{"id":40161,"date":"2020-06-15T10:54:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T17:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40161"},"modified":"2020-06-15T10:54:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T17:54:40","slug":"open-thread-6-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/15\/open-thread-6-15-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/15\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a crazy day here in the CatBox.  My main nurse from Providence Home Health just called and will be here momentarily.  She just left, so I missed my morning nap.  Tomorrow is my big appointment  with my oncologist and that team, so please expect no more than a very brief Personal Update, as I leave at 7:30 AM.  Oh God, it\u2019s Monday, AGAIN!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:03 (average 5:46).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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Remember what Bloody Bullseye Barbie (Sarah Palin) and the Republican Reich did to Gabby Giffords!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

\"0615TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 2,162,896
Deaths: 117,865
Recovered: 870,077<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: Representative Denver Riggleman, a freshman Republican from Virginia, lost a bitterly contested primary race decided in an unusual drive-through state convention, weighed down by outrage among party activists that he officiated at a same-sex wedding.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

In a result announced early Sunday, Bob Good, a former athletics official at Jerry Falwell Jr.\u2019s Liberty University who describes himself as a \u201cbiblical conservative<\/a>,\u201d ousted Mr. Riggleman, a distillery owner and former Air Force intelligence officer with a libertarian streak. Mr. Good captured 58 percent of the vote in a convention held Saturday that was decided by roughly 2,400 party delegates, according to party officials.<\/p>\n

Mr. Riggleman, as well as outside observers, denounced the setup \u2014 enabled by state laws that allow local party officials to choose congressional nominees by conventions instead of traditional primary elections \u2014 which has tended to benefit hard-line candidates. <\/p>\n

This is why every Republican must go. Any time individual Republicans do something decent and proper, they get kicked out of the Reich.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): Autopsy Reveals Rayshard Brooks Death Ruled A Homicide<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n