Open Thread – 12/13/2020

 Posted by at 11:19 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Dec 132020
 

It’s another busy day here in the CatBox, and my back is in a lot of pain.  Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, but she won’t come until late afternoon, so I’ll be in the saddle.  Last I heard my Broncos were winning 13-7.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:12 (average 5:26).  To do it, click here.  How did toy do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From Alternet: Progressives are pushing for Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to use Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to avoid seating any Republican House members who have publicly supported President Donald Trump’s attempt to steal the election from Democratic President-Elect Joe Biden.

That’s because Section 3 of the 14th Amendment literally says that anyone who has tried to rebel against the Constitution after having pledged to protect it can’t hold political office. This would include any GOP House members who signed onto an amicus brief supporting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s bogus Supreme Court case seeking to toss hundreds of thousands of votes in four swing states, so that Trump can steal a democratically decided election.

The Section reads: “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. ”

It would be fully justified, and Pelosi ought to do it, but she won’t. No tiene los cojones!  RESIST!!

From NPR: Immigration activists are gearing up for a fight to push President-elect Joe Biden to do more to counter the measures taken by President Trump that made life more uncomfortable for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the county.

But they may find they get less than they hope for from the Biden administration, which finds itself having to balance the demands of activists with the inherent limits on executive powers.

Biden pledged during his campaign to use those powers to reverse many of President Trump’s most controversial actions. His plan includes a 100-day moratorium on deportations, restoring protections for young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, and eliminating Trump’s restrictions on asylum seekers.

But some immigrant-rights groups like the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, Movimiento Cosecha and United We Dream want more.

Personally, I think we should happily accept whatever help the Biden administration gives immigrants and refugees. Then we should fight for more.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Nat King Cole – O Little Town of Bethlehem

 

Ah… the memories! HUGS!!

37 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

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Open Thread – 12/11/2020

 Posted by at 11:06 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Dec 112020
 

It’s a painful day here in the CatBox.  I overdid it yesterday when pitting groceries away.  WWWendy is coming late this afternoon.  I will be in the saddle tomorrow.  To give you a heads up, next week will be gruesome.  Happy Hanukkah!  Thank God it’s Friday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:36 (average 7:51).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: A furious Donald J. Trump attempted to fire the Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, sources report.

According to the sources, Trump was so irate about the Supreme Court’s dismissal of his election challenge on Tuesday that he phoned Barrett directly to inform her that she was “history.”

“I hired you to get a job done, and you didn’t get it done,” Trump angrily informed Barrett. “You’re out of here.”

Sources say that Barrett had the unenviable task of informing Trump that Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life and therefore cannot be fired, a revelation that left Trump “flabbergasted.”

Dang, Andy! I thought this was satire, until the part that Trump* didn’t know that it’s a lifetime appointment before Injustice Amy Coney Bullshit told him. Now I believe it.  RESIST!!

From Alternet: Rep. David Byrd (R-TN) made a post on Facebook [Fakebook delinked] this Thursday saying that he may be soon placed on a ventilator due to coronavirus, and asked people to pray for him.

“I really need a miracle today!!” Byrd wrote Thursday. “My doctor said if my oxygen level doesn’t improve then he has no choice but to put me on a ventilator. So please pray that God will breathe His healing spirit into my lungs!!”

Byrd was flown by helicopter from Wayne County Hospital to St. Thomas in Nashville, where he still remains. According to the Tennessean, he was among the nearly 70 House Republicans who attended a caucus meeting held in the House chamber on November 24. A week and a half later, he was hospitalized with the virus. Reports say he was seen on the House floor without a mask. Just days before, he hosted a dinner for dozens of his fellow caucus members at a restaurant.

I’ll tell you what infuriates me. Because he’s a Republican pseudo-Christian Nazi who helped his Fuhrer spread Trump* virus to dozens (if not hundreds) of innocents, he will get special drugs and special treatment not available to those who deserve it. That is so sick!  RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: After the Electoral College presumably votes Monday to affirm Joe Biden’s win, some Republican senators are reportedly preparing to acknowledge the de facto truth that never should have been in question: Donald Trump lost fair and square.

Many Senate Republicans have viewed the Dec. 14 vote both literally and figuratively speaking as the moment of truth, according to CNN. After electors in state capitals across the country finalize the certified results, those same Republicans are realizing they may have to actually part ways with their whiny, rage-y, delusional Dear Leader.

Now that’s a shit storm I can’t wait to see!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Bing Crosby – Silent Night

 

As a small child, this is the first carol I ever learned.  Ah… the memories!  HUGS!!

39 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

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Open Thread – 12/9/2020

 Posted by at 10:56 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Dec 092020
 

It’s a lazy day here in the CatBox.  I did my research and rested for an hour and a half for my back.  Tomorrow I’ll be in the saddle, but it will be a grocery delivery day.  Happy Hump Day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:32 (average 5:51).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: Dr. Rebekah Jones built her own COVID-19 dashboard to track Florida infections and deaths after being fired for accurately reporting that data as part of her job with the state.

Since then, she’s been reporting COVID stats on her own from her own hardware in her own home. Until today. (WARNING: The video in her first tweet is triggering):

 

She is guilty of truth-telling. If the Republican Reich is not destroyed, they will continue to fight to make opposition to Republican lies a capital offense.  RESIST!!

From NPR: The federal government on Monday released detailed hospital-level data showing the toll COVID-19 is taking on health care facilities, including how many inpatient and ICU beds are available on a weekly basis.

Using an analysis from the University of Minnesota’s COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project, NPR has created a tool that allows you to see how your local hospital and your county overall are faring. (Jump to look-up tool.)

It focuses on one important metric — how many beds are filled with COVID-19 patients — and shows this for each hospital and on average for each county.

This is a handy tool. Click “(Jump to look-up tool.)” above to use it.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): The Biden Administration: Who Will Hold the Power?

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right, and in this case, most informative!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Chris Hayes: The Rot Won’t Go Away With Trump

Of course you know that I’ve been saying this for years. Trump is not the cause of the National Socialism in the Republican Reich. He is the reflection of it. They are turning on him now, because he is a scapegoat to blame for who they are and what they have done. The only you to make the rot go away is to destroy the Republican Party.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Nat King Cole – Away in a Manger

I pray this season brings peace and beauty to you and yours whether or not you celebrate Christmas.  HUGS!!

41 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

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Personal Update – 12/8/2020

 Posted by at 11:06 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Dec 082020
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  WWWendy is doing chores, and I an de-stunk.  Please pardon my pit stop.  Tuesday is Flush Your Republicans day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

today’s took me 3:47 (average 6:07).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

From an actual Republican pseudo-Christmas card

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): THE ORANGE DEMON WENT TO GEORGIA – a parody

 

Beautifully done, Don, but do you honestly think you’re being fair? After all, although demons certainly are evil, in that regard they can’t hold a candle to criminal Fuhrer Trump*!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Do You Hear What I Hear?

 

This is another I used to perform in a choral group. I here the sound of the Republican Reich fading. Do you hear what I hear? Hugs!!

42 Days (6 Weeks) Until the Big FLUSH!!

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Open Thread – 12/7/2020

 Posted by at 10:39 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Dec 072020
 

It’s a comparatively lazy day here in the CatBox.  Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update, because WWWendy is coming in the morning to destink the TomCat, cook, and do chores.  Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 5:40).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Religious Agony:

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The Broncos played a hell of a game, but I have to admit that, having watched pro ball since the 1950s, the Chiefs today are the best team I have ever seen.  Beware of Nameless.  We may see some swollen head syndrome.

Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: Well, it looks like COVID has yet another trick up it’s sleeve: Long term erectile dysfunction. Yes, that pesky problem that men take little blue pills for to allow them to continue … you know, having sex. Well, it looks like COVID causes vascular problems that are now being shown to cause ED! Even “mild” cases of COVID are causing this issue.

So your cousin/coworker/GOP politician who says “it was just like a little cold” may actually be wrong.

 

Hmm….. Is this sufficient cause to tell Republicans to attend super-spreader events without masks?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Why Trump’s Imprint On The GOP Is Likely To Remain

 

Considering the influence criminal Fuhrer Trump* will have on the future Republican Reich is a premier reason that the demise on the Republican Reich is imperative.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Mary’s Boy Child

 

The man’s voice rings like a bell!  Hugs!!

43 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!

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In Lieu of “Friday Fun”

 Posted by at 6:24 am  Politics
Dec 242019
 

I’ll be heading up to Illinois this morning to spend Christmas with my Aunt – so no Friday Fun.  Instead …

 

“Hark!” the Herald Penguins sing:

“Please don’t eat our little wings!

“Eat a goose down to the bone,

“But leave Penguins all alone.

 

“Baby ducks are very sweet;

“Tastier than Penguin meat

“If we’re carried in your store,

“Please don’t shop there anymore!”

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ANSWERS to the Christmas Song Rebuses

 Posted by at 2:05 pm  Politics
Dec 142019
 

Reduced-size photos as reminders, so you don’t have to click back-and-forth.

[A]

1. Jingle Bells
2. Walking in a Winter Wonderland
3. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
4. Joy to the World
5. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
6. O’ Come All Ye Faithful
7. I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas
8. Oh, Christmas Tree
9. What Child Is This?
10. We Three Kings
11. Deck the Halls
12. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In
13. O’ Holy Night
14. Noel
15. Away in A Manger
16. The Twelve Days of Christmas
17. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
18. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
19. Chestnuts Roasting on An Open Fire
20. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
21. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
22. Silent Night
23. O’ Little Town of Bethlehem
24. Silver Bells

[B]

01. White Christmas

02. We Three Kings

03. Santa Baby

04. Away in a Manger

05. Noel (No-L)

06. Silver Bells

07. Little Drummer Boy

08. The Twelve Days of Christmas

09. Blue Christmas

10. The Night Before Christmas

11. Jingle Bell Rock

12. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

 

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Friday Fun: Have Yourself a “Rebus” Little Christmas

 Posted by at 7:33 am  Politics
Dec 132019
 

[UPDATE NOTE: I put an enlarged one for “A” in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there   it might help. Although enlarging tends to make it even fuzzier.  Try to imagine it as just a plain pencil drawing w/ no color. They were tough to figure out, especially back then.

UPDATE #2: I went back and found the original BW one – and it is MUCH CLEARER!  Hopefully this helps.  And why they colored the middle item in #18 green I’ll never know.]

We can thank JD for inspiring today’s theme.  A “REBUS” as defined by Merriam Webster:

: a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound

also : a riddle made up of such pictures or symbols

You might have noticed I posted one the other day in a reply to JD.  As an example I used the Rebus she had posted in another blog …

Which would be solved as “Straighten Up and Fly Right”

As a nod to the Holiday Season, a couple of decades ago I remember enjoying a Christmas Song themed Rebus game at a party.  In fact I found that very same puzzle online – although now it’s in color, but a bit fuzzy.  (I suppose time does that to all of us.)  And a newer, but briefer version.

So I’m going to post two Christmas Song Rebuses for you to solve.  Some of them are a bit of a stretch of your imagination, and there will be overlap – but that’s OK.  You can either post your answer in Comments or keep an answer list.  But I won’t be posting the Official Answers until Saturday, in order to give everyone time to take a guess.  (Sorry – but there are NO prizes.)

[A]

[Original B/W]:

[B]

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