{"id":22414,"date":"2016-06-17T13:50:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T20:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=22414"},"modified":"2016-06-17T13:50:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T20:50:57","slug":"open-thread-6172016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/06\/17\/open-thread-6172016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 6\/17\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s almost time for me to leave for my blood test.&#160; There probably won&#8217;t be time to post this before I return this afternoon.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I&#8217;m back.&#160; I&#8217;m done.&#160; I&#8217;m so tired I hear Lona calling from my pillow,.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 4:02 (average 5:11).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2016-06-17-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/video\/2016\/06\/13\/foxs-geraldo-rivera-shames-orlando-victims-not-fighting-back\/210883\" target=\"_blank\">Media Matters<\/a>: <\/font>Fox&#8217;s Geraldo Rivera Shames Orlando Victims For Not Fighting Back<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#ff0000\"><strong>Barf Bag Alert!!<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#160; <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"video-embed\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/embed\/210883\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Isn&#8217;t it just like the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, <em>Faux Noise<\/em>, to blame the victims?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2016\/6\/16\/1539366\/-Democratic-filibuster-is-successful-Republicans-agree-to-hold-votes\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Though the outcomes of the legislative votes are far from sure, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2016\/6\/15\/1539271\/-12-hours-and-counting-Senate-Democrats-filibuster-on-gun-violence-continues\" target=\"_blank\">filibuster begun by Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy<\/a> has succeeded in bringing Republicans to the table for a pair of votes. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Senate Democrats ended a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/longest-filibusters-where-does-chris-murphy-stack-n593451\" target=\"_blank\">nearly 15-hour filibuster<\/a> early Thursday after Republican Party leaders reportedly agreed to allow votes on two proposed gun control measures.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The votes will supposedly include a proposal to provide universal background checks, and another to prevent those on the no-fly list from obtaining weapons. The second bill apparently addresses the no-fly list, not the much larger terrorist watch list. These are both positions that have wide, bipartisan support in the public, but which Republicans have either blocked from a vote or voted down in the past.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">As wonderful as this sounds, Senate Republicans caved in, while secure in the knowledge that House Republicans will never allow either bill to come to the floor.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/06\/17\/world\/europe\/jo-cox-british-mp.html\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>A member of Parliament was gunned down outside a library in northern England as she was wrapping up a meeting with constituents on Thursday afternoon, a rare act of gun violence in a nation that strictly regulates firearms.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parliament.uk\/biographies\/commons\/jo-cox\/4375\">Jo Cox<\/a>, 41, who was considered a rising star in the opposition Labour Party and a passionate advocate for victims of the civil war in Syria, was shot in Birstall, a town about six miles southwest of the city of Leeds. A 77-year-old man was slightly injured in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>A 52-year-old man was arrested in Ms. Cox\u2019s killing, and the police said they were not looking for any other suspects. No motive has been established, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was identified in the British news media as Thomas Mair.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday night, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2016\/06\/16\/alleged-killer-british-mp-was-longtime-supporter-neo-nazi-national-alliance\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a> reported on its website that Mr. Mair was a \u201cdedicated supporter\u201d of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/fighting-hate\/extremist-files\/group\/national-alliance\" target=\"_blank\">National Alliance<\/a>, a neo-Nazi organization in the United States. The center, which tracks hate groups, said Mr. Mair bought a manual from the alliance in 1999 that included instructions on how to build a pistol. It based its reporting on invoices it said it had obtained, copies of which were published on its website&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Please offer Prayers and condolences to the family and loved ones of Jo Cox, who may well be the first UK victim of terrorism by a Republican-supporting fascist.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0617Cartoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"0617Cartoon\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"0617Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0617Cartoon_thumb.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost time for me to leave for my blood test.&#160; There probably won&#8217;t be time to post this before I return this afternoon. I&#8217;m back.&#160; I&#8217;m done.&#160; I&#8217;m so tired I hear Lona calling from my pillow,. 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