Let me begin with President Donald Trump, for he is on the  cover of the current  Time  magazine . His biggest problem today?   Says he won't be extorted by Democrats to end the government shutdown, which tomorrow will tie the record of 35 days his administration set in 2018-2019. His record will also be tested tomorrow when several states vote. His unpopularity in these races has kept him away, but his funding assistance will be helpful to Republicans.  He does have a tele-rally for those governors races tonight at 7PM EDT.  Interesting that, while he has endorsed Ciattarelli, he has not quite officially said so for Earle-Sears. The most watched is for Mayor of New York City. Pits 34-year-old state Democratic lawmaker Zohran Mamdani against former state governor 67-year-old now independent Andrew Cuomo and 71-year old Republican Curtis Sliwa. At last check, Mamdani held a  +14.7 point lead  over nearest rival Cuomo. Two are for governor. In...

But before I get into Sanae Takaichi, the first female prime minister of Japan, the latest news of the day. Did you know that the meaning of trumpery is worthless nonsense?  Term has long been in this dictionary: Trumpery   - as defined by Merriam-Webster:  "The meaning of   TRUMPERY   is worthless nonsense ."  Showy but worthless finery; bric-a-brac.   Nonsense; rubbish.   Deception; trickery; fraud. While the world turns with not much peace, and the U.S. still in government shutdown, Wall Street is breaking all time high records. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained 82.92 points, or 1.23%, to end at 6,874.61 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 431.22 points, or 1.86%, to 23,636.09. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 333.87 points, or 0.71%, to 47,540.99 . However, last time I checked, gold prices today tumbled by 3% to just below $4000/ounce, a sign that there just might be a solution to sanity with China tariffs, while...

The Major League Divisional post season games began play today.  The TV schedule is complicated.  Here from Google AI: Note: The schedule for games 3 through 5 for each series is still to be determined (TBD).   National League Division Series #4 Chicago Cubs vs. #1 Milwaukee Brewers   Game 1:   Saturday, Oct. 4, 2:08 p.m. (TBS) Game 2:   Monday, Oct. 6, 9:08 p.m. (TBS) Game 3:   Wednesday, Oct. 8, TBD (TBS) Game 4 (if necessary):   Thursday, Oct. 9, TBD (TBS) Game 5 (if necessary):   Saturday, Oct. 11, TBD (TBS)   #3 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. #2 Philadelphia Phillies   Game 1:   Saturday, Oct. 4, 6:38 p.m. (TBS) Game 2:   Monday, Oct. 6, 6:08 p.m. (TBS) Game 3:   Wednesday, Oct. 8, TBD (TBS) Game 4 (if necessary):   Thursday, Oct. 9, TBD (TBS) Game 5 (if necessary):   Saturday, Oct. 11, TBD (TBS)   American League Division Series #4 New York Yankees vs. #1 Toronto Blue Jays   Game 1:   Saturday,...