{"id":58628,"date":"2026-01-22T06:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=58628"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:48:00","slug":"open-thread-january-22-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2026\/01\/22\/open-thread-january-22-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread January 22 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Lisa Cook’s unlawful firing from the Federal Reserve. Based on questions asked by the Justices, both Michael Popok and Adam Klasfeld believe it will go 8-1 against the Mango Menace, or maybe even 9-0. Both have been watching the court for a long time, and I hope they are not wrong this time. Incidentally, Jerome Powell was present at the hearing too. Also, CPR<\/a> reported that Tina Peters was “involved in an altercation” at the prison she is in (not a surprise.) And most of the snow in my yard is gone now, but there are a few patches left – and we are now expecting more on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

This is Robert Reich<\/a> at his best. I don’t know whether it will actually be seen by the world leaders he is really addressing – but I hope it will.<\/p>\n

It’s not as if we didn’t know most of what’s in the Common Dreams<\/a> article. But knowing what happened, and doing something about it, are two different things.<\/p>\n

This is the way<\/a> Andy used to write for the New Yorker. The only thing missing is “Harland Dorrison.” Oh wait -I said that too soon. He shows up (a little masked) in this one<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Ask and you shall receive, I guess! Not that I actually asked anyone, but here it is – I can give you a full day’s notice for this event.<\/a><\/p>\n