{"id":40330,"date":"2020-07-03T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T18:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40330"},"modified":"2020-07-03T11:24:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T18:24:10","slug":"open-thread-7-3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/03\/open-thread-7-3-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;7\/3\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It\u2019s a tired day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I had to spend so much time trying to arrange medical mayhem for when WWWendy is out of town later this month that I missed my morning nap.&nbsp; ARGH!!&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 4:09 (average 6:11).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-07-03-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/0703Cartoon.jpg\"><\/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=\"500\" title=\"0703TrumpVirusMap\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"0703TrumpVirusMap\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0703TrumpVirusMap.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalepidemics.org\/key-metrics-for-covid-suppression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map Reference<\/a>&nbsp; Thanks, Nameless!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">US Cases: 2,837,726<br \/>US Deaths: 131,504<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L0vZmjdTbFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/oregoniannews\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oregonian Channel<\/a>): <font color=\"#000000\">Oregon State Police don&#8217;t comply with indoor mask order by Gov. Kate Brown<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/L0vZmjdTbFY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">If Oregon State cops consider themselves above the law, arrest them, fire them, defund them, or all of the above!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oEi9NZu24zQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/msnbc\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <font color=\"#000000\">Epstein\u2019s Confidant Ghislaine Maxwell Charged In Sex Abuse Probe<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/oEi9NZu24zQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I&#8217;m sure we can expect interference from AG Barrf to undermine this case. If Maxwell is convicted and imprisoned, criminal Fuhrer Trump* will have a more difficult time finding underage girls to assault, when he&#8217;s not in Russia.&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Jj4s9I-53g&amp;list=PLGBuKfnErZlCkRRgt06em8nbXvcV5Sae7&amp;index=122&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <font color=\"#000000\">Simon &amp; Garfunkel &#8211; Scarborough Fair\/Canticle (Audio)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#000000\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-Jj4s9I-53g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">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<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#000000\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a tired day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I had to spend so much time trying to arrange medical mayhem for when WWWendy is out of town later this month that I missed my morning nap.&nbsp; ARGH!!&nbsp; TGIF! 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