{"id":36560,"date":"2019-05-24T10:18:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=36560"},"modified":"2019-05-24T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:18:32","slug":"open-thread-5-24-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/05\/24\/open-thread-5-24-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 5\/24\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I&#8217;m buried in paperwork regarding my move.&nbsp; I&#8217;m in a rush.&nbsp; Stray safe!&nbsp; TGIF!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:21 (average 4:45). To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-05-24-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; 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=ugG8G7yJ9EU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CNN\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Theresa May announces resignation as UK Prime Minister<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ugG8G7yJ9EU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I thought it would come to this. Brexit has bitten the Bridiots&#8217; asses. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/pelosi-takes-advantage-of-trumps-storming-out-of-oval-office-to-hide-nuclear-codes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>The House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, took advantage of Donald Trump\u2019s storming out of an Oval Office meeting on Wednesday to hide the nuclear codes, Pelosi has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Moments after Trump threw a tantrum and abruptly left his own office, the quick-thinking Pelosi turned to Senator Charles Schumer, who was also present for the meeting, and said, \u201cChuck, we\u2019ve got to find those nuclear codes and hide them.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Pelosi and Schumer ransacked the Oval Office for the codes until Pelosi finally located them in a desk drawer under a pile of empty Quarter Pounder containers from McDonald\u2019s.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dang Andy! If it were only true! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DZA3B9zB0YU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1Z1i5ClfrJhyu9z1hlmDkQ\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Kos Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Rep. Katie Porter calls BS on Ben Carson&#8217;s excuse for not knowing his job  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DZA3B9zB0YU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">And another Republican earned a PhD in Bullshitology. (PhD = Piled higher and deeper). <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\/2017\/05\/0524Cartoon.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Republicans still refuse to believe it.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m buried in paperwork regarding my move.&nbsp; I&#8217;m in a rush.&nbsp; Stray safe!&nbsp; TGIF! Jig Zone Puzzle: Today&#8217;s took me 3:21 (average 4:45). To do it, click here.&nbsp; How did you do? Short Takes: From YouTube (CNN Channel): Theresa May announces resignation as UK Prime Minister &nbsp; I thought it would come to this. 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