Video Thread 8/31/20

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:15 pm Politics

Aug 312020

Here are five videos posted between yesterday and today which are worth looking at IMO – enjoy.

Don Winslow – Hey, it’s worth trying

Really American – “Put Dictator Trump on TV in Florida” – an “in his own words” mashup ad

Two from the Lincoln Project –
“Doc” Doc Rivers, and some blunt truth.

“School” and the dangers of letting kids go to it – let alone making them go to it.

Beau is actually much farther to the left than any of us, but he has a strategy of playing on his appearance and speaking modestly, leading up to his conclusions, to avoid alienating inawakened people, many of whom are his neighbors or just like his neighbors. No one here could make that work, and he certainly isn’t reaching everyone, but he has enough former and current Trump supporters following him and not trolling that it’s not toally without merit. It’s also why I’ve so often said when I’ve posted one of his, “Hear him out.” Unfortunately no CC on this. It’s regarding his appointment of Dr. Atlas.

He Did the Right Thing!

Posted by TomCat at 11:31 am Politics

Aug 312020

To those of us used to Trump’s* tactics, his rhetoric on the violence in our streets merely reflects his PhD (piled higher and deeper) in Bullshitology. However, many of those who are politically naive, like far too many American voters, his message appears to be effective. Therefore Democrats need to be more effective at countering that message. Otherwise this happens.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden maintains his polling lead over President Donald Trump, though the commander in chief gained ground on the former vice president after the party conventions, according to a Morning Consult poll released Saturday.

According to the poll, Biden leads Trump by six points, polling 50% to Trump’s 44% among likely voters, compared to 52% to 42% before the Republican National Convention, but after the Democratic National Convention.

The poll was conducted Friday, the day after the RNC concluded. The poll showing Biden with a 10-point lead was conducted August 23, after the DNC… [emphasis added]

Inserted from <USA Today>

During and since the RNC, Trump* has focused on the violence in the streets that he has caused by inciting deplorable Republican Sheeple to riot violently.

In Germany in the 1930’s Hitler and the Nazis created the problem of rioting and social unrest. Then they blamed the problem on Jews and leftists. Then they blamed their own extreme violent response against Jews and leftists on the victims. Finally they convinced the public that they and they alone could solve the problem. How is this different from what Trump* and the Republican Reich are trying to do today? It’s isn’t, and I’m not the only one that thinks so.

Expert compares Trump’s politics to fascism

Before today, the Biden campaign has stayed aloof from this, and has let Trump* and the Republican Reich get away with it. That’s why Trump* is gaining ground in the polls. Biden needs to sound more like Portland’s Democratic Mayor, Ted Wheeler, and condemn the violence, condemn all who are committing acts of violence, including left-wing extremists, and condemn the Republican Reich that instigate the violence.

Portland mayor excoriates Trump: ‘It’s you who have created the hate’

While putting the finishing touches on this article, I am listening to Joe Biden speak. Thank God he must have read my mind, because he’s saying the things I wanted him to say!

RESIST!!

Open Thread – 8/31/2020

Posted by TomCat at 11:30 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Aug 312020

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Diana should be here in a few minutes for her routine visit, and WWWendy will be here late this afternoon. The score is now WWWendy 1 to TC 1. I plugged the toilet this morning! ARGH! Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:06 (average 4:55). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0831TrumpVirusMap

Click for interactive map

US Cases: 6,177,092
US Deaths: 187,248
Plus the thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From Alternet: One of the many oddities of the now-terminated Robert Mueller probe into Russian election interference and its links to various members of the Trump campaign and family, and in fact of all known federal probes into Russia’s Trump-related actions, has been the seeming lack of any counterintelligence probe on Donald Trump’s myriad, longstanding financial connections to Russia—and what role those financial ties have played both in the Russian government’s actions on behalf of Trump and their possible leverage over the now-president.

A new story from The New York Times‘ Michael Schmidt reports that that’s because in the first months of the new Trump administration, former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein shuttered that investigation—then ordered special counsel Robert Mueller to steer clear of it himself. It’s not that the counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s known ties to Russian crime figures, to money laundering, and his family’s stated reliance on Russian cash has been kept closely-held: It never existed. And it still doesn’t.

Assuming that we win in November, the investigation blocked by Rosy Rectum Rosenstein needs to be done, and Trump* needs to be prosecuted, convicted, and incarcerated for the crimes Republicans are hiding. RESIST!!

From Crooks and Liars: Hopped up on Trump rage and Village People music, this white man feels emboldened to walk up to a journalist and verbally abuse and threaten media in New Hampshire.

That is so Republican! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of protest): Imagine – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (w the Flux Fiddlers) (official music video HD long v)

Kudos to left wing protestors! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Republicans on Parade – 8/30/2020

Posted by TomCat at 11:21 am Politics

Aug 302020

Here is the one hundred eighty-third article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s winner is Republican Ammosexual terrorist, Kyle Rittenhouse. He is so honored for murdering two peaceful BLM protestors, while enacting the policies of his crazed Fuhrer, Donald Trump*.

A teenager who walked among protesters in Kenosha, Wis., carrying a military-style semi-automatic rifle was arrested and faces a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with shootings that left two people dead on Tuesday night.

Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Illinois resident, appeared on multiple videos taken throughout the night by protesters and bystanders who chronicled the events as peaceful protests gave way to chaos, with demonstrators, armed civilians and others facing off against one another and the police in the darkened streets.

The New York Times’s Visual Investigations unit analyzed hours of footage to track Mr. Rittenhouse’s movements in the moments leading up to, and during, the shootings.

Who is Kyle Rittenhouse?

Mr. Rittenhouse was arrested early Wednesday in his hometown, Antioch, Ill., which is about 30 minutes southwest of the protests in Kenosha, just over the state line.

Multiple posts on his social media accounts proclaim support for pro-police causes like the Blue Lives Matter movement and Humanize the Badge, a nonprofit that he ran a Facebook fund-raiser for on his 16th birthday.

His posts also suggest a strong affinity for guns, with videos showing Mr. Rittenhouse taking backyard target practice, posing with guns and assembling a weapon.

But many details about both his background and his motivations for walking around the Kenosha protests carrying a military-style semi-automatic rifle are still emerging…

Inserted from <NY Times>

Click through for much more information.

I suspect that, if he is convicted, Trump* will pardon him. And when he turns eighteen, the Republican Reich will hire him as one of their Gestapo Storm Troopers.

Events Leading To Shooting That Left 2 Dead In Kenosha Played Out On Social Media

Why is it that police weren’t offering water to black people, but were to armed Republican terrorists? Why were police helping them escape justice for the mayhem they caused. There is no question that terrorist Republican murderer Rittenhouse deserves this parade. Do the police also deserve one as criminal accessories before and after the fact?

RESIST!!

Open Thread – 8/30/2020

Posted by TomCat at 11:20 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Aug 302020

It’s a muggy day here in the CatBox. I did get to lie down for 90 minutes to rest my back. Tomorrow morning I have a routine visit from Diana, my palliative care nurse. Tomorrow is also a WWWendy day to destink the extra-mangy TomCat, change my pain patch, goop, and help with chores. However, that won’t effect my blogging, as she won’t be here until late afternoon. Sometime this week, I need to take at least a partial day off to complete some tasks in preparation for my death. I need to arrange for the transfer of the ownership of this site to JD, Lynn, and Nameless. I also need to arrange for low-cost cremation, unless you folks would like to goop me for your pets. I hope you’re having a lazy Sunday.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:39 (average 5:16): To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0830TrumpVirusMap

Click for an excellent interactive map

US Cases: 6,141,057
US Deaths: 186,875
Plus thousands of murdered GOP plague victims Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From Vox: A shooter killed one person in Portland, Oregon on Saturday night, according to a statement by the Portland Police Bureau.

Much is still unknown about the shooting, but the victim — a white man — appears to have had some connection to the far-right Patriot Prayer group; according to Willamette Week reporter Aaron Mesh, the victim was wearing a hat and shirt with the group’s logo.

The shooting comes after supporters of President Donald Trump led a caravan of vehicles through the city Saturday and clashed with anti-police brutality protesters in Portland’s downtown; video from journalist Cory Elia shows trucks flying Trump flags driving through people on a street and unleashing pepper spray as the vehicles forced their way through a crowd of protesters…

…Early Sunday, Trump issued a string of tweets and retweets, including one retweet and a tweet condemning Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s leadership of the city. “The National Guard is Ready, Willing and Able” to deploy, Trump wrote in a quote tweet [Republican Fuhrer delinked] shortly after calling Wheeler [Republican Fuhrer delinked] a “fool.”

It strikes me as very strange that a Republican was the murder victim in this case. Democrats do not carry loaded guns to demonstrations. The Ammosexuals that do are either Republicans or right-wing anarchists, whose only intent is violence. Republicans falsely associate the anarchists with Democrats, but their behavior is too Republican-like for that to be true. If the shooter was not an anarchist, than Republicans must have killed one of their own terrorists by mistake. My beef with Wheeler is that he tends to let the rabid Republican police union intimidate him. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): What the Fact?! Robert Reich Reacts to the RNC

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. As for the Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, their convention was a super-spreader event in two ways, but I don’t know what they spread most: Trump* virus or Bullshit. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of protest): Talkin’ Bout a Revolution

Amen! Kudos to left-wing protesters! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

A New Miracle Drug

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:36 pm Politics

Aug 292020

I came across this commercial for a drug whose time is now. Even if it is not for you, I’m sure you know people – possibly even family members, who absolutely could benefit from it. You will thank me for sharing this commercial message:

Transcript:

Are you bored and disinterested in things that used to seem important like the President using his levers of power to ensure reelection? Ask your doctor about Notnormalzol®. Notnormalzol® is a prescription strength slap to the face that will leave you renewed and reminded that crimes are illegal. Notnormalzol® has also been found effective against thinking that treason is no biggie, also known as Bill Barr syndrome. Here’s how it works: Notnormalzol® contains fast acting Slapicin®, which penetrates the outrage fatigue cortex to stimulate your dormant whatthehellabellum. Side effects of Notnormalzol® may include bruising and not shutting up about the Postmaster General saying he’s optimizing the Postal Service. (“Is that what stealing mailboxes and stacking them like cordwood means? HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK i AM?!! What’s happened to my country!! I can’t take this any more!! [slap] Ow.”) Ask your doctor if Notnormalzol® is right for you. And ask him who he voted for. Warning: Notnormalzol® should always be taken with alcohol.

Bill Maher from 8/28

Posted by TomCat at 10:22 am Politics

Aug 292020

It’s that time of week again, so here are three good video clips, from Bill’s show last night. Enjoy!

Monologue: American Carnage

Three fact checkers taken into concussion protocols? I’m amazed they weren’t taken into funeral homes! Bill painted the convention hypocrisy perfectly. The last time Kimberly had an orgasm, folks thought the fire department was on the way.

Wynton Marsalis: The Ever Fonky Lowdown

While some people on both sides think like Wynton and Bill say they do, I tend to disagree. Many on the left are open minded. While far fewer on the right are, because of their identification with authoritarianism, I do know right wing people with whom I can hold respectful conversations in which we agree to disagree. However I have to admit they are not thrilled with Trump*

New Rule: Think Like a True QAnon

I heard on the news this morning that Republicans are exporting QAnon to other countries. That makes the Republican Party an international terrorist organization. I bet a buck that Jo Rae Perkins will NOT defeat Jeff Merkley [D-OR]!

And for once JD gets her dose of culture this weekend, without me bugging her to post this! 😉

RESIST!!

Open Thread – 8/29/2020

Posted by TomCat at 10:21 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Aug 292020

It’s another tired day here in the CatBox. I overslept again. Yesterday I had a rough afternoon. My pulled pork BBQ goop still had chucks that were too big, and it plugged my tumor. That kept me awake all afternoon. WWWendy regooped it when she made a pit stop to change my pain patch. At least its cooler. We have three days in the 70°s before a week in the 90°s. Have a fine weekend.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:59 (average 5:45). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Remember Larry?

Trump* Virus Update:

0829TrumpVirusMap

Click for interactive map

US Cases: 6,103,398
US Deaths: 186,167
Plus the thousands of GOP plague victims Republicans are hiding from us.

Short Takes:

From NY Times: It started with an unexpected call last week from Lynne Patton, a longtime Trump associate who oversees federal housing programs in New York.

Ms. Patton told a leader of a tenants’ group at the New York City Housing Authority, the nation’s largest, that she was interested in speaking with residents about conditions in the authority’s buildings, which have long been in poor repair.

Four tenants soon assembled in front of a video camera and were interviewed for more than four hours by Ms. Patton herself. Three of the tenants were never told that their interviews would be edited into a two-minute video clip that would air prominently on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention and be used to bash Mayor Bill de Blasio, the three tenants said in interviews on Friday.

“I am not a Trump supporter,” said one of the tenants, Claudia Perez. “I am not a supporter of his racist policies on immigration. I am a first-generation Honduran. It was my people he was sending back.”

The episode represents another stark example of how President Trump has deployed government resources to further his political ambitions.

My response can be condensed into one word: typical! RESIST!!

From YouTube (Trae Crowder Channel): Liberal Redneck – This Week in Hell

Dang, Trae! That’s the best RNC analysis I’ve heard! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a long blast of protest!): Live From the Left Coast

28 fantastic minutes against the Republican Reich! Kudos to left wing protestors! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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