GEORGIA
GEORGIA – and maybe good to keep handy for the future
The Lincoln Project
#TrumpLost … he knows it. These are the words of a #Traitor. pic.twitter.com/iISGhIcqqg
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 4, 2021
Republicans for the Rule of Law
Really American – no, I’m not trying to pick on Missouri. It just is what it is.
Keith TODAY
It’s a tired day, here in the CatBox. I overslept this morning, so I’m running a bit late. It’s Christmas Eve, and if you live in a red state, you need to beware. I trust that you understand that Republicans have invented a fake version of Jesus, Republican Supply-side Jesus. He uses Jesus’ name to spread the Nazi Republican pseudo-gospel of war, hate and greed. Republican Supply-side Jesus is the exact opposite of the real Jesus. The reason red state residents need to beware is that there is also a Republican Supply-side Santa. Like the real Santa, he comes down the chimney on Christmas eve, but instead of bringing presents, he steals the presents from poor and middle-class red state children, sells them, and uses the proceeds to buy presents for Republican billionaires, like new sheets and hoods to replace the ones Republicans have worn out through excessive use. So if you live in a red state, build a big fire in the fireplace, put flash-bangs in the stockings and replacer the cookies with turds. Merry Christmas Eve to you all, and SantaCat knows who’s been naughty and nice.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:43 (average 8:13). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Tracking Santa:
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From Daily Kos: Ever-shameless, Donald Trump is now using the pardon power to promote outright corruption. In a slew of pardons tonight, Trump used the power to sabotage convictions of private-contractor war criminals, an array of Republican elected officials caught using their office to engage in crimes, and two of Trump’s own allies who pled guilty to lying to federal law enforcement officials in an effort to block special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of communications between the Trump campaign and Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.
Receiving pardons tonight—and surely, there will be many more coming—are George Papadopoulos and Alex van der Zwaan, who both pled guilty to lying to federal investigators probing Russian hacking and propaganda efforts on behalf of Trump. They join the previously pardoned Flynn, who pled guilty to lying as part of the same cover-up.
Also receiving pardons are three Republican congressmen caught committing crimes in office. California ex-Rep. Duncan Hunter stole donated campaign funds for his own personal use. New York ex-Rep. Chris Collins pled guilty to lying to the FBI and to attempting to commit securities fraud after being caught engaging in insider trading. Texas ex-Rep. Steve Stockman was convicted of money laundering. All three were unquestionably guilty of corruption in office; in pardoning each of the disgraced House Republicans, Trump is clearly signaling his contempt for those that would attempt to hold his political allies to account.
For good measure, and as reminder that aside from personal fealty of allies there are few things as seemingly dear to Trump’s heart as torturing or killing the innocent, Trump has also pardoned four Blackwater private contractors responsible for killing 17 civilians in Baghdad’s Nisour Square, an act that fomented terrorism against U.S. forces for years afterwards.
There’s no subtlety to these pardons, and its almost certain that they are the prelude to a host of even more egregious ones.
When I think of the egregious losses, grief and suffering these bastards caused to victims and their loved ones, I want to scream! RESIST!!
From Crooks and Liars: Holy smokes! It looks like Diaper Don was correct with his complaints of faulty election results in at least two states. But he probably doesn’t really want to draw too much attention to them.
In Delaware County, Pennsylvania,, there was a confirmed incident of voter fraud:
In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Elizabeth Bartman and Elizabeth Weihman registered to vote as Republicans in Nether Providence Township, Delaware County officials said Monday. There was one problem: Both women had been dead for several years.
The man behind those applications, Bruce Bartman, now faces two felony counts of perjury, as well as one count of unlawful voting for successfully casting an absentee ballot for President Donald Trump in the name of Elizabeth Bartman, his long-dead mother.
Bartman was arraigned Friday and released on $100,000 unsecured bail.
His lawyer, Samuel Stretton, said the 70-year-old takes full responsibility for the crimes, and will cooperate with investigators
“In his political frustration, he chose to do something stupid,” Stretton said. “And for that he is very sorry.”.
Bartman used his deceased mother’s driver’s license to register her to vote absentee and successfully cast a ballot for Trump in her name. He tried to do the same thing for his dead mother-in-law. But in that incident, he used her Social Security number, which triggered an alert in the state’s system. Even though Bartman signed a letter confirming that she was alive, he never tried to vote for her.
How many times have I said that, when isolated instances of voter fraud do occur, the perpetrators are virtually always Republican? RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Trump Vetoes Defense Spending Bill Setting Up Showdown With Congress
The disrespect this shoes to our men and women in uniform is totally disgusting! To Trump* and the Republican Reich, our troops matter only as cannon fodder. I have no doubt the veto will be overturned. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Silent Night arranged by Dan Forrest from Beckenhorst Press
Whether or not you are one who you believes in the deity of Jesus Christ, may the celebration of his birth, albeit poorly timed, bring you peace, love, comfort and joy. This year our nation is about to be given another chance. HUGS!!
GEORGIA – Really American
Meidas Touch – Looking ahead in FLorida
Really American – Amazing (Barf Bag Alert for F. Carlson’s punchable face.)
The Lincoln Project – The danger is real
Christopher Krebs closing statement at the wallaby Senate hearing on “election irregularities.” Courtesy of Sen. Jacky Roden (D-NV)
FDR – attacks on Fala – from September 1944
The Trumpty Dumpty Cycle Episode #10
Beau – updates on CoViD
It’s a lazy day here in the CatBox. I did my research and rested for an hour and a half for my back. Tomorrow I’ll be in the saddle, but it will be a grocery delivery day. Happy Hump Day!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:32 (average 5:51). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From Crooks and Liars: Dr. Rebekah Jones built her own COVID-19 dashboard to track Florida infections and deaths after being fired for accurately reporting that data as part of her job with the state.
Since then, she’s been reporting COVID stats on her own from her own hardware in her own home. Until today. (WARNING: The video in her first tweet is triggering):
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There will be no update today.At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech.
They were serving a warrant on my computer after DOH filed a complaint.
They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids.. pic.twitter.com/DE2QfOmtPU
— Rebekah Jones (@GeoRebekah) December 7, 2020
She is guilty of truth-telling. If the Republican Reich is not destroyed, they will continue to fight to make opposition to Republican lies a capital offense. RESIST!!
From NPR: The federal government on Monday released detailed hospital-level data showing the toll COVID-19 is taking on health care facilities, including how many inpatient and ICU beds are available on a weekly basis.
Using an analysis from the University of Minnesota’s COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project, NPR has created a tool that allows you to see how your local hospital and your county overall are faring. (Jump to look-up tool.)
It focuses on one important metric — how many beds are filled with COVID-19 patients — and shows this for each hospital and on average for each county.
This is a handy tool. Click “(Jump to look-up tool.)” above to use it. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): The Biden Administration: Who Will Hold the Power?
Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right, and in this case, most informative! RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Chris Hayes: The Rot Won’t Go Away With Trump
Of course you know that I’ve been saying this for years. Trump is not the cause of the National Socialism in the Republican Reich. He is the reflection of it. They are turning on him now, because he is a scapegoat to blame for who they are and what they have done. The only you to make the rot go away is to destroy the Republican Party. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Nat King Cole – Away in a Manger
I pray this season brings peace and beauty to you and yours whether or not you celebrate Christmas. HUGS!!
It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. I had a fine breakfast of steak in scrambled eggs, yogurt, rye bread and butter. I took a morning nap. I did my research. Today is a holy day in the Church if the Ellipsoid Orb. My Broncos are playing on Sunday Night Football this evening, so it will be televised here. May the Holy Ellipsoid Orb shine its blessed light on your team, unless they play in an arrow head. Have a fine Sunday!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:15 (average 5:07). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
An annual day of mourning for the Republican Reich!
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From Daily Kos: Lately, it seems that right-wing heroes and heroines du jour turn out to be slimeballs and reprobates. Well, add another to the list—Melissa Carone, the star witness in the Trump campaign’s attempt to overturn Biden’s win there due to baseless claims of voter fraud.
By now, you’ve seen Carone’s bonkers testimony before a Michigan state house panel, in which she claimed to have seen all manner of fraud while votes were being counted at the TCF Center. Her claims were so off the rails that even Rudy Giuliani had to try to rein her in. Earlier, she’d claimed to have seen ballots smuggled inside vans. A judge had previously ruled Carone’s claims were “not credible.”
For most of the week, people have wondered whether Carone had been too well served during her testimony. But it turns out there’s another reason to question her credibility. Two years ago, she was busted for sending obscene messages to her boyfriend’s ex-wife.
As I see it, sexual content is not what made this sleazy. What made it so is that her boyfriend’s ex-wife apparently did not consent to be the recipient of Carone’s GOPORN. That she did this should not surprise anyone. The gospel in a Republican Reich is that women should be obscene and not heard. RESIST!!
From NPR (Hat-Tip Mitch [ours, nor BBMM]): Under the order filed Friday, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.
In his ruling, Garaufis said the terms of the federal program must be immediately restored to what they were “prior to the attempted rescission of September 2017” when the White House began a series of maneuvers to dismantle the program.
The judge also instructed officials to reinstate two-year permits for qualifying applicants. Over the summer, the administration had begun issuing one-year permits.
Kudos to Judge Garaufis, who was appointed by Bill Clinton. There are few judges left that do not bear the 666 of Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch etched into their foreheads. Win the Senate! RESIST!!
From YouTube (SNL Channel): Michigan Hearings Cold Open
As talented as she is, Kate just cannot convey the sense of evil with which Rudy 9/11 reflects the Republican Reich. Nevertheless, SNL was hilarious as usual. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Nat King Cole – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
May God grant that our nation and the whole world might overcome the pseudo-Christian hatred that the Republican Reich has inflicted on us! RESIST!!
GEORGIA – Jon Ossoff
Meidas Touch – GEORGIA
Now This News – not my Senator Udall, whom Corey Gardner cheated to defeat, but is cousin in New Mexico (who is planning to retire, sadly.
The Lincoln Project – GEORGIA
Parody Project/The Freedom Toast
A commercial from the Norwegian Postal Service showing – well, you’ll see (hanky alert for laughter)
Borat
Keith (yesterday, but 2 hours later than usual so I missed it.)
Meidas Touch – Georgia has had enough
Such a slow day i had to fall back on Henri le Chat Noir. WelL, he does politics … (Not new, but still good IMO)
TC, I know you will appreciate this clip …
Beau on manufacturing. Stay with him.
It’s another crazy day here in the CatBox. I slept poorly and got up early to be ready for Diana’s visit. Last night WWWendy left her boots in the throne room by mistake and I dang near killed myself tripping over them to Republicate this morning. Tomorrow, Molly is coming to check my back. I promise to give her back to Lona as soon as I’m done. Tuesday is Flush your Republicans day, and today, I flushed them all.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:11 (average 4:24). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
The Republican will never solve the maze, because Republicans are too stupid to turn left.
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From Crooks and Liars: Former VP candidate Sarah Palin is none too happy with former President Barack Obama for — heaven forbid — pointing out the fact that maybe we wouldn’t have had to live through 4 years of Trump if someone like Palin hadn’t already laid the groundwork for the anti-intellectualism that’s taken root in the party.
In an interview with the right-wing Newsmax TV, former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) attacked former President Barack Obama for calling her out as part of the Republican Party’s “anti-intellectual” wing.
Barf Bag Alert!!
Actually, I’m not too sure about that. Bloody Bullseye Barbie, aka Drill Baby Dingbat, may have been an anti-intellectual beacon in her day, but these days, she’s just about the most intellectual that any Republican can get. RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Graham Denies Pressuring GA Official To Throw Out Legal Votes
Lindsey Poo was just as KKK before Trump* arrived. He just wears hid sheet and hood with a name tag now. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Times They Are A-Changin’ (Live) (2003 Remaster)
I like this version better than Dylan’s version. We need to make the times change in the left direction. RESIST!!