{"id":31181,"date":"2018-01-25T12:55:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T20:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=31181"},"modified":"2018-01-25T12:55:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T20:55:53","slug":"open-thread-1-25-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/25\/open-thread-1-25-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 1\/25\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s another busy day.&#160; I overslept and got a late start.&#160; I met with the Community Services Manager here to put in an application for a room in the Alder, a building in the neighborhood that is finishing a complete remodel like the one starting here.&#160; If one of their units will fit my size needs, and their handicapped shower will fit my disability needs, I should know next week and can plan to move in late April or May.&#160; What a pain!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:47 (average 5:34).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-01-25-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1jDNmzGj8G0\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/mediamatters4america\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Media Matters Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Dobbs calls for purges of non-Trump loyalists in DOJ\/FBI<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">Barf Bag Alert!!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/1jDNmzGj8G0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dobbs is getting even more disgusting as time passes! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s2PxZWMxg_4\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuDv5p8E-evaRSh542hDV5g\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Inequality Media Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Welcome to Class! In Focus: How to Ignite Social Change<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/s2PxZWMxg_4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The Reich on the left is Right! Everybody in the US needs to see this. Please spread it around. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/white-house-doctor-writes-note-saying-trump-too-sick-to-talk-to-mueller\" target=\"_blank\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Amid reports that Donald Trump might soon be summoned to appear before Robert Mueller, the White House doctor wrote a note on Wednesday indicating that Trump was too sick to talk to the special counsel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump is not well,\u201d Dr. Ronny Jackson wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The doctor\u2019s note offered a laundry list of ailments afflicting Trump, including flu-like symptoms, upset stomach, headaches, dizziness, confusion, and what Jackson called a \u201cwartime foot injury that appears to be acting up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson acknowledged in the note that his current assessment of Trump\u2019s health was at odds with the robust picture he painted last week, but added, \u201cEvery patient is entitled to a second opinion, and this is mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dang Andy! 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