It’s a relatively cool day here in the CatBox.  I slept poorly last night as there was a kitchen fire on the floor.  By the time I rousted, dressed, popped on George, and prepared myself to be evacuated, the FD had arrived, and it was out.  I returned to bed wide awake with elevated adrenalin.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:09 (average 5:12).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Inequality Media Channel): Turnout is Everything

The Reich on the left is right! RESIST!! VOTE!!

From YouTube (Full Frontal Channel): Real or Fake: #BeeBest Edition

The one that misspelled garbage may have been Trump. RESIST!! VOTE!!

From Politico: Devin Nunes, the California congressman whose allegiance to Donald Trump has made him public enemy number one to many Democrats, is beginning to feel the heat back home.

His little-known challenger is awash in cash from across the country as a result of Nunes’ polarizing role in the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. An independent expenditure campaign has posted hostile billboards along Highway 99, the heavily traveled main road through Nunes’ Central Valley district.

On Wednesday, a report in the Fresno Bee linked Nunes to a winery that allegedly held a wild cocaine-and-prostitutes evening yacht cruise — a winery where the congressman is a part-owner.

It all makes sense now. Nunes keeps his nose buried in Trump’s butt crack in the hope that Putin’s Pervert can get a few Russian hookers for Nunes’ cocaine and sex cruises.  RESIST!! VOTE!!

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Convict Trump!

It was supposed to be cloudy today, but the sun is on the wall.  61° outside.  78° in my chair.  ARGH!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:57 (average 5:58).  To do it click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): Things conservatives blame for mass school shootings instead of guns

Barf Bag Alert!!

It’s the guns, STUPID! RESIST!!

From Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump’s cancellation of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatens further strain on U.S.-China ties amid a trade dispute that had been intertwined with Beijing’s pressure on isolated Pyongyang.

The United States and China are also increasingly at odds in the disputed South China Sea. The Pentagon this week withdrew an invitation for China to take part in a major naval exercise in Hawaii, and Beijing has ramped up pressure on self-ruled Taiwan, armed by Washington but claimed by Beijing.

Trump on Thursday released a letter to Kim announcing his withdrawal from the planned June 12 meeting in Singapore, which would have been the first between leaders of the two countries.

Although Chinese state media called for continued engagement between Washington and Pyongyang, Trump’s move could mark a split between China and the United States over how to deal with North Korea and its nuclear weapons, experts said.

It also risks adding fuel to simmering trade tensions, just days after China and the United States pulled back from the brink of a full-blown trade war.

The Fuhrer never was never willing to negotiate and Kim knows it. Bolton’s Libya plan was clear. Trump mistakenly cancelled, because he thought Kim would, leaving Kim, another mad man, but smarter than Trump, the moral high ground. RESIST!!

From Think Progress: Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) just tried to set gay rights back 20 years, lost a major endorsement as a result — and then made it clear he didn’t care.

“Every homeowner should be able to make a decision not to sell their home to someone [if] they don’t agree with their lifestyle,” Rohrabacher told members of the Orange County Association of Realtors last week when asked about extending federal protections to the LGBTQ community. It was a blatant endorsement of anti-LGBTQ housing discrimination, which has been illegal in California for nearly two decades.

The National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals expressed outrage over the remarks, prompting the 1.3 million-member National Association of Realtors (NAR) to rescind its endorsement of Rohrabacher. The NAR code of ethics prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Kudos to the NAR. Discrimination of all kinds is standard for the Republican Reich, especially the ones with a wide stance! RESIST!!

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When will the next Bankster be convicted?

Here in the CatBox, I’m enjoying the fresh air as long as I can.  The sun will be coming out soon and turning my wall into a radiator, so it will be button up and AC time.  I won’t have time to research this today, but I hear the Fuhrer screwed the pooch in his North Korea deal.  Kim has been acting nasty since Bolton announced North Korea will be on the Libya plan.  You can’t blame Kim, considering the US role in the fate of Daffy Qaddafi.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 4:45).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): James Clapper Russia Assessment Calls Donald Trump Legitimacy Into Question (almost 20 min.)

Flake, who is quitting and keeps goose stepping on the way out, may be right, but every time I think we’ve hit bottom, the Republican Reich redefines low downward. RESIST!!

From Huffington Post: The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Ohio to strike down the state’s congressional map, saying it was intentionally drawn to so egregiously benefit Republicans that it violates the Constitution.

Since 2012, Republicans have consistently won the same 12 of Ohio’s 16 congressional seats, while winning between 51 and 59 percent of the state’s popular vote. The suit alleges that Republicans maintain this remarkable advantage because they controlled the redistricting process in 2011 and worked in secret to draw a map to guarantee just that outcome each year.

The suit was filed Wednesday in federal court on behalf of 16 voters in each of the state’s congressional districts, the Ohio chapter of the League of Women Voters and the A. Philip Randolph Institute, a labor and civil rights group.

Kudos to the ACLU and all parties bringing the suit. RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: NBC29 has the awful report of a Louisa County, Virginia four year old who shot and killed his two-year-old brother by accident in his home on Tuesday morning.

Tyler “Ty” Aponte was shot around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. Authorities say his 4-year-old brother thought the gun was a toy when he accidentally shot Tyler. […]

"It’s horrible, it’s devastating. You come into a scene like this and you see all the carnage. You see everything," said Major Donnie Lowe, Louisa County Sheriff’s Office.

Linda Eddy, a neighbor, said she has no idea how the children could have found a gun: "There is no way that they would leave a loaded gun out. They’re good people, they’re Christians. They’re good people, and take care of their children and make sure they have everything they need."

Republican Ammosexuals would be relieved that the gun was not harmed, since they obviously care more for their guns than for their children. RESIST!!

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It’s another hot, busy day here at the CatBox.  I’m waiting for Store to Door to deliver my grocery order.  They are due any time now.  After I unpack and stow them, I’ll have lunch and finish here.  Next, I have a letter to write to the Parole Board on behalf of one of my guys.  This evening WWWendy comes to destink a very needy TomCat.  Happy Hump Day to all, but be warned.  The Psychiatrist General has determined that Trump Humping is hazardous to your brain.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:22 (average 5:16).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Inequality Media Channel): Beyond Trump: A Federal Jobs Guarantee

The Reich on the Left is right. The Reich on the Right is Republican. We need either Robert’s plan, or a guaranteed living minimum income. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Stacey Abrams Makes History With Georgia Win

Excellent! Not only is she a true progressive and an authentic Democrat, but also, she has the balls to RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump said on Monday that he is “a-hundred-per-cent positive” that an F.B.I. informant infiltrated his 2016 campaign but that he has “absolutely no idea” who that mole might be.

“I’ve been trying to figure out who would have the opportunity and the motive to do something like this,” he said. “But I keep coming up empty.”

“Opportunity-wise, you’d need to be someone who’s in my inner circle and who could get close to me without raising suspicions,” he said. “But, then again, the person would have to be able to suddenly disappear for periods of time and report back to the F.B.I. I can’t think of anyone in a position to do that.”

Andy has a guess!

RESIST!!

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