Open Thread–3/19/2020

 Posted by at 10:56 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Mar 192020
 

It’s a busy day, here in the CatBox.  I’m trying to research ways forward in treating my cancer, without much success.  Store to Door is delivering my groceries this afternoon.  As a treat, I’m getting some chocolate syrup, so I can have chocolate milk.  I need to stay up to put them away.    Have a great day, and thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, and kindness.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:07 (average 5:00).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Wendy in her new Wonder Woman romper:

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Trump* Virus Update:

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Short Takes:

From Daily Kos: Back when he was a regular on Fox News, then-Sheriff David Clarke’s main schtick involved vicious attacks on Black Lives Matter and the progressive movement, all of which led to Donald Trump very nearly naming him to a top seat in the Department of Home Security.

Clarke, the onetime sheriff of Milwaukee County in Wisconsin, was denied that spot, for reasons—mainly related to his propensity to spout conspiracy theories and “constitutionalist” nonsense—that became all too apparent over the weekend, as Clarke (who has over 900,000 followers) took to Twitter to denounce measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus as “government control” (nefariously manipulated by George Soros) and urging readers to “take the streets” in defiance of it.

Twitter later removed several of the tweets for violating its terms of service, which include a ban on posts urging self-harm.

“GO INTO THE STREETS FOLKS. Visit bars, restaurants, shopping malls, CHURCHES and demand that your schools re-open. NOW! If government doesn’t stop this foolishness…STAY IN THE STREETS. END GOVERNEMNT CONTROL OVER OUR LIVES. IF NOT NOW, WHEN? THIS IS AN EXPLOITATION OF A CRISIS,” Clarke tweeted on Sunday.

Perhaps deplorable Republican Trump* supporters, especially Roberts, Thomas, Scalito, Whoresuch, and KavaNazi should follow his admonishment!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Failure To Identify, Isolate Coronavirus Infections Puts U.S. On Dark Path


We will surpass Italy in the number of deaths, because criminal Fuhrer Trump* chose to ignore the Asian model and do the necessary testing and isolation. Trump* virus is the legacy of the Republican Reich.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Zombies – She’s not there

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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Open Thread–2/24/2020

 Posted by at 11:28 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Feb 242020
 

Yesterday WWWendy and I cooked up a storm.  We made liquified Progresso Italian Wedding Soup and crackers, liquified Campbell’s Chunky Sirloin Burger Soup and spaghetti, liquified chili con carne, rice, mixed veggies, tomatoes, jalapenos, and chili powder (watch out Squatch), liquified fried eggs, hash browns, and milk, and liquified sliced peaches and cottage cheese.  The chili was damn good, for baby food.  The Chunky (NOT!) Soup wasn’t bad.  The eggs and taters were a problem, because they glopped-up in the fridge overnight.  I needed to add a load of milk to soften it up.    Then it hardened while I was eating it.  Bring on the heartburn.  It will be trial and error.  Today was supposed to be a lazy day, but I had to work on my grocery list and schedule my PET Scan (for Friday) and Lift rides.  Oh God, it’s Monday.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 4:58).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From Daily Kos: In an unapologetic display of animal cruelty, an anonymous group of terrible people released over two dozen pigeons into Las Vegas, with political accessories affixed to their heads. The group, which will not be named here, released the abused birds on Tuesday, in a “sarcastic” protest of the Democratic presidential debate the next day. 

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Republicans have no qualms about cruelty to animals. Look how cruel they are to people. And why did they need birds in the first place?  Deplorable Republicans also wear MAGA hats, also squawk and tweet about their criminal Fuhrer Trump*, and also shit all over everything.  RESIST!!

From NPR: The daredevil “Mad” Mike Hughes was killed in a rocket launch gone wrong Saturday in Barstow, Calif., two witnesses to the accident confirmed. He was 64.

It was the third launch for Hughes in one of his homemade rockets and part of his eventual plan to be able to determine for himself, up in the sky, if Earth was as flat as he proclaimed to believe.

Anyone, who would get in a homemade rocket to prove the earth is flat, was so stupid, that he has to be a Republican. Condolences to his family, but I’m sure glad Trump* can’t appoint that dingbat to head the National Science Foundation.

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Gerry & The Pacemakers – Ferry Cross The Mersey (1965)


Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Good vs Evil

 Posted by at 9:56 am  Politics
Jan 222020
 

Since I summarized it in today’s Open Thread, I’m going to take a break from the impeachment trial of Putin’s Pollution Pervert, Fuhrer of the Republican Reich, Resident Donald Trump.  Instead, I’d like to give you an extreme example of good, followed by an extreme example of evil.  Then I’ll contrast the two.

The Good:

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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg inveighed against the sowers of “climate chaos” Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, offering a view of the world that stood in stark contrast to President Trump’s.

In two speeches at the conference, the 17-year-old Thunberg renewed the call to “start listening to the science” on climate change. The world, she said, needs to “treat this crisis with the importance it deserves.”

Thunberg’s remarks echoed her warning in Davos last year, when she told world leaders: “I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.”

The Swedish teenager’s activism helped inspire a global climate action movement, which earned her Time magazine’s Person of the Year title in December. …

Inserted from <Washington Post>

Greta Thunberg Tells Davos: You’ve Done Nothing On Climate Change [Full Speech]

The Evil:

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President Donald Trump’s speech in Davos was not what many attendees wanted to hear.

At a conference dedicated to multilateralism and earnest discussion of the world’s most pressing problems, the American president used his keynote address to reel off a laundry list of his domestic accomplishments, promote the US economy and dismiss climate activists as “prophets of doom.”

He didn’t take questions from his host, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab, or the elite audience of leading executives, bankers and politicians.

This year’s Davos meeting is focusing heavily on how business and the economy must change to save the planet. But taking the stage just hours after Greta Thunberg admonished world leaders for doing “basically nothing” to reduce carbon emissions, Trump touted America’s role as the world’s biggest oil and gas producer and dismissed climate activists as prophets of doom…

Inserted from <CNN>

The Contrast:

Trump and Greta Thunberg clash at Davos over climate change

Could anything be more obvious?

RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 12/19/2018

 Posted by at 9:38 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Dec 192019
 

It’s a hectic day, here in the CatBox.  I overslept.  I’d like to try to get a partial nap in before Store to Door delivers my groceries this afternoon.  I don’t have time for a third article today, so I’ll cover Samantha Bee’s show in my lead article tomorrow.  Hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:50 (average 5:00).  To do it, click here.   How did you do?

Cartoon:

21 years and one day ago, Republicans considered lying about a blowjob a national emergency.  Today, they consider selling out our nation to Russia for political gain not an impeachable issue.

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In a rare public statement from beyond the grave, Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States, said that he was “horrified” that history books will now mention him in the same sentence as Donald J. Trump.

Making his first utterance since he died, in 1875, the spectral Johnson said, “As someone who has actually experienced death, I can safely say that being mentioned in the same breath as Trump is a fate worse than that.”

“I could deal with history remembering me as the first U.S. President to be impeached,” he said. “But knowing that I will now appear in the first line of Trump’s obituary is, to put it mildly, devastating.”

“What have I done to deserve this?” Johnson asked.

Dang Andy B! Poor Andy J!!!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (RWW Channel): RWW News: Pat Robertson Promised His Audience ‘The House Will Not Vote Impeachment’

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

Fool! Bwahahahahahahaha!!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Guess Who – Share The Land

 

Ahh… the memories!! RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 12/9/2019

 Posted by at 10:11 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Dec 092019
 

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. WWWendy sheared me quite well yesterday, and it’s wonderful to be able to scratch itches on my scalp again.  I feel a bit tired, but I plan no trips out before my procedure a week from Tuesday.  Oh God, It’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:  Today’s took me 4:11 (average 6:07).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Religious Ecstasy:

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When I first heard the score at halftime, I accused WWWendy  of putting a hallucinogen in my coffee!

Short Takes:

From YouTube (CNN Channel): North Korea calls Donald Trump a ‘dotard’ again as tensions increase

 

Is this not typical of the foreign policy “successes” we see from the Republican Reich?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Jesse Dollemore Channel): THE CULT HAS SPOKEN!!! In New Poll Republicans Say Trump is Greater Than Abraham Lincoln!

Barf Bag Alert!!

 

Very well said, Jesse. Would someone please open Abe’s casket and clean out the excrement? If I were Lincoln, that Republican “truth” would have made me fill my pants too!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Cant Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons + lyrics

 

Ah… The memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread – 12/5/2019

 Posted by at 9:22 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics, Religion
Dec 052019
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  I got to bed late last night.  My new O2 compressor arrived, and while installing it, WWWendy and I rearranged the entire wall it was on to make it more accessible than the old one, and to put the microwave closer to the sink and range.  Store to Door is delivering groceries today, and I’d like to finish on time to get a partial nap in before they arrive.  I also have a mild case of Republicosis.  Flush your Republicans!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:24 (average 4:49).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Republican polluters think that poor non-white neighborhoods should be contaminated.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (RWW Channel): Johnny Enlow: God Is Using Trump as a ‘Hinge of the Ages’

 

And I looked, and behold a pale motorcycle: and his name that sat on him was Trump, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians, the opposite of real authentic Christians, are seriously deranged!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Elizabeth Warren Channel): White Supremacy Threatens Our Democracy

 

I could not agree more! Fear is the opposite of love. Hate is just a symptom of fear. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama

 

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

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