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Open Thread – 3/26/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:08 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 262019

It’s a chilly day here in the CatBox. Yesterday’s meeting was very long and I’m very tired, but we accomplished everything we needed to get done. On 2/19, I blasted Jussie Smollett. Jussie Smollett has been cleared. When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong. I apologize to Jussie and to you all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:08 (average 4:17). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Trey Crowder Channel): Liberal Redneck – Mueller Report Schmueller Report

Dayyum! “2020 is the only play and it always has been!” Amen to that. However, we need to make the truth obvious. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Robert Reich & W. Kamau Bell: A Tale of Two Tickets

The Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is half right. Bell is the other half right. RESIST!!

From Alternet: The Trump Administration told a federal court on Monday that it will be urging federal judges to strike down the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare. A lower court ruled in December that the law is unconstitutional, and Justice Department attorneys have asserted in a letter filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans that the December 2018 ruling “should be affirmed.”…

…Here are some of the most harmful results of the Trump Administration gutting and undermining the ACA.

1. Undermining the ACA is bad for Medicare

In 2016, Trump asserted that unlike other GOP presidential candidates, he had no interest in gutting Medicare. But when Republicans attack the ACA, they also attack Medicare. Obamacare didn’t hurt Medicare, contrary to what Trump claims; it strengthened it. But in 2017, it was estimated that the GOP’s anti-ACA efforts would cause Medicare’s revenue to drop by $346 billion.

2. Gutting Obamacare is terrible for Americans with preexisting conditions

Most Americans over 40, even if their health is generally good, have some type of malady that insurance companies call a “preexisting condition”—which could be anything from asthma to acid reflux. Pre-ACA, insurance companies could deny coverage to Americans because for a long list of reasons. But the ACA brought health insurance to millions of Americans who were uninsurable before, and everyone from diabetics to cancer survivors to asthmatics will be imperiled if Trump’s assault on health care reform progresses.

I shared the first two. Click through for the other three. RESIST!!

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Personal Update – 3/25/2019

Posted by TomCat at 8:26 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 252019

I’ll be leaving for my meeting in a while, and I won’t be back until late this afternoon. Oh God; it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:13 (average 5:02). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Take:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Melber: Mueller Busted Trump Crime Spree, No Chargeable Collusion

Reading behind the legalese, “criminally chargeable” means that the Trump Reich was successful enough at hiding the proof of their treason, that Mueller lacked sufficient evidence to charge with certainty of conviction. The Trump Reich were “cleared” of Obstruction of Justice by Barr, not Mueller. I trust this is Barr’s quid pro quo to Trump for the AG job. RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 3/24/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:39 am Open Thread, Personal, Plus, Politics

Mar 242019

It’s a chilly day here in the CatBox. Finding stories has been difficult because a single subject had dominated the news. I will be tied up much of the day tomorrow in a volunteer meeting. Therefore, I will only publish one article with no links messages on Care2.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:53 (average 5:15). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube: Enya – Only time

I hope you enjoyed something soothing as much as I. God knows we need it. RESIST!!

From Huffington Post: Democrats in Congress are gearing up for a fight to ensure that special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings are made public, calling for the release of the full report.

On Friday, Mueller submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr, who now has to determine what to do with the conclusions from the 22-month investigation that resulted in charges against 34 people. As a start, he is expected to send lawmakers a summary of the findings as early as Sunday.

Democrats are pushing for transparency on the report, pressuring Barr to release as much information as possible.

“Now that Special Counsel Mueller has submitted his report to the Attorney General, it is imperative for Mr. Barr to make the full report public and provide its underlying documentation and findings to Congress,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a joint statement.

We all deserve a chance to know all the details possible, without compromising either ongoing investigations or intelligence community sources and methods. I’m tired of watching “experts” analyze the contents of an unopened, unlabeled container. RESIST!!

From NY Times: More than 18,000 activists will converge in Washington on Sunday for the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, as Democrats wrestle with the left’s rising criticism of Israel and as President Trump seeks to divide his political rivals while bolstering Israel’s embattled leader.

In some respects, the three-day Aipac conference will look much as it has in years past. American and Israeli luminaries will speak, including Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President Mike Pence, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Mr. Netanyahu’s main challenger in Israel’s election next month, Benny Gantz. It will wrap up on Tuesday with a “lobbying day,” when thousands of activists will flock to Capitol Hill to press Aipac’s legislative agenda.

I hope thousands of Authentic Jews, Authentic Christians, Authentic Muslims and Authentic others flock to Capitol Hill to oppose the legislative agenda of AIPUKE’s pseudo-Jews and pseudo-Christians. RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 3/23/2018

Posted by TomCat at 10:07 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 232019

It’s a very busy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy is on the way, and I’m in a rush. Update: I am de-stunk. WWWendy is cooking. I’m still in a rush. WWWendy returns your greetings.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:09 (average 4:33). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Chuck Rosenberg: Trump Circle Not Out Of The Woods On Potential Charges

Republicans may scream “no collusion”, but we need to count the beans in the can. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): WONDERFUL WORLD

Spot on, Don. More governments have fallen to US economic imperialism than to any other cause. Readers, please visit Don’s channel and subscribe. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Vice-President Mike Pence has requested that Jesus Christ rapture him up before the special counsel Robert Mueller can indict him, a source close to Pence confirmed on Friday.

Shortly after the former national-security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I., Pence contacted Jesus to discuss the early rapture proposal, the source said.

The source characterized Pence’s request to be raptured up as “urgent” but did not indicate whether the Vice-President asked Jesus to rapture up any other senior Administration officials.

Dang Andy! Mueller has no indictment for Pence. Also, Republicans don’t rapture. They crapture in a down direction. RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 3/22/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:33 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 222019

It’s a chilly Friday here at the CatBox. I plan to publish tomorrow, but I may be a bit late, because WWWendy is coming a day early tomorrow. I want to publish then, because it looks like both Monday and Thursday will be single article days with no Care2 links messages. TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzles:

Today’s took me 4:18 (average 7:32). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Finns Clap Back At Nikki Haley: Our Health Care Is Great!

Love this! Kudos to all the nations with universal, single-payer health care. RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: Police misconduct in California is about to come under a powerful spotlight. Not just one news organization but 33 of them have announced they’ll be focusing on “rogue police officers” and their departments, and rather than go it alone, the news outlets are joining forces.

The organizations, which include the Los Angeles Times, KQED, the Southern California News Group, and the Sacramento Bee, will be aided by a new police transparency law in the state—and by their strength in numbers.

This needs to be done nationwide. For far too long, criminal cops move down the road and go back to work, whenever they are caught and fired. RESIST!!

From NY Times: Phil Bryant, the Republican governor of Mississippi, on Thursday signed a bill largely banning abortions once doctors can detect a trace of a fetal heartbeat with an ultrasound, a milestone that can come as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

Mississippi is only the latest state to press for the strict abortion limit — the sort that has already been passed and then blocked in the courts in states including Kentucky, which approved it earlier this month, and Iowa, where a law passed last year was struck down by a state court in January. About 10 other states also are debating bills to ban abortions once fetal heartbeats are found, a point at which some women and girls are not yet aware that they are pregnant.

If this makes it to SCROTUS (Republican Unconstitutional VD), Injustice Pervert Kava-Nazi may well to drive the final nail in the coffin of Roe v. Wade. We need to win the Senate and impeach him for perjury during his confirmation hearings. RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 3/21/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:11 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 212019

It’s a temperate day, here at the CatBox. We didn’t finish our business yesterday, so I’ll go back Monday afternoon. It was a long day, and I’m very tired.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:40 (average 5:21). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Donald Trump Disregard For Congressional Oversight Untenable In America (25 min.)

Damn! Trump and the Republican Reich, that has enabled him almost without exception, could ruin a wet dream. If you thought Putin’s Plaything would produce documents or personnel, we need to talk about my bridge for sale. It spans the East River. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Bernie Sanders Channel): Amy’s Daughter Died Because She Couldn’t Prove She Had Insurance

Condolences to Amy and her family. This must not happen here. Bernie is right about this. We need universal health care, such as Medicare for all. RESIST!!

From NY Times: As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits.

One reason: Boeing charged extra for them.

For Boeing and other aircraft manufacturers, the practice of charging to upgrade a standard plane can be lucrative. Top airlines around the world must pay handsomely to have the jets they order fitted with customized add-ons.

Sometimes these optional features involve aesthetics or comfort, like premium seating, fancy lighting or extra bathrooms. But other features involve communication, navigation or safety systems, and are more fundamental to the plane’s operations.

Many airlines, especially low-cost carriers like Indonesia’s Lion Air, have opted not to buy them — and regulators don’t require them. [emphasis added]

In short, the people were killed by the greed of Boeing Republicans. RESIST!!

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Personal Update – 3/20/2019

Posted by TomCat at 5:46 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 202019

Off to my appointment. No worries. This one is volunteer related.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:10 (average 5:00). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Take:

From The New Yorker: Capping an extraordinary year for the former television host, the Kremlin has named Donald J. Trump its Employee of the Month for December.

“No one has worked more tirelessly for the glory of the Fatherland than Donald Trump,” the Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an official statement. “He has set a high bar for all Kremlin employees, and for that, we salute him.”

To mark the honor, Trump’s name will be added to a plaque that hangs in the hallway outside the Kremlin’s H.R. office.

Back to straight news, Andy? RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 3/19/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:07 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 192019

Yesterday’s dental appointment was most disappointing. The filling fell out of two teeth, because they had been decaying underneath them. With only three teeth in my mouth, none of which matched up, saving them would not be worth it, even if I could afford root canals. He had to dig out roots, so I’m hurting pretty bad, but the pain would be just as bad, were I doing something else. I took one of my Oxycodone to sleep last night, but doubt that I’ll need one tonight. One tooth left. Today is busy and unusual. I can’t be here for Store to Door tomorrow, so I ordered groceries from Safeway.com. They are delivering later this morning. WWWendy has to work late tomorrow night, so she’s coming tonight and Saturday this week. I have to leave for my appointment at 7:15 AM tomorrow, so my Personal Update will be late AM or early PM.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:24 (average 4:59). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Elizabeth Warren: Get rid of the Electoral College

I agree with Liz on every point except the need for a Constitutional Amendment. It would take many years, and Republicans can block it easily. We need to take over enough states to pass the National Popular Vote. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Robert Reich: Why Unions Matter to You

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. The Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, is wrong. The only union those Koch suckers support is the union between what’s left of your wealth and a billionaire. RESIST!!

From The Daily Beast: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to starve the Christchurch mosque attacker of the infamy he sought by refusing to ever say his name aloud. Appearing in parliament for the first time since Friday’s shootings, which left 50 dead, Ardern opened with the Arabic greeting “as-salaam Alaikum.” She went on to say: “He sought many things from his act of terror but one was notoriety, that is why you will never hear me mention his name… He is a terrorist. He is a criminal. He is an extremist. But he will, when I speak, be nameless. And to others, I implore you: Speak the names of those who were lost rather than the name of the man who took them. He may have sought notoriety but we, in New Zealand, will give nothing—not even his name.”

I agree. Refer to him using a title instead; call him “the Republican”. RESIST!!

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