It’s a hot, busy day here in the CatBox. I’m waiting for Diana, my palliative care nurse, to come change my patch, hopefully at about 9:30 AM. I’m already running late, because I overslept. Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, but it will not affect my publishing as she won’t be back from Eastern Oregon until mid-afternoon tomorrow. I texted WWKristen, who is with her and promised they will both stay safe and naughty. Oh God, it’s Monday! Update: Diana came and changed my patch.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:12 (average 4:49). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Trump* Virus Update:
US Cases: 5,201,873
US Deaths: 165,626
Short Takes:
From YouTube (CNN Channel): Georgia teen says school used students as guinea pigs
The school administrators were goose-stepping behind their beloved Nazi leader, criminal Fuhrer Trump*. Now that her suspension has been lifted, nine students have already tested positive for Trump* virus, and this GOP crime has been exposed, threats of physical violence are SOP for the Republican Reich! RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Biden Leads In 2020 Battleground Map
May God protect the truth of his projection from the Republican Reich collusion with Trump’s* boss, Putin [R-RU]. Help God with your vote! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of protest): “Nasty Man” by Joan Baez
Joan is seven years older than I am. I’m so glad she’s still with is. Kudos to left-wing protestors! RESIST!!
Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!
7 Responses to “Open Thread – 8/10/2020”
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‘Toon: Can he be slimed? Well, wait a minute, silly, he IS slime!
TVU: Marching right along, in goose-step.
CNN: Very impressive. Good on her.
MSNBC: I doubt that ANY clinton states are going to switch. Were that to happen it would only be part of a massive, massive rebound for the sinking shit-barge known as S.S. Trumps shit. Generally, where the vote is as of 3 months prior to election, is where it stays, I’ve read.
Joan: Always marvelous!
P.S.: His idiot border reference must have been especially poignant for Baez, as her heritage is Mexican.
Cartoon: Truth then, and Truth now. Scary!
TVU: Confirmed 1350, active 350, recoveries 971, 17 deaths. sad!!
CNN: The school should not have opened up. imho. Nine students exposed already. WOW! I do hope that Hannah stays safe, and the other un-named student who took pictures of the hallway. Those administrators, district wide, need to re-think safety measures too, re: covid.
MSNBC: Yay! We’re a TOSS-UP! state! GO Biden!!
BFTP: God….she’s wonderful ! Excellent!
Hi, WWWendy, and WWKristen! Hope they have fun, and stay safe! Hope that your change of your patch was good, and with no worries. Have a restful, and relaxing rest of your day/evening, and take good care, Tom.
This just in: “What a great idea Trump has, to win over the votes of the elderly, by crashing SS and Midicare. NOT!!! ~ John P. ~
2. “When you see ‘Thighland’ trending, there are only two options. An infomercial gone horribly wrong, OR, the President of the United States. Some to think of it, aren’t those the same things??” ~ Dan Rather ~
3. “According to 23andMe, I’m 16.9% Thighlandian Yo-Semite.” ~ Randy Rainbow ~
4. “Frank Luntz once asked Trump what his middle initial, “J,” stood for, and Trump responded by insisting “J” stood for ‘Genius.’
Oversleeping must be going around.
The Lincoln Project ad which was in a tweet yesterday (and I posted the tweet, which is why I’m only linking to it now) is now on YouTube. Nothing else new from the usual suspects. Maybe they overslept too.
Cartoon – Looks pretty good – but no gas mask? I’d think they’d at least want it for anonymity, even if they weren’t going to use it.
Map – Yup. Deaths creeping up on 200,000 (Ans as we here all know, death may not even be the worst case.)
Hannah – One or two days to disinfect? Give me a break! Here’s Beau on it.
MSNBC – Frankly, 125 electoral votes still scares the bejesus out of me. None would be about right. Up to 30 I might be able to live with.
Joan – and four years older than I am. And in a whole lot better shape than either of us. And the voice is so true. Many women even much younger develop an unpleasant vibrato as they age, but not Joan. (Her mother, Big Joan, lived to 100, or maybe a little older, I forget exactly.) Lyrics are here – scroll down, and don’t worry, thry’re in English, not Italian.
Diana kept to her schedule and changed your (stronger) patch. That’s good to hear, TomCat.
3:16 Sorry, not edible.
Cartoon: Hopefully out of a job because of postal voting.
Update: The map looks a little less red, but the numbers do not indicate that.
CNN: Yesterday I commented that I hoped this school wouldn’t turn out to be a hotspot for the virus and already nine students have tested positive, a number that without a doubt will go up. This is so sad, as is the threatening of Sarrah by other students at her school. I wish her all the best and I hope she finds comfort in the fact that she has prevented the situation from getting worse than it is now.
MSNBC: Much will now depend on Biden’s choice of his running mate. He promised a woman, something he can’t go back on, but how many other ‘outlier’ characteristics are Democrats going to tolerate? We’ll have to wait and see.
BOP: Excellent song; Baez still going as strong as ever.
Cartoon: Yuck….Something we certainly don’t want.
TVU: Still hanging around, no end in sight.
CNN: I praise Hannah and her friends for getting the video out.
MSNBC: I’m praying for Joe.
BOP: Always was a fan of Joan. Great singer.
Glad Diana made it over on time to change your patch.
Hope Wendy and Kristen gets back safely.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Thanks and hectic Hugs to all!