{"id":15656,"date":"2015-07-20T11:12:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T18:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15656"},"modified":"2015-07-20T11:12:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T18:12:25","slug":"open-thread7202015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/20\/open-thread7202015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/20\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortunately, today should be the last day in the heat wave.  85\u00b0 is the forecast high, but the last two days have both been more than 5\u00b0 hotter than forecast.  It will then take a couple days for the building to bleed off the heat.  I\u2019m so ready.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:03 (average 4:19).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From TPM<\/a>: <\/font>Israel’s ambassador to the United States raced in and out of offices on Capitol Hill, trying to persuade lawmakers that the nuclear deal with Iran is a historic mistake.<\/p>\n

On the other side, liberal groups ramped up the pressure, warning of political consequences for Democrats who undermine the agreement and casting opposition as a vote for war.<\/p>\n

The lobbying fight is on over the pact that the U.S. and other world powers just signed with Iran. The State Department said Sunday it had submitted the agreement to Congress, kicking off a 60-day review period on Monday.<\/p>\n

A foreign government has no business lobbying the US Congress! Keep contacting your Congress Critter and Senators.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>The state of the world\u2019s climate is complex enough that it takes 413 scientists from 58 countries half a year to completely summarize a year\u2019s worth of data.<\/p>\n

And 2014 was a doozy…<\/p>\n

…For those without the time to peruse nearly 300 pages of scientific summaries, here are seven records that fell in 2014.<\/p>\n

\"0720temps\"<\/p>\n

There’s one. Click through for the other six.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>John Oliver bashes \u2018a**hole\u2019 Donald Trump while tackling America\u2019s astounding food waste<\/p>\n