{"id":55404,"date":"2024-10-25T06:10:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T13:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=55404"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T01:12:01","slug":"open-thread-october-25-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2024\/10\/25\/open-thread-october-25-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread October 25 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, my back bothered me from the middle of my sleep time (it woke me up, and I never really got back to sleep) through the entire rest of the day. I seriously considered sleeping sitting up. I used the TENS unit and ice (not at the same time &#8211; those ice bags may be sealed, but that doesn&#8217;t stop condensation.)\u00a0 Both helped some,\u00a0 But not enough.\u00a0 Yes, I know, Urgent Care, but the last time I did that (for pain muchless sefver in a much smaller area) I ended up having to do so much walking\u00a0 I exacerbated it.\u00a0 If I exacerbate this much more, I&#8217;ll fall and won&#8217;t be able to get up.\u00a0 If it persists, I&#8217;ll do that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/new-effects-of-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pro Publica<\/a> points out that, while, yes, immigration has increased, that is far from the only change in immigration in recent years. They don&#8217;t go into the fact that many, particularly those from Central America are fleeing conditions which we, the United States, made possible by meddling in their nations&#8217; politics through the CIA and, among other programs, the School of the Americas (now whitewashed as the &#8220;Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.&#8221;) And both of our major parties have blood on their hands. Our hands. Sure, a lot of that was on account of GOP rule. But I wouldn&#8217;t expect those injured by it to be able to make that distinction.<\/p>\n<p>As a former DOJ prosecutor, <a href=\"https:\/\/joycevance.substack.com\/p\/is-doj-doing-enough-to-protect-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joyce Vance<\/a> knows a whole lot more about the DOJ&#8217;s responsibiities than I do. I&#8217;ll just let her do the talking.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ByGwalQStdo?si=0jQiyhkaeJhNsyHP\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gv1NsDUS5q8?si=kd9eqnXvLiVvqoWY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/weather.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/weather.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/weather-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/weather-150x117.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, my back bothered me from the middle of my sleep time (it woke me up, and I never really got back to sleep) through the entire rest of the day. I seriously considered sleeping sitting up. 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