{"id":40986,"date":"2020-09-03T11:18:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T18:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=40986"},"modified":"2020-09-03T11:18:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T18:18:57","slug":"open-thread-9-3-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/03\/open-thread-9-3-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/3\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another tired, busy day here in the CatBox.  I overworked myself yesterday, something I tend to do when dealing with unpleasant tasks to get them over with.  Store to Door will deliver groceries within the next three hours, and I gave to unpack and put them away.  WWWendy is coming this evening to to destink the heat wave (95\u00b0 forecast) fouled TomCat, change my pain patch, goop, and do chores.  I did get a nap this morning.  Diana and I decided tomorrow would be better for my follow up visit, as that will make her visit, after my shower.  I guess I must be pretty rancid!  JD, would you please cover Samantha Bee?  I have another article to do.  Have a great day, everyone.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:20 (average 4:54).  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

\"0903TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

US Cases: 6,291,776
US Deaths: 190,014
Plus thousands of GOP plague murder victims Republicans are hiding from us<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana has a long and colorful track record of being a right-wing prick who has a strange preoccupation with World War II<\/a>, though which side he\u2019s most obsessed with remains debatable.<\/a> But one thing is clear: He likes to dress with flair and really sell his Military Police Corps career, complete with tough talk about hitting heavy bags and \u201criding Harleys to honor our American flag.\u201d It\u2019s almost like he\u2019s overcompensating for something. (Just saying.) Anyhoo, Higgins is also a big Second Amendment rights and states\u2019 rights guy. Of course, that doesn\u2019t apply to those who aren\u2019t white right-wing, Second Amendment types.<\/p>\n

According to The Advocate<\/a> and Mother Jones<\/a>, on Tuesday Rep. Higgins posted a picture of armed Black demonstrators on Facebook, captioning it: \u201cI\u2019d drop any 10 of you where you stand.\u201d Higgins seems to be working on the assumption that these demonstrators are out-of-towners with secret agendas<\/a>\u2014the oldest and most classic fascistic ruse in abusive states dealing with civil unrest. Higgins made sure everyone knew that he wasn\u2019t being racist while he was clearly being racist, since trying to find similar images of white guys in tactical gear and assault weapons \u201cdemonstrating\u201d would also include too many MAGA hats. \u201cNothing personal. We just eliminate the threat. We don\u2019t care what color you are. We don\u2019t care if you\u2019re left or right. if you show up like this, if We recognize threat\u2026you won\u2019t walk away,\u201d he spewed. <\/p>\n

Hmmm\u2026 The author may be on to something. Is two inches an overestimation of the average size of Republican Ammosexuals?  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Trump Encourages His Supporters To Try To Commit Voter Fraud By Voting For Him Twice<\/font><\/p>\n