{"id":39248,"date":"2020-03-16T11:17:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T18:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39248"},"modified":"2020-03-16T11:17:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T18:17:25","slug":"open-thread-3-16-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/03\/16\/open-thread-3-16-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/16\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a hectic day, here in the CatBox.  First, I overslept and got up 90 minutes late.  Then I spent 90 minutes on breakfast.  It\u2019s a pain, but it\u2019s been several days, since I last lost a meal.  Then my oncologist sent me an extensive online questionnaire, and I spent 30 minutes on that.  Needless to say, I\u2019m behind schedule.  Tomorrow, I have my initial visit to Evelyn Brosnan, my oncologist.  I have to be in the lobby before the birds wake up, so please expect no more than a Personal Update from me, most of which I will do tonight to give me a fast escape in the morning.  Oh God, it\u2019s Monday Hugs!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:00 (average 4:37).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0316TrumpVirus\"<\/font><\/p>\n

\"0316TrumpVirusTesting\"<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Willamette Week<\/a>: As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown weighs whether to close down bars and restaurants or institute a curfew, at least 360 medical professionals are asking U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for more dramatic action to keep people apart\u2014or, in the parlance of the pandemic, to engage in more social distancing.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Those medical professionals signed an open letter<\/a> tonight calling for federal action on the new coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n

“No one should leave their homes in impacted regions except for medical care, essential supplies, essential work services and compelling other reasons that are clearly defined,” they write. “Virtual work options should be encouraged for all businesses, whenever possible.”<\/p>\n

I fully agree with these Oregon medical professionals, but because Oregon leads the way, Kate should have been first to close down bars and restaurants.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: The Kushner family is trying to cash in on the pandemic that could kill millions of us.<\/font><\/p>\n

Oscar Health, the health insurance company co-founded by Jared Kushner\u2019s younger brother,<\/a> announced<\/a> Friday it has launched a testing center locator for COVID-19. It shows where more than 100 centers are in the United States. The company is also offering a risk assessment survey and means to talk to a doctor online.<\/p>\n

The coronavirus is predicted to kill<\/a> anywhere from almost 500,000 Americans in the next year to more than 5 million. At least 62 people in the United States had died<\/a> by Sunday; 3,130 have tested positive.<\/font><\/p>\n

Do you remember when Kushner said he was delaying a response to “study” the situation? Now we know that sleazy son of a bitch was delaying a response to maximize personal profit from the suffering of others, without caring for the additional Americans, who will die because of the delay! Well, what the hell should we expect from someone, who would marry a Trump*?  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From The Guardian<\/a>: The Trump administration has offered a German medical company \u201clarge sums of money\u201d for exclusive access<\/strong> to a Covid-19 vaccine, German media have reported.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

The German government is trying to fight off what it sees as an aggressive takeover bid by the US, the broadsheet Die Welt reports, citing German government circles.<\/p>\n

The US president had offered the T\u00fcbingen-based biopharmaceutical company CureVac \u201clarge sums of money\u201d to gain exclusive access<\/strong> to their work, wrote Die Welt.<\/p>\n

According to an anonymous source quoted in the newspaper, Trump was doing everything to secure a vaccine against the coronavirus for the US, \u201cbut for the US only\u201d<\/strong>. [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n

That’s is just about as vile as a dirty bastard can get! Trump* virus is a worldwide problem. Solutions need to se shared freely with all patients, who need them, and all governments need to share in reimbursing the companies, who develop those solutions, for their work. Trump* and the Republican Reich would put the solution under their RepubliCare plan: If you can pay, you live. If not, Republican let you die for no extra charge.  See below!  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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From YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): Association Cherish 1966<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n