{"id":18388,"date":"2015-12-17T09:55:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=18388"},"modified":"2015-12-17T09:55:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:55:38","slug":"open-thread12172015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/12\/17\/open-thread12172015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–12\/17\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things are a little crazy around here, because my power chair is scheduled to arrive today.  Because I arranged my schedule for it to come a week from now, I\u2019m going to have to do some appointment juggling.<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>A Modesto, California pastor is recovering after being accidentally shot by his firearms-safety instructor during class:<\/a><\/p>\n

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During the course, Rushing was using a training gun, a rubber fake with no firing mechanism, said Heather Graves, Modesto Police Department spokeswoman. But as the class was ending, she said, he removed that prop from his holster and replaced it with his real handgun.<\/p>\n

About that time, Graves said, a student asked Rushing to demonstrate what to do if attacked by someone armed with a knife. Smith volunteered to portray the attacker in a role-playing exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the scenario, the instructor drew the firearm and it accidentally discharged,\u201d she said. She did not know whether Rushing forgot he replaced the training gun or whether he knew he was drawing the real gun.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Oh those Republican Ammosexuals! If republicans were serious about addressing mental health issues, they’d disarm themselves.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>An amazing new trove of fossil fuel industry documents was released in summer 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out this Russia Today segment<\/a>, featuring Aaron Huertas from the Union of Concerned Scientists. It’s surprisingly zinger-filled for a discussion of corporate memos. <\/p>\n

Pro tip: Listen for this phrase \u201ccannot be denied." The part about employees leaking some of these documents starts at 1:48.<\/p>\n