{"id":32492,"date":"2018-05-19T13:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T20:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=32492"},"modified":"2018-05-19T13:30:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T20:30:45","slug":"open-thread-5-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/19\/open-thread-5-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 5\/19\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Between tech issues and a bunch of work for my volunteer organization, I&#8217;ve been busier today that a long-tail TomCat in a rocking chair factory.&#160; I hope you&#8217;re enjoying a peaceful, weekend.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:17 (average 5:17).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-05-19-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=POarWqNJS18\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/msnbcleanforward\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Donald Trump Toys With Abuse Of Office In Beef Against Washington Post (22 min.)<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/POarWqNJS18?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">The comparison between Nixon&#8217;s and Trump&#8217;s abuse of power is fascinating. Trump&#8217;s use of government agencies to harm enemies financially is an impeachable offense. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tdNgXsNfbMk\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/oregoniannews\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Oregonian Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Texas lt. governor says fewer doors could prevent school shootings<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/tdNgXsNfbMk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">What a vile Republican idiot! It&#8217;s the guns, Stupid! As a former volunteer firefighter, my first thought is that single entrances to and from high schools would soon lead to crispy kids. Also, such a choke point would make it harder for kids to get away from a shooter. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2018\/05\/18\/EU-gets-tough-with-US-on-Iran-trade-at-summit-meeting\/5351526668048\/\" target=\"_blank\">UPI<\/a>: <\/font>European Union members meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, prepared a united front against U.S. decisions to exit the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and impose steel and aluminum tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>The European Commission, the EU executive branch, announced Friday it &quot;launched the formal process to activate the Blocking Statute by updating the list of U.S. sanctions on Iran falling within its scope.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2018\/05\/18\/562129\/Iran-EU-nuclear-deal-blocking-statute\" target=\"_blank\">blocking statute<\/a>, created in 1996 to evade the U.S. embargo of goods to Cuba, will be remodeled to reflect Iran-related sanctions that were reinstated after President Donald Trump announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Trump-withdraws-from-Iran-nuke-deal-Its-defective-at-its-core\/9441525776114\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. withdrawal<\/a> from the accord on May 8. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javas Zarif met with his British, French and German counterparts in Brussels earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;What we demand is no conditions and no limits and to go back to the situation before,&quot; French President Emmanuel Macron said at the summit meeting Thursday. &quot;The condition for all talks is to lift all threats and tariffs, without mention of a time limit.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Even Russia is getting in on this deal, as a signer od the Iran pact. It took a Republican Reich to force the EU into siding with Iran and Russia against the US. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/0519Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between tech issues and a bunch of work for my volunteer organization, I&#8217;ve been busier today that a long-tail TomCat in a rocking chair factory.&#160; I hope you&#8217;re enjoying a peaceful, weekend. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:17 (average 5:17).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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