Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World” by Antonín Dvořák
From wikipedea.
also known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It premiered in New York City on December 16, 1893. It is one of the most popular of all symphonies.
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Thanks, Jack, truly a different world today.
Oct 11, 2026 #SNL #ShaneGillis #Rosalía
Pete Hegseth (Colin Jost) welcomes the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln home with help from RFK Jr. (James Austin Johnson).
Attribution: The Hegseth Bomb by Christopher Weyant
Jack, Thank you. A wonderful choice.
Oct 11, 2026 #SNL #ShaneGillis #Rosalía
Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, like the U.S., Russia and China racing to be the first country to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
Jack, I take that back about today’s world being different from the world of 1893 when Dvořák composed New World.
According to AI copilot1893 was marked by political change, economic turmoil, cultural milestones, and notable disasters in the United States.
and The Panic of 1893, beginning on May 5, triggered a severe economic depression, affecting banks, railroads, and businesses nationwide
This financial crisis led to widespread unemployment and political upheaval,…
I remember going into mini-obsession when i first heard this one, played it constantly. Thanks for the reminder Jack!
Trump is literally Ursula
👉 From the Digital Diner menu
1. Gas prices usually FALL in October.
2. AAA says they’re now the highest ever for this time of year.
3. $4.36 a gallon, up from $3.09 last October.
23 days until the elections. Put that on the ballot.
FIRST CUP ☕
today in philly from the editorial board of the Philadelphia Inquirer
The Case for Impeachment | Opinion
A series of essays illuminating how Donald Trump — an out-of-control president focused on his own profiteering while trampling the rule of law — is a clear and present danger to the republic.
according to Alternet via MSN Major newspaper demands Trump’s impeachment in blistering editorial
Many Democratic advisors discourage talk of a likely incoming Democratic Congress pursuing the prospect Impeaching President Donald Trump because of a subservient Republican Party ready to protect the president regardless of evidence. Nevertheless, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Editorial Board says the issue must be addressed because the president’s crimes are rending the U.S. laws upon which the nation relies.
The rule of law in in jeopardy, said Barbara McQuade, a professor of practice at the University of Michigan Law School and a former U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan“[Trump’s] scowling face appears on a banner on the building that houses the U.S. Department of Justice. In that same building, Trump declared himself America’s ‘chief law enforcement officer,’ a shocking departure from chief executives in the post-Watergate era,” writes McQuade, speaking for the board. “Ignoring norms and policies, Trump and his appointees at the Justice Department have injected strongman tactics into the administration of the law. Attorney General Todd Blanche has pointed to language in the Constitution that vests the executive power in a president of the United States to argue that Trump has the authority to direct all executive branch agencies, including the Department of Justice. But Blanche overlooks another provision of Article II, which requires the president to ‘take care’ that the laws be executed ‘faithfully.’”
Instead, McQuade says “we have seen Trump and his cronies use the DOJ to reward his allies and punish his enemies.”
“In Trump’s first month back in office, he granted pardons to more than 1,500 defendants who were convicted of crimes relating to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. That was followed by the dismissal of bribery charges against then-New York Mayor Eric Adams in exchange for an agreement to support Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda. Calling the deal a ‘quid pro quo,’ Danielle Sassoon, Trump’s own appointee as interim U.S. attorney in Manhattan, resigned, as did eight other Justice Department lawyers,” said McQuade.
Additionally, the department’s Antitrust Division approved Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., but only after the parent company of CBS canceled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and gutted 60 Minutes after both were critical of Trump.
And McQuade said the powers of the Justice Department have been used to attack those who have crossed the president.
“Baseless charges in the Eastern District of Virginia against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who secured a judgment against Trump’s company in a civil fraud case, and former FBI Director James Comey, who led the agency during its investigation into connections between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia … ” said McQuade.
Undeterred, prosecutors later indicted Comey again for allegedly threatening to kill the president by posting online a photo of seashells spelling out the numbers ‘8647.’ Other targets include former chair of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, members of Congress who participated in a video accurately stating that illegal military orders may be disobeyed, and members of the intelligence community who investigated Russian election interference in 2016.
“A politicized Department of Justice erodes the rule of law when a president uses it as a tool to favor some Americans and a cudgel to punish others. Over time, people tend to grow cynical about the law and lose trust in its stewards, making it more difficult to obtain compliance and hold offenders accountable. Our society becomes less safe and less just, allowing the powerful to prey upon the vulnerable,” said McQuade.
Thanks for the Philly editorial catch Patd. I’ve had dinner chats with Democrats recently who advise caution but I respectfully disagreed. Like the editorial says this isn’t a time for hand wringing about political consequences. The man is wrecking our country and the global economy. I’d even say he could get us all killed.
Do it AFTER we win AND get seated, but do NOT talk about it now. I think (hope) that’s what Tammy Duckworth is doing now.
Gas
Groceries
Healthcare
Data centers
Jobs/Ai
Digital surveillance/Ai
Childcare
Housing
We can’t let all the problems he’s cause linger, but he’s just the spokesmodel, not the architect.
But we’ve got 40% likely voters saying they’re primarily doing it to stop Trump — suggests a market for the impeachment message?
Yes, but that drives MAGAts to protect him.
Only conformity if asked; don’t bring it up.
Ursula with a splash of Gaston…and the townsfolk as Congress/MAGAts.
Dumbass was a useful tool for the architects:
Russ Vought (Project 2025/Yt Heritage Foundation)
Stephen Mitler (Cruelest ghoul in the world)
Peter Thiel (aka The Reptile aka Pete Hitler – the Most sociopathic creeper)
Elon Musk (Richest idiot & most morally-bankrupt idiot on the planet – we are NEVER inhabiting Mars, folks)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/social-media-platforms-decline-to-show-ads-for-elon-musks-film_n_6ab7c9f6e4b07c8d2e68b308
Top Social Media Platforms Are Refusing To Run Ads For Documentary About Elon Musk
The trailer for “Musk” was released Thursday and featured snippets of his life, including his many controversies.
*David Byrne’s song does the job.
I just bought a Wikipedia T-Shirt. Since AI regularly borrows the research of their contributors, it’s only right to support the best beginning source for facts before AI invaded the internet.
Put me down for Ursula. Only the hues are different.
Kudos to Oklahoma and Kentucky yesterday. Best upsets of the day.
Craig – I am pretty sure most Dems, Indies, and those planning on voting for Dems, have no idea what the party to working towards. Anyone see Schumer or Jefferies on the campaign trail? Has any national ad explained what is going to happen when the Dems take control of the Congress? I know what my local politicians are talking about, except for van Hollen and Alsobrooks my senators, they have not done much stomping around either. At least the governor, Moore, keeps the media humming. Overall, the Dem leadership needs to be refreshed.
I get that BB, but I will defend Schumer and Hakeen for political savvy in how they they’ve recruited candidates, raised money and allocated resources in a way that is maximizing the natural leverage Dems have this year. That’s backroom stuff though, and yes I totally agree they ought not be the faces of the party going forward.
MEASLES ON THE BALLOT UPDATE
“Epidemic of Choice” is the only accurate frame. It cuts straight through the clinical jargon. When 95% of national cases—and 99% of patients in Pennsylvania—are unvaccinated, this isn’t a sudden failure of modern medicine. It is a crisis invited in through the front door.
Pennsylvania just blew past the 1,000-case mark, hitting 1,078 cases across 41 counties—more than a quarter of the national total. Lancaster County alone has over 400 infections. The state counts five dead, but federal bureaucrats at the CDC are still dragging their feet on the official count, recognizing only two while they argue over standardized definitions.
Now the virus is moving into everyday retail spaces like a CVS and a Giant supermarket in Chester County. With New York declaring a statewide emergency, these unvaccinated infections are surging across state lines while HHS Secy RFK Jr quibbles about terminology.
Ossoff: “I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he’s running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle.”
He’s geeked out on drugs, IMO.
Don’t forget Covid. My BIL brought it back from Italy last week and hugged his family and had lunch with my MIL before he was symptomatic.
Banned Book Week ended yesterday. Texas leads the nation in banned books. I hope you all found something on the list to enjoy.
If you need a hint, you can start here:
https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/94fee7ff93eff9609f141433e41f8ae1/krausebooklist.pdf
This dialogue was written 30 years ago. Maybe we should have been paying attention.
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dems need unbreakable majorities to even talk about impeachment
i can think of plenty of high crimes and misdemeanors if that happens
the evil people have so much wealth now that i’m not making any assumptions
definitely, and i want whatever they are
today’s meme…
Today in the Diner…
Will Kentucky 6 Spark a Dem Wave?
Zach Dembo targets Andy Barr in Kentucky 6. We dissect Tom Cotton in Arkansas, NY ICE agents, and Nelson rescues us from Gary Busey.
A massive welcome to our first-time caller Nelson, who successfully dragged us back into the political weeds right as we were getting hopelessly lost in a disturbing detour about Gary Busey and buttered sausage. Nelson brought the heat with a deep dive into Kentucky 6, where Zach Dembo is running a razor-sharp campaign for Andy Barr’s open seat. It is exactly the kind of bellwether district we need to keep an eye on when early returns start rolling in Nov. 3.
Before we hit the trail to Kentucky, we swap war stories from the Senate floor, reminiscing about the stark contrast between a gracious George McGovern and a notoriously grumpy Claiborne Pell. We also dig into the exploding ICE budget, complete with brand new Nissan Pathfinders at the Whipple building and undercover agents prowling New York.
Finally, we turn our sights to Arkansas, where Tom Cotton is deploying heavy-handed spin to dodge local radio questions about his residency. We break down the pushback he is getting and whether a JD Vance ticket maneuver might be Donald Trump’s ultimate escape hatch. Oh, and yes, there is plenty of Famous Dave’s barbecue talk sprinkled in for good measure.
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00:00 Intro
04:05 George McGovern and Claiborne Pell
08:00 Adam Hamilton Senate Campaign
12:41 Famous Dave’s Minnesota BBQ
17:08 Gary Busey Buttered Sausage
18:57 ICE Budget Nissan Pathfinders
22:20 Undercover ICE Agents in New York
31:34 Nelson Calls In on Kentucky 6
37:43 Zach Dembo vs Andy Barr
40:02 Missouri Suburbs and Ann Wagner
42:15 Alabama and Tommy Tuberville
46:40 Tom Cotton Dodges Arkansas Radio
56:00 Donald Trump Jr and JD Vance
— Human directed and edited. Machine drafted (Gemini Pro).
…doing some sunday fall bean crop sowing, by myself, in the zone
suddenly i hear from right underneath me
“meow”
if this cat wanted me dead i would be
ICE plays construction worker ➡️ Secret federal goons disguise themselves as construction workers to raid neighborhoods. Sick joke.
🍽️From today’s Digital Diner menu
Sorry, I was having internet issues! https://www.threads.com/share/D_W6kz0_6/
cool, now we’re bombing the houthis on behalf of the saudis
are you ready for some football 😐
Anon
Have you been adopted by the International Cat exchange committee?
hmm well it’s more of a casual friendship than a custodial situation
by mutual agreement
“Alabama fans throw trash on field after loss”
charming!
Washington has 10 House seats: 8 Dem and 2 Rep. We actually have one toss up
Gluesenkamp Perez and Braun neck-and-neck in race for Southwest Washington swing district, OPB poll finds
Jack, I think that was one of Flatus’favorite composers, if I remember right.
Heg’s drug of choice looks like amphetamine or just plain old cocaine. It’s definitely a Jacker-Upper of one sort or another. I don’t know ketamine but I am well versed in amphetamines
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explains the mood swings, periodic brain fog, and sleeping during the day
80 year old meth-head president, fun!
My best cats have always been a feral cat who has come to trust you.
yeah my lime thought came while watching my show and seeing London’s intricate, mortar-heavy brickwork everywhere, and if it’s not brick it’s limestone
They were mad at the refs.
i guess the savage hordes need something to do
ill take a broad perspective
i still hate privileged people that make needless work for low-income people
when the scum justified parking-lot cart-return stations as “giving people jobs” might have been the beginning of the end
that economic-driver of the kid that pushes the carts, so much wealth created eh
😑
this society pays people six figures to shop online at work and people who do the actual work minimum wage and/or a bullet in the back
what are we even trying to salvage
ok whatever ✌️
https://view.nl.npr.org/?vawpToken=2SEI2MPADQ7UJD4NQDDXHZ7PLQ.60269&utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20261011&utm_term=11003255&utm_campaign=news&utm_id=11270601&orgid=232&uniquet=AFYCzYZfdPzN7vXYzfKxMA&utm_att1=
Well worth reading for confirmation of Miller’s insistence on cruelty
Where were those men taken?’
by Jasmine Garsd, Immigration Correspondent
A few weeks ago, a New Jersey source emailed me: ICE was using a warehouse in Roxbury to hold immigrant detainees.
I’d been to Roxbury earlier this year, when the Department of Homeland Security bought warehouses nationwide to convert into detention facilities. Protests and a lawsuit followed, and the facility was paused pending environmental review.
But over the summer, as ICE arrests skyrocketed, rumors spread: People were being detained and taken to the warehouse.
More at link.
Poor peasants are malleable peasants….until they get TOO poor. The trick is to keep them all teetering on the edge…..to keep the pitch-forks in the barn where they belong.
Brunch with the TrailMix Editorial Board.
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https://www.kake.com/home/roger-marshall-pays-double-for-overdue-cookie-bill-after-6-years/article_8de26244-ed8c-42c7-b43b-4ef766192a0f.html
Sen. Roger Marshall confirmed that a cookie bill that sat unpaid for over six years has now been paid — a bill he said he had “absolutely no idea” how it was missed.
Holly Thomas, founder of Holly’s Sweet Treats, posted on social media Thursday, claiming Marshall’s campaign ordered over $600 in cookies and other treats from her bakery for his primary election watch party in 2020.
Thomas said the order wasn’t paid for until Saturday. The bill was due Sept. 2, 2020.
“Do you know why I will never vote for Roger Marshall?” Thomas asked in her post. “Because six years ago, when I was a brand-new small business owner, his campaign ordered cookies and treats from my bakery for his primary election watch party. … For nearly a year, I made repeated attempts to collect payment, reaching out by phone and email. I never received a return phone call, and the invoice was never paid.”
*But, unlike his patients, Roger Marshall wasn’t arrested and thrown in the clink.
“Every single dollar mattered,” she wrote. “Those cookies and treats cost money to make, employees’ time to prepare, and resources that my little business couldn’t afford to give away. Six years later, I haven’t forgotten.”
Thomas said her post isn’t about political parties or political disagreements, but about her own personal experience as a small business owner and “the importance of honoring financial commitments.”
That said financial commitment was honored more than six years later, Marshall confirmed Saturday, paying double for the order. Thomas also confirmed she received payment.
“As some folks may have seen, there was a post on social media regarding an unpaid 2020 cookie bill,” Marshall wrote in a social media post. “We have absolutely no idea how this happened, but rest assured as soon as it became known to us, we immediately attempted to contact the business in order to apologize, and we have repaid the bill from 2020, double.”
Taxpayer dollars and campaign cash repeatedly blur for Roger Marshall
According to Marshall’s most recent Federal Election Commission records filed in July, no one working for Marshall’s campaign had received a paycheck in the past five years — a situation that campaign finance experts said was potentially unprecedented in the modern era of politics.
But according to Marshall’s chief of staff, Brent Robertson, the campaign now does have some paid staff, though he declined to offer evidence or details, such as how many people were being paid or when their employment began.
Still, campaign experts say the situation raises questions about the line between Marshall’s campaign and his taxpayer-funded Senate office.
When bigotry gets a badge and a federal budget, is it still immigration enforcement?
It was never about immigration enforcement.
We’ve been pointing out for decades how they always label and brand things the opposite of what they really are.
Bribery Scandal Snags Collins
Maine: The first high-quality poll since the Susan Collins corruption story broke.shows Democrat Troy Jackson ahead 50%–46%. Average of polls before the Sept. 22 Pro Publica investigation showed just the reverse, with Collins ahead 49%–46%.
The Washington Post–Schar School poll, conducted September 30–October 5, found that voters favor Jackson by 15 points on reducing corruption. Collins is underwater at 51% unfavorable, and 58% say she has supported Trump too much.
Maine is looking like a genuine Democratic pickup opportunity, not merely another Collins escape act waiting to happen.
Why is the Secret Service doing a piece on the news show formerly known as 60 Minutes?
James Talarico
@jamestalarico
I challenged Ken Paxton to a debate 85 days ago, but no one has heard from him.
People are getting worried.
I’ve received credible reports he’s suffering from a rare condition that causes clinical levels of cowardice.
@KenPaxtonTX: I am asking for proof of ability to debate.
*The fix is in. Paxton doesn’t need to do anything.
Sturg is correct. The more they tell you they will protect your freedom, the more your rights are eroded.
Classic bait & switch.
Just heard an anti-Susan ad on a podcast by a PAC not supporting anyone, just against her for voting with tRUMP 95% (I think it said) of the time. Podcast: Good Hang with Amy Poehler
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/russian-disinformation-bot-traffic-nearly-eliminated-overnight-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-multiple-of-russias-google-data-centers-ukraine-intensifies-bombing-of-yandex-data-centers-in-response-to-moscows-strikes-on-kyiv-data-centers
Russia’s Yandex bot traffic plunges after Ukraine drone strikes cripple ‘Russia Google’ data centers
Russian bot traffic has dropped dramatically in the past few days after Ukraine knocked out Yandex’s biggest data centers, with a third attack happening last night. Cloudflare reports that bot traffic from the Yandex network has dropped to just 0.4% of the maximum number of HTTP requests recorded in the past two weeks. It initially dropped to around 57% on Oct. 8, which happened when Ukraine hit a Yandex data center housing two supercomputers in Sasovo, Russia, located around 195 miles to the southeast of the Kremlin. A second, bigger Yandex campus in Kaluga, about 220 miles to the west of Sasovo, was knocked offline yesterday.
*Still gotta worry about Elon and USPS.
https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2026/09/28/backlash-ensues-after-the-libertarian-party-of-new-hampshire-calls-for-assassinations-again/
Backlash ensues after the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire calls for assassinations again
The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire is facing backlash after calling for the assassination of “basically every elected Democrat” in the state in a now-deleted X post.
The group has a history of calling for assassinations of elected officials, and voicing other extreme and divisive rhetoric online that ultimately led to their disaffiliation with the National Libertarian Party.
In the past, the NHLP has condoned the assassination of Kamala Harris, used its platform to direct homophobic rhetoric at Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver, and openly criticized the national party’s effectiveness.
The national party cut ties with the LPNH in May, due to the “unfortunate culmination of years of behavior in violation of the Libertarian Party’s platform,” Libertarian National Committee Chair Evan McMahon said in a statement posted on social media.
The Libertarian Party Judicial Committee later unanimously rejected LPNH’s appeal and the national party now recognizes the Granite State Libertarian Party as its New Hampshire affiliate.
Annie Andrews vs. Darline Graham: The South Carolina Senate Debate Goes Live at 7,pm ET.
You can watch from anywhere on your computer:
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The stream is on SCETV’s YouTube channel. You do not need to live in South Carolina.
Talking about impeachment is going to drive MAGAts voting blue (or staying home) because their lives suck right back into the arms of their abuser.
If asked, be honest, but don’t bring it up.
Darlene obviously worried. Can’t stop talking about her opponent
Cosigning Bull Shit.
Go Annie!!! “She wants to be White House ambassador. I want to the senator for South Carolina”
What a stupid slam: “You’re a pediatrician who can’t define a woman” — just reminded people she’s a pediatrician
my main takeaway is I can see why Republicans are pumping millions into her race all of a sudden because Darlene must be worried too. she spent most of her time talking about her opponent
Craig,
I think your three C’s list needs an addition
COST
CHAOS
CORRUPTION
CRUELTY
Dr Annie walloped Darline Graham. The libertarian, who i’d guess doesn’t stand a chance, was way better than Graham. Graham did what all the repubs are doing, she just issued personal attacks. I think people are finally tired of that, I am. Dr Andrews was so much more professional.
right marym, and I just love the whole technique of calling your opponent every name in the book, then getting all butt hurt when they dish it back
creating negative associations works
they’re still using willie horton style ads, i’ve seen a few this cycle
Dr Annie walloped Darline Graham. The libertarian, who i’d guess doesn’t stand a chance, was way better than Graham. Graham did what all the repubs are doing, she just issued personal attacks. I think people are finally tired of that, I am. Dr Andrews was so much more professional.
Vance Gets The Pardon Shortstick ➡️
Imagine Trump resigning, installing Vance, then collecting a pardon. Dynasty, with paperwork.
Good debate, and it was informative and well run.
Dr Andrews did well.
I may have missed it….did sister girl mention that her parents died when she was young?
Even Dumbass knows it’s a cult.
Ha Sturg, we were laughing at that too. and love how she got cut off before finishing her hate speech against transgender
CNN using Craig’s CCC format but just Cost and Corruption , on their panel an hour ago.
I only knew Claiborne Pell from the grants. I wonder why he was so mean.
Senator Claiborne Pell was from **Rhode Island**. He was Rhode Island’s longest-serving U.S. senator, serving six consecutive terms from 1961 to 1997, described in tributes as the senior Senator from Rhode Island.
His greatest accomplishment in Washington is universally considered to be the creation of what we now call **Pell Grants**.
When asked his greatest achievement, Pell himself always answered quickly, “Pell Grants”. He sponsored the legislation creating the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, which passed in 1972 and provided direct aid to college students. The awards were renamed “Pell Grants” in 1980. By the time he retired they had aided more than 54 million low- and middle-income Americans.
Two other major legacies are often cited alongside it:
– He wrote the legislation that established the **National Endowment for the Arts** and the **National Endowment for the Humanities**
– He was the driving force behind the **National Sea Grant College Program**, the ocean-focused counterpart to the land-grant college system.
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