{"id":27715,"date":"2017-05-23T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T21:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=27715"},"modified":"2017-05-23T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T21:13:01","slug":"open-thread-5232017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/05\/23\/open-thread-5232017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 5\/23\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another hot humid day, and I did not get much sleep last night.  Tomorrow and Wednesday will be cooler, but it will take a day or too for the excess heat in the interior hallways and bathrooms of the building to moderate.  After my morning Trump making on the throne at 5:45 AM, I had to change my shirt, as the one I had on was wet.  I have a reason for not covering the Manchester Arena attack.  I had MSNBC on for three hours last night through Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow, and Lawrence O’Donnell, and none of them covered any other news.  They repeated mostly the same information over and over and over again.  I would never downplay the tragic loss suffered by the dead, the injured, the traumatized and their families.  They have been in my thoughts and prayers.  However the losses from that one incident cannot begin to compare to the tragic losses of both life and human suffering that the policies Republicans have wanted for many years will bring.  Therefore, I’ll cover other things that need covering.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:07 (average 5:15).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From YouTube<\/a> (GQ Channel<\/a>): <\/font>This is How Low the Trump Apologists Will Stoop | The Resistance with Keith Olbermann<\/font><\/p>\n