{"id":41559,"date":"2020-10-20T11:50:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=41559"},"modified":"2020-10-20T11:50:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:50:28","slug":"open-thread-10-20-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/open-thread-10-20-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/20\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a hectic week, here in the CatBox.  Today, I want to get as much rest as I can.  Tomorrow, WWWendy works at both her day and night job, and Dianna, my home palliative care nurse is on vacation, so Anne, my alternate home palliative care nurse is coming to change my patch.  Thursday morning, WWWendy is coming a day late to destink the raunchy TomCat, help with chores, and semi-goop.  It’s also grocery delivery day from Store to Door.  First thing Friday morning, WWWendy is taking me to the hospital for a CAT Scan, and we’ll pick up a pizza on the Way home.  Saturday morning is my regular WWWendy Day, and Tuesday morning  WWWendy is taking me for my next infusion or for Evelyn to tell me they aren’t helping (the news we DON’T want).  In any case, color me intermittent at best for a week.  Is that hectic enough?  It’s Tuesday so Vote Blue No Matter Who Top to Bottom to flush your Republicans!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:12 (average 3:54).  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

\"1020TrumpVirusMap\"<\/font><\/p>\n

Click for interactive maps<\/a><\/p>\n

US Cases: 8,461,037
US Deaths: 225,285
Plus all the Trump*\/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding<\/font><\/strong> <\/p>\n

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

From SCOTUS Blog<\/a>: <\/font>A deadlocked Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower-court ruling that requires Pennsylvania election officials to count absentee ballots received within three days after Election Day, Nov. 3, even if they are not postmarked. In two brief<\/a> orders<\/a> issued shortly after 7 p.m., the justices denied, without explanation, a request by Republicans to put the Pennsylvania Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on hold. Four justices \u2013 Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh \u2013 indicated that they would have granted the Republicans\u2019 request<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The order came in a lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Democratic Party<\/a> that challenged various aspects of the state\u2019s absentee-ballot system in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, citing a voting-rights provision of the state\u2019s constitution, ordered several modifications to voting rules<\/a>, including extending the deadline by which mail-in ballots must be received in order for them to be counted. Previously, that deadline was Election Day, but the state court ruled that ballots should be counted if they are received up to three days after Election Day unless a \u201cpreponderance of the evidence\u201d shows that a ballot was mailed after Election Day. That means that ballots lacking clear postmarks may be counted if received by Nov. 6. [emphasis added<\/em>] <\/p>\n

If Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch had already confirmed Amy Coney Bullshit, some PA voters would have lost their right to vote, because Trump* delayed the delivery of those votes by postal sabotage. How many of our rights will we lose when 5 Republican Injustices always vote with SCROTUS (Republican anti-Constitutional venereal disease)? We now have 4 always SCROTUS, 1 usually SCROTUS, 1 moderate, 2 center-left, and Bullshit SCROTUS on-deck.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (CNN Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Ex-GOP strategist on Trump’s GOP: ‘Burn it down and start over’<\/font><\/p>\n