It’s temperate outside,but the sun hit the wall early, so I’m buttoned up with the AC for the day. Store to Door did not deliver the last 1/3 of my grocery order. They are bringing it tomorrow, but it screwed up my day. It’s my last evening with WWWendy, before her Texas vacation. I’m feeding her ribs. I’m in a rush.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:10 (average 4:34). To do it. click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Beats Democrat Rep. Joe Crowley In Primary
Woooo Hoooo!! RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!
From YouTube (Inequality Media Channel): Robert Reich: Is Trump the Worst President in History?
Dang! For the first time in my memory, the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is wrong. The Fuhrer never has been, is not, and never will be a President. Correcting the terminology, he is the worst Resident in history, and Robert’s conclusion is spot-on. RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!
From The New Yorker: Shortly after the United States Supreme Court upheld Donald J. Trump’s controversial travel ban, millions of people from other countries expressed puzzlement that anyone would want to travel to the United States at this juncture.
In interviews with people from around the world, respondents said that the travel ban struck them as unnecessary, because the United States was not currently on the list of the top hundred countries to which they would consider travelling.
When asked to name the reasons they felt that a travel ban was superfluous, many of those interviewed cited the United States’s gun violence and crumbling infrastructure, as well as its broken educational and health-care systems, while others singled out its President’s startling disrespect for democratic norms and human rights.
Andy, this isn’t satire, is it? RESIST!! VOTE BLUE!!
Cartoon:
Now Kennedy is resigning! Gloom!
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5:22 Since it says “mountain”, I assume they mean the one in the back, and the two in the front are just “hills.”
It’s 104° now just a couple of blocks from my house. But at least it’s reasonably dry today.
That helps.
MSNBC – Isn’t this the best news! I’m so glad I got it last night and had a few hours to enjoy it.
Reich – Yeah, he’s not really a President. What the law says – well, just because the law says something doesn’t make it right. Reich is using the letter of the law, and in this case, it ain’t right.
TNY – Of course the ban is not aimed at anyone who has the option of traveling. It’s aimed at people, on the one hand, whose only choices are travel to the US or be killed. And, on the other hand, people lagally here with papers, who need to leave the country for a family emergency and then try to return to what is now their country.
Cartoon: Isn’t this the worst news! All those petitions begging RBG not to retire – we should have aimed some at Kennedy too. Too late now.
MSNBC: Such wonderful news! This gal is going places too !!
IMC: Well, I’ll say this, He’s #1 in being the worst president in my lifetime. No doubt about it.
NYer: We used to embrace people to our shores…but now, we’re not. Sad but oh, so true.
Cartoon: A Legal Legend.
Hi, Wendy. Hope you have a safe trip and have fun! Hope that you have a good evening, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
Unless we progressives keep up the momentum, the Blue Wave will be a mere ripple in November. We need to continue resisting and persisting if we are to have the Blue Tsunami that we need to save this country. I sincerely hope that we haven’t already passed the point of no return.
MSNBC: Wonderful! the 14th district, in the Bronx, covers the neighborhod in which I spent most of my first 14 years, much of it living with my VERY progressive grandparents. They are cheering!! Do not go complacently into that dark night…no, into the next election! VOTE YOUR ASSES OFF!!!!!!!!!!!
IMC: Worst, and now with the opportunity to make that sound good, by comparison with what he will be able to do to the country with a next SCOTUS pick! McTurtle must be going around with a smirk on his face that may never go away!
New Yorker: My friend, recently back from a month in the U.K.and France, report that the Europeans already despite the Resident. My, how he’s made us great! The greatest laughing stock in the western world!
Puzzle — 4:19 A beautiful scene but this old sasquatch has passed her climbing days.
MSNBC — A 15% spread in favour of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! AMEN!!!
Inequality Media — Drumpf = The worst of the worst!
The New Yorker — Straight reporting again Andy!!!
I have talked to a number of people who were going to vacation in the US but have cancelled those plans because of the political and social climate in the US. Many were disgusted by Drumpf’s comments about Canada and Trudeau.
Cartoon — They don’t make them like they used to.
What a day! Apparently I left the reading lights on in my car on Monday afternoon late so that when I went to drive to physio, the battery was almost dead. It took me over an hour to find someone to help and then another half hour driving about to ensure the battery was recharged. Then off to a rescheduled physio and teaching. This is the last time I will see Sareena before she goes on holiday to Iran with her mum. I miss her already. 5 weeks without any good Persian cooking! Arrggghhhh!!!!!
MSNBC: There’s only one thing left for the Democratic party: become the party that unites both the Social Democrats that the progressive in the cities want and the more Centrist Democrats that the Midwest want, giving them both room for their ideas, nurture mutual respect, openness in debate and find the common ground that drives all Democrats. They had the chance right after the beating they took in the 2016 election, but the old elite held on to its old course far too long. It isn’t too late to change, but change they must if they are to rescue the US from the GOP/Drumpf disaster.
IM: There’s only one answer possible to Robert Reich’s question. Yes, Drumpf is the worst (p)resident in history. And it is now up to Americans to be at their best and correct the mistake. The rest of the world is closely watching you and rooting for you, but it can do no more. It is up to you now.
TNY: Are you making fun of me now, Andy? I’m not inclined to visit the US any time soon myself either, and if things keep deteriorating at the hands of Drumpf ad his GOP enablers as fast as it does now, I don’t think I ever will again.
Cartoon: So sad that all we’re soon left with is nostalgia.
Save travelling and have a wonderful holiday, WWWendy. I’m sure your friend will take good care of TomCat while you’re in Texas, but he’ll be waiting with bells on for you to return, I’m sure.
Thanks all. Exhausted Hugs. See today’s lead article.