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GZERO has been posting for a while (not all “Puppet Regime” but some). Here’s the one from November 11.
Henri l’Artiste
Beau on a gift to the Democrats
Shepherds come a-running (Polish)
It’s a hectic say here in the CatBox. Diana will be here momentarily to change my pain patch. (Now, she left over an hour ago.) A couple of you mentioned a Tenz unit, and that is something I discussed with Molly, my PA. Here’s the problem. Someone needs to attach and dethatch the pads several times daily, and since the target location is mid-back, where I cannot reach, I could only use it with a live in caregiver. So that’s out for me. Tomorrow morning WWWendy is coming to destink the TomCat and help with food. It’s also a Store to Door grocery delivery day. Therefore please expect no more than a Personal Update from me. Happy Hump Day!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:28 (average 6:02). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From Crooks and Liars: Appearing on Howie Carr’s show on Newsmax TV, Trump lawyer Joe DiGenova called for the public execution of Chris Krebs for his interview on CBS News’ 60 Minutes Sunday night after explaining in detail what the strategy is for disenfranchising millions of voters who elected Joe Biden.
The plan is pretty simple and utterly ridiculous. Republican governors will just declare the election process corrupt and either decline to send electors or else send a slate of electors for Donald Trump, regardless of the certified outcome of the actual election.
Barf Bag Alert!!
This is typical tactics for the 5th Reich. Many Republicans appear to be rejecting Trump*, but don’t believe them. The crimes he committed were implementing the policies they wanted from him. Now they’re feigning innocence. RESIST!!
From NY Times: Neither Jon Ossoff nor the Rev. Raphael Warnock has endorsed the Green New Deal. But that hasn’t stopped the Sunrise Movement, the activist climate group that champions the sweeping climate change plan, from mobilizing in force for the two Georgia Democrats in their high-stakes runoff races for Senate seats.
The group is aiming to help register 10,000 to 20,000 Georgians who will turn 18 by Jan. 5, the day of the elections. It has people on the ground canvassing and dropping off campaign literature. And while its appeals mention the threat from climate change, it does not present the issue as a litmus test.
“Right now, we’re focused on the bigger picture,” said Shanté Wolfe, who is leading the Sunrise Movement’s work in Georgia. “Our effort is in favor of the greater good.”
The furious efforts in Georgia by the Sunrise Movement and other progressive groups — on behalf of two candidates who do not share their most ambitious policy goals — reflect the urgency that is consuming the Democratic Party’s left flank. Two victories in Georgia would produce a 50-50 tie in the Senate, giving Democrats control of the chamber because Kamala Harris would cast tiebreaking votes as vice president.
I’m pleased to see the progressive left coming to the realization that the centrist-left is a far better choice than the 5th Reich. This is especially true, since wins in those races kick Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch out of the Majority Leader’s chair. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Colbert Late Show Channel): The Biden Family Cat Has Some Lofty Goals
How cool! CAT is where it’s AT. I especially like the part about nuking the dawgs! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast for the planet): To My Old Brown Earth
May we restore the earth to a world that still supports life! RESIST!!
It’s a busy day here in The CatBox. WWWendy is coming, and so is a notary for my will. I have no more news on Nameless as I slept all afternoon and night. He hasn’t replied yet today. Tomorrow my schedule is up in the air, as I have a video meeting with former prison volunteers and prisoners. Have a great weekend.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:39 (average 5:18). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From Daily Kos: In an interview with VICE News Tonight on Wednesday, two members of the grand jury investigating Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting by Lousiville, Kentucky, police shared why they decided to speak up and describe how the proceedings took place. “I needed Breonna’s mom and the community to know that it wasn’t the grand jury that made this decision. It was Daniel Cameron and his office,” one of the jurors said. Both requested to remain anonymous. “Puppets, we were used as puppets,” the second juror said. “They thought we were just gonna do exactly what they told us to do. Keep our mouths closed and just vote on this and walk out of that room, and it didn’t happen that way.”
The two jurors in the Taylor grand jury first spoke up last month against the lies Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron told throughout the investigation and trial. Cameron claimed that the grand jurors in the case agreed that officers involved were justified, and announced as a result that no charges would be pursued against the Louisville Metro Police officers who killed Taylor during a botched no-knock warrant execution.
Following the announcement, an anonymous juror identified as “Grand Juror #1” by attorney Kevin Glogower said that the grand jury not only disagreed that certain actions taken by the police that night were justified, but that it was never given the opportunity to indict any officer for homicide.
“I came out of my chair and said he just lied,” Juror #1 told VICE on how he responded to the announcement of no charges. He then filed a motion to allow the 12 jurors to speak publicly about what happened during the trial. In a rare incident of grand jury records being made public, a judge ruled that records could be released in order for jury panelists to speak publicly about the case, Daily Kos reported. Days after the motion was approved, a second juror confirmed Juror #1’s statement that charges to consider were limited.
Both jurors spoke to VICE Media Wednesday to give some insight into how the trial took place; one even brought a notebook with notes taken during the trial. His notes depicted not only how he responded to the evidence presented, but how he processed it, giving a glimpse into how the jurors were thinking during the trial.
If the DA in any grand jury case decides he wants to keep a grand jury from indicting a ham sandwich as non-kosher, he can claim that he went to a kosher deli for a ham and cheese. It’s really that easy, because that’s the only evidence they hear. The only reason the cops weren’t indicted is to help Republican police cover-up the murder they committed. RESIST!!
From Willamette Week: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s chief of staff Nik Blosser is leaving her office to join the transition team for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
In his new role on the Biden-Harris transition team, Blosser will serve as the state lead in the intergovernmental affairs office. Brown says Blosser’s early and continued involvement in the pandemic response gives him “a unique understanding of the needs of Americans suffering from COVID-19 and the needs of the communities they live in.”
“I am heartened that President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris and their transition team have selected Nik for this important role,” Brown said in a statement Thursday. “He has my full support, and I am confident he will help President-elect Biden and his team support states in their approach to this crisis and the long recovery that will follow.
Joe and Kamala have gotten themselves one thoroughly qualified staffer in Blosser. Oregon leads the way! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast for Women’s Rights): The Most Perfect Album | Dolly Parton | 19th Amendment
Full equality for women is certainly long overdue. They would have equality if Republicans did not demand they be kept barefoot, pregnant, in the kitchen and owned. I just hope Dolly doesn’t burn her bra in protest. The fire department might not be able to put it out. RESIST!!
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?
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Trump* Virus Update:
US Cases: 7,639,211
US Deaths: 214,635
Plus all the Trump*/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding from us
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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!!
It’s a busy day, here in the CatBox. Debora just called and she’ll be here in a few minutes. She just left, and for a dead man, I’m in good shape. I’m still very tired, and my back hasn’t recovered from Wednesday. However, I’m in the saddle today, because my 9/11 article is too important not to publish. Tomorrow, WWWendy is coming very early so she go to Crater Lake in the Cascades. Therefore, please expect no more than a late Personal Update. JD, if Bill Maher publishes tonight, would you please cover it? TGIF!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:15 (average 4:30). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Trump* Virus Update:
US Cases: 6,589,020
US Deaths: 196,345
Plus thousands of Trump’s GOP murder victims Republicans are hiding from us
Where WWWendy is going: Crater Lake
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From YouTube (Oregonian Channel): I-5 visibility near Wilsonville during Oregon wildfires
This is about 18 miles from me. Here it isn’t quite that bad. RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): How Fox News covered the Woodward recordings of President Trump
Trump has argued that he did not want to cause panic. That’s like yelling “fire” in a crowded theatre. That’s a lie, because the primary tactic of Trump’s* campaign creating panic. Furthermore, when the crowded theatre really was on fire, Trump* yelled, “The fire is a hoax! Stay in your seats!” Now the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, and the Republican Reich are piling on the BS. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of past protest): Eric Burdon & The Animals Sky Pilot
Ah… the memories! Protest like the 60s! RESIST!!
It’s a busy, exhausted day here in the CatBox. Yesterday’s test infusion went as exspected. However, I did get some news that may be good. I had thought that my difficulty eating was a sign that my esophageal cancer is getting worse. That may be true. However, if my immune system is attacking the tumor, which is how this drug is supposed to work, it could cause the tumor to swell, just as any wound swells when one’s immune system is healing it. So my trouble eating could also be a sign that the drug is working. Time will tell. Either way, if if the tumor closes to the extent that I cannot eat, I’ll have to get a stent quickly. Tomorrow Deborah is coming for my routine doctor visit. What I do tomorrow will depend on how long that takes and how I feel. This is my only article today. Have a fine day. JD, would you please cover Sam?
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:06 (average 6:31). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Trump* Virus Update:
US Cases: 6,550,984
US Deaths: 195,259
Plus thousands of Trump’s* GOP murder victims Republicans are hiding from us
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From YouTube (Oregonian Channel): Oregon wildfire evacuees describe devastation from state’s largest wildfire
Last night on the way home from my cancer treatment my eyes stung, and the sky was orange-brown. I could look directly at the sun, and it was red. WWWendy was worried that she might have to evacuate. She had been notified that her house is in a Level 1 area. Thank God she didn’t have to go! I can see from my window that we still have heavy smoke, but the wind has abated, so that will help the firefighters. The extreme severity of the wildfires this year is a result of how the Republican Reich ignores climate change and opposes green energy. RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): Trump says he knew Covid-19 was deadly even though he downplayed it
All Trump* cared about was getting reelected. Because he was running on the economy, he gambled on keeping the stock market high. We lost. Every American that Trump* virus has killed is Donald Trump’s* personal murder victim. And what does criminal Fuhrer Trump* have to say about these statements recorded in his own words? “It’s a political hit job!” May that dirty lying bastard rot in hell, since we are all rotting in the hell he has made! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of past protest): Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers (with Lyric)
Ah… the memories! Protest like the 60s! RESIST!!
It’s a tired busy day here in the CatBox. Yesterday Diana determined that sores in my butt crack and under my left butt cheek are a fungus infection. I have decided to forego posting pics. I have the Lotrimin I need to treat it. She’s coming back Thursday to recheck it. I think my esophageal tumor is getting worse, as I have to eat even more slowly, and I can drink water only two swallows at once instead of my usual five. WWWendy came. In addition to her routine tasks, she borrowed a plunger at the front desk and unplugged the throne. I bought a plunger on Amazon, and it arrives this week. She also cleared a bad paper jam in my color laser printer. I ate late, got to bed late, overslept this morning, and am trying not to doze off now. Tuesday is flush your Republicans day, even if you need a plunger, when they misbehave.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:20 (average 5:47). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Trump* Virus Update:
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US Cases: 6,214,690
US Deaths: 187,839
Plus thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us
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From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Sharpton: Trump’s Defense Of Wisconsin Shooter “The Epitome Of An Insult” To Americans
That is sickening. Even though the mayor asked him to stay away, criminal Fuhrer Trump* is going to Kenosha today. Will his “visit” spread more Trump* virus, more GOP violence, or both? RESIST!!
From YouTube (TYT Channel): Police Stop BLM Medic From Helping Shooting Victim
Isn’t it ironic that the people the Republican Reich accuse of committing this murder were the ones trying to help him? Sadly, as a Portland resident, I know this is all to typical of Portland Police. There are some very fine officers here, but far to many “serve and protect” only criminal Fuhrer Trump* and the Republican Reich, including Republican terrorists. I have now seen video of the shooting. The victim, or someone near him, popped a can of mace and the shots came from within the cloud. Could it be that a Republican Ammosexual thought left-wing protestors were macing him and opened fire? RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of protest): The Beatles – Revolution
This could not be more appropriate for today! Kudos to peaceful left-wing protesters! RESIST!!
Here is the one hundred eighty-third article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s winner is Republican Ammosexual terrorist, Kyle Rittenhouse. He is so honored for murdering two peaceful BLM protestors, while enacting the policies of his crazed Fuhrer, Donald Trump*.
A teenager who walked among protesters in Kenosha, Wis., carrying a military-style semi-automatic rifle was arrested and faces a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with shootings that left two people dead on Tuesday night.
Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Illinois resident, appeared on multiple videos taken throughout the night by protesters and bystanders who chronicled the events as peaceful protests gave way to chaos, with demonstrators, armed civilians and others facing off against one another and the police in the darkened streets.
The New York Times’s Visual Investigations unit analyzed hours of footage to track Mr. Rittenhouse’s movements in the moments leading up to, and during, the shootings.
Who is Kyle Rittenhouse?
Mr. Rittenhouse was arrested early Wednesday in his hometown, Antioch, Ill., which is about 30 minutes southwest of the protests in Kenosha, just over the state line.
Multiple posts on his social media accounts proclaim support for pro-police causes like the Blue Lives Matter movement and Humanize the Badge, a nonprofit that he ran a Facebook fund-raiser for on his 16th birthday.
His posts also suggest a strong affinity for guns, with videos showing Mr. Rittenhouse taking backyard target practice, posing with guns and assembling a weapon.
But many details about both his background and his motivations for walking around the Kenosha protests carrying a military-style semi-automatic rifle are still emerging…
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I suspect that, if he is convicted, Trump* will pardon him. And when he turns eighteen, the Republican Reich will hire him as one of their Gestapo Storm Troopers.
Events Leading To Shooting That Left 2 Dead In Kenosha Played Out On Social Media
Why is it that police weren’t offering water to black people, but were to armed Republican terrorists? Why were police helping them escape justice for the mayhem they caused. There is no question that terrorist Republican murderer Rittenhouse deserves this parade. Do the police also deserve one as criminal accessories before and after the fact?