{"id":40239,"date":"2020-06-25T11:54:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T18:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40239"},"modified":"2020-06-25T11:54:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T18:54:19","slug":"open-thread-6-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/25\/open-thread-6-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/25\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a busy day, here in the CatBox.  Store to Door will be delivering groceries, and I have to put them away.  Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.  I have a doctor coming from Providence Medical Group at Home.  What I can publish depends on how long she is here.  How many Republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb?  The answer is \u221e.  Republicans want to keep you (and their idiot Sheeple) in the dark.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:09 (average 4:44).  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

\"0625TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Cases: 2,463,923
Deaths: 124,308<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Cory T. Wilson of Mississippi to a New Orleans-based circuit court over united Democratic opposition, handing President Trump the 200th federal judicial confirmation of his tenure and achieving a Republican goal of filling every appeals court opening by the end of the year.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

In winning Senate approval, Judge Wilson, a conservative state court judge and former Mississippi legislator, became the 53rd federal appeals court judge installed by Mr. Trump and cemented a milestone in a judicial legacy that has reshaped the federal courts during his administration, including putting in place two Supreme Court justices. Republicans lauded the achievement. The vote was 52-48.<\/p>\n

This is a sad day for America. There are now 200 more reasons that justice here will be undermined for many decades.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Union County, Oregon is tied to 236 cases of COVID-19 in the area \u2014 in a county with 258 cases.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

And of course, the church in eastern Oregon cited Donald Trump’s demand that states allow churches to open as the reason they restarted services, against the law which didn’t allow religious groups to convene in large gatherings.<\/p>\n