NICE TRY but Trump-Xi WH dinner coverage does not go well for CNN, MS NOW.

YOU EXPECTED SOMETHING DIFFERENT? Mamdani-backed, socialist House nominee arrested at UN summit in NYC.

THE HOUTHIS ARE THE LAST HORCRUX. After that, the Iran Regime is alone.

It's a longer read, but very worthy. Take the time to read it all.

AMY'S KITCHEN, a billion-dollar organic-food powerhouseis pulling back from California manufacturing.

We drove by their Pocatello, Idaho, facility on a not-so-recent visit to Yellowstone National Park; I wish them well since their Mexican cuisine is the best I've found in the 'microwave it yourself' aisle in our local grocery store.

HEH: Americans who use artificial intelligence (AI) tools every day are the only AI-usage group to give President Donald Trump a net positive approval rating.

I avoid AI with all my heart and soul and I too approve Trump.

YOU GET WHAT YOU VOTE FOR. Austin TX mayor goes full 'Jacob Frey' as he 'updates' on ICE-involved shooting.

Idiots.

UPDATED: Socialist, communist groups coordinate, promote 'spontaneous' anti-ICE protests.

Not surprised.

IF YOU OWN A CELL PHONE, this is for you: AI race depends on data centers, power grid and digital infrastructure.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Iran, the midterms, and October surprises.

I'm betting on Trump; he does things, not talk about them.

SO FIVE IS THE NEW ONE? House unanimously votes to eliminate 1-cent coin permanently.

I would ask "How stupid can you get?" but I already know the answer.

Mathematics is beyond the ken of most (all?) Democrats...

IT'S HIS ONLY CHANCE: Buttigieg proposes court-packing to fix Supreme Court he calls ‘nakedly partisan’.

He just wants the Court to be more accountable -- to him.

TIME TO TOP UP: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp suspends Georgia's gas tax, declares state of emergency.

At least for the next 30 days.

LAWS ARE ONLY FOR LITTLE PEOPLE. Liberal judge cans Riley Gaines lawsuit, claims NCAA doesn't have to follow federal law.

UM ... WHAT? A cult of Anthropic insiders rumored to be worshipping Claude as a God.

As Stephen Green noted, "feeling a lot smarter for never having subscribed to AI", I share that feeling but worry that I'm being 'subscribed to' by the various search engines and other websites I visit....

THE REFEREE TEST: The Biden administration 'restores protections' while the Trump administration makes 'killing wildlife' legal.

AMERICAN GREATNESS: A collective of vidiots? "As Americans increasingly turn from text to video, how do we keep our republic’s foundations alive?"

I'M IN WHOLEHEARTED AGREEMENT: We are so tired of the loudmouth quitters.

ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT JAVIER MILEI: The United Nations is a 'Useless Organization Whose...Purpose Is to Sustain a Caste of Fatally Arrogant Parasites'.

Substitute 'Democrat Party' for 'United Nations' and the headline above would still be accurate.

FALLING LEAVES 2026 Week 1: It's the last Sunday in September, when I usually start my Falling Leaves series. This year the leaves have been coming down for a couple of weeks, but not in a major way. That seems to be changing, rather suddenly, and the daily temperature swing has suddenly dropped. It must be time.

Our forsythia, usually a bellwether for the Falling Leaves series, obviously hasn't noticed although the trees in the background obviously have. Must be something in the upper air....

Our pond is quiet today. Unusual, since there is usually a bit of pond scum circling the surface from the activity of the fountain which our neighbors (who own the fountain) pulled closer to shore. This picture was taken a bit away from our house to get a clearer view.

Here's our 'normal' view from our back porch. I'm now calling the stairs our 'stairway to heaven' since our grandson, an avid fisherman, spends hours down at the pond whenever he visits.

Here's the usual firepit view. The only difference from the normal summer is that the grass has begun to brown significantly. Otherwise it's summer. We did have most of the property weedeaten earlier in the summer so the normal brush on the ground is gone -- although it's trying to come back.

This is the normal view of the forest across the road taken from our driveway. For some reason the trees along the road there seem to be succumbing to winter's approach faster than usual. I've long suspected that they're dying off and won't be around much longer. As long as they don't fall across the road they'll give more sun to the little roadside garden there....

Our flowers along the side of the barn are still green, but they have stopped flowering in preparation for the winter to come.

Looking south along the fenceline, the plantings are still green, but preparing for winter. Trees have begun to turn brown, but so far haven't dropped leaves yet. The cat (lower left) is Percival, our youngest.

Our house, taken from a bit down the slope to the pond. Still mostly green, with the brush that was weedeaten earlier struggling to make a comeback.

Finally, an alien visitor. We don't see very many but the praying mantis is native to this area. This guy is hanging out on the garbage can to feast on any unwary insects. From his size I'd say he's been pretty successful.

And that's it for this week. See you again next Sunday.

NOT THE BABYLON BEE: Xi Jinping to headline the Democrat midterm convention.

If they have one....

THE UNITED NATIONS [UN] is almost as useless as Democrats are.

It's a tough call, but I'd agree since the Democrats have a more direct impact on my life.

That said, though, I want President Trump to defund the UN and kick them out of the U.S. -- the European Union (Brussels) would be a good home.