Morning Peeps,

CHECKING TODAY'S NAZI METER

Joe Conason on rising Nazism in GOP...

Trump may be the most reliable ally of the far right in Israel, but he is a growing danger to American Jews.

Sinister because the MAGA movement that Trump has spawned is crawling with neo-Nazis, white nationalists and antisemites who are already primed to spread hatred of Jews and other forms of racism.

https://www.arcamax.com/politics/fromtheleft/joeconason/s-3419978

COURTS REAFFIRM ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS

ON this date in 1998 - After consulting w/ his attorneys Bun Man and Mr. P, Pres Clinton videotaped his grand jury statement concerning the Monica Lewinsky case which was made public on this date.

A new legal definition for sex was produced wherein a male had to be thinking of only the woman he was with during the entire sex act for it to be considered sex.

This was later struck down by appellate court as an unreasonable and unachievable standard.

THE PARTY OF THE PROUD UNWILLING LED BY THE PROUD UNKNOWING

But it was comical to watch the foibles of Lt Tragg; the shock of DA Burger; the digging of Paul Burke; and the cunning of Raymond Burr.

But what got us to come back was the lovely Della Street played by Barbara Hale who was tired of doing B grade war movies.

Loved that show...

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ON this date in 1957 - "Perry Mason", the television series, made its debut on CBS-TV.

The show was on for 9 years. Bun Man, Mr. Purple and I would religiously watch this series for all 9 years.

The show's formula was always the same.

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RETURN TO ME...Hurry Home, Hurry Home, Hurry Home to me

ON this date in 2014...Bun, P and I sitting in and watching one of our fave movies Return To Me...

Rat Pack soundtrack and great love story...

One of the greatest lines..."Don't shave your legs, hairy legs are your only link to reality..."

#pups4peace

Bowser: Don't you feel it growing, day by day, people getting ready for the news, some are happy, some are sad, oh, we got to let the music play

Cuddles: What the people need is a way to make 'em smile, it ain't so hard to do if you know how, gotta get a message, get it on through, oh now mama, don't you ask me why

Chorus: Whoa listen to the music, whoa listen to the music, whoa listen to the music, all the time

(Homage to Doobie Brothers)

Paraphrasing Robert A. Heinlein...

DEBTORS IN A DEBTORS' WORLD

MARKETING TO MAGAts...

We've reached the point where double confirmation is the norm.

Morning Peeps,

About yesterday...

Apparently, I was supposed to be working for another 'Joe' yesterday, and I didn't remember that I was until after I was finished my hour-long bike ride. So, after saying WTF, I went home, showered, and then scurried on to work. I did work an hour over so I could help out a little more.

Sheesh, I thought I was over work crises.

Nope, Nope, not going to the Everglades...

Florida Python Challenge winner removes 20 Burmese pythons to earn $10,000 prize; novice hunter catches longest snake

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-python-challenge-winner-ronald-kiger-20-burmese-pythons/

This Year's TOY HOF Finalists...

I'm pulling for the Stick Horse...

And I definitely know who's arse it's gonna get stuck up...

https://www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/toy-hall-of-fame/2024-finalists/

ON THE EVE OF #CATURDAY

So, what's up with your lame-ass kitty?

Cats that fetch are more common than you might think. New study finds 41% of felines retrieve

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cats-fetch-research/

Historybook: American author Upton Sinclair born (1878); Legendary basketball coach Red Auerbach born (1917); Actress Sophia Loren born (1934); Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match (1973); Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico, resulting in 3,000 deaths and $90B in damage (2017).

"Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself."

- Billie Jean King

The letter “n.” If you remove “n” from window, you get widow. If you add “n” to the middle of door, you get donor.

Friday puzzle

Here’s a clever riddle: If you throw me out the window, you’ll leave a grieving wife. If you leave me in the middle of the door, you might just save a life.

What is the answer?

s:Morning Brew

Last night, Ohtani became the first MLB player to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season—no other player had posted more than 42 homers and 42 steals. The milestone was part of a mind-boggling 6–6, three-homer, two-steal, 10-RBI game for Ohtani that amounted to one of the greatest nights in sports history.

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S: Morning Brew

INCREDIBLE OHTANI

The MAN is a Walking Legend

GREATEST BASEBALL DAY SINCE 1901

Good morning. Ahead of this MLB season, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed superstar Shohei Ohtani to a record-setting $700 million contract. They might have underpaid.

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At the gym this morning a factoid came across TV.

It said baseball card pics are taken each spring, one in uniform & cap and one blank, in case the player gets traded...

Made me wonder why enterprising wedding photographers haven't thought of the same solution given the length of marriages these days.

ON this date in 1977 - The first of the "boat people" arrived in San Francisco from Southeast Asia under a new U.S. resettlement program...

Bun Man and Mr. Purple were among them; seems they got on a little boat in Vietnam--Had SS Minnow on the side and they thought it was a 3-hour tour,

(see how many people get that reference)