “Medicare for all” illegal migrants, abolishing ICE, defunding the police, and on and on.


While we're on the subject of the "anti-Christ"

From the moment a child is conceived, Democrats and their leftist allies have declared open season . . .This is not hyperbole. This is the documented record. Robby Starbuck’s documentary The War on Children lays it bare: whistleblowers, survivors of childhood medical mutilation, trafficking victims, corporate executives, and figures like Sen. Rand Paul, Riley Gaines, and the creator of Libs of TikTok expose the coordinated campaign to seize control of the next generation’s minds and bodies. Elon Musk called it “worth watching, especially for parents.” Donald Trump Jr. said every parent needs to see it. The film was initially banned from platforms for the crime of telling the truth; Amazon later quietly restored it as the cultural tide turned. . . .from the womb to adulthood, the left’s war is comprehensive, evil, and existential.

Bingo. Maybe the President should spend some time pondering a name for that? Just a thought.

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Daily Tech News 7 September 2026

—Pixy Misa

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Sunday Overnight Open Thread - September 6, 2026

—Doof

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Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday ONT. Glad you could stop by! Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?


[Top photo: One more from the Northern Command area before I head back to the Main Command tomorrow. This one is from off the coast of Naushon Island.]

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Gun Thread: Eighth Anniversario Edition!

—Weasel

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Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the Eighth Anniversary Edition? I tell you, the time flies by. Thanks to all of you who make this a regular stop on your internet wanderings. I appreciate it bigly!

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Food Thread: Cutting Edge vs. Classic...

—CBD

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The cutting edge of cooking is usually found at high-end restaurants that have the wherewithal to experiment with new techniques and ingredients, and have an audience that is willing to pay for it. Those kitchens are also always trying new technology, or at least technology that is made accessible to thehier kitchens. I doubt any three star restaurants have SMRs (Small Modular Reactor), but they have liquid nitrogen systems and freeze-drying equipment and aerosolizing machines and all sort of stuff that the home cook or even most other restaurants don't bother with or can't afford.

Is that stuff fun? Sure! Is it something I want in my kitchen? Absolutely not. But some variation of those techniques and equipment eventually trickles down into the typical restaurant kitchen, and then into the home cook's cabinets. Sous Vide equipment is a good example. 20 years ago it was confined to the top restaurants. Now? You can buy a Sous Vide wand for $50.

The dish up top is a great example too. It is a simple dish of tomatoes and mozzarella, with a couple of flourishes that elevate it without making it fussy. It's called: Tartare de Tomate Coeur de Boeuf, Soupe Froide de Tomate - Ananas, Espuma de Mozzarella, Basilic et Olives Taggiasche, which is a mouthful! But the "espuma" part is the kicker. They took a rarified technique from a big fancy kitchen, and toned it down for what they are...an excellent neighborhood restaurant that makes delicious and interesting food.

It's just Mozzarella that has been whipped so it is very light. Nothing like the insanely wispy foams at three-star restaurants that seem to float away from the dish, and that is a good thing, because there is enough substance to it to make it a very pleasing dish without it being a massive and rich first course.

What's the point? Just that the weird molecular gastronomy and experimental stuff coming out of a few kitchens often makes it to neighborhood restaurants, and it improves those kitchens by giving them interesting options without having to break the bank.

Of course my main course was "Blanquette de Veau," a classic dish whose recipe probably hasn't changed in 400 years!

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First World Problems...

—CBD

To the extent that I am aware of her, I find Miley Cyrus to be distasteful, for all of the usual reasons: Hollywood pomposity, celebrity promiscuity, tattoos and piercings, aggressive hints of post-modern sexuality...all typical stuff.

But!

This is an absolutely spectacular version of Dolly Parton's "Jolene," and I have a hard time disliking someone who can do such a good job on this song.

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From her lawyer

"The irresponsible reports that have been published stating that Maria Bartiromo was fired or is no longer an employee of Fox are absolutely and unequivocally false," Freedman said Friday. "Make no mistake, we have the receipts and witnesses and they will come out whether through the courthouse or otherwise."

He added: "Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth."

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So what, she quit?
Megyn Kelly (accursed be her name) used to say all the time that Fox has a top female PR person who is a nasty pitbull and leaks nasty claims about anyone Fox is at war with, including those who have left the network. So I guess maybe she technically resigned? I don't know.
NEW: @FoxNews has obtained Lindsay Clancy defense attorney Kevin Reddington's appeal filing to the MA Supreme Court, which includes Reddington accusing the lone holdout juror of being "biased" against those with "debilitating mental illness", which he says is a protected category.

Thanks to Mark1971
Holiday Break: I've had a rough couple of weeks -- the shoulder is healing now and I'm finally getting decent sleep -- and I've decided to take a long weekend.
I'm taking Friday off, and then Monday off, too.
I have Open Threads for both days and I will post if big news breaks, but if it doesn't -- and it probably won't, news is slow before a holiday weekend -- I'm going to take a four day weekend.
Sh0eOnHead discusses the Psychotic Cult of Lindsay
Real quotes:
"This case has me feeling like I'm on Law & Order with you guys!"
"We literally binge true crime as a hobby, we've been trained for this moment"
Worth the watch. If you haven't seen the genuinely upsetting insanity motivating thousands of women, you should watch this just to see how society is crumbling.
Ban TikTok, Trump. I don't care if Barron tells you it's popular with the yutes. It is an evil Communist China op and it is driving women insane.
Dolly Parton tells the story of the supposedly real-life Jolene
As Andrew Branca says, can we see this Jolene, finally? Who was this hottie that was a genuine sexual threat to Dolly Parton?
I think this is Fake News personally. When a magician claims he learned a trick from a Himalayan wise man, I don't believe him either.
Peter Cullen, voice actor for Optimus Prime (among many others) dies at home surrounded by family at age 85
RIP and Roll Out!
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Podcast: Dolly Parton...an American classic, Michigan's El Sayed is part of our future destruction, More Global Warming nonsense, mail-in balloting restrictions, Darline Graham? Get rid of family dynasties...and more!
Breaking news: Dolly Parton had a real pair of 38s
Or at least one. She carried it everywhere for protection.
This joke brought to you by Benny Hill. And speaking of the British: The Buckingham Palace guard tributed her yesterday
1977 interview shows that Barbara Walters has always been a seaward and Dolly Parton always had "country class"
Walters actually asks Dolly Parton if she knows that people think she's a joke. This because Walters can't get over the fact that a show-woman has 1, big breasts, and 2, dresses a bit outrageously because, get this, she's an entertainer. A stage performer. You know, someone people pay money to see live and expect them to put on a show.
She never would attack Liberace for wearing glitter-tuxedos. But she's mad that Dolly Parton makes Barbara Walters look bad through association (by being a woman). Babs, you wish people associated the two of you. Believe me, we can tell the difference.
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