{"id":55559,"date":"2024-11-16T06:01:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=55559"},"modified":"2024-11-15T19:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T03:07:12","slug":"open-thread-november-16-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2024\/11\/16\/open-thread-november-16-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread November 16 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I was shocked to learn that I apparently agree with John Bolton, of all people, on something. He appears to have gone on record that Trump&#8217;s nominees, including Gaetz and Gabbard by name, need to be fully investigated by the FBI *before* any nomination hearings are held. &#8220;We need to know exatly what we&#8217;re dealing with.&#8221; [as quoted by Crooks and Liars]. Also this article from TFN is interesting, although so dripping with sarcasm that when yo read it, try not to get any on you.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/thefuckingnews.substack.com\/p\/rfk-jr-to-reduce-number-of-vaccine<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/joycevance.substack.com\/p\/veterans-day-and-project-2025-on<br \/>\nI admit that this week I&#8217;ve not pushed at all to share things that are brand new, and that will continue for a while, because in the days leading up to the transition, there is going to be a great deal of analysis which looks ahead, and most of it will be important, and publication date won&#8217;t have much effect on that. This by Joyce Vance is no exception. It&#8217;s no longer Veterans&#8217; Day, but Vance&#8217;s thoughts on the military are timeless, and her thoughts on Project 2025 are pertinent.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.wonkette.com\/p\/republican-who-fought-aca-wants-you<br \/>\nWell, this is different. Not that it could not have been predicted, of course. That&#8217;s how Republicans roll, and Wonkette knows it as well as anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Belle SS<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B0EE-3B7UEo?si=BXykRs_XH0h1wS-Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Squirrel<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRXdirqKSt8?si=TAyV7D6o6d1neIdV\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-55544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prison.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prison-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prison-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/prison-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, I was shocked to learn that I apparently agree with John Bolton, of all people, on something. 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