{"id":34402,"date":"2018-11-21T20:34:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T04:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=34402"},"modified":"2018-11-21T23:40:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T07:40:35","slug":"squatchs-open-thread-21-november-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/21\/squatchs-open-thread-21-november-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Squatch&#8217;s Open Thread 21 November 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It has been a long day with medical appointments.\u00a0 I have finally finished this post.\u00a0 We can all breathe a little easier now that we know TC is safe at home and someone is looking in on him.\u00a0 Nameless posted\u00a0<a class=\"entry-title\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"UPDATE on Wednesday 10:30 CST\" href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/21\/update-on-wednesday-1030-cst\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">UPDATE on Wednesday 10:30 CST<\/a> earlier today and we will continue to check him and provide further updates.\u00a0 There is a saying: Dogs have owners, cats have staff!\u00a0 Good thing that cats have staff because it makes checking up so much easier.\u00a0 Knowing TC as I do, he appreciates all your well wishes and I imagine he&#8217;ll say so himself when he gets out of the deep end of his cat box.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Today\u2019s took me 4:59 (average 5:20).\u00a0 To do it, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/DF055D5AF3D7?z=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0 (This link will automatically open to a new page.) How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Fantasy Football<\/strong> &#8212; Week 11 results<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1202\" class=\"ss ss-3\">\n<li id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1201\" class=\"final owned first\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1205\" class=\"first win\"><em id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1204\">Size 9 Stompers<\/em> <span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1263\" class=\"teamTotal teamId-8\" data-extrapts=\"\">118.32<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1219\" class=\"last loss\"><em id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1220\">Monster Mashers<\/em> <span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1249\" class=\"teamTotal teamId-7\" data-extrapts=\"\">95.74<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1221\" class=\"final\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1223\" class=\"first loss\"><em id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1222\">TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/em> <span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1248\" class=\"teamTotal teamId-1\" data-extrapts=\"\">152.58<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1225\" class=\"last win\"><em id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1226\">Country Raiderettes<\/em> <span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1247\" class=\"teamTotal teamId-2\" data-extrapts=\"\">157.02<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1227\" class=\"final last\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1246\" class=\"first loss\"><em id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1310\">endthegop<\/em> <span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1245\" class=\"teamTotal teamId-4\" data-extrapts=\"\">97.70<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1229\" class=\"last win\"><em id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1311\">Lefty Hillbillies<\/em> <span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542843724612_1228\" class=\"teamTotal teamId-9\" data-extrapts=\"\">176.42<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week I had my clock cleaned, but it is a different story this week.\u00a0 I cleaned Patty&#8217;s Monster Mashers&#8217; clock.\u00a0 Congratulations to Wendy for doing a QB sneak around TomCat, and to Hillbilly Vivian for putting an end to the gop!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1135\" class=\"tableWrap\">\n<table id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1134\" class=\"tableType-team hasGroups\" style=\"height: 266px;\" width=\"708\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1209\">\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1215\" class=\"first\">\n<th id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1214\" class=\"teamRank first\"><\/th>\n<th id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1218\" class=\"teamImageAndName\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"teamRecord numeric\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"teamWinPct numeric\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"teamStreak numeric\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"group teamPts firstgroup-teamPts last\" colspan=\"2\" scope=\"colgroup\"><em>Points<\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1208\" class=\"last\">\n<th id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1207\" class=\"teamRank first\" scope=\"col\"><a id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1210\" class=\"dynamic\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380?sort=rank&amp;standingsTab=standings&amp;standingsType=overall\">Rank<\/a><\/th>\n<th id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1219\" class=\"teamImageAndName\" scope=\"col\">Team<\/th>\n<th class=\"teamRecord numeric\" scope=\"col\">W-L-T<\/th>\n<th class=\"teamWinPct numeric\" scope=\"col\">Pct<\/th>\n<th class=\"teamStreak numeric\" scope=\"col\">Stk<\/th>\n<th class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\" scope=\"col\"><a class=\"dynamic\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380?sort=waiver_priority&amp;standingsTab=standings&amp;standingsType=overall\">Waiver<\/a><\/th>\n<th class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric\" scope=\"col\"><a class=\"dynamic\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380?sort=pts&amp;standingsTab=standings&amp;standingsType=overall\">For<\/a><\/th>\n<th class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric last\" scope=\"col\"><a class=\"dynamic\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380?sort=pts_against&amp;standingsTab=standings&amp;standingsType=overall\">Against<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1133\">\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1202\" class=\"team-2 odd first\">\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1206\" class=\"teamRank first\"><span class=\"teamRank teamId-2\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1201\" class=\"teamImageAndName\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1205\" class=\"teamImageAndNameWrap\"><a id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1204\" class=\"teamImg teamId-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nfl.com\/static\/content\/public\/static\/img\/fantasy\/avatar\/40x27\/DEF.png\" alt=\"Country Raiderettes\" width=\"40\" height=\"27\" \/><b id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1203\"><\/b><\/a> <a id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1220\" class=\"teamName teamId-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/2\">Country Raiderettes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamRecord numeric\">8-3-0<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWinPct numeric\">.727<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamStreak numeric\">W5<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\">5<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric\">1,379.62<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric last\">1,247.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1199\" class=\"team-4 even\">\n<td class=\"teamRank first\"><span class=\"teamRank teamId-4\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1198\" class=\"teamImageAndName\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1200\" class=\"teamImageAndNameWrap\"><a class=\"teamImg teamId-4\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nfl.com\/static\/content\/public\/static\/img\/fantasy\/avatar\/40x27\/DEF.png\" alt=\"endthegop\" width=\"40\" height=\"27\" \/><b><\/b><\/a> <a class=\"teamName teamId-4\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/4\">endthegop<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1221\" class=\"teamRecord numeric\">7-4-0<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1222\" class=\"teamWinPct numeric\">.636<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamStreak numeric\">L1<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\">4<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1252\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric\">1,339.88<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric last\">1,337.52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1163\" class=\"team-1 odd\">\n<td class=\"teamRank first\"><span class=\"teamRank teamId-1\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1194\" class=\"teamImageAndName\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1197\" class=\"teamImageAndNameWrap\"><a id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1196\" class=\"teamImg teamId-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.fantasy.nfl.com\/image\/d23eace3cdff83f0fa7e12ec45707999.jpg?x=40&amp;y=27&amp;sig=5837501a1e1e0db91b783cd44c1db0bc\" alt=\"TomCat Teabag Trashers\" width=\"40\" height=\"27\" \/><b id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1195\"><\/b><\/a> <a class=\"teamName teamId-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/1\">TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1164\" class=\"teamRecord numeric\">6-5-0<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1162\" class=\"teamWinPct numeric\">.545<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1223\" class=\"teamStreak numeric\">L2<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\">3<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1250\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric\">1,315.56<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1251\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric last\">1,176.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1160\" class=\"team-9 even\">\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1191\" class=\"teamRank first\"><span class=\"teamRank teamId-9\">4<\/span> <span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1193\" class=\"teamRankChange teamId-9 pos\"><b id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1192\">+<\/b>1<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1165\" class=\"teamImageAndName\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1166\" class=\"teamImageAndNameWrap\"><a class=\"teamImg teamId-9\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nfl.com\/static\/content\/public\/static\/img\/fantasy\/avatar\/40x27\/DEF.png\" alt=\"Lefty Hillbillies\" width=\"40\" height=\"27\" \/><b><\/b><\/a> <a class=\"teamName teamId-9\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/9\">Lefty Hillbillies<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1159\" class=\"teamRecord numeric\">5-6-0<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1161\" class=\"teamWinPct numeric\">.455<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1224\" class=\"teamStreak numeric\">W3<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1225\" class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\">2<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1226\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric\">1,258.26<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1249\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric last\">1,275.86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1158\" class=\"team-7 odd\">\n<td class=\"teamRank first\"><span class=\"teamRank teamId-7\">5<\/span> <span class=\"teamRankChange teamId-7 neg\"><b>&#8211;<\/b>1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"teamImageAndName\">\n<div class=\"teamImageAndNameWrap\"><a class=\"teamImg teamId-7\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image.fantasy.nfl.com\/image\/0cfb42c8a1432325f20736ce25e5008b.jpg?x=40&amp;y=27&amp;sig=abbf23f2da7776a2d79386d8e52b4e52\" alt=\"Monster Mashers\" width=\"40\" height=\"27\" \/><b><\/b><\/a> <a class=\"teamName teamId-7\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/7\">Monster Mashers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1157\" class=\"teamRecord numeric\">5-6-0<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWinPct numeric\">.455<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamStreak numeric\">L3<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\">6<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1227\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric\">1,207.84<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1228\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric last\">1,162.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1132\" class=\"team-8 selected even last\">\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1131\" class=\"teamRank first\"><span id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1136\" class=\"teamRank teamId-8\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1140\" class=\"teamImageAndName\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1139\" class=\"teamImageAndNameWrap\"><a id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1138\" class=\"teamImg teamId-8\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.nfl.com\/static\/content\/public\/static\/img\/fantasy\/avatar\/40x27\/DEF.png\" alt=\"Size 9 Stompers\" width=\"40\" height=\"27\" \/><b id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1137\"><\/b><\/a> <a id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1141\" class=\"teamName teamId-8\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\/team\/8\">Size 9 Stompers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1156\" class=\"teamRecord numeric\">2-9-0<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWinPct numeric\">.182<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamStreak numeric\">W1<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamWaiverPriority numeric\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric\">965.38<\/td>\n<td id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1229\" class=\"teamPts teamPtsSort stat numeric last\">1,266.42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_6_0_1_1542818947130_1142\" class=\"tableFt\">\n<div class=\"rankChangeDetail\">* Rank change shown is from week 10 &#8211; 11<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Wendy proved why she is in first place by kicking some kitty butt!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alternet.org\/drugs\/georgia-nightmare-jailed-four-months-possession-cotton-candy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AlterNet<\/a><\/strong><\/span> &#8212;\u00a0A Georgia woman has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/lifestyle\/royals\/cotton-candy-or-meth-woman-sues-monroe-co-over-false-drug-test-results\/vp-BBPMLg3\">filed a federal lawsuit<\/a> after she spent nearly four months in jail because a roadside drug test administered by untrained police officers falsely identified a bag of cotton candy as methamphetamine.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Monroe County resident Dasha Fincher filed the lawsuit last week against Monroe County, the two deputies who arrested her, and the company that makes the drug test. The lawsuit argues that the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office was reckless and negligent and violated her civil rights.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What the hell Georgia!\u00a0 Four months in jail for possession of cotton candy?\u00a0 This is taking the war on drugs a little too far.\u00a0 There is a significant error rate on this drug test yet the state continues to use it.\u00a0 What&#8217;s more, the manufacturer knows of the error rates and continues to sell it.\u00a0 There needs to be proper testing of the test kit and proper training for police in its use.\u00a0 I certainly hope the victims are successful in their law suits!<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/cindy-hyde-smith-mississippi-republican-senate-debate-mike-espy-runoff-november-27-gop-senator-3bd8502f183e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Think Progress<\/span><\/strong><\/a> &#8212;\u00a0Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) is doing her best to turn a Senate campaign in a state that President Donald Trump captured by nearly 20 percentage points in 2016 into a close race \u2014 and Tuesday\u2019s debate was no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Hyde-Smith, who was appointed to the Senate in April after Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/powerpost\/mississippis-sen-thad-cochran-to-resign-from-the-senate-after-four-decade-congressional-career\/2018\/03\/05\/be8477d4-20c0-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepped down<\/a> over health concerns, made headlines earlier this month when she <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/mississippi-senator-insists-public-hanging-joke-was-merely-an-exaggerated-expression-of-regard-cfccba86c7e7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joked<\/a> about lynching at a campaign event.\u00a0 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/11\/20\/walmart-asks-hyde-smith-for-donation-back-because-of-hanging-outrage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At least<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'tk-aktiv-grotesk','aktiv-grotesk',sans-serif; font-size: 18.73px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 40px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> five businesses, including Walmart and AT&amp;T, have asked Hyde-Smith to return campaign donations in the wake of her comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'tk-aktiv-grotesk','aktiv-grotesk',sans-serif; font-size: 18.73px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 40px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Things didn\u2019t improve from there. Hyde-Smith was subequently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LamarWhiteJr\/status\/1063192983254822912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1063192983254822912&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthinkprogress.org%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caught on video<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'tk-aktiv-grotesk','aktiv-grotesk',sans-serif; font-size: 18.73px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 40px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> advocating for voter suppression, saying, \u201cMaybe we want to make it just a little more difficult\u201d for Democrats \u201cthat maybe we don\u2019t want to vote.\u201d Then, a 2014 Facebook <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=687776747970305&amp;set=pcb.687779844636662&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'tk-aktiv-grotesk','aktiv-grotesk',sans-serif; font-size: 18.73px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 40px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> from Hyde-Smith\u2019s account resurfaced, in which she is pictured standing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuddLegum\/status\/1064944929770745858\">next to a member<\/a><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'tk-aktiv-grotesk','aktiv-grotesk',sans-serif; font-size: 18.73px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 40px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"> of a a Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate group wearing a Confederate soldier\u2019s hat with the caption \u201cMississippi history at its best!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u70m7-pyURY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unlikely that Republicans are feeling any better about Hyde-Smith after her performance in Tuesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/video\/watch-full-mississippi-senate-debate-with-hyde-smith-and-espy-1376520771894\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate<\/a> with Espy.<\/p>\n<p>Over the span of an hour, the GOP senator cited an imaginary Republican colleague, asked for voters\u2019 support on the wrong date, and offered a <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/mississippi-hyde-smith-finally-apologizes-public-hanging-comments-e144cc1fa7de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cringeworthy non-apology<\/a> for her racist remarks about lynching.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Well isn&#8217;t she just the cutest cupcake on the platter . . . NOT!!! \u00a0 There are a number of videos in the article with them being virtually all the same.\u00a0 She rambles on, repeats herself, and definitely does not stick to the topic.\u00a0 There is a chance here for Epsy to take the seat for the Democrats on 27 November 2018,\u00a0 Go Epsy!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/11\/21\/1814520\/-Parkland-students-activism-honored-with-international-peace-prize-from-Desmond-Tutu?utm_campaign=trending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Daily Kos<\/span><\/strong><\/a> &#8212;\u00a0<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #3c3736; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.12px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, have been <\/span><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article221949190.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awarded the\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article221949190.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 International Children&#8217;s Peace Prize<\/a>, <\/span>for their tireless anti-gun activism in the aftermath of the\u00a0Valentine\u2019s Day mass shooting that changed their lives.\u00a0 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Parkland_Students_Tutu_Peace_Prize.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #3c3736; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.12px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Archbishop Tutu is right: The Parkland students have moved the world,\u00a0while always keeping young people at the center of their work.<\/span>\u00a0 &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>They got the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/4\/3\/1753916\/-NRA-spokesperson-is-concerned-for-Parkland-shooting-survivors-even-the-one-with-a-sassy-mouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NRA screaming loud<\/a> and <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/3\/26\/1752194\/-The-NRA-more-than-quadrupled-their-propaganda-budget-in-the-first-few-days-after-Parkland-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spending tons of money<\/a>, and even pushed new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/5\/13\/1764039\/-New-NRA-president-Oliver-Actual-Traitor-North-calls-Parkland-survivors-civil-terrorists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NRA president Oliver North to call them \u201cterrorists.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0They <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/5\/25\/1767156\/-David-Hogg-does-it-again-Publix-halts-political-donations-ahead-of-protests-in-stores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">waged a civil protest war on companies that donate to the NRA.<\/a>\u00a0They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/6\/11\/1771034\/-Measuring-life-in-love-Stoneman-Douglas-high-school-drama-club-steals-the-show-at-the-Tony-Awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spread a message of love at this year\u2019s Tony Awards.<\/a>\u00a0They compelled states to change their gun laws, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/7\/24\/1783121\/-After-Parkland-gun-safety-advocates-notch-major-gains-in-state-legislatures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marking the \u201cbest year\u201d in recent memory for gun control<\/a> lobbying. The NRA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/8\/5\/1786021\/-David-Hogg-and-Twitter-troll-the-NRA-s-financial-woes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blamed the Parkland students\u2019 activism for their financial woes,<\/a>\u00a0while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/10\/12\/1804041\/-Barack-Obama-nominates-Parkland-Kids-for-the-2018-Time100-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama celebrated them.<\/a>\u00a0They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/11\/6\/1810423\/-Parkland-students-make-music-video-saluting-their-lost-friends-and-demanding-people-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote a song to honor their fallen classmates<\/a> and compelled young people to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/article215169905.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not just register to vote,<\/a> but actually cast a ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dk-editor-embed center-block\" data-twitter-content=\"&amp;lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&amp;gt;We all made history with the largest youth turnout in 25 years!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;We will perpetuate this life saving conversation until we eradicate gun violence and have morally just leaders in office. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Thanks to all the young people that have supported us since the beginning. We will win! &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/jnLLcxvYUi&quot;&amp;gt;pic.twitter.com\/jnLLcxvYUi&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;mdash; March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) &amp;lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMarch4OurLives\/status\/1060281812595994625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&amp;gt;November 7, 2018&amp;lt;\/a&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/blockquote&amp;gt; \"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click through.\u00a0 These young people clearly have a belief in tomorrow and their place in it.\u00a0 I am very proud of them for trying to make the world a better place.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/campaigns\/petitions\/sign-the-petition-abolish-the-electoral-college?source=20181106sp1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sign the petition: Elect the president by national popular vote<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ca\/video\/watch\/cat-sings-if-youre-happy-and-you-know-it-with-owner\/vi-BBPVZAX?ocid=spartanntp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>My Universe<\/strong><\/span><\/a> &#8212;\u00a0<span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: 'Segoe UI','Segoe WP','Arial','Sans-Serif'; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 32px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">Toby is four and a half year old cat that was found abandoned in a box, neara shop in Zaslavl, Belarus. He knows perfectly well that he is happy, but he prefers to meow, instead of clapping his &#8216;hands&#8217;. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">This is so cute but please click through for this short music video as I can&#8217;t imbed it.\u00a0 I nominate Toby for a CMA trophy! . . . honourable mention to the human.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/resist_2.png\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a long day with medical appointments.\u00a0 I have finally finished this post.\u00a0 We can all breathe a little easier now that we know TC is safe at home and someone is looking in on him.\u00a0 Nameless posted\u00a0UPDATE on Wednesday 10:30 CST earlier today and we will continue to check him and provide <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/21\/squatchs-open-thread-21-november-2018\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-open-thread","category-politics","category-35-id","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34402\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}