Sep 162019
 

It’s a cool, sticky day here in the CatBox.  64° and thunderstorms (rare here) are forecast, and the humidity is 92%.  Oh God it’s Monday hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:00 (average 4:38).  To do it, click here. How did you do?

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Religious Agony:

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An Official put time on the clock in error.  That allowed the Bears to kick the winning field goal after time had expired.  May the Righteous Orb  blast that ref with Holy lightning right between the cheeks!!

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Jesse Dollemore Channel): Tomi Lahren on Fox and Declares Her Need to be Armed For Use Against Military, Cops, and Immigrants!

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

But Jesse, should we be surprised at Tomi Turd’s stupidity? The Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, specializes in stupidity… and greed… and hate. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): MOSCOW MITCH – A Parody

 

Wonderful job, Don! You could not have pegged Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch more perfectly. RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: There’s much to hate about Lindsey Graham and the submissive puppet to Donald Trump that he has become since McCain’s death. Yet at the very least, he is honest about the kind of person he’s become. He no longer pretends to be a moderate or a “principled” conservative.

Susan Collins is a rightwing hack who masquerades as a “moderate” in order to keep her job in a blue state. Sure, she may vote against the worst impulses of her party—usually during an election year—but here’s the key: only if her vote won’t make the difference

Harry Reid put it best on Susan Collins: “She’s always there when you don’t need her vote.” Despite having numerous opportunities, Collins always passes at being the deciding vote against her party, no matter what. It’s this grift that makes Trump blush, and it’s why the hardliners love how she plays her constituents for fools.  

The most recent example was just this past Thursday, at the Senate Appropriations Committee meeting. Collins has repeatedly and forcefully claimed that she is opposed to Trump stealing money from our military community to build a wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.

Goose-step Gordon Smith [R-OR] used to do the same thing, until we fired him and replaced him with Jeff Merkley.  Now, Collins, a fascist Republican goose-stepper  REALLY IS the least extreme Republican in the Senate, and she’s deplorable!  Every Republican in office is one Republican too many! RESIST!!

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Sep 152019
 

It’s the first fall-like day, here in the CatBox, with a forecast high of only 64°.  I still have to run the A/C to  counter the heat my Oxygen concentrator puts out.  WWWendy will be here in under an hour, and we have lots of chores.  Therefore, this is today’s only article.  Ellipsoid Orb Hugs!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:21 (average 5:33).  To do it, click here.   How did you do?

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From YouTube (a blast from the past): Crosby Stills Nash – Carry On / Questions

 

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

From CNN: The attack on the world’s largest oil processing plant early Saturday morning is a dramatic escalation in the confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia — even if the Iranians didn’t fire the drones or missiles responsible.

Several projectiles struck the Abiqaiq plant, starting a series of fires that quickly took out nearly half Saudi’s oil production — 5% of the global daily output — and sparking fears about the security of the world’s oil supplies.

It’s unclear when Abiqaiq, which is operated by Saudi giant Aramco, will be fully operational again.

Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed the attack, saying that 10 drones had targeted Abiqaiq, as well as the Khurais oilfield. But attacks of this scale and accuracy would represent a sudden and remarkable increase in Houthi capabilities, and neither the United States nor Saudi Arabia is buying the claim.

The Republican Reich blames Iran. That they say it is good cause to doubt it.  Either way, fill your gas tank today. This will raise gas prices. RESIST!!

From Haaretz: …Netanyahu is misappropriating his job as prime minister. Another term would probably leave Israel’s democratic institutions, built through great work and years of care, in ruins. The damage Netanyahu will leave behind will be difficult to repair. On Tuesday, at the voting booths, the people must end his reign.

That comes from a leading Israeli news service. May the political demise of both Butcher Bibi [R-IS] and Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten [R-Hades] be rapid and complete! RESIST!!

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Sep 142019
 

I’m very tired here in the CatBox.  I finally got everything fixed, but it was 4 PM, when I did.  So I missed my nap.  Tomorrow is a Holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  My Broncos are meditating with the Bears, but the game won’t be televised here.  May the Holy Ellipsoid Orb bless your team unless they bearly shit in the woods.  Tomorrow is also a WWWendy day, and we have lots to do, so please expect no more than a Personal Update.  Weekend Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 4:40).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Lawrence’s Take On The 3rd Democratic Debate

 

If we are blessed with a Democratic President, a Democratic House and a Democratic Senate, all will be on or near the same page. The debate moderators should stop trolling for ratings and ask realistic questions. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Robert Reich: The Secret GOP Plan to Keep Power

 

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich is right. The Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, is incompetent at everything except, spreading hate and violence, giving your money to billionaires, and stealing power. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Troggs – Wild Thing

 

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

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Sep 132019
 

Friday the 13th is usually my lucky day.  But today, it was kick the cat in the ass day.  First my Ad-Guard updated and could not be turned on.  I had to do my research without it, and that slowed me down terribly.  Fortunately their customer support just got back to me with the fix.  Then Windows Update ran and fried Office.  I had to completely reinstall Office to get my email to work and reinstall OneNote to recover my access to all my research notes.  Maybe I’m lucky because I fixed everything, but ARGH!  I spoke too soon.  My email is screwed up. Would you believe I’m behind schedule?  TGIF Hugs to all!

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Just not this time.

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From Alternet: In a new report for the Washington Post on Thursday, reporters Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker outlined the grueling and “Kafkaesque” standards President Donald Trump places demands of his aides — standards that now-former National Security Adviser John Bolton failed to live up to.

“He tolerates a modicum of dissent, so long as it remains private; expects advisers to fall in line and defend his decisions; and demands absolute fealty at all times,” they wrote.

One anonymous source for the piece explained how his demanding nature is also, at times, excruciatingly paradoxical:

“There is no person that is part of the daily Trump decision-making process that can survive long term,” said a former senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to offer a candid assessment. “The president doesn’t like people to get good press. He doesn’t like people to get bad press. Yet he expects everyone to be relevant and important and supportive at all times. Even if a person could do all those things, the president would grow tired of anyone in his immediate orbit.”

Anthony Scaramucci described the role of Trump’s staff in particularly degrading terms. In his view, Trump wants “catatonic loyalty” and for his people to act as props. Others told the Post that Trump likes to stage disagreements between his aides and then “play emperor” and decide the winner.

The Fuhrer always wants to hear “Sieg Heil“!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Dems New Message: We’re Sort Of Impeaching Trump

 

I do support the new rules, but we’re almost out of time, and this Nadler Says/Pelosi Says bit looks like Kabuki Theatre. Before, we lose votes because of appeasement, Democrats need to shit by holding an honest impeachment inquiry or get off the pot. RESIST!!

From Slate: Beto O’Rourke was uniquely outspoken in his calls for gun control during Thursday night’s Democratic debate in Houston, Texas. The former Texas congressman, whose hometown of El Paso recently was the victim of a mass shooting at a Walmart, was asked if he’d take away assault-style weapons that are often used in mass shootings. “Hell yes,” O’Rourke responded. “We’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47. We’re not going to allow it to be used against a fellow American anymore.”

It seemed inevitable that O’Rourke’s call to ban ownership of military-style weapons would rile up the guns=distilled liberty true believers online, but it was, perhaps predictably, an elected Republican official—from the state of Texas no less—that led the way over the cliff. Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain tweeted a not-so-thinly veiled threat at the presidential contender, tweeting “My AR is ready for you Robert Francis,” calling O’Rourke, whose nickname is Beto, by his first and middle names.

I wonder if this hateful, elected Republican Ammosexual, who deserves a Saguaro suppository, is related to the Republican in Genesis that slew his brother, Abel? RESIST!!

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Sep 122019
 

It’s a crazy day here in the CatBox.  It may be the last day this year in the 80°s, and talk about muggy!  The humidity is 97%.  Store to Door is delivering groceries this afternoon.  I want to eat lunch early, take an early cat nap, get up for the delivery, and take another cat nap, when done.  We’ll see how that works.  Today is a Holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb.  The Buccaneers play the Panthers on Thursday Night Football.  Fantasy Football players, make sure you set your lineup before the game.  Tonight I’ll be watching the debate instead of meditating on the Orb.

Democratic Debate:

Click here for an extensive preview from the NY^ Times.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 4:30).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

A blast from the past.

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From YouTube (ProPublica Channel): Here’s How a Foreign Official Ended Up Writing Part of Trump’s Campaign Speech

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

Is there no nation that has not bought the Republican Reich? RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Medically Fragile Immigrant Appeals To Congress In Fight For Life

 

Damn all Republican murderers! They say this isn’t a real threat. If that’s true, then the Pope is not Catholic, and bears never, ever shit in the woods. RESIST!!

From BBC: The US Supreme Court has allowed the government to severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum.

The policy bars people arriving at the US southern border from seeking protection if they failed to do so in a country they passed through en route.

Legal challenges continue but the ruling means for now it can be enforced nationwide.

The plan will affect tens of thousands of Central American migrants who travel north, often on foot, through Mexico.

Mexico said on Thursday that it disagreed with the ruling.

The Republican Injustices of SCROTUS (Republican anti-Constitution VD). Are out of control! RESIST!!

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Sep 112019
 

It’s Hump Day, here in the CatBox, and this time, it really is WWWendy Day.  The tech from EnableMe (the Vela chair company) is calling tonight to help WWWendy set up the chair properly.  Hump day Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:19 (average 6:31).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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From YouTube (Vox Channel): The gun solution we’re not talking about

 

Not every American is in favor of universal background checks. How about Republican Ammosexuals and their Fuhrer, Trump. I’m all for the Massachusetts system, but I’ve supported gun licensing for years. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): President Donald Trump Has A New ‘Ex’ As Bolton Extends Ignominious Record

 

Wow! Pervert Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten was cheating on Bolton, He was McMasterbating. If the Fuhrer can find another one, I predict and bet he/she will be as bad or worse  Any takers. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: In what some congressional Democrats are calling a flagrant example of Presidential overreach, Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order giving him total control of the weather.

Under the terms of the order, Trump would assume the unilateral power to create all meteorological conditions, including but not limited to hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, hail, sleet, and wintry mix.

After signing the order, a beaming Trump pronounced “total victory” over the weather, which he called “the enemy of the people.”

Dang, Andy! Does that mean we can’t impeach over sharpie-gate? RESIST!!

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Sep 102019
 

It’s a very busy Day, here in the CatBox.  It’s a WWWendy day, and the rancid TomCat is especially stinky because of high humidity.  Preparing the religious and fantasy reports takes time.  So I’m running a bit behind.  Barring unforeseen circumstances, I’ll be back in the saddle until Sunday.  Happy Hump Day to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:32 (average 5:07).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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Religious Agony:

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And I stayed up late tor that?!!?  Damn #$%!& Orb!

Fantasy Football Report:

Here’s the latest from Lefty Blog Friends, our own fantasy football league.

Scores:

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Congrats to the week’s leader, Patty Monster. Did WWWendy kick my kitty ass or what?  Endthegop  is an empty team.

Standings:

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It’s a sad day when everyone is ahead of me but the Sasquatch, and that because she isn’t really organized yet.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): President Trump Inclined For Turn Away Hurricane Dorian Evacuees

 

Only the Fuhrer would brag about representing the Republican Reich so accurately! RESIST!!

From The Daily Beast: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell last month blocked a measure that would have used Treasury Department funds marked for Appalachian development to help pay for coal miners’ health care and pensions in his home state of Kentucky.

But just a few months earlier, McConnell successfully steered near-identical Treasury funds for Appalachia to bankroll a Kentucky aluminum plant connected to an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

Democrats on Capitol Hill have raised concerns for months about McConnell’s connection to the aluminum plant. It’s one of several reasons why McConnell’s political opponents have tried to stick him with the nickname “Moscow Mitch.” But what’s gone largely unnoticed as the sobriquet has become a social media trending topic is how McConnell worked to keep money out of coal miners’ hands—even as he maneuvered to steer federal funds to the Russian-linked plant.

Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch hates workers, as much as he loves Russia. RESIST!!

From NY Times: The Secretary of Commerce threatened to fire top employees at the federal scientific agency responsible for weather forecasts last Friday after the agency’s Birmingham office contradicted President Trump’s claim that Hurricane Dorian might hit Alabama, according to three people familiar with the discussion.

In the Republican Reich, contradicting the Fuhrer is an unforgivable sin. RESIST!!

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Sep 092019
 

I’m about to leave for my medical appointment and will finish this when I return.

I had to cancel my appt., because the TriMet Lift Bus was over an hour late.  I rescheduled for the 23rd.  Fortunately, I had so many other tasks to complete that I was swamped anyway, but ARGH!  It’s a good thing I called TriMet Customer Service to complain, because TriMet Dispatch was going to gig my account for cancelling my rides.  ARGH!!

I plan to be back in the saddle tomorrow.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:33 (average 5:17).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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