{"id":54914,"date":"2024-07-31T06:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T13:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=54914"},"modified":"2024-07-31T19:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T02:29:55","slug":"open-thread-july-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2024\/07\/31\/open-thread-july-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread July 31 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I came across a short post sharing that MSNBC had shown an image of JD Vance over the chron &#8220;Look what the cat dragged in.&#8221; That gave me a smile. I also attempted making cookies, oatmeal raisin, with a non-wheat flour. I knew I would need more liquid than I normally use on account of the oatmeal (I used instant) but I overdid it a little. So they look odd. But they taste alright.<\/p>\n<p>It may have been done before &#8211; but <a href=\"https:\/\/heathercoxrichardson.substack.com\/p\/july-28-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I have not seen this quote<\/a> about fascism applied to democracy (don&#8217;t worry, it&#8217;s not negative) in this way &#8211; particularly combined with the concept that it happens a lot, in and outside of government in both small and large ways.<\/p>\n<p>(non-paywall link) I don&#8217;t know how <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.li\/e5sSw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a> does it &#8211; but so many scoops that are truly significant seem to start there. The New Yorker used to do that, with reporters like David Remnick and Ronan Farrow, but I&#8217;ve lost confidence in them. This story, of course, we&#8217;ve known what seems like forever &#8211; at least in the general outlines &#8211; but the details are now included.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hW44HnByv3c?si=Pq8t-0bMR_c6dR2w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y272rQiJeEw?si=KM_mFyGnerS4UYIl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/match.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/match.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/match-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/match-150x135.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I came across a short post sharing that MSNBC had shown an image of JD Vance over the chron &#8220;Look what the cat dragged in.&#8221; That gave me a smile. 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