{"id":39701,"date":"2020-05-10T08:33:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T15:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39701"},"modified":"2020-05-10T08:33:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T15:33:45","slug":"open-thread-5-10-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/05\/10\/open-thread-5-10-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–5\/10\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a busy day here in the CatBox.  WWWendy will be here within the hour.  Tomorrow is a chemo infusion day.  I have to be in the lobby for the TriMet Lift Bus at 6:22.  Happy Holiday!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:40 (average 4:51).  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

\"0510TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 1,349,538
Deaths: 80,098
Recovered: 238,081<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

To all Moms!<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cHistory is written by the winners,\u201d William Barr, the attorney general, <\/font>said<\/a><\/font> Thursday when asked how he thought future generations would assess his decision to drop all criminal charges against Michael Flynn, President Trump\u2019s former national security adviser, who had pleaded guilty twice to breaking the law. \u201cSo it largely depends on who\u2019s writing the history.\u201d<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

In service to Mr. Trump, Mr. Barr is abusing his power not to write, but to erase, some of the most important lessons of American history.<\/p>\n

The Watergate scandal, with its revelations of how dangerous a renegade White House could be, led to reforms meant to ensure an independent Justice Department<\/a>, one faithful to the law rather than to the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

The nation had seen firsthand how much harm a president with no respect for the rule of law could do \u2014 particularly when he used the Justice Department, under a compliant attorney general, to protect allies, punish adversaries and cover up wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

Click through for an extensive expose of crimes Barff has committed on behalf of his beloved criminal Fuhrer Trump*.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (SNL Channel<\/a>): Virtual Graduation Cold Open<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n