{"id":50653,"date":"2023-01-28T06:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=50653"},"modified":"2023-01-29T18:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T02:28:46","slug":"open-thread-january-28-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/28\/open-thread-january-28-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread January 28, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, there was an unusual article picked up from Jezebel by CPR about a bear who has used a wildlife research camera to take more than 400 selfies<\/a>, all very professional looking. If we humans want to stay at the top of the food chain we had better start improving our game. Also, the weather forecast indicated a possibility of snow tonight – only about one chance in four, but if it does snow, they think it will be a fair amount. I’ not holding my breath, but it is something to keep in mind. I’ll slip in a comment before I leave, and of course will comment when I get back.<\/p>\n

Cartoon –<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

The Daily Beast – Inside the Democratic \u2018SWAT Team\u2019 Combating the GOP\u2019s Biden Probes<\/a>
\nQuote – Now, a more conspiratorial and hard-edged crop of House Republicans is sharpening their investigative knives for President Joe Biden, eyeing everything from his handling of the Department of Justice to his son\u2019s business dealings. Determined to prevent a rerun of the Obama years, top Democrats are standing up a pair of outside groups\u2014the Congressional Integrity Project and Facts First USA\u2014and building them for the sole purpose of running aggressive interference for Biden on the barrage of GOP probes from Capitol Hill.
\nClick through for more information<\/a>. I don’t know whether this is the best way to function because it hasn’t been tried before. But at least we can stop saying the Democratic party is not even trying to message.<\/p>\n

The Daily Beast – ould a Secret Contract Halt This Tell-All Book on the Trump Probe?<\/a>
\nQuote – The Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office is warning that a tell-all book about its stalled investigation into former President Donald Trump could derail the office\u2019s probe and leave the author of the book, a former top prosecutor there, in legal jeopardy for violating a secretive nondisclosure agreement. The NDA, obtained exclusively by The Daily Beast, warns that \u201cany work performed for the office\u201d is \u201cprivileged and confidential.\u201d That clause appears to directly conflict with a memoir that promises juicy details in what has so far been a failed effort to indict Trump. People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account, written by former special assistant DA Mark Pomerantz, is due to hit bookshelves on Feb. 7\u2014and it\u2019s being billed as a \u201cfascinating inside account of the attempt to prosecute former president Donald Trump.\u201d
\nClick through for details.<\/a> Not unexpectedly, I have mixed feelings here. My desire to have all the facts of TFG’s sordid Presidency become public knowledge is tempered by my desire to see him convicted, and have those convictions (plural, ues) stick and keep him locked up permanently.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought<\/p>\n

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