It’s a worry and pray day, here in the CatBox. The day for which we have waited for years has finally arrived, and I am witnessing the most important US election of my lifetime, if not of this nation’s history. Molly, a physical therapist from Providence is coming to evaluate me this morning. We want to see of there is a brace I can wear to reduce the pressure on my spine, when I’m sitting on my power chair in the hope that doing so will receive my pain level. This morning my Republicosis was under control for the first time in quite a while. I suspect this may be a prophetic message. If God has controlled my shit, perhaps she may be controlling America’s shit, the Republican Reich, too. What I do tomorrow may depend on what happens today. Tuesday is flush your Republicans day. Do it nationally!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:38 (average 6:02). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
This is an old one. To bring it up to date, we need to add the swastika and the Russian flag.
Trump* Virus Update:
I understand that Trump* Virus voted at multiple locations this morning to express their appreciation of criminal Fuhrer Trump* for supplying them with hundreds of thousands of victims to murder.
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump has ordered the Attorney General, Bill Barr, to investigate widespread reports that women are voting.
Trump said that he had evidence that women were casting ballots in the tens of millions, a scandal that he called “bigger than Watergate.”
“We’re not going to let this happen in our country,” he said. “We’re moving quite strongly and quite powerfully on the women.”
Dang, Andy! How ridiculous. According to Barrf, for women to vote is appropriate in a Republican Reich, as long as she is Republican, shoeless, expectant, and obedient to both her owner and to her Fuhrer*. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): A Last Word on the 2020 Election
Pray that the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, and that the American people put the Reich on the Right, the deplorable Republican Reich, out of business permanently! It that does not happen, and if you are US citizen and don’t vote, it’s YOUR fault! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from Pat): Cher – Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
Amen to that! Thanks Pat! RESIST!!
And for the Last Time…
Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!
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Cartoon: Ain’t that the truth?!?
TVU: So very, very sad, depressing too, for all the loss of lives.
NYer: Yea. Ladies! Let’s do this!!
RRC: I agree with Mr. Reich in everything he said. Amen. “Let’s bring it HOME!”
YT: Great song, Thank you, Cher!! (and Tom too!) for getting this out here & there, and everywhere!
Hope that Molly can help you with your needs, and in getting a brace for you. Yes, apprehension is in the air, but we must sally forth, and pray for the betterment of this Nation, to flush the trumpster out, for good! Prayers to you, Tom, and for America, and friends here. Let’s get this party started, with Joe leading and showing us the way!! Get a nap in, take good, good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “Most former Presidents think about memoirs and libraries. If dt loses, he might have to think about subpoenas and depositions.” ~ Rachel Maddow ~
2. “You are supposed to be dedicated to truth, not just mere fact, you are supposed to be dedicated to this Country, not just to some insane distortion of balance that says you must help to ensure that, as Jonathan Swift said in 1710, ‘Falsehood flies and the Truth comes limping after it.'” ~ Keith Olbermann ~
3. “Lady Gaga, John Legend, President Obama, full on campaign with Joe. We have Adele, Sam Elliott, Brad Pitt, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Bette Midler doing campaigns for Joe and the psycho has Melania, Pence and the children of the corn. ~ Sharman C. ~
4. “trump hasn’t been this scared of the mail since the draft.” ~ Bill Maher ~
5. “Vote for your children, vote for this generation, and vote for future generations – don’t be selfish.”
~ Spike Lee ~
6. “Joe Biden took all 5 of the votes cast for President in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire township along the US – Canada border that is among the first places in the country to make it’s President preference known.
~ Lauren B. ~
****7. “It’s time for donald trump to pack his bags and go home. We’re done with the chaos, we’re done with the tweets, with the anger, with the hate, the failures, the irresponsibility.” ~ Joe Biden ~ ****
TJI #1 – Word.
TJI #3 – Also Ted Nugent and Scott Baio. Scum.
TJI #7 – Word.
TJI #3:
TJI #7: AMEN!
If a brace can help, that would be great. May you feel good all day, both physycally, and also emotionally, due to returns being favorable.
The Smithsonian is opening a new memorial to Native American Veterans – and they will be streaming the opening ceremony. The link takes you to a (free) registration and a little more information.
Cartoon -You could throw in Kim and Duerte for grins. But yes. That’s about it.
RR – He looks tired, and who can blame him. (And there will be American citizens who don’t vote, and may even not be registered. But, unless there are factors beyond their control, none of them read here.
Cher – Lovely.
Cartoon: So true.
TVU: Shameful that it’s continuing to grow everywhere. Still predicting so many more. Scary. tRump ignores it. Doesn’t give a damn how many have and will continue to die.
TNY: tRump can take his stinking evidence and shove it up his as*. We have the power. We will get out there and vote in record numbers.
RR: Agree with RR. Yes it’s been a long dragged out election. The wise voters will show tRump and his rotten R’s who’s the boss/leaders are.
BFTP: Great tune. Love the song and video.
Hope they can find a brace to help support and ease the pressure on your back. Hope your Republicosis continues getting better. Just be careful with what you eat.
Hope you have a great afternoon. Hopefully we will all be celebrating tomorrow with the outcome of today’s election.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
I’ve heard of reading tea leaves in a teacup to foresee the future – but I think I’ll take a pass on reading the contents of the Porcelain Throne to predict the election results.
Those braces sound like a good idea; not particularly comfortable but anything that brings your pain level down is good, TomCat.
3:53 I didn’t have my coffee yet.
Cartoon: How about thinking no update is necessary because they soon will be gone?
TUV: Too true.
TNY: Sorry, Andy, but you got that wrong. Trump still thinks he’s god’s gift to women and that is the reason they vote for him. I can’t decide who’s more deluded, Trump or the women that do vote for him.
RR: As much as I admire Reich, I’m almost a day ahead of you and watching the counting with trepidation.
At the moment its: 50,1% of the votes for Trump but only 97 electoral votes and 48.9% for Biden, but 203 electoral votes. I have no idea where this is going, so I’m going out to have lunch wth a friend.
I voted early, and now I am hoping that Biden wins big – and that Rethuglicanazis can’t gather the resources to dispute the results. Sadly, Bought B*tch Mitch won re-election; however, other races may have happier results.
Hi,all! Well, its midnight here in the Eastern time zone——fingers crossed for Joe & Kamala—-but WTF? and who are all these folks voting for more of the same (and likely to get worse!) Hope you get some pain relief, TC. Thanks for all the great video clips, JD. Ima hope for the best, seems hard to know in some key states which votes are counted first, early or e-day, maybe up to locales. Gotta share that COVID-45 did a superspreader event about a mile from me Oct. 24. I stayed inside as ‘copters were whirring overhead like a lunatic was loose—-Oh, wait! LOL! I could actually feel my skin crawl—-the parade of monster trucks didn’t help, either. Expect to see illness & death in his wake,need to get my affairs in order, as they say. Take care.
Thanks and exhausted Hugs to all!