{"id":31900,"date":"2018-03-24T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T19:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=31900"},"modified":"2018-03-24T12:29:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T19:29:45","slug":"open-thread-3-24-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/03\/24\/open-thread-3-24-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 3\/24\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I must have been overtired, because I overslept this morning.&#160; My body is still on standard time.&#160; I&#8217;m not too far behind, because I&#8217;m working through my morning break and will not stop until lunch time.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:01 (average 5:15).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-03-24-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>. 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=qyR_SRk_Hq4\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msnbcleanforward\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>President Donald Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill After Veto Threat<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qyR_SRk_Hq4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">We got a lot more, including sanctions against Russia, and gave up a lot less than I expected.&#160; Republicans blocked every Democratic amendment to include Dreamers.&#160; If the Fuhrer gives a damn about DACA, all he has to do is rescind his own executive order shutting it down. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qcJeOphUtek\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/voxdotcom\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Vox Channel<\/a>): <\/font>How the NRA hijacks gun control debates<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qcJeOphUtek?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">This may be the best primer on NRA Ammosexual lies that I&#8217;ve seen. Support the demonstrations! <\/font><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ud5Lq7D5YvU\" target=\"_blank\">Watch live: March for Our Lives<\/a><font color=\"#0000ff\"><\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\"> <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/millions-willing-to-work-for-mueller-for-free-if-that-would-speed-things-up\" target=\"_blank\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Millions of Americans would gladly work for Robert Mueller for free if that would help speed things up, a new poll finds.<\/p>\n<p>According to the survey, a substantial number of Americans would leave their jobs, their homes, and even their families to join the special counsel\u2019s team if doing so would help bring this nightmare to a swifter conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the special counsel confirmed that his office has been receiving thousands of r\u00e9sum\u00e9s a day from Americans begging to do anything to help Mueller \u201cmove things along.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dang Andy! Count me in!! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0324Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I must have been overtired, because I overslept this morning.&#160; My body is still on standard time.&#160; I&#8217;m not too far behind, because I&#8217;m working through my morning break and will not stop until lunch time. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:01 (average 5:15).&#160; To do it, click here. How did you do? 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