{"id":48110,"date":"2022-06-06T07:13:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T14:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=48110"},"modified":"2022-06-05T19:14:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T02:14:49","slug":"open-thread-june-6-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/open-thread-june-6-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread June 6, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, for reasons I won&#8217;t go into, I was late for my visit with Virgil. That is more annoying at this faco;ity than at prior facilities I&#8217;ve visited, because of the shuttle bus system. I ca arrive at the facility any time, but I can only get on the bus when it is scheduled. o I was late, arriving at the visiting room about 12:30, and he was also late, having gone to lunch. So the visit was shorter than usual, but still a good one. I&#8217;m just as tired as if I had been thre all day &#8211; maybe more so &#8211; so I&#8217;ll probably rest today as much as I can.<\/p>\n<p>Cartoon &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d-day-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d-day-600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d-day-600-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d-day-600-150x130.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/d-day-600-768x664.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Short Takes &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/biden-and-zelensky-reach-agreement-to-send-americans-four-hundred-million-guns-to-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Torker (Andy) &#8211; Biden and Zelensky Reach Agreement to Send Americans\u2019 Four Hundred Million Guns to Ukraine<\/a><br \/>\nQuote &#8211; In a move that could tip the scales in the war against Russia, U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have reached an agreement to ship Americans\u2019 four hundred million firearms to Ukraine. \u201cThe Second Amendment calls for a well-regulated militia necessary to secure a free state,\u201d Biden said. \u201cI can\u2019t think of a better description of what\u2019s going on in Ukraine right now.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/biden-and-zelensky-reach-agreement-to-send-americans-four-hundred-million-guns-to-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click through for full humor<\/a>. This is Andy&#8217;s best idea since sending Abbott to Russia to take down Russia&#8217;s power grid. In fact, it may be even better!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comicsands.com\/boebert-randy-rainbow-levar-burton-2657439712.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comic Sands (George Takei) &#8211; Boebert&#8217;s Inane &#8216;Reading Rainbow&#8217; Dig At Randy Rainbow Has Fans Clamoring For A LeVar Burton Collab<\/a><br \/>\nQuote &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyRainbow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RandyRainbow<\/a>, should we do this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OAhIOnyYuD\">https:\/\/t.co\/OAhIOnyYuD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeVar Burton (@levarburton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/levarburton\/status\/1531690184147861506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Butterfly in the sky, I\u2019d say it\u2019s worth a try\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(Yes!!!) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jyfr72WVKB\">https:\/\/t.co\/jyfr72WVKB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Randy Rainbow (@RandyRainbow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyRainbow\/status\/1531695125109276674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Click thrugh for lots more opinions &#8211; or just wait for it to happen, as you wish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democraticunderground.com\/100216763866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dempcratic Underground (Applegrove) &#8211; Tweet of the Evening<\/a><br \/>\nQuote &#8211;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Republicans somehow missed this:<br \/>\nAfter Trump Republicans ran up the biggest deficits and debts ever over his four years, last month saw the biggest budget SURPLUS in US history. The biggest budget surplus ever\ud83e\uddd0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FcbFZ2BdKH\">https:\/\/t.co\/FcbFZ2BdKH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeNBC\/status\/1533137358232735744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.democraticunderground.com\/100216763866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click through if you like<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;d say the tweet stands alone (Also, all tweets I have quoted today are linked to Twitter, both at my source, and here. Click on the blue bird.)<\/p>\n<p>Food For Thought<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disinfo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disinfo.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disinfo-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disinfo-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Steal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Steal.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Steal-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Steal-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Steal-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, for reasons I won&#8217;t go into, I was late for my visit with Virgil. That is more annoying at this faco;ity than at prior facilities I&#8217;ve visited, because of the shuttle bus system. 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