{"id":40405,"date":"2020-07-12T10:48:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40405"},"modified":"2020-07-12T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T17:48:08","slug":"open-thread-7-12-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/12\/open-thread-7-12-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;7\/12\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It\u2019s a muggy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; WWWendy and I finished our chores yesterday, but Tuesday will be our big day.&nbsp; I\u2019ll find out today whether or not her friend can come give me a shower while she\u2019s gone.&nbsp; I hope you\u2019re enjoying your weekend.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 2:37 (average 4:07).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-07-12-CE2504A965A9\">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\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; background-image: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/0712Cartoon.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=\"322\" title=\"0712TrumpVirusMap\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"0712TrumpVirusMap\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0712TrumpVirusMap.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covidexitstrategy.org\/\">Map Reference<\/a> (click through for more info and detail)<\/font><\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">US Cases: 3,357,206<br \/>US Deaths: 137,418<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alternet.org\/2020\/07\/i-think-i-made-a-mistake-patient-who-thought-pandemic-was-a-hoax-dies-after-going-to-covid-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alternet<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/local\/i-thought-this-was-a-hoax-patient-in-their-30s-dies-after-attending-covid-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According<\/a><font color=\"#000000\"><\/font><font color=\"#000000\"> to WOAI, a patient in San Antonio, Texas in their 30s has died after going to a \u201cCOVID party\u201d \u2014 a gathering of people who intentionally expose themselves to coronavirus to see for themselves whether the virus is real.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Per Methodist Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jane Appleby, the patient\u2019s final words to the nurse were, \u201cI think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">That surprised me. It would have been more appropriate, if the last word of that idiot Republican Sheeple had been BAA-A-A-A-A-A!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vCYoHAZh7-Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>: <font color=\"#000000\">&#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; mural painted in front of Trump Tower in New York City<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/vCYoHAZh7-Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I LOVE it! <strong>FOMCPIMPROTFLMAO<\/strong>!! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z5Bwz0idx7s&amp;list=PLjT3Z589ba7O4FKkLD1JVSimlvFMkROWU&amp;index=13&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (A blast played at Woodstock): <font color=\"#000000\">Melanie at Woodstock<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#000000\"><\/font><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/z5Bwz0idx7s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This was unique to the concert, and I remember it (and the rain) well. Dedicated to all who were at Woodstock or wanted to be. 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\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a muggy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; WWWendy and I finished our chores yesterday, but Tuesday will be our big day.&nbsp; I\u2019ll find out today whether or not her friend can come give me a shower while she\u2019s gone.&nbsp; I hope you\u2019re enjoying your weekend. 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