It’s a temperate day here at the CatBox, but it’s so humid that I’m sticky and the grass pollen count is still very high. It took me a long time to find my material today.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:05 (average 4:53). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Compromise With GOP Becomes Point Of Contention Among Democrats
Biden is delusional. To compromise with Republicans, bend over, grab your ankles, and pray. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Jesse Dollemore Channel): Trump AGAIN Teased the Idea That His Supporters Will DEMAND That He Stay Longer Than 2 Terms!
The Fuhrer would like nothing better than to make the 5th Reich permanent. RESIST!!
From Common Dreams: As the Trump administration prepares to deploy 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East in a move critics warned will heighten the possibility of all-out war with Iran, United Nations officials reportedly believe the U.S. is also planning a major “aerial bombardment” of an Iranian nuclear facility.
United Nations officials are “assessing the United States’ plans to carry out a tactical assault on Iran,” the Jerusalem Post reported Monday, citing anonymous diplomatic sources at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
“According to the officials, since Friday, the White House has been holding incessant discussions involving senior military commanders, Pentagon representatives, and advisers to President Donald Trump,” the Post reported. “The military action under consideration would be an aerial bombardment of an Iranian facility linked to its nuclear program.”
One “Western diplomat” told the Post that the bombing campaign would be “massive” but “limited to a specific target.”
Does anyone else think that bombing Iran is insane? RESIST!!
Cartoon:
11 Responses to “Open Thread – 6/18/2019”
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5:36 Must be Michael.
Great meditation on false equivalence.
A Jimmy Carter story for the ages (hanky alert).
The Mueller report in just under 29 minutes
MSNBC – Biden’s statement is indeed delusional, and, if he believes it, then, yes, he is delusional. Too delusional for the office.
Other JD – While I don’t think we should get hysterical or hung up on this, I do think we – by which I mean the party and particularly elected officials – need to be brainstorming this and making tentative plans to physically remove him from the White House if he doesn’t leave voluntarily.
CD – Honey, bombing ANYONE is insane. It would be insane even if the Fuhrer were not a blowhard and utterly unpredictable (but then if that were not so, no one would even be considering bombing anyone, would they.)
Cartoon – And yesterday was the fourth anniversary of the shooting at Mother Emanual AME. What a contrast!
Thanks. I almost posted that clip yesterday. I’m glad you did.
YVW, and thanks for the validation.
MSNBC: Joe needs to go sit down and rethink his strategy, this is not going to fly. imho
The other JD: Really good video. The id in the WH needs to go.
CD: He’s completely off the rails on this one. Yes, insanity reigns in his head.
Cartoon: People who cared about people and their human rights.
*Joanne: Gawd, has it been four years already? How horribly sad.
We’re humid here too, and I’m finally coming around to not feeling ill, but playing it safe for another day.Hope that you have a good afternoon/evening, take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
This just in: “Rosen, Barr’s top deputy, intervened, and asked the BOP to keep Manafort out of Rikers. DT – “I hardly knew the guy.” ~ pb ~
2. re: trump’s finances: “Truth is like kryptonite to dt and truth tellers are mortal enemies because they destroy his myth of success.” ~ Jonathan G. ~
I looked it up because I couldn’t believe it was four years either. But it had to be at least three years because President Obama sang at the funeral. And if it were only three years, we would remember thinking about Merrick Garland at the same tome, and we don’t. It does feel like yesterday, I agree.
The Mango Menace is completely out of his skull! Not leave office? He just doesn’t understand the rules of being POTUS – and even if he did, like the spoiled, sheltered brat he is he has no intention of following them.
MSNBC: Seems to me that Biden needs to press the update on his head computer. He’s not up to date and need a refresher class so he can participate in this election.
Other JD: He needs to be voted out of there. I can see it then, when another one wins then he will be crying fowl play.
Agree with David that we need to vote lots of the repugs out of their current posts.. We have too many who like their leader, doesn’t nothing for the people.
CD; He’s insane. He loves battles. We don’t need this to be happening.
I happened across an MSNBC programme with actor Jeff Daniels and Nicolle Wallace where he talks about playing Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” and some of the parallels today with Drumpf.
I’m sorry but the two clips did not cooperate to imbed.
Puzzle — 4:38
I am under the average!
MSNBC — Biden is delusional if he thinks Republicans are even capable of being bipartisan. The only bipartisanship that Republicans understand looks like this:
McTurtle is a perfect example of Republican bipartisanship!
Jesse Dollemore — “… with his actual stupid burger receptacle.” — LMAO!!! Trump is evil personified! I would not put it past him to declare himself president for life for no other reason to a dagger in the nation’s back.
Common Dreams — “… bombing campaign would be “massive” but “limited to a specific target.”” It won’t be limited, especially if the Dark Lord goes ape shit. Does the delusional Dark Lord think that Russia won’t enter the fray? Russia has been involved in Iran for over 400 years in one capacity or another. (The Persians — a book I am reading). JD is right. Bombing anything or anyone is insane!
Cartoon — The UN should be looking at human rights violations in the US particularly with immigrants from the southern border — you know, children in cages, family separations etc.
I hear an echo!
Thanks and Hump Day Hugs to all.