Other Stuff

Wow. One wonders if her husband (very very likely the killer) will be re-arrested and finally go to trial: Remains of Suzanne Morphew found during unrelated search

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Read this: Change is coming: https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/the-new-climate-reality

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This, from Andy McCarthy, is basically what I said yesterday: Did a Judge Go Too Far in New York’s Civil Case Against Trump? - The Messenger

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A government "shut down" seems more likely than not at the moment. Here's some useful info:

How a Government Shutdown Could Affect You - WSJ

Government Shutdown: Standoff Brings Congress to the Brink - WSJ

Interesting point here about contract workers vs gov't employees: U.S. government shutdown's economic risks grow the longer it lasts | The Spokesman-Review

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Not where I want to see Denver mentioned: In El Paso, Migrants With Nowhere to Go Strain a Welcoming City

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I meant to talk about this a few days ago but this issue will not go away:

It's a story that will remain important in the GOP primary going forward: Donald Trump, who always campaigns as anti-abortion and successfully made it his mission to appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v Wade, is calling out pro-life Republicans for being "inarticulate" about the issue of abortion and approaching it in a way that has cost, and will cost, Republicans dearly in elections. He's right, and the hard-core pro-life crowd is upset...but he has some wiggle room with them because of his prior success on the issue. Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis is warning the pro-life base that Trump "will sell you out."

Politically, I think it's VERY smart of Trump, especially to the extent that he considers himself almost unbeatable to win the GOP nomination.

Full transcript: Read Kristen Welker's interview with Trump (nbcnews.com)

Trump calls DeSantis abortion ban 'a terrible mistake,' sparking anger from some key Republicans | AP News

Trump steamrolls anti-abortion groups (msn.com)

Trump's abortion comments spur backlash from the right (msn.com)

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Why do some leaves turn beautiful colors in autumn? More than yellow aspens: Which trees turn which colors in Colorado?

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Ugh: Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach, Senate staffer says | Reuters

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Peter Jacobsen of FEE takes on two of the big weaknesses of the FTC's new assault on Amazon: The FTC Attacks Amazon - Foundation for Economic Education (fee.org)

Here's what he's responding to: FTC Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon (reason.com)

Here's the actual lawsuit: ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/1910129AmazoneCommerceComplaintPublic.pdf

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Even the mayor of San Francisco is figuring it out...but of course she also knows she's facing serious political competition: California mayor London Breed proposes drug tests for citizens to keep welfare (nypost.com)

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