{"id":34568,"date":"2018-11-30T09:38:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=34568"},"modified":"2018-11-30T09:38:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:38:03","slug":"friday-fun-brief-potpourri-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/30\/friday-fun-brief-potpourri-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Brief Potpourri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since I\u2019ve been out of town a few days this week enjoying a trip up to Illinois to take my Aunt back after her Thanksgiving visit, this will be a brief <em>\u201cFriday Fun\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s been so much <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">bad<\/span> terrible news for <strong><em>Twitler<\/em><\/strong> this week that we probably don\u2019t need a whole lot of cheering up.\u00a0 News like his own former lawyer, <strong>Michael Cohen<\/strong>,\u00a0 now pleading guilty to lying to Congress, and is spilling his guts to <strong>Mueller\u2019s<\/strong> team in over 70 hours of interviews.<\/p>\n<p>And that Trump\u2019s tax attorney\u2019s office in Chicago was raided by the FBI, and the Feds actually papered the front door so no one could see what was happening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Raid-Chicago-Law-Office_BOW.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Raid-Chicago-Law-Office_BOW.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Raid-Chicago-Law-Office_BOW.png 464w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Raid-Chicago-Law-Office_BOW-150x102.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Raid-Chicago-Law-Office_BOW-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(The bow is a nice touch, but was added on via Photoshop.\u00a0 Doubt the FBI has that kind of sense of humor.\u00a0 Bit it&#8217;s a gift I know we are all anxious to unwrap!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But there have been a few other bright moments recently.\u00a0 A month ago, an artist called <strong>\u201cPorcupine Armadillo\u201d<\/strong> got into the spirit of things by putting up <strong><em>\u201cPee on Me\u201d<\/em><\/strong> statues of <strong><em>Trump<\/em><\/strong> all around Brooklyn for dogs (or I suppose, anyone) to take advantage of.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are honored to do the Lord&#39;s work&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/osNYJUi9kV\">https:\/\/t.co\/osNYJUi9kV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v0d5YyaBld\">pic.twitter.com\/v0d5YyaBld<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Porcupine Armadillo (@PorcupineArmad1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PorcupineArmad1\/status\/1050034516851613697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billmaher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@billmaher<\/a> Enjoy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TyS4RdnMD3\">pic.twitter.com\/TyS4RdnMD3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Porcupine Armadillo (@PorcupineArmad1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PorcupineArmad1\/status\/1049845770600505344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also in October and just in time for Halloween, <strong>Daniel Holland<\/strong> captured a video of a \u201cbreathing forest\u201d in Quebec.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The ground looks like it&#39;s breathing in this Quebec forest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AeETAYJOdN\">pic.twitter.com\/AeETAYJOdN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyDutch\/status\/1053684469457149952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not special effects or CG (computer-generated) imaging \u2013 it\u2019s real!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/5433267\/breathing-forest\/\"><strong>Time magazine<\/strong><\/a> explains that it\u2019s because of the very strong winds that day combined with the fact that these trees grew in a very mossy area which allows their root system to be quite loose, so the forest floor lifts up when the trees sway.<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019ll close with a two-fer: Shutting down the NRA <em><u>AND<\/u><\/em> <strong><em>Ann Coulter<\/em><\/strong> \u2026 by doctors!\u00a0 (Maybe that makes it a three-fer.)<\/p>\n<p>Physicians have really started speaking out about gun violence and the need to deal with it.\u00a0 After we endured the 307<sup>th<\/sup> mass shooting this year on November 7<sup>th<\/sup>, the NRA finally had enough of their anti-gun talk and told them to <em>\u201cStay in your lane\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Someone should tell self-important  anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane. Half of the articles in Annals of Internal Medicine are pushing for gun control. Most upsetting, however, the medical community seems to have consulted NO ONE but themselves. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCR3uiLtS7\">https:\/\/t.co\/oCR3uiLtS7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NRA (@NRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA\/status\/1060256567914909702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well, <strong>Dr. Judy Melinek<\/strong> took care of the NRA via her Tweets<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you have any idea how many bullets I pull out of corpses weekly? This isn\u2019t just my lane. It\u2019s my fucking highway. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/48S9UIFaV2\">https:\/\/t.co\/48S9UIFaV2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Judy Melinek M.D. (@drjudymelinek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drjudymelinek\/status\/1060912988532629504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Not learning her lesson, <em>Coulter<\/em> unwisely decided to butt in and add her two cents with a snarky Tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Emergency room doctors pull cue balls, vines &amp; gummy bears out of human orifices every week.  That doesn&#39;t make them experts on pool, horticulture or chewy candy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EdksEGDnCx\">https:\/\/t.co\/EdksEGDnCx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnCoulter\/status\/1061368733229309952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A perfect setup for <strong>Dr. Cathleen London<\/strong> to shoot her down in reply:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We do examine assholes all day so it does make us an expert on them. You qualify <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRQTZnGqQr\">https:\/\/t.co\/yRQTZnGqQr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cathleen London MD (@DrChaya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrChaya\/status\/1061617905073176577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>All-in-all, a pretty good week.\u00a0 And it looks like <strong>Mueller<\/strong> is getting ready to land some serious blows \u2013 probably shortly after the new 116<sup>th<\/sup> Congress is seated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I\u2019ve been out of town a few days this week enjoying a trip up to Illinois to take my Aunt back after her Thanksgiving visit, this will be a brief \u201cFriday Fun\u201d. 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