Feb 262020
 

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox, but I did stomach the last three meals with minimal pain.  Tonight is a WWWendy night.  Happy Hump Day to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:43 (average 5:25).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Yesterday was soup and crackers.  This is the chili and rice.

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Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: At the last debate, Bernie Sanders defended his supporters while also condemning anyone who exhibited the culture of bullying that many who claim to support him display online. Earlier tonight, reporter Scott Bixby of The Daily Beast reported that one of Bernie Sanders staffers was using a private Twitter account to trash the other Democratic candidates.

Using the account @perma_ben, Ben Mora, a regional field director for Sanders’ campaign based in Michigan, has attacked other Democrats in the field—as well as their family members, surrogates, journalists, and politically active celebrities—in deeply personal terms, mocking their physical appearance, gender, and sexuality, among other things.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mora has tweeted, “looks like her name: pained, chunky, [and] confused origin/purpose.” Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg “is what happens when the therapist botches the conversion,” and his husband, Chasten, Mora predicts, will be “busted for running a meth racket” in 10 years. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a frequent subject of Mora’s private account, is called a “dumb Okie,” “an adult diaper fetishist” who “looks like shit” and who lied about having Native American ancestry “to get into Harvard.”

The thing is, this is a thing. This is exactly what other candidates were complaining about. It’s what many of us experienced online in 2016, and it’s an acknowledged problem by the Sanders campaign despite his disavowal of the attitudes and sentiments expressed by these guys.

So it was encouraging — very encouraging — to hear that Mora had been fired. Unfortunately, that’s not the end of the story. Since Mora was fired, the reporter has been doxed and is being harassed.

Kudos to Bernie for canning the SOB. I think Bernie supporters are great, but some Bernie Bros are just stinking Republicans!  RESIST!!

From The Borowitz Report: Asserting that his personal interests put him in direct conflict with the interests of the United States of America, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has demanded that Donald Trump recuse himself from all decisions involving the future of the U.S.

Speaking from her office at the Supreme Court, Ginsburg said that Trump’s oft-stated allegiance to himself makes it impossible for him to render unbiased decisions on issues affecting people other than himself.

“Since the United States is populated by three hundred and thirty-one million people who are not him, any decision regarding their fates would, by definition, ensnare Trump in an insoluble conflict of interest,” she said.

Ginsburg enumerated a list of issues about which Trump should immediately recuse himself, including immigration, trade, taxes, the social safety net, women’s reproductive rights, health care, the economy, the military, the environment, “and any other issues related to domestic or foreign policy not listed above.”

Amen Andy! What else is there to say?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Trae Crowder Channel): Liberal Redneck – Super Tuesday Smorgasboard [sic]

As usual, Trae is funny as hell, but realistically, only two choices are best for America: Liz or Bernie!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Turtles – Happy together (video/audio edited & remastered) HQ

 

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Feb 142020
 

Last night I had an emergency attack of midnight Republicosis.  It was so severe that I didn’t make it to the throne.  Cleaning the mess took over two hours.  Needless to say, I’m very tired.  TGIF!!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:02 (average 4:55).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Warren On Bloomberg & The Practice Of Banks ‘Redlining’ Minority Communities

Bloomberg is blaming the victims of Bankster financing scams against minorities and investors. The Banksters were the criminals. “Redlining” is the practice of drawing red lines around minority (usually black) neighborhoods and denying all applications for real estate loans there. Bloomberg expressed strong support for this racist practice. RESIST!!

From The Borowitz Report: Attorney General William Barr was rushed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday afternoon after the remote-control implant in his brain briefly failed, the White House has confirmed.

White House aides first noticed signs of the implant’s malfunction during an interview Barr gave to ABC News, after which the Attorney General was immediately strapped to a gurney and transported to Walter Reed.

A team of surgeons was able to identify the problem with Barr’s implant after an examination revealed a “low-power issue,” a Walter Reed spokesperson said.

After the surgeons replaced the tiny battery in Barr’s implant, the Attorney General appeared to be recovering well and was able to speak to reporters at his bedside.

Dang Andy, he better get that battery checked regularly! Otherwise, he might puke, when he’s supposed to Barrf!  RESIST!!

Also from YouTube (MSNBC Channel): A Quid Pro Quo In Plain Sight?


Did Hakeem Jeffries call it right, or what? I fully agree with the suggestion that, when Trump* and Cuomo meet, Cuomo should wear a wire. How else can he defend against Republican Altered Transcript Syndrome. As for Trump*? Impeach the son of a bitch!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me (HD)

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Feb 122020
 

It’s another sickly day, here in the CatBox.  I could not keep breakfast down, but eventually the burn eased off enough for me to work.  It’s a WWWendy day, and it’s been so muggy here, that I need de-stinking in the worst way.  Happy Hump Day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 5:08 (average 7:14).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

I made this cartoon when Crawford Caligula was Resident.  Republicans are even worse on jobs now.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Entire Roger Stone Prosecution Team Quits Case In Protest

Now that criminal Fuhrer Trump knows he can get away with abusing his power, he’s setting off on a new crime spree. And whenever the AG hears his master’s voice, Barrf Barrfs! Kudos to the prosecutor who quit DOJ! I hope the Democratic President rehires him in Jan.  RESIST!!

From YouTube: Bloomberg’s ‘stop-and-frisk’ comments resurface


Even if Bloomberg were not a proven racist, as the tape demonstrates so clearly, he should not be allowed to buy a chance to win the Democratic Nomination.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl (Original Version)

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Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–2/4/2019

 Posted by at 10:20 am  Open Thread, Plus, Politics
Feb 042020
 

Yesterday’s trip to the hospital was gruesome.  TriMet Lift got me there an hour early, so I had to wait there for an hour.  The tests, as I had told the doctors all along, was fine.  Unlike my fart, my heart is completely healthy.  They got done with me two hours early, so I called TriMet to see if I could get an earlier ride.  No.  In fact, they screwed up and did not pick me up for my 3:34 – 4:04 PM window until 6:10.  That Lift Bus was crowded, so I did not get home until 7:25 PM, 25 minutes after my winter bedtime.  Needless to say, I’m so pooped, I’m bleary eyed.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:49 (average 5:54).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

I’m on O2 too.  I’m not a Republican, so I’m not a moron.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): In What Amounts To GOP ‘Bluff-Calling,’ Joe Manchin Proposes Senate Censure Trump

I must be hallucinating from being over tired. I actually agree with DINO Joe! After the conviction vote fails, a foregone conclusion, I would support a censure vote, as a way to further embarrass Republicans, most of whom would goose-step with criminal Fuhrer Trump*.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Late Show Channel): GOP Senators Give Lame Excuses For Voting Against Witnesses In Trump Impeachment Trial

Lame excuses? Since when has the Fascist Republican Reich given any other kind?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Mamas & The Papas – Monday Monday

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Feb 022020
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  WWWendy will be here in about an hour, and this TomCat needs to be de-stunk Big Time.  It’s also the highest Holy Day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, the day of Super Blessing.  I will be keeping Mahomes as my fantasy QB next year and will meditate on a Chiefs win.  However, if they do, Nameless may not stop crowing for months.  Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update.  I’ll be gone all day getting a cardiac stress test at the hospital.  Ellipsoid Orb Hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:22 (average 5:11).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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From The Daily Beast: “Hillary Clinton is back in the news—and this time, she’s coming for Bernie [Sanders],” said The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah Tuesday night.

Yes, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter to promote her upcoming 4-hour Hulu docuseries, which is bowing this week at the Sundance Film Festival, the former secretary of state hit out at the Vermont senator’s “Bernie Bro” supporters, wouldn’t commit to backing him or campaigning on his behalf against Trump if he were the Dem nominee (she later said she would), and said of Sanders in the doc:

“He was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician. It’s all just baloney and I feel so bad that people got sucked into it.” 

That Hillary Clinton, a career politician and one of the most divisive political figures of our time, accused Bernie Sanders of being a “career politician” and unlikable is, well, pretty astonishing—as is the claim that she wouldn’t support him as the nominee over Trump, thereby prioritizing petty jealousies over the fate of the country.  [emphasis added]

After Obama beat Hillary, she appeared in only eight campaign stops in his support for President. After Hillary beat Bernie, Bernie made almost forty campaign stops supporting her. I am not a Bernie Bro. I support Liz Warren, so I have no dog in this hunt. But Bernie deserves far better. Shut the fuck up, Hillary!   You didn’t even visit the Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, before the election. If you showed them you care about them, instead of assuming you owned their votes, you may well have won in spite of traitor Jill Stein and Russia.  Leave this election to the candidates, who can beat Trump, unlike you.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (SNL Channel): Impeachment Fantasy Cold Open

I knew that someday I would see an SNL sketch, in which the actual events are far more incredible and ludicrous that the actors’ fine satire. Now I have seen it.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to love

Ah… The memories!  RESIST!!

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Jan 032020
 

It’s a queasy day here in the CatBox, and I had trouble finding material, because the Republican war to retain power (see lead article) is dominating the news.  TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:24 (average 4:36).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Drill Baby Dingbat, aka Bloody Bullseye Barbie, put a bullseye in Gabby Giffords campaign headquarters inspiring a Republican Ammosexual terrorist to shoot her and 18 others, killing 6.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): New Unredacted Emails Contain ‘Clear Direction From POTUS To Hold: Report

 

It sounds to me like it may be time for another Article of Impeachment against Fuhrer Trump* and criminal charges against the other Republicans involved.  RESIST!!

From Common Dreams: Reproductive rights advocates on Thursday seized on an amicus brief signed by more than 200 members of Congress, including two conservative Democrats, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider overturning Roe vs. Wade as the latest example of the assault on women’s freedom.

The brief was signed by 168 members of the House and 39 senators. Two House Democrats joined their Republican colleagues, led by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) in the effort—Reps. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.).

Lipinski drew the ire of progressive Democrat Marie Newman, who is challenging him in the 2020 primary.

“His position in Congress jeopardizes the health of women in IL-03 and across the country,” Newman tweeted. “My opponent does not trust women and is not fit to represent us.”

I trust I speak for all of us at Politics Plus in endorsing Marie Newmann and any progressive challenging Collin Peterson in the primary. Damn DINOs!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): White Room

 

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Dec 312019
 

It’s New Year’s Eve here in the CatBox, and this is my my only article today.  It’s a slow news day, and I’m tired. Tonight can be dangerous with drunken Republicans on the roads.  If you can, stay home.  If not, stay safe.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:13 (average 5:59).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): How Citizens United Got Us Trump with Robert Reich

 

Of course the Reich on the Left, Robert Reich, is right. The Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, has become an alliance of greedy billionaires, who have sold us out to purveyors of hatred and lies to motivate their deplorable base. Dump the Republican Reich forever!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Joe Biden pitches unexpected running mate

 

Considering all the crimes that the Republican Reich have committed against the American people, can Democrats even consider nominating a man, who would consider a Republican VP? If he won, Ammosexual Republicans would flock from all over the country to punctuate Biden’s death warrant and criminally install a Republican in the White House again!  How foolish can he get?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Beach Boys-In My Room

 

Another favorite of mine from high school. Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Dec 152019
 

It’s a busy Sunday, here in the CatBox, and WWWendy will be here within two hours.  Ellipsoid Orb Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:00 (average 4:48).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

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Short Takes:

From NY Times: Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a moderate Democrat who is among his party’s staunchest opponents of impeaching President Trump, told aides on Saturday that he is planning to switch parties and declare himself a Republican as soon as next week, just as the House is casting its historic votes on articles of impeachment.

He is NOT a moderate Democrat. May this DINO, this damn Republican, traitor to the voters who elected him, take a long, flying f*ck off a short pier!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): GUESS WHAT HAPPENED – Parody of Deck the Halls

 

Thanks, Don. While I agree with you that we need a progressive Democrat, we need to remember that even an ‘elite’ Democrat is infinitely better than the Republican Reich.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (SNL Channel): American Households Cold Open

 

Dang! Is this satire, or is it real?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn!

 

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

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