{"id":52589,"date":"2023-08-03T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=52589"},"modified":"2023-08-02T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T22:45:17","slug":"open-thread-august-3-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/03\/open-thread-august-3-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread August 3, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the newsletters were filled with responses to The Indictment. Substack in particular was packed – of course the people I subscribe to there are mostly experts, not only knowledgeable but competent and experienced communicators, so that is what one would and should expect – but I was a little overwhelmed. As a legal layperson, I thought Joyce Vance’s column was the best – the explanations were thorough, and the personal feelings showing through were in such congruence with mine (and probably with yours) that I was deeply moved. I’m not going to try to do a short take – I’ll just provide the link<\/a> (remember to look for the popup and click “continue reading”)<\/p>\n

Cartoon –<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

Talking Points Memo – Newly Revealed Text Messages Show GOP Officials At Ground Zero Of Election Conspiracy Outlined By Trump Indictment<\/a>
\nQuote – Text messages obtained by Talking Points Memo \u2014 most which have not previously been made public \u2014 paint a picture of what was going on behind the scenes in the White House during the crucial period the special prosecutor has zeroed in on. In particular, they reveal that Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and former Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward were among those who played key roles in elements of the alleged conspiracy from the moment Smith said it began.
\nClick through for details.<\/a> There have been some occasions when Willard “Mitt” Romney appeared to have a sense of ethics. But he clearly wasn’t able to raise a daughter with ethics, so even those few occasions are now questionable.<\/p>\n

USA Today – FBI: Over 200 sex trafficking victims, including 59 missing children, found in nationwide operation<\/a>
\nQuote – \u201cOperation Cross Country\u201d grew out of a 2003 FBI initiative which identified and recovered sexually exploited minors. It\u2019s a coordinated operation involving federal, state and local agencies across the country. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) is also a significant partner in the initiative, the FBI said.
\nClick through for full story<\/a>. I probably should have posted a barf bag alert – not for their results, but for the fact that they do it every summer – and never come up empty.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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