Standing corrected by one, who shall remain Nameless, I’m going to the hospital where the endoscopist will carefully record and examine every cm. on the way down and the way up, when he shoves the camera down my throat. 
Wish me luck! I hope I’m back in the saddle tomorrow.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:21 (average 5:06). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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I want to rest all I can today, because tomorrow is shove a camera down my throat day. Please expect only a Personal Update. By the time WWWendy gets me home it will be supper time. Depending on how I feel I may or may not be able to publish Wednesday. I’ll update you as soon as I can. Oh God, it’s Monday!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:56 (average 5:27). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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This is how white supremacists used to steal elections.
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From Crooks and Liars: Trump’s newest Medal of Freedom winner was apparently terribly concerned about presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg kissing his husband on stage during an ugly rant on his radio show last week, where he said this during his attack on the former mayor’s sexuality:
Now, there may be some Democrats who think that is the ticket. There may be some Democrats who think that’s exactly what we need to do, Rush. Get a gay guy kissing his husband on stage, to ram it down Trump’s throat and beat him in the general election. Really. Having fun envisioning that.
Buttigieg was asked if he wanted to respond to Limbaugh’s remarks this Sunday by Dana Bash on CNN’s State of the Union:
Now Mayor Pete is not my 1st choice, but when it comes to Rush Limbarf and Republican homophobia, I could not be more on his side. RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Slick Lobby: Velshi On How Fossil Fuel Is Buying Your Vote
I’m sure none of my regular readers are falling for this Republican bullshit, but we need to educate others: Corporations are NOT people. Money is NOT speech. Fossil fuels are killing YOU! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): I Think We`re Alone Now – Tommy James & The Shondells
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy if coming to de-stink the rancid TomCat and help with chores, including the preparation of what I need for my day trip to the hospital on Tuesday. I hope your day is fully Republican-free. If not, flush!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:09 (average 5:05). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From Daily Kos: Moscow Mitch McConnell went on Fox News to chortle and gloat over the 395 bills the Democratic House has passed in the last year that he’s refusing to consider.
“It is true,” the Senate majority leader said. “They’ve been on full left-wing parade over there, trotting out all of their left-wing solutions that are going to be issues in the fall campaign. They’re right. We’re not going to pass those.” Like making sure state and local governments have enough funding to secure the 2020 election and legislation ensuring that people’s health care is protected. You know, crazy “full left-wing parade,” unlike his Senate that’s cranking out extremist, unqualified judges and voting on forced-birther bills that can’t even pass in the Senate.
At the same time Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch’s beloved criminal Fuhrer Trump* is whining about how the House of Representatives get nothing done, because they spend all their time persecuting him. The only solution is to dump every Republican dawg catcher, the Nazi Republican Fuhrer, and every Republican in between. Every Republican in office is one Republican too many! RESIST!!
From Raw Story: Appearing in MSNBC’s “AM Joy” former lead prosecutor Glenn Kirschner hammered Attorney General Bill Barr of a pattern of deceit and perjury that began with his Senate confirmation hearings and continues to this day.
Speaking with host Joy Reid about Barr’s ABC interview admission that he is unhappy with Donald Trump’s tweets and that he doesn’t let them influence him, the prosecutor called him out.
“Bill Barr is not to be believed,” Kirschner explained. “You know, from day one, Joy, at his confirmation hearing he lied — he committed perjury. [Sen.] Kamala Harris asked him, did anybody at the White House including the president ask you to open an investigation or suggest you should open an investigation? What did he say? ‘You know, I’m grappling with the word suggest.’”
First, Barrf should be impeached. Then, Barrf should be disbarrfed! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Marcels – Blue Moon
This was the first 45 RPM record I ever owned. Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
It’s that time of week again, so here are 3 fine video clips, from Bill’s show last night. Enjoy!
Monologue: Rich Daddy Pays For It
Did Bill have the interaction between Fuhrer Trump* and AG Barrf pegged, or what? Liberals are Calling Bloomberg a racist, because he’s a racist. Sadly, if he wins the nomination, and it’s him or Trump*, he’s MY racist. How sad that would be?!
Amy is my fourth choice, after Liz, Bernie, and Pete. I doubt that she would be doing as well as she is, had ABC not given her an inordinate amount of exposure during the NH debate to minimize the progressive candidates, who deserved that time more.
These Robosexuals must not be Republicans. Republicans are Ammosexuals. Republican women like large caliber weapons for obvious reasons. Republican men like small caliber weapons for equally obvious reasons. Trump* needs a BB gun.
An excellent show!
It’s another tired day here in the CatBox. I slept well last night, but I’m pretty run down from a sleep deficit. I need more. Tomorrow is a WWWendy day, so please expect no more than an Open Thread. Have a great weekend.
Jig Zone Puzzle:Today’s took me 3:30 (average 4:57). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Michael Moore: ‘Trump Is Very Beatable’ In 2020
Who remembers that Michael warned us that Trump* would beat Hillary in 2016? It pleases me to see him say that several Democrats can beat Trump* in 2020, if we do our share. Trump is not worthy of fear, unless Putin successfully puts him in again. The Democratic Party cannot afford to ignore any state in 2020! RESIST!!
From Alternet: “Again, Joni Ernst has shown that she is willing to push our families into poverty with a smile. The programs she plans to cut are a lifeline for millions of Americans. She should be ashamed.”
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa told donors at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. last March that federal spending on non-discretionary programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security is “out of control” and will require “changes” in the future.
That’s according to a 55-second audio clip published Wednesday by Iowa Starting Line. In the recording, Ernst is asked by an attendee whether she is on board with Sen. David Perdue’s (R-Ga.) call for cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
“I think we all are because we understand that our non-discretionary spending is growing like this,” replied Ernst, who is up for reelection in 2020. “Everyone focuses on discretionary spending because that is what we can control in Congress. The rest is on autopilot and is out of control. We have to figure out ways to honor the commitments that have been made, but make changes for the future. How we do that, I don’t know.”
Progressive advocacy group Social Security Works tweeted that “changes” is “code for massive cuts.”
Joni Pig Nuts isn’t alone in this. When it comes to slashing YOUR Medicare and Medicaid, the entire Republican Reich want to cut off YOUR nuts and more! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): the kinks- you really got me
Ah… The memories! RESIST!!
Last night I had an emergency attack of midnight Republicosis. It was so severe that I didn’t make it to the throne. Cleaning the mess took over two hours. Needless to say, I’m very tired. TGIF!!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:02 (average 4:55). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Warren On Bloomberg & The Practice Of Banks ‘Redlining’ Minority Communities
Bloomberg is blaming the victims of Bankster financing scams against minorities and investors. The Banksters were the criminals. “Redlining” is the practice of drawing red lines around minority (usually black) neighborhoods and denying all applications for real estate loans there. Bloomberg expressed strong support for this racist practice. RESIST!!
From The Borowitz Report: Attorney General William Barr was rushed to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Thursday afternoon after the remote-control implant in his brain briefly failed, the White House has confirmed.
White House aides first noticed signs of the implant’s malfunction during an interview Barr gave to ABC News, after which the Attorney General was immediately strapped to a gurney and transported to Walter Reed.
A team of surgeons was able to identify the problem with Barr’s implant after an examination revealed a “low-power issue,” a Walter Reed spokesperson said.
After the surgeons replaced the tiny battery in Barr’s implant, the Attorney General appeared to be recovering well and was able to speak to reporters at his bedside.
Dang Andy, he better get that battery checked regularly! Otherwise, he might puke, when he’s supposed to Barrf! RESIST!!
Also from YouTube (MSNBC Channel): A Quid Pro Quo In Plain Sight?
Did Hakeem Jeffries call it right, or what? I fully agree with the suggestion that, when Trump* and Cuomo meet, Cuomo should wear a wire. How else can he defend against Republican Altered Transcript Syndrome. As for Trump*? Impeach the son of a bitch! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Lesley Gore – You Don’t Own Me (HD)
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
It’s that time of week again, and here are 4 excellent video clips from Sam’s show last night. Enjoy!!
President Trump’s Revenge Tour
I’m NOT an Amy fan, but I’d sure rather listen to her than the Republican Reich. I think criminal Fuhrer Trump’s* enemies list is so long, that he’s writing it on toilet paper (used).
We Gave Andrew Yang $50K. Here’s What Happened Next
Forget $50,000! 50 cents to Andrew Yang is a waste of 50 cents!
Prager U Wants You! (To Become a Conservative)
It’s just like giving kids their hoods and robes, while they’re still in the playpen. Prager U is a propaganda mill for inbred delinquents, and for brain-dead Republican Sheeple.
Kudos to all the impeachment managers. They did their job admirably. Republican Senators were the ones that refused to do their job. Make them pay every other November, until they’re all gone!
It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Store to Door is delivering groceries sometime this afternoon/ I’m hurrying to try to catch an early nap. On the plus sided, breakfast stayed inside me. Have a great day.
Jug Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:07 (average 4:53). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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From Willamette Week: A lawsuit filed Feb. 11 by seven tenants against their downtown landlords alleges squalid living conditions in the apartments above a Portland landmark.
The plaintiffs: Seven tenants of the Stewart Hotel at 127 SW Broadway
The defendants: Leon and Pamela Drennan and Pennie Narver, who are associated with the building’s landlord and owner.At issue: The Stewart Hotel, located next to iconic strip joint Mary’s Club, is filled with single-room-occupancy apartments. It’s both a relic of a bygone Portland and a desperately needed home for low-income Portlanders. Monthly rent is about $600.
The claims: The lawsuit, filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, documents shockingly unhealthy conditions for Portlanders finding shelter there, even as the hotel’s caretaker has filed for bankruptcy and apparently abandoned all care of it.
The lawsuit lists a horror show of conditions: “holes in walls, cockroach infestations, lack of heat, persistent and potentially dangerous mold, broken washers and dryers, debris in common areas, bed bugs, and inadequate plumbing.”
I actually had to live there when I became disabled, and could not work, and when it took me four years to get SSDI disability approval and three more years on Central City Concern’s waiting list, after which I moved to the Henry. It’s as bad as they say it is. The landlords are pseudo-Christian Republicans. I hope the tenants succeed in their suit. RESIST!!
From The New Yorker: In a decision that Donald Trump called “incredibly unfair,” Judge Amy Berman Jackson has sentenced Roger Stone to ten years of house arrest in the home of Senator Susan Collins, of Maine.
As part of the sentence, Senator Collins will be required to live under the same roof as Stone, in Bangor, and insure that he is properly fed, clothed, and exercised until 2030.
The sentence immediately drew howls of protest from Stone, who claimed that living with the ceaselessly waffling Collins would “send me over the edge.”
“Judge, can we revisit the whole prison idea?” Stone begged Jackson.
Dang, Andy! As much as I hate to admit it, I’m on Roger Stone’s side. Having to live with Slithering Susan Collins is clearly cruel and unusual punishment. RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Experts Warn Democracies Facing Autocracy: Protect Your Institutions
Masha Gessen could not have been more accurate in her speech. Her list of rules was just as good, as was Snyder’s. I have been comparing the Republican Party with Germany’s National Socialist Party of the 1930s for years. History proves me right every week. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Ventures – Wipe Out
This is the first song I played publicly in a band after I got my Fender Stratocaster. Ah… the memories! RESIST!!