{"id":43050,"date":"2021-03-10T10:53:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=43050"},"modified":"2021-03-10T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T18:53:38","slug":"open-thread-3-10-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2021\/03\/10\/open-thread-3-10-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 3\/10\/2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox.  I had to take an Oxycodone this morning to supplement the methadone.  I try to avoid that whenever I can.It’s been three days since the last time I Republicated, and I’m not happy with that.  Happy Hump Day!<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 4:41 (average 4:31).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>House Democratic legislators including the chair of the chamber\u2019s Veterans\u2019 Affairs committee have reintroduced legislation that would block the deportation of noncitizen U.S. military veterans, and allow eligible deported veterans to return home to the U.S. Because federal immigration officials don\u2019t follow even their own policy<\/a>, it\u2019s unknown exactly how many veterans have been kicked out of the U.S. over the years. Advocates have estimated<\/a> the number to be around 230.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a disgrace that veterans are falling through the cracks of our broken immigration system and being deported,\u201d Veterans\u2019 Affairs chair Mark Takano said<\/a>, who reintroduced the bill with fellow Californian Juan Vargas and Arizona\u2019s Ra\u00fal Grijalva. \u201cDeported veterans are exiled from the country that they call home and that they fought to defend, and they face significant barriers to access the benefits they are entitled to and eligible for under the law. Congress must act and fix this injustice, and passing this comprehensive legislative package can help us achieve that.\u201d <\/p>\n

I fully agree with this legislation. To deport veterans who have put themselves in harm’s way to defend this nation is so criminal, it’s \u2026 Republican!  RESIST the Republican Reich<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From NY Times<\/a>: <\/font>It was a familiar play by Donald J. Trump: lashing out at his enemies and trying to raise money from it. <\/p>\n

The former president this week escalated a standoff over the Republican Party\u2019s financial future, blasting party leaders and urging his backers to send donations to his new political action committee \u2014 not to the institutional groups that traditionally control the G.O.P.\u2019s coffers. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo more money for RINOS,\u201d he said in a statement released on Monday by his bare-bones post-presidential office, referring to Republicans In Name Only. He directed donors to his own website instead. <\/p>\n

Trump** wasted no time in getting back to sheeple fleecing. Sheeple are so dumb that it’s BAAA-A-A-A-A-AAD<\/strong>!!  RESIST the Republican Reich<\/strong>!!<\/font> <\/p>\n

From YouTube<\/a> (a blast from the past): <\/font>Judy Collins – Send In The Clowns<\/font><\/p>\n