{"id":42221,"date":"2020-12-16T11:06:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T19:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=42221"},"modified":"2020-12-16T11:06:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T19:06:38","slug":"open-thread-12-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/16\/open-thread-12-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 12\/16\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox, and I’m hurrying to get back to bed.  Tomorrow is gruesome hospital day.  Please expect no more than a very brief Personal Update.  Because of the notary appointment afterwards, I will probably not have the time or strength for a back and OK message, but if anything is wrong, I’ll text Nameless to let you know.  Happy Hump Day!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:11 (average 5:08).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>Sen. Kelly Loeffler\u2019s campaign claims she had no idea she was posing for a photo with a former Ku Klux Klan leader<\/a> who was once convicted of a violent assault on a Black man. Loeffler was photographed beaming alongside Chester Doles at a Friday campaign event.<\/p>\n

\u201cKelly had no idea who that was, and if she had she would have kicked him out immediately because we condemn in the most vociferous terms everything that he stands for,\u201d a campaign spokesman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But Loeffler was at a September event for QAnon candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene that Doles attended\u2014and was kicked out of. You\u2019d think that someone being a no-go for Greene would stick in the mind. After that event, a Loeffler campaign spokesperson said Loeffler didn\u2019t know who Doles was. But again, that was her opportunity to learn. Apparently she didn\u2019t bother. <\/p>\n

We need all hands on deck to win the Georgia Senate runoffs on Jan. 5, and you can volunteer from wherever you are. Click here to see the Georgia volunteer activities that work best for you.<\/a> <\/p>\n

\"1216LoefflerKKKDoles\" <\/p>\n

Perhaps the reason she doesn’t recognize him in plain clothes is that, when they are together, both are almost always dressed in their sheets and hoods.  RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>The U.S. government pays disability benefits to people with a serious condition that leaves them unable to work full time. But the Trump administration has been trying to cut the number of people on the program for a while, and now Trump is planning to redefine full-time work as 30 hours per week for purposes of determining whether someone is disabled. Many people would lose their meager benefits as a result. Via Huffington Post:<\/a><\/p>\n