{"id":12426,"date":"2014-03-25T00:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=12426"},"modified":"2014-03-25T00:00:38","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T07:00:38","slug":"open-thread3252014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/25\/open-thread3252014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/25\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, and unlike yesterday, I\u2019m making this the FIRST thing I do.  That was horrid.  I hate it when I run out of day, before I run out of jobs to do.  I\u2019m still busier than a Republican stealing groceries from food banks.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:56 (average 5:46).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The Guardian<\/a>: <\/font>Jimmy Carter: ‘my communications are probably being monitored’ \u2013 video<\/p>\n

Former US president Jimmy Carter says he suspected that his emails are being monitored by intelligence agencies. Speaking on NBC’s Meet the Press, President Carter says that if he wants to correspond with world leaders he now sends a handwritten letter in the post.<\/p>\n