{"id":38577,"date":"2019-12-31T08:02:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T16:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38577"},"modified":"2019-12-31T08:02:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T16:02:11","slug":"open-thread-12-31-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/12\/31\/open-thread-12-31-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 12\/31\/2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve here in the CatBox, and this is my my only article today.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a slow news day, and I&#8217;m tired. Tonight can be dangerous with drunken Republicans on the roads.&nbsp; If you can, stay home.&nbsp; If not, stay safe.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 4:13 (average 5:59).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2019-12-31-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 decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1231Cartoon.jpg\"><\/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=EHD2Ul1pajU\" 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>How Citizens United Got Us Trump with Robert Reich<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EHD2Ul1pajU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" 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, has become an alliance of greedy billionaires, who have sold us out to purveyors of hatred and lies to motivate their deplorable base. Dump the Republican Reich forever!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BizW8GTNPI8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CNN\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN Channel<\/a>): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Joe Biden pitches unexpected running mate<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BizW8GTNPI8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Considering all the crimes that the Republican Reich have committed against the American people, can Democrats even consider nominating a man, who would consider a Republican VP? If he won, Ammosexual Republicans would flock from all over the country to punctuate Biden&#8217;s death warrant and criminally install a Republican in the White House again!&nbsp; How foolish can he get?&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l71pbhqnvNM&amp;list=PLtMJF5iI4w_TKbCRJqhiglrgxN0se58iO&amp;index=11&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Beach Boys-In My Room<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/l71pbhqnvNM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Another favorite of mine from high school. Ah\u2026 the memories!&nbsp; <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 New Year&#8217;s Eve here in the CatBox, and this is my my only article today.&nbsp; It&#8217;s a slow news day, and I&#8217;m tired. Tonight can be dangerous with drunken Republicans on the roads.&nbsp; If you can, stay home.&nbsp; If not, stay safe. 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