{"id":57855,"date":"2025-10-24T18:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=57855"},"modified":"2025-10-24T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T01:33:11","slug":"open-thread-october-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2025\/10\/24\/open-thread-october-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread October 24 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday,\u00a0 I probably should have linked to this, but it was already so full that I waited. This link is to the “Start Writing<\/a>” page, which has an explanation of what Ted Cruz is proposing and why we don’t want it (besides the fact that it’s Ted Cruz.) I hope it works for you – it often doesn’t for me, and this is one of the times it didn’t.<\/p>\n

The 19th<\/a> is right. Art can change minds and hearts – and has been doing so for thousands of years. Heck, some Greek tragedies are still changing hearts today – the Theater of War, founded on that principle, has been so successful with it that they are now adding newer literature into their repertory. And I really can’t think of anything that reaches more people faster than television. (Incidentally, I think this relates to why “STEM” is now “STEAM” and why it should be.<\/p>\n

The headline overpromises<\/a>, but in this case that’s a good thing – if it were truly “all” they wouldn’t be finished writing, and no one would have time to read it. But it’s a bunch, and you don’t have to be black to appreciate calling attention to them.<\/p>\n

This link will take you to a petition regarding the regulation of AI<\/a>. It asks the Senate to pass a bill which is co-sponsored by Dick Durbin and Josh Hawley. Something that Hawley and Durbin can agree on, and apparently pretty strongly, is IMO worth pushing for. There a video about a quarter of an hour long which you can watch for details.<\/p>\n

Guest video from Occupy Democrats
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