“Veto” Is An Anagram for “Loser” (November 9, 2026)

Posted in Elections, Trump, Uncategorized on November 8, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

J          “He said that if he was on the ballot, the Republicans would have won.  The delectable irony is that he was on every ballot in every state.  And he lost.”

K          “Bigly.  The electorate gave the middle finger to the entire system in 2024 and then gave the middle finger to Trump a half dozen days ago.”

J          “‘We’re number 1’ is usually proclaimed with one’s index finger.”

K          “Everyone is already talking about who will get the middle finger in 2028.”

. . .

J          “If the elected now elect Schumer and Jeffries, we will know that we have lost.”

K          “Bigly.  The electorate already elected against Schumer and Jeffries.”

. . .

J          “Electricity electrified the electorate.  American voters overwhelmingly favored restricting data-center development in their local communities.  Stay connected.”

K          “They know they will be stuck with the bills while the Owners pass the bills and make the bills.”

. . .

K          “This may be the most – or one of the most – dangerous two months in our lifetime and in the national experience.”

J          “The two-year-old narcissist will never intellectually and emotionally accept any limits to his power.  He only has eight weeks.  Stay tuned.”

. . .

[See “‘No Blank Checks for Big Tech’: Schumer Faces Protest Over ‘Dirty Data Center Deal’” by Steven Prager in “Common Dreams” dated November 5, 2026.]

[See the e-commentary after Trump’s victory in 2024 at “Breaking news: Harris and Trump battle to the wire in swing states, [NY] Times/Siena polls find [November 3, 2024]” “Nearly Every Poll in 7 Battleground States Says Race Is a Tossup. [NYT.  November 5, 2024]”  Oh, And Happy Armistice Day! (November 11, 2024).]

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First Annual Noble Prize In Literature? (November 2, 2026)

Posted in Noble Prize in Literature on November 2, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

J          “Absolutely not.”

K          “Absolutely.”

. . .

K          “We need to convene a committee of ninety-seven other wise and worldly folks to scour the world for wise and deserving individuals.  The award should go to someone who opines on who we are as a species and where we are going on this planet in a hopefully inspiring way.”

J          “I have my list.  Checking it twice.  Gonna find out who’s naughty or deserving.”

. . .

[See Some Words About This Whole Caitlin Johnstone Project by Caitlin Johnstone, the recipient of the Fourth Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2019 (April 15, 2019) and a laureate of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism, in caitlinjohnstone.com.au dated September 21, 2026.]

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Eleventh Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 26, 2026)

Posted in Law, Noble Prize in Jurisprudence on October 26, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

K          “A prize dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating the work of someone who or some organization that really knows something about jurisprudence and the impact of courts, judges, lawyers and police on the lives and livelihood of ordinary citizens.  Someone who lives the conviction that men and women should establish and respect some norms and standards that are promulgated clearly to all and enforced equally in favor of and against all.”

J          “Someone who advances the Rule of Law and stuff like that.”

. . .

J          “I like the choice last year.  I’m on a roll.  The recipients of the eleventh annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence . . . are the 27 former military lawyers who filed a court brief opposing the use of military attorneys to prosecute civilians in federal court.”

K          “Works for me.  They are working for us.”

. . .

[See the e-commentary at Tenth Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 20, 2025), Ninth Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 21, 2024), Eighth Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 23, 2023), Seventh Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 17, 2022), Sixth Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 18, 2021), Fifth Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 19, 2020), Fourth Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 21, 2019), Third Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 15, 2018), Second Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 16, 2017), First Annual Noble Prize In Jurisprudence (October 17, 2016) and Award Deadlines (Livelines?) (July 25, 2016).]

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Second Annual Noble Prize In Medicine And Public Health (October 19, 2025)

Posted in Justice, Medicine, Noble Prize In Medicine and Public Health on October 19, 2026 by e-commentary.org

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K          “A prize dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating the work of someone who or some organization that contributes to the advancement of medicine and public health.  Someone who adheres to the phrase ‘first, do no harm’ and if possible ‘second, do good’ for the public.  This is your pick.”

J          “Rosalind Elsie Franklin.  Recipients do not need to be living.  Their work lives on.  Their name should live on.”

K          “Works for me.  I do not recognize any statute of limitations on doing the right thing.”

. . .

[See “Coffee Break: Reflections on Science During Nobel Prize Week” by KLG in Naked Capitalism dated October 9, 2026 and Coffee Break: Coffee Break: A Further Note During Nobel Prize Month by KLG in Naked Capitalism dated October 16, 2026 and the many links in the two articles.]

[See the e-commentary at First Annual Noble Prize In Medicine And Public Health (October 27, 2025).]

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Our Friend The “Nobel Prize in E-con-omics” (October 16, 2026)

Posted in Economics, Economics Nobel, Nobel Prize, Noble Prize, Noble Prize in Eco-nomics on October 16, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

K          “It just does not go away.  Those scoundrels are at it again this year.  Central bankers breaking bad.”

J          “There is an alternative.”

. . .

K          “Robert J. Shilller, David E. Card, Elinor ‘Lin’ Ostrom and Daniel L. McFadden made great contributions.”

J          “Keep the few babies.  Jettison the bath water.  Draw new bath water.”

. . .

[See “Michael Hudson on the Swedish Central Bank’s Wannabe Nobel Prize 2026” by Michael Hudson, the recipient of the Seventh Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 10, 2022), in Naked Capitalism published on October 14, 2026.]

[See the e-commentary at Eleventh Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 12, 2026), Tenth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 13, 2025), Ninth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 14, 2024), Eighth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 16, 2023), What Is With Our Friend Sweden And Our Friends The Swedes?  The Swedish Central Bankers Reward One Of Their Criminal Home Boys:  Bernanke.  The “Real” Nobel For Peace (War?) Rewards Hypocrisy And Dishonesty.  The Nord Stream Pipeline Terrorism Investigation Is Dodgy. (October 24, 2022), Seventh Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 10, 2022), Sixth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 11, 2021), Fifth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 12, 2020), Fourth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 14, 2019), Third Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 8, 2018), Second Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 9, 2017), First Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 10, 2016), Announcing The First Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (May 2, 2016), Award Deadlines (Livelines?) (July 25, 2016), From e-con-omics to eco-nomics? (August 1, 2011) and Skip the Nobel in Economics (October 6, 2009).]

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Eleventh Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 12, 2026)

Posted in Economics, Economics Nobel, Nobel Prize, Noble Prize, Noble Prize in Eco-nomics on October 12, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

K          “An award acknowledging and celebrating the work of someone on the planet who really knows something about eco-nomics.  Eco-nomics is about making and sharing; e-con-omics is about taking and stealing.”

J          “The Noble Prize in Eco-nomics is a delightful and playful replacement for the discredited and misnamed ‘Nobel’ Prize in Voodoo E-con-omics.  You get what you reward.  You need to reward what you want to get.  Who gets it this year?”

K          “The recipient of the eleventh annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics is . . . Steve Keen.  The plaque proclaims in part:  ‘Steve Keen’s work challenges the assumptions at the heart of mainstream economics, particularly the treatment of debt, banking, financial instability, and economic crises.  His central contribution is to insist that one cannot understand a modern capitalist economy without taking private debt, the banking system, and the financial sector seriously as forces that shape the real economy.  His work is especially compelling because he tries to advance an alternative framework, rather than simply criticizing the prevailing orthodoxy.  He is inspired by post-Keynesian economics, Hyman Minsky’s financial instability hypothesis, and the work of economists such as Irving Fisher and Joseph Schumpeter to explain how apparently prosperous economies can generate the conditions for their own crises.’”

J          “Solid choice.”

. . .

[See the e-commentary at Tenth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 13, 2025), Ninth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 14, 2024), Eighth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 16, 2023), What Is With Our Friend Sweden And Our Friends The Swedes?  The Swedish Central Bankers Reward One Of Their Criminal Home Boys:  Bernanke.  The “Real” Nobel For Peace (War?) Rewards Hypocrisy And Dishonesty.  The Nord Stream Pipeline Terrorism Investigation Is Dodgy. (October 24, 2022), Seventh Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 10, 2022), Sixth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 11, 2021), Fifth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 12, 2020), Fourth Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 14, 2019), Third Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 8, 2018), Second Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 9, 2017), First Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (October 10, 2016), Announcing The First Annual Noble Prize In Eco-nomics (May 2, 2016), Award Deadlines (Livelines?) (July 25, 2016), From e-con-omics to eco-nomics? (August 1, 2011) and Skip the Nobel in Economics (October 6, 2009).]

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October 7 (October 7, 2026)

Posted in Isreal, Truth, War on October 7, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

K          “We should all remain skeptical and form an informed opinion.”

J          “An opinion formed by careful research and an honest search for the truth.”

. . .

[See Three Major Revelations About The Gaza Holocaust In The Israeli Press by Caitlin Johnstone, the recipient of the Fourth Annual Pushitzer Prize In Commentary For 2019 (April 15, 2019) and a laureate of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism, published in CaitlinJohnstone.com.au on September 10, 2026; “No One Gives A Fuck About October 7” also by Caitlin Johnstone published in CaitlinJohnstone.com.au on October 7, 2026; and “Biden And Netanyahoo Were Warned Of Oct. 7 – Both Ignored The Hostages” by Bernhard, in Moon of Alabama – the publication is also a laureate of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism – published on September 9, 2026.]

[See the e-commentary at 10/7 (October 9, 2023).]

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First Monday In October (October 5, 2026)

Posted in First Monday In October, Supreme Court on October 5, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

J          “They are back.”

. . .

J          “Trump is cranky because his appointees to the Supreme Court are not obedient.  He really deeply basically fundamentally does not get it.”

. . .

K          “I have arrived at a state of mind where I understand my views with greater certainty and conviction and now find some common ground with each of the nine some of the time, depending on the issue.”

. . .

K          “One case may determine whether the oil industry faces billions of dollars in liability for damages caused by global warming.”

J          “What bothers me is that there is clear evidence that the oil industry determined that there would be devastating impact on the environment.  That may be a factual matter rather than a legal issue.”

. . .

K          “The Court must decide whether a plane worth $95,000 at the time should be forfeited for the illegal transportation of a six-pack of beer in Alaska.”

J          “Seems excessive.  The Bill of Rights protects each citizen’s rights, not society’s interests.”

. . .

K          “What are called ‘assault rifles’ are back on the docket.”

J          “Where is the constitutional line?  What is an ‘arm’ that one may ‘keep and bear’ in contemporary society?”

. . .

J          “Nothing really super sexy, yet the term is young.”

. . .

[See the Category “First Monday in October.” for some background and perspective.]

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When? When?? When??? WHEN????  Do Bonds Fib? (September 28, 2026)

Posted in Book Reference, Digital, Economy, Stablecoin, Treasuries on September 28, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

K          “Bonds do not lie.”

J          “Bonds do tell the truth.”

. . .

K          “There are elaborate mechanisms in place to slow or halt trading with merely a call from the Treasury to BlackRock and Vanguard.  ‘Mutual’ funds slipped fine print in their ‘Terms of Service’ to ‘gate redemptions,’ a euphemistic and obfuscatory way of preventing people from accessing their money indefinitely.  The vaunted President’s Working Group on Financial Markets d.b.a. the Plunge Protection Team is ready to intervene.  However, closing the banks is the big tell.  With that action, some folks will sense that there is something up and something going down.”

J          “Those in power have developed defenses against the tsunami.  The  fate of a Republic and the outcome of an election turn on  each citizen’s stock portfolio remaining at hyper-inflated levels through the election.”

. . .

K          “The e-mails are always the same one word: ‘When?’ with ever greater urgency.  ‘Later and then sooner.’”

J          “The can can still be kicked down the Interstate even longer without consequence.  Those in power are uncanny.”

. . .

[See “The Currency Killer Part IV: The Machine” by Leah in theleahfiles.substack published on September 27, 2026, “9 Terrifying Truths About Long-Term Economic Crises” by Milan Adams in preppergroup.home.blog published on September 14, 2026 and “10 Unexpected Consequences of an Economic Crisis Nobody Is Talking About” by John Walter in johnwalter25.substack published on September 25, 2026.]

[See the e-commentary at Twenty Sixteen (January 4, 2016) with J and K debating the direction of the economy over ten years ago, On Roiling And Rolling Collapse (March 9, 2015) with 3 and 6 and 9 discussing three perspectives on decline and collapse, and why not read a few dozen other e-commentaries published over the last two decades.]

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Equinox.  Oh, And Peaceful Peace Day! (September 21, 2026)

Posted in Equinox, Gas/Fossil Fuel, Treasuries on September 21, 2026 by e-commentary.org

. . .

J          “Another one rolls in.  The day of half light, half dark yields to more dark.  The leaves are again turning hue and dropping to the ground, right on schedule.”

K          “Another one rolls on.  With thoughts of rising Treasury yields and glowing diesel prices dancing in our heads.”

. . .

J          “Should be an interesting Fall.”

K          “Should be an interesting Fall.”

. . .

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