{"id":41565,"date":"2020-10-21T09:59:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T16:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=41565"},"modified":"2020-10-21T09:59:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T16:59:07","slug":"open-thread-10-21-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/10\/21\/open-thread-10-21-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 10\/21\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox.  Anne is due in 45 – 75 minutes to change my patch.  Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update as WWWendy is coming and Store to Door is delivering groceries.  Happy Hump Day!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:21 (average 6:42).  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

\"1021TrumpVirusMap\"<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

US Cases: 8,524,139
US Deaths: 226,273
Plus all the Trump*\/GOP plague murders Republicans are hiding<\/strong><\/font> <\/p>\n

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

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>Dozens of Florida voters and others residing in heavily-Democratic counties across several states have received threatening emails warning them to vote for President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election or suffer consequences.<\/p>\n

Ahead of early voting, Democratic voters in Alachua County, Fla., began receiving the disturbing emails. Voters in Alaska and Arizona also reported receiving the same message. <\/p>\n

The subject line for the email reads: “Vote for Trump or else!” <\/p>\n

Targeting voters registered as Democrats, the email message opens with a disturbing statement telling potential voters all of their personal information has been exposed as the sender claims to have infiltrated the “entire voting infrastructure.” <\/p>\n

The sender also warned Democrats to vote for Trump or they would “come after” them. Voters are also being told to change their political party affiliation so it can serve as confirmation of agreement to the terms of the threat. <\/p>\n

“We are in possession of all your information (email, address, telephone\u2026 everything),” the message stated. “You are currently registered as a Democrat and we know this because we have gained access into the entire voting infrastructure. You will vote for Trump on Election Day or we will come after you. Change your party affiliation to Republican to let us know you received our message and will comply. We will know which candidate you voted for. I would take this seriously if I were you.” <\/p>\n

Here is a perfect example of international cooperation, Republican Style. White House staffers prepare the threats, the Republican Party provides the email list, and the SVR (current name of KGB) provide the servers, and all join forces to blackmail voters with fraudulent claims.    RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (Trae Crowder Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Liberal Redneck – Y’all Should Vote and Why<\/font><\/p>\n