Open Thread – 2/7/2019

 Posted by at 11:33 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Feb 072019
 

WWWendy was tied up at her day job, so she  arrived about 40 minutes late last night.  I got to bed late, and I’m feeling very tired.  It’s currently 27° F.  This is the warmest day until late next week.  Brrrr!!!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:37 (average 4:53).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Daily Kos Channel): During hearings on Gun Violence, Republican gets smashed by audience and Democrats

Barf Bag Alert!!

Damn Ammosexual Republican Racist! Put a .50 cal. with a drum magazine and a bump-stock up his butt and pull the trigger! RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): House Intel Outlines Parameters Of Donald Trump Investigations (18+ min.)

 

When Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten threatened Democrats over investigation, he waved a red flag at a bull. Charge! RESIST!!

From NY Times: The third-ranking elected official in Virginia, Attorney General Mark R. Herring, acknowledged Wednesday that he had worn blackface at a party as an undergraduate student, deepening a crisis that has engulfed the state’s Democratic leadership.

Then, just two hours later, a woman came forward to describe in detail her accusation that Lt. Gov. Justin E. Fairfax had sexually assaulted her in 2004, an accusation he denies.

The back-to-back revelations threw the Capitol into a state of uncertainty about who would lead Virginia, coming less than one week after the disclosure of a racist photograph on the yearbook page of Gov. Ralph Northam led to demands for his resignation. Grim-faced legislators rushed through the hallways, shaken by a series of allegations and confessions that threatened to cripple the Virginia government’s three leading officials.

Amid the tumult, Democratic lawmakers were all but paralyzed in the face of a deeply painful sequence of events that could undermine their hopes of reclaiming the State Legislature, the Republicans’ last remaining foothold of power in Virginia, in the fall. The party has not lost a statewide election here since 2009, and Virginia was the only Southern state President Trump lost in 2016.

I see the case of the AG differently.  First, he was in college, not med school. Second, he came forward to apologize without having been caught. Third, after admitting it, he isn’t claiming that it wasn’t him. In such cases, the authentic contrition he demonstrated could occasion forgiveness without derailing his career. However, if he does step down, he should do so before Northam, so Northam can appoint a new AG, ideally a black woman. If all three resign, without replacing the AG, the next in line for Governor is a very racist Republican. RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 2/6/2019

 Posted by at 12:49 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics, Religion
Feb 062019
 

I watched the whole thing so you didn’t have to.  Thank God it’s a shower day with WWWendy!  After that, I feel like I’ve been living in an outhouse basement.  It’s also a very busy day, as I have to unpack and stow my groceries, when they are delivered.  It’s also a frigid day: currently 27°.  Brrrr!!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:31 (average 6:51).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address and Hannity commentary mirror each other

Barf Bag Alert!!

It looks like the Fuhrer stole half his SOTU lies from a Faux Noise sphincter. RESIST!!

From The Borowitz Report: Vice-President Mike Pence has begged Donald J. Trump not to make him sit next to a woman during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, sources confirmed on Monday.

According to those sources, an emotional Pence came close to breaking down in tears as he explained that being seated next to a woman other than his wife was a violation of his personal code of behavior.

Pence offered Trump a variety of solutions to the problem, including introducing a third chair between him and the woman where his wife, Karen Pence, could be seated for the duration of the speech, “to make sure that that woman doesn’t try anything.”

“Let Mother sit next to me, or let me sit on Mother’s lap, but don’t make me sit next to that woman alone,” Pence reportedly sobbed.

Oh, Andy! Trump made him do it! The poor, pseudo-Christian misogynist! RESIST!!

From Alternet: Senator Lindsey Graham once said, “It’s really American to avoid paying taxes…It’s a game we play.”

There are many good reasons why Americans should be paying those taxes, and why there should be even higher taxes on the richest individuals and corporations. Of course, these arguments have generally been ignored. But there are several good personal reasons for wealthy Americans to reconsider the tax issue, to start focusing on the importance of a more equal society, and to trust the democratic system to make that happen.

1. They Should Be Scared to Death about Potential Threats to Their Personal Safety

A new industry has developed in doomsday shelters for rich people awaiting Armageddon. But bunkers and security forces won’t be much defense against viruses and microdrones. Or against all-out war or revolution.

Lindsey Poo is a turd. I shared part of the first of three included reasons. Click through for the other two.  RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 2/5/2019

 Posted by at 11:35 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Feb 052019
 

It’s a frigid day here in the CatBox.  The weather snuck up on me.  It’s 9:30 and it hasn’t even climbed to freezing yet.  It will get colder for the next ten days.  Now this is nothing compared to the polar weather a lot of you had last week, but if I’m getting this here, you’re in for a lot worse when this moves east.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me  2:44 (average 4:26).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: A leak of Donald J. Trump’s official White House schedule has left millions of Americans deeply relieved that Trump spends approximately sixty per cent of each day not using his powers as President.

In conversations across the country, Americans called the revelation that Trump devotes the majority of his day to “executive time,” a euphemism for watching TV and checking Twitter, the most reassuring news out of the White House in months.

“Like most of the people I know, the idea of Donald Trump sitting behind his desk doing things that affect the country has me in a state of mortal terror,” Carol Foyler, a resident of Minneapolis, said. “Just knowing that he’s spending sixty per cent of his time doing basically nothing makes me feel somewhat better.”

Amen Andy! RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Robert Reich: How Trump Plays the Press

 

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. The media should inform us completely and truthfully. They should not just parrot the vile propaganda spewed from the Reich on the right, the Republican Reich. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): THE GAMBLER – Parody

 

As always, Don had pictured Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten perfectly. RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 2/4/2019

 Posted by at 11:28 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Feb 042019
 

It’s a slow day here in the CatBox.  As the Ellipsoid Orb passed under the horizon until Fall, it left us a bitter taste in our mouths.  The NE Trump-kissers won the game fairly.  It’s a slow day for news as we hope Northam steps down, and his Republican-like behavior dominates the airwaves.   But I did find material.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:56 (average 5:54).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Washington Post Channel): Washington Post Super Bowl message: Democracy Dies in Darkness

 

Super Bowl commercials like this are the reason to go pee when the game comes back on. RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Trump and the red button | Drawn by Jake Tapper

 

Interesting! How about making the Fuhrer’s red button a permanent off switch for the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise. RESIST!!

From Nation of Change: The first 2020 Democratic presidential primary is still over a year away, but Wall Street executives are reportedly already freaking out about two likely progressive candidates: Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

“It can’t be Warren and it can’t be Sanders,” the CEO of a “giant bank” anonymously told Politico, which reported on Monday that Wall Street executives are “getting panicked” about the presidential prospects of the Senate’s two fiercest financial sector critics.

Warren launched an exploratory committee for president last month, vowing to take on the “corruption” that is “poisoning our democracy.” Sanders, for his part, has yet to publicly announce a bid for the White House – but Yahoo News reported on Friday that the Vermont senator plans to launch his campaign “imminently.”

Both progressive senators have placed scrutiny of Wall Street’s size, record of large-scale fraud, exorbitant CEO pay packages, enormous political influence, and lack of stringent regulations at the center of their political agendas for years, and deep-pocketed bankers who have profited immensely from President Donald Trump’s tenure are worried that one of the two could ascend to the White House and threaten their pocketbooks.

I hope all Democratic frontrunners, and especially the eventual nominee, earn Banksters’ fear, not just Liz and Bernie. RESIST!!

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For the record, I’m on Oxygen.  Being a member of the Republican base makes one a moron. not a disability.

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Open Thread – 2/2/2019

 Posted by at 12:11 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Feb 022019
 

It’s a very busy day here in the CatBox, because it’s January Report day.  The groundhog saw a Republican.  He reacted normally and retreated to his burrow to clean the feces from his fur.  He muttered something about hell freezing over.  Tomorrow is the highest holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  May the blessed Orb deflate Brady’s balls.  Go Rams!  Therefore please expect no more than a Personal Update from me, and I won’t be sending links messages on Care2.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:55 (average 5:11).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): President Trump Hands Vladimir Putin Gift In Missile Treaty Withdrawal

 

Quid pro quo. By withdrawing, the Republican Reich gives Trump’s boss free reign to deploy nuclear weapons. It also gives 0.1% so-called defense contractors an arms race. RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Virginia governor Ralph Northam’s yearbook has people in blackface, KKK robe

 

This wasn’t high school. "Coon man" was an adult. I appreciate that he has now apologized and acknowledged the harm he did, but unless he steps down as part of taking responsibility, he is no different from a Republican. Now, even after apologizing, the damn DINO is denying it. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Partially confirming Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s theory of divine intervention in the 2016 election, Eris, the Greek goddess of chaos, discord, and strife, revealed on Friday that she had wanted Donald J. Trump to be President.

Speaking from her temple on Mt. Olympus, the usually reclusive deity said that Trump was “far and away” her first choice to be President in 2016.

“I’d been following his career for years,” the goddess of disorder and ruin said. “The bankruptcies, the business failures. There was a lot for me to love.”

Dang Andy! If that’s the case, we need to get the Erinyes to Erinyate on Trump! RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 2/1/2019

 Posted by at 12:41 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Feb 012019
 

It’s a very busy day here in the CatBox.  I swapped out the poll and made that graphic.  I collected all the data and made all the graphics for tomorrow’s report for January.  I worked on SSL to make the site more secure.  I tried to fix Cluster Map Again.  Needless to say, I’m way behind.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:20 (average 5:50).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Trump Says He Summoned Intel Chiefs After Hearing They Contradicted Him

 

Either Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten is intentionally lying to cause confusion, or he’s stoned out of his mind. Are his Russian hookers taking THC before his showers? RESIST!!

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): Fox News claims that the left supports "infanticide"

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

The Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, is fomenting violence from Republican terrorists. Of course, I would never support this idea, except as humor, but "aborting" Faux Noise talking heads years after birth is sphinctercide. RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Sen. Cory Booker announces 2020 presidential run

 

Booker is not my favorite for President. He has a history of corporatism. RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 1/31/2019

 Posted by at 9:57 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jan 312019
 

It’s another busy day here in the CatBox, as I prepare for monthly transition both at home and on the blog.  I slept well last night, but was so wiped out that I’ll need a day or too to catch up.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:26 (average 5:54).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): In Opposing Voting Access, Mitch McConnell Shows His Hand

Bought Bitch Barf Bag Alert!!

 

The last thing the Republican Reich wants to see is increasing access to the ballot box for poor and middle class Americans. Is Bought Bitch Mitch the Republican soul, or just another Republican ass-soul? RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Using some of his harshest rhetoric in recent memory, President Donald J. Trump came out strongly against intelligence on Wednesday morning.

“I’ve listened to these people with so-called intelligence go on and on, and, quite frankly, it’s a waste of time,” he said. “I know a lot more than people with intelligence do.”

Trump added that he has stopped receiving intelligence briefings at the White House, arguing, “I can do my job without any intelligence whatsoever.”

Dang, Andy! He’s right! He has no intelligence whatsoever!! RESIST!!

From Alternet: On Wednesday, the right-wing Daily Caller sat down with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office for yet another interview packed with leading questions and incoherent answers.

Here are some of the highlights of that interview:

  1. He said he would “think about” reviewing FBI policies surrounding arrest of his former campaign adviser.

For the past few days, the right-wing media and Trump’s allies in Congress have tried to paint the FBI’s arrest of former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone on obstruction, false statements, and witness tampering as a case of excessive force. In reality, the agents summoned to Stone’s home in Florida used a typical amount of force for a suspect deemed a flight risk.

But prompted by the Daily Caller’s questions, Trump said he would “think about” looking into the matter and that he was “speaking for a lot of people that were very disappointed to see that go down that way.”

“To see it happen where it was on camera, on top of it,” Trump added. “That was a very, very disappointing scene.”

The proper amount of force for Roger Stone is the amount needed for rectal insertion of a Saguaro cactus. I shared the first of five. Click through for the other four. RESIST!!

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