IT'S NOT A BUG, IT'S A FEATURE: Does the Republican tax plan "screw Democratic voters"?

Actually it "screws the rich" in both red and blue states since they're the ones most likely to be able to take advantage of itemized deductions vice the standard deduction. Which is interesting, since the Republicans are generally considered to be the party of the rich.

MIKE ADAMS: Letter to an aging Communist.

They never learn....

ANOTHER REASON for abandoning the NFL.

It's Monday night. I've always watched at least some Monday Night Football. Tonight I won't.

EXPLAINING THE LIBERAL CESSPOOL: "Maybe the left complains about 'objectifying women' because it is routine behavior for leftists."

Maybe?

TRUMP TWEETS are "... the laser dots that the puppies in the media chase."

THE WEEKLY STANDARD: The Primal Scream of Identity Politics. Longish, and there's a simpler explanation: they're nuts.

REPUBLICAN STUDENTS identify alleged vandal, UNCW investigates.

Does anyone want to bet that this 'investigation' isn't swept under the rug?

TWO HEROIC LOCALS who shot Texas gunman outside the church, chased him in their truck at 95mph and ran him off the road as he bled out.

Please explain to me why I have to go to a British newspaper to get reasonably accurate U.S. news....

TWO LETHAL LANDMINES in the tax reform bill. I can't comment on the small business pass-through provision, but I would hardly use the term 'middle class' for anyone who can afford a $500,000 mortgage.

IS DONNA BRAZILE signaling the Clinton era is over?

No, it was over before Donna Brazile crawled out from under the bus wreckage.

SPORTSCASTER VIN SCULLY: "I will never watch another NFL game."

ALSO: I noticed Papa John's is now advertising its pizza on college football game broadcasts....

HOW TO DESTROY AMERICAN CULTURE in six easy steps.

Luckily for us, most of American culture lives outside these liberal twits' bubble.

AMMO GRRRLL lends a helping hand understanding the American Muslim response to terrorism.

THAT DAMN PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM AGAIN: geometry perpetuates white privilege. If only those damn Greeks had been Muslims ... or Native Americans.

I wonder if she has a clue as to how much 'mathematics' there is in her mobile phone....

ONLY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: For the bureaucrat, it makes perfect sense.

MOSTLY PEACEFUL: afterpolice relieve antifa protesters of baseball bats and axe handles.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT: On a scale of 1 to 10, the Democrats' outrage meter is locked at 11. Or 12. Or 13....

AUTUMN LEAVES, November 5:

What a difference a cold snap makes. Here are this week's pictures. As usual, we begin with the view from our deck and this week it's all reds, golds, and bare.

Here are last weeks pictures for comparison.

The driveway view isn't as dramatic, but still we're seeing quite a bit of change over the week with the browns and golds (and a bit of red) take center stage.

It was warm enough that I ventured down to the pond again Here's the pond view, and for comparison, a similar view from two weeks ago. Another dramatic change -- the green is almost entirely gone, replaced with reddish browns. Note, too, that the pond surface is covered with a surface scum left from all the fallen leaves.

Here's another pond view taken, as the one from two weeks ago, about midway up the 126 steps from house to pond.

As a bonus this week, here's a picture looking back from Seminole Way, an overgrown 'road' that serves as a back entrance to the pond.

Its narrowness, combined with the overhanging branches, make it seem more like a tunnel than a roadway.

IT'S NOT TOO MUCH to ask demand our GOP hacks show some loyalty to their voters.

FEUDING WITH DONALD TRUMP is a bad idea.