BAD REVIEWS FROM THE HOMETOWN CHEERING SECTION: L.A. Times, S.F. Chronicle: Kamala Harris ‘Failed Miserably’ at Brett Kavanaugh Hearing.

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SARAH HOYT: How to Write When You Don’t Want To.

To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he has a deadline looming in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Particularly in the last two hours looming up to the deadline…

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NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG: Bible prophecy FULFILLED as first ‘red heifer born in 2,000 YEARS’ signalling END OF DAYS.

CAN CONFIRM: Pluto should be reclassified as a planet, experts say.

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SORT OF LIKE AFTER HILLARY’S DEFEAT: It’s shameful what US Open did to Naomi Osaka.

Naomi Osaka, 20 years old, just became the first player from Japan to win a Grand Slam.

Yet rather than cheer Osaka, the crowd, the commentators and US Open officials all expressed shock and grief that Serena Williams lost.

Osaka spent what should have been her victory lap in tears. It had been her childhood dream to make it to the US Open and possibly play against Williams, her idol, in the final.

It’s hard to recall a more unsportsmanlike event.

Here was a young girl who pulled off one of the greatest upsets ever, who fought for every point she earned, ashamed.

At the awards ceremony, Osaka covered her face with her black visor and cried. The crowd booed her. Katrina Adams, chairman and president of the USTA, opened the awards ceremony by denigrating the winner and lionizing Williams — whose ego, if anything, needs piercing.

“Perhaps it’s not the finish we were looking for today,” Adams said, “but Serena, you are a champion of all champions.” Addressing the crowd, Adams added, “This mama is a role model and respected by all.”

That’s not likely the case now, not after the world watched as Serena Williams had a series of epic meltdowns on the court, all sparked when the umpire warned her: No coaching from the side. Her coach was making visible hand signals.

“I don’t cheat to win,” Williams told him. “I’d rather lose.”

She couldn’t let it go, going back multiple times to berate the umpire. At one point she called him a thief.

“You stole a point from me!” she yelled.

After her loss, Williams’s coach admitted to ESPN that he had, in fact, been coaching from the stands, a code violation. The warning was fair. . . .

Osaka, a young player at the beginning of her career, showed grit, determination and maturity on that court and off.

She earned that trophy. Let’s recall that this wasn’t Osaka’s first victory over Williams — she beat Williams back in March, causing a hiccup in that great comeback narrative.

Osaka earned her moment as victor at the US Open, one that should have been pure joy. If anything was stolen during this match, it was that.

Shameful, but not surprising.

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FROM BAUHAUS TO THE ALT-RIGHT’S HOUSE: How architecture-themed Twitter accounts became a magnet for white nationalism.

Curiously though, Philip Johnson, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier aren’t named-checked in the article.

DECISIVE BATTLES IN CHINESE HISTORY: The book does not address the South China Sea battle with the U.S. — yet. Just “…the Warring States Period in the fourth century B.C. through the Second World War.” As Dr. Nofi notes, the book has limitations. But it’s useful background, as Dr. Nofi writes “an introduction to the subject for the general reader…” As for the South China Sea and the Himalayas versus India? Stay tuned.

BARACK TO THE RESCUE: Republican voters just found their motivation to vote in November.

REX MURPHY: Relax. Trudeau is busily solving our most urgent energy crisis: Gender.

GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR HONESTY: Writer admits “I am an idiot,” apologizes to Zina Bash and husband over “white power sign.”

CLOWN SHOW: U.S. government admits error in claiming alleged Russian spy offered sex for job.

THIS IS MORE LIKE THE 21ST CENTURY I WAS EXPECTING: Stunning images from experimental glider as it smashes altitude record flight and reaches 76,000ft.

AMAZING WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN AN ADMINISTRATION ISN’T AT WAR WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: Obama’s bitter sore spot: The Trump economy.

NEVER TAKE SEX OR LOVE ADVICE FROM FEMINISTS: Now ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Is Bad for Your Sex Life — at Least According to Feminists.

INVARIABLY, THE LEFT BRINGS OUT THE HUMAN SHIELDS: Desperate Democrats Trot Out Children to Testify Against Kavanaugh.

A COOL AND LOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BICYCLE MENACE: If you want to get New Yorkers talking crazy, just bring up bike lanes.

Perhaps a series of public service announcements might bring more urban awareness to the bicycle menace.

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PATTERICO: I AM AN IDIOT: ZINA BASH’S OK SIGN WAS COMPLETELY INNOCENT AFTER ALL.

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