{"id":40170,"date":"2020-06-17T10:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T17:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40170"},"modified":"2020-06-17T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T17:53:12","slug":"open-thread-6-17-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/17\/open-thread-6-17-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/17\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a tired day, here in the CatBox, as yesterday\u2019s activity wore me out.  My Oncologist visit went very well.  I emailed a copy of my PET Scan results to a doctor, who shall remain Nameless.  I trust he can explain it better than I.  In short, all my tumors are smaller and considerably less intense than they were before treatment began.  They could not find my liver tumors to biopsy, but it turns out that there is enough material from the original biopsy of my esophageal tumor to analyze.  I misunderstood the treatment they want to do.  They will analyze the mutations of my cancer cells.  There are many mutagenic drugs that have been developed for cancer with different mutations, and if one of them matches mine, we can use it.  If not, it\u2019s back to the drawing board.  My next appointment is on 7\/7, and I\u2019ll know then.  They also prescribed 12.5 mg Fentanyl patches for pain, which I should have by the weekend.  Happy Hump Day to all.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:27 (average 4:53).  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

\"0617TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 2,209,231
Deaths: 119,158
Recovered: 903,136<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: One day after it issued decisions on L.G.B.T.Q. rights and the Second Amendment that provoked his ire, Donald J. Trump said that he would overrule the Supreme Court by creating a \u201cSupremer Court.\u201d<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, if the Supreme Court makes a bad decision, quite frankly, you\u2019re screwed,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Supremer Court fixes that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump said that his Supremer Court would be a \u201cbeautiful, perfect court\u201d that would make the Supreme Court \u201clook like exactly what it is\u2014a sad bunch of losers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump said that the Supremer Court would be housed in a \u201cgiant, gleaming building\u201d overlooking the Supreme Court, enabling the Supremer Court Justices to \u201clook down at those pathetic little Supreme Court jerks and laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dang, Andy! Did you read Criminal Fuhrer Trump’s* mind? We know he would, if he could!  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: Last week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals denied immunity to Martinsburg, WV police officers who shot a \u201csecured\u201d and \u201cincapacitated\u201d black man 22 times.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

From the judicial opinion<\/a> (which is well worth reading in its entirety).<\/p>\n

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In 2013, Wayne Jones, a black man experiencing homelessness, was stopped by law enforcement in Martinsburg, West Virginia for walking alongside, rather than on, the sidewalk. By the end of this encounter, Jones would be dead. Armed only with a knife tucked into his sleeve, he was tased four times, hit in the brachial plexus, kicked, and placed in a choke hold. In his final moments, he lay on the ground between a stone wall and a wall of five police officers, who collectively fired 22 bullets.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to the Police Union and the Republican Reich, that was a sad case of suicide.  <\/font>RESIST<\/font><\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): Bob Dylan – Mr. Tambourine Man (Audio)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n