{"id":39029,"date":"2020-02-21T09:53:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T17:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39029"},"modified":"2020-02-21T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T18:00:10","slug":"open-thread-2-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/02\/21\/open-thread-2-21-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;2\/21\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It\u2019s a yucky day here at the CatBox.\u00a0 My stomach has heartburn has been screaming all morning.\u00a0 I have to stay up, because Providence Home Medical Equipment is swapping-out a six pack of the portable O<sub>2<\/sub> tanks I use, when I\u2019m out and about.\u00a0 TGIF to all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Today\u2019s took me 3:57 (average 5:49).\u00a0 To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-02-21-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/0221Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Republicans alternate between blaming Obama, Hillary, Nancy and Bernie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Froom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zei4u4ucfwQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/WashingtonPost\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post Channel<\/a>): <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Resurfaced video shows Bloomberg referring to transgender people as \u2018some guy wearing a dress\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Zei4u4ucfwQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">We knew Bloomberg [R-NY] was racist and misogynist. Add homophobic to his unsuitable list.\u00a0 <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2020\/02\/20\/sanders-implies-russia-not-his-supporters-may-be-blame-online-vitriol-experts-arent-so-sure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Post<\/a>: <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) mounted a new defense Wednesday for the toxicity emanating from pockets of his presidential campaign\u2019s supporters, implying it was possible Russian actors were again manipulating social media to incite Democratic divisions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sanders\u2019s language was indirect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2020\/02\/20\/candidate-fights-nevada-debate\/?tid=lk_inline_manual_3&amp;itid=lk_inline_manual_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offered on the debate stage here<\/a> as his opponents faulted him for the behavior of his most strident fans. It drew criticism from experts in disinformation, who said they had no direct evidence the Kremlin had masqueraded as Sanders voters to interfere in the 2020 race much as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2018\/12\/16\/new-report-russian-disinformation-prepared-senate-shows-operations-scale-sweep\/?tid=lk_inline_manual_3&amp;itid=lk_inline_manual_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russian trolls had done four years earlier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of us remember 2016, and what we remember is efforts by Russians and others to try to interfere in our elections and divide us up,\u201d said the senator from Vermont. \u201cI\u2019m not saying that\u2019s happening, but it would not shock me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I tend to doubt that, because I remember the toxicity of many &#8216;Bernie Bros&#8217; toward me in 2016, because, as a Bernie supporter, I committed to voting for Hillary, after Bernie asked his supporters to do so. \u2018Bernie Bros\u2019 were a factor in my switch to Liz Warren this year. I understand that some of the hate-mavens, threatening Democrats who disagree, are employees on Bernie&#8217;s paid staff. If so, he needs to identify and fire them immediately. That said, I would not put such skullduggery past Putin [R-RU] and his Puppet Pervert Trump* either.\u00a0 <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qbDDoUdBq8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuDv5p8E-evaRSh542hDV5g\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bloomberg Flounders, Warren Rebounds, and Bernie Brings the Heat<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qbDDoUdBq8s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. Liz and Bernie were head and shoulders above the rest. And he&#8217;s right that the debate should have focused more on the evil Reich on the Right, the Republican Reich, and their criminal Fuhrer Trump*. I particularly liked how Robert used FDR as an example of democratic socialism. If Bloomberg [R-NY] wins the nomination in a brokered convention, it will destroy the Democratic Party and probably, the USA with it.\u00a0 <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w6iRNVwslM4&amp;list=PLs5nLtKbGBVOZBCzgXxcN9fyCz6sQ1fab&amp;index=65&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bad Moon Rising &#8211; Creedence Clearwater Revival (HQ &#8211; 5.1 Studio )<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/w6iRNVwslM4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Ah\u2026 the memories!\u00a0 <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0000ff;\">Vote Blue!!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a yucky day here at the CatBox.\u00a0 My stomach has heartburn has been screaming all morning.\u00a0 I have to stay up, because Providence Home Medical Equipment is swapping-out a six pack of the portable O2 tanks I use, when I\u2019m out and about.\u00a0 TGIF to all! 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