Coattails: In Michigan the ballot proposals in 2018 won by more votes than any statewide Democrat winner

Automatic Voter Registration .... 2.762 million votes

Redistricting By Committee ...... 2.507 million

Marijuana Legalization .............. 2.344 million

Donald Trump President 2016 ... 2.279 million

Hillary Clinton President 2016 .. 2.268 million

Gretchen Whitmer MI Gov. ....... 2.261 million

Debbie Stabenow US Senate ..... 2.200 million

Jocelyn Benson MI Sec. of State 2.199 million

Dana Nessel MI Atty. General ... 2.018 million

43 years ago tonight

Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,

For those in peril on the sea!

'Camp Fire' incinerates Paradise, the "most destructive wildfire since record-keeping began" in California

Reported here:

Not a single resident of Paradise, California, can be seen anywhere in town after most of them fled the Northern California community that may be lost forever. Most of the town's buildings are in ruin. Entire neighborhoods are leveled. The business district is destroyed.

In a single day, the Sierra Nevada foothill town of 27,000 was largely incinerated by flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do. Only a day after the "Camp Fire" began, the blaze had grown on Friday to nearly 140 square miles and destroyed more than 6,700 structures, almost all of them homes -- making it California's most destructive wildfire since record-keeping began.

Authorities said at least nine people were killed by the "Camp Fire," which as of early Saturday morning was 5 percent contained.

It is one of three major blazes that firefighters are battling across the state.

In Southern California, the 35,000 acre "Woolsey Fire" was 0 percent contained early Saturday. It has forced over 200,000 evacuations. The "Hill Fire" was holding at 6,000 acres.

Why we love him still: Trump rips Moochelle right back

Trump to Michelle Obama: I'll Never Forgive Obama For What He Did To The Military

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Climate Update for October 2018

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Climate Update for October 2018:

Max temp 84, Mean Max temp 79

Min temp 27, Mean Min temp 28

Av temp 50.4, Mean Av temp 51.3

Precip 5.69, Mean precip 3.00 (year to date 39.73, 5.21 above the mean annual 34.52)

Cooling Degree Days 20, Mean CDD 9, Season to date 1003, Mean Season to date 690.

The cooling season to date as measured by CDD has been 45% warmer than the mean to date.

Season to date 2018 is 7th warmest on record for total CDD:

1921: 1200

1931: 1061

2012: 1039

1936: 1022

1934: 1007

1933: 1004

2018: 1003

1939:   972.

There have been five months in a row in 2018 with max temps in the 90s, the first time that has happened since 1991.

Money in politics: Democrats spent $14.2 million per seat on average in the ten costliest US House races

And your average US Senate win just recently cost only $10 million (every six years, not every two).

For jobs which pay only $174,000 a year.

There's something funny going on here, Lucy.

Non-stop ads and robocalls: welcome to America's costliest election:

Democrats and their allies in the 10 costliest House races spent $142 million to Republicans' $96 million, Reuters' analysis found.

For a good time, call CNN (ask for Jim)

Not even a dog whistle to Antifa: Rachel Madcow openly promotes street action today

MSNBC'S MADDOW ORGANIZING STREET MARCHES TO PROTEST SESSIONS FIRING

Marijuana legalization is the spearhead of America's anti-conservative libertarian tide and ultimately of America's decline

Eventually there will be no place left to hide from marijuana users in America. And they are going to be the end of America as we once knew it. Marijuana legalization is coming to every state in the country, for the reason that a shared version of libertarianism is now America's dominant ideology, irrespective of political party. The consequences of extreme individualism are about to assert themselves like never before. Formerly, self-control and self-denial as practised by countless millions of America's original inhabitants and their descendants had been key to making America the great country which it became. Those values made possible the hard work and savings which were the necessary predicates of that greatness. But all that is in the rear view mirror now. As Baby Boomers squandered  the achievements of their parents, their children have learned from them only too well and have drunk deep from their well of narcissism. People like this will never make the country great like it was. A country full of laid back mellow folks  will never work hard and save, nor even acknowledge its need to do so. It is not a coincidence that the most hated men in America in 2012 and 2016 didn't even drink.

Marijuana Won The Midterm Elections :

Michigan voters approved a ballot measure making their state the first in the midwest to legalize cannabis. Missouri approved an initiative to allow medical marijuana, as did Utah. Voters in several Ohio cities approved local marijuana decriminalization measures, and a number of Wisconsin counties and cities strongly approved nonbinding ballot questions calling for cannabis reform. While North Dakota's long-shot marijuana legalization measure failed, cannabis also scored a number of big victories when it came to the results of candidate races. ... In Illinois, Democrat J.B. Pritzker won the governor's race after making marijuana legalization a centerpiece of his campaign. ... Minnesota Gov.-elect Tim Walz (D) wants to "replace the current failed policy with one that creates tax revenue, grows jobs, builds opportunities for Minnesotans, protects Minnesota kids, and trusts adults to make personal decisions based on their personal freedoms." ... In New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), who won the governor's race, said legalizing marijuana will bring “hundreds of millions of dollars to New Mexico’s economy." In New York, while easily reelected Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) had previously expressed opposition to legalization, he more recently empaneled a working group to draft legislation to end cannabis prohibition that the legislature can consider in 2019, a prospect whose chances just got a lot better in light of the fact that Democrats took control of the state's Senate. In Wisconsin, Democrat Tony Evers supports decriminalizing marijuana and allowing medical cannabis, and says he wants to put a full marijuana legalization question before voters to decide. He ousted incumbent Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Tuesday. ... Last month, a national Gallup survey found that 66 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana, including a clear majority of Republicans.

 

Antifa gunman massacres at least 11 in California country bar late last night

Twelve dead as trenchcoat-wearing gunman storms 'student night' at country bar: Suspect kills himself after hurling smoke grenades onto dance floor and killing cop in California:

Man dressed in all-black let off at least 30 shots from a pistol with extended mags and threw smoke grenades

Gunman was dressed in all-black, wearing a trenchcoat, glasses, baseball cap and a mask covering his face

The shooter stormed the Borderline Bar and Grill, wearing a black trenchcoat and armed with a pistol equipped with an extended magazine and smoke grenades, and began targeting people as young as 18. 

The perpetrator, dressed in all-black, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and a mask covering the bottom part of his face, walked up to the entrance at 11.20pm and shot the doorman before making his way into the venue. 

Trump fires another one: CNN's Jim Acosta loses White House press pass

CNN’s Jim Acosta Denied White House Entry After Trump Presser Dust-Up:

The Ted Turner founded outlet added that Acosta’s pass was pulled “in retaliation for his challenging questions at today’s press conference” . . ..

Hillary's thugs in masks immediately go after Tucker Carlson, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity et alia

DC Antifa Publishes Home Addresses of Tucker Carlson and His Brother — As Well As Ann Coulter, Neil Patel, and Sean Hannity

BREAKING: ANTIFA MOB CURRENTLY OUTSIDE HOME OF TUCKER CARLSON

Despite record turnout in Election 2018, Democrat hurricane falls far short of 63-seat Republican wave in 2010

Election by the numbers: 113 million voter turnout, 33 flipped seats so far, 110 female winners, $5.2 billion spent

Despite Democrat sweep of state offices in Michigan, Republicans still control the Senate and Legislature

Senate: 22-16

Legislature: 58-52

Jeff Sessions sent resignation letter to Trump yesterday, and he's outta there

Reported here.

There goes drug enforcement, and immigration enforcement, and action against sanctuary cities, and . . ..

Rush is wrong: Of 23 seats qualifying as "pure" Republican resignations in the US House according to 538, just 7 flipped to Democrat

That's just 30% of Republican seats resigned flipping to the Democrats.

But of all 35 projected total pickups by Democrats, that's just 20%.

You can't blame resignations, Rush:  

CA-49 (66% of the vote counted)

FL-27

MI-11

NJ-2

NJ-11

PA-06

WA-08 (64% of the vote counted).

What matters to Rush Limbaugh is that Trump get reelected in 2020, not that we get jobs, pay raises and The Wall

Politics, not people, is what matters to Rush Limbaugh.

We now face two years of gridlock, attacks, investigations and impeachment because feckless Republicans lost the US House.

Trump and the Republicans squandered their first year, and delivered nothing consequential for average Americans in their second, and now they've paid the political price. Losing 30+ seats and not even running in 30+ more is retreating, not fighting.

Meanwhile we get bupkis, as usual.

The only redeeming thing is that we might get some good judges because Republicans still control the US Senate, but that doesn't pay the mortgage.

Hm, now 14 US sailors in reactor room of aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan face drug abuse charges

Gee, where'd they ever get the idea that drug use was ok?

Officials: Ronald Reagan LSD probe bigger than you think, 14 nuke sailors snagged

Taylor Swift loses in Tennessee

Marsha Blackburn: 1,224,042

Phil Bredesen:           981,667

Buh-Bye Beto, buh-bye $70 million

Ted Cruz: 4,228,832
Beto O'Rourke: 4,015,082