It turned out to be a busy day, here in the shiny new CatBox. Yesterday afternoon, I discovered that one of my email accounts stopped working. I called Xfinity, and they’ll be here this morning. That’s excellent service. They lust left. It took only 20 minutes. TGIF Hugs!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:33 (average 5:46). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Donald Trump Impeachment Inquiry To Look At Broad Range Of Offenses
Even though conviction in the Senate is as likely as humanity from Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch, the investigation publicity is more important. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): You Keep Me Hangin’ On | Stereo Unedited Version | Vanilla Fudge
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
From Daily Kos: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch has discovered a current official, Matthew Q. Gebert, works as a foreign affairs officer assigned to the Bureau of Energy Resources.
Raw Story, reporting on the SPLC discovery, notes that “Gebert has been with the department since 2013, and has for years gone by the online name of “Coach Finstock,” which he has used to spread white supremacist propaganda and advocate for a whites-only country.”
According to Hatewatch:
“A U.S. State Department official oversaw the Washington, D.C.-area chapter of a white nationalist organization, hosted white nationalists at his home and published white nationalist propaganda online, Hatewatch has determined.”
I’m not sure that publishing this was a good idea. Now that they are aware of his racist hatred, the Republican leadership is likely to promote him. RESIST!!
Cartoon:
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5:40 Not bad for having read Nameless’s first and blurring my vision.
MSNBC – Well, I’m glad he said that – since people are still screaming “Impeach!” You’d think people who want that so badly would at least look up the procedure. Oh, wait. This is America. I personally think the “the end of the year” is not only too ambitious a time frame in which to complete investigations – what with all the pbstruction – but a bad time to send articles to the Senate. So it’s good that he’s not committing to that date. Although you know there will be people screaming for it to go to the Senate “YESTERDAY.”
Past – Another one i have not heard.
DKos – 2013? Stand by for Obama to be blamed in 3…2…1…
Cartoon – Yes – except when they do the opposite.
MSNBC: Excellent video!! “If what he says I LOVE IT !!!”. Can’t come soon enough!!
YT: Played this over, and over….and over!
DK: So scary!!! Glad that HateWatch outed him, I believe that he’s been suspended following the report. Shame we can’t do that to Mister Crazy Hair….wouldn’t that be great??
Cartoon: Weird you would say that, they do me too! lol
Glad to read that things are going smoothly for you. Hope that you have a great day, take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “We could lose the farm!” (dt’s trade war). “Well, at least they won’t have to worry about Hillary’s e-mails anymore.” ~ Nick N. ~
2. “Did Koch Foods Inc. set up RAIDS on their illegal alien workers so they don’t have to pay $3.75M to workers that were awarded, a few days ago?? ~Tammy J. ~
3. “I hope that Stephen Miller gets charged with crimes against Humanity.” ~ pb ~
“…impeachment would be good for the president.” I believe that the analysis, there, is that impeachment would give Dumpy something around which to rally his fools, but, those fools would be on his “side” in any case. We DO need to support the constitution, maybe at all possible costs. I am pleased to hear that Nancy is signing off of Nadler’s committee’s actions. Can we get Liz Holztman to run for congress again?
Vanilla Fudge: It was 1967, or ’68, when my good buddy, Jeffery, and I attended a Fudge concert on the docks of New York, at the edge of the Hudson River. At one point the drummer went off into a blazing, marvelous solo, so intense that we just spontaneously ran from the rear of the open air venue to get close to the magic!
Raw Story: Yes, indeed! Promote him to the candidacy for VP!!!!
‘Toon: They constipate the entire country!
Mitch, I still wonder if we ever saw each other. This is the third event we have in common that I know of.
If you guys still have any, why don’t you exchange photos of yourself from the period? Yes, you both look good, but you are still not going to recognize each other from then with photos taken from now. And I believe you have each others’ emails.
There are plenty of offenses that need to be investigated in order to impeach the Cheat-oh. The person we need to lean on, apparently, is Nancy Pelosi so she can stop stymieing impeachment proceedings. After that, though, there is the problem of the GOP-dominated Senate. Maybe we should focus on a second Blue Wave in 2020 – one that sweeps through the Oval Office.
The ICE raids in MS were evil. None of the employers committing a felony were arrested, but 600 people committing a misdemeanor were rounded up, leaving hundreds of stranded kids. Just convinced my grandsons to accompany me to the protest against the ICE detentions tomorrow night. (Tish b’Av – Jewish day of mourning) Nothing like decorating posters to get 8 year olds on board.
Sickening photo op of smiling Drumpflthinskin giving thumbs up while Melania holds the orphaned baby from the El Paso shooting. The shooter admits targeting Hispanics.
Off to the art supply store for poster board.
MSNBC: Wish they’d get it started in faster pace. I received an email today from Congressman Scott Peters reminding me President Nixon resigned 45 years ago today after obstructing justice, abusing his presidential power, and interfering with Congressional proceedings. Based on the findings of the Mueller report, President Trump obstructed justice at least 10 times — if he were president 45 years ago, there’s no doubt that he’d be caught in the middle of impeachment hearings.
He has a petition to sign to impeach tRump at
https://act.scottpeters.com/page/s/impeach-trump?&firstname=%%FirstName%%&lastname=%%lastname%%&addr1=%%ADDR1%%&addr2=%%ADDR2%%&email=%%email%%&zip=%%zip%%&city=%%city%%&state=%%state%%&occupation=%%occupation%%&employer=%%employer%%
Vanilla Fudge: Sure brings back the memories.
DK: Agree with Pat.
Cartoon: That they do.
Nice to see that things are going smoothly for you. Hope it continues that way for you.
3:04 Couldn’t let you have that lovely frail thing, TomCat.
MSNBC: Nadler sounds serious and determined enough to trust him to delve into every corner and do whatever it takes to get impeachment on the table for a vote. The question is how much and how long the speaker of the House, Pelosi, will go along with the committee and not pull a McTurtle on them.
YouTube: Never heard this long intro before, and only vaguely familiar with the rest.
DK: “by 2015 he had become a fully radicalized white nationalist” And this was known for how long? If he’s sacked now, Gebert will undoubtedly be asked to come to court and attend the king.
Cartoon: Republicans have you alternate between extremes, don’t they?
Petition posted by Colleen, signed!
Vanilla Fudge, 1967 wow blast from the past!!! ☮️ ✌
Thanx TC
Your luck w/ Xfinity/Comcast astounds me. That’s NOT been my experience. Enjoy it!
Thanks and hugs to all.