{"id":40411,"date":"2020-07-13T10:29:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T17:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40411"},"modified":"2020-07-13T10:29:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T17:29:44","slug":"open-thread-7-13-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/13\/open-thread-7-13-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/13\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s another muggy day, here in the CatBox, as we\u2019re moving into a heat wave.  Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.  It\u2019s WWWendy\u2019s last day, before her trip.  She will be bringing her friend with her to teach her how to destink a vulgar TomCat.  Her friend will come to help me shower on Saturday or Sunday.  She made me promise to be on my best behavior.  Of course, even my best is misbehaving!  Oh God, it\u2019s Monday!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:07 (average 4:51).  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

\"0713TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

US Cases: 3,414,582
US Deaths: 137,795<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From ESPN<\/a>: The <\/font>Washington Redskins<\/a><\/font> will officially announce Monday morning that they will be changing their nickname, though no new name will be revealed just yet, a source confirmed Sunday night.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

It had been widely expected that Washington would change its name, and one source said Saturday night that an announcement of a new name would come soon.<\/p>\n

Sports Business Daily, which first reported Monday’s official announcement, reported that the new name would not be announced yet because trademark issues are pending.<\/p>\n

I think the racist Republican Redskins should move the team to Israel and rename it the Netanyahu Foreskins, since Butcher Bibi is such a schmuck.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: The leader of one of the largest teachers\u2019 unions in the U.S. accused President Donald Trump over the weekend of \u201ctrying to bury\u201d federal guidelines warning that fully reopening schools and universities in the fall poses a high risk of spreading Covid-19 and endangering the health of students, faculty, and parents.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

A 69-page packet<\/a> (pdf) of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention materials obtained by the New York Times<\/em> and labeled \u201cFor Internal Use Only\u201d cautions that the \u201cmore people a student or staff member interacts with, and the longer that interaction, the higher the risk of Covid-19 spread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Criminal Fuhrer Trump* doesn’t care if every school in the US is a super-spreader event, as long as he thinks reopening them will make him look better.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (a blast played at Woodstock): Joan Baez Live @ Woodstock 1969 Joe Hill.mpg<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n