{"id":12950,"date":"2014-06-08T01:38:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-08T08:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=12950"},"modified":"2014-06-08T01:38:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-08T08:38:41","slug":"open-thread682014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/08\/open-thread682014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread&ndash;6\/8\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I\u2019m writing for tomorrow and still feeling quite tired.&#160; The Grand Floral Parade is about to start, and if I can get a few good snapshots through the window, I\u2019ll make an article from them.&#160; I\u2019ve been so busy that it will take a couple days of research, before I\u2019m fully up to date on happenings.&#160; Day 48.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today\u2019s took me 3:20 (average 5:14).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2014-06-08-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Me<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This pic was taken during my prison volunteer trip.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TomSalem06052014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"TomSalem06052014\" style=\"display: inline\" alt=\"TomSalem06052014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TomSalem06052014_thumb.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"721\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upworthy.com\/no-one-applauds-this-woman-because-theyre-too-creeped-out-at-themselves-to-put-their-hands-together\" target=\"_blank\">Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">This is a fascinating video, I have to admit. Pay special attention to how people react to the speaker.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mKTORFmMycQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This also explains how the 1% markets Republican candidates to sheeple.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/story\/2014\/06\/05\/1304715\/-Racist-Fox-News-guest-attacks-Neil-deGrasse-Tyson-because-he-fit-the-profile\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>The name is Gavin McInnes, and Fox gets credit for continuing to know under which rocks such people can be found.<\/p>\n<p>Barf Bag Alert!!<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"video-embed\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/mediamatters.org\/embed\/static\/clips\/2014\/06\/05\/35571\/fnc-redeye-20140603-tyson2\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I only hope that an advanced alien culture is not learning about humanity by watching the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, <em>Faux Noise<\/em>. If they are, we are soooo screwed.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/headline\/2014\/06\/06-1\" target=\"_blank\">Common Dreams<\/a>: <\/font>Independent scientists who have reviewed a water analysis conducted by state authorities of a Texas resident&#8217;s drinking well say the chemical signatures found in the water may provide &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.khou.com\/news\/texas-news\/Scientists-Tests-prove-fracking-to-blame-for-flaming-Texas-wells-262115241.html\" target=\"_blank\">the nation&#8217;s first conclusive link<\/a>&quot; between fracking operations and aquifer contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Though a state investigation\u2014conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission in response to an official complaint filed by landowner and Parker County resident Steve Lipsky\u2014said it found the chemical analysis of the water inconclusive, experts shown the results say the commission was simply wrong. &quot;And not just by a little,&quot; reports local ABC-affiliate WFAA News who shared the results with several scientists, &quot;but by a lot.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The Texas Railroad Commission, which is responsible for oversight in such matters, found the results inconclusive, because they represent the polluters. 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