{"id":7438,"date":"2012-03-22T13:28:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7438"},"modified":"2012-03-22T13:28:24","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T20:28:24","slug":"open-thread3222012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/03\/22\/open-thread3222012\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–3\/22\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I successfully caught up, although it took me over eleven hours work to do it.  This morning I got up early to try to get the blog up and links to it posted, before I leave for my volunteer work in prison.  It looks like I\u2019ll make it.  I\u2019m current with replies.  Tomorrow I\u2019ll likely be quite tired, as I\u2019ll return home late tonight, so I may be light on content.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 4:02 (average 5:02).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Politico<\/a>: <\/font>The Justice Department is accusing AT&T of improperly billing a federal subsidy fund for calls made by Nigerian scam artists, in a lawsuit announced today.<\/p>\n

AT&T allegedly sought reimbursement from the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund for calls it knew were not eligible for the subsidy, particularly from foreign callers who sought to defraud U.S. merchants, according to the Justice Department. The fund is administered by the FCC for \u201cIP Relay\u201d calls, in which hearing-impaired people make telephone calls to hearing people via Internet messages that are facilitated by IP Relay providers.<\/p>\n

You can bet that, if we had a Republican administration in the White House, they would be perfectly content to allow AT&T to rip off US taxpayers.<\/font><\/p>\n

From MoveOn<\/a>: <\/font>One Graphic Republicans Hope You Don’t Share With Your Friends<\/p>\n

\"22labor480\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How many of these things are Republicans trying to destroy?<\/font><\/p>\n

From USA Today<\/a>: <\/font>A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday laid out new standards for criminal plea bargains, saying defense lawyers must do a competent job advising and informing their clients of prosecutors’ offers of less prison time for convictions and guilty pleas.<\/p>\n

Justice Antonin Scalia, in a rare move, dissented aloud from the bench, calling the decisions "absurd".<\/p>\n

Kennedy defected from the SCROTUS fascists on this one. Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas goose stepped against human rights, as always.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

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