{"id":51317,"date":"2023-03-29T07:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=51317"},"modified":"2023-03-28T19:22:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T02:22:15","slug":"open-thread-march-29-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/29\/open-thread-march-29-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread March 29, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Looking at the 10-day weather forcast, I said to myself, “I guess spring is really here.” But for those who haven’t lived in the Rockies, I think I had better qualify that. The predominant spring weather in Colorado is wind. And six of those ten days, including both the 30th and the 31st, showed wind as the predominant weather. So, after coming in like a grumpy lamb, March may go out like a blustery lion after all. (But we can also expect some warmer, possibly up to 70\u00b0F.) Also, I found I had overcut the extra yesterday – here’s the correct link<\/a> (plus it’s now on YouTube.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Cartoon – 29 Niagara rtl<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

The 19th – Nashville shooting suspect\u2019s gender sets attack apart from most mass shootings<\/a>
\nQuote – Law enforcement officials in Nashville released the identity of the shooter, whose last name was Hale. Chief John Drake of the Nashville Police said the authorities currently believe that the shooter is transgender. However, local authorities and news media reports have varied on how they refer to Hale\u2019s gender identity, as well as what pronouns they have used. The 19th is waiting on further information related to Hale\u2019s identity before publishing a first name.
\nClick through for more.<\/a> Yes, everyone has heard about the shots and the victims. I’m using the 19th because it is not afraid to look at this from a different perspective (and is being very careful not to over-report.)<\/p>\n

PolitiZoom – Will Ivana Sabotage Donald From the Grave? SECRET FBI Files Released Under FOIA Reveal Investigation<\/a>
\nQuote – What if I was to tell you that I was writing a fiction story about a supposed KGB asset, groomed since the 80\u2019s, and his fashionista wife, whom the FBI has also been watching since the 80\u2019s, and then we fast forward to the 21st century, where the alleged asset has been elected president of the United States, with the help of Vladimir Putin, and then a few years later the fashionista wife tumbles down the stairs of her condo one night when she\u2019s alone and breaks her neck?
\nClick through for juicy details.<\/a> This seems pretty far-fetched to me. But then everthing involving Trump** is far-fetched. And Ursula doesn’t even mention the suspicious weight of the coffin considering she was cremated.<\/p>\n

Bonus News of the Weird:<\/p>\n

Law & Crime – Jurors subject \u2018dominatrix\u2019 to potential 25-year prison term for trying to murder lookalike eyelash stylist with cheesecake tainted by powerful Russian benzo<\/a>
\nQuote – Nasyrova allegedly fled Russia in 2014 before she could be charged with the drugging and murder of a different friend, this one a man. During a 2018 interview with 48 Hours while she was detained at Rikers Island, the so-called dominatrix Nasyrova was also asked whether it was true that she had also drugged and robbed men she met through dating sites. Nasyrova denied the allegations and said (according to a translation), \u201cI would be happy to comment on that, but I can\u2019t talk about it.\u201d
\nCLick through for story.<\/a> The concept of identity theft is not new. It appears in countless fairy tals, certainly from all over Europe – I can specifically pint to one in Czechoslovakia,one in Scandinavia, and at least a dozen in Germany collected by the Grimm brothers. And the victimgenerally either survives or is magically resurrected – fairy tales are big on justice for victims. But the detail of the perp being an alleged “dominatrix” is new.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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