{"id":33814,"date":"2018-09-25T13:19:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T20:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=33814"},"modified":"2018-09-25T13:19:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T20:19:16","slug":"open-thread-9-25-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/09\/25\/open-thread-9-25-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 9\/25\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s the first of four days with highs in the mid 80\u00b0s to low 90\u00b0s, so the CatBox is already buttoned up&#160; I&#8217;ve had a very busy day too, so I popped on George and worked through the morning without my usual break, so I feel quite tired.&#160; We have a six weeks deadline.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:56 (average 4:57).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-09-25-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How did you do?&#160; My bud and I are goin&#8217; fishin&#8217;!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here&#8217;s the news from <a href=\"http:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\" target=\"_blank\">our own fantasy football league<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3Scores\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"3Scores\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3Scores.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Congrats to this week&#8217;s winners: Pam, Wendy and I.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3Standings\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"3Standings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3Standings.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Kudos to Pam for leading the league.<\/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=QJjclRiwXpo\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwlHzGKZA-e2GeLMjIE51uw\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Parody Project Channel<\/a>): <\/font>ENVIRONMENTALLY RESIGNED &#8211; Parody | Don Caron<\/p>\n<p>Parody of Gentle on My Mind by John Hartford Every day Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is in office, he works to destroy our public lands and waters at the expense of our communities. He needs to be &quot;environmentally resigned.&quot; He proposed gutting Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. He wants to massively ramp up oil and gas drilling off our coasts. And he\u2019s trying to slash protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. There are already 14 federal investigations into Zinke\u2019s decision-making, misuse of funds, and potential corruption. Use the link below to sign the petition to fire Zinke now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fus.e-activist.com%2Fea-action%2Fenclick%3Fea.url.id%3D127147%26ea.campaigner.email%3DGTDB2nARBE3dF4YxTrk8m97cBTh3KwkR%26ea.campaigner.id%3DZhatD6pIqMM%3D%26ea_broadcast_target_id%3D0&amp;redir_token=ZlB3Z6tKKHMnjP1kLftn-HkiYl58MTUzNzk3NDM0NEAxNTM3ODg3OTQ0&amp;v=QJjclRiwXpo&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/us.e-activist.com\/ea-action\/e&#8230;<\/a> To help keep Parody Project alive and functioning, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fparodyproject.com%2Fsupportus&amp;redir_token=ZlB3Z6tKKHMnjP1kLftn-HkiYl58MTUzNzk3NDM0NEAxNTM3ODg3OTQ0&amp;v=QJjclRiwXpo&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/parodyproject.com\/supportus<\/a> Parody Project Store: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fparodyproject.com%2Fshop&amp;redir_token=ZlB3Z6tKKHMnjP1kLftn-HkiYl58MTUzNzk3NDM0NEAxNTM3ODg3OTQ0&amp;v=QJjclRiwXpo&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/parodyproject.com\/shop<\/a> To become a Patron of Parody Project please visit our Patreon Page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fparodyproject&amp;redir_token=ZlB3Z6tKKHMnjP1kLftn-HkiYl58MTUzNzk3NDM0NEAxNTM3ODg3OTQ0&amp;v=QJjclRiwXpo&amp;event=video_description\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/parodyproject<\/a> You can sign up to our mailing list on our website so you don&#8217;t miss any of our new posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/parodyproject.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/parodyproject.com\/subscribe\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/QJjclRiwXpo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Don deserved a plug.&#160; I admit that Democrats have not done enough to protect the environment, but next to Stinky Zinke and the Republican Reich, they are saints! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!! <strong>VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hd5Qs0fc_I0\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/voxdotcom\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Vox Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Why America needs automatic voter registration<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Hd5Qs0fc_I0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Oregon leads the way! It works, and all my elected officials, save the one, who snuck in by fraudulently drumming up an eleventh hour scandal that proved bogus after the election, are Democrats. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!! <strong>VOTE BLUE<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/grassley-spends-weekend-practicing-pretending-to-listen-face\" target=\"_blank\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>Facing the daunting challenge of appearing to pay attention to a woman\u2019s utterances during a televised hearing, Senator Charles Grassley spent the weekend rehearsing what aides are calling his \u201cpretending to listen\u201d face.<\/p>\n<p>In round-the-clock practice sessions that aides characterized as \u201cexcruciating,\u201d the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee struggled to simulate even a trace of interest in what a woman had to say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChuck has never pretended to listen to a woman before,\u201d an aide said. \u201cThese are uncharted waters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the aide, Grassley\u2019s fake-listening skills \u201care rudimentary at best,\u201d and the senator was able to hold only a semi-attentive facial expression for seven seconds before it showed unmistakable signs of boredom, irritation, and contempt.<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Forget it, Andy! Nobody will ever believe that Snake in the Grassley [R-IA] can pull it off. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!! <strong>VOTE BLUE<\/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\/09\/0925Cartoon.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">R.I.P.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the first of four days with highs in the mid 80\u00b0s to low 90\u00b0s, so the CatBox is already buttoned up&#160; I&#8217;ve had a very busy day too, so I popped on George and worked through the morning without my usual break, so I feel quite tired.&#160; We have a six weeks deadline. 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