{"id":39684,"date":"2020-05-08T08:51:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T15:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39684"},"modified":"2020-05-08T08:51:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T15:51:58","slug":"open-thread-5-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/08\/open-thread-5-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/8\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a very busy day, here in the CatBox.  First, a high of 84\u00b0 is forecast, so I may be cooked before my dinner is.  I\u2019m getting ready to go to the hospital to get ZAPPED.  I expect to glow in the dark tonight.  Depending on how bad I feel, I\u2019ll try to put up an I\u2019m OK reply, when I return.  TGIF to all!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:33 (average 4:59).  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

\"0508TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 1,295,058
Deaths: 77,058
Recovered: 217,292<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: Despite an increasingly grim employment picture, an unskilled American man remains gainfully employed, labor experts confirmed.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

With millions applying for unemployment benefits each week, experts expressed bafflement and outright astonishment that a man with no identifiable skills, talents, or competence appears to be secure in his job.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis unskilled individual\u2019s continued employment defies any kind of economic logic,\u201d Davis Logsdon, who studies employment trends at the University of Minnesota, said. \u201cOf the 33.5 million Americans who have applied for unemployment benefits over the past seven weeks, approximately 33.5 million are more qualified than he is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even more perplexing, experts said, is the unskilled man\u2019s persistent employment after failing at a series of other jobs during the past three years.<\/p>\n

Andy, that certainly is a wonder. There is nobody more unskilled than Jared Kushner, except perhaps, criminal Fuhrer Trump, himself!  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): Trump Sidelines CDC Reopening Advice In Favor Of Vague Happy Talk<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n