TomCat

Jun 032020
 

A few days ago cowardly criminal Fuhrer Trump had a case of buk-buk-buk-buk-bone spurs and hid in the White House bunker for fear that they might hurt him.  He had expected to cover it up, but someone leaked it to the press, and before he knew it, people all over the country were laughing at him.  The last times he felt that humiliated is when the existence of the pee-pee tape, became public and when people learned that Stormy spanked him.  He needed to put on a show to appear heroic.

0603Photo-Op

After a weekend of protests that led all the way to his own front yard and forced him to briefly retreat to a bunker beneath the White House, President Trump arrived in the Oval Office on Monday agitated over the television images, annoyed that anyone would think he was hiding and eager for action.

He wanted to send the military into American cities, an idea that provoked a heated, voices-raised fight among his advisers. But by the end of the day, urged on by his daughter Ivanka Trump, he came up with a more personal way of demonstrating toughness — he would march across Lafayette Square to a church damaged by fire the night before.

The only problem: A plan developed earlier in the day to expand the security perimeter around the White House had not been carried out. When Attorney General William P. Barr strode out of the White House gates for a personal inspection early Monday evening, he discovered that protesters were still on the northern edge of the square. For the president to make it to St. John’s Church, they would have to be cleared out. Mr. Barr gave the order to disperse them.

What ensued was a burst of violence unlike any seen in the shadow of the White House in generations. As he prepared for his surprise march to the church, Mr. Trump first went before cameras in the Rose Garden to declare himself “your president of law and order” but also “an ally of all peaceful protesters,” even as peaceful protesters just a block away and clergy members on the church patio were routed by smoke and flash grenades and some form of chemical spray deployed by shield-bearing riot officers and mounted police…  [emphasis added]

Inserted from <NY Times>

Reverend describes being pushed out from church for Trump photo-op

Maiming peaceful protestors demonstrating legally?  Injuring clergy as they ministered to injured demonstrators?  Desecrating’s the church by instigation violence there?  There is only one word sufficiently vile to describe such anti-Christian behavior: Republican.  And guess who made it happen for his Fuhrer?

0603barrfAttorney General William Barr is facing demands to step down after the Washington Post reported Tuesday that the nation’s top law enforcement official personally ordered police to beat back peaceful protesters gathered near the White House Monday evening to clear the path for President Donald Trump’s walk to St. John’s Episcopal Church.

Two anonymous federal law enforcement officials told the Post that “the decision had been made late Sunday or early Monday to extend the perimeter around Lafayette Square by one block.” An unnamed Justice Department official said that Barr on Monday afternoon “went to survey the scene and found the perimeter had not been extended.”

“The attorney general conferred with law enforcement officials on the ground, which the official said is captured in a video of the incident,” the Post reported. “He conferred with them to check on the status and basically said: ‘This needs to be done. Get it done,’ the Justice Department official said.”…  [emphasis added]

Inserted from <Alternet>

That’s right!  It was Barrf!  To make matters worse, Trump never opened his Bible (as if he ever has).  He never prayed.  It was all just a photo-op!  How disgusting!  How vile!

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Jun 032020
 

It’s a very busy day, here in the CatBox.  I got to bed late last night.  I slept poorly, because it was muggy.  WWWendy gooped me a cheese omelet.    The new recipe worked.  It tasted wonderful!  It was the first time I could eat an egg in months.  This morning I took another YUGE dump.  How did the entire Republican Reich get up there?  I took a double dose of pain med and am barely hanging on.That was four hours ago.  I’m about to add another single.  I can’t lay down to rest my back, because I expect a delivery of portable O2 tanks anytime between now and 1:00 PM.  WWWendy and I are changing our schedule for a bit.  Instead of our normal Wed/Sun routine, we’re changing to Tues/Sat at least through 6/19, due to medical mayhem.  Happy Hump Day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:07 (average 4:24).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0603TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,883,497
Deaths: 108,159
Recovered: 646,414

WWWendy’s Return:

I sure missed her!

Short Takes:

From Alternet: Rep. Steve King, widely known as the most overtly racist member of Congress, was defeated Tuesday in the Republican primary battle for Iowa’s 4th District.

Challenger Randy Feenstra, a state senator, officially beat King by a margin of 36,797 votes to 28,977 with 100% of precincts reporting, according to The New York Times. Feenstra, who won by a margin of just under 10 points, will go on to face Democrat J.D. Scholten in November.

King, who was stripped of his committee assignments after expressing sympathy for white nationalists and white supremacists, later denounced the ideologies. But King already had a long and established history of racist comments under his belt.

It could not have happened to a more Republican Republican.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Joe Biden Hits Trump, Vows Not To ‘Fan The Flames’ Of Racial Division


Biden may not be the most astute Democrat available, but he is authentic, and he has empathy. Those two qualities make him infinitely superior to criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the entire Republican Reich.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Beatles – Hey Jude


Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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Jun 022020
 

It’s a very busy day, here in the CatBox, so this is my only article today today.  JD, you might want to cover the new John Pavlovitz video. WWWendy got back to town late last night and is coming to de-stink me this afternoon.  I could not need it more.  I received a reply from my palliative care team.  They upped Oxycodone my dosage to 5 – 10 mg every 4 – 6 hours as needed, so when I’m in my chair, I’m gradually increasing my dosage to find the minimum that works.  This morning I had a video visit with Megan, my PCP.  She took me off of insulin, simvastatin, and lisinopril.  After that, I ensconced my butt on the throne for about an hour.  I unloaded virtually everything that had collected since leaving the hospital and before.  It was done in a healthy fashion, but I swear that some of the Republicans that came out of me met Abe Lincoln personally!  Tuesday is flush Republicans day!  I did!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:50 (average 5:17).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0602TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,862,343
Deaths: 107,066
Recovered: 615,654

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: A controversial new study suggests that the United States of America could benefit from having a President.

The study has raised eyebrows by claiming that a President could be helpful in unifying a country and, in a best-case scenario, providing moral leadership.

“At a time of crisis, a President could be a galvanizing figure who leads a country to a better future,” the study theorizes. “He or she could bring a nation together rather than tear it apart.”

In one of the study’s most radical proposals, it argues that a so-called Justice Department could include an Attorney General appointed by the President to uphold the rule of law.

But Andy, if the US had a President instead of Resident Trump*, then Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch and Barrf could not run the Republican Reich!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Lincoln Project Channel): Flag of Treason

The Republican Reich, led by criminal Fuhrer Trump*, is the party of hate, the party of racism, and the party of treason!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Rolling Stones – Paint It, Black (Official Lyric Video)

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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Poll Results–6/1/2020

 Posted by at 10:28 am  Blog News, Politics
Jun 012020
 

Here are the results of our “Trump* Virus” Poll.  Politics Plus Polls are not scientific, because those who respond are not balanced according to demographic categories.   Therefore, we do not accurately reflect the makeup of the US population.  Nevertheless, our polls are usually factually accurate, and more often than not, they reflect the thinking of the majority of those who actually do think.

0601Poll

And here are your comments:

Showing comments 112 of 12.

Posted
by
Colleen
L
  May 13, 2020 at 1:47
pm
. From:  (US)  
 

 

I
voted the highest because tRump is going to steer away from keeping our country
safe and get too many states to open too quickly and people are going to be the
ones to suffer.

 

Posted
by
Sheryl
Goodwin
  May 10, 2020 at 2:16
am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

I
voted the highest because Trump is a sociopath and his minions will do whatever
he wants; many of them are sociopaths and certainly I’d call them No
Hearts.

 

Posted
by
dave
c
  May 9, 2020 at 10:41
am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

we
will never know a true # since counting deaths is now political and not medical,
but will be many more than the administration states……and that doesn’t count
the collateral mortality and morbidity due to being
unprepared…….

cannot blame Drumpf for the virus and or pandemic, but
his self-centered, nationalistic, cheap budget and ignorance have caused much
unnecessary effects….and deaths

 

Posted
by
Patricia
Lasek
  May 3, 2020 at 2:45
am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

I
voted over 100,00 because too many states are opening up too soon. Their greed
will kill too many. The imbeciles are storming State Capitols and crowding
together like the herd beasts they are.

 

Posted
by
Pat
B
  May 2, 2020 at 10:14
am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

Unfortunately, I too, feel that this is going to
escalate with more folks passing on.

 

Posted
by
Diane  May 2,
2020 at 9:33
am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

I
voted over 100K. Too many unknowns about this virus and too many idiots in
America not caring about spreading the virus.

From
what I’ve read it’s mutated at least three times. Too many people are going to
depend on herd immunity. I don’t think this is the virus to think that will
happen. I think we’ll live with it like HIV/AIDS or Ebolla. I don’t see a
cure.

 

Posted
by
JL
Angell
  May 2, 2020 at 7:19
am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

they
already added a few thousand yesterday in the states that opened too
soon

Posted by JL
Angell
in
reply to
JL
Angell
  May
9, 2020 at 8:36 am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

the estimates with effective social distancing
implementation nationwide always were for more than
100,000

 

Posted
by
Lynn
Squance
  May 1, 2020 at 8:45
pm
. From:  (CA)  
 

 

I
voted 20,001-50,000 and think that it will be at the top end. 1) The
administration has shown no leadership except incompetent leadership. 2) Some
Americans are not taking the pandemic seriously and see some measures as denying
their civil rights. The fiasco in Michigan comes to mind. 3) Republicans hold
too much power in state houses and in the Congress where greed is their
“virtue”. 4) Republicans don’t give a rat’s behind about the lives they snuff
out, and that was going on before the pandemic. The Affordable Care Act and
dumping people their medical comes to mind. It will be interesting to see just
what the numbers are and the effect on November.

 

Posted
by
Lona
Goudswaard
  May 1, 2020 at 4:57
pm
. From: (AU)  
 

 

The
virus is still spreading like wildfire and loosening restrictions will only
make it worse. As it has now reached rural America, the death toll will go up
rapidly as there are fewer medical resources there. Whole aged-care centres
will be wiped out. But, then again, the numbers of people who died at home or
in care centres may never be reported.

 

Posted
by
Mitch
D.
  May 1, 2020 at 3:09
pm
. From:  (US)  
 

 

I
voted for the maximum, having lost all confidence in the capacity of so many
Americans to not be pawns, and spread this thing far and wide.

 

Posted
by
JD  May 1,
2020 at 9:40
am
. From:  (US)  
 

 

This
is a rough one. It took them 3 months to get to the first 60,000, but, on the
other hand, we now have more people taking it seriously. I settled on 20,001 to
50,000 – but if not that, then the next step up.

I voted for 50,000 t0 100,000 murders by criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the Republican Reich.  The official Republican death toll was 42,269.  Although I overshot somewhat, may I suggest that the actual number is much higher, because the Republican Reich grossly underreports their victims.  Thanks to all who voted.  The new poll is up.  Please Vote!

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Jun 012020
 

It’s a busy, stinky day here in the CatBox.  By now WWWendy is on her way home, and I’m looking forward to her return, BIG Time.  Her cell must be out of range of a tower.  I took Nameless’ advice and shot a portal message to my palliative care team, as I’m hurting pretty bad.  Oh, God!  It’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:46 (average 3:47).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0601TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,839,119
Deaths: 106,241
Recovered: 599,875

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Police Join Protesters In Demonstrations Across U.S.

I often get down on police at demonstrations, as I have witnessed far too many instances of harm, up to including death, inflicted on peaceful demonstrators by fascist Republican police, through their vicious use of violence. Kudos to those cops, who did the right thing by joining the demonstrators, including some here in Portland.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Trump briefly taken to underground bunker amid protests


I don’t doubt for a second that criminal Fuhrer Trump* demanded that secret service take him to the bunker, because he suffered a severe attack of bone spurs.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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May 312020
 

It’s a very tired day here in the CatBox.  I don’t feel at all sick, but I’m going back to bed to keep it that way.  Have a great Sunday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:06 (average 5:09).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

Cases: 1,819,792
Deaths: 105,634
Recovered: 535,379

RESIST!!

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Bill Maher from 5/29

 Posted by at 10:45 am  Politics
May 302020
 

It’s that time of week again, so here are good four video clips, from Bill’s show last night. Enjoy!

Monologue: All Bets Are Off

If Bill wants things to return to “normal”, he’ll have a long wait.

Tom Colicchio: Save Restaurants

Sure I feel for the owner/operators of small independent restaurants. Take from greedy billionaires to support them and their employees!  But we can’t open too early. That will just make their plight worse!

Jay Leno’s Quarantine Quips

Jay Leno is one very funny guy!

Soledad O’Brien and Ian Bremmer on Race

A few (very few) liberals may be racist, but racism is a prerequisite for inclusion in the Republican Reich!

Thanks Bill!

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May 302020
 

It’s a painful day here in the CatBox.  Sitting in my chair to write exacerbates my spinal cancer pain.  The pain seems to become severe about two hours before my Oxycodone dose.  I’ll talk to my palliative care team on the 16th.  Wendy is alive and well in Wyoming.  Have a great weekend.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:53 (average 4:19).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0530TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,795,635
Deaths: 104,581
Recovered: 519,709

Short Takes:

From Daily Kos: In case there was any questions about Jo Rae Perkins’ devotion to the cultish QAnon conspiracy theory universe—raised, no doubt, by her campaign statement last week after she won the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate race in Oregon—she answered them fulsomely the next day in interviews.


Thank God this Fascist dingbat is running against Jeff Merkley. She doesn’t stand a chance!   RESIST!!

From YouTube (John Pavlovitz Channel): HOW TO PROTEST RACIAL INJUSTICE THE “RIGHT WAY”


John Pavlovitz epitomizes what it means to be a real authentic Christian, as opposed to a Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christian. Republicans are not racist, the Pope is not Catholic, and bears never, ever shit in the woods!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Trey Crowder Channel): Liberal Redneck – Minnesota Burning

You have to hand it to Trey. How often is it that you get to heat such profound truth in that accent?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live from The Wildlife Concert)

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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