Good morning.
Monday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 63. Sunrise is 7:14 and sunset is 6:03 for 10 hours 49 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 0.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
Whitewater’s Library Board meets at 6:30 PM.
On this day in 1774, the Continental Association, a nonconsumption and nonimportation agreement against the British Isles and the British West Indies, is adopted by the First Continental Congress.
And so, and so, the No Kings rallies were peaceful after all. They were sure to be, all along. Claims to the contrary were unfounded. (Good morning, Fort Atkinson: so very well done, and a pleasure to exercise one’s First Amendment rights with you.)
From many of the residents assembled:
From an honest press:
And for those of us who aren’t Democrats but are Never Trump:
“On Saturday, the American people assembled lawfully on behalf of the rule of law. Pro-Kings propagandists hoped for violence, extremism, and evidence of hate for America. But instead they saw peace, patriotism, and loyalty to America. It was a frabjous day.” www.thebulwark.com/p/long-live-…
— Bill Kristol (@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social) October 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Inside the frozen vault where scientists are preserving the world’s plants for the future: