Glenn Kirschner – Following New York’s Lead, DC Appellate Court Suspends Rudy Giuliani’s Law License.
Meidas Touch – Case Closed #IndictTrump
Decency United – Leadership Across History – Qualities of Great and Terrible Leaders
Global Idigenous Council – “Family”
Liberal Redneck – “Fox Weather”
Parody Project – FILIBUSTER – a Parody of Land Down Under
Beau – Let’s talk about Chip Roy’s 18 months of nothing getting done….
Glenn Kirschner – DOJ Announces it will Defend Donald Trump in Defamation Lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll this week is turning into a workshop on how decent people express anger. Glenn makes his voice into silk dripping with sarcasm.
Meidas Touch – with Stuart Stevens
The Lincoln Project – The Line
BARF BAG ALERT! Campaign “ad” from Lauren Boebert. Yecccch!
I went to the southern border to see what’s up, but I didn’t go alone… pic.twitter.com/m66fet7mUT
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) June 8, 2021
Liberal Redneck on Manchin
Now This News – Magawa the Landmine-Sniffing Rat is Retiring a Hero (Just a little break. There are actually maany of these rats and the lives they have saved, and are saving, are priceless.)
Beau – What National Security REALLY needs
Glenn Kirschner – a recap of May
Don WInslow Films – Well, he nails Sinema, but I’d rather have her than a Republican 9and no, she isn’t one – she [and Manchin] both vote with the Democratic caucus more often than not. Sadly, the “not” votes are generally more visible.)
The Republican Accountability Project – a coule of weeks old, but aged well – too well.
Ring of Fire – Mo Brooks
RebelHQ – DANGEROUS Trump Speech You Can’t Ignore – good analysis of the need to cover garbage pople who are also dangerous
Beau – I’ve seen him upset before – but not this upset. (And with good reason.)
So here is the plan – OK, not really, it’s juat a proposal. I welcome feedback both positive and negative. I will put up an Open Thread daily. It won’t be posted between 2 and 5 am as TomCat’s were, but I can always use the scheduling tool to put ot up at, say, 7:00 am Pacific (8 Mountain, 9 Central, 10 Eastern, not sure about Oz) and be consistent about it.
– I am thinking it’s maybe time to scrap the puzzle.
– I can include a cartoon every day – at least at first, they mostly will not be mine; but I do have the frame saved and can start making some as subjects arise. Besides, most of TC’s bear repeating.
– I should be able to come up with 2 or 3 short takes daily, even as competent and no-nonsense as President Biden is. there are others who are not.
– If anything in my personal life affects when or how much I will be able to post, I will, of course, tell you. Otherwise, not so much.
– There is no way that I know enough about 60’s and 70’s pop music to come up with blasts from the past daily. Is anyone else interested in that?
Cartoon:
Short Takes
Twitter – A thread from Michael Harriot, concerning the Greenwood Massacre, AKA the Tulsa Race Riot. It’s posted in a Thread Reader so that it makes a coherent article. It tells the true story of that Massacre of 1921, a hundred years ago. It’s not what you’re thinking. I thought I knew something about it, but I certainy didn’t know all this.
The Hill – 9 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022 This is scary because the list includes both ways.
PolitiZoom – Mike Flynn Telegraphs How He Intends To Sabotage Future Elections With His Movie ‘The Deep Rig’. I consider this important enough to feature it both here and in the Video Thread (his tweet). PolitiZoom was started and is operated by Ursula Faw, who used to write at Daily Kos. A few others who used to write there now (also) write here – all are people I trust to fact check.
Meidas Touch – Weird Party
Now This News – NOTHING TO HEAR – complete CC and narration in large print.
The Damage Report – a “credit where credit is due” post – and kind of interesting too.
John Fugelsang – Oval Office tapes
Rocky Mountain Mike – “Matt the Gaetz” (parody of “Mack the Knife” – lyrics at YouTube site
Karen can’t wait 30 minutes for a prescription
Beau on Predictions for 2040 – and the intelligence document which put him on to the topic.
It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. I did not sleep well last night, so please pardon my brevity. Tuesday is Flush your Republicans Day. I may have some to flush in a bit, but I may have flushed them all yesterday. Have a fine day!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:08 (average 4:58). To do it, click here. How did you do? I blew Technicolor kitty-farts!
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump said on Monday that his “greatest regret” as President was his failure to name his three adult children to the United States Supreme Court.
Appearing on Fox News, Trump said that Ivanka, Eric, and Don, Jr., would be “way better judges” than “those three clowns” whom he did name.
“Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett are the worst people who have ever worked for me,” he said. “And that includes Scaramucci.”
When the Supreme Court was deciding whether New York prosecutors could obtain his tax returns, Trump said, “none of those three boneheads even called to ask me what they should do. No gratitude whatsoever.”
Well, Andy, he hasn’t gotten the mileage he had expected from Whoresuch, Nazi Kavanookie, and Amy Coney Bullshit. But he was stupid to expect gratitude. What gratitude?!!? After all…, they ARE Republicans! On the other hand, wouldn’t it be funny as hell if he had gotten his rancid spawn confirmed to SCROTUS (Republican anti-Constitutional VD), and they had given prosecutors his tax records? RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Merrick Garland Testifies At Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
This video is 6:41:55 in length, so I encourage you to move around to places you want to hear. He will be such a magnificent AG that my only regret is that Biden can’t clone him to nominate to the Supreme Court too! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Arlo Guthrie – City of New Orleans
Ah… the memories!! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
It’s a better day here in the CatBox. I need to get as much rest as possible, because Friday is my infusion day at the hospital, so I’m not sure what I’ll do tomorrow. I will definitely have just a short Personal Update on Friday. Happy Hump Day!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:36 (average 5:20). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump’s defense lawyers stunned the United States Senate on Tuesday by acknowledging that their client had incited the Capitol riot, but only because his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, made him do it.
The Senate listened in astonished silence as Trump’s lawyers coldly and methodically hurled Kushner under the bus.
Bruce Castor, one of Trump’s lead attorneys, claimed that the ex-President had been reluctant to speak to the angry mob of supporters on January 6th, and did so only after Kushner assured him, “What could possibly go wrong?”
Dang, Andy! Maybe Jared really did make him do it. That’s credible if you believe that Bears never, ever shit in the woods. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (NBC News Channel): Watch: Day 1 of Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial In Senate
This video is 7.5 hours long, and I put it here so you can move around within it and see parts you want. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (Daily Kos Channel): Democrats present damning video to begin Trump’s impeachment trial for Jan. 6, 2021
I understand that most Senate Republicans evaded watching the video. The American people need to see this again, and again, and again, and again! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
Ah… the memories! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
Meidas Touch – They’re not conservatives
Now This News – everything you wanted to know about the filibuster but were afraid to ask.
The Lincoln Project – Josh Hawley
Tweet from Corey (who, you may remember is one of Trae’s partners in WellRED Comedy)
I’m from Marjorie Taylor Greene’s District and I would like to say something pic.twitter.com/ktnVp9vexg
— Corey “The Buttercream Dream” Forrester (@CoreyRForrester) January 29, 2021
The Alt-Right Playbook – Mainstreaming
Cats in Therapy
Beau “Let’s talk about Biden and oil jobs….” Some hard truth, suck it up information for those who should know better but often don’t