{"id":17087,"date":"2015-11-09T03:18:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T11:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=17087"},"modified":"2015-11-09T03:18:25","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T11:18:25","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-09112015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/09\/squatchs-open-thread-09112015\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch\u2019s Open Thread 09\/11\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a weekend!  After confirming that the teen I mentioned yesterday was OK, I settled in to do some research and finished off today's lead article.  Then it was off to see my mother.  I left home at 4 pm and didn't return until 10 pm. She ate well but then proceeded to doze.  When the aids got her ready for bed, she came wide awake and didn't want me to leave.  Tomorrow I have physio and teaching followed by a trip to Costco with  my friend.  I think I shall surely sleep Monday night.  Fortunately, there is nothing on tap again until Tuesday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzle — <\/strong>Today’s took me 3:24 (average 5:42). To do it, <\/span>click here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. How did you do? For those that don't know, we always do the 48 piece classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Huffington Post<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/strong>— Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has an urgent message for Christians everywhere: convert as many people as possible, especially Jews, because Jesus is "coming soon."<\/p>\n

\"Michele<\/a>“We recognize the shortness of the hour," she said in an interview<\/a> with right-wing radio host Tony Perkins last week. "That’s why we as a remnant want to be faithful in these days and do what it is that the Holy Spirit is speaking to each one of us, to be faithful in the Kingdom and to help bring in as many as we can — even<\/strong> among the Jews — share Jesus Christ with everyone that we possibly can because, again, he’s coming soon."<\/p>\n

OK, who let the dogs out?  The silence from the Bachmann corner of late has been blissful!  But now she returns with her barking mad pseudo Christian idea of the imminent rapture! . . . pure insaniTEA!<\/span><\/p>\n

The World Bank<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>— A new World Bank report shows that climate change is an acute threat to poorer people across the world, with the power to push more than 100 million people back into poverty over the next fifteen years.  And the poorest regions of the world – Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – will be hit the hardest.<\/p>\n

But the report – Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty<\/a><\/i>  – also points to a way out. This requires that poverty reduction and development work continue as a priority while taking into account a changing climate.  It also means taking targeted action to help people cope with climate shocks – such as developing early warning systems and flood protection, and introducing heat-resistant crops.  At the same time, efforts to reduce emissions should accelerate, and be designed to protect the poor.<\/p>\n