{"id":52731,"date":"2023-08-19T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=52731"},"modified":"2023-08-18T17:09:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T00:09:25","slug":"open-thread-august-18-2023-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/19\/open-thread-august-18-2023-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread August 19, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the Daily Beast (which devotes a lot of time and space to entertainment – movies, TV, books, music, pop culture – along with political stuff, had a story on a new episode on Apple TV (which I didn’t see, though it streamed last night) whose main character is Marcie – the Peanuts girl who calls Peppermint Patty “Sir.” And they included the trailer<\/a>, which I did watch. It’s really rather sweet. Being an introvert myself, I was touched.\u00a0 Also yesterday, I received notification from John Pavlovitz that his “If God Is Love, Don’t Be A Jerk” series is going to be repeated (if you can call it a repeat when so much of it is teacher-student interaction and the students will be enew – at least some of them.\u00a0 It’s not free, but it does come with some perks and bennies.\u00a0 More information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Short Takes –<\/p>\n

The 19th – Why DeSantis\u2019 war on \u2018woke\u2019 isn\u2019t winning in the GOP primary<\/a>
\nQuote – For many LGBTQ+ people, particularly trans people, DeSantis\u2019 war on woke has seemed like a direct assault on their ability to participate in society. For some people of color, particularly Black people, the Florida governor has appropriated a word from their culture and weaponized it against them. For those on the right, like DeSantis, who have embraced \u201cwoke\u201d as an enemy, it can be a more palatable catch-all for a variety of race- and gender-based grievances designed to appeal to White voters worried about holding onto their power, according to experts. But it can also turn off Republican voters \u2014 for some, it\u2019s seen as openly racist or anti-LGBTQ+, and for others, it\u2019s too vague. And many of the GOP primary voters who relish attacks like those from DeSantis and others in the primary field already have a candidate: former President Donald Trump.
\nClick through for article.<\/a> I suppose it would be possible to out-Trump** Trump**, which is what DeSaster is trying to do. But it cannot be done by a pudding-fingered white-booted wimp like him. Not that that solves the problem of bigots who hate the whole idea of “woke.”<\/p>\n

The Nib – Shady Behavior<\/a>
\nQuote – For being so prominent, palms dont pull their weight when it comes to cooling the city and preventing flooding. They provide poor canopy for catchng rainwater, offering little to offset what is known as the heat island effect: an increase in temperature in urbanized areas whose manmade structures absorb and re-emit the sun’s heat.
\nClick through for graphic article<\/a>. I don’t know how long we will have The Nib – this could be the last I feature from it – but I will keep checking. I had no idea palms are technically not even trees. Los Angeles and its environs need to become aware of this – and maybe San Diego as well.<\/p>\n

Food For Thought
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