It’s a tired/painful day here in the CatBox. Due to Republicitis, I plugged the toilet so bad that it won’t plunge, and I had to call Maintenance to come snake it. They should be here around lunch time. Dang that’s embarrassing! My Video Meeting yesterday turned out to be with volunteers only, but it was still a good time. Yesterday, I was disappointed that Tampa Bay beat Green Bay. I don’t like Tom Brady. He deflates his balls and lives Trump**. However, both my Chiefs and Nameless’ Chiefs won. WWWendy is coming this evening. Since Trump** is out, Oh Wow! It’s Monday.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:06 (average 5:28). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From Crooks and Liars: It’s no shock that both the campaign and the officials on the permit are all trying to erase their connections. From AP:
In a statement, the president’s reelection campaign said it “did not organize, operate or finance the event.” No campaign staff members were involved in the organization or operation of the rally, according to the statement. It said that if any former employees or independent contractors for the campaign took part, “they did not do so at the direction of the Trump campaign.”
At least one was working for the Trump campaign this month. Megan Powers was listed as one of two operations managers for the Jan. 6 event, and her LinkedIn profile says she was the Trump campaign’s director of operations into January 2021. She did not respond to a message seeking comment.
The AP’s review found at least three of the Trump campaign aides named on the permit rushed to obscure their connections to the demonstration. They deactivated or locked down their social media profiles, removed tweets that referenced the rally and blocked a reporter who asked questions.
“Shell companies and ‘dark money’ may hide details of Trump ties to DC protests,” OpenSecrets.org reports. But not all. For example, Open Secrets found that Powers was paid about $290,000 by Trump’s campaign while on its payroll from February 2019 through at least November 2020, according to FEC records.
This shows the degree to which the RNP (Republican Nazi Party) orchestrated the insurrection. The included video (above) is the best analysis of this I’ve seen. It also shows how vicious they are. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From NY Times: Two days after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, Jackson Reffitt’s father, Guy W. Reffitt, returned to the family’s home in Texas. He told his son that he had stormed the Capitol, according to an F.B.I. affidavit.
Then his father leveled a threat: If Jackson, 18, reported him to the police, he would have no choice but to do his “duty” for his country and “do what he had to do.”
In interviews with investigators, Jackson Reffitt said his father told him: “If you turn me in, you’re a traitor. And you know what happens to traitors. Traitors get shot.”
But he had already reported his father to the F.B.I. weeks before the riot.
How can anyone wield enough hate to say what Gut Reffitt said to his son? Jackson deserves an award for his patriotism and courage. This demonstrates the degree to which the RNP (Republican Nazi Party) are pure evil and must be eradicated as a political entity. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): George Harrison – My Sweet Lord (Official Audio)
Ah… the memories! What a magnificent hymn! And at last we have reason to rejoice! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!
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It’s a pity that we humans are the most embarrassed about things over which we have no conrol. It’s a wast of perfectly good embarrassment, which could be better used to improve our own behavior. Glad the meeting was good, and that the Chiefses won.
Cartoon – Damn right we do.
C&L/WaPo – Yes. There are still aspects of it which could use more attention. Gradually, I’ll try to share some of them.
NYT – Great minds. See yesterday’s Video Thread.
Blast – Yes, it is. When I took a course in orchestration – good grief, that must have been 43 years ago! – there were only three in my class, all women – and we ere required to pick a single melody which we would use in every assignment. We all picked hymns. The one whose name I don’t remember picked this one.
Cartoon: D’s – Always do, the R’s don’t!
C&L: So very scary! and frightening! During the siege, and participating in the violence, they (all) sullied the hallowed Chambers of the Capitol !! Passing this video on.
NYT: Again, how horrible, and frightening. Threatening and sickening words from a father to his son.
YT: Love this song!!! Amen! to what you wrote! Tom. AMEN!
HI, Wendy! I’m glad to read that your video meeting went good, as I’m sure the ‘snake man’ took care of business too!! We were rooting for the Packers too. Hope that you have a good rest of your day, take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “Donald Trump is the first President in modern history who did not start a new war.” djt
“Didn’t feel that way a couple weeks ago when I ws barricaded in my office in the Capitol.” US Rep. Brendan Boyle ~
2. “Do y’all ever sit back and think about how much @HillaryClinton was actually right? Hillary Clinton – “Occasionally.” ~ Bakari S. ~
3. “You people keep telling me that Joe Biden knows how to run a government, but so far, he hasn’t golfed once or tweeted out BS!! wtf?” ~ Jeff Tiedrich ~
4. “Putin was America’s worst President since Chaney.” ~ John F. ~
5. “Joe Biden owns a Rolex?? Whoopty Doo! donald trump owns a Lindsey Graham AND a Ted Cruz!”
~ Hamish M. !
TJI #1 – The hell he didn’t. It was a new Civil War.
TJI #2 – I always knew she was right.
TJI #4 – Ouch. The truth hurts.
TJI #5 – And a Hawley.
NYT: Every time you hear some Republican talk about family values, think of that.
Major KUDOS to WaPo for compiling a professionally curated video of what I believe will be recorded as America’s darkest days since 1861.
I can’t help but to shutter at that thought what might have happened if Jackson Reffitt had NOT ALREADY reported his father, Guy W. Reffitt, to the FBI.
It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if Jackson Reffitt had not lived with his father’s threats – both verbal and real – for so many years he simply had, had enough. But whatever the inspiration and impetus, I and America are grateful for his bravery!
Cartoon: You bet they do.
C&L/WP: Scary watching the video. Such violence. What bothers me is knowing that there still are the rotten R’s who still stand behind tRump. I honestly wish they’d be kicked out of their seats/demoted. They like tRump have no respect for their country or the people.
NYT: I applaud Jackson Reffitt for standing up for his country by turning his dad into the FBI. Showing his bravery even when his life was being threatened by his rotten dad.
BFTP: Lovely song by George Harrison. Yes we all can rejoice now.
Sorry you had another episode of Republicitis. Hopefully you were able to relax today.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Hubbie and I were/are big believers in fibre, so we had to call in some assistance with the plumbing in a hotel once; I know exactly how you feel.
3:24 You won’t eat them both, will you?
Cartoon: The damn libs now want you to acknowledge your accountability.
C&L: Let’s come back to this in 6 months and see how many have managed to erase their connections. I bet that the majority will have done so except for a few little players far down the chain. Things don’t change that fast.
WP: It’s d1sturbing to see how quickly, within a minute, Pence is evacuated after the first protestor breach the capitol. It is clear someone knew what was going on before they made the actual breach. Security was virtually non-existent. In 20 years or so, documents will be released which will tell how the terrorists had help from ‘within’.
NYT: From the interview, Joanne had a clip of yesterday, it was manifest that the son had loved the father he once was but that the father had dramatically changed over time and the son found it much harder to love the man his father had become. The man had not turned mad overnight but had gradually been worn down by right-wing political views and later by associating with white supremacists. The best way to describe it is brainwashing, which not only destroyed the father but the whole family.
BFTP: Lots of memories associated with this song.
Both? Hell yes. I’ll eat a 3rd dawg, if you have a spare.
Thanks and Flush Republicans Hugs to all. 🚽
That WaPo Vid needs to be spread far and wide.