{"id":31234,"date":"2018-01-29T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=31234"},"modified":"2018-01-29T12:41:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T20:41:00","slug":"open-thread-1-29-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/29\/open-thread-1-29-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 1\/29\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s  another super-muggy day, and I’m very tired, so I’ll be brief.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:03 (average 4:41).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Billboard<\/a>: <\/font>With no shortage of gripping political and social issues at hand, performers and presenters at the 2018 Grammys had plenty to tell the world during the televised New York City ceremony. From all the night’s speeches and salvos, here are the ones we found most gripping\u2026<\/p>\n

\u20261. Camila Cabello Salutes the DREAMers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u200bCamila Cabello introduced U2\u2019s Statue of Liberty performance<\/a> in dramatic fashion. She shouted out America’s immigrants, specifically those in the country under the DREAM Act. With the status of DREAMers under siege by the Trump administration, the Cuban-born artist — who emigrated to America at age five — did her best to make Lady Liberty’s meaning especially clear: "These kids can’t be forgotten and are worth fighting for."<\/p>\n