Open Thread – 10/29/2020

 Posted by at 11:57 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Oct 292020
 

It’s a busy tired day here in the CatBox.  The infusions still bring fatigue, but it’s not as severe as it was.  But today is a grocery delivery day, and putting them all away will be a lot of work.  Tomorrow Diana is coming to change my patch, but I should be able to do a full Open Thread then.  The big question for the day is this: How will Injustice Amy Coney Blowjob interface with Injustice Pervert Nookie KavaNazi? (Update: groceries are stowed.)

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:29 (average 6:08).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

1029TrumpVirusMap

US Cases: 9,125,714
US Deaths: 233,172
Plus all Trump*/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): We Do Not Speak Your Name | The Spooky Men’s Chorale

 

It’s unusual that anyone shares parody as good as Don’s work. We are blessed that Don has shared this with is. Thank You! Speak the name Biden instead!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Raw Story Channel): MSNBC host shuts down Trump adviser: ‘Hunter Biden isn’t running for president’

 

Good job! All reporters need to shut down all Republican propagandists when they spread bullshit. That is, whenever they speak!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right – Bob Dylan

 

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

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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Video Thread 10/11/2020

 Posted by at 2:47 pm  Open Thread, Politics
Oct 112020
 


The Deomcratic Coaliton

I would say the black mayors in this Joe Boden ad are really singing my song – but the truth is, it is I who try to sing theirs as loudly as I can.

An object lesson in comparing and contrasting.

Now This News – The flannel moth caterpillar is finally going viral (no CC because no sound). If you actually see one of these, don’t touch it – their defense mechanism is a chemical which causes skin irritation.

Glad Beau is addressing this, though it’s only one form of topsy-turvydom which is modern Republicanism. I would say, instead of “the Constitution failed,” I would say “we failed our Constitution” when imbalance happens … as it has and will again.

Supreme Court petition updates
Daily Kos (Immigration)

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Video Thread 10/10/2020

 Posted by at 2:23 pm  Politics
Oct 102020
 


Lawrence discusses the CNN story you covered, Squatch, on the connection between experimental drugs and abortion.

Meidas Touch – new episode of Quaranteenies

RVAT

Sound and Fury Messaging – Two – both for the Democratic Coalition

The Lincoln Project – Yes, we can see through it, but it’s not aimed at us. It’s aimed at giving ideologues an excuse to leave.

Keith promised us a new vlog every weekday, so we must be in withdrawal till Monday.

Petition in support of Gov. Whitmer

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Open Thread – 10/8/2020

 Posted by at 11:26 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Oct 082020
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  Last Night I caught most of the slaughter.  Today is a grocery delivery day, and I have to put them away.  Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update, because it’s a morning WWWendy day. Today, here is a special treat from Mitch (ours, not Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow).

My wife and I went into town and visited a shop. When we came out, there was a cop  writing out a parking ticket.

We went up to him and said, “Come on man, how about giving a senior citizen a break?”

  He ignored us and continued writing the ticket. I called him an “asshole.” He glared at me and started writing another ticket for having worn-out tires. So, Shirley, my wife, called him a “shithead.” He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more we abused him, the more tickets he wrote. He finally finished, sneered at us and walked away.

  Just then our bus arrived, and we got on it and went home.

We always look for cars with Trump 2020 stickers. We try to have a little fun each day now that we’re retired. It’s so important at our age.

The one change I’d make is to pee in the gas tank before leaving!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:30 (average 5:04).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

1008TrumpVirusMap

Click for interactive maps and charts

US Cases: 7,780,586
US Deaths: 216,889
Plus all the Trump*/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding from us

Debate Summary:

What Pence said over and over: “You have a right to your own opinion, but not to your own facts! [Insert Lie Here]”

What Pence did over and over: Interrupt and hog the mic.

What the moderator should have said: “Pence, you asshole, Shut the F*CK UP!“

What Harris did: WIN!

Short Takes:

From NY Times: President Trump claimed on Wednesday that catching the coronavirus was “a blessing from God” and portrayed as a miracle cure the unproven therapeutic drug he was given after testing positive last week for the virus.

It could not have been a blessing from God. If it had, She would have made it a terminal illness.  RESIST!!

From CNN: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not participate in the second presidential debate with Joe Biden after the Commission on Presidential Debates said the event will be held virtually in the wake of the President’s positive coronavirus diagnosis.

“I am not going to do a virtual debate,” Trump said on Fox Business. “I am not going to waste my time on a virtual debate.”

Biden’s campaign on Thursday swiftly agreed to the virtual format. But Trump’s comment throws the debate into question after the commission took the significant step to wholly remake the event. The move was seen as needed by members of the debate commission given the uncertainty around the President’s health.

Politically, if Trump skips the debate, he’ll be deprived of a platform that he needs at a time when his campaign is trailing in every national poll and in a number of key swing states. The first event was watched by more than 73 million people.

Why would Trump* do this? At a virtual debate, the moderator could unplug Trump’s* mic, when he bullies/interrupts the way he and Mr. Karen did during the first two debates.  RESIST!!

From You Tube (a blast of protest): The Cranberries – Zombie (Official Music Video)

 

Ten years ago the Cranberries wondered what would be left of America after 2020. Criminal Fuhrer Trump wants to rule a nation of zombies! Protest like the 60s!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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Open Thread – 10/5/2020

 Posted by 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:

1005TrumpVirusMap

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!!

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Video Thread 10/2/2020

 Posted by at 3:06 pm  Politics
Oct 022020
 


From the Biden Campaign

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.

RBG Petitions update –
Democratic Conservation Alliance
Fight for Reform (updated)

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Open Thread – 9/21/2020

 Posted by at 10:04 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Sep 212020
 

It’s another tired painful day here in the CatBox.  I still have no news on getting my stent.  I wanted to do more today, but I overslept, and I’m just not feeling up to it.  I’m afraid you guys may be carrying the ball until I get my stent and recover more of my strength.  Tonight is a WWWendy night.  Oh God, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:53 (average 4:21).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0921TrumpVirusMap

Click for interactive maps

US Cases: 7,011,463
US Deaths: 204,167
Plus thousands of Trump’s* GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding from us

Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: MAGA Nutjobs Block Entrance To Voting Site In Fairfax, Virginia

These Trumpanzee idiots are protesting IN-PERSON voting, now. Blocking entry to polling places is a felony, by the way.

Am I the only one not surprised? Nevertheless, ‘Trumpanzee’ is an insult to the apes!  RESIST!!

From Alternet:

Aprominent [sic] psychiatrist who spent years studying Nazi Germany has called for mental health professionals to speak out about President Trump’s “falsification of reality” ahead of the election, warning that his attacks on the truth echo those of the Nazis.

Dr. Robert Jay Lifton, distinguished professor emeritus at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and a leading psychohistorian who has written extensively about doctors who aided Nazi war crimes, has long called for mental health experts to defy warnings from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and speak out about Trump’s mental health. Lifton recently published a book entitled “Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry” and was one of the 27 mental health experts featured in “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” the bestseller edited by Yale psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee in which mental health professionals assessed the president.

Lifton told Salon that the book and a Yale conference on the topic began the movement of “psychologists and psychiatrists speaking out against Trump.”

“I spoke about what I called malignant normality that was being imposed on us, and the need to be witnessing professionals who told the truth and oppose the malignant normality,” he said in an interview last week.

Lifton said that Trump’s supporters and enablers exhibit the same “cult-like behavior” that he has studied, adding that the current administration has “Trumpified” every part of the federal government, in much the same way that the German government was “Nazified” under Adolf Hitler.

What other pattern would Republicans follow? I called GW Bush, aka Nincompoop Nazi, the Fuhrer of the 4th Reich. Republicans planned to make him permanent, but when their policies caused the economy to collapse, they abandoned Bush to let Obama inherit their damage and blame him for it. Now they have chosen Trump* as Fuhrer. That he’s a Nazi goes without saying. Being a Nazi a prerequisite to become Fuhrer of the Republican Reich!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast of past protest): Crosby Stills Nash – Carry On / Questions

 

Love that guitar in Questions! Ah… the memories! Protest like the 60s!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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