BIDEN, FOR ONCE, WAS HONEST: "We have put together, I think, the most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization in the history of American politics."

I wouldn't have believed he could outdo (thankfully former) President Obama, but it appears I was wrong....

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Will changes to American life become permanent? Not as they are today, certainly. Quoting Hanson:

When institutions and politicians cannot accommodate radically changed circumstances, people will no longer value institutions and politicians. In their place, citizens will seek to ensure their own livelihoods, leisure, and safety in ways that are more reliable and affordable -- with their circumstances in their own hands rather than in those of distant others.

Also quoting Hanson with this warning:

And their adjustments won't always be calm or polite.

Clearly today's 'new normal' cannot stand, but neither can the 'old normal'. We've seen the Deep State behind the curtain -- it must go.

FALLING LEAVES, 2020: Week 7:

Not gonna go with the usual spread this week - here is the more-or-less usual pond view, just taken about 50 yards north of the deck from where I usually take the picture. The ground cover is mostly gone so the pond is actually visible from above.

This one is from below the deck, looking more southerly to the creek below. The far hillside is not yet visible but will be soon as the yellowed leaves fall away.

Here's the opposite side of the house, looking mostly west, where there are still some reds to be seen.

And finally, the bright yellow that we see every year from the kitchen/dining room windows.

Last week's pictures are here.

WUHAN FLU [CORONAVIRUS] UPDATE for October 23, 2020:

Well, I missed the Tuesday update (again; apologies). Still, nothing much has changed. Daily deaths remain in the mid-700's range, with a possible slight uptick which is probably a result of a spike on Wednesday the 21st. The percentage of positive tests remains about 7% and the survival rate remains at 99.8% of confirmed cases. The October average number of coronavirus tests performed daily remains about 1 million.

The state of Georgia is getting behind again -- no results yet for today, but daily reported new cases remain in the 1,200 range, deaths average 30, and hospitalizations have risen from 1,250 to 1,300 (all 7-day averages).

THE DIPLOMAD comments on last night's final Presidential debate.

WASHINGTON EXAMINER chief congressional correspondent Susan Ferrechio shows CNN's media reporter Brian Stelter the door.

He bounces.

LONG AGO. LONG, LONG AGO: Are Americans tired of being called ‘racist’ yet?

IS THERE A DEMOCRAT MANIFEST DESTINY? Yes. On history's ash heap.

Read it all.

NOW THAT THE MASK IS GONE: The unapologetic bias of the American Left.

It's Victor Davis Hanson so, of course, read it all.

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: 'Struggling small business owner' in Biden ad actually a wealthy (by inheritance) technology investor.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: Health professionals say lockdowns were a massive mistake.

RANDOM THOUGHT: ObamaCare covers preexisting conditions only if you can afford to pay the doctor after paying ObamaCare's premiums.

I LIKE THE STREISAND EFFECT: Twitter's ban on the Biden laptop scandal nearly doubled its visibility.

THE DARK SIDE OF 'FAIRY DUST': California Gov. Newsom's gas-powered vehicle ban.

TWITTER (IN ITS INFINITE WISDOM) removes tweet from Trump COVID-19 advisor saying, ‘Masks Work? NO’.

I have a sneaking suspicion that Dr. Scott Atlas will soon be the Director of either the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Or both....

POWERING CALIFORNIA WITH WIND – A utility’s perspective.

Milton Friedman famously declared that “one of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” While California desperately needs to apply this wisdom across the policy spectrum, arguably, the gap between policy leaders’ intentions and the empirical results are the widest when it comes to the state’s global climate change policies.

With Democrats, intentions are the results. Consequences don't matter.

OH MY GOD: PragerU is ALT RIGHT propaganda! And infecting our government schools!

PragerU responds.

The original link is here.

SOME CALIFORNIANS have gotten the message.

READ MY BILL: No relief for blue city/state bailouts.

Don't call me to clean up the shit in your own stable.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE how harsh the ocean can be.