{"id":45749,"date":"2021-11-05T06:42:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T13:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=45749"},"modified":"2021-11-04T23:54:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T06:54:25","slug":"open-thread-for-november-5-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2021\/11\/05\/open-thread-for-november-5-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread for November 5, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, my visor extender came, and it is substantial. It’s already a little longer than my visor without any extending – and it has a side extender which I probably won’t be able to extend completely when it’s in the windshield, because it will run into the rear view mirror, but which will be very handy when it’s turned to the side window. In the package were two items which are not what I thought I had ordered, and whch are hard to describe, but which I think I can use to good effect also. So, 9 days ahead of my next visit, I am set.<\/p>\n

Cartoon –<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg’s ‘Meta’ Name Already Taken By Anti-Capitalist Org<\/a>
\nQuote – “Through art and research, argument, and poetry,” the site says, “m\u03adta (the abbreviation of our Our Center for Postcapitalist Civilization) works to break with a dystopic present to imagine the world anew\u2014to grasp our present historical moment so as to help radical progressive movements find a path from the emergent dismal postcapitalism to one worth fighting, and living, for.”
\nClick through for story.<\/a> I can’t find it now, but I’m sure I saw somewhere that m\u03adta applies for trademark protection four months ago. This is important because names are not subject to copyright. Trademarks, on the other hand, are protected at least as strongly as copyrights. So Zuck may have to think again. I ceertainly hope so.<\/p>\n

\u2018That Is Literally Congress\u2019s House\u2019: Judge Skewers Donald Trump\u2019s Argument That Jan. 6 Investigation Lacks Legislative Purpose<\/a>
\nQuote – The judge quickly took aim at Trump\u2019s reliance on the Supreme Court\u2019s Mazars decision, which established that lower courts must take into account separation of powers concerns implicated by congressional subpoenas when information related to the president is implicated. Much has changed since that July 2020 decision. Namely, Trump is no longer president.
\nClick through for more.<\/a> This is somewhat under everyone’s radar (well, except for Glemm’s radar), but I think worth knowing.<\/p>\n

Giuliani investigators home in on 2019 plan to advance Ukraine interests in US<\/a>
\nQuote – The high-profile federal criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani in recent days has zeroed in on evidence that in the spring of 2019 three Ukrainian government prosecutors agreed to award contracts, valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to Giuliani and two other American attorneys as a way to gain political and personal influence with the Trump administration.
\nClick through for somewhat mealy-mouthed details.<\/a> Subtitle: “Prosecutors believe Giuliani and two others may have violated law over agreement that would have seen them win lucrative contracts” Gee, ya think?<\/p>\n

Food for Thought –
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