It’s a muggy day here in the CatBox.  My eyes are burning and my COPD is acting up.  Right now Portland has the highest grass pollen count in the US.  I slept poorly last night, because of residual heat.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:27 (average 4:50).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Mike Pompeo Constructs Iran Narrative Moving US Toward War Footing

Since Pompeo blamed Iran, before any evidence was even available makes it highly likely that Pompeo knew that the attack was going to take place, before it happened. The Maine, Gulf of Tonkin, or WMD redux? RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: Back in May, Mitch McConnell passed a milestone: over 100 pieces of legislation that were passed by the Democratic-controlled House have been halted by the Senate majority leader before they ever got a vote. McConnell bragged about turning the Senate into a legislative cemetery, and he’s being a good crypt-keeper by making sure that even the most critical bills are dead on arrival.

That includes sorely needed legislation that would provide election security for 2020. As The New York Times reports, McConnell is blocking any vote on a bill that would provide funds to secure state and local election facilities against exactly the sort of attack that Russia carried out successfully in 2016. McConnell is also blocking legislation designed to force companies such as Facebook and Twitter to be more transparent about the sources of political ads. 

McConnell is protecting Russia’s hacking. McConnell is protecting Russia’s social media campaign. 

What else could McConnell do to grease the skids for more Kremlin interference?

He’s doing everything he can. This is not just Trump. Bought Bitch Mitch and the Republican Reich are conspiring with Russia. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: The embattled Presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway will leave her post at the White House, effective immediately, and begin a new job at the Kremlin on Friday, the White House and the Kremlin have confirmed.

Conway, who has served as a counsellor to President Donald Trump, will serve as a counsellor to President Vladimir Putin.

The White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, announced the news in sombre fashion. “Everyone here is happy for Kellyanne, but our nation has lost a great liar,” she said.

Dang Andy! She so crooked that the Fuhrer is going to keep her. RESIST!!

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Contrary to Republican claims, the founding fathers did not put it there.

It’s not as hot today here in the CatBox.  Yesterday the high at the airport was 99°, but downtown, where I am, it reached 103°.  Today will be in the high 80°s.  I still feel frustrated and depressed, but I’m back in the saddle anyway.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:09 (average 4:30).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Inside President Donald Trump’s Plot To Destroy His GOP Nemesis

I stand boldly against Justin Amash on every issue, save one. But that one has fully unleashed the wrath of the Republican Reich against him. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Jesse Dollemore Channel): Donald Trump: “I’d Take” Damaging Info on 2020 Rival From Foreign Enemy Operatives!

Thank you Jesse. I too am shocked that Fuhrer of the Republican Reich is bragging about his criminal intent. The Fuhrer is a traitor. RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: Today’s Quinnipiac poll finds all the better known Democratic candidates would defeat Donald Trump if the election were held today.

         Joe Biden leads by 53% to 40%

• Bernie Sanders 51%, Trump 42%
• Kamala Harris 49%, Trump 41%
• Elizabeth Warren 49%, Trump 42%
• Pete Buttigieg 47%, Trump 42%
• Cory Booker 47%, Trump 42%

Woooo Hoooo!! RESIST!!

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I have terrible news.  They cancelled my move, because of a paperwork glitch.  They did the paperwork for a Fair Market Unit. To qualify I need < 50% of a median household income. I do quality. The temporary unit I was going to, until a fair unit in the building is available, is a Hooper Detox unit. The government subsidy rep refused to sign off on treating the unit as temporary and insisted I meet the qualifications for that unit, which is < 40% of median household income. I don’t qualify. They explained my disabilities and how they had to put me in an inadequate unit here. The government subsidy rep didn’t care. I must have gotten a damn Republican. I will get the next fair market unit that opens there, be it in a day or a year. I’m so frustrated!  This is my only article today.  I just need a day to cry and get my head around this.  AAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:46 (average 4:58).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Take:

From The New Yorker: Donald Trump has reached a groundbreaking deal with the Hawaiian Islands to make them the nation’s fiftieth state, Trump confirmed on Monday.

Calling it “my most incredible deal yet,” Trump said that he had forced Hawaii to bend to his will and “cough up billions” to become a state.

“This is a big win for our country,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Hawaii is going to be a beautiful and amazing state.”

Just minutes after his announcement, however, there was significant pushback from Hawaii, which claimed that it had already reached a deal to become a state in 1959.

That claim swiftly drew the ire of Trump, who denounced Hawaii’s alleged sixty years of statehood as “fake news” and “disgraceful.”

Dang Andy! If the Fuhrer steals the 2020 election, Hawaii will agree that it’s fake news and stay out. RESIST!!

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It’s another busy day here at the CatBox.  Unit 245 is a much smaller unit than Unit 215 was.  It is big enough to meet my needs, albeit barely.  The bathroom, on the other hand, is magnificent.  I can’t wait to break in my new throne, and it has a roll in shower.  I would have taken pictures, bur when I reached into the pouch on my wheel chair, I discovered that my iPhone was still sitting on my bed here.  ARGH!  I’ll be going back there tomorrow with Anne, a CCC Rep., to sigh paperwork, get keys, pay and take possession.  I’ll take pics then.  For that reason, I’ll be posting only a Personal Update with no links messages on Care2.  The trip back may be gruesome.  We have 96° forecast.  Oh God it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:45 (average 5:26).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Watch Fox News host call Trump statement ‘fake news’

Barf Bag Alert!!

When Laura Ingraham, one of the most rabid goose-steppers at the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, calls bullshit on her own beloved Fuhrer, you know he stepped in it. RESIST!!

From YouTube (A blast from the the past):

Ah the memories! RESIST!!

From TPM: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao cleared the path for projects that would specifically benefit Kentucky and thus, her husband Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ahead of his 2020 reelection bid.

According to Politico, these arranged grants ultimately topped $78 million.

Chao assigned her aide Todd Inman to be the special liaison for Kentucky projects, a perk that other states did not enjoy and which helped channel money and attention into the Bluegrass state.

Dang! Bought Bitch Mitch is corrupt? What a surprise… NOT! RESIST!!

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Using Trump instead would be a trans-species fallacy.