{"id":50602,"date":"2023-01-23T07:02:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T15:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=50602"},"modified":"2023-01-22T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T23:28:20","slug":"open-thread-january-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/23\/open-thread-january-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread January 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I received an “extra” email from Steve Schmidt’s “The Warning” on Substack. This was far from the first in this category, but I funally have to say it publicly – Steve Schmidt is a sucker for woldlife<\/a>. (Of course I’m cool with that, seeing as he only shoots with cameras.) Just a couple of days ago he shared some photos of ostriches. Actually, Heather Cox Richardson, Joyce Vance,and Robert Reich also use pictures, and it’s anyone’s guess what they’ll be of. Even as an unpaid, I get a feeling of getting to know them as human beings, just just as experts.<\/p>\n

Cartoon – 23 Blackwell RTL<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

Military dot com – 3 Active-Duty Marines Who Work in Intelligence Arrested for Alleged Participation in Jan. 6 Riot<\/a>
\nQuote – The three Marines now join the other nine service members — active, reserve and National Guard — who have been arrested for alleged crimes stemming from Jan. 6. Two other men were booted from basic training as their investigations unfolded. According to the George Washington University’s Project on Extremism, out of the 940 defendants charged with crimes stemming from Jan. 6, 118, or 12%, have some form of military background.
\nClick through for story.<\/a> Of course the concern here is who, if anyone, besides their superiors, has been getting information from them?<\/p>\n

Snopes, via MSN – Was Nearly 25% of the US National Debt Incurred During Trump Administration?<\/a>
\nQuote – An estimated $3.7 trillion of added debt during the Trump administration can be attributed to Covid-19 relief measures passed with bipartisan support. A series of tax cuts passed during the Trump administration has also added significantly to the national debt. Because the $7.8 trillion increase in the national debt incurred during the Trump Administration represents nearly 25% of the current $31 trillion national debt, the claim is “True.”
\nClick through for details.<\/a> The answer to the question as asked is “yes.” Period. There are a few details sometimes added to the question which are shakier, but don’t get distracted. Republicans simply do not want to pay their own bills.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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