{"id":37734,"date":"2019-09-24T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=37734"},"modified":"2019-09-24T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:41:15","slug":"open-thread-9-24-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/09\/24\/open-thread-9-24-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 9\/24\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a muggy day, here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I was pretty busy last night, am running late, and am feeling tired.&nbsp; I&#8217;ll still be in the saddle tomorrow, but may be a bit late to publish, because my medical waste company is coming to exchange my sharps container.&nbsp; 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 3:45 (average 6:07).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-09-24-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><img 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\/2017\/09\/0924Cartoon.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Here&#8217;s the latest from <a href=\"http:\/\/fantasy.nfl.com\/league\/342380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our own fantasy football league<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3Scores\" 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=\"3Scores\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3Scores.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Congrats to Squatch, Vivian, and I for winning our games.&nbsp; I had the week high score.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3Standings\" 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=\"3Standings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3Standings.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Congrats to Vivian for leading the league.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Players, have your lineup set before Thursday Night Football.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/humor\/borowitz-report\/how-has-this-bastard-not-been-impeached-yet-nixon-asks-in-hell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>The former President Richard M. Nixon became the latest person to call for Donald J. Trump\u2019s impeachment on Monday, holding an extraordinary press conference in Hell to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see the news every day and I shake my head,\u201d Nixon said, the infernal flames of Hades licking his jowls. \u201cHow has this bastard not been impeached yet?\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>The former President said that the Watergate scandal, which led to his resignation from office, was \u201clike jaywalking\u201d compared to Trump\u2019s interactions with a foreign government.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll admit that my subversion of democracy wasn\u2019t ideal, but this Ukrainian business is some next-level shit,\u201d Nixon said.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Dang, Andy! Thus sayeth Tricky Dick about Tiny Dick. Ands he ever right! May Trump join him soon! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qWEpTok6AJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/NBCNews\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Watch Greta Thunberg\u2019s Impassioned Speech: \u2018Change Is Coming Whether You Like It Or Not\u2019  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qWEpTok6AJo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">What intense emotions supporting such obvious truth! Kudos! <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n9h2PX4A8aw\" 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><font color=\"#000000\">SAUDI&#8217;S BITCH<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/n9h2PX4A8aw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Way to go! Trump and Salmon both have brown stains on their noses! <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 muggy day, here in the CatBox.&nbsp; I was pretty busy last night, am running late, and am feeling tired.&nbsp; I&#8217;ll still be in the saddle tomorrow, but may be a bit late to publish, because my medical waste company is coming to exchange my sharps container.&nbsp; Hugs to all. 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