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Sep 062020
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  WWWendy will be here in about an hour.  I’ll be back in the saddle and laboring here tomorrow.  Please stay safe!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:18 (average 4:54).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

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US Cases: 6,432,209
US Deaths: 192,864
Plus thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast of protest): Jefferson Airplane -White Rabbit

 

Ah… the memories! Protest like the 60s!  RESIST!!

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Another Reason to Unplug!

 Posted by at 12:11 pm  Politics
Sep 052020
 

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve suggested that you dump Fakebook, we could all retire in comfort.  I trust you know that Fakebook was a major vehicle for distributing Republican lies from Russian bots to help Trump* steal the White House in 2016.  Fakebook’s claims that they didn’t know those accounts were Russian fall flat, because Russia paid the bill for them in Rubles.  Fakebook now has a new way to assist Trump this year.  That’s another reason to unplug!

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Facebook this week said it would bar political ads in the seven days before the presidential election. That could prevent dirty tricks or an “October surprise” and give watchdogs time to fact-check statements. But rather than responding with glee, election officials say the move leaves them worried.

Included in the ban are ads purchased by election officials — secretaries of state and boards of elections — who use Facebook to inform voters about how voting will work. The move effectively removes a key communication channel just as millions of Americans will begin to navigate a voting process different from any they’ve experienced before.

“Every state’s elections office has a very small communications office that is doing everything that they can to get the word out about the election,” said Gabe Rosenberg, the communications director for Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill (who is not related to this reporter). “This just makes it a little bit harder, for, as far as I can see, no real gain.”

The rule change was announced Thursday in a Facebook post  [Fakebook delinked] by the site’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Previously, Facebook’s rules [Fakebook delinked] for fact-checking certain campaign ads but not others have come under fire. Taken together, they demonstrate how Facebook has become an integral piece of the American democratic process — but one that is controlled by the decisions of a private corporation, which can set rules in its own interest

Inserted from <Raw Story>

NYT columnist on Facebook’s new rules to ban new political ads one week before the election

 

Here’s the rest of the story.  The only people that this rule cuts off are political campaigns and governmental organizations.  Other organizations that disseminate political messages on Fakebook are dominated by the extreme right, so the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, Breitfart, and thousands of Russian bots, courtesy of Putin [R-RU], are free to spew their garbage on Fakebook at an even higher rate than they did in 2016.

If Fakebook really wanted to protect their users victims, they could outlaw all political messaging for six months before elections and US political messaging from foreign accounts at all times, but that will never happen.  Why?  It would take too many Rubles out of Mark Fuckerberg’s pocket!

With Fakebook, the only way to win is not to play!

Unplug!

 

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Sep 052020
 

It’s a hectic Saturday here in the CatBox.  I got up a half an hour early this morning, so I could get a head start and a longer morning map.  So much for the best laid plans of mice and men…, and far too often, of Puddy Tats.  A hacker must have broken into the Bluehost server and hacked the email PW of the PP admin email account.  I know it could not have come from my computer, because I have never sent email from admin.  Incoming admin email auto-forwards to my tomcat PP email account.  The hacker then set up a SPAM bot to to send Republican propaganda from PP.  It quickly started failing due to our 250/hour sent-email limit, so for each failed piece of SPAM, admin forwarded a mailer-daemon notice to my tomcat account.  I woke up to find over 4,500 notices in my inbox.  I fixed the problem by changing the admin PW, but between figuring that out and cleaning up the mess, it took me over two hours.  Instead of a long nap, I got a very short nap, and I’m still quite a bit late.  If you sent me email that got lost in the mess, please resend it. Tomorrow is a WWWendy in the morning day, so please expect no more than a Personal Update from me.  Please stay safe in holiday traffic.  Have a great weekend.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:35 (average 5:41).  To so it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0905TrumpVirusMap

US Cases: 6,392,303
US Deaths: 192,168
Plus thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From TPM: White supremacists pose the most serious terror threat to the United States, according to a draft report from the Department of Homeland Security.

Three different drafts of the report obtained by Politico characterize the threat from white supremacists as the deadliest domestic terror threat in the United States.

All three documents also report that 2019 was the deadliest year for domestic violent extremists since the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995.

The documents indicate that “lone offenders” and “small cells of individuals” are increasingly joining up with people who share their ideologies and “will pose the primary terrorist threat to the United States.” 

“Among these groups, we assess that white supremacist extremists – who increasingly are networking with likeminded persons abroad – will pose the most persistent and lethal threat,” the report indicates.

Here, we already know that, but far to many don’t. TELL THEM!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Liberal Redneck Channel): Liberal Redneck – QAnonsense

 

I have to disagree with Trae. Calling Republican QAnon conspiracy believers “dumb shits” is far too insulting to dumb shits.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of protest): Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son

 

Ah… the memories. Protest like the 60s!  RESIST!!

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Losers and Suckers

 Posted by at 11:02 am  Politics
Sep 042020
 

The military and I have often been on opposite sides over the years.  They have served in wars against which I have protested, and devious politicians have used them as weapons against protests that included me.  So one might think I have a low opinion of service people, but that is not true.  I consider them honorable people who have been used as cannon fodder for dishonest political ends in most of the conflicts in my lifetime.  I have always believed that protesters should hate the wars but love the warriors.  Except for one very tiny portion of heroes KIA, I would never consider them “Losers” and “Suckers”!

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When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service wouldn’t drive him there. Neither claim was true.

Trump rejected the idea of the visit because he feared his hair would become disheveled in the rain, and because he did not believe it important to honor American war dead, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the discussion that day. In a conversation with senior staff members on the morning of the scheduled visit, Trump said, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” In a separate conversation on the same trip, Trump referred to the more than 1,800 marines who lost their lives at Belleau Wood as “suckers” for getting killed.

Belleau Wood is a consequential battle in American history, and the ground on which it was fought is venerated by the Marine Corps. America and its allies stopped the German advance toward Paris there in the spring of 1918. But Trump, on that same trip, asked aides, “Who were the good guys in this war?” He also said that he didn’t understand why the United States would intervene on the side of the Allies…[emphasis added]

Inserted from <The Atlantic>
Photo credit: The Logical Indian

Because of Trump’s historical illiteracy, he may have been thinking of opposing the WWII allies.  His Fifth Reich today borrows so much from Hitler’s Third Reich, that I bet he wishes the US had joined the Axis.

Here are two videos that document this hatred of American heroes.

Trump Calls Fallen Soldiers “Losers” and “Suckers”

 

Outrage, But Not Surprise, At Reports That Trump Called Fallen Veterans ‘Suckers’, ‘Losers’

 

There are losers and suckers in military cemeteries. They are the ones who voted for Trump in 2016 before dying. But troops that vote for Trump* in 2020, after he said this and continued to support Putin [R-RU] after Putin paid bounties for dead US soldiers, are the biggest losers and suckers in US military history.

Speaking as a dying man, if Trump steals the 2020 election, I will consider death a blessing.

RESIST!!

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Sep 042020
 

It’s another sweltering day here in the CatBox with a high of 95°.  Last night I executed my Last Will and Testament.  WWWendy was thrilled to learn that she gets both the liver and the plunger.  I overslept and had a hearty breakfast of gooped potatoes, ground beef, cheese and gravy, gooped watermelon, mixed berry yogurt and apple juice, so I’m running later.  Diana will be here in the next 45 minutes to check my butt fungus.  Wendy has to work, so she can’t be here to make a video of the event.  Update:  I have a mildly infested but much more contented ass! Happy Hump Day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:09 (average 4:46).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

A past blast of protest

Trump* Virus Update:

0904TrumpVirusMap

US Cases: 6,338,119
US Deaths: 191,138
Plus thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): ARREST THIS SCARY GENTLEMAN

AMEN, Don! “No Joy” belongs behind bars with his beloved criminal Fuhrer Trump*!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Jacob Blake Spoke To Biden From His Hospital Bed, Says Family Attorney

Biden’s Kenosha trip was the polar opposite from Trump’s*. Biden conciliated; Biden told the truth; Trump* spewed lies.  Trump* threatened. Biden offered solutions; Trump* offered failures. Biden supported victims and upholders of law and order; Trump* supported Gestapo and abusers of power. Biden showed love; Trump showed fear (the opposite of love).  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of protest): Vietnam War-House of the Rising Sun

From now on, I’ll keep looking for material haven’t used before. Because that’s so hard to find, expect mostly reruns. Protest like the 60s!  RESIST!!

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Two Months to Go!

 Posted by at 11:19 am  Politics
Sep 032020
 

There are two months left until election day, so here are some projection on the Presidency, Senate Races, House Races and Governor races.  All maps are embedded from 270 to Win.


Click the map to create your own at 270toWin.com

 

As badly as Jo Biden is beating the asshole, whose vile name I prefer not to mention, it’s a lot closer in the Electoral College.  There are enough “Leans” and “Tossup” states that another disaster could happen.


Click the map to create your own at 270toWin.com

 

The Senate is a tossup.  However, even if we win all six tossup seats and all three leans Republican seats, Republicans can still control the Senate with a 44 vote minority, unless we nuke the Republican filibastards!


Click the map to create your own at 270toWin.com

 

The House looks good.  The more the better!  That’s where our advantage in population overpowers their advantage in geography.


Click the map to create your own at 270toWin.com

 

The Governors races show that we are still behind on the local level.  One Republican in power at any level, from dawg catcher up, is one Republican too many.

In conclusion, we still have a lot of work to do.

RESIST!!

 

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Sep 032020
 

It’s another tired, busy day here in the CatBox.  I overworked myself yesterday, something I tend to do when dealing with unpleasant tasks to get them over with.  Store to Door will deliver groceries within the next three hours, and I gave to unpack and put them away.  WWWendy is coming this evening to to destink the heat wave (95° forecast) fouled TomCat, change my pain patch, goop, and do chores.  I did get a nap this morning.  Diana and I decided tomorrow would be better for my follow up visit, as that will make her visit, after my shower.  I guess I must be pretty rancid!  JD, would you please cover Samantha Bee?  I have another article to do.  Have a great day, everyone.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:20 (average 4:54).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0903TrumpVirusMap

US Cases: 6,291,776
US Deaths: 190,014
Plus thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From Alternet: Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana has a long and colorful track record of being a right-wing prick who has a strange preoccupation with World War II, though which side he’s most obsessed with remains debatable. But one thing is clear: He likes to dress with flair and really sell his Military Police Corps career, complete with tough talk about hitting heavy bags and “riding Harleys to honor our American flag.” It’s almost like he’s overcompensating for something. (Just saying.) Anyhoo, Higgins is also a big Second Amendment rights and states’ rights guy. Of course, that doesn’t apply to those who aren’t white right-wing, Second Amendment types.

According to The Advocate and Mother Jones, on Tuesday Rep. Higgins posted a picture of armed Black demonstrators on Facebook, captioning it: “I’d drop any 10 of you where you stand.” Higgins seems to be working on the assumption that these demonstrators are out-of-towners with secret agendas—the oldest and most classic fascistic ruse in abusive states dealing with civil unrest. Higgins made sure everyone knew that he wasn’t being racist while he was clearly being racist, since trying to find similar images of white guys in tactical gear and assault weapons “demonstrating” would also include too many MAGA hats. “Nothing personal. We just eliminate the threat. We don’t care what color you are. We don’t care if you’re left or right. if you show up like this, if We recognize threat…you won’t walk away,” he spewed.

Hmmm… The author may be on to something. Is two inches an overestimation of the average size of Republican Ammosexuals?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Trump Encourages His Supporters To Try To Commit Voter Fraud By Voting For Him Twice

 

Republicans are trying to deflect this by saying that he meant his supporters should vote in person only if their mail-in vote didn’t count. They’re NOT lying, the Pope is NOT Catholic, and bears do NOT shit in the woods!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of protest): Sheryl Crow – In The End (Live)

 

I saw her on Morning Joe. That’s great protest music and brand new too! Protest like the 60s!  RESIST!!

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Sep 022020
 

It’s a hectic day, here in the CatBox.  I’m feeling a bit under the weather, so I decided to take the day to work on some end of life tasks.  I closed out our PayPal account and between that and some savings, I paid for our Domain and Hosting Expenses through August, 2025.  I feel relieved and peaceful in the knowledge that JD, Lona, Lynn, and Nameless (listed alphabetically) will able to operate PP for a long, long time without having to spend their own money to do so.  I also elevated Lona to full Administrator, since her situation has allowed her to post again.  Also, I arranged for Kitty Kremation.  Also, because Trump* has virtually destroyed the NFL season, and I no longer have the energy to keep track of the mess, I decided to disband our Fantasy Football league, may the Holy Ellipsoid Orb forgive me my heinous sin of so doing!  I’ll be back in the saddle tomorrow.  Happy Hump Day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 4:33).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0902TrumpVirusMap

Click for interactive map

US Cases: 6,260,612
US Deaths: 188,973
Plus thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us.

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast of protest): OHIO CSNY – Kent State Massacre Montage

 

We must never forget that Republicans in power will kill us to stay in power. How much worse is Trump* than Nixon? Protest like the 60s. RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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