{"id":19488,"date":"2016-01-29T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T22:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=19488"},"modified":"2016-01-29T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T22:27:57","slug":"open-thread1292016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/29\/open-thread1292016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–1\/29\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m running quite late today.  Yesterday afternoon, my helper friend and I made six meals.  Last night I filled two barf bags, trash can, my coffee cup, my shirt pocket, and George.  Today Jeannie (shower-aide) left me with soft shiny fur.  Arvilla (PT) gave me a hard workout including a toilet transfer with my quad-cane, without using the disabled rails.  Then I walked around 225 ft. with my walker.  That\u2019s almost double my previous best.  Then I did exercises, and maneuvered from the sink, paste the range, past the counter, to the refrigerator and back without my chair or my walker, using the surfaces for support.  I\u2019m pooped!!  TGIF!!<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 4:19 (average 5:41).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>The FBI has released video tonight of the shooting death of LaVoy Finicum to dispel any rumors that he had \u201chad his hands up\u201d and was trying to surrender to police. The FBI\u2019s Special Agent in Charge Gregory T. Bretzing held a press conference to explain the events surrounding the arrest of Ammon Bundy (and others), along with the fatal shooting of LaVoy Finicum. Finicum can be seen running from the initial stop in his pick-up truck, with passengers Ryan Payne, Shawna Cox and a woman the FBI declined to identify. The video was captured by aerial camera and shows Finicum driving into a snow back, barely missing a law enforcement officer. He immediately jumped from the vehicle, at first with his hands up as he yelled at law enforcement, but then clearly reaching into his pocket multiple times, where the FBI says he did have a gun (update: a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun.)<\/p>\n

Here us a shortened, edited clip instead of the 26 minute clip included with the article. No significant parts were removed.<\/font><\/p>\n