Open Thread August 2, 2023

 Posted by at 6:14 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Aug 022023
 

Yesterday, I though perhaps with all the hoo-ha and kerfuffle about the Barbie movie, maybe some of you would appreciate a mini-review fron a user at Democratic Underground. It did give me a chuckle. I won’t see it because it would have to be in a theater and the fumes from the ppcorn wouldgive me an allergic reaction – how big or what symptoms I can’t predict, but edema of aome kind would be involved. Also yesterday, my very best birthday present was Trump**’s third Federal indictment, this one in the election investigation. Woo-hoo! And the New Yorker also gifted me a Name Drop I could solve on the first clue.

Cartoon – 02 Taiwan

Short Takes –

Wonkette – Broken Elevator Denies Tammy Duckworth Entrance To Barbie Land
Quote – “I have a five-year-old and an eight-year-old. We have three Barbie Dream houses, including one I set up — all 900 pieces. So we were super excited for the movie.”… She uses a wheelchair and had confirmed ahead of time that the theater showing Barbie was fully accessible. This is a familiar practice for anyone with mobility issues…. When Duckworth arrived at the movie theater and bought tickets, she learned the elevator to the theater itself was broken…. She was especially frustrated that there was no signage explaining the problem, as if it was a minor inconvenience rather than an insurmountable barrier for someone like Duckworth.
Click through for Wonkette’s (especially appropriate here) attitude on this story. You know, my mobiity issues are age-related, and it’s conceivable (though not certain) that I could have avoided some of them by lifestyle chages or being more careful. Tammy gor hers fighting for our country. The theater staff should have carried her up the damn stairs (and down again after.)

Robert Reich – X Marks the Hate
Quote – I detest bullies…. Today, I want to do four things: (1) Summarize research showing that Musk’s Twitter/X has been spreading hate and malicious lies big time — research coming not just from the CCDH but also from the Anti-Defamation League, Media Matters, and Stanford University, among many others. (2) Tell you why this hate surge has been happening on Twitter. (3) Show how Musk’s lawsuit is designed to silence those who are revealing this surge. (4) And explain why Musk is so intent on silencing them.
Click through for all four points (but don’t skip the first paragraph). At risk of sounding like a broken record, I’ll say the Reich on the left is right (as usual.)

Food For Thought

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Video Thread 4/28/22

 Posted by at 12:02 pm  Open Thread, Politics
Apr 282022
 

Glenn Kirschner – Judge holds Trump in contempt of court. Will Trump grift his MAGA base to pay his 10K-a-day fine?

American Bridge is reaching out to voters

Thom Hartmann – Should Ukraine Be rolled Into NATO Now – To Stop the War? (ends with a cliff hanger – I will post the next one though)

Rebel HQ [Texas Paul] – TikToker Roasts ‘Spineless’ Republican Party

Voice of America – US Cabinet Officials Pledge More Military, Diplomatic Assistance to Ukraine

Liberal Redneck – On Elon, Twitter, and our Billionaire Overlords

Beau – Let’s talk about Japanese-Russian relations….

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Open Thread – 1/18/2021

 Posted by at 10:59 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
Jan 182021
 

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox.  I enjoyed the Portland Chiefs victory yesterday, even though Mahomas suffered a concussion from a dirty horse-collar tackle by a Bill.  They play for the AFC Championship next week.  Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update tomorrow.  It’s a WWWendy day and she’s coming in the morning.  Hurrah, it’s Monday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:16 (average 4:12).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Hat-Tip Mitch)(ours, not Beat Bawling Bastard Moscow Mitch): WAKE UP CALL FOR REPUBLICANS

 

I had not heard of this Oscar-Nominated producer before today, but I certainly agree with what he has to say here.  RESIST and REMOVE the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Misinformation Drops 73 Percent After Trump Banned From Twitter

 

Is anyone surprised? If Trump** were not such a prolific bull-shitter , the Republican Party would never have never realized how perfectly he fits who and what they are.  RESIST and REMOVE the Republican Reich!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Animals – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

 

Ah… the Memories!  RESIST and REMOVE the Republican Reich!!

Wednesday, Dump Trump** Hump Day,

Is the Big FLUSH!!

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Temper Tantrum When Twitter Trolls Toddler Trump

 Posted by at 1:32 pm  Politics
Nov 282020
 

Well, that was a Thanksgiving we’ll be taking about in years to come – for many reasons.  But my favorite part was the genius Resister in the White House who moved Donnie to the children’s table for his Turkey Day presser.

My guess is it’s the same person who moved Giuliani’s presser to the rear of a rundown landscaping center next to a porn store.  S/he might have taken inspiration from the cold open SNL skit where Steve Bannon as the Grim Reaper makes Donnie move to his tiny desk to play with a toy …

Or maybe it was Buddy from the movie Elf.

Either way, it did NOT go well for Donnie, who had a meltdown and raged at Reuters reporter Jeff Mason who pressed him to answer whether he would concede.

“Don’t talk to me that way,” Trump snapped. “You’re just a lightweight. Don’t talk to me that way.  I’m the president of the United States. Don’t ever talk to the president that way.”

Trump’s embarrassing toddler behavior led the Twitterverse to tag him as #DiaperDon which trended at the top spot.

Always needing to get the last word in, Trump then lashed out at his new sobriquet:

So the Twitterverse responded by adding the tag #TinyTable mocking his Hasbro’s “Big Boy’s First Desk” – like an adult forced to sit at the kids’ table for Thanksgiving.  And it made it to the #5 spot.

So let’s enjoy a few …

And if you’re unfortunate enough to have a Trumpkin relative for whom you just HAVE to get a Christmas gift, here’s a suggestion:

My personal advice to Donnie is …

 

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Open Thread–5/29/2020

 Posted by at 10:41 am  Open Thread, Personal, Politics
May 292020
 

It’s a tired day, here in the CatBox.  It reached 92° here yesterday.  While the A/C kept it bearable, it was too muggy to facilitate sleeping well.  WWWendy, who thanks you all for your good wishes, left town this morning.  When I texted her, she had just passed Pendleton, so she probably is in Idaho by now.  Updating you on my medical mayhem, on Tuesday I have a video conference with Megan, my PCP.  My PET Scan is on Tuesday 6/9, and my follow up with Evelyn, my Oncologist, is Tuesday 6/16.  TGIF!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:30 (average 5:41).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Trump* Virus Update:

0529TrumpVirusMap

Cases: 1,771,614
Deaths: 103,417
Recovered: 499,109

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Servers belonging to the social-media platform Twitter burst into flames on Thursday, after the company attempted to fact-check all of Donald Trump’s tweets.

“We knew that fact-checking Trump’s tweets was going to put a strain on our system,” Jack Dorsey, the C.E.O. of Twitter, said. “We had no idea that it would result in columns of fire shooting forty feet into the air.”

Reportedly, an explosion in the server fact-checking Trump’s tweets about Joe Scarborough ignited a blaze that quickly spread to a server furiously vetting his tweets about Barack Obama.

Dang Andy! Aren’t the folks that run the Twitter shitter bright enough to store all Trump’s* tweets on asbestos servers, only?  RESIST!!

From NY Times: The Trump administration is preparing an executive order intended to curtail the legal protections that shield social media companies from liability for what gets posted on their platforms, two senior administration officials said early Thursday.

Such an order, which officials said was still being drafted and was subject to change, would make it easier for federal regulators to argue that companies like Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter are suppressing free speech when they move to suspend users or delete posts, among other examples.

The move is almost certain to face a court challenge and is the latest salvo by President Trump in his repeated threats to crack down on online platforms. Twitter this week attached fact-checking notices to two of the president’s tweets after he made false claims about voter fraud, and Mr. Trump and his supporters have long accused social media companies of silencing conservative voices.

The concept of free speech to the Republican Reich means Republicans are free to muzzle Democrats and stifle everything we say . Also, Republicans are free to lie continually with impunity and without oversight.  RESIST!!

From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): It’s Time to Send Trump and McConnell Packing

Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. The Reich in the right, the Republican Reich needs to be obliterated. From top to bottom, every Republican in power is one Republican too many!  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing

I love the guitar playing! Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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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!!

Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!

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