Tuesday Night Open Thread

Old songs are the best.

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What’s been on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? A topic to discuss? It’s Tuesday Night Open Thread.

Who wants to start?

O’Rourke’s Old Nemesis Attacks Again

Headline: “Reality bites Beto after high-flying kickoff“.

He thinks socialism can work. I’m not sure he considers reality a barrier.

You See Them Everywhere, But You Never Think About the Engineering Principles That Make Them Successful

[How tall can a tree grow? – Valentin Hammoudi] (Viewer #374,664)

It’s like a High School biology class refresher course.

I’m proud to say I still remembered xylem and phloem.

Link of the Day: Watch Snopes Tie Themselves in Knots Trying to Avoid Admitting Socialism Is the Problem in Venezuela

Snopes says:

Is this a Photograph of Worthless Money in the Gutters of Venezuela?
The disastrous economic situation in Venezuela can’t be summed up in a single image.

The photo in question was submitted with the caption: “This is a street in Venezuela. That’s money in the gutter. It’s worthless. Welcome to socialism.”

Snopes labeled it “miscaptioned”.

Then explained: “this is a genuine photograph of worthless money dumped in the gutter of a Venezuelan street. However, the accompanying caption presents an oversimplification of the series of events that led to this currency’s worthlessness and its discarding by Venezuelan residents.”

They then go on to explain all the reasons besides socialism that the money is worthless. All of which don’t happen in non-socialist countries.

It’s a tragically, unintentionally amusing thing to read.

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The Illustrated CLIFFY: Got Some Satisfaction

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Trump Truths: Funding

President Trump could immediately raise $5 billion for the Mexican Wall by instituting a tax on “saying you’re moving to Canada if Trump wins and then not doing it.” Which would actually pass constitutional muster if John Roberts is on the Supreme Court.

Draw Journalists Using Typewriters With the Paper Coming Out the Bottom

[High Praise! to Freedom Is Just Another Word]

Straight Line of the Day: Elizabeth Warren Said That What Democrats Need to Defeat Trump in 2020 Is…

Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.

Elizabeth Warren said that what Democrats need to defeat Trump in 2020 is

The Illustrated Bob in Feenicks: Lack of Vision

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Probably Puppies and Meddling Kids

Elizabeth Warren says the Democrats running for president will have to do more than campaign on an anti-Trump message.

Oh… what else that’s good about America right now is she suggesting they hate?