{"id":54946,"date":"2024-08-06T06:06:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=54946"},"modified":"2024-08-05T19:11:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T02:11:39","slug":"open-thread-august-6-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2024\/08\/06\/open-thread-august-6-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread August 6 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I saw the creepiest squib in Talking Points Memo’s morning email about RFK Jr. There was no link. There was a video, but it was on Xitter, and I can’t even see those, let alone embed them. So I looked around and found this on Democratic Underground<\/a>. It has more detail, so it;s even creepier. And also weird (though I’m not really comfortable with that, because there s such a thing as good weird – which I like ti believe I have.) I also received a grocery order. And today the exterminator comes (grin).\u00a0 And then – after putting everything away – I checked my email and learned that an elder had been shot and killed at an Oglala powwow.\u00a0 It wasn’t a mass shooting, it wasn’t actually intended to hurt anyone, the trigger was pulled with one of those good intentions which pave that road.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in the “Trump** took a bribe from Egypt in front of God and everybody” story,I doubt you’ll find anyone telling it better than Heather Cox Richardson<\/a>. Personally, I’m far more interested in why it took so long for it to be revealed.<\/p>\n

Back in the day, at least my day, there used to be an expression “how the other half lives.” Of course, nothing is ever exactly half and half, but it’s not only possible but probable that there are groups who, whether through privilege or through necessity, live in ways about which you or I don’t have a clue. If you would like to get a glimpse into some things that black people cope with the knowledge of every day, I recommend subscribing to the Atlanta Black Star<\/a>. Youdon’t even have to read the articles to get the point. The headlines are more than enough. I’ve picked one story to share here, but this is only the tip of the iceberg. If you don’t want more in your inbox, consider saving this link<\/a> and looking up the headlines from time to time. It is eyeopening and sobering.<\/p>\n