It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. Yesterday we made a few new things to eat. For lunch, I had BBQ chicken wings and rice. That was spectacular! For supper I had Campbell’s chunky soup. For breakfast I has Cream of Wheat. Yesterday I also did the most important thing I shall do in what’s left of my life. I voted Blue no matter who top to bottom!! I did manage a badly needed nap this morning. Oh God, it’s Monday!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today I did not receive a puzzle from Jig Zone. When I entered what the URL should be, the page was not there. Hopefully they will be back tomorrow.
Cartoon:
Do you think Amy Coney Grabbit has given access to her Fuhrer? I suspect it depends on whether her husband ordered her to do so.
Trump* Virus Update:
Click for interactive maps and charts
US Cases: 8,388,013
US Deaths: 224,732
Plus all the Trump*/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding
Religious Ecstasy:
As much as I am praising the wondrous Orb for my Broncos’ sake, I watched the Houston-Tennessee overtime and could not help grieving on Pat’s behalf.
Short Takes:
From Crooks and Liars: Senator Susan Collins is acknowledging that her political action committee, “Dirigo PAC” has donated money to a pair of northern Maine candidates for the state legislature who believe in QAnon.
This is what the Republican Reich considers “moderate”: raising money for QAnon candidates. ARGH! RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): Then and now: See Electoral College projection 16 days before election
PLEASE, America! Remember who badly we blew it four years ago! No matter how good the numbers look, we are certainly capable of selling our nation into permanent National Socialist tyranny, if we get complacent about defeating criminal Fuhrer Trump*! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Fleetwood Mac – Landslide (Official Music Video)
A Landslide is certainly what we need. Ah… the memories! Protest like the 60s! RESIST!!
Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!
Just like I did!!
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Cool beans. Well, maybe not beans. But sounds like good food (whether I could eat it or not is irrelevant.) Glad you got in a nap!
“Cutting Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett a check each year would be a small price to pay for having their voices removed from the bench. And just think of all the beer.: – Mark Sumner (Increasing the number of justices on the court is not the only way to change its size.)
A central place to look for an event near you to protect the results of the election.
Cartoon – “Our” Pussies? I have news for them. They don’t own any pussies.
TVU – Yup.
Yay! Glad your Broncos came through for you finally – and against the “Pats” makes it all the sweeter.
C&L – Also from C&L – Donald Trump Jr. says in his second term his Dad will eliminate the FBI. I am not making this up. (I posted the “2030” ad in a comment there.) Oh, and WRT Qanon – Adam Zyglis made a cartoon which is a poster for “AVENUE Qanon (the deranged musicsl).
CNN – Republicans motivate through fear. But Democrats can also be motivated by fear, and I think (and hope) that enough of us are feeling that to create a landslide. But of course one can’t be certain.
Blast – Amen.
Cartoon: Exactly!
TVU: Wish that we would flatten the curve….deaths @31.
Proud for your team, and their win. Thank you for your compassion, did you hear me screaming? We are at
1-5-0 Overall. Hope that they improve….we’ll see how Romeo Crennel will do as head coach, after the firing of Bill O’Brien.. I miss DeAndre Hopkins WR – went to AZ Cardinals. darn it!
C&L: Good grief. ugh!
CNN: Yes we’ve seen this before…and I thought we won blue then. Joe for the WIN 2020 !!
FM: Such a good band, and wonderful vibes!
Glad to read that you are eating well, your meals sound delicious! Hope that you have a relaxing day and evening, and get in another nap. Take good, good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “donald j. trump will run again in 2024 if he loses to Joe Biden.” ~ Steve Bannon ~
2. “Dr. Fauci has a security detail after death threats and harassment against his family. That’s sad, the very fact that a public health message to save lives triggers such venom and animosity. ~ anon ~
3. “Trump’s tax cuts have saved Sheldon Adelson’s company at least $700 Million. The Adelsons just donated $75 Million to a Trump super PAC in a last ditch attempt to get him re-elected. This is what oligarchy looks like.” ~ Robert Reich ~
4. “You’re Matt Gaetz and you sacrifice any reputation you might have had to kowtow to trump and he can’t even remember your name.” ~ Helen K. ~
5. “Early voting has surged to 24.2 million already, 17x’s the rate of 2015 same time. Yes, 1700%, the voters. That’s the October suprise!” ~ George Takei ~
6. “Kamala – Lotus Flower. Perdue – Stinkweed.” ~ Keith H. ~
oops…#5. Year should be 2016.
TJI#1: Bannon is an odious sack of excrement!
TJI# So sad! So crazy!
TJI# 4: This clown is an odious sack of excrement! They seem, somehow, attracted to the Grievously Outrageous Pig Party!
TJI #8 – Tells you all you need to know, doesn’t it.
I’m afraid I don’t know much about your team. I cam barely keep track of mine.
Yes, it’s Monday, and you are still here with us! wonderful!
From “the Infinite Game,” by Simon Sinek:“A signpost stands at a fork in the road.Pointing in one direction, the sign says ’Victory.’Pointing in another direction the sign says ’Fulfillment.’ We must pick a direction.Which one will we choose?
If we choose the path to Victorythe goal is to win!We will experience the thrill of competitionas we rush toward the finish line.Crowds gather to cheer for us!And then it’s over.And everyone goes home.(Hopefully we can do it again)
If we choose the path to Fulfillment,The journey will be long.There will be times in which we must watch our stepthere will be times we can stop to enjoy the viewwe keep going.we keep going.Crowds gather to join us on the journey.
And when our lives are over,those who joined us on the path to Fulfillmentwill keep going without us andinspire others to join them too.”
We need the Victory, now, as we to work toward Fulfillment, whenever. Victory, now, is the finite piece on the way to the infinite, ongoing, betterment.
‘Toon: One might ask whether, or not, snidely, this Amy (any coincidence?) has one!
TVU: Onward and upward!
C&L: Maybe her endorsement will be the death knoll for those candidates. I can hope, can’t I?
CNN: DO WHAT THE CAT DID!!!!!
BFP: A good one!
Simon Sinek had that right, Mitch.
Cartoon: Makes you wonder??
TVU: Scary, matters what happens this week, if it continues to climb, we’re facing massive closures again.
Way to go Broncos. Happy your team won.
C&L: Hopefully it will turn on her and her buddies. Reading what Joanne wrote; Despicable about tRump’s stinking son’s remark regarding the FBI. They’d find more ways to destroy our country. Hopefully tRump and all of his cronies will be voted out on Nov. 3.
CNN: Get rid of the stinking Electoral College. We shall show them who leads with our voting…when Joe wins on November 3.
BFTP: Great tune by Fleetwood Max.
Glad you’re getting your meals figured out to where you’re able to eat without any negative issues. Sure that will make you feel way better too.
Plus getting your naps are very important too.
Hope the rest of your day went well.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Oh, how I wish he would try!
(Freya – the URL that works is the one from “Image Properties” which you can find by R-clicking the image itself – it’s in the bottome half of the menu)
May your kitty’s claws find what Stormy couldn’t!
CNN — The numbers for 19/10/20 from Advanced Symbolics which I posted on Squatch’s Open Thread 14/10/20 — EC 355 Biden 183 Trump. The popular vote is 55% Biden and 45% Trump which won’t have the swings like the EC totals.
Voters, whatever you do, do not screw up and hand Trump another 4 years because you will definitely suffer! Send him to the showers permanently!
It’s so good to hear you can enjoy your meals again. I hope this enjoyment will be with you for a long time to come, TomCat.
Cartoon: The “You’re Joking, Right?” tuxedo cat (a selfie, I presume) sais it all; no pussies for Republicans to grab here unless they’re finally going for the cowards in the GOP. And that would be self-anihilation.
TVU: Only a week ago, India was about to take over from the US and look at the map now. Trump will be so happy he’s got company from his friend Boris Johnson and other leaders in Europe.
C&L: Susan Collins wasn’t “very concerned” when she donated $400 to each of the QAnon candidates, was she?
CNN: Forget about the polls, forget about the numbers, vote with your American heart and do what you must do: End The Reign Of Terror.
BFTP: Yes, a beautiful blue landslide like this is what we need.
Thanks and Hugs to all!