Open Thread–6/15/2020

Posted by TomCat at 10:54 am Open Thread, Politics

Jun 152020

It’s a crazy day here in the CatBox. My main nurse from Providence Home Health just called and will be here momentarily. She just left, so I missed my morning nap. Tomorrow is my big appointment with my oncologist and that team, so please expect no more than a very brief Personal Update, as I leave at 7:30 AM. Oh God, it’s Monday, AGAIN!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:03 (average 5:46). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Remember what Bloody Bullseye Barbie (Sarah Palin) and the Republican Reich did to Gabby Giffords!

Trump* Virus Update:

0615TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,162,896
Deaths: 117,865
Recovered: 870,077

Short Takes:

From NY Times: Representative Denver Riggleman, a freshman Republican from Virginia, lost a bitterly contested primary race decided in an unusual drive-through state convention, weighed down by outrage among party activists that he officiated at a same-sex wedding.

In a result announced early Sunday, Bob Good, a former athletics official at Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Liberty University who describes himself as a “biblical conservative,” ousted Mr. Riggleman, a distillery owner and former Air Force intelligence officer with a libertarian streak. Mr. Good captured 58 percent of the vote in a convention held Saturday that was decided by roughly 2,400 party delegates, according to party officials.

Mr. Riggleman, as well as outside observers, denounced the setup — enabled by state laws that allow local party officials to choose congressional nominees by conventions instead of traditional primary elections — which has tended to benefit hard-line candidates.

This is why every Republican must go. Any time individual Republicans do something decent and proper, they get kicked out of the Reich. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Autopsy Reveals Rayshard Brooks Death Ruled A Homicide

Of course shooting a Black man in the back by a racist Republican pig was a murder. To the Republican Reich, Black Lives don’t matter. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Gerry & The Pacemakers – You’ll Never Walk Alone [Official Video]

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Open Thread–6/14/2020

Posted by TomCat at 11:18 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 142020

It’s a tired day, here in the CatBox. I overslept and still feel a bit groggy. Oh God, it’s Monday!

Today’s took me 6:04 (average 8:57). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0614TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,143,177
Deaths: 117,538
Recovered: 854,106

Recognition at Last:

Although my justly deserved peerage would never be confirmed by the Republican Reich in this country, at least the UK has given me the recognition I deserve.

LordTomCatCertificate

From now on, you may address me as Sir TomCat or Lord TomCat. Either would be purrrrfect!

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In his latest attack on the nation’s sixteenth President, Donald Trump boasted on Saturday that his television ratings were “much higher” than Abraham Lincoln’s.

“If you put my TV ratings side by side with Lincoln’s, there’s no comparison,” Trump told Fox News. “Honest Abe would want me to be honest about it, and, honestly, his ratings were terrible.”

Trump argued that Lincoln’s television ratings were especially poor “when you consider that he didn’t have to compete with Netflix and Amazon, like I have to.”

“Abraham Lincoln had zero competition and he still couldn’t get a decent number,” Trump said. “He might have been O.K. at some other things, but he was a total loser on TV.”

Theorizing about Lincoln’s poor ratings performance, Trump mused that “it might have been the beard.”

Dang Andy! If criminal Fuhrer Trump* traded places with Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth would be a national hero. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Elizabeth Warren Channel): Elizabeth Warren On Why We Need To Rename Confederate Military Bases

Amen, Liz! Naming military bases after racist traitors, like criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the Republican Reich, is a travesty! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Simon & Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson (from The Concert in Central Park)

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Personal Update–6/13/2020

Posted by TomCat at 8:15 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 132020

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox, as it’s a WWWendy day. This is my only article today. JD, would you please cover Bill Maher? Yesterday’s Home Health appointment went well, and I’ll have help from, a standard care nurse, a palliative care nurse, and a home aide. I should be in the saddle tomorrow.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 4:50). To do it, click here. How did you do.

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0613TrumpVirusMap

The reason Oregon is increasing is that Republicans here opened a couple unsafe food processing plants. Workers became infected and spread it.

Cases: 2,118,693
Deaths: 116,873
Recovered: 842,068

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): –

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Open Thread–6/12/2020

Posted by TomCat at 10:18 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 122020

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. A Providence Home Health Nurse is coming for san initial evaluation. Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, and we have lots of chores, so please expect no more than a Personal Update from me, This is my only article today. TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:01 (average 4:30). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

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Cases: 2,090,542
Deaths: 116,063
Recovered: 816,463

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In a series of angry tweets on Thursday, Donald J. Trump lashed out at the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, declaring, “This is not the military I avoided serving in.”

Calling Milley’s apology for appearing in last week’s controversial church photo op “a disgrace,” Trump said, “The United States military of my youth was known for courage and valor, which is why I got a podiatrist’s note to get out of being a part of it.”

Recalling that episode from a half century ago, Trump said, “As I watched my podiatrist dictate that note, I thought about the great institution of the U.S. military, which I would be exempted from participating in. That institution is unrecognizable today.”

Andy, he’s lying again. The military certainly is still recognizable. It is the Republican Party of Lincoln, after transforming into the Republican Reich, that is not recognizable. RESIST!!

From CNN: Attendees of President Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, must agree not to sue the campaign if they contract coronavirus.

Rallygoers are asked to RSVP to gain admission to the event and by registering, they must agree to a disclaimer that states they acknowledge the “inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present.”

“By attending the Rally, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Donald J. Trump for President, Inc.; BOK Center; ASM Global; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury,” the disclaimer reads.

What hypocrisy! Criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the Republican Reich have been screaming since the beginning that danger from COVID-19, aka Trump* virus, is a hoax foisted on America by Democrats. Even more incredible, in spite of this, Republican Sheeple have such BAAA-A-A-A-A-AAD judgement that they will sign it without hesitation. What stupidity! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Yesterday (With Spoken Word Intro / Live From Studio 50, New York City / 1965)

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Open Thread–6/11/2020

Posted by TomCat at 10:43 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 112020

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Store to Door should be delivering groceries within the next two hours. Sometime tomorrow morning, I have a visit here from a Providence Home Health Nurse to determine what additional care I may need. My participation here depends on when it is and how long it takes. Have a great day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:42 (average 4:51). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0611TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,067,355
Deaths: 115,163
Recovered: 808,556

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Announcing that he was putting the nation on a “double-red threat level,” Donald J. Trump warned the American people on Tuesday to be on the lookout for terrorists posing as peaceful seventy-five-year-olds.

“One of these terrorists was already identified by the police in Buffalo,” Trump said. “They may be coming to your town next.”

Trump listed some “telltale signs of Antifa,” in order to help Americans identify septuagenarian terrorists in their midst.

“If the person appears to be seventy-five or older, with white hair and a peaceful demeanor, call the authorities immediately,” Trump said.

Dang, Andy! That’s straight news again! RESIST!!

From Alternet: More than 1,250 former Department of Justice employees on Wednesday called on the department’s inspector general to open an investigation into reports that Attorney General William Barr personally ordered the tear-gassing of protesters in Washington, D.C. on June 1.

The former employees wrote that Inspector General Michael Horowitz must get to the bottom of Barr’s involvement in the dispersing of the crowd, which was part of the nationwide uprising against racial injustice following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor…

…The Washington Post reported last week that Barr directed law enforcement officers on the ground to deploy tear gas, rubber bullets, and stun grenades at protesters just before President Donald Trump walked through the park to get to a nearby church for a photo-op.

Barrf needs more than investigation. He needs a long prison term! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Buffalo Springfield – For what it’s worth , Vietnam war

Ah… the memories. RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Open Thread–6/10/2020

Posted by TomCat at 11:00 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 102020

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. Yesterday I had my PET Scan, and the test went well. This time they bundled me very well with blankets, but I remembered the other thing I hate. I’m a very itchy person and to have to lay still for over a half hour, itching in a dozen places I could not scratch was pure torture. When we returned home, I ate lunch, took my shower, and got to bed for my nap quite late. So I had supper late too, and by the time I crawled into bed for the night, it was completely dark. I had a severe gas attack. Lo and behold, it was so radioactive that it glowed in the dark. The green cloud found a crack in the window frame, moved outside, and streamed off to the north. That Sasquatch had better turn on her Geiger counter! Happy Hump Day to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:18 (average 4:58). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0610TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 2,053,738
Deaths: 114,414
Recovered: 789,558

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Furious at Mitt Romney for participating in a Black Lives Matter march, Donald J. Trump declared on Monday that the Utah senator is “not welcome in my bunker.”

“Mitt Romney thinks he’s cute, first voting to impeach me and now marching,” Trump told reporters. “Well, I’ve got news for Mitt: his invitation to my bunker is hereby revoked.”

Trump said that, because of his disloyalty, Romney “will never experience all that the best bunker in the world has to offer.”

“There are luxury recliners, televisions as far as the eye can see, and a bottomless pit of snacks,” Trump boasted. “If Mitt could see what he’s missing, I’ll bet he’d rethink some of the cute things he’s done.”

Dang, Andy! If Little Lord Willard keeps this up, he may even get a blessing from Seamus in dawg heaven! RESIST!!

From Politico: But in a sign of how Trump’s reelection prospects have weakened across the country, even the heartland may be having second thoughts.

Since the start of the year, Democrats in Iowa have added about twice as many active voters to their rolls as Republicans, nudging ahead in total registration for the first time in years. The farm economy has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic. And though Trump still holds a small lead in the state, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average, he’s now airing TV advertisements there — a tacit acknowledgment that the campaign anticipates a contest.

When the Republican Reich has to spend money in places they considered a sure win, that has to help open other doors for Democrats! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Beatles – A Day In The Life

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Personal Update–6/9/2020

Posted by TomCat at 7:19 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 092020

It’s a hectic day here in the CatBox. I had to get up at 4:00 AM to have time to eat breakfast before my pre-test fast began, as I won’t be back until after noon. I’ll try to post a “home safe” comment, when I return. Depending on how much today burns me out, I’ll be back in the saddle tomorrow. Tuesday is eat lots of burritos and ride elevators full of Republicans day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:19 (average 5:26). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

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Cases: 2,027,438
Deaths: 113,125
Recovered: 773,509

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Official Lyric Video)

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Open Thread–6/8/2020

Posted by TomCat at 11:02 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 082020

It’s another busy day here in the CatBox. After research, I lay dawn for 90 minutes to minimize pain. When I arose, I visited the throne and flushed Republicans. Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update from me. WWWendy is taking me to the hospital for my PET scan. Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:53 (average 5:46). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

Cases: 2,008,791
Deaths: 112,506
Recovered: 761,729

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Vladimir Putin has rejected Donald J. Trump’s request for ten thousand active-duty Russian Army troops to guard the perimeter around the White House, Administration and Kremlin sources have confirmed.

After Trump’s call for U.S. troops was rebuffed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper and General Mark Milley, Trump reportedly snapped, “I’ll call Vlad,” and stormed out of the meeting with the two men.

Much to Trump’s disappointment, however, his request for Russian troops met with a chilly response.

“The optics would be terrible,” Putin reportedly told him. “Worse than that crazy thing you did with the Bible. Really, you need to get a grip.”

Dang, Andy! Poor* widdle criminal Fuhrer Trump! It really hurt his feelings, when his perv-daddy Putin [R-RU] pulled out of Trump’s* pooter and zipped up his fly! RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: The New York Times’ Editorial Page Editor James Bennet has resigned after the publication of an editorial by Sen. Tom Cotton advocating that the military be deployed to end racial injustice protests throughout the United States. Bennet had been the head of the Times’ editorial pages since 2016.

The Times faced immediate and furious backlash for publishing the op-ed, including from within the Times itself. After repeatedly defending the decision to run Cotton’s anti-American screed, it came out that the Times’ editors had themselves solicited for Cotton to make his case—and that Bennet had not even read the piece before publishing it.

It appears to me that the Times has made James Bennet a scapegoat for following the Times editors’ policy, against his own wishes. They should all be fired. However, Bennet should be fired too, for publishing it without reading it. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Animals – The House Of The Rising Sun 1964 (High Quality)

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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