{"id":40475,"date":"2020-07-20T10:17:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40475"},"modified":"2020-07-20T10:18:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T17:18:08","slug":"open-thread-7-20-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/07\/20\/open-thread-7-20-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/20\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a muggy day here in the CatBox, with 95\u00b0 forecast and high humidity.\u00a0 Diana, my palliative care nurse is coming to change my pain patch.\u00a0 I think I need to request the next step up in dosage, as my pain is getting worse.\u00a0 WWKristin did an excellent job for me yesterday, but I still miss WWWendy.\u00a0 Thursday can\u2019t come soon enough.\u00a0 Oh God, it\u2019s Monday!<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:38 (average 5:10).\u00a0 To do it, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trump* Virus Update<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"0720TrumpVirusMap\"<\/span><\/p>\n

US Cases: 3,899,358
\nUS Deaths: 143,310<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From Willamette Week<\/a>: Federal police and Portland officers worked in tandem early Saturday morning to clear protesters from the streets of Portland. The two agencies appeared to coordinate their efforts by announcing when they would use force to scatter demonstrators.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That simultaneous effort triggered a demand from City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty this morning that Mayor Ted Wheeler either control his Police Bureau or hand oversight of the city’s cops to her. Wheeler has yet to respond.<\/p>\n

The Oregonian compiled a list today of previous incidents where local and federal police appeared to coordinate their response to protesters<\/a>. Such an effort undercuts Wheeler’s assertion that he doesn’t want federal officers deployed by President Donald Trump in this city\u2014as do meetings between local cops and the feds.<\/a><\/p>\n

This afternoon, the Portland Police Bureau issued a statement that federal officers would no longer be allowed inside the Portland police command center. “Beginning tonight,” a police statement said, “command from the Federal Protective Service will not work in the Portland police incident command center.”<\/p>\n

Click through for much more info. I’m not even slightly surprised that Portland’s Republican Police Bureau are disobeying the orders of their civilian leadership to cooperate with federal Republican Nazi Gestapo. At least Wheeler is cracking down on these vile Republicans. Portland Fire and Rescue Responded by banning federal gestapo and Portland PD from their stations<\/a>.\u00a0 RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (Raw Story Channel<\/a>): Trump on accepting election results: ‘I have to see’<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n