{"id":58834,"date":"2026-02-24T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=58834"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:53:19","slug":"open-thread-february-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2026\/02\/24\/open-thread-february-24-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread February 24 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I learned a little more about the “State of the Swamp” event (info at defiant.org<\/a>), including that, earlier in the day, the Portland Frog Brigade is going to visit every Republican Congresscritter’s office and give them a copy of the Constitution, with a note that “This is what you swore an oath to – not a man.” Using Absurdism to fight craziness works for me. But there are also two other more serious alternate events organized by Democrats – and a group which is giving out Bingo cards for the real thing. Eventually I’ll get reports on how the “real” thing went so even though I won’t see it, I’ll have something (or likelier, some things) to say about it.<\/p>\n

I’ve been reading that Democratic AGs have been preparing for this – and wonder how they were preparing. Common Dreams<\/a> got at least part of the answer through Politico and is sharing.<\/p>\n

I’ve always felt that “equal time” could get a bit dicey if one or more of those granted equal time were lying. So it’s good to know that the FCC<\/a> recognizes this in determining what constitutes “time.”<\/p>\n

Archived from The Lever<\/a>. Palantir is a company which has me more terrified than most have. It’s no surprise that they would move if a different state with fewer and looser regulations came along. I might just mention that in he world for which the Palantiri were conceived, they were created by good entities to be used for good. That lasted for centuries – until Sauron got hold of one (there were only 7 or 8 made) and figured out how to corrupt its use – not, actually, by showing false things – but by allowing only truths which would cause despair to be seen. (The Saffron Sauron is not that smart, but I still think it’s a good nickname. And it has the additional advantage that Sauron, before he became the second Dark Lord, had been a servant of Morgoth, the original Dark Lord, who was even more powerful. The Saffron Sauron is a servant of Moscow Morgoth – AKA Putin.)<\/p>\n

Robert Reich<\/p>\n