{"id":35110,"date":"2018-12-23T12:39:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T20:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=35110"},"modified":"2018-12-23T12:39:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T20:39:58","slug":"open-thread-12-23-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/23\/open-thread-12-23-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 12\/23\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Wendy is about to arrive and we have a very busy day.&#160; We did.&#160; I&#8217;m pooped.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:26 (average 5:09).&#160; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2018-12-23-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.&#160; How <\/font><font color=\"#0000ff\">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=3OUbWJrbzog\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuDv5p8E-evaRSh542hDV5g\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Robert Reich: 10 Steps to Save American Democracy<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3OUbWJrbzog\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right, but how do we get a Constitutional Amendment past the many small states controlled by the evil Reich on the right, the Republican Reich? <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7g4faweWfUE\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwlHzGKZA-e2GeLMjIE51uw\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Parody Project Channel<\/a>): <\/font>FROSTY THE SNOWMAN &#8211; Parody<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7g4faweWfUE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Don could not be more accurate.<strong> RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/2018\/12\/jimmy-kimmel-reads-classic-how-trump-saved\" target=\"_blank\">Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>Jimmy Kimmel introduced a children&#8217;s Christmas book called &quot;How The Trump Saved Christmas,&quot; but I think it&#8217;s really more fun for adults.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lTu-x364_3E\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Merry Christmas, or whatever seasonal greeting is appropriate for you. And if you are a Republican, Happy Holidays. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1223Cartoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1223Cartoon\" 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=\"1223Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/1223Cartoon_thumb.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wendy is about to arrive and we have a very busy day.&#160; We did.&#160; I&#8217;m pooped. Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:26 (average 5:09).&#160; To do it, click here.&#160; How did you do? 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