{"id":36617,"date":"2019-05-29T09:34:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T16:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=36617"},"modified":"2019-05-29T09:34:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T16:34:15","slug":"open-thread-5-29-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/05\/29\/open-thread-5-29-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 5\/29\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a busy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; Store to Door is delivering groceries mid-day and WWWendy will be here to destink the TomCat and help with chores this evening.&nbsp; In addition I&#8217;m trying to coordinate the move which is next week or, at the latest, the week after.&nbsp; Hump Day Hugs to all.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 3:14 (average 5:10).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-05-29-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=MzaeECfBKCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CSPAN\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CSPAN Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Rep. Massie Blocks Disaster Relief Bill<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">Barf Bag Alert!!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MzaeECfBKCg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">As the residents of mid America suffer the effects of Republican-caused climate disasters, why is this vile Republican preventing the victims from receiving desperately-needed help? Every penny Democrats spend helping the truly needy is a penny Republicans can&#8217;t spend on welfare for billionaires! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=inBWp13C7H8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCuDv5p8E-evaRSh542hDV5g\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Reich Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Robert Reich: What is Oligarchy?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/inBWp13C7H8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. The Reich on the right, the Republican Reich, is growing our oligarchy into a totalitarian fascist plutocracy. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/29\/us\/politics\/mitch-mcconnell-supreme-court.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>Democrats accused Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, of hypocrisy on Tuesday after he said Republicans would confirm a justice to the Supreme Court if a seat opened up amid the election campaign in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/supreme-court-nomination-2016?module=inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">even after denying President Barack Obama<\/a> a similar opportunity in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The senator made the remarks at a Chamber of Commerce event in Paducah, Ky., after an audience member asked what Senate Republicans would do if a Supreme Court justice died next year.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, we\u2019d fill it,\u201d he responded with a grin, prompting laughter from the audience.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">In short, the theft of an Obama Justice for SCOTUS, replaced by a Trump Injustice for SCROTUS (Republican Anti-Constitutional VD), was a scam perpetrated by Bought Bitch Mitch, a typical Republican. Every Republican in office is one Republican too many. <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\/2019\/05\/0529Cartoon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"0529Cartoon\" 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=\"0529Cartoon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/0529Cartoon_thumb.jpg\" width=\"654\" height=\"354\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a busy day here in the CatBox.&nbsp; Store to Door is delivering groceries mid-day and WWWendy will be here to destink the TomCat and help with chores this evening.&nbsp; In addition I&#8217;m trying to coordinate the move which is next week or, at the latest, the week after.&nbsp; Hump Day Hugs to all. 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