SOME LOCAL FALL PICTURES: Here's some local color, taken today.

Headed out from home. The road is leaf covered, but still visible. That won't last.

Lake Blue Ridge. From near the dam, about 5 miles from home.

The first tree of Fall, at the lake. The house (barely visible at the lower left) is that of the original dam superintent. It's now abandoned, which is a pity, since it's a (formerly) gorgeous home which should have been preserved.

And finally back home. From this vantage point the road is still visible, but the houses are still hidden.

IF YOU USE THE N-WORD, 'science' proves you're a racist.

Uh, not necessarily.

ANTI-TRUMPERS and their Festival of Hatreds.

MICHAEL MANN: “A second Trump term is game over for the climate...."

I will be happy if it's 'game over' for Michael Mann. I'm reasonably certain that the climate will still be around.

PJ MEDIA'S MORNING BRIEFING: Media toddlers need a timeout.

IF A 'SOURCE' SPEAKS, don't believe a word said.

THE DEEP STATE WILL NEVER WILLINGLY GIVE UP CONTROL: Michigan issues new coronavirus restrictions after court invalidates Gretchen Whitmer’s orders.

THE POST-PANDEMIC 'NEW NORMAL' looks awfully authoritarian.

SO GO TO NORTH KOREA AND CRITICIZE KIM JONG-UN: CBS correspondent says North Korea is safer than White House.

TRUMP ADDS 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' STICKER TO SUV so media can't claim he's spreading COVID.

PAY NO ATTENTION TO MY HYPOCRISY: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] forces Michigan taxpayers to pay for his cadillac health insurance.

ILHAN OMAR: the GOP's secret weapon against vulnerable Democrats.

Heh.

GOODBYE, GRETCHEN: Michigan Attorney General will no longer enforce Gov. Whitmer's coronavirus restrictions.

HEH. Laughter. Lots of laughter.

I WONDER WHY: Red states are outperforming blue states economically.

If "It's the economy, stupid!" is the key to winning 2020, the Democrats are in trouble.

THEN HOW DID THEY DIE THERE? Cuomo claims coronavirus patients were not sent back to nursing homes.

IF THEY TELL YOU THEY WANT TO KILL YOU, BELIEVE THEM: Dangerous talk from stupid people.

Believe them, then stop them.

ANOTHER REASON TO PUT HER ON THE SUPREME COURT: Amy Coney Barrett could end years of gun rights gridlock within the judiciary.

TRANS TRUMP-SUPPORTING MOLE makes important discovery regarding Antifa's tactics and rules of engagement.

By now the 'important discovery' should be obvious to almost any reasonably rational individual ... and Black Lives Matter should be thoroughly pissed at being co-opted by Antifa.

The only interesting question is this: Is a 'trans woman' a male masquerading as a female or a female masquerading as a male?

GOODBYE, ESKIMO PIE. And all other Dreyer's products as well.

I won't buy identifiably 'woke' products. Thanks for telling me.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON Chris Wallace goes full Candy Crowley.

Reminder for Chris: where is Candy Crowley now?