{"id":38172,"date":"2019-11-12T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38172"},"modified":"2019-11-12T09:59:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:59:59","slug":"open-thread-11-12-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/11\/12\/open-thread-11-12-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 11\/12\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a hectic day, here in the CatBox.\u00a0 I had to update several program’s and drivers, prepare and submit my grocery order to Store to Door, prepare our fantasy football report, and advise an old friend, whose husband may be near death about, about the conditions for withdrawing support that I picked in my advance directive.\u00a0 Yesterday’s eye torture visit was grueling.\u00a0 The building was so hot that I was sweating for the 5.5 hours I was there.\u00a0 I had to strain to line up my eyes to their machines from my wheelchair, and that set off my heartburn.\u00a0 There was no evidence of remission, but one retina has a slightly swollen area, probably an after effect from the initial radiation.\u00a0 Allison is referring me to a Retinologist.\u00a0 She says he can give me a shot in the retina to fix it, at least for now.\u00a0 I returned home at suppertime, but my stomach was so upset that I could eat very little.\u00a0 This morning, I woke up feeling weak and dizzy.\u00a0 I had to eat candy, because my blood sugar was 55.\u00a0 Because I feel completely exhausted, this is my only article today.\u00a0 Bleary-eyed Hugs to all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Today’s took me 3:41 (average 4:46).\u00a0 To do it, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fantasy Football Report<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is the news from our own fantasy football league<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scores:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"10Scores\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Congrats to Vivian, Squatch, and Patty Monster for willing their games.\u00a0 Kudos to Vivian for the the league high score.\u00a0 Had I not listened to Nameless and had started Jackson instead of Mahomas, I would have won and had the league high score.<\/span><\/p>\n

Standings:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"10Standings\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Congrats to Vivian and WWWendy for leading the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/span>Saying that \u201cenough is enough,\u201d congressional Republicans demanded on Monday that the thousands of people in the nation\u2019s witness-protection program be required to appear on national television.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat kind of a country protects someone\u2019s identity just because they were instrumental in bringing a criminal to justice?\u201d Representative Jim Jordan, of Ohio, asked. \u201cI don\u2019t want to live in a country like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representative Devin Nunes, of California, concurred. \u201cAnonymity is all well and good, but we should be able to look at these people and know their names,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the United States Senate, Lindsey Graham told reporters that \u201cit\u2019s time for people in the witness-protection program to put up or shut up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dang, Andy! When are you going back to satire, instead of straight news?\u00a0 RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (MSNBC Channel<\/a>): <\/span>Chris Hayes Looks At The \u2018Red Exodus\u2019 As Another Republican Retires<\/p>\n