Yesterday I completed all the little tasks that I have been putting off and paid bills. I also cleaned my email boxes, a herculean task in itself, as I typically receive over 300 items on any given day. The plan for the weekend is to blog, relax and do some solar basking. Maybe I’ll even feel rested by Monday.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 2:12 (average 4:45). To di it, click here. How did you do?
Fantasy Football Recruiting:
We still need two new players for Lefty Blog Friends, our fantasy football league. How about you? For more information, click here.
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: The Presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted Pope Francis on Friday, arguing that the Pontiff’s recent call to save the planet had largely overshadowed his “far more reckless” call to feed the poor.
“Look, if the Pope wants to spout off about climate change, that’s his prerogative, I guess,” Trump said. “But when he starts talking about feeding the poor, that is totally dangerous and irresponsible.”
“Every other candidate is ripping the Pope’s comments about climate change,” he added. “I’m the only one in this race who seems to have noticed his truly crazy talk about feeding people.”
Trump said that, as President, it would be his job not to feed the poor “but to keep them from getting into the country in the first place.”
“We need to build a wall they’re too hungry to climb,” he said.
Andy has found the place where Trump’s soul should be. But Republicans have ass-souls instead of souls. Trump must think that Jesus fed 5,000 billionaires.
From Daily Kos: On Wednesday night, nine African-Americans were gunned down by a vile, racist killer as they attended a Bible study class at Charleston’s historic Emanuel AME church. And now Charles Cotton, a "dedicated" board member of the NRA—perhaps tiring of his political soul mates’ attempts to shift the blame from racism to religious intolerance for the mass murder—decided to weigh in with his own explanation of who was really to blame for this horrific act of domestic terrorism: One of the murder victims. In a discussion on TexasCHLforum, it is pointed out that one of the victims was State Senator Clementa Pinckney. Said Cotton of the murdered public servant and pastor of the church:
And he voted against concealed-carry. Eight of his church members who might be alive if he had expressly allowed members to carry handguns in church are dead. Innocent people died because of his position on a political issue.
I think I’m going to puke.
From Crooks and Liars: I’ll bet this is not that unusual. What’s unusual, I think, is that the student finally refused to comply:
A former Delaware State University volleyball player is now suing her old school for allegedly serving up religious discrimination.
Natalia Mendieta claims she lost her athletic scholarship after she refused to attend church or participate in Bible studies – optional activities that were reportedly made mandatory by her coach.
Had this been a religious institution or religious college, this would not be an issue. The focus of this lawsuit is on a taxpayer supported state university.
The allegation is that a newly hired coach violated a student’s first amendment rights.
The coach should be immediately fired. However, I worry that, if she is, she might end up in Congress.
Cartoon:
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4:06 average 4:45.
A couple of days ago we had a discussion about Canada. I see from my email today that Canada is starting to home-grown domestic terrorists like ours. Sum Of Us, which just won a battle against Enbridge (oh, you know – the KXL company), has started to receive actual death threats from tar sands supporters.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tim-hortons-yanks-enbridge-ads-sparks-alberta-backlash-1.3100676
There's also a story in the Globe and mail (Tag article24807075)
Of course they live on donations anyway, but they are now specifically requesting targeted donations to beef up security. https://action.sumofus.org/a/keep-sou-staff-safe/?akid=11269.59816.FYdenK&=&ask=10&rd=1&sub=fwd&t=3 What a world!
New Yorker – Indeed, that's The Donald. Actually, Cute Overload has discovered what he really is – a caterpillar. http://cuteoverload.com/2015/06/17/today-i-am-declaring-my-candidacy-for-president/
DKos – Here's a Care2 link to a Faithful America petition to dump him off the board. Many have probably already signed it.
Having used up my links, I'll write this one long: www dot care2 dot com slash news slash member slash 827551733 slash 3889644
Crooks and Liars – Happens at the Air Force Academy all the time. Of course Colorado Springs is home to Focus on the Family and other hate groups, so what can you expect. And I share your ambivalence.
Cartoon – Well, I thought it was a good idea. But then I have no problem with grassroots being big. It's corporations being big that bothers me. Just the opposite of a Republican.
OK, let me try again as a typo seems to have sent it to moderation (TC, you can delete that one) –
4:06 average 4:45.
A couple of days ago we had a discussion about Canada. I see from my email today that Canada is starting to home-grown domestic terrorists like ours. Sum Of Us, which just won a battle against Enbridge (oh, you know – the KXL company), has started to receive actual death threats from tar sands supporters.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tim-hortons-yanks-enbridge-ads-sparks-alberta-backlash-1.3100676
There's also a story in the Globe and Mail (article24807075/ seems to be a tag)
Of course they live on donations anyway, but they are now specifically requesting targeted donations to beef up security. https://action.sumofus.org/a/keep-sou-staff-safe/?akid=11269.59816.FYdenK&=&ask=10&rd=1&sub=fwd&t=3 What a world!
New Yorker – Indeed, that's The Donald. Actually, Cute Overload has discovered what he really is – a caterpillar. http://cuteoverload.com/2015/06/17/today-i-am-declaring-my-candidacy-for-president/
DKos – Here's a Care2 link to a Faithful America petition to dump him off the board. Many have probably already signed it.
Having used up my links, I'll write this one long: www dot care2 dot com slash news slash member slash 827551733 slash 3889644
Crooks and Liars – Happens at the Air Force Academy all the time. Of course Colorado Springs is home to Focus on the Family and other hate groups, so what can you expect. And I share your ambivalence.
Cartoon – Well, I thought it was a good idea. But then I have no problem with grassroots being big. It's corporations being big that bothers me. Just the opposite of a Republican.
You get double credit!
Aw, gee, thanks.
I hope you got some time in the sun. We have had three days of rain, thanks to Tropical Storm Bill. Hope he goes away soon.
The New Yorker: Andy nails it every time. Trump would probably think this way and say these things.
Daily Kos: I bet Cotton thinks Jesus carried a gun, too.
Crooks and Liars: I hope the coach is fired and has to apply to a religious school for her next job. They don't pay nearly as well as public schools. Someone should tell her about Freedom of Religion.
Cartoon: A good day for working people. Wish they still had the same clout.
2:52 A pretty posey but not one that that Puddy Tat should be chowing down on.
Not for eating.
Puzzle — 2:52 A pretty posey but not one that that Puddy Tat should be chowing down on.
Fantasy Football — Come on guys . . . please we need 2 people to step up to the plate! . . . er how about 2 people to tackle some fun! You don't need to be a big fan of football . . . I'm not! I don't even watch football on TV. You don't have to know the rules etc . . . I sure don't know them. My 1st season, I picked my players by their names, how they sounded. I was last and considered not signing up for another season, but I did and I won the regular season and had some fun rubbing a certain Puddy Tat's nose in the turf. Come on, have some fun with us!
The New Yorker — Andy is right on with this one! Trump may have thrown his rug into the presidential race, but it won't be a magic carpet ride!
Daily Kos — Cotton's elevator obviously doesn't go to the top, not even close! Obviously, he is not a Christian because he doesn't understand Jesus' teaching of loving your neighbour. He's not even a pseudo Christian that stands on the 10 commandments, especially the one that says Thou shalt not kill. He is one very vile NRA butt-wad.
Crooks and Liars — Another pseudo Christian heard from. I agree, she should be fired immediately. If she is, want to bet she sounds off on religious persecution (hers) and tries to sue the university. Of course that wouldn't be the cause of her firing but the right wing pseudo Christians just love to twist everything!
Cartoon — A day of celebration for labour! Let the elephant pout!
That Bigfoot is a force to be feared.
Sorry – too ill to comment today.
Feel better.
Procrastinating has an up-side too, TomCat. If I do these little chores I've been putting off all on one day, I sort of get into the rhythm of it, which makes it easier, and in the end I have a real sense of accomplishment and I feel I've really earned my rest afterwards. Does that sound familiar? So go and relax.
The New Yorker: Andy has Trump down to the tee, but although it may be satire, it isn't remotely funny, because it really reflects how hard, cold and egocentrically Trump thinks and acts.
Daily Kos: Blaming the a victim for his own death and that of eight others because of his political stance on gun control in what is clearly a racial hate crime, is scraping the barrel even for Republicans/the NRA. Notice that Charles Cotton claims that the eight other victims might have survived if the State Senator and Pastor of the church, Pinckney, had allowed them to carry concealed weapons into the church, but has no such clemency for Pinckney, his death was apparently justified no matter what.
When Cotton says: "Innocent people died because of his position on a political issue"", who is he really talking about then?
Could you hand me the barfbag, please, TomCat.
Crooks and Liars: Very brave girl to sue her coach, I hope she wins and the coach is fired after reminding her there's freedom of religion as well as freedom from the religion she'd like to impose on others.
I'm all out. I had to use my shoes.
Daily Kos:
Faithful America Petition Link from Joanne's box above:
Tell the NRA Remove Board Member, Charles Cotton, Who Blamed Pastor for Shooting
http://act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/emanuel_nra/?t=1&akid=608.169049.GPUZDb
PETITION:
The Confederate Flag Needs to Go
"Emblems of hate, division, and racism have no place in our democracy. After the horrific attack in Charleston, it's time to take down the Confederate flag once and for all — from all government buildings, all State-issued license plates, and all State sponsored merchandise."
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/the_confederate_flag_needs_to_go_loc/?bDQBVfb&v=60727
Thanks all. Hugs!
That’s Trump to a TEA-.001%. That’s what he is all about and only what he is about! All hail the Rug!