{"id":22408,"date":"2016-06-21T18:15:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T01:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=22408"},"modified":"2016-06-21T18:19:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T01:19:17","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-19062016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/06\/21\/squatchs-open-thread-19062016\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch’s Open Thread 21\/06\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope you all saw TomCat's Personal Update which he posted here and to Care2 at <\/span>http:\/\/www.care2.com\/news\/member\/527046926\/3994080<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n

Today has been another difficult computer day and I might yet commit computercide!  I was typing away and suddenly everything since my previous save disappeared.  This is so very annoying!  We have been having a lot of rain of late, including earlier today.  In Dawson Creek which is in northern BC and where I lived from 1983 to 1987, they declared a state of emergency after receiving over 100 ml of rain in one day.  That may not sound like a lot, but it washed out roads and bridges in this rural community.  Tomorrow I have physio and teaching so I will be very late in posting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 2:52 (average 4:25).  To do it, <\/font>click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Alternet<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — A new report by Politico’s Ben White<\/a> reveals major donors to Hillary Clinton’s campaign may revoke their support of the candidate if she chooses Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren as her running mate for the general election.<\/p>\n

Several donors, interviewed under the condition of anonymity, told Politico that Clinton’s Wall Street base would “leave her” if she picks Warren. “They would literally just say, ‘We have no qualms with you moving left, we understand all the things you’ve had to do because of Bernie Sanders, but if you are going there with Warren, we just can’t trust you, you’ve killed it,’” one donor said.<\/p>\n

I was one that said a few years ago that I'd like to see Elizabeth Warren run for POTUS in 2016.  But now, I see things differently.  Even having Warren as VP would tend to muzzle her, making her impotent at what she does best.  The reaction of some of Clinton's Wall Street donors shows just how tenuous Clinton's hold on Wall Street could be.<\/span><\/p>\n

Think Progress<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — A federal appeals court ruled<\/font><\/a> Tuesday that internet providers must abide by the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality regulations, which prohibit them from blocking or slowing broadband connections, and providing special access through paid fast lanes.<\/p>\n

The White House-backed net neutrality rules issued<\/font><\/a> last year came with a promise to treat all internet access equally. But those rules, and how the FCC justified them, drew major criticism<\/font><\/a> from Republicans and broadband companies.<\/p>\n

Very good news!  However the decision does not prevent future challenges.  And I'm sure that the telecoms will be biting at the bit to overturn that decision supported by their Republican servants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Huffington Post<\/span><\/a> — <\/strong>Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump<\/font><\/a> on Tuesday questioned the faith of Hillary Clinton<\/font><\/a> and President Barack Obama<\/font><\/a>, insinuating that neither may really be a Christian.<\/span><\/p>\n

He told a group of evangelical leaders that he doesn’t believe there is enough public information about Clinton’s religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

“She’s been in the public eye for years and years, and yet there’s no, nothing out there. There’s like nothing out there,” he said. “It’s going to be an extension of Obama, but it’s going to be worse, because with Obama you had to have your guard up. With Hillary you don’t and it’s going to be worse.”<\/p>\n

Drumpf is at it again! . . . or should that be still?  When did a religious test become necessary for the right to hold public office?  There is nothing in the Constitution about it.  If we equate a religious test with a poll tax, then the 24th amendment certainly covers voters, but what about aspirants?  Additionally, the US was not created as a Christian nation.  The founding fathers left Europe, particulary England, because of religious strife.  They would not set the new nation up for the types of wars and battles that they left behind.  Drumpf needs to "put a sock in it"!  Drumpf might want to consider his own position before throwing mud.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some Drumpf humour from the pages of Huffington Post.  See more at the end of the article above.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The artist TABBY<\/font><\/a> has dropped several Trump-inspired stencils across Vienna in recent weeks. "Trump is everything that's right and wrong with America and the world," TABBY told The Huffington Post. "He's the American Dream of being super wealthy and saying what you want, while being totally out of touch with reality."<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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TABBY<\/font><\/a> says "Don't Feed The Trolls," also in Vienna, was created because the GOP front-runner can "say anything and the more that people get angry and talk about him because of it, the more known and stronger he becomes."<\/p>\n

My Universe —<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n