Open Thread–5/27/2020

 Posted by at 10:18 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 272020
 

It’s a hot time, here in the CatBox, with the next three days forecast in the 80°s.  That’s not too bad in itself, but it’s a little strange for May.  Yesterday my Oncologist and I agreed that since my treatment had almost killed me from septic shock, we needed a new plan, and she had one ready.  First, I’m going to have another PET Scan to verify the progress of my disease, and see if there is a tumor in my liver that they can biopsy.  If there is, Evelyn will get me into a clinical trial, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.  They analyze the DNA of my cancer and design an individual drug that specifically targets my cancer, without targeting me.  I’ll keep you posted.  Tomorrow, I’ll probably have no more than an Open Thread or a Personal Update.  WWWendy will be gone this weekend.  She’s driving to Wyoming for a family reunion first thing Friday morning.  She will return Monday night.  Please pray for her safety. As a result, my next two WWWendy days are tomorrow and Tuesday.  Will I be stinky by Tuesday, or what?  Happy Hump day to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:04 (average 4:33).  To do it, click here.

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0527TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,729,022
Deaths: 100,686
Recovered: 480,273

Short Takes:

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Trump threatens to shut down social media platform

This is much too little, much too late. Twitter is almost as bad as Fakebook. It’s time to put Twitter in the shitter!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): As U.S. Deaths Reach 100,000, Trump Praises His Handling Of Virus


Congratulations to criminal Fuhrer Trump for murdering 100,000 in the Republican war against America for greed and power.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Ghost Riders in the Sky – Johnny Cash – Full Song



Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–5/25/2020

 Posted by at 9:30 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 252020
 

It’s a busy day, here in the CatBox.  Tomorrow, please expect no more than a very brief Personal Update, because I have to leave home at 7:30.  WWWendy is taking me to the hospital for my next infusion and to discuss what we need to change to extend my life without killing me.  I’ll try to let you know when I’m home safe.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:27 (average 5:12).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Yes I know the chimp is an ape, not a monkey.

Trump* Virus Update:

0525TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,688,709
Deaths: 99,348
Recovered: 451,745

Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: Almost certain to be an enduring meme, that Trump decided that going golfing was appropriate and more important than honouring Americans that have died due to COVID-19. That he did so doing Memorial Day weekend makes it even worse.

Source: Rolling Stone

President Trump, who has faced mounting criticism for his administration’s mishandling of the coronavirus crisis and his lack of empathy throughout, decided to leave the White House on Saturday to play golf.

According to several reports, today’s trip to the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, is likely his first outing to one of his private golf courses since early March. However, during the two “working weekends” the president spent at Camp David in May, it is unknown whether or not he played golf.

Trump going golfing is consistent with his reopen theme that he’s been pushing of late, but it still shows a tone-deafness and a lack of empathy. The U.S. pandemic death toll is approaching 100,000, and on top of that it’s Memorial Day weekend, a solemn occasion meant for tributes to Americans lost at war.

What Trump did today is much worse. He insulted fallen heroes by taking his ersatz bone spurs to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Sharply disagreeing with critics of Donald J. Trump’s weekend visit to the Trump National Golf Club, Dr. Anthony Fauci has urged Trump to remain on the golf course until the pandemic is over.

“The people who are giving you a hard time about your golf trip are just haters,” Fauci told Trump on Sunday. “It’s in the best interest of everyone in the country that you keep golfing, Mr. President.”

“Please,” he added.

Andy, I have to admit that Fauci’s point could not be more valid.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the Past): 500 miles – Peter, Paul and Mary [Original Audio]

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–5/24/2020

 Posted by at 9:44 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 242020
 

It’s a very busy day, here in the CatBox.  WWWendy should be here in half an hour, so I’d better burn rubber.  This is today’s only article.  Have a great holiday weekend.  If you must travel, please protect yourselves. 

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:07 (average 5:58).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0524TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,669,311
Deaths: 98,740
Recovered: 446,982

Short Takes:

From Alternet: …A new study shows that when it comes to forcing workers to go back into offices, stores, and factories, almost half the online voices shouting for the “reopening of America” were, and are, bot accounts. Of the accounts that have tweeted most on this topic, more than half are bots. Of the most influential, almost all are bots. And behind the bots … is someone still unknown.

The report comes out of Carnegie Mellon University. Digging through over 200 million tweets discussing COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus, researchers focused in on the most influential accounts—those most active, most retweeted, and most liked. Out of the top 1,000 accounts, 62% are bots. Perhaps even more amazing: of the 50 most influential accounts on this topic, 82% are bots.

The bots may be numerous, but their message isn’t varied. They’re not being used to pass along accurate news about COVID-19, to encourage social distancing, or to support state government calls for preventive measures. In addition to pushing false cures, like Trump’s much-pushed hydroxychloroquine, and spreading general false information about the dangers of COVID-19, there’s one point where bots are driving the whole of social media. According to the report, they are “dominating conversations about ending stay-at-home orders and ‘reopening America.’”… [emphasis added]

We can be sure of one thing. Those bots are smarter than the Republican sheeple they influence. Even artificial intelligence is more than no intelligence at all.  RESIST!!

From CNN: With restaurants closed or open with limited capacity due to the coronavirus pandemic, a certain subset of those establishments’ “patrons” is struggling.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that certain areas across the country are reporting “an increase in rodent activity,” as rats search for sources of food other than restaurant dumpsters.

“Jurisdictions have closed or limited service at restaurants and other commercial establishments to help limit the spread of COVID-19,” the CDC said. “Rodents rely on the food and waste generated by these establishments. Community-wide closures have led to a decrease in food available to rodents, especially in dense commercial areas.”

As a result, rats are scampering elsewhere — including residential areas. Given the circumstances, they may even exhibit “unusual or aggressive” behavior, the CDC said.

We need to do some heavy duty pest control to kill those rats. Not only do they spread disease, but also, you know they’ll vote Republican in November! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past):  If I Were a Carpenter

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Personal Update–5/23/2019

 Posted by at 9:50 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics, Religion
May 232020
 

Last Tuesday I was so sick that I could not stand up.  WWWendy called my oncologist and called 911 on her instructions.  They has to haul me out of here on a gurney.  My chemo knocked out my immune system and I picked up an infection.  The resulting Republicosis was so severe that I was pumping out fluids faster than I could rehydrate.  I became so dehydrated that I ended up in Intensive Care, where they pumped fluids into me through my port and two other IVs.  On Wednesday night, they released me from Intensive Care, but kept pumping we full of Ringers Lactate and Antibiotics.  They never did identify the bug, but after my white blood count returned to normal, they released me yesterday afternoon with three more antibiotics.  Obviously, we’ll need to make some changes in my chemo.  WWWendy is going in with me Tuesday.  JD, would you do Bill Maher?  Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, so please expect only a Personal Update.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:10 (average 4:45).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0523TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,648,283
Deaths: 97,732
Recovered: 403,312

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Contact Tracings Show Risk Of Coronavirus Spread Through Churches

As a Christian, (authentic Christian, not Republican supply-side pseudo-Christian [anti-Christian]) I believe in freedom of religion, as defined in the First Amendment. That does not include murdering innocents by infecting them with Trump* virus. RESIST!!

From YouTube (TomCat Channel): WWW 0522 2

Now isn’t she as gorgeous as a Republican is ugly?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Peter Frampton- Baby I Love Your Way


Ah… the memories.  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–5/13/2020

 Posted by at 9:56 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 132020
 

It’s another tired day here in the CatBox.  It’s a WWWendy day.  I’m ready to go back to bed.  Happy Hump Day to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:23 (average 5:02).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

05113TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,411,018
Deaths: 83,558
Recovered: 298,641

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Former President Barack Obama said on Monday that he is unconcerned about Donald Trump accusing him of “the greatest crime in American history” because Attorney General Bill Barr does not prosecute criminals.

“At first, when I heard that he was accusing me of being the worst criminal ever, I have to admit I was a little rattled,” Obama said. “But then I remembered Barr’s don’t-prosecute-crimes policy, and I was pretty chill about it.”

Obama said that he was unsure what crime Trump was accusing him of committing, “but I’m pretty sure I never lied to the F.B.I. or anything as serious as that—so I’m good.”

Andy, I fear Obama may be screwing the pooch on this one. When Barrf refuses to prosecute criminals, if applies only to the Republican Reich. Barrf prosecutes innocent Democrats with glee!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Democrats’ Focus On Essential Workers In Draft Of New Relief Bill

Even though it doesn’t matter, I had the privilege to vote for Liz in Oregon’s primary last week. I hope Biden utilizes her plans. and policies!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): CSN&Y – Carry on 1969

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–5/12/2019

 Posted by at 10:50 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 122020
 

I was so wiped out the rest of the day yesterday that, except for a small supper, I went back to bed all yesterday afternoon and evening.  Then I overslept two hours this morning and still feel very tired.  But I had a better appetite at breakfast.  Have a Republican-free day.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:09 (average 4:36).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0512TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,388,283
Deaths: 82,018 (over 18,000 in May)
Recovered: 262,328

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: One week after the United States Senate returned to session, Senator Susan Collins, of Maine, said that she would self-quarantine to avoid possible contact with decisions.

Collins said that she had hoped to safely distance herself from any decisions while at the Senate but feared that the risk of accidental exposure to a decision was too great.

“I was troubled and concerned by how many decisions there were,” she said. “It did not feel safe to me.”

Collins said that she would self-quarantine until she is confident that the danger of being in the vicinity of a decision had clearly passed.

Dang, Andy! Was there ever a time that Collins’ did not test negative for integrity, whenever she makes decisions?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Obama Calls Trump Administration’s Virus Response ‘Chaotic Disaster’


This is a very big deal! For former President Obama to speak out against criminal Fuhrer Trump* is completely out of character for him. He should have done so sooner!  RESIST!!

From YouTube ( a blast from the past): Buffy Sainte Marie-Circle Game

Ah the memories!  RESIST!!

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Open Thread–5/10/2020

 Posted by at 8:33 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 102020
 

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  WWWendy will be here within the hour.  Tomorrow is a chemo infusion day.  I have to be in the lobby for the TriMet Lift Bus at 6:22.  Happy Holiday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:40 (average 4:51).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0510TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,349,538
Deaths: 80,098
Recovered: 238,081

To all Moms!:

Short Takes:

From NY Times: “History is written by the winners,” William Barr, the attorney general, said Thursday when asked how he thought future generations would assess his decision to drop all criminal charges against Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, who had pleaded guilty twice to breaking the law. “So it largely depends on who’s writing the history.”

In service to Mr. Trump, Mr. Barr is abusing his power not to write, but to erase, some of the most important lessons of American history.

The Watergate scandal, with its revelations of how dangerous a renegade White House could be, led to reforms meant to ensure an independent Justice Department, one faithful to the law rather than to the Oval Office.

The nation had seen firsthand how much harm a president with no respect for the rule of law could do — particularly when he used the Justice Department, under a compliant attorney general, to protect allies, punish adversaries and cover up wrongdoing.

Click through for an extensive expose of crimes Barff has committed on behalf of his beloved criminal Fuhrer Trump*.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (SNL Channel): Virtual Graduation Cold Open

It’s hard to believe that even one student voted for him. The LiMu Emu would have been a far better choice than Trump*! Where is Booth, when you need him?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Wild World

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

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