Robert Reich on the Cabinet – “Let’s make sure Biden’s appointees never forget who they work for.”
Beau – Water as a commodity
Feeling a bit down? Dancing deer should help.
These squirrels aren’t dancing, but the Borat clip the other day reminded me of them.
A four-part Henri “On Cat Food Boredom” I don’t want to split it up – I can plan ahead some, but not four days in a row.
It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. WWWendy and I got everything done yesterday, and I did get a morning nap this morning. However, I’m already ready for another. I had a cheeseburger and eggs for breakfast. Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update from me. It’s a WWWendy day to destink the TomCat, cook and do chores. TGIF!!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:16 (average 4:59). To do it, click here. How dis you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From NY Times: In his urgent demand on Monday that President Trump condemn his angry supporters who are threatening workers and officials overseeing the 2020 vote, a Georgia elections official focused on an animated image of a hanging noose that had been sent to a young voting-machine technician.
“It’s just wrong,” the official, Gabriel Sterling, a Republican, said at a news conference. “I can’t begin to explain the level of anger I have over this.”
But the technician in Georgia is not alone. Far from it.
Across the nation, election officials and their staff have been bombarded in recent weeks with emails, telephone calls and letters brimming with menace and threats of violence, the result of their service in a presidential election in which the defeated candidate’s most ardent followers have refused to accept the results.
There is a single word that best describes such heinous threats of violence to intimidate honest workers and keep them from doing their jobs: Republican! RESIST!!
From NPR: President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said he has asked the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to become his chief medical adviser and said he plans to call on Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration.
In an interview with CNN, Biden said he’ll urge Americans to wear masks starting Jan. 20 to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Biden said he would use his authority to require masks in federal buildings and on interstate transportation.
“Just 100 days to mask, not forever, 100 days. And I think we’ll see a significant reduction,” Biden said.
I think Fauci is an excellent choice. If super-spreader Trump* had followed his advice, America would be far better off. 100 days of masks is just the beginning of policies Biden should implement. Another is extensive contact tracing. RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Canadian Premier Makes Emotional Holiday Plea
Kudos to Brian Pailister. The US needs a Grinch like him in charge of every state. RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): These Trump supporters say big tech is biased. Here’s why they’re on Parler [Twitter for GOP Sheeple]
A commenter on YouTube Said it best. The universe is made of protons neutrons, electrons and morons. To that I add, on Parler the morons are Sheeple whose intelligence echoes BAAA-A-A-A-A-AAADLY!! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast for the planet): The Yardbirds – Shapes Of Things
This will be the last in the BFTP series. The Yardbirds knew the shape of things to come many years ago. Is it too late to change it? RESIST!!
It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. I should be laying down to rest my back, but Deborah, my Providence Home Health Doctor is due in an hour for a routine checkup. My back is already hurting severely. WWWendy and I had a fine dinner yesterday (see below). Oh God it’s Monday!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:26 (average 5:31). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Thanksgiving Dinner:
Religious Agony:
They might have done better. if criminal Fuhrer Satan* had not attacked their QBs with his plague.
Short Takes:
From NY Times: President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. twisted his ankle playing with one of his dogs over the holiday weekend, an injury that his doctor said on Sunday resulted in hairline fractures in his foot that would most likely require him to wear a walking boot for several weeks.
Although initial X-rays showed no obvious fracture, a “follow-up CT scan confirmed hairline (small) fractures of President-elect Biden’s lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones, which are in the midfoot,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the director of executive medicine at GW Medical Faculty Associates, said in a statement distributed by Mr. Biden’s office.
This is, in my opinion, President-elect Biden’s first major political blunder. He should NOT have been playing with a dawg. A DemoCAT is where his play should be AT!! RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): Biden announces all-female communications team, diverse economic team
I like these choices. More women and more women of color add diversity where it is badly needed. The only diversity in the Fifth Reich was spreading influence between Banksters, Nazis, KKK, Homophobes, Misogynists, Koch Suckers, and White Supremacists! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast for the planet): Julian Lennon – Saltwater (1991)
Never since has this song been more appropriate. RESIST!!
TC, I always give you first shot at Robert, so I held this – but I’m not surprised you just did an update today.
Really American – anti-Perdue = pro-Ossoff
Joe and Jill
Rafael and Jon
The Lincoln project
Hanky alert (afterwards, she called him and he about fell apart … he credits Chelsea Clinton with help getting her attention.)
@KamalaHarris My name is Tyler Gordon and I’m 14 years old and I live in the Bay Area! I painted this picture of you and I hope you like it!!! Please Rt and tag her so that she can see this. Please!!!@JoeBiden @DouglasEmhoff @SenKamalaHarris @WeGotGame2 pic.twitter.com/X0qtChKBf2
— Tyler Gordon (@Official_tylerg) November 23, 2020
Beau with a thought exercise
American Bridge – anti-Loeffler
Meidas Touch – anti-Loeffler
Now This News – Joe on CoViD transistion (or lack thereof)
Really American – “Enemies of Georgia”
The Lincoln Project on Michigan electors.
Beau on rights
It’s a busy day here in the Cat Box, as I expect Molly to arrive before I finish this. That means I miss my morning nap and get a pain increase. When Molly is here, I’ll have to ask her what Lona is like in person. [later: Molly says Lona is at least 80% nice and 10% feisty.] Happy Hump Day to all!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:46 (average 6:42). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Breakfast in the CatBox:
I’ll post an occasional pic so you can see how I’m eating with the stent.
Short Takes:
From Common Dreams (Hat-Tip Mitch [ours: not BBMMM]): Taking cues from former Presidents Gerald Ford and Barack Obama—who pardoned or ignored their predecessors’ crimes in the name of national unity and healing—President-elect Joe Biden has privately signaled to advisers that he is unlikely to pursue federal investigations of the Trump administration’s policies and actions, NBC News reported Tuesday.
According to the report, the president-elect has expressed concerns that investigating President Donald Trump or holding members of his administration accountable for wrongdoing would further divide a nation already deeply riven by political tensions, and that focusing on Trump would distract Biden from his forward-looking agenda.
Biden is said to be especially wary of probing Trump’s taxes or trying to undo any immunity the president may grant to his associates during his final weeks in office.
Put simply, one adviser said Biden “just wants to move on.”
“He’s going to be more oriented toward fixing the problems and moving forward than prosecuting them,” another Biden confidant told NBC News.
I do agree that Biden should be more oriented toward “fixing the problems and moving forward”. However, part of fixing the problem is appointing an AG who will do his/her job and prosecute the people responsible for worst crime wave by public officials in our nation’s history. Failure to do so guarantees that we will be moving backward, not forward! RESIST!!
From Alternet: Jesse Barrett, husband of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, recently said he will continue private practice despite the ethical concerns that may arise due to his wife’s new position.
On the SouthBake Legal website, there is a congratulatory statement to the new Supreme Court justice. It also details what Jesse Barrett’s near future holds.
“SouthBank Legal enthusiastically congratulates Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett on her confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States,” the statement began.
The statement, which commended Jesse Barrett for his work, also suggested that he will continue private practice.
It later added, “SouthBank Legal also congratulates Justice Barrett’s family, in particular her husband, Jesse. Since joining SouthBank Legal two years ago, Jesse has broadened the firm’s commercial litigation expertise, while building an impressive white-collar defense practice. Like Justice Barrett, Jesse has top-shelf legal ability, a relentless work ethic, and a resolute commitment to his professional obligations. About his practice, Jesse commented, ‘I look forward to continuing to help grow and lead SouthBank Legal’s litigation-related practice groups and serve our clients.'”
Injustice Amy Coney Bullshit ought to recuse in any case the firm of her husband, lord, and master participates, as her pseudo-Catholic cult believes she must decide as he orders. I don’t think she will. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Georgia Runoffs: How You Can Help Flip the Senate
Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. Both Loffler and Perdue typify the Reich on the right, the Republican Reich. Both govern for personal gain. Both are racist to a Republican extent. I fully agree with Robert’s suggestions! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of protest): We Stand With You
This is a perfect example of how we must all stand together for social justice. RESIST!!
Brent is so good that it’s not always clear that he is being satirical. This time, however …
Now This News – Voter Fraud (and you can skip the ad at the end.)
Now This News – Meet Biden’s Chief of Staff
Brand new Roy Zimmerman
Trae – I missed this last week, and it’s important – “Parler”
Keith from Monday (I miss ONE day …)
Keith today – a Flashback
I’ll only add what I seem to have been posting and re-posting all over the internet every two minutes this afternoon: Presidents don’t prosecute. Nor do they order their Justice Department to prosecute, Donald Trump* notwithstanding What a President may do is instruct her Department of Justice to investigate (and if that Department decides prosecution is warranted, not get in its way.) President-elect Biden has already said he will not interfere with his DOJ.
Investigate Lindsey Graham
Common Cause
“Drumph lawyers FAILING in Court because Judges don’t like Bullshit”
Now This News – Trump* and Litigation; elecion security
Really American – Loeffler is running against Rev. Warnock in Georgia.
Republicans for the Rule of Law
Rev. Warnock on Joy Reid’s “The Reid Out”
The Lincoln Project
I said I was going to post a Beau video today which helps (at least it helps me) make sense of the relationship between centrism and progressivism. And, you know, he has a point. The kind of change we progressives are looking for really does not come from government, and certainly not first from government. I do think we should take the increasing number of Progressives getting elected as a good sign – that in those districts, minds are being changed. But in any case, not voting, or protest voting, is not progressive, because the result is merely to tear down.
I will keep checking for Keith but will not mention it in future if there is none.
Petitions – Investigate DeJoy
Fight for Reform
Prosecute Trump*
National Democratic Training Committee
Give Joe his money
Public Citizen