{"id":10419,"date":"2013-06-12T01:46:53","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T08:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10419"},"modified":"2013-06-12T01:46:53","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T08:46:53","slug":"open-thread6122013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/12\/open-thread6122013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–6\/12\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing early again.  Yesterday my Chantix dose doubled for the first time, and today, instead of sleeping heavily, I find myself unable to sleep at all, so I\u2019m not sure how this is going to play out tonight.<\/font><\/p>\n

Fortunately I slept a few hours during the evening.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:41 (average 4:59).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>In the event that the U.S. government is monitoring your conversations, here are some useful phrases to insert into your phone calls, texts, or e-mails: <\/p>\n

I think the N.S.A. is awesome. <\/p>\n

I just reread \u201cNineteen Eighty-Four\u201d\u2014it actually has a lot of good ideas in it! <\/p>\n

There\u2019s no such thing as a \u201cbad\u201d drone. <\/p>\n

Given the people Obama should have never appointed to run the NSA and CIA, how about this one?<\/font><\/p>\n

I sure miss GW Bush.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>There has been mounting concern over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s mandatory furloughs of National Weather Service employees amidst increasingly severe weather. As a result, NOAA has reportedly submitted a plan to Congress that would restore the jobs at the expense of its weather satellites.<\/p>\n

This \u2018pay one debt to incur another\u2019 plan is the result of budget cuts mandated by sequestration, which severely threaten the agency\u2019s ability to carry out its key mission by slashing<\/a> $271 million from its 2013 budget, including a $50 million cut in its geostationary weather satellite program.<\/p>\n

After the devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma and Missouri and in preparation for what\u2019s predicted to be an extremely active hurricane season<\/a>, NOAA\u2019s acting administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan announced<\/a> last week that the agency was cancelling its mandatory furloughs, but provided no details on how it would be offset. <\/p>\n

The solution, of course, is to cut neither NOAA satellites nor NOAA employees, but to cut Republican mandated welfare for the 1%.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Washington Post<\/a>: <\/font>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wants to strengthen requirements in a sweeping immigration bill that mandate that illegal immigrants learn English before earning permanent U.S. residency.<\/p>\n

Under the current bill, immigrants would have to earn English proficiency or show they are enrolled in a language course. Rubio, a member of the bipartisan group that developed the legislation, plans to offer an amendment that would eliminate the second provision and require that undocumented immigrants be able to read, write and speak English before earning a green card.<\/p>\n

The Senate bill allows undocumented immigrants to apply for a green card after 10 years and then apply for citizenship three years later.<\/p>\n

Rubio is for Latinos what Clarence Thomas is for blacks.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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