{"id":22942,"date":"2016-07-09T12:58:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T19:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=22942"},"modified":"2016-07-09T12:58:38","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T19:58:38","slug":"open-thread-792016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/09\/open-thread-792016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 7\/9\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please pardon my brevity.  I’m just all the way tired out.  I heard from Julie yesterday.  She hit the road here in Portland on late Tuesday morning and drove all the way across the country to WV in just three days.  I can only surmise that she must have let Killer Dawg<\/em> drive.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:19 (average 4:22).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>Michael Strickland, the right-wing agitator and Trump supporter seen in this video<\/a> brandishing a gun at a peaceful Black Lives Matter rally, has been charged with two class A felonies after being arrested and initially released Friday morning on his own recognizance<\/a> without bail. <\/p>\n

At his arraignment today at the Multnomah County Courthouse in downtown Portland Strickland was hit with two felony counts of \u201cunlawful use of a weapon,\u201d as well as misdemeanor charges<\/a> of menacing and disorderly conduct. <\/p>\n

The hearing took place on the same block where Strickland pulled a Glock 27, swept the gun at the crowd while yelling \u201cGet the hell back!\u201d He subsequently outfitted the gun with a large capacity magazine. <\/p>\n

At the scene, Strickland said he was only armed in self-defense. But the Multnomah County District Attorney revealed in court that Strickland had six magazines of ammunition on him<\/strong>… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n