{"id":38322,"date":"2019-12-01T07:34:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T15:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38322"},"modified":"2019-12-01T07:36:26","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T15:36:26","slug":"open-thread-12-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/12\/01\/open-thread-12-1-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 12\/1\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.\u00a0 WWWendy is coming, and we’re having our Thanksgiving Dinner.\u00a0 So I’m hurrying to finish.\u00a0 This is my only article today.\u00a0 Ellipsoid Orb Hugs to all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:51 (average 5:31).\u00a0 To do it, click here<\/a>.\u00a0 How did you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/span>Nurses and doctors from the United Kingdom\u2019s National Health Service are planning to lead a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump next week amid mounting concerns about potential privatization of the U.K.\u2019s decades-old public healthcare system.<\/p>\n

The Stop Trump Coalition\u2014which helped organize massive protests<\/a> against the U.S. president when he visited the U.K. in July 2018\u2014said<\/a> in a statement Friday that \u201cthe health workers\u2019 bloc will tell Trump \u2018hands off our NHS,\u2019 as concerns intensify about a trade deal letting U.S. firms muscle in on the health service.\u201d<\/p>\n

It’s not enough that Trump and the Republican Reich are keeping millions of Americans from receiving public healthcare. They are also fighting to take it away from the rest of the world.\u00a0 RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n

From Huffington Post<\/a>: <\/span>Nearly 4 million Americans would lose food stamps<\/a> if the Trump administration institutes its overhaul of eligibility requirements and other aid rules, according to a new analysis of the impact of the possible changes. Millions of others would lose some food subsidy benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Seventy mayors<\/a> in August called on the Trump administration not to enact the changes, noting that 85% of the benefits go to households with a child, an elderly person or someone with a disability.<\/p>\n

Every taxpayers’ penny Republicans take from a poor, hungry child is a penny they can give to a billionaire. RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/span><\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/span>Zombies – Time Of The Season HD<\/span><\/p>\n