{"id":29313,"date":"2017-09-03T13:08:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T20:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=29313"},"modified":"2017-09-03T13:08:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T20:08:01","slug":"open-thread-932017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/09\/03\/open-thread-932017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 9\/3\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

I slept poorly last night, because it was so sticky.  Portland reached 98\u00b0 yesterday with 97\u00b0 forecast today, and 101\u00b0 forecast both tomorrow and Tuesday.  Then we finally get some relief with temperatures in the 80\u00b0s for a few days.  I’m taking off my shirt when I go to the restroom down the hall, so I don’t have to change it when I return.  Thank goodness today is a Wendy day!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:53 (average 4:41).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

It was a pleasure seeing Seth at the live online draft of our fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends<\/a>, last night, but sad that he and I were the only two there.  Players, please don’t forget that Opening night of the season is this Thursday.  Please have your starting lineups set by then.  May the Holy Ellipsoid Orb bless your team. whenever it isn’t playing mine. \"Hot<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Motherboard<\/a>: <\/font>Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe the Frog, struck back against a self-published children’s book that depicted Pepe as an Islamophobic, alt-right champion on a mission to make his farm great again<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Thanks to Louis Tompros and Don Steinberg\u2014intellectual property lawyers at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP\u2014Furie has reached a settlement with The Adventures of Pepe and Pede<\/em> author Eric Hauser. That settlement prevents further sale of the book and forces Hauser to donate all profits to a Muslim-American advocacy group.<\/p>\n

FOMCROTFPIMPLMAO<\/strong>!! RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>The list of groups lining up to protest the Trump administration’s policy agenda just keeps growing<\/strong>. Women<\/a>. Immigrants and their advocates<\/a>. LGBTQ Americans and their allies<\/a>. Yemeni deli owners<\/a>. Disabled Medicaid recipients<\/a>. <\/p>\n

And now … dinosaurs. <\/p>\n

On Wednesday, a large group of T. rexes \u2014 seriously, not making this up \u2014 marched on Washington to demand Congress overrule the president and continue funding national service programs. <\/p>\n

A press release described the protest as featuring a "record number of dinosaurs," a probably technically correct statement that, nonetheless, doesn’t really do the actual event justice<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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Dinosaur suit-wearing protesters march on Washington to protest Pres. Trump\u2019s plan to slash the budget for national service programs. pic.twitter.com\/Diy9AJkrd8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) September 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n