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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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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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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