{"id":40252,"date":"2020-06-26T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T16:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40252"},"modified":"2020-06-26T09:35:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T16:35:41","slug":"open-thread-6-26-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/06\/26\/open-thread-6-26-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;6\/26\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It\u2019s a busy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; This is today\u2019s only article, because a Providence doctor will be visiting soon.&nbsp; I don\u2019t know whether or not I\u2019ll have tome to finish and publish this, before she arrives, but I\u2019ll do so ASAP.&nbsp; TGIF!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:01 (average 4:34).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-06-26-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; Hoe did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; background-image: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/0626cartoon.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" title=\"0626TrumpVirusMap\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"0626TrumpVirusMap\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/0626TrumpVirusMap.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">Cases: 2,505,909<br \/>Deaths: 126,823<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/giuliani-no-longer-worst-lawyer-in-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <font color=\"#000000\">In an unexpected turn of events for the former New York mayor, a poll of legal experts has determined that Rudolph Giuliani is no longer the worst lawyer in America.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p>According to the law professor who supervised the poll, Davis Logsdon, of the University of Minnesota Law School, Giuliani\u2019s dethronement from the worst-lawyer championship was all the more shocking because his claim to that title had remained unchallenged for so long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiuliani had faced worthy competition from the likes of Michael D. Cohen and Michael Avenatti and dispatched them with ease,\u201d Logsdon said. \u201cBut this new challenger left Rudy in the dust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Thanks, Andy! It doesn&#8217;t take a picture to know that the worst Lawyer in the country is Barrf!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XaYdNMpns6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZwEL-Y1acBXrv-dorXaJ-w\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Pavlovitz Channel<\/a>): <font color=\"#000000\">YES, PEOPLE WHO WEAR MASKS ARE AFRAID. (We Wish You Were Afraid, Too.)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XaYdNMpns6w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Amen! All John&#8217;s arguments are valid, but will Republicans listen? I doubt it! As JD at out site said, I wear it, because I&#8217;m exercising my right to wear what I want. Republican Sheeple have no answer for that one.&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ij4gc8iBDaI&amp;list=PLGBuKfnErZlCkRRgt06em8nbXvcV5Sae7&amp;index=75&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Santana &#8211; Black Magic Woman 1971<\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Ij4gc8iBDaI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Love that guitar! Ah\u2026 the memories!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><font color=\"#0000ff\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a busy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; This is today\u2019s only article, because a Providence doctor will be visiting soon.&nbsp; I don\u2019t know whether or not I\u2019ll have tome to finish and publish this, before she arrives, but I\u2019ll do so ASAP.&nbsp; TGIF! 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