{"id":5538,"date":"2011-08-06T00:21:16","date_gmt":"2011-08-06T07:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=5538"},"modified":"2011-08-06T00:21:16","modified_gmt":"2011-08-06T07:21:16","slug":"open-thread862011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/08\/06\/open-thread862011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/6\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was out and about getting a vaccination, picking up a prescription and going to the store.  I do not feel quite so tired as it is cooler.  The temperature at my desk is only 86\u00b0.  I tried to do some maintenance on the site a few minutes ago, but the servers were down.  I hate it when people can\u2019t get here.  I\u2019m current on replies.  Today I will be appearing on the Fred and Jed Show<\/a> at 3:30 PM PDT (6:30 PM EDT).<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 3:02 (average 4:31).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Washington Blade<\/a>: <\/font>President Obama issued a proclamation on Thursday that could prohibit those engaging in LGBT persecution overseas from entering the United States.<\/p>\n

The proclamation<\/a> bars entry of immigrant and non-immigrant aliens who organize or participate in war crimes or serious violations of human rights \u2014 which could include those seeking to pass legislation in Uganda that would institute the death penalty for homosexual acts.<\/p>\n

Well done!  This should be called the Republican C-Street proclamation.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Christian Science Monitor<\/a>: <\/font>According to Libya’s rebels, Muammar Qaddafi’s son Khamis was killed in an overnight NATO raid on the western town of Zlitan. <\/p>\n

His death, if true, is a much bigger blow to the Qaddafi regime<\/a> than that of his brother, Saif al-Arab, who was killed earlier in the war in another NATO airstrike. Saif al-Arab held no significant leadership role, unlike Khamis, the leader of the Khamis Brigade \u2013 one of the country’s most elite fighting units and most feared elements of Qaddafi’s regime.<\/p>\n

With appropriate empathy for any innocents who loved Khamis, Qaddafi\u2019s own crimes cre coming home to roost.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>Newly elected Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA) attended a protest of about 200 in Long Beach last night, trying to raise awareness about a spate of attacks on gay men in a gay-friendly area known as the Broadway Corridor. Hahn said she believes \u201cthese kinds of hate crimes are a form of domestic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Good for her!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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