Open Thread – 10/1/2018

 Posted by at 12:49 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Oct 012018
 

A new month is upon us, and we have a few cool days here in the CatBox.  I’m tired, because WWWendy, who sends greetings, and I were up late last Night doing chores.  Tonight, my Broncos play the Chiefs in Denver on Monday Night Football.  May the holy Ellipsoid Orb bless my Broncos.  (They’ll need it!)  OGIM!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 5:23).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Trump mocks Dianne Feinstein over Ford’s letter

Barf Bag Alert!!

A pervert perverting justice to defend a pervert. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From The Oregonian: Portland police are investigating a police shooting early Sunday in downtown Portland that left a Portland man dead.

The Police Bureau has released few details about the shooting, but social media from relatives and friends of the victim are filled with “R.I.P.” messages for the family of a 27-year-old man named Patrick Kimmons, known as “Pat Pat.”

 

The building you see with the Starbucks is mine, and all this happened in full view of my window, which you can see when it pans. By the time I was aware of it, they were already removing the body. Even at 5:00 PM, WWWendy had to park several blocks away. She explained that she is a caregiver, so she got a police escort to my building to be allowed into the area. Police say it was gang related. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From NY Times: The F.B.I. moved on Sunday to quickly complete an abbreviated investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh, even as Democrats demanded more information about the inquiry’s scope, warning that its apparent constraints could make it a “farce.”

As agents conducted their review, which involves interviewing four potential witnesses, a college professor in North Carolina became the latest in a series of former Yale classmates of Judge Kavanaugh’s to accuse him of giving untruthful testimony by minimizing his use of alcohol when he was a student.

The professor, Chad Ludington, said he frequently saw Judge Kavanaugh “staggering from alcohol consumption” during their student years. He said he planned to tell his story to the F.B.I. at its office in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday. A spokesman for the White House declined to comment on Mr. Ludington’s allegations.

It may be that a limited investigation might be all that’s needed to, but if it’s a farce, we can only hope that Flake, Collins, and Murkowski refuse to goose-step without a real investigation. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

Late Update:  The restrictions on the investigation have been lifted, because Flake and Collins insisted.

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I was in the stands.

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Open Thread – 9/30/2018

 Posted by at 12:32 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Sep 302018
 

This is my only article today, and I won’t be sending links messages on Care2.  WWWendy went to the beach with a high school buddy, who is visiting family in Vancouver, WA, so she wont be coming until this evening.  Also, it’s a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, even though my Broncos don’t worship until Monday Night, when they visit the Chiefs.  Finally, the news is dominated by contradicting accounts on whether and how much the Republican Reich is interfering with the FBI investigation of Pervert Kavanookie.  I’ll wait until I actually know what’s going on.  In any case, I’ll be up late this evening doing chores, so I’m resting today.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:10 (average 5:51).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (SNL Channel): Kavanaugh Hearing Cold Open

 

It’s a lot like the real thing! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): It’s Up to You

 

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right, and the Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, needs to go! It’s up to YOU! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From Washington Post: Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said Saturday that she plans to “take a hard look” at running for president in 2020 after the midterm elections in November, her most explicit acknowledgment yet of her national ambitions.

Warren made the statement in response to a question about a possible presidential run at a town hall event in Holyoke, Mass., and she explicitly put her deliberations in the context of the searing drama playing out in Washington around the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

“This week, I watched 11 men who were too chicken to ask a woman a single question. I watched as Brett Kavanaugh acted like he was entitled to that position and angry at anyone who would question him. I watched powerful men helping a powerful man make it to an even more powerful position. I watched that, and I thought: Time’s up,” she said, according to a video posted by Warren’s Senate campaign. “It’s time for women to go to Washington and fix our broken government, and that includes a woman at the top. So here’s what I promise: After Nov. 6, I will take a hard look at running for president."

 

That, I’d love to see.  Go Liz!  RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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True in 2011 and still true!

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Open Thread – 9/29/2018

 Posted by at 12:37 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Sep 292018
 

I’m very tired, but I’m feeling a bit better, as it’s cooler and the Republicosis is almost gone.  I hope that you are enjoying your weekend.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:42 (average 4:44).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): LA Times: FBI’s Brett Kavanaugh Probe Won’t End With Dr. Ford’s Allegation

 

This is wonderful news.  We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Republicans Flake, Collins and Murkowski. If they had not refused to goose-step, Bought Bitch Mitch would have ignored the Judiciary Committee and shoved Pervert Kavanookie onto SCROTUS (Republican Unconstitutional VD). We may yet stop him now. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube (Full Frontal Channel): Sam Doesn’t Need A Show To Vent About Brett Kavanaugh

 

Does Sam have a unique talent for stripping away the BS or what? RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From NY Times: Facebook, already facing scrutiny over how it handles the private information of its users, said on Friday that an attack on its computer network had exposed the personal information of nearly 50 million users.

The breach, which was discovered this week, was the largest in the company’s 14-year history. The attackers exploited a feature in Facebook’s code to gain access to user accounts and potentially take control of them.

The only way to win with Facebook is not to play. UNPLUG!! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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Open Thread – 9/28/2018

 Posted by at 1:05 pm  Personal, Plus, Politics
Sep 282018
 

Here in the CatBox it’s another hot muggy day.  I don’t feel well, so forgive my brevity.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:20 (average 4:35).  To do it, click here.  Hoe did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Trae Crowder Channel): On Brett Kavanaugh and His Dream Job

 

Kudos to Trae. If such allegations disqualify for a college job, they disqualify for the most powerful job on the country! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From Crooks and Liars: Brett Kavanaugh was questioned by Senator Amy Klobuchar during his followup SCOTUS Job Interview Hearing and wow, he got nasty with her. She was exploring questions about his drinking and not only did he dismiss her questions, but he threw her questions back at her. Here is the exchange:

 

I consider it possible that Pervert Kavanookie was so drunk that he does not remember this single victim among the many he has assaulted. Insecurity over that may be the reason he bullied Klobuchar and other Senators. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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One Year Old.

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Open Thread – 9/27/2018

 Posted by at 12:46 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Sep 272018
 

It’s hot, I’m very tired, and the Pervert Kavanookie hearings have dominated my time all day.  Worst of all, I have Republicosis.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:38 (average 5:14).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (RWW Channel): RWW News: Bill O’Reilly Compares Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh To His Own Disgrace

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

If Pervert Kavanookie is just as innocent as, O’Lielly, tell the firing squad to AIM! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From BBC: China is attempting to "meddle" in the forthcoming US mid-term elections, President Donald Trump told world leaders during a UN meeting.

"They don’t want me or us to win because I am the first president to ever challenge China on trade," Mr Trump said on Wednesday.

Mr Trump did not offer proof for his claim. China and the US have been in a battle over tariffs since his election.

China’s foreign minister denounced the "unwarranted accusation".

On a projection scale of 1 to 10, that shitload rates 50! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From The New Yorker: Calling his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday “an unbelievable success,” Donald J. Trump bragged that he “got much bigger laughs than Obama.”

“When Obama spoke at the U.N. he did not get a single laugh—not one,” Trump told reporters. “I feel sorry for the people who had to sit through his speeches. They weren’t funny at all.”

In contrast, Trump said, “I killed at the U.N.”

Dang Andy! Only an idiot could think they were laughing for him, not at him.  RESIST!!  VOTE BLUE!!

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Open Thread – 9/26/2018

 Posted by at 1:18 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Sep 262018
 

I’m running behind, because Store to Door delivered groceries, and I had to unpack and put them away.  In addition, I had to research the breaking news on Pervert Kavanookie’s latest victim.  WWWendy comes later to destink the TomCat, and it’s a good thing as we’re headed for the high 80°s, and the humidity is 62%.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:58 (average 4:34).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): A Laughing Matter: President Donald Trump Again Takes The World Stage

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

That’s nothing. The world has been laughing at Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten for well over a year now. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Robert Reich: Trump’s Betrayal of the Working Class

 

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right, and the Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, always betray workers, even the fools that vote for them. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From The New Yorker: The Republican Party officially filed for moral bankruptcy on Tuesday morning, a move that many in the nation considered long overdue.

In filing for moral bankruptcy, the Republicans will formally attest that they have no morals, standards, or ethics on their balance sheet, and will agree to cease all activity as a political party in exchange for indemnity from any and all legal actions.

Harland Dorrinson, a Washington attorney who specializes in moral bankruptcies, said that, by making its moral vacuum official, the G.O.P. could theoretically break itself up and sell off the parts, but, he warned, “There are no buyers.”

“From Lindsey Graham to Ted Cruz to Mitch McConnell to Chuck Grassley, all of the Republican Party’s assets could only be described as toxic,” he said. “Their breakup value is zero.”

Straight news again, Andy? RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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Open Thread – 9/25/2018

 Posted by at 1:19 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Sep 252018
 

It’s the first of four days with highs in the mid 80°s to low 90°s, so the CatBox is already buttoned up  I’ve had a very busy day too, so I popped on George and worked through the morning without my usual break, so I feel quite tired.  We have a six weeks deadline.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:56 (average 4:57).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?  My bud and I are goin’ fishin’!

Fantasy Football Report:

Here’s the news from our own fantasy football league.

Scores:

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Congrats to this week’s winners: Pam, Wendy and I.

Standings:

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Kudos to Pam for leading the league.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): ENVIRONMENTALLY RESIGNED – Parody | Don Caron

Parody of Gentle on My Mind by John Hartford Every day Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is in office, he works to destroy our public lands and waters at the expense of our communities. He needs to be "environmentally resigned." He proposed gutting Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. He wants to massively ramp up oil and gas drilling off our coasts. And he’s trying to slash protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. There are already 14 federal investigations into Zinke’s decision-making, misuse of funds, and potential corruption. Use the link below to sign the petition to fire Zinke now. https://us.e-activist.com/ea-action/e… To help keep Parody Project alive and functioning, please visit https://parodyproject.com/supportus Parody Project Store: https://parodyproject.com/shop To become a Patron of Parody Project please visit our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/parodyproject You can sign up to our mailing list on our website so you don’t miss any of our new posts. https://parodyproject.com/subscribe/

 

Don deserved a plug.  I admit that Democrats have not done enough to protect the environment, but next to Stinky Zinke and the Republican Reich, they are saints! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From YouTube (Vox Channel): Why America needs automatic voter registration

 

Oregon leads the way! It works, and all my elected officials, save the one, who snuck in by fraudulently drumming up an eleventh hour scandal that proved bogus after the election, are Democrats. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From The New Yorker: Facing the daunting challenge of appearing to pay attention to a woman’s utterances during a televised hearing, Senator Charles Grassley spent the weekend rehearsing what aides are calling his “pretending to listen” face.

In round-the-clock practice sessions that aides characterized as “excruciating,” the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee struggled to simulate even a trace of interest in what a woman had to say.

“Chuck has never pretended to listen to a woman before,” an aide said. “These are uncharted waters.”

According to the aide, Grassley’s fake-listening skills “are rudimentary at best,” and the senator was able to hold only a semi-attentive facial expression for seven seconds before it showed unmistakable signs of boredom, irritation, and contempt.

Forget it, Andy! Nobody will ever believe that Snake in the Grassley [R-IA] can pull it off. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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R.I.P.

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Open Thread – 9/24/2018

 Posted by at 2:24 pm  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Sep 242018
 

It’s a muggy day, here in the CatBox.  I’ll have to button-up soon.  I’m listening to Bought Bitch Mitch on TV.  In six minutes, he has told 28 lies, exceeding 4 LPM.  I slept poorly and am tired.  OGIM!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:41 (6:07).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Religious Agony:

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Short Takes:

From NY Times: Representative Scott Taylor, Republican of Virginia, has enjoyed a rapid political rise anchored in his valorous background as a member of the Navy SEALs, a credential with great resonance in a district that includes the world’s largest naval station and one of the highest concentrations of voters connected to the military. Fit, square-jawed and telegenic, he was expected to have a relatively easy time winning re-election in November.

But now he is threatened with a sudden fall: His campaign is facing accusations that it was part of an improper effort to help an independent candidate get on the ballot and siphon voters from his Democratic challenger. The allegations, which included using the names of dead people or voters who did not live in the district on signature petitions, were serious enough to warrant the appointment of a special prosecutor, and the independent candidate, Shaun Brown, was stricken from the ballot by the Virginia Supreme Court.

Mr. Taylor’s race is emblematic of an emerging problem for Republicans as they seek to maintain an increasingly tenuous grip on the House: A seat once considered relatively safe is now imperiled because of scandal, expanding an already broad field of Democratic opportunity.

There’s a reason Republicans are always in the hot-seat. Their policies are so vile, that without committing crimes, they could not win. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

From Vox: The political world went into a frenzy Monday morning as various reports suggested Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — special counsel Robert Mueller’s boss — was out. Some reports claimed he had resigned, and some that he was about to be fired.

But as of early Monday afternoon, Rosenstein was still in his job. And apparently, he’ll be there for at least a few more days — the White House has said he’ll meet with President Trump on Thursday.

Rosenstein said he will refuse to resign and, if asked to do so, he will demand that Putin’s Puppet fire him.  I think this is an attempt to distract attention from Pervert Kananookie’s multiple victims.  RESIST!!  VOTE BLUE!!

From Boston Globe: Dozens of students dressed in black staged a sit-in at Yale Law School on Monday to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and demand an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

Organizers said allegations of sexual assault and harassment should be taken seriously, and Kavanaugh poses a ‘‘real threat’’ to the country. Other Yale students traveled to Washington to protest Kavanaugh’s nomination on Monday.

This is the support Pervert Kavanookie gets from his alma mater. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!

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