The title is not exactly accurate – but the information is interesting
Talking Feds – Trump Watches TOTAL COLLAPSE of co-defendant in federal court
The Lincoln Project – OK Coupid (if you don’t know, just google either name in “News”
Thom Hartmann – Why UAW Strike Is Bigger Than You Think
Robert Reich – Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas
Dad Brings in a Tiny Kitten to Keep His ‘Clingy Cat’ Company
Beau – Let’s talk about Trump and severed cases….
Glenn Kirschner – Trump STILL unlawfully concealing classified documents. DOJ must act to preserve the rule of law
Meidas Touch – Biden MOCKS Coward MAGA Republicans for Socialism remarks WHILE secretly BEGGING for Investments
The Lincoln Project – President Biden Speaks in Florida Following Hurricane Ian
MSNBC – Oath Keepers Trial Is DOJ’s ‘Biggest Case And Biggest Challenge
Sam Bee from 2019 – Columbus Day Should Be Indigenous Peoples Day ft. Congresswoman Deb Haaland
Beau – Let’s talk about the possibility of Putin using a tactical….
Yesterday, I confes I pretty well laid back all day. I did get a few things accomplished – but very litte. I hope I can get moving today.
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Mississippi Free Press – Black FedEx Driver Says White Men Chased, Shot At Him During Deliveries
Quote – [His attorney, Carlos] Moore compared the incident to the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was jogging when three white men, including a father and son, pursued and killed him in Glynn County, Ga., in 2020. “It’s just sad that it happens. It seems to be a copycat duo copying off the Ahmaud Arbery case. …. They saw this man was a Black man, and they just hauled off and shot at him multiple times, at least the younger son did. The older guy tried to entrap him. They were working concertedly to try to entrap and kill this man. I mean, they shot at him several times. It’s amazing that he survived.”
Click through for details. Not that the details are all that unique. As Lona said, we’re so tired of racism, but the GQP will never be tirned of it.
Crooks and Liars – Clarence Thomas Must Resign: Ron DeSantis Regular Contact Edition
Quote: But now American Oversight has obtained evidence that Justice Thomas is in regular, direct contact with Florida’s MAGA governor, Ron DeSantis. In a pitch to his scheduling office in June, 2021, Ginni Thomas requested DeSantis’ attendance at one of her “coalition” meetings, saying: “Gov. DeSantis will be acquainted with me, as I video-interviewed him for a Leader series with Daily Caller years ago when he served in Congress, saw him at a state dinner in the Trump White House and my husband has been in contact with him too on various things of late.”
Click thrugh. This is what happens when a nation takes it for granted the its Supreme Court Justices will not be out-and-out gangsters, because the mostly haven’t been. But now they are. And our hands are tied. Unless we can get a strong majority in both Houses and the Presidency, the future is looking bleak.
The Nib – Black and Red (The History of Black Socialism)
Quote – Throughout 1919, more than four million workers went on strike. Big business came up with a plan it would use for decades… To divide workers along RACE. That same year, race riots broke out across 25 cities in what would become known as THE RED SUMMER.
Click through for full graphic article. The Nib is a “cartoon” site, but so much of what they do I just can’t call a cartoon.
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Glenn Kirschner – Federal Judge Sanctions 9 Pro-Trump Lawyers for Fraudulent Lawsuit Challenging Election Results
I don’t find that he links to the (110 page) opinion, but I will
Don Winslow Films – #TrumpMadeInChina
Really American – Marjorie Greene Returns To Twitter After Spewing Insane Conspiracies
Robert Reich – The Real Socialism in America is Not What You Think
Tiniest Kitten Is The Biggest Fighter
Beau – Let’s talk about the FDA approval and why you should get vaccinated now….
It’s another muggy day, here in the CatBox. Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, so I’m not too sure how much I’ll have for you then. Then Monday, I’ll be gone for my cardiac stress test from 9:30 in the morning until around 5 PM with no food and no nap. I’ll be exhausted, so I may not cover Iowa very well. Have a great weekend!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:05 (average 5:50). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From Alternet: 3. The Soviet Union and China achieved state capitalism, not socialism
As leader of the Soviet Union, Lenin once said that socialism was a goal, not yet an achieved reality. The Soviet had, instead, achieved “state capitalism.” A socialist party had state power, and the state had become the industrial capitalist displacing the former private capitalists. The Soviet revolution had changed who the employer was; it had not ended the employer/employee relationship. Thus, it was—to a certain extent—capitalist.
Lenin’s successor, Stalin, declared that the Soviet Union had achieved socialism. In effect, he offered Soviet state capitalism as if it were the model for socialism worldwide. Socialism’s enemies have used this identification ever since to equate socialism with political dictatorship. Of course, this required obscuring or denying that (1) dictatorships have often existed in capitalist societies and (2) socialisms have often existed without dictatorships.
After initially copying the Soviet model, China changed its development strategy to embrace instead a state-supervised mix of state and private capitalism focused on exports. China’s powerful government would organize a basic deal with global capitalists, providing cheap labor, government support, and a growing domestic market. In exchange, foreign capitalists would partner with Chinese state or private capitalists, share technology, and integrate Chinese output into global wholesale and retail trade systems. China’s brand of socialism—a hybrid state capitalism that included both communist and social-democratic streams—proved it could grow faster over more years than any capitalist economy had ever done.
The only Socialism we need to fear in the US is the National Socialism of the Republican Reich. This is the third of ten things you should know about Socialism. Please click through for the other nine. RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): Watch ER doctor confront Mike Pence
While evading the question, Republican traitor Pence failed to mention that he fought Medicaid expansion in Indiana tooth and nail. It passed in spite of him. What a liar! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline High Quality
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!