GEORGIA – Meidas Touch on Twitter
A message from actual human woman Kelly Loeffler. @kararobot / TikTok pic.twitter.com/vy4YlI1rRn
— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) December 31, 2020
GEORGIA – Now This News
Glenn Kirschner on Justice – America needs a year of justice.
Parody of “2020 hits” album
The Trumpty Dumpty Cycle Episode 18
Beau – Gohmert’s (and other) lawsuits, Trump v. McConnell, and what to remember
GEORGIA – American Bridge
GEORGIA – Really American – https://www.democraticunderground.com/emoticons/rofl.gif
This, from The Lincoln Project, is over the top – but then, it’s aimed at someone who is also over the top.
Rumor is @realDonaldTrump left FL early because he was so worried about all of those #Whispers … he should be.#TrumpIsAlone pic.twitter.com/BcuBMCptUP
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 1, 2021
Meidas Touch – just a factoid –
Stunning parody of “Hallelujah”
Beau – on a rock bottom fundamental issue.
Henri Le Chat Noir “Oh, Revoir”
Keith from yesterday. Nameless, you will like Keith’s name for the Senator.
Honestly, I have no idea when this went up – it may have been Tuesday. It’s another end-of-the-year highlights show.
It’s another tired day here in the CatBox. It appears that the progression of my disease demands that I spend more time getting bed rest. Nevertheless I managed to put together a full article today and hope to do so into 2021 as well. Happy Hump Day!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:14 (average 5:59). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From Daily Kos: Although the pandemic rescue package finally signed by a pouting Donald Trump last night extends the federal moratorium on evicting renters who cannot make their payments, it’s only a temporary reprieve. The House and Senate-passed bill extends the eviction moratorium by only one month. We’re right back here in February, albeit with a new president not permanently sidelined by his own narcissistic delusions.
And the underlying problem is not going away. After the bungling incompetence of government responses from March onward, we are in a new pandemic surge. One in every thousand Americans has died from the virus. Without more lockdowns, the death toll will double in coming months; vaccines simply cannot be manufactured and distributed fast enough to prevent it. And all that means that those who have lost their jobs in a shattered pandemic economy cannot pay rent, and haven’t been able to pay rent, and will not be able to pay months of backlogged rent with a new $600 check, or a $2,000 one. $600 will go to food first, medicine second, rent third.
Here in OR, the legislature had already passed a three month extension on Oregon’s moratorium on evictions. In addition, they passed a financial aid package for landlords who need help staying afloat, because so many tenants have to live rent free. I have no doubt that we will continue to help those in need, because Oregon leads the way. RESIST!!
From Crooks and Liars: Why weren’t we told about this sooner? Details at justscream.baby.
I have a better idea. If you need to scream, call (202) 456-1111, the White house phone number, but only before 1/20. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Defeating McConnell: The Real Stakes of the Georgia Runoffs
Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. In this case I know, because I’ve been saying the same things ever since I learned that Senate control depends on the outcomes of those elections. Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch personifies the Reich on the Right, the Republican Reich. If they retain the Senate majority, BBMMM will do to Biden what he did to Obama. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
GEORGIA – Jon Ossoff
Meidas Touch
This is not a video, but it is SO COOL. We should do this (But we won’t.)
France rewards frontline immigrant workers with citizenship https://t.co/PoxlOxhCn9
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 23, 2020
This was put together by the Stephen Colbert’s people. Almost 8 minutes. Happy ending.
A video for Christmas trees on surviving Christmas with cats. Cole and Marmalade.
Beau on Trump v. McConnell (He has promised that today he will talk about the Christmas Truce of World War I, and I expect to have it tomorrow.)
The Huron carol – in Huron (and French, and English, and AmESLan. Anyone feel left out?)
GEORGIA – Jon Ossoff
Meidas Touch
Samantha Bee from 12/23/20
Christmas on ICE – REWIND – since it is a rewind, I’m just putting it here.
A Christmas light show at a home in Leggiuno, Italy
“Balulalow” from “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten. Britten strongly wanted the work to be done with choirs of men and boys only. I understand that, but I like this one with an adult woman soloist.
Keith from yesterday (He is of course right – but I have to say it is the most DISORGANIZED crime family there ever was.)
GEORGIA – Jon Ossoff
Meidas Touch – Vaccine
Really American
While cleaning up my bookmarks (to make sure I can find them whichever browser I’m in), I discovered a Christmas special from Sam which must have aired Thursday night. I am putting it up today because it’s Wednesday.
Robert Reich – progressive mandate
Beau on Pat Robertson
Other PP with good Don
As many years as I “collected” Christmas carols, I have missed some. Here’s one I never heard until this year …
It’s a tired hectic day here in the CatBox. Yesterday’s Safeway delivery was almost a disaster. When the driver arrived, he had just a couple bags in his arms. He said there had been a lot of cancelations. We brought them upstairs. He was in a hurry, but I insisted that we compare the cancellations with what he had. It was soon obvious that the vast majority of my order was not accounted for. We went back downstairs. He went out to check his truck and came back with the rest of my order that “had been hiding”. He needed a hand truck to carry it. We brought upstairs. It took me over an hour to put everything away. There were a few legitimate cancellations that were out of stock in the store. They included all my sweets. Nevertheless, it could have been far worse and would have been a disaster had I not been such a hard ass about it. Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update. It’s a WWWendy day. I’ll be back in the saddle on Christmas Eve. Tuesday is Flush your Republicans Day. Take extra care. The closer it becomes to the end the harder they are trying to get away.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:06 (average 5:09). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: Russian hackers attempting to disrupt the U.S. government were disappointed to discover that it had already been thoroughly disabled, the hackers have confirmed.
Expecting to find a well-oiled machine that they could impair, the hackers instead came upon a barely operational mess that had already suffered what appeared to be four years of degradation.
Dmitri X (not his real name), was assigned to hack the Environmental Protection Agency’s computer systems and was “shocked” by the agency’s weakened condition.
“My job was to access the E.P.A.’s database and delete all of the environmental regulations,” he said. “There was nothing there left to delete.”
That’s straight news, Andy! With Republicans working so hard, Russians need no help to destroy America! RESIST!!
From Crooks and Liars: Everyone wants to show the happy videos of people getting vaccine shots.
The Governors in the 12 states that haven’t passed mask mandates especially want to get in on this hopeful news. They will crow about how Their President got them the vaccine. Not said, but implied, is that their refusal to pass a state-wide mask mandate was justified before and is not necessary now.
Image from: CNN
The experts say we will still need masks for months and we should NOT relax the mask protocols…
…Here are some ways to use the vaccination press conferences to pressure 12 Governors to pass mask mandates.
People in the public health medical community still want to believe that Governors will respond to facts and science. They won’t.
Withholding good PR at a press conference isn’t withholding their vaccine, just the reflected success of a vaccine.
But since most public health experts don’t want to be this direct, and the window for these first press conferences is closing, I suggest:
This is especially important now that Trump botched the vaccine roll out!
First prep the experts to point out the EXCESS DEATHS that will happen because there is no MASK MANDATE. When the Governor still doesn’t respond with a mandate, post photos of DEAD NURSES to call out the GOVERNOR for NOT pushing a mandate before.
Click through for much more info. I fully support both methods. RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Maddow: U.S. Mired In ‘3-Way Split Screen’ Of Trump Crises
I agree with Rachel. The one thing that should have been included is that, Republicans wanted mass deaths, because such a high proportion of the deaths are Blacks. I also worry about Trump inciting violence., and agree that he is desperate to escape prosecution that must follow to prevent a Republican Recurrance. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): Beta Radio – Angels We Have Heard on High (Official Audio)
A beautiful arrangement of a classic carol! HUGS!!