{"id":50093,"date":"2022-12-09T07:20:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T15:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=50093"},"modified":"2022-12-08T17:21:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T01:21:46","slug":"open-thread-december-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/open-thread-december-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread December 9, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I was glad to see that we finally found someone acceptable to swap for Britney Griner, who is now on her way home. About time, too.\u00a0 Of course Republicans are screaming bloody murder.\u00a0 But there are a few other good news items which got me through the day. and I got to see my BFF, who ca\u00a0 me by to bring me a prescription so I don’t have to go into a store and get exposed to heaven knows what.\u00a0 The three items which I think really command attention concern Lizzo<\/a>, Biden<\/a>, and Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

Wonkette – Germany Arrests 25 In QAnon-Fueled Coup Plot, Proving America Does Too Still Export Stuff<\/a>
\nQuote – The plot included a plan to attack Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, to kill members or take them hostage. By golly, we have seen that movie…. In addition to the plan to storm the Bundestag, the group allegedly planned to attack Germany’s electric grid and use the resulting chaos to foment a civil war. All told, while only 25 people were arrested, a total of 50 have been accused of involvement in the terrorist organization.
\nClick through for story<\/a>. This appears to be a bit of a scoop – there was a short clip on MSNBC and that was all I found (it’s in the video thread.)<\/p>\n

Crooks & Liars – ‘Religious Freedom’ Bites Forced-Birthers Where The ‘Son’ Don’t Shine<\/a>
\nQuote – Jewish people, for instance, don’t believe the fetus has a soul until it draws its first independent breath. We prioritize the life of the pregnant person above the life of the fetus for the entirety of the pregnancy, including in situations that put the pregnant person’s emotional health at risk. With the imposition of the GOP’s fetus-fetish laws all over the nation, however, Jews and others whose religions don’t subscribe to the ideology of these nutters are fighting fire with fire.
\nClick through for details.<\/a> I applaud this work. I’m so tired of people claiming to be Christians saying abortion is murder when the Bible does not say so, but implies it is not. What clearly IS murder is failing to treat pregnancy issues and thereby causing death. If you’re going to outlaw abortion, you might as well also outlaw the Heimlich maneuver.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought – OMG, this is beautiful!
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