{"id":29930,"date":"2017-10-20T13:19:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T20:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=29930"},"modified":"2017-10-20T13:55:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T20:55:47","slug":"open-thread-10202017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/10\/20\/open-thread-10202017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 10\/20\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I spent most of the morning getting organized and finding material for today.\u00a0 I hope you week is going well.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a chilly day, but so muggy that I sweat anyway.\u00a0 TGIF!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Today&#8217;s took me 4:56 (average 6:40).\u00a0 To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2017-10-20-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>: (I hope you guys like vids)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2v8yGN76i28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GQVideos\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GQ Channel<\/a>): <\/span>Why Did Paul Manafort Need to Get to Trump?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2v8yGN76i28?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Whatever the reason, Manafart is Russian property, bought and paid for. In my estimation, he coached the Fuhrer on how to become Russian property too. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nY2z_-t331E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/karinmoveon\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MoveOn Channel<\/a>): <\/span>Why I Stand With The Dreamers<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nY2z_-t331E?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Of course the Reich on the left is right, and the Reich on the right is racist. Dream! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2bSwYtd6-R8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SenatorJeffMerkley\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Merkley Channel<\/a>): <\/span>Senator Merkley Fights for a \u201cWe the People\u201d Budget<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2bSwYtd6-R8?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Amen! Jeff and Oregon lead the way! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"1020Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1020Cartoon.jpg\" alt=\"1020Cartoon\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A redux is more than possible.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent most of the morning getting organized and finding material for today.\u00a0 I hope you week is going well.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a chilly day, but so muggy that I sweat anyway.\u00a0 TGIF!! Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 4:56 (average 6:40).\u00a0 To do it, click here.\u00a0 How did you do? 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