FIRST THEY CAME FOR THE BILLIONAIRES:

“It’s not a wealth tax, but a tax on unrealized capital gains of exceptionally wealthy individuals,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNN on Sunday.

Umm, what's that (untaxed) money in your IRA called? Yep. Unrealized.Capital.Gains.

And you seriously think they don't have their beady little eyes firmly focused on the trillions of dollars hidden away there?

DON'T TRUST THEM; THEY LIE: People who opt for public transportation over driving in the D.C. metro area can save $9,530 a year.

This from the Shadow's World wayback machine in 2009, proving only that our leadership (heh) class has been lying to us for a long, long time....

THIS WORRIES ME: Progressive overlords relish the opportunity to purge first responders who refuse to bend the knee.

So yes, I'm stocking up -- and practicing more.

YEAH, TELL ME ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I DON'T WANT: CNN caves to Pelosi's complaint to sell Democrats' agenda 'better'.

AMMO GRRRLL on things that won't come our way again.

Well, maybe. I have seen a couple of poodle skirts, but no saddle shoes (yet).

TRUMP announces the creation of a new social media platform.

I don't know that it'll come to fruition, but I'm hopeful.

THIS LOW: How low will the Loudoun County School Board go?

Parents should remove their children from any schools that maintain these misguided policies. In the meantime, trust no one in any school administration to tell the truth — or to protect your kids.

Instapundit has been quoted as saying that sending your child to public (government) schools is akin to child abuse. I think he's right.

RANDOM THOUGHT: The prime purpose of the American government is to keep its citizens safe itself in power.

BIDEN'S POLLING: worse than Obama, Bush, Clinton, better than Trump, at this point in their presidencies.

The president currently stands at 43% approval and 51% disapproval in an average of the latest national polls compiled by Real Clear Politics. While that’s nothing for Biden to brag about, it’s better than his predecessor in the White House. Donald Trump stood at 40% approval and 55% disapproval in an average of the polls at this point in his first year in office.

Oh?

This data is from the Rasmussen Presidental Approval Index for Obama (blue), Trump (red), and Biden (green) from the date of each's inauguration through October 21st.

Biden remains at -26 today.

NO FUCKING WAY IN HELL: Senate Democrats’ bill shifts Border Patrol funds to remove border wall.

BECAUSE CONTROL: Mask rules are idiotic — so why haven’t they changed?

NYC BOARD OF 'HEALTH': Racism is a public health crisis.

No. Systemic fascism in NYC's governing class is the true public health crisis.

UH, HUH: Bread lines are awesome.

SEATTLE POLICE: Don't tread on me.

Let's go Brandon....

SO THAT'S WHY PI ISN'T A RATIONAL NUMBER. The unreasonableness of mathematics.

He wanted us to think....

FALLING LEAVES 2021, Week 7.

Back to the usual this week. Here's the standard pond view:

The trees are much thinner this week, and the pond itself more visible. The red leaves on the right are now pronounced; last week they were just beginning to turn. By next week, they'll probably be gone.

Compared to last week, many more leaves have 'gone to ground'. Those remaining are still mostly green, but they're much fewer.

Here's the pond from down along the dock area. You'll have to go back at least 2 weeks for a comparison, but the main differences are two: more colors, and all the brushy vegetation along the edge of the water has died off.

Finally, two pictures taken by my daughter-in-law this morning. The first one is of the common area along the pond opposite our house; the second is along the back road leading to the commons.

Until next week....

I WISH: Have we reached the high-water mark of 'woke'?

Technically it should be the low-water mark, and no, we haven't reached it, but we have reached a point where the cesspool is beginning to stink.

TREAT THEM LIKE THE TODDLERS THEY ARE: Tantrums shouldn't be indulged.

'WOKE' DEMOCRACY.

RANDOM THOUGHT [while doing some bathroom maintenance]: If you were a young pine tree, how would you feel about growing up to become toilet paper?

Now you know what it's like to be a plebe in Joe Biden's America....