{"id":6274,"date":"2011-11-04T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/04\/open-thread1142011-2\/"},"modified":"2011-11-04T00:00:23","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T07:00:23","slug":"open-thread1142011-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/11\/04\/open-thread1142011-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/4\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was very tired, because I had to get up early to be ready for my O2<\/sub> delivery.  After it arrived, I took a cat nap<\/em>, slept through the afternoon and into the evening, and got a late start on my research, so I\u2019m groggy, and my body says to go back to bed.  I\u2019m current on replies, even if more brief than moral.  Today is a recovery and housework day.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today it took me 6:37 (average 7:50).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From ABC<\/a>: <\/font>Occupy Wall Street supporters who staged rallies that shut down the nation’s fifth-busiest port during a day of protests condemned on Thursday the demonstrators who clashed with police in the latest flare-up of violence in Oakland, Calif.<\/p>\n

I commend the demonstrators for condemning the people that used this peaceful movement as cover.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Think Progress<\/a>: <\/font>One of the tactics the 99 Percenters are using to take back the country from the 1 percent is to move their money<\/a> from big banks to credit unions, community banks, and other smaller financial unions that aren\u2019t gambling with our nation\u2019s future. <\/p>\n

Now, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) reports that a whopping 650,000 Americans have joined credit unions<\/a> since Sept. 29 \u2014 the date that Bank of America announced it would start charging a $5 monthly debit fee, a move it backed down<\/a> on this week.<\/p>\n

My bank is not one of the TBTF Banksters, but they are fairly large.  I looked into moving, but there are no community banks or credit unions close enough to me to use, due to disability.  However, since I won my SSDI claim two years ago, they have not gotten a penny from me in interest or fees.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Raw Story<\/a>: <\/font>The Chinese are the world\u2019s \u201cmost active and persistent perpetrators\u201d of economic espionage, a US intelligence agency said on Thursday in an unusually blunt report on a sensitive topic.<\/p>\n

The report on foreign cyber spying efforts submitted to the US Congress also pointed the finger at Russia\u2019s intelligence services, saying they were snooping on US companies for economic information and technology.<\/p>\n

The report, \u201cForeign Spies Stealing US Economic Secrets in Cyberspace,\u201d was compiled by the office of the National Counterintelligence Executive, part of the office of the Director of National Intelligence.<\/p>\n

I agree that this is a serious problem and something must be done to address it.  I do not have the expertise to suggest the method, but \u201cBig Brother Is Watching You\u201d is not an acceptable choice.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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