It’s a very tired day here in the CatBox.  It’s been a rough week.  I got the results of the fecal test this morning.  It’s negative!  All that for nothing!  So whatever The problem is, it’s worse, and I have to go see a Gastroenterologist.  ARGH!  Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  My Broncos are meditating with the Vikings.  I guess it’s time to grab my ankles.  Ya shure!  You betcha!  May the divine Orb bless your team, unless they wear horny hats and drive longboats.  Please expect no more than Personal Updates tomorrow and Monday.  Tomorrow is a busy WWWendy shower day, and Monday I go to see my Oncologist to interpret the follow up Cat Scan.  The growths in my lung have increased in size, so I’m pretty sure a biopsy is the next step.  ARGH!  Weekend Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:16 (average 4:56).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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From Crooks and Liars:  The Yovanovitch hearings Friday morning provided revelations regarding the impact of Trump tweets on the State Department…

But wait, there’s more!Then it was revealed that Trump is tweeting attacks against Marie Yovanovitch THIS MORNING while she is testifying. Witness intimidation in real time! You’d think Ivanka would take him golfing so he can’t commit impeachable crimes during the impeachment hearings, but hey.

I personally think the stuff about the State Department refusing to issue a statement of support for Yovanovitch because “Trump might tweet a contradiction of that statement they can never be sure” is an equally big deal, but those who wanted “pizzazz” at a hearing got it as Adam Schiff followed up by reading Trump’s tweet from this morning (witness intimidation, again, while she is on the stand) into the record.

That tweet storm is itself an impeachable act: witness intimidation. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: In a blistering tweet on Friday, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, was accused of leaving a trail of destruction by a man with six bankruptcies and multiple business failures.

“Everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went turned bad,” wrote the man, who ran the now defunct United States Football League into the ground and paid twenty-five million dollars to settle fraud charges against a fake university bearing his name.

“She started off in Somalia, how did that go?” tweeted the man, whose lengthy roster of bankruptcies includes the Trump Taj Mahal (1991), Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (1992), the Plaza Hotel (1992), Trump Castle Hotel and Casino (1992), Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts (2004), and Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)….

Andy, what a great point. Putin’s Pervert is a hypocrite! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

It’s a crazy day here in the CatBox.  I posted my lead article early this morning, a live feed of the Impeachment Hearings for you.  Shortly afterwards, my Imodium induced Republicitis, that made my medical visits possible. broke loose, so I popped on George, rushed to the throne, and went into a “hat” inserted in the throne.  I spent the next half hour packing gooey poo into pill bottles to take to the lab (Lift scheduled for Friday).  That was gross.  I wish I had been able to send contents of my kitty box with the nice kitty crunchies that dawgs like so much.  Then I did my research, and now, I’m way pooped.  Tonight is a WWWendy night.  Hump Day Hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:01 (average 4:25).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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From Alternet: Advisers to President Donald Trump are reportedly working on a plan to slash the “middle class” tax rate to 15 percent, a pre-election effort that tax experts and progressive critics slammed as an admission that the first round of Republican tax cuts did nothing for most Americans while further enriching the wealthiest.

“Here we go again,” Americans for Tax Fairness executive director Frank Clemente said in a statement Tuesday, pointing out that the 2017 GOP tax law was also sold as a “middle class tax cut.”

In brief summary… Bullshit!!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): The Myth of Voter Fraud with Robert Reich

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. The Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, are the fraudulent ones.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Beau Brummels – Laugh Laugh (Shindig)

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

It’s a hectic day, here in the CatBox.  I had to update several program’s and drivers, prepare and submit my grocery order to Store to Door, prepare our fantasy football report, and advise an old friend, whose husband may be near death about, about the conditions for withdrawing support that I picked in my advance directive.  Yesterday’s eye torture visit was grueling.  The building was so hot that I was sweating for the 5.5 hours I was there.  I had to strain to line up my eyes to their machines from my wheelchair, and that set off my heartburn.  There was no evidence of remission, but one retina has a slightly swollen area, probably an after effect from the initial radiation.  Allison is referring me to a Retinologist.  She says he can give me a shot in the retina to fix it, at least for now.  I returned home at suppertime, but my stomach was so upset that I could eat very little.  This morning, I woke up feeling weak and dizzy.  I had to eat candy, because my blood sugar was 55.  Because I feel completely exhausted, this is my only article today.  Bleary-eyed Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:41 (average 4:46).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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Fantasy Football Report:

Here is the news from our own fantasy football league.

Scores:

Congrats to Vivian, Squatch, and Patty Monster for willing their games.  Kudos to Vivian for the the league high score.  Had I not listened to Nameless and had started Jackson instead of Mahomas, I would have won and had the league high score.

Standings:

Congrats to Vivian and WWWendy for leading the league.

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Saying that “enough is enough,” congressional Republicans demanded on Monday that the thousands of people in the nation’s witness-protection program be required to appear on national television.

“What kind of a country protects someone’s identity just because they were instrumental in bringing a criminal to justice?” Representative Jim Jordan, of Ohio, asked. “I don’t want to live in a country like that.”

Representative Devin Nunes, of California, concurred. “Anonymity is all well and good, but we should be able to look at these people and know their names,” he said.

At the United States Senate, Lindsey Graham told reporters that “it’s time for people in the witness-protection program to put up or shut up.”

Dang, Andy! When are you going back to satire, instead of straight news?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Chris Hayes Looks At The ‘Red Exodus’ As Another Republican Retires

Good! Flip that bigot’s seat! Every Republican in office is one Republican too many! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Drifters – Under the Boardwalk

This was written about the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, where I grew up. I lost my virginity under that boardwalk, when the song was popular. Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!