{"id":10937,"date":"2013-08-24T00:13:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T07:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=10937"},"modified":"2013-08-24T00:13:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T07:13:12","slug":"open-thread8242013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/24\/open-thread8242013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/24\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing for tomorrow, day 71, it\u2019s still relatively cool.  I may actually have a few days respite from this horrid summer.  The meeting went well.  We brought in a writers\u2019 panel headed by a writer from our local newspaper, and they read essays to the guys.  I had the enjoyment of upbraiding one of the guys, telling him that he\u2019s stinking up the place so bad, he ought to be thrown right out of the prison.  Several of the guys joined in giving him a hard time.  He didn\u2019t mind.  His release date is today.  I was so tired, I slept the clock around.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 5:06 (average 5:14).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From NY Times<\/a>: \u2026<\/font>In short, the main lesson of this age of bubbles \u2014 a lesson that India, Brazil, and others are learning once again \u2014 is that when the financial industry is set loose to do its thing, it lurches from crisis to crisis. <\/p>\n

An excellent conclusion by Paul Krugman at the end of a fascinating article. Click through.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Alternet<\/a>: <\/font>Koch Industries confirmed it will not be buying the Tribune Company\u2019s eight newspapers, which include the Chicago Tribune and the LA Times. <\/p>\n

Progressive activists have heavily opposed the business and political activities of Koch Industries\u2019 leadership, organizing a number of protests against the takeover. Activists in May had demonstrated outside the LA Times building protesting the sale on the grounds that the Koch brothers are  \u201c radical ideologues<\/a>\u201d who would use the paper as a mouthpiece to advance their political objectives. The Other 98% organized a crowd-sourcing campaign<\/a> to "Free the Press" and raise the $600 million required to buy the Trib before Koch could.  <\/p>\n

Even local city councils expressed opposition. Hartford City Council passed a resolution denouncing<\/a> the takeover of Tribune\u2026<\/p>\n

Wooo Hooo!! There are to few newspapers left to allow any to become Koch suckers!<\/font><\/p>\n

From MSNBC<\/a>: <\/font>Faux Noise<\/em> lies to promote racism<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

The Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda is simply trying to project their own racism onto us while stirring up blood-lust in their rabid followers.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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