{"id":28169,"date":"2017-06-19T13:21:13","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T20:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=28169"},"modified":"2017-06-19T13:21:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T20:21:13","slug":"open-thread-6192017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/06\/19\/open-thread-6192017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 6\/19\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a crazy day.  We have 87\u00b0 and muggy forecast, which would tie the record for this date, so my AC is fighting to keep up with the sun on the wall.  I’m afraid it has ruined the lovely shower Wendy gave me yesterday.  My replacement credit card came this morning, and I updated my most critical vendors, but there are many more to update.  I hope you had a fantastic weekend.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:49 (average 4:45).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>A member of President Trump\u2019s legal team said on Sunday that the president was not under investigation by the special counsel looking into Russia\u2019s election-year meddling, contradicting Mr. Trump\u2019s assertion in a Friday morning tweet that he is a subject of the widening inquiry.<\/p>\n

The denial on Sunday by Jay Sekulow, one of several personal lawyers Mr. Trump has hired to represent him in the Russia case, is the latest of many examples in which the president\u2019s aides and lawyers have scrambled to avert a public-relations mess created by Mr. Trump\u2019s tweets, off-script remarks or leaked private conversations.<\/p>\n

How can you tell if a lawyer is lying? Look for any sign of life. Trump is not under investigation, the Pope is not Catholic, and bears never, ever shit in the woods. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Christian and Jewish clergy members have been part of the movement for reproductive rights for decades.<\/a> Religious denominations, such as the Anglican Communion<\/a>, the United Church of Christ<\/a>, and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)<\/a>, have passed<\/a> resolutions<\/a> supporting birth control. And during the 1960s, religious leaders were actually a \u201cdriving force\u201d<\/a> in the movement to legalize abortion in the United States. <\/p>\n

Today, this history of activism has largely been overshadowed by prominent voices on the \u201creligious right,\u201d who promote the idea that it is impossible<\/a> to be both religious and pro-abortion rights.<\/p>\n