I have not shuffled off this mortal coil, I've just been distracted. There is a new cat in the yard, which displeases me. It's stalking the birds, scaring the rabbits, and eventually will probably kill the baby quail. It wasn't here when we went to Tucson.
Maybe a coyote will eat it.
The attempted assassination has turned out to be a nothing burger. Here are two paragraphs from Joyce Carol Oates on twitter.
They tracked him, observed him, a mentally ill person whose brother had informed on him the day before; they waited for him to "attempt to assassinate the US president" --(who was, in fact, on another floor & nowhere near)--firing shots wildly & one of these "friendly fire" shots striking the bullet-proof vest of one of their own; with much fanfare they tackled the mentally ill person whom they'd been tracking, charging this hapless person with "attempting to assassinate the president of the US." but all did not go perfectly on script since, in being hustled out of the ballroom upstairs, the US President had no time to raise his fist bravely crying "Fight! Fight" but tripped & fell heavily to the floor & several persons were required to lift his heft, & hoist away to safety backstage.
As a radiologist may set two X-rays side by side to examine, we can see now, placing Butler PA & the WH correspondents incident side by side, that the same scenario was planned in each instance; in the first, the would-be assassin was in clear view for some minutes on a rooftop, before violence broke out; more recently, the would-be assassin (for whom Secret Service officers were waiting) was apprehended before he could draw a weapon & shoot--before he was anywhere near his alleged targets. considering this, it might seem that Butler PA was bungled & that no one was intended to be shot let alone killed; the D.C. event may have been bungled too but at least no one died & of many present, only RFK Jr's abandoned wife suffered a public humiliation.
There is still a lack of clarity of about when SS was notified about a possible shooter. There are other questions. Cole Thomas arrived in the area where law enforcement was hanging around, picking their cuticles. Cole arrived, walked through a door that did not go to the screening area. The K9 in the area alerted on Cole twice. In each case, the handler pulled the dog off and apologized to Cole for the dog's response. Then Cole came back out, and sprinted through the security area. Law enforcement was able to wound one of their own, and Cole tripped and fell down. Cole never fired a weapon.
This is a photo of 47 after SS was yelling "shots fired." Does he look in the least bit concerned?
47 has confirmed that it was him watching the performative evacuation of the Correspondents' Dinner. It's not credible that SS allowed this. They always check for more shooters.
This was faked. I really believe this.
In other news, the Supreme Court said gerrymandering for partisan purposes is fine. Louisiana's governor cancelled the House primaries that were already in progress for the mid-terms. This was a stupid decision, and will have long term bad results.
The Strait of Hormuz is still closed. A large percentage of US farmers do not have fertilizer for spring planting. It's not available, it's in the strait.
The kill switch is coming. Surveillance on the driver of cars built after 2027 will decide if the driver is fit to start the car. If it doesn't like what is sees, the car will not shift into drive.
The controversy over "kill switch" technology began in 2021, when Congress passed the HALT Drunk Driving Act as part of the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. The provision requires that "advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology"—which the bill defined as a system that can "passively monitor the performance of a driver of a motor vehicle to accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired" and "prevent or limit motor vehicle operation if an impairment is detected"—be installed in new cars. Such systems could involve driver eye tracking, a feature already built into some cars.
This is kind of bad if you're fleeing a rapist, a tornado, or a fire. This is not getting a lot of coverage in main stream media. Call your congress critters and yell at them. Article is here.
I would like to close with this.
It frustrates me when I see cats roaming, as a cat owner I strongly believe they are meant to be kept indoors. Not only for the sake of the birds and small animals, but for their own health. The life span of an outdoor cat is between 2-5 years; indoor cats live 12-18 years. In my case, my oldest cat was 21 1/2 years old, and my current cat is 18. Unfortunately too many people see cats as disposable.
ReplyDeleteI truly believe the entire event was staged as well. The videos of the long gun the 'shooter' was carrying would suggest it was too big to be concealed on his person, so perhaps it was hidden in the room...but then why did the canine officer not see it? There wasn't much time between the officer backing out and Cole's sprint down the hall. All I can say is, at least no one was seriously injured in this ridiculous situation.
IQ45 has done untold harm to the entire world. Except for his sycophants and MAGAt supporters will ever forgive this administration.
Beautiful cat!
ReplyDeleteThe cat will not last long free ranging. Coyotes and fisher cats are a real threat.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much smoke and mirrors surrounding the entire administration, I do not believe much that comes out of that office.
I do know great damage is being done every day.
I recently had a plumber do some work, and he said he voted for the current administration and regrets it.
Of coarse all the alleged Assassination Attempts were Staged, and not very well either, just like everything this Administration does as Political Theater, so, it just resembles every cheesy bad Reality Show this Clown was ever in and made to look like a Success or Competent. But the Devoted still think he's their Guy and so whatever the Farmers who Voted him in, thruout the Deep Red States, suffer... is ON him and ON them becoz this is exactly what they Voted for. The problem of coarse is that as the Country goes down and gets Asset Stripped and Bankrupted, we ALL will suffer the consequences. Not just those who Wanted this and Voted it in and are thus completely responsible. That Cat is Handsome, but I can see why you don't want it around, Cats often Kill for Fun and not out of necessity, especially if left to their own devices and not Cared for. He doesn't look like a Stray or Feral tho', it's likely someone's Pet left to roam, he looks well Cared for, is what I'm saying.
ReplyDeletePS: My Truck already puts up a Coffee Cup and warns me it will Kill itself if I don't take a Break, when it senses I've made too many Bad driving decisions!
ReplyDeleteDoes the cat belong to anyone locally? Maybe if you could catch it, you could put a bell on it! Or talk to the owner about doing the same. That would help protect the quail. We have stray cats in our garden too but, fortunately, no ground-dwelling birds.
ReplyDelete"Maybe a coyote will eat it." You make me laugh.
ReplyDeleteI think this assassination was all another act.
And speaking of performances, have you heard anything from the two pilots we rescued. I have some real questions about this.