I’m feeling much better today, but I hope the Immodium does not convert the Republicosis to Republicitis. I never made it to NFL yesterday, so I never learned that one of my best fantasy players, Gronkowski, was IA last night, so that may cause me to be foot-flattened. Wendy says thank you for your condolences.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 2:54 (average 5:00). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From YouTube (MoveOn Channel): Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for a clean Dream Act
Like Liz, we stand with our Dreamers. RESIST!!
From YouTube (RWW Channel): GOP Candidate Michael Snyder Says Vegas Shooting Was Probably An Antifa Attack On Trump Supporters
Barf Bag Alert!!
What a load of Nazi BS! Older, white, Ammosexual, multi-millionaire… Is that the profile of an anti-fascist protestor? We don’t know the killer’s political views yet, but if I had to guess, I’d say that’s the profile of a Republican. RESIST!!
From The New Yorker Twice: Calling the move an “urgent response to recent unfortunate events,” Puerto Rico has issued a sweeping travel ban on malignant narcissists, effective immediately.
Starting on Wednesday, Customs and Border Protection officials at Puerto Rico’s ports of entry will be equipped with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–V) issued by the American Psychiatric Association, and will be instructed to look for symptoms of malignant narcissism in those attempting to enter.
“If port officials encounter a visitor who has a pompous and arrogant demeanor, needs the constant admiration of others, and is unwilling to empathize with others’ feelings, wishes, or needs, that visitor will be denied entry,” a Puerto Rican government statement read.
and
Attempting to pour cold water on reports of a rift between him and Donald Trump, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters on Wednesday that he remains “fully committed to this moron’s agenda.”
“There will always be people in Washington eager to stir controversy when there is none,” Tillerson said, at a hastily called press conference at the State Department. “I am standing here today to tell you that I am on the same page as this idiot.”
Elaborating on that point, the former oil-company C.E.O. stressed that he and Trump were in agreement on a broad range of issues. “From North Korea to Iran to China, there is no daylight between me and this imbecile,” he said.
In the first, Andy must be reporting straight news. In the second, if Andy is accurate, both morons and imbeciles will be suing Tillerson for defamation of character. RESIST!!
Cartoon:
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Here in Georgia, some @$$hole teacher gave his or her students the assignment of creating a Nazi mascot. It was so pissed that I made this petition. Please sign and pass along!
Direct link to petition
Link to Care2 story to send Freya Green Star
Signed!
‘Scuse me, I mean, I was so pissed. Not it. Not a sewer-dwelling clown.
MO: “Congress: To do the Will of the American People, and for the American People that means we stand with our Dreamers and Immigrants! Right on, Ms. Warren, I’m with you! (and others)
RRW: Where do they come up with this sheet?? Unreal!
NYer: #1. The DSM comes in handy with these cases too. Shame he can’t be ‘denied entry’ permanently’. #2. omg!! This is absolutely hysterical !!!! No love lost from Tillerson to dt though. lol.
Cartoon: Very, very scary.
You’re most welcome, Wendy, and will continue to pray for your comfort during this hard time. Hope that you have a relaxing evening, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
4:01 Looks very tempting.
Sending a little something for Wendy.
Move On: I am somewhat heartened by the number and diversity of people who are coming together behind Dreamers. Have signed several petitions.
RWW: Thanks for the BB alert, I’m stressed and behind enough to heed it. The shooter’s profile is definitely that of a glocksucking ammosexual, and not of anyone involved with antifa.
TNY squared: I wish Puerto good luck with that! The second piece, I would guess straight news for a psychic.
Cartoon: Lies and the lying liars who tell them. Isn’t that a book title?
Puzzle — 4:36 I feel asleep!
YouTube — I`m with Liz — a clean Dream Act backing Dreamers and all immigrants.
RWW — Alex Jones and anyone associated with him makes me want to
The New Yorker #1 — Good call Puerto Rico! BTW, did you hear that Drumpf put on a heavy Spanish accent when saying Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. I saw the tape and it was disgusting and so very condescending.
The New Yorker #2 — ÈIn the second, if Andy is accurate, both morons and imbeciles will be suing Tillerson for defamation of character.È — AMEN!!! I would not want to be sharing anything with that narcissistic jackass!
Cartoon — Liar, liar pants on fire! . . . both Hitler and Drumpf!
Whenever a YouTube video is posted I ALWAYS go to watch it at the site itself, because if they have CC I almost always vote on them (something you can’t do when it’s embedded).
But I never know how I’m supposed to vote when it’s from RWW (Right-Wing Watch). Do you vote “Thumbs Down” because it’s a load of BS – or vote “Thumbs Up” as a Thanks for Posting?
I frequently just abstain on RWW videos.
That’s why I post the links to them.
I suppose you can’t vote both ways?
MO: Stand with Liz, stand with Dreamers, stand with immigrants, Progressives
RWW: Sorry, TomCat, I’m not going to watch this clip and have it spoil my Saturday. Your excellent comment on it was enough together with its title were enough for me to know how utterly ridiculous Snyders would be in his assertions. When the news came through here that the Da’esh had claimed the Las Vegas shooting as one of their terrorist attacks my husband and I just laughed because the whole idea was just too preposterous. We then both came to the same conclusion: if anything, Paddock’s profile was more of a domestic right-wing extremist than anything else. Fortunately the Las Vegas/Nevada police were having none of it either and rejected the Da’esh claim.
TNY #1: Too bad, Andy, those Puerto Rican Customs and Border Protection officials won’t be able to stop Drumpf or any other government member with the DSM-5 in hand because “Malignant narcissism is a hypothetical, experimental diagnostic category. Narcissistic personality disorder is found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), while malignant narcissism is not.” (Wikipedia) But that shouldn’t be a problem; jot down a few of the Drumpf descriptions PP and C2NN readers have given here and Puerto Rican officials will have no problems at all putting Drumpf et al. in the right category.
TNY #2: Moron, idiot, imbecile, almost completely correct, Mr. Tillerson, but imbecile (IQ 26-50) comes after moron (IQ 51-70) and before idiot (IQ 0-25). To be on the safe side, I’d stick to “idiot” if I were you. Most of us do.
Cartoon: Actually this cartoon gives me some hope. If Hitler lied about not wanting to wage war against England or France, then Drumpf could be lying about intending to wage war/destroy/annihilate… North Korea. He is a habitual liar after all.
Thanks all. Hugs!!