GEORGIA -American Bridge – one each.
Meidas Touch – a Lady GaGa parody for Dr. Fauci.
Now This News – GEORGIA
Really American – GEORGIA
The Lincoln Project
Trumpty Dumpty Cycle Episode 5
Keith – from yesterday – late (but has CC)
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):
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There will be no update today.At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech.
They were serving a warrant on my computer after DOH filed a complaint.
They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids.. pic.twitter.com/DE2QfOmtPU
— Rebekah Jones (@GeoRebekah) December 7, 2020
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!!
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!!
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:
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!!
It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. I had a fine breakfast of steak in scrambled eggs, yogurt, rye bread and butter. I took a morning nap. I did my research. Today is a holy day in the Church if the Ellipsoid Orb. My Broncos are playing on Sunday Night Football this evening, so it will be televised here. May the Holy Ellipsoid Orb shine its blessed light on your team, unless they play in an arrow head. Have a fine Sunday!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:15 (average 5:07). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
An annual day of mourning for the Republican Reich!
Short Takes:
From Daily Kos: Lately, it seems that right-wing heroes and heroines du jour turn out to be slimeballs and reprobates. Well, add another to the list—Melissa Carone, the star witness in the Trump campaign’s attempt to overturn Biden’s win there due to baseless claims of voter fraud.
By now, you’ve seen Carone’s bonkers testimony before a Michigan state house panel, in which she claimed to have seen all manner of fraud while votes were being counted at the TCF Center. Her claims were so off the rails that even Rudy Giuliani had to try to rein her in. Earlier, she’d claimed to have seen ballots smuggled inside vans. A judge had previously ruled Carone’s claims were “not credible.”
For most of the week, people have wondered whether Carone had been too well served during her testimony. But it turns out there’s another reason to question her credibility. Two years ago, she was busted for sending obscene messages to her boyfriend’s ex-wife.
As I see it, sexual content is not what made this sleazy. What made it so is that her boyfriend’s ex-wife apparently did not consent to be the recipient of Carone’s GOPORN. That she did this should not surprise anyone. The gospel in a Republican Reich is that women should be obscene and not heard. RESIST!!
From NPR (Hat-Tip Mitch [ours, nor BBMM]): Under the order filed Friday, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.
In his ruling, Garaufis said the terms of the federal program must be immediately restored to what they were “prior to the attempted rescission of September 2017” when the White House began a series of maneuvers to dismantle the program.
The judge also instructed officials to reinstate two-year permits for qualifying applicants. Over the summer, the administration had begun issuing one-year permits.
Kudos to Judge Garaufis, who was appointed by Bill Clinton. There are few judges left that do not bear the 666 of Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch etched into their foreheads. Win the Senate! RESIST!!
From YouTube (SNL Channel): Michigan Hearings Cold Open
As talented as she is, Kate just cannot convey the sense of evil with which Rudy 9/11 reflects the Republican Reich. Nevertheless, SNL was hilarious as usual. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Nat King Cole – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
May God grant that our nation and the whole world might overcome the pseudo-Christian hatred that the Republican Reich has inflicted on us! RESIST!!
GEORGIA – Jon Ossoff
Meidas Touch – GEORGIA
Now This News – not my Senator Udall, whom Corey Gardner cheated to defeat, but is cousin in New Mexico (who is planning to retire, sadly.
The Lincoln Project – GEORGIA
Parody Project/The Freedom Toast
A commercial from the Norwegian Postal Service showing – well, you’ll see (hanky alert for laughter)
Borat
Keith (yesterday, but 2 hours later than usual so I missed it.)
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!!
Crooks and Liars video
American Bridge – GEORGIA – Loeffler
American Bridge – GEORGIA – Perdue
The Lincoln Project – GEORGIA – “Pulpit”
The Trumpty Dumpty Cycle #3- Full Cast: Steve Buscemi, James Carville, Kristin Chenoweth, Margaret Cho, Laurie Garrett, Whoopi Goldberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Samuel L. Jackson, Wayne Knight, Stephen Root