{"id":40032,"date":"2020-06-04T12:19:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T19:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40032"},"modified":"2020-06-04T12:19:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T19:19:40","slug":"open-thread-6-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/04\/open-thread-6-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/4\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a busy day here in the CatBox, as Store to Door will be delivering my groceries within the next 90 minutes.  Sitting in my power chair is the single thing that most sets off the pain from my spinal cancer.  I need t accept that, after about four hours, I need to rest in bed for a while.  So this morning, I rose at 5:30, and returner to bed from 9:00 to 10:30.  Other than running late, we\u2019ll see how I do.  They came, and did not bring half my order.  ARGH!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 6:10 (average 10:02).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you co?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

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Mote the huge brown blob in the four corners area of the Southwest.  That is the Navajo reservation.  There, Republican pseudo-Christian missionaries were protesting over wearing masks and gloves. In the process, they murdered a bunch of Navajo people, as a favor to Republican Supply-side Jesus (the antithesis of the real Jesus).<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 1,903,956
Deaths: 109,176
Recovered: 688,817<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: The Frank Rizzo statue was removed from the Municipal Services Plaza overnight. You don’t have to be from Philadelphia to understand what this means to Philadelphians. <\/font>Via the Daily Beast:<\/a><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Rizzo, who served as police commissioner from 1967 to 1971 and mayor from 1972 to 1980, oversaw a legacy of police brutality in the city and of discrimination against minorities. In 1971, he publicly urged supporters to \u201cVote White.\u201d NBC Philadelphia reports that a crew arrived just after midnight Wednesday to remove the statue from the steps of the city\u2019s Municipal Services Building. Members of the National Guard reportedly surrounded the area as work began. Shortly before 2 a.m., a truck drove off with the statue. City mayor Jim Kenney posted a photo of the empty spot early Wednesday alongside the caption: \u201cThe statue represented bigotry, hatred, and oppression for too many people, for too long. It is finally gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n