WWWendy is due in 45 min., so I’ll finish politicking this after she leaves.  Then I’ll meditate upon the Holy Ellipsoid Orb.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:43 (average 5:04).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (SNL Channel): Kanye West Donald Trump Cold Open

LOL! The sad thing is that this was more sane than the real meeting! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube: Klown Wit Da Nuclear Code

Love it! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From NY Times: As an edgy, divided nation heads into a crucial election, much of the attention is focused on the anti-Trump animus of suburban women, which seems to have gained a few degrees in intensity over the Supreme Court confirmation of Brett M. Kavanaugh.

Much less examined are their male counterparts. While recent polls show that white women with a college degree favor Democratic House candidates by a large margin, 20 points or more, white college-educated men — who focus more singularly on economic issues, according to surveys — are a potential bulwark for the president and his party. It is especially true in suburban battleground districts that are likely to help decide the next House majority.

Those women with Trump supporting husbands need to emulate Lysistrata. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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It’s a busy day here in the CatBox with lots of chores to finish.  Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  My 2-3 Broncos are hosting the undefeated Rams.  The game will not be televised here, because the damn Seachickens are playing at the same time.  May the Holy Orb shine its light on your team, unless they say baa-a-a-a-a-a-a.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 5:50).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Seator [sic] Elizabeth Warren Hits Back At John F. Kelly Insult

Impolite and arrogant is the only feasible way for a woman (or man) to react to the Republican Reich. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From Daily Kos: Republicans like Collins always accuse their opponents of their own crimes and misdeeds. So when Collins called the crowdraising fund dedicated to ousting her for voting “yes” on Kavanaugh an attempt to bribe her sorry ass, we can only suppose it’s because the amount was simply too small to take seriously. She’d apparently already accepted a bribe from some dark money group that was much more lucrative…

…Susan Collins Gets ‘Six Figure’ Payback From Dark Money Group After Voting ‘Yes’ On Kavanaugh

A “dark money” group that spent millions promoting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation effort announced on Tuesday that it’s rewarding Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) with a new “six-figure TV and digital ad campaign” in support of her re-election after she voted for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

The group, Judicial Crisis Network, issued a press release expressing its gratitude to Collins for her “yes” vote.

Now we know the rest of the story. Collins sold her vote for $100,000 or more. Vote her out in 2020. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From The New Yorker: One day after Melania Trump pronounced herself “the most bullied person in the world,” millions of American voters vowed to put an end to her suffering in 2020.

In interviews across the country, sympathetic voters promised to do everything in their power to insure that, as of November, 2020, Melania would no longer be the target of the vicious bullying that has made her the most persecuted human on the planet.

“I never realized just how much she was suffering as First Lady,” Carol Foyler, a voter in Lansing, Michigan, said. “It’s up to us as voters to rescue her.”

Dang Andy! When Trump loses in 2020, I’m sure he’ll give her a job producing urine and speaking with a Russian accent, since Putin [R-RU] will cut-off his entertainment benefits.  RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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It’s a lazy day here in the CatBox.  I had  a bunch of paper work to do this morning, and it’s a relatively slow day for news that I have not already covered, so I’ll be relatively brief and get some much needed rest.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:17 (average 5:51).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Report: Turks Claim Evidence Of Missing Washington Post Journalist

I’m not sure who is most vile, the Fuhrer of the Republican Reich or the Saudis. A toss-up? RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): Prominent right-wing figures incite violence

Barf Bag Alert!!

There it is! Love, Republican style! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From Huffington Post: Washington state’s Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional and converted to life in prison all pending death sentences in the state.

The court’s decision on Thursday was unanimous, with the justices determining that capital punishment is applied “in an arbitrary and racially biased manner.”

“The use of the death penalty is unequally applied — sometimes by where the crime took place, or the county of residence… or the race of the defendant,” the court said in its opinion. “The death penalty, as administered in our state, fails to serve any legitimate penological goal; thus, it violates article I, section 14 of our state constitution.”

With the ruling, 20 states have either abolished or overturned the death penalty, according to the non-profit group Death Penalty Information Center.  Three others have moratoriums on it.

Kudos to Washington State! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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It’s a temperate day here in the CatBox.  The cool air crossing the room is countering the sun on the wall so far, but I may need to break out the A/C later.  WWWendy was late last night, because a parent did not pick up a special needs child at her school, so Wendy had to stay there, until an alternate relative arrived.  I got to bed late, and we had been working so hard on tasks, that I had trouble winding down and getting to sleep.  So today, I feel groggy.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:39 (average 4:23).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Brian Kemp Holding Up 53K Voter Registrations As He Runs For Governor

How vile! Decent people would recuse themselves, but not Republicans!  Don’t let Republicans steal YOUR vote! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube (MoveOn Channel): Willie Nelson sings "Vote ’em out"

Amen Willie! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): The right-wing attacks on Kavanaugh protesters are out of control

Barf Bag Alert!!

The Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, and the rest of the Republican bubble machine are full of Kava-Crap!! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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Damn Koch Suckers!