{"id":48172,"date":"2022-06-12T07:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T14:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=48172"},"modified":"2022-06-11T17:18:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T00:18:33","slug":"open-thread-june-12-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/06\/12\/open-thread-june-12-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread June 12, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the radio opera was “The Rake’s Progress” – probably the only opera ever based (loosely) on a set of paintings (later published as engraved prints) designed to tell a cautionary tale. The music is by Stravinsky composed during his Neo-classical period, so it’s singable, and not much like The Rite Of Spring (not that I don’t like The rite of Spring.) This was the last opera to be broadcast by the Met – but from here on out until the Met picks up again in the fall, WFMT will take over and play an opera every Saturday, chosen from different opera copanies all over the world. I have not yet looked at their playlist, but have heard enough in past years to know it will be well worth listiening to. (It was through this program that I was able to hear “Scalia\/Ginsburg” – though I think it was composed when both were still alive. Ironically, it take place in the afterlife, explaining to the recording angel [or someone like that] how on earth such different people could get along so well IRL. But I digress.)\u00a0 The paintings and prints are all public domain and can be seen on Wikipedia.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cartoon –<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

Rolling Stone (in cooperation with POGO) – Inside the Capitol Cops\u2019 Jan. 6 Blame Game<\/a>
\nQuote – New documents describe critical errors in the Capitol Police\u2019s handling of intelligence prior to the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, revealing missed warning signs that \u2014 despite the undeniable heroism of many of its officers \u2014 contributed to the agency\u2019s failed defense of the Capitol. The documents, which were obtained by the Project on Government Oversight, add to a body of reporting by the government and the press surrounding failures by the Capitol Police intelligence division and its key leaders to clearly, consistently, and widely communicate the severity of raw intelligence threats to the Capitol and lawmakers \u2014 a failure that on Jan. 6 left Congress under-defended and rank-and-file officers unprepared.
\nClick through for details.<\/a> I’m not sure it shuld be called an “intelligence failure” when someone somewhere deliberately suppressed some or all of the intelligence – and the reprisals reported certainy suggest that that happened. It’sa shame tha honest, patriotic officers such as Edwards, Sicknick, Goodman, and others had to suffer for it.<\/p>\n

Crooks & Liars – News Coverage Of Hearing Cautious, Twitter Not So Much<\/a>
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\nClick through for more reaction.<\/a> Many people, including me, have wondered whether the hearings would change the mind of even just one<\/strong> person. The tweet I quote is for us.<\/p>\n

Law and Crime – Manhattan Judge Dismisses NRA\u2019s Countersuit Against State AG: Gun Group\u2019s \u2018Witch Hunt\u2019 Claim \u2018Is Simply Not Supported by the Record\u2019<\/a>
\nQuote – A Manhattan judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association\u2019s countersuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), rejecting the gun group\u2019s accusation that it\u2019s the victim of a political \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d In February, the attorney general\u2019s office warned that advancing the NRA\u2019s counterattack would give regulatory targets a new tool to \u201charry prosecutors.\u201d Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joel M. Cohen considered the competing arguments for months before ruling in the AG\u2019s favor, but the blistering 14-page opinion suggests that it wasn\u2019t a close call.
\nClick through for parts of the “blistering opinion.”<\/a> Tthis story was really the only interesting thing I could find which was not about the insurrection or the hearings.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
\nEat yout hearts out, Don Caron and Rocky Mountain Mike:<\/p>\n

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