{"id":34715,"date":"2018-12-05T12:35:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=34715"},"modified":"2018-12-05T12:35:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T20:35:57","slug":"open-thread-12-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/05\/open-thread-12-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 12\/5\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late yesterday afternoon, Anne came by to tell me they had found me a place, and I was overjoyed.  After dinner, I looked at the pictures she emailed, and am now thoroughly frustrated.  It’s too small to fit all my stuff.  Nevertheless, I’ll probably be moving there in eight days, until they can find me a better place.  ARGH!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:32 (average 4:59).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>The government of Iraq announced on Tuesday that it would seek to build an international coalition to establish democracy in the state of North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters in Baghdad, the Iraqi President, Barham Salih, said that Iraq had reached out to regional powers including Canada and Mexico to launch a military invasion of North Carolina\u2019s Ninth Congressional District to \u201cprotect the North Carolinians\u2019 right to self-determination.\u201d<\/p>\n

While many in the international community commended Salih\u2019s desire to bring democracy to North Carolina, some critics warned that the effort could wind up destabilizing other American states.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf North Carolina gets democracy, it\u2019s only a matter of time before the people of Wisconsin, Georgia, and other failed states demand it as well,\u201d Muqtada al-Sadr, the Iraqi politician and cleric, said. \u201cIraq could find itself in a quagmire with no exit strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dang Andy! Can we trust them after the way the Republican Reich trashed their country? RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Robert Mueller Memo On Flynn Shows Cooperation On Three Investigations (52 min.)<\/font><\/p>\n