{"id":38585,"date":"2020-01-02T07:50:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T15:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38585"},"modified":"2020-01-02T07:50:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T15:50:35","slug":"open-thread-1-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/02\/open-thread-1-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread &#8211; 1\/2\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">It&#8217;s a tired day here in the CatBox, and it&#8217;s a very slow day for news, so this is today&#8217;s only article from me.&nbsp; I see the thoracic surgeon in two weeks, so I&#8217;ll know more about my cancer then. I hope that your your week is Republican free.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><strong>Jig Zone Puzzle<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Today&#8217;s took me 4:09 (average 5:39).&nbsp; To do it, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jigzone.com\/puzzles\/2020-01-02-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\/2018\/01\/0102Cartoon.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=Xqx9AiNMgSo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC18vz5hUUqxbGvym9ghtX_w\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full Frontal Channel<\/a>): <\/font><font color=\"#000000\">Full Frontal Rewind: How We Destroyed Health Care<\/font><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Xqx9AiNMgSo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Didn&#8217;t Sam do a great job with this?&nbsp; American health care is screwed for three identical reasons: the Republican Reich!&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/01\/middleeast\/israel-netanyahu-immunity-request\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>: <\/font>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested immunity from prosecution in three corruption cases in which he faces indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu submitted the request to the Knesset late Wednesday night, saying he plans on leading the country &#8220;for many years to come.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is being done to me is a field court-martial by misleading the public,&#8221; Netanyahu said in a televised statement Wednesday evening in Jerusalem. &#8220;The immunity law is intended to protect elected officials from fabricated legal proceedings &#8212; from political indictment intended to damage the will of the people. This law intends to ensure that those elected can serve the people according to the will of the people, not the will of the law clerks.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>Charges against Netanyahu were unveiled in November. He&#8217;s maintained his innocence throughout the ongoing criminal proceedings, calling them an &#8220;attempted coup&#8221; led by the left and the media.  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Butcher Bibi should share a cell with his beloved idol, from whom he has learned so well to dodge the consequences of his crimes.&nbsp; <strong>RESIST<\/strong>!!<\/font>  <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2ymkBEhdHBE&amp;list=RDR3ChToIvLRM&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/font>The Byrds &#8211; Eight Miles High &#8211; 9\/23\/1970 &#8211; Fillmore East (Official)  <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2ymkBEhdHBE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I had left NYC and the Lower East Side by then, but I loved the Byrds, I loved this instrumental version, and I loved Fillmore East. 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 a tired day here in the CatBox, and it&#8217;s a very slow day for news, so this is today&#8217;s only article from me.&nbsp; I see the thoracic surgeon in two weeks, so I&#8217;ll know more about my cancer then. I hope that your your week is Republican free. 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