{"id":40420,"date":"2020-07-15T11:05:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T18:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40420"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:05:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T18:05:42","slug":"open-thread-7-15-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/15\/open-thread-7-15-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;7\/15\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It\u2019s a muggy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; Kristin seemed quite nice, and she\u2019ll do a fine job filling in for WWWendy.&nbsp; She\u2019ll be coming once, while WWWendy is away.&nbsp; WWWendy returns your greetings and appreciates your good wishes.&nbsp; Happy Hump Day!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 2:52 (average 4:42).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-07-15-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; How dis 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\/2015\/07\/0715Cartoon.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=\"517\" title=\"0715TrumpVirusMap\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; border-image: none; display: inline; background-image: none;\" alt=\"0715TrumpVirusMap\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/0715TrumpVirusMap.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#ff0000\"><strong>US Cases: 3,548,546<br \/>US Deaths: 139,189<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/2020\/07\/maga-couple-who-defaced-black-lives-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <font color=\"#000000\">The Trump supporters who defaced a Black Lives Matter mural last week may not have to worry about rent for the next year, as they may gain jail accommodations courtesy of the county. <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contracosta.ca.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The DA issued this press release:<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#000000\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LLuESd7zidA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Click through for more.&nbsp; A year is not enough jail time for those racist Republican pigs!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6IkT_EEwq_I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RBReich\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Corporate Hypocrisy on Racism<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#000000\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6IkT_EEwq_I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Of Course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. The Reich on the Right, the Republican Reich, was racist long before criminal Fuhrer Trump* arrived, and will still be racist long after we drag him, kicking and screaming, from the house he stole. These corporate $billionaires actually own the Republican Reich and have kept it in power, so they must also be the authors of Republican racism.&nbsp;&nbsp; Remember, even anti-Trump* Republicans are just as Republican.&nbsp; Unlike Trump*, they hide their hate and greed.&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LWkVcaAGCi0&amp;list=PLaOYihwaS97QmsnhTn-d7C_pAWvXSrZYG&amp;index=2&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from Labor): <font color=\"#000000\">Joan Baez- Bread and roses<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#000000\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/LWkVcaAGCi0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Support Labor! <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 color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font color=\"#000000\"><br \/><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a muggy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; Kristin seemed quite nice, and she\u2019ll do a fine job filling in for WWWendy.&nbsp; She\u2019ll be coming once, while WWWendy is away.&nbsp; WWWendy returns your greetings and appreciates your good wishes.&nbsp; Happy Hump Day! 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