Open Thread – 11/28/2019

Posted by TomCat at 8:08 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 282019

It’s a holiday, here in the CatBox. After publishing my articles for you, I intend to be lazy for the rest to the day. Tomorrow I may publish little. Finding material on Black Friday is almost as hard as finding integrity among Congressional Republicans. Although I will be alone today, WWWendy made me a special holiday dinner. It will include stuffing, green beans, gravy, and one small, finely diced dawg. Yum! Thankful Hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:07 (average 4:07). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From ProPublica: Three women say they faced sexual misconduct by Gordon Sondland before he was the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and at the center of the presidential impeachment inquiry. They say he retaliated against them professionally after they rejected his advances.

In one case, a potential business partner recalls that Sondland took her to tour a room in a hotel he owns, only to then grab her face and try to kiss her. After she rejected him, Sondland backtracked on investing in her business.

Another woman, a work associate at the time, says Sondland exposed himself to her during a business interaction. She also recalls falling over the back of a couch trying to get away from him. After she made her lack of interest clear, she says Sondland called her, screaming about her job performance.

A third woman, 27 years Sondland’s junior, met him to discuss a potential job. She says he pushed himself against her and kissed her. She shoved him away. She says his job help stopped.

Now we know the real reason Putin’s Pervert picked him: to join the Fuhrer’s pervert parties. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): FDR Learned The Hard Way Not To Tinker With Thanksgiving

FDR learned. On the other hand, the Republican Reich never learns. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Vox Channel): Why you always seem to have room for dessert

Now I understand why I need to eat different breeds of dawgs, instead of the same breed every day. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Beware the Bomb!

Posted by TomCat at 9:48 am Personal, Politics

Nov 272019

Everyone except greedy polluters, Republicans, and other idiots realize that man-made climate change is reaching catastrophic proportions, bringing us weather conditions that are often dangerous. When that happens over a four day holiday weekend, I can’t help feeling concern for your safety, if you will be in its path.

Hurricane-force winds, blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall — and a “bomb cyclone” on the West Coast: Those are the dire predictions of weather forecasters, who are warning Thanksgiving travelers to be cautious and prepare for delays as two powerful back-to-back storms hit the western and central U.S. this week.

The National Weather Service’s U.S. forecast map is draped in alarming shades of pink, purple and red, reflecting winter storm warnings that are in effect from California to Michigan. And the bad weather is expected to last: The winter storm warning posted by the NWS office in Las Vegas will remain in effect from 5 p.m. PT Tuesday through 4 a.m. PT Friday.

The warnings come as Denver and other cities are already coping with heavy snowfall from a winter storm that is hitting the southern and central Plains region. The NWS office in Cheyenne, Wyo., reported getting more than 12 inches of snow by midday on Tuesday. But elevated areas west of Fort Collins, Colo., reported more than 30 inches.

That storm is still developing and is expected to dump up to a foot of snow in a broad region by Thursday as it moves from the Plains to the upper Mississippi Valley, across the upper Great Lakes and into northern Maine, the NWS says. It adds that heavy snow could affect travelers at airports from Denver to Minneapolis-St. Paul…

Inserted from <NPR>

Here’s more from one of my local forecasters.

What is a bomb cyclone?

So my friends, if you’re thinking of travelling into the paths of either of these storms, please take extreme care, or better yet, stay home, You are far too valuable to waste!

RESIST!!

Open Thread – 11/27/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:47 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 272019

I’m very tired here in the CatBox. I woke up shortly after midnight, and I tossed an turned the rest of the night. I think I’m going to have to use some tunes again, while thinking of new ones. The good thing about good music is listening to it more than once. It’s a WWWendy night. Pardon my brevity hugs!!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:38 (average 4:52). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Full Frontal Channel): After #MeToo Pt 1: Sam Bee and Tarana Burke Talk Past, Present, & Future of #MeToo

While in exceptionally rare cases, people in the #MeToo movement go too far, I fully agree with and support the organization. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Why It Matters Trump Knew About Whistleblower Before Releasing Ukraine Aid

What we have here is a bank robber, who kills a guard, blows up the vault, and removes money. Then, he sees the police at the door, so he shoves the money back in the vault and says he committed no offense. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past rerun):

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 11/26/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:23 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 262019

It’s a very busy day here in the CatBox. Safeway.com should be here with my groceries within 90 minutes. Speaking of the devil, they came a half hour ago,and I just got everything stowed. That’s the first time in five years they weren’t late. On the down side, they were out of lamb, WWWendy is coming to the rescue, so we have a main course for Thanksgiving dinner. My HTML editor stores the blog format and tags, but the tags had become unmanageable. There were over 2,000 tags, and every time I try to clean them up, I make less progress than the time before. Therefor, I decided it was time to start over, so I deleted them all in a bulk operation. Editors and Managers, please only add new tags that we are likely to use frequently. I’m running way late, so I’m in a rush. This is my only article today. Hectic Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:10 (average 5:30). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Fantasy Football Report:

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

Scores:

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Congrats to Vivian, Patty Monster and me for winning our games. Kudos to Vivian for the high score for the week.

Standings:

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Congrats to Vivian for leading the league.

Players be sure to get your lineup set. There are three games on Thursday.

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In a startling break with Thanksgiving tradition, Donald J. Trump refused to pardon the White House turkey after claiming that it was working as a secret operative of the billionaire George Soros.

A group of fourth graders from Bethesda, Maryland, who had gathered on the White House lawn for the annual turkey-pardoning ceremony appeared unprepared for the anti-Soros outburst that Trump unleashed on the Thanksgiving bird.

“That turkey was sent by Soros to spy on me,” Trump said, angrily turning on the fowl. “A lot of people are saying this.”

While the oblivious turkey pecked desultorily at the ground, an increasingly enraged Trump spewed a stream of conspiracy theories linking the feathered animal to global élites, election fraud in Florida, and Jim Acosta.

Andy, couldn’t Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch be the turkey? Then we could all refuse to pardon him! RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Ousted Navy Secretary Sounds Off After Trump Jumps Into SEAL Controversy

Good order and discipline is the last thing Trump and the Republican Reich want. They want blind murderous hatred that they can order used against political rivals. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Who – I Can See For Miles

I first heard this in Tompkins Square Park with cactus. I could see that far. Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Republicans on Parade – 11/25/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:12 am Politics

Nov 252019

Here is the one hundred sixty-ninth article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s winner is Trump sycophant US Senator, Lindsey Graham [R-SC]. He is so honored for the typically Republican integrity and courage with with which he goose steps behind his beloved Fuhrer! This is actually Lindsey Poo’s third parade.

As many have already said, Donald Trump may be the most corrupt public official we have seen in our lifetimes. The current impeachment hearings have made it very clear that he attempted to put pressure on a foreign power by withholding already earmarked aid in exchange for dirt on a political opponent. To do this, he employed a legion of shady corrupt former officials and foreign actors. Sen. Lindsey Graham has been doing all that he can to defend Trump’s actions, shuffling through defenses of the current White House corruption, from saying that there was nothing corrupt in the transcript of Trump’s call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to arguing that Trump and friends are too stupid to be corrupt. It’s been difficult for Graham, since there are so many public statements, on video and elsewhere, of his original opinions on impeachment, and none of them match up with his current views.

A video has surfaced purporting to show a military veteran from Louisiana trying to speak with Graham in front of Graham’s office…

Inserted from <Crooks and Liars>

Lindsey Poo deserves his parade, based on hypocrisy alone, but I understand that, after this incident, he made the following statement: BWACK-BUK-BUK-BUK-BUK-BUK! How Republican!

RESIST!!

Open Thread – 11/25/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:11 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 252019

It’s an exhausted day here in the CatBox. Needless to say, last week was a gruesome one for me, and I just didn’t get the rest I needed. On the plus side, I have no medical appointments this week. Store to Door is closed for Thanksgiving, so I’m getting my groceries delivered from Safeway.com tomorrow. Putting them away will be much more difficult, because Safeway does not help the way Store to Door does. They are scheduled between 8 and 10 AM, so depending on how long it takes, I may have only one article tomorrow. WWWendy and I are celebrating the holiday on Sunday with lamb chops, lamb gravy, stuffing, Brussels sprouts, raspberry pudding ring, B & J Cherry Garcia and Alka-Seltzer. OGIM Hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 5:29). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Religious Agony:

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Even the most omnipotent Orb couldn’t help those bozos! ARGH!!

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): Fox News questioned Lt. Col. Vindman’s patriotism but praised war criminals

Barf Bag Alert!!

The Republican Reich, who Faux Noise represent, have no need for heroes like Vindman. They need war criminals, who are willing to perform violent acts against heroes. RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Adam Schiff: ‘The evidence is already overwhelming’ in impeachment inquiry

CNN is right about one thing. The evidence certainly is overwhelming against Trump and several of his goose stepping minions. Even though they appear to go ahead, the House needs to keep investigating the entire Republican Reich. In 2020, a Democratic President would appoint an AG honest enough to indict Trump, Pence, Barrf, Pompeo, Perry, Nunes and dozens more. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Peter and Gordon – A World Without Love (HD) 1964

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 11/24/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:25 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Nov 242019

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy is due in a half hour, and I want to do as much as I can, before she arrives. I’ll finish after she leaves. Ellipsoid Orb Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:11 (average 4:41). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From YouTube (SNL Channel): Trump Impeachment Press Conference Cold Open

How do you tell them apart, except the fake Trump (Baldwin) has bigger hands? RESIST!!

From CBS News: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized on Friday after experiencing “chills and fever” earlier in the day. The 86-year-old justice received treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

Ginsburg was initially brought to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday, but was then transferred to Johns Hopkins for further evaluation and treatment for a possible infection, the Supreme Court of the United States’ public information office said in a statement on Saturday.

Please remember RBG in your prayers, or in however you relate to the infinite. If the Fuhrer gets another Supreme Court appointment, that would likely be fatal for the hopes of restoring freedom in the US. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Animals – House of the Rising Sun (1964) HD

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Cast a Wide Net?

Posted by TomCat at 9:49 am Politics

Nov 232019

So far, House Democrats are trying to limit the Impeachment hearings to just Trump and just Ukraine. However, I’ve heard several progressives surmise that, when the articles ho to the Senate, Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch will run a brief show trial that will acquit Putin’s Craven Criminal. And while the country says, “Ho. Hum.”, the Fuhrer will immediately extort the Grand Poobah of Outer Slobovia to manufacture dirt on potential Democratic nominees. There ate other alternatives. They are to pursue members of the House and Senate and to pursue the Vice Resident, Barrf, and cabinet members.

Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, helped arrange meetings and calls in Europe for Rep. Devin Nunes in 2018, Parnas’ lawyer Ed MacMahon told The Daily Beast.

Nunes aide Derek Harvey participated in the meetings, the lawyer said, which were arranged to help Nunes’ investigative work. MacMahon didn’t specify what those investigations entailed.

Nunes is the top Republican on the House committee handling the impeachment hearings—hearings where Parnas’ name has repeatedly come up….

Inserted from <The Daily Beast>

Here’s a better explanation.

New details In Lev Parnas’ Reported Effort To Help Devin Nunes

In addition to Nunes, the House and Senate abound with co-conspirators who ate enabling Trump to committing High Crimes and Misdemeanors, by helping him evade responsibility for them. In addition, Pence, Barrf, Mulvaney, Pompeo, Perry and more are cabinet co-conspirators. Going after these groups could keep Republican crimes in the public eye for months.

I’m undecided. Which to you prefer: keep it simple stupid or cast a wide net?

RESIST!!

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