{"id":1687,"date":"2010-05-31T03:50:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-31T10:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2010-05-31T03:50:57","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T10:50:57","slug":"open-thread-may-31-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/31\/open-thread-may-31-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – May 31, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I kept up with comments and returning visits, and should do so again today.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 5:08.  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

We now have two with ten spots remaining.<\/font><\/p>\n

For an invitation to join our fantasy football league, Lefty Bloggers and Friends, email me at<\/font> tomcat1948@gmail.com<\/a>, using the email address you intent to use to sign up for the league. TC\u2019s Teabuggery Trashers can\u2019t wait to take you on! \ud83d\ude42<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Common dreams<\/a>: <\/font>BP and federal authorities said they are now turning to a new strategy to stop the leak after admitting their "top kill" operation had failed, but it will take at least four to seven days before it can be put into place.<\/p>\n

At least 20 million gallons are now estimated to have gushed into the ocean since the disaster unfolded five weeks ago, threatening an environmental and economic catastrophe across hundreds of kilometers of the US Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n

Sadly there is no end to this in sight.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Buzzflash Blog<\/a>: <\/font>With the Gulf Coast dying of oil poisoning, there’s no space in the press for British Petroleum’s latest spill, just this week: over 100,000 gallons, at its Alaska pipeline operation. A hundred thousand used to be a lot. Still is. <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Pump Station 9, at Delta Junction on the 800-mile pipeline, busted. Thousands of barrels began spewing an explosive cocktail of hydrocarbons after "procedures weren’t properly implemented" by BP operators, say state inspectors "Procedures weren’t properly implemented" is, it seems, BP’s company motto. <\/p>\n

The only procedure that BP has mastered is lying.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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See Cartoons by Cartoon by Nate Beeler<\/a> – Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com<\/a> – Email this Cartoon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

Happy Memorial Day<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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