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Republicans on Parade–6/23/2020

 Posted by at 11:06 am  Politics
Jun 232020
 

Here is the one hundred seventy-eighth article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s winner Republican Nazi soldier and traitor, Ethan Melzer. He is so honored for plotting a jihadist terrorist attack against his own Army unit.

0623MelzerAn American soldier has been arrested for plotting with what prosecutors describe as a “neo-Nazi cult” to attack his own Army unit.

The Washington Post reports that 22-year-old Ethan Melzer gave intelligence about his unit to a racist U.K.-based group called the Order of Nine Angles so they could help launch an attack against it.

“Melzer allegedly provided this potentially deadly information intending that it be conveyed to jihadist terrorists,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

Strauss described the planned attack as a “murderous ambush” and said Melzer was “motivated by racism and hatred as he attempted to carry out this ultimate act of betrayal.”…  [emphasis added]

Inserted from <Raw Story>

I have no doubt that our veterans will agree that our service personnel trust each other with their lives, so it’s hard to imagine a more Republican crime than this.  Frankly, I hope he gets life without possibility of parole.

Note the ease in which Nazis and Islamic terrorists work together.  As much as Republicans like to associate Al Qaeda and the Daesh (ISIL) with the left, the association could not be valid.  These organizations are right wing.  How could they be leftists when they act just like Republicans.

This does give me cause to worry about the future of brand new Acting US Attorney Audrey Strauss of the the SDNY.  After Melzer committed an act that would qualify him for a high government post in the Republican Reich, criminal Fuhrer Trump* may sic Barrf on Strauss for prosecuting Melzer.

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Open Thread–6/23/2020

 Posted by at 11:06 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jun 232020
 

It’s a steamy day here in the CatBox with 90° forecast and high humidity.  Yesterday’s doctor visit never happened.  The office called right when she was supposed to arrive and told me she could not come because she was ill.  We rescheduled for Friday morning.  I’m still doing very well on the Fentanyl.  Have you flushed a Republican today?

Jig Zone Puzzle:  Today’s took me 3:02 (average 4:42).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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Trump* Virus Update:

0623TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,389,785
Deaths: 122,659
Recovered: 1,003,320

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump on Monday called his successful drinking of a glass of water at his Tulsa rally his proudest achievement as President.

“I brought that glass of water up to my mouth and drank from it without spilling a drop on my tie,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “You can look at the tape. There was not a single drop of spillage.”

Trump added that, while drinking a glass of water was an impressive achievement in itself, executing it so well in front of such a large crowd made it even more extraordinary.

Dang, Andy! What large crowd? Do you think the idiot* added Clorox? RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): COVID-19 Crisis Has Arizona Reeling; Trump, Heedless, Plans Visit

Criminal Fuhrer Trump* does not care about how many people he murders by spreading his virus to Sheeple, stupid enough to attend his events and to all the people they infect with Trump* virus. Criminal Fuhrer Trump* cares only about hos greed and extending rule of the Fifth Reich. I bet that those pseudo-Christian pastors will soon be selling those bogus ionization units.  Any takers?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival (HQ – 5.1 Studio )

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–6/22/2020

 Posted by at 9:51 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jun 222020
 

It’s a busy day, here in the CatBox.  I’m expecting a visit from the Providence doctor shortly.  This is my only article today.  Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:30 (average 5:06).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump*Virus Update:

0622TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,357,323
Deaths: 122,259
Recovered: 980,367

Short Takes:

From Media Matters: In 2015, after a white supremacist gunned down nine Black worshipers in a Charleston, South Carolina, church and calls to dismantle the symbols of racism and slavery grew louder, Fox figures rallied around the Confederate flag. When state leaders, led by then-Gov. Nikki Haley, ordered the flag’s removal from public buildings, Bill O’Reilly used his Fox prime-time perch to say it “represents, to some, bravery in the Civil War because the Confederates fought hard.” Then-Fox personality Kimberly Guilfoyle speculated about whether the American flag would be next.

In 2017, when a white supremacist mowed down a crowd of protesters at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia — which was spuriously organized around the city’s plan to remove a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a local park — the same pattern emerged. Fox figures defended President Donald Trump’s false equivalence between white supremacists and the counterprotesters [sic] at the rally. And they asked whether book burning or removing the U.S. Capitol stone by stone would come next.

Today, the Confederate battle flag and other racist monuments are back in the news. Amid continued nationwide protests over police brutality against Black Americans in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, protesters have begun toppling statues of Confederates and colonizers alike.

The Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, will defend racism as long as the racist Republican Reich exists. That’s why every Republican in office is one Republican too many!  RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Stung by the paltry turnout at his Saturday-night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Donald J. Trump’s campaign has announced plans to hold his next rally in the bunker beneath the White House.

In announcing the rally, Brad Parscale, the chairman of Trump’s reëlection campaign, denied that the choice of venue reflected a tepid level of enthusiasm to see the candidate speak.

“The bunker holds forty people,” Parscale said. “That is a much larger seating capacity than Joe Biden’s basement.”

Despite the choice of such an intimate venue, however, Trump campaign sources are privately worried that they may have difficulty filling the bunker.

Dang, Andy! At least the Republican Reich will spread less of their Trump* virus plague that way!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past):  The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–6/21/2020

 Posted by at 10:55 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics, Religion
Jun 212020
 

It’s a better Sunday, here in the CatBox.  My Fentanyl patch has helped my pain level and reduced my use of Oxycodone considerably.  Tomorrow I have a morning visit from a Providence Home Health doctor, so how much I publish will depend on how long she is here.  Kudos to all Dads.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:18 (average 5:42).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0621TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,331,673
Deaths: 122,005
Recovered: 973,061

Short Takes:

From Alternet: On Friday night, Attorney General William Barr issued a statement saying that the U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffry Berman, had resigned. That was a lie. Not only had Berman not resigned, he had told Barr repeatedly that he would not resign, and had turned down other roles at the Department of Justice. So, about an hour after Barr’s statement, Berman issued a statement of his own, telling Barr to stuff it. Actually, Berman stated that he had been “appointed by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York” and that he would only step down “when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate.” Berman is in the middle of a number of highly sensitive investigations, including an ongoing investigation of Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani and his associates in Trump’s Ukraine scandal. So his removal clearly signals that Barr is, once again, placing Trump’s desires far ahead of such arcane ideas as justice, or the nation.

On Saturday afternoon, Barr produced a new statement. He’s given up the pretense that Berman has resigned. Instead Barr says, “I have asked the president to remove you as of today, and he has done so.” According to Barr, this makes assistant U. S. Attorney Audrey Strauss the new acting U. S. Attorney, but considering Barr’s knowledge and application of the law, odds are he’s simply lying again. Hilariously, Barr claims there’s no danger of there being an issue with ongoing cases because … the inspector general will see to that. As everyone knows, Trump and Barr just respect the hell out of inspectors general.

SDNY’s Geoffrey Berman has resigned. Perhaps he’ll have time to testify to Congress now.

Criminal Fuhrer Trump* claims that Barrf did this on his own. He claims he had nothing to do with it. One, or far more likely, both, are lying. Barrf lacks the authority to fire a US Attorney.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (John Pavlovitz Channel): 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER TO SAY TO GRIEVING PEOPLE. How Our Words Can Magnify Other’s Loss

Very well said, by an Authentic Christian (the polar opposite of a Republican pseudo-Christian). I could not agree more!   RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel):Facts don’t support what Trump, Pence say about coronavirus

Trump* Virus is an ongoing disaster, just like criminal Fuhrer Trump and the Republican Reich, who are making it so much worse. Here in Oregon, the most recent spike comes from a Pentecostal Church in Eastern Oregon. There Republican pseudo-Christians (the opposite of real authentic Christians) are practicing Republican guidelines on Sunday and infecting their neighbors Monday through Saturday.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): “REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE” THE MARMALADE ~ 1969 – original recording ~ HQ AUDIO


Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Personal Update–6/20/2020

 Posted by at 10:36 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jun 202020
 

This is my only article today as WWWendy will be here, before I publish this.  I should be back in the saddle tomorrow.  Have a fine weekend.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:54 (average 4:25).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0620TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,298,108
Deaths: 121,424
Recovered: 956,077

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Zombies – Time Of The Season HD

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Celebrate Juneteenth!

 Posted by at 11:34 am  Holiday, Politics
Jun 192020
 

One hundred fifty five years ago today Union soldiers brought slavery to an end in Texas, two and a half years after it should have ended.  Therefore June 19th, aka Juneteenth, has become a Black holiday that we should all celebrate.  Now that slavery has ended, are Black people truly free?

0619Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.

Later attempts to explain this two and a half year delay in the receipt of this important news have yielded several versions that have been handed down through the years. Often told is the story of a messenger who was murdered on his way to Texas with the news of freedom. Another is that the news was deliberately withheld by the enslavers to maintain the labor force on the plantations. And still another is that federal troops actually waited for the slave owners to reap the benefits of one last cotton harvest before going to Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. All of which, or none of these versions could be true. Certainly, for some, President Lincoln’s authority over the rebellious states was in question.  Whatever the reasons, conditions in Texas remained status quo well beyond what was statutory… [emphasis original]

Inserted from <Juneteenth.com>

The site referenced above is completely dedicated to Juneteenth and is a treasure trove of information on that subject.  I hope you will invest the time to explore it thoroughly.

Juneteenth, explained

Criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the Republican Reich would return to slavery, racist violence and even lynching, if they could. The best they can do, for now, is the murder of Blacks by racist Republican Police and other Republican terrorists. Juneteenth must remind us that we are all responsible for achieving Black freedom.

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Open Thread–6/19/2020

 Posted by at 11:34 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jun 192020
 

It’s a muggy day here in the CatBox with a projected temp in the high 80°s.  Tomorrow WWWendy will be coming to help de-stink the thoroughly foul TomCat and to help do chores and prepare goop.  Therefore please expect no more than a Personal Update or Open Thread from me.  JD, would you please cover Bill?  TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:05 (average 5:27).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0619TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,264,307
Deaths: 120,691
Recovered: 931,150

Short Takes:

From Washington Post: The city of Tulsa announced a last-minute curfew that began Thursday night and will continue Friday and Saturday, restricting people from a large area surrounding the arena where President Trump will hold his first campaign rally in months.

An executive order signed by Mayor G.T. Bynum (R) says the curfew, which begins at 10 p.m. and lifts at 6 a.m. all three nights, is intended to quell potential overnight violence as thousands intend to pour into the city to protest the president’s visit.

It’s unclear whether the Trump supporters who have camped out for days to secure a prime spot to see the president on Saturday will be cleared out as well, but some videos posted on social media appeared to show people leaving the area carrying tents and lawn chairs .

Bynum declared a “civil emergency” after law enforcement informed the mayor that “individuals from organized groups who have been involved in destructive and violent behavior in other states are planning to travel to the City of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally,” the order reads.

We need to watch this very carefully. I would be very surprised, if there is no continuation of violent Republican racist false flag terrorist attacks designed to appear as the work of Blank Lives Matter and/or the non-existent Antifa.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Washington Post Channel): For DACA recipients, a sense of relief after the Supreme Court’s decision


Roberts’ decision was not pro-DACA. It was very technical and narrow, almost inviting the Republican Reich to try again without the sloppy contradictions in motive that prompted this decision. Furthermore, he did not even mention the racist intent that should have protected DACA recipients from criminal Fuhrer Trump’s* order.  Let us hope that trying to steal the 2020 election will keep criminal Fuhrer Trump* too busy to try again.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride (Version 1969)

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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