Video Thread 10/7/2020

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:22 pm Politics

Oct 072020

Biden ad on Twitter

Wear a mask. pic.twitter.com/TSuLuzAXEB

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 6, 2020

Meidas Touch has two –

Lincoln Project “Covita”

Dr. Fauci on “Onyx Family” playing “Two Truths and a Lie” (several rounds with background information added – about 13 min. total.)

James Corden “Maybe I’m Immune” Paul McCartney parody

Keith Olbermann Worst Person in the World – (~15 min) I’m crushed that there’s no CC. I can do a transcription but not as fast as I can put the video up … so it will be late. Also, in my hurry to provide everyone a Keith fix, I posted before I finished listening. So, yeah, it’s about 15 minutes, but the political opinion is about ten minutes, followed by about five minutes of headlines. He says that will approximately be the format going forward.

Supreme Court petition updates
The Center for Popular Democracy
Daily Kos (LGBTQ)

Open Thread – 10/7/2020

Posted by TomCat at 12:05 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 072020

It’s a very tired day, here in the CatBox. WWWendy and I got home safely last night, after my infusion. We are scheduling another infusion, which we may cancel. In around three weeks I’ll have a CAT-Scan or a PET-Scan to judge whether the immunotherapy is working and go from there. I did research early this morning and took a long nap. I’m ready to go back to bed. Tomorrow is a grocery delivery day. This evening I plan to try to stay up to watch the slaughter. You guys had better do so too, in case I don’t make it. Happy Hump Day!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:31 (average 5:29). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

Click for interactive maps and charts

US Cases: 7,726,635
US Deaths: 215,915
Plus all the Trump*/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Mike Pence said that he was “extremely grateful” that the organizers of Wednesday night’s Vice-Presidential debate would be providing a plexiglass shield to protect him from a woman.

Speaking to reporters, Pence said that the Commission on Presidential Debates had taken “appropriate measures” to shield him from exposure to a female during the Salt Lake City face-off.

“I’ve read all the relevant literature, and from what I’ve learned a plexiglass shield provides adequate protection from a woman,” he said. “Knowing that this barrier exists between me and a member of the opposite sex, I feel comfortable about moving forward with the debate.”

Dang, Andy! Nothing can protect that lying Nazi pseudo-Christian! Kamala is going to tear Mr. Karen a new sphincter! RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): List Of Positive Covid Cases At White House Grows At Alarming Rate

I know I don’t need to ask, but who is the super-spreader? RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (HQ)

Ah… the memories! We want schools to teach kids HOW to think! Republicans want schools to teach kids WHAT to think! Protest like the 60s! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Video Thread 10/6/2020

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 3:09 pm Politics

Oct 062020

Yesterday in history – Oct. 5, 1988

From the Biden campaign – no CC, but about Joe saving lives by getting funding for mine resistant vehicles

Sound and Fury Messaging – very short but right to the point.

Two from The Lincoln Project

Get ready to snicker …

“Do you know what a secret de polichinelle is?” – Hercule Poirot. It is a ‘secret” which is known to all. No one ever talks about it, so anyone who for some reason doesn’t know it, never learns it.

Supreme Court petition updates
Daily Kos (new wording)
Daily Kos (Voting Rights)

UPDATE: Yes, I know Keith Olbermann returns to politics tomorrow (October 7), and yes, I will be featuring him – if I am too late on any given day, i will catch up the next.

Video Thread 10/5/2020

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 1:25 pm Politics

Oct 052020

Sound and Fury Messaging “Focus”

The Lincoln Project

Legal Eagle, from what I have seen (IANAL), is about as accurate as one can be who is not looking at each state seperately. This video is long – 22+ minutes (somewhere around the 20 minute mark it turns into a commercial and can be stopped without loss of information) – but it’s a subject with a lot of “if this, if that”s

Beau has a lot to say on Trumpp* and CoViD-19. I picked this one.

Supreme Court Petitions update –
Daily Kos (shutdown related)
Daily Kos (if you have one or more Republican Senator)
This from Stop Republicans is directly addressed to the chief Justice

Open Thread – 10/5/2020

Posted by TomCat at 9:35 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 052020

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Diana is coming this morning to check on me, so as long as I have to be up, here is a full Open Thread. Tomorrow please expect only a minimal Personal Update. I go to the hospital tomorrow afternoon for my next infusion. I’ll take the TriMet Lift Bus to the Hospital. WWWendy will get me home between 6:00 and 6:30, after which we have a full WWWendy day to do. Therefore it’s likely that I’ll be too tired on Wednesday to do much then either. Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:14 (average 5:00). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

US Cases: 7,639,211
US Deaths: 214,635
Plus all the Trump*/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From Alternet: The case for Medicare for All was once again made by the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, Sen. Ed Markey tweeted on Sunday, after Republican politicians were able to check themselves into hospitals shortly after announcing they had tested positive for Covid-19.

Markey noted that throughout the coronavirus pandemic, in which more than 7.4 million cases have been detected and more than 209,000 people in the U.S. have died, people have attempted to get care at hospitals after testing positive and showing worsening symptoms, only to be turned away and “told only to come back when they could not breathe.”

“Now politicians are checking into hospitals as a ‘precaution.’ Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege,” Markey wrote. “We need Medicare for All.”

The senator’s statement came a day after former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a member of the president’s debate prep team this past week, announced he was checking himself into Morristown Medical Center after testing positive on Saturday.

“While I am feeling good and only have mild symptoms, due to my history of asthma we decided this is an important precautionary measure,” Christie tweeted.

This is so typical of RepubliCare, the Republican replacement for ObamaCare. Rich Republicans get care. The rest of us get the RepubliCare Death Benefit. We get to die. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): END OF THE WORLD – a Parody

Wonderful, as always, Don! Unless Trump* and the entire Republican Reich are relegated to oblivion, it will be the end of the world… period! RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Questions And Confusion Remain Over Trump’s Health

I have no doubt that if Trump* virus kills criminal Fuhrer Trump*, his doctors, the White House staff, and Trump* will all lie about it. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Slow Ride- Foghat (Full Version)

Ah… the memories! Protest like the 60s! RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

Video Thread 10/4/2020

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:31 pm Politics

Oct 042020

From the Biden campaign (hanky alert)

Receiving the Medal of Freedom from my friend @BarackObama was a great, great honor. I’m proud to have dedicated my life to serving this country — but I’m not done yet. pic.twitter.com/NKEmYGOl6s

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 4, 2020

I’ve been waiting for this – Jim Carrey as Joe. And Maya Rudolph as Kamala.

Slow otherwise, so here …

Beau on bothsiderism. And common sense. And IMO all the stronger for being in some ways weak.

I’m pretty sure everyone here is well aware of this. But not everyone is. And let me be quick to say that we will not need just a victory lap but also a break of some kind. But only a break.

Video Thread 10/3/2020

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 2:17 pm Politics

Oct 032020

From the Biden campaign

Eleven Films – I put CC on but so much of what’s not already on the screen is just noise…

Beau on why we should hope Trump* survives at least through November 3rd.

Texas today – elsewhere tomorrow. The ink reference is to Iraq.

There are other readings of this available. The backstory seems all too appropriate. You can argue whether to change it to orange or leave it as red. (It’s longish. If you want to just read it, it’s here.)

Video Thread 10/2/2020

Posted by Joanne Dixon at 3:06 pm Politics

Oct 022020

From the Biden Campaign

Had enough? pic.twitter.com/4W5OSoRzXI

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) September 30, 2020

Meidas Touch

Really American has two …

The Lincoln Project

This one is 13+ minutes, and it’s about Standing Rock

Beau makes a very good point here. It isn’t easy to think like a stupid person if you aren’t one, but we need to be able to.

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