Open Thread–7/10/2020

 Posted by at 11:09 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jul 102020
 

It’s a busy day, here in the CatBox.  We’ve arranged to have a palliative care nurse to come change my pain patch when WWWendy is away.  We’re still searching for a shower aide.  Wish me luck.  Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update or Open Thread.  It’s a WWWendy stink, patch, and shower day.  TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:11 (average 5:30).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

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Map Reference  (click through for interactive map).

US Cases: 3,221,938
US Deaths: 135,869

Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: Ohio state Rep. Nino Vitale (R) on Tuesday encouraged his constituents to “stop getting tested” for COVID-19.

In a Facebook post, Vitale suggested that the government is using COVID-19 tests to create a “dictatorship.”

“Are you tired of living in a dictatorship yet?” Vitale asked. “This is what happens when people go crazy and get tested. STOP GETTING TESTED!”

“It is giving the government an excuse to claim something is happening that is not happening at the magnitude they say it is happening,” he continued. “Have you noticed they never talk about deaths anymore, just cases? And they never talk about recoveries. They just keep adding to numbers they have been feeding us from over 3 months ago!”

Is that typically Republican or what? And the rabid Nazi Republican Sheeple said BAA-A-A-A-A-A!!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Adam Schiff Channel): Rep. Schiff on MSNBC: With Trump, Justice Delayed is National Security Denied

With criminal Fuhrer Trump* Justice is ALWAYS delayed, and national security is ALWAYS denied.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast played at Woodstock): Santana:SOUL SACRIFICE:Woodstock Music Festival, August, 1969


Dedicated to all who were at Woodstock or wanted to be. Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–7/9/2020

 Posted by at 11:04 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jul 092020
 

It’s a busy day, here in the CatBox.  Store to Door is delivering a very large grocery order late this morning or early this afternoon.  It’s big, because WWWendy’s last day is Tuesday, before she is out of town for nine days visiting relatives.  So, I’ll need a nine day supply of goop.  Thursday is flush your Republicans day.  I hope my laxative works. 

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:59 (average 6:12).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0709TrumpVirusMap

US Cases: 3,160,284
US Deaths: 134,920

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In a scandal that threatens to upend Donald Trump’s Presidency, a new book accuses Trump of paying Vice-President Mike Pence to take his coronavirus tests for him.

According to the book, “Swapping Swabs: Trump’s Pandemic of Lies,” when the subject of being tested for the virus first came up, in March, Trump started casting about for a “good test-taker” to substitute for him.

Trump considered several candidates for the ruse, including his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and the Attorney General, William Barr, but ultimately settled on Pence, who agreed to take the tests for the fee of twenty-five dollars per result.

Dang, Andy! That should not be worded as an accusation. It should be worded as a fact!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): ‘Bullying, Intimidation, And Retaliation:’ Key Impeachment Witness Vindman Retires

Lt. Colonel Vindman is a hero and a patriot. Criminal Fuhrer Bone Spurs* is a bully and a coward!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast that was played at Woodstock): Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers (with Lyric)


Dedicated to all who were at Woodstock or wanted to be. Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–7/8/2020

 Posted by at 7:16 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jul 082020
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  Both WWWendy and the Palliative Care nurse are coming this morning.  In addition, my tumor is acting up again.  This is my only article today.  Happy Hump Day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:57.  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

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US Cases: 3,097,602
US Deaths: 133,994

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: The firestorm of controversy swirling around the upcoming tell-all book by the President’s niece exploded on Tuesday, after Vladimir Putin revealed that he took the SATs for Donald J. Trump.

Putin said that he had hoped to keep his role in Trump’s college admission a secret, but, with the impending publication of Mary Trump’s book, “it was only a matter of time before the truth came out.”

The Russian President said that, when young Donald Trump was applying to college, in the nineteen-sixties, Putin was making “a few extra rubles” by offering his services as a test-taker to wealthy but academically hopeless American high-school students.

Dang, Andy! And Putin [R-RU] wasn’t the only one.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): ‘Lying, Cheating Failure’: New Book By Trump’s Niece Casts Trump As Traumatized Narcissist

We certainly couldn’t find a better source on the Republican insanity of criminal Fuhrer Trump*. Of course, have known the broad strokes for years, but the details sure are juicy!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from Woodstock): Country Joe McDonald live at Woodstock

Dedicated to all who were at Woodstock or wanted to be. Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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Open Thread–7/6/2020

 Posted by at 11:26 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jul 062020
 

It’s a frustrating day, here in the CatBox.  On the plus side, I owed no money to Infernal Revenue oe Oregon Revenue.  Something got caught in my esophageal tumor, and I was unable to keep anything down for most of the morning, including my entire breakfast.  My palliative care nurse was supposed to visit and has not called.  I called, and they don’t have me on the schedule.  I’m waiting for a call from a supervisor, because this is the second time their palliative care nurse has stood me up.  Tomorrow please expect only a Personal Update from me.  I have my appointment at the hospital and will be gone all morning.  I will learn the results of the mutation analysis of my tumor.  Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 4:44).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

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US Cases: 2,985,897
US Deaths: 132,610

Short Takes:

From NY Times (Hat-Tip Mitch for referral): After the bruising crises we’re now going through, it would be wonderful if we could somehow emerge a fairer nation. One possibility is to revive an old idea: sharing the profits.

The original idea for businesses to share profits with workers emerged from the tumultuous period when America shifted from farm to factory. In December 1916, the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued a report on profit-sharing, suggesting it as a way to reduce the “frequent and often violent disputes” between employers and workers, thereby “fostering the development of a larger spirit of harmony and cooperation, and resulting, incidentally, in greater efficiency and larger gains.”

I fully support this idea. Its egalitarian properties is the reason Republicans oppose it.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): STUPIDLY BIGLY – Parody of Eleanor Rigby

Good one, Don! 95% of the stupid people in the US have one thing in common. They are Republican!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Trump Goes After Left, Blames China For Coronavirus in July 4th Speech

Barf Bag Alert!!

Note all the lies and the projection. Criminal Fuhrer Trump* compares the Democrats to the monsters that resemble him so well. He calls his rabid Republican Sheeple heroes, but makes no mention of true heroes, the service people Trump* refuses to protect from Russian bounties, because he’s in thrall to Putin [R-RU].  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from Woodstock): Crosby Stills Nash – A Long Time coming – Woodstock 1969

Dedicated to all the people who were at Woodstock, or wanted to be. Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Personal Update–7/5/2020

 Posted by at 7:08 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jul 052020
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  WWWendy is coming, and we have lots to do.  Tomorrow I supposedly have a Palliative Care Nurse coming from Providence Elder at Home.  How much I publish depends on what time she comes, and how long she stays.  Have a good day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:34 (average 5:19).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoons:

Trump* Virus Update:

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Map Reference: click through for interactive features.

US Cases: 2,936,251
US Deaths: 132,327

Short Take:

From YouTube (a blast from Woodstock): “Going up the Country” – Canned Heat / WOODSTOCK ’69

Dedicated to all who went to Woodstock or wanted to. Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–7/4/2020

 Posted by at 10:54 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jul 042020
 

It’s a relatively lazy holiday here in the CatBox.  I looked forward to today, because I would have been able to see Portland’s main fireworks display from my window.  Of course, it has been cancelled.  Maybe I’ll see it next year, if I live that long.  Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.  WWWendy is coming so destink the pungent TomCat, change my patch, goop and help with chores.  Also, because we’re running out of time, tomorrow is Infernal Revenue day in the CatBox.  Have a fine weekend!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:15 (average 6:28).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

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US Cases: 2,891,380
US Deaths: 132,112

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Lincoln Project Channel): Gettysburg

This could not be more appropriate for today! We must remember those murdered by criminal Fuhrer Trump’s* racist Republican Reich! God bless those very few Republicans that understand this.  The smart ones have left or will soon leave the party.  RESIST!!

From Raw Story: Yet another senior Donald Trump advisor has tested positive for COVID-19.

“Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of President Trump’s eldest son and a top fund-raising official for the Trump re-election campaign, tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday before a Fourth of July event at Mount Rushmore, a person familiar with her condition said,” The New York Times reported shortly before Trump’s speech began.

“Ms. Guilfoyle traveled to South Dakota with Mr. Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., in anticipation of attending a huge fireworks display where the president was set to speak. They did not travel aboard Air Force One, according to the person familiar with her condition, and she was the only person in the group who tested positive,” the newspaper reported. “Still, that another person who was expected to be near Mr. Trump tested positive — and someone who most staff aides consider a member of the Trump family — is likely to renew attention around potential risks to the president.”

How rabid! She attended criminal Fuhrer Trump’s white supremacy super-spreader campaign show, while infected with Trump* virus and no mask or distancing. How many will die, because she spread her Fuhrer’s plague?  She needs to do one more thing: give her boyfriend’s father* a BIG, sloppy kiss!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from Woodstock): BERT SOMMER – AMERICA – WOODSTOCK 69


The next few songs are dedicated to all who were at Woodstock or wanted to be.  Most of us gave Bert a standing ovation for this song.  Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–7/3/2020

 Posted by at 11:24 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jul 032020
 

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox.  I had to spend so much time trying to arrange medical mayhem for when WWWendy is out of town later this month that I missed my morning nap.  ARGH!!  TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:09 (average 6:11).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0703TrumpVirusMap

Map Reference  Thanks, Nameless!

US Cases: 2,837,726
US Deaths: 131,504

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Oregonian Channel): Oregon State Police don’t comply with indoor mask order by Gov. Kate Brown

If Oregon State cops consider themselves above the law, arrest them, fire them, defund them, or all of the above!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Epstein’s Confidant Ghislaine Maxwell Charged In Sex Abuse Probe

I’m sure we can expect interference from AG Barrf to undermine this case. If Maxwell is convicted and imprisoned, criminal Fuhrer Trump* will have a more difficult time finding underage girls to assault, when he’s not in Russia.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Simon & Garfunkel – Scarborough Fair/Canticle (Audio)


Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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