{"id":17089,"date":"2015-11-08T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=17089"},"modified":"2015-11-08T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T20:21:00","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-08112015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/08\/squatchs-open-thread-08112015\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch\u2019s Open Thread 08\/11\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am light on short takes today as this evening took a difficult twist.  I enjoyed the pizza night with the kids, but after mum arrived home, there was a call from police saying that her 16 year old son had been beaten and robbed and was being taken to hospital by ambulance.  Because of mum's lack of English and unable to drive, I took point this evening.  The teen was discharged from hospital and I don't know where he went.  I hope he got on a bus home, but I wanted to go get him and see him safely home.  I just finished my last call with the police at 2:38 am so I am going to bed.  Please keep this teen in your thoughts and prayers until we can ensure he is OK.  I appreciate it very much.<\/span><\/p>\n

Update — I confirmed this morning that the young man made it home safely just after midnight.<\/span><\/p>\n

Puzzle — <\/strong>Today’s took me 3:24 (average 5:27). 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

The Guardian<\/strong><\/span><\/a> — Malala Yousafzai<\/a> has told Emma Watson that the actor’s speech to world leaders made her change her mind about not describing herself as a feminist.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old human rights and education champion from Pakistan met the film star at the premiere of a documentary about her, called He Named Me Malala<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yousafzai, a Nobel peace prize winner, said she initially thought feminism was a “tricky word” but now believed everyone should be a feminist.<\/p>\n

Watson, a UN global goodwill ambassador for women, gave a speech to the UN last year to launch her “He for She” campaign, aimed at encouraging men to speak up for women’s rights.<\/p>\n

Click through for the remainder of the article.  Also, <\/span>NPR<\/strong><\/span><\/a> had an interview of Malala which follows.<\/span><\/p>\n