{"id":37498,"date":"2019-08-31T08:49:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T15:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37498"},"modified":"2019-08-31T08:49:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T15:49:01","slug":"open-thread-8-31-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/08\/31\/open-thread-8-31-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 8\/31\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a busy day here in the shiny new CatBox and the last day of my first month living here.&nbsp; This is today&#8217;s only article, because the PP fantasy football league is drafting today.&nbsp; Please expect no more than a Personal Update tomorrow, because it&#8217;s a busy WWWendy day.&nbsp; Weekend 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 3:31 (Average 5:16).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-08-31-CE2504A965A9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.&nbsp; How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/0831Cartoon.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\"><\/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=BkqCTZf3jYw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/0831Cartoon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/font>What Is Vladimir Putin Up To Now?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BkqCTZf3jYw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Vladimir Putin [R-RU] loves to make extreme bellicose moves, because the more jealous Widdle Donnie Piddle Top is, the more deferential to Daddy Vladdy he becomes. <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uzY6h0QaIvg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwlHzGKZA-e2GeLMjIE51uw\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parody Project Channel<\/a>): <\/font>WHO&#8217;LL STOP THEIR REIGN?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uzY6h0QaIvg\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Amen Don! The reign of Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten, Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch, and their Republican Reich must be stopped! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=usNsCeOV4GM&amp;list=RDQMvetYiQCZ_jo&amp;index=25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/font>The Beatles &#8211; A Day In The Life<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/usNsCeOV4GM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Ah&#8230; The memories! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><font style=\"font-weight: bold\" color=\"#0000ff\">Vote Blue!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a busy day here in the shiny new CatBox and the last day of my first month living here.&nbsp; This is today&#8217;s only article, because the PP fantasy football league is drafting today.&nbsp; Please expect no more than a Personal Update tomorrow, because it&#8217;s a busy WWWendy day.&nbsp; Weekend Hugs to all. 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