NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Former Attorney General Eric Holder: “Michelle [Obama] always says, ‘When they go low, we go high.’ No. No. When they go low, we kick them.”

As Aaron Blake of the Washington Post adds, “This notably comes 2 days after Hillary Clinton justified Democrats not being civil.”

UPDATE: In an article at the WaPo, Blake blames — wait for it — Trump (of course) and Mitch  McConnell(!) for the Democrats’ violent rhetoric (which was preceded by actual violence). As Steven Miller tweets, “When did McConnell ever encourage political violence? Are you shitting me.”

Flashbacks:

● Democrat Doxxer Threatened To Reveal Senators’ Children’s Health Information.

● DC restaurant: We’ve received death threats after Ted Cruz, wife forced out by protesters.

● Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ): We Are Less Than 60 Days From Totally ‘Kicking the S–t Out of the Republicans.’

● Networks Silent On Attempted Stabbing of GOP Candidate By Anti-Trump Attacker.

● Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Jokes About Threatening Trump Supporters ‘All The Time.’

● Bernie Bro James T. Hodgkinson, Attempted Assassin Of Steve Scalise, Already Being Erased From History.

● Politico: After failing to stop Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Democrats wonder if it’s time to be more ruthless.

But don’t you dare call them a mob.

PROBABLY SAFER IN CHICAGO: Permit-Holder Hero Who Saved Chicago Cop Remains Anonymous.

JAMES LILEKS: “The gradual demonization of White Women is an interesting thing to watch in slo-mo. There’s going to be a lot of agreement on this among WW, until they’re expected to vacate leadership roles.”

The gradual demonization of white men was also something to watch in slo-mo. As Steve wrote earlier today in a post headlined, “Dems’ Midterm Message: White Women Are Rape Apologists,” “The Democrats have worked hard to lock down the Trigglypuff vote, but at what cost of even slightly more moderate voters?”

HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: The Campus Diversity Swarm. Universities are wasting millions on their ever-expanding staffs of diversity apparatchiks with six-figure salaries. This cottage industry even has its own journal — supported with tuition dollars, of course — which publishes timeless articles like, “The Influence of Campus Climate and Urbanization on Queer-Spectrum and Trans-Spectrum Faculty Intent to Leave.”

CHANGE: Media Mogul James Murdoch Slated To Replace Elon Musk As Tesla Chairman.

QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: When CNN’s Don Lemon melts down over what his fellow CNN anchor dubbed “the m-word,” the Daily Beast’s Matt Lewis responds, “You’re making a point. Are you the moderator or the host or arguing a liberal talking point?”

It’s the latter. Just think of the media as Democratic operatives with bylines, and it all makes sense.

GOOD BOY: Houston bar owners launch a line of beer for dogs.

My in-laws had a Golden/Lab/Diesel mix who would knock unattended beers over onto the patio and drink them, but this non-alcoholic brew has got to be better for Fido than that.

WHERE DO THEY GO FROM HERE? The Kavanaugh saga shows we have not yet plumbed the depths of Democratic ruthlessness.

Flashbacks:

● Democrat Doxxer Threatened To Reveal Senators’ Children’s Health Information.

● DC restaurant: We’ve received death threats after Ted Cruz, wife forced out by protesters.

● Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ): We Are Less Than 60 Days From Totally ‘Kicking the S–t Out of the Republicans.’

● Networks Silent On Attempted Stabbing of GOP Candidate By Anti-Trump Attacker.

● Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Jokes About Threatening Trump Supporters ‘All The Time.’

● Bernie Bro James T. Hodgkinson, Attempted Assassin Of Steve Scalise, Already Being Erased From History.

● Politico: After failing to stop Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Democrats wonder if it’s time to be more ruthless.

But don’t you dare call them a mob.

GROWING THE SWAMP: How Bloomberg Embeds Green Warriors in Blue-State Governments. To be fair, it’s not just Bloomberg. NYU Law School is working with him to plant — and pay for — activists working to raise the price of energy.

VODKAPUNDIT: Kavanaugh Moves Another #NeverTrump to Don the MAGA Hat.

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BLUE WAVE? Kavanaugh Effect: GOP Fundraising Up 500 Percent in Past Few Weeks.

To be clear, that’s a Five followed by two Zeros.

HAVE GUN, WILL…BE FORCED TO JUSTIFY IT TO COLLEGE BUREAUCRATS: Anand Venigalla is a Long Island University student who posted pictures of a trip to Cabela’s on Facebook, prompting LIU to drag him in and grill him about whether he had violent intentions. Take a look at the pics and judge for yourself. From the look of it, King George III might have something to worry about if Venigalla gets his hands on a time machine, but that’s about it. Feel free to drop a (polite) line to LIU letting ’em know how you feel.

BRETT KAVANAUGH AND A #NEVERTRUMP WRITER’S RECKONING:

“What would’ve happened if Rubio had been elected president?” I wondered.

The answer is that he probably would’ve caved and pulled Kavanaugh’s nomination, further emboldening the growing violent hatred of leftists. Sitting in that restaurant, I could envision many scenarios where my family would be at an even higher risk of suffering violence if any of the other GOP candidates had won.

Surprising my friends, I think, I blurted out: “I understand why people voted for Trump, and I’m not sure that I won’t vote for him in 2020.”

Read the whole thing.

BOTTOM STORY OF THE DAY: Mike Bloomberg re-registers as a Democrat.

Unexpectedly, as his namesake Website would say.

UPDATE: This is a much bigger story on Bloomberg: Privately-Funded Prosecutions: Michael Bloomberg Paying “Fellows” to Embed Themselves in State and Local Government to File Lawsuits — With the State’s Authority — Against the Left’s Enemies.

I’LL TAKE TWO: The Army Is Testing a Devastating New Weapon: A Super ‘Bazooka.’

NEWS YOU CAN USE: 5 Dependable Ankle Holsters for Personal Defense. “In fact, ankle rigs are often easier to draw from than a strong-side belt holster when you are seated, particularly at a table or while driving. An ankle holster requires nothing more than long pants to conceal; no jacket, vest or untucked shirt when such would be inappropriate. And, thanks to guns fabricated from lightweight materials, you can carry some fairly efficacious chamberings on your ankle.”

BECAUSE THEY’RE HOPING THE CROCODILE WILL EAT THEM LAST: Why would Exxon donate $1 million to a carbon tax initiative?

UH OH – BAD NEWS FOR FOLKS COUNTING ON A BLUE WAVE: Rasmussen Reports surveyed 1,000 people earlier this week and found Republicans are significantly madder than Democrats about the treatment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation and the GOPers are also more likely to vote as a result.

Rasmussen also says its latest generic ballot survey shows voters split evenly, 45-45, on which party’s candidates they plan to support on election day. Remember, Rasmussen only talks to likely voters, who are routinely better barometers for election day than folks who are only registered voters.

Go here for the rest of the story, he says modestly.

DON’T GET COCKY: What to Expect in the Midterm Elections for the GOP.

GOOD LORD: A supercharged Hurricane Michael begins pounding Florida.

Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Michael tore away tree limbs and sent pieces of buildings flying Wednesday as it closed in on the Florida Panhandle with potentially catastrophic winds of 150 mph and towering storm surge.

It was one of the most intense hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland and the most powerful one on record to menace the Panhandle, a roughly 200-mile stretch of fishing towns, military bases and spring-break beaches.

Its winds roaring, it battered the coastline with sideways-blown rain, powerful gusts and crashing waves, swamped streets, bent trees, stripped away limbs and leaves and sent building debris flying. Explosions apparently caused by transformers could be heard.

“The window to evacuate has come to a close,” Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Brock Long said.

Gulp.

I KINDA WANT A STEERING WHEEL, EVEN IF I DON’T PLAN TO USE IT: U.S. to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels: New voluntary guidelines from NHTSA will allow cars specifically designed for Level 4 autonomous driving on the road. “A car without a steering wheel, pedals or mirrors must necessarily be able to drive itself without supervision, so that anyone inside can go to sleep. That qualifies for Level 4 autonomy, which is to say that there are still certain constraints: It can’t go anywhere, anytime, under any conditions, as a Level 5 car could do, but neither must there be a driver capable of taking back control after a warning, as in Level 3. Levels 3 and 5 are well defined, but the constraints on Level 4 are squishy. Put a mere people mover on tracks in a sealed passageway at an airport and it would qualify as Level 4. For that matter, so would an elevator.”

THE NEW CIVILITY: Don Lemon shouts down CNN commentator on activist ‘mob’ definition: ‘Shut up!’

And this seems apropos: