{"id":32970,"date":"2018-07-05T11:53:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T18:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32970"},"modified":"2018-07-05T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T18:53:26","slug":"open-thread-7-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/05\/open-thread-7-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 7\/5\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The sun will be hitting the wall any minute now, and I&#8217;ll have to button-up the CatBox in anticipation of 90\u00b0s temps today.&#160; I was up late last night.&#160; The fireworks display is only five blocks away, and the sound echoes between the downtown buildings.&#160; This morning, I overslept.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 4:01 (average 6:28).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-07-05-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=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_tzg2Bl3hDY\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/mediamatters4america\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Media Matters Channel<\/a>): <\/font>As the movement to Abolish ICE grows, right-wing media freak out<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">BARF BAG ALERT!!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_tzg2Bl3hDY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I have nothing against ice. At this time of year, it makes coffee quite refreshing. But let&#8217;s get rid of the fascist organization and the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, <em>Faux Noise<\/em>. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!! <strong>VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o-pyPXwJwa0\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuDv5p8E-evaRSh542hDV5g\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Robert Reich: The 5 Principles of True Patriots<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/o-pyPXwJwa0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Amen! True patriots <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!! True patriots <strong>VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/07\/05\/trump-supreme-court-personal-692403\" target=\"_blank\">Politico<\/a>: <\/font>A pile of pending lawsuits over Donald Trump&#8217;s personal and business conduct could put his nominee to the Supreme Court in an awkward position: deciding whether to cast potentially pivotal votes on legal matters of keen importance to the president.<\/p>\n<p>Virtually all justices wind up ruling on policy issues affecting the president who appointed them. But Trump is enmeshed in more than half a dozen significant court cases involving everything from his alleged sexual behavior before taking office to claims that his businesses are profiting from his presidency and allegations that he misused funds through his charitable foundation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Supreme Court could be asked to rule on other legal questions critical to the president, such as whether Robert Mueller&#8217;s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election was legally authorized or whether Trump has the authority to dismiss the special prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>The legal pressure Trump faces on many fronts is likely to spill into the confirmation hearings for his nominee \u2014 whom he is expected to name next week to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, long seen as the court&#8217;s swing vote \u2014 as senators seek to use the high-profile platform to publicize the unusual legal predicaments.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This is partially why no Trump nomination is appropriate as long as he remains under investigation. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!! <strong>VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoons<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/0705Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/0705Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sun will be hitting the wall any minute now, and I&#8217;ll have to button-up the CatBox in anticipation of 90\u00b0s temps today.&#160; I was up late last night.&#160; The fireworks display is only five blocks away, and the sound echoes between the downtown buildings.&#160; This morning, I overslept. 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