{"id":39572,"date":"2020-04-30T10:49:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39572"},"modified":"2020-04-30T10:49:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:49:05","slug":"open-thread-4-30-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/30\/open-thread-4-30-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/30\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a crappy day here in the CatBox.  I spent a lot of time on the throne this morning.  The problem with eating goop is like the problem with computer programming.  Goop in; goop out.  I talked to Megan (my PCP) and Evelyn\u2019s (my Oncologist) nurse this morning.  We all agree that the best way to deal with Republicosis is Imodium AD.  Thursday is send Republicosis to criminal Fuhrer Trump* Day!!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:09 (average 5:00).  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

\"0430TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: Vice-President Mike Pence has started wearing a mask after Anthony Fauci told him that it will protect him from women, Fauci has confirmed.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

After seeing video of a maskless Pence touring the Mayo Clinic, on Tuesday, Fauci said, \u201cI knew I had to come up with something fast\u201d to get through to Pence.<\/p>\n

Fauci immediately got on the phone with the Vice-President and informed him that \u201cclinical research\u201d had demonstrated that a mask is \u201can effective female-repellent.\u201d<\/p>\n

I believe you, Andy. That brown-nose sycophant, Pence, would love ensure that the use of his butt is reserved exclusively for his beloved criminal Fuhrer Trump*.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: Countless non-fundamentalist churches in the United States, from Catholic to Lutheran and Episcopalian, have embraced social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic and temporarily moved their activities online. But many Christian fundamentalists and evangelicals have been irresponsibly downplaying the dangers of COVID-19 and doing so with <\/font>deadly results<\/a><\/font>: journalist Alex Woodward, in the U.K.-based Independent, reports that the pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 30 pastors in the Bible Belt.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cDozens of pastors across the Bible Belt have succumbed to coronavirus after churches and televangelists played down the pandemic and actively encouraged churchgoers to flout self-distancing guidelines,\u201d Woodward reports.<\/p>\n

What Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians (the polar opposite of authentic Christians) fail to realize is that their false god carries a pitchfork and has horns, cloven hooves, and a pointy tail.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): From Ukraine to Coronavirus: Trump’s Abuse of Power Continues, featuring Robert Reich<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n