{"id":59435,"date":"2026-06-03T05:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=59435"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:36:21","slug":"open-thread-june-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2026\/06\/03\/open-thread-june-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread June 3 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, Malcolm a photo of Rubio and Hefseth that someone had shopped to look like Milli Vanilli. I took a screen shot, enlarged it, skewed it, and stretched it a little horizontally since it had gotten suqished- and it&#8217;s still comewhat blurry, but I think recognizable. So I&#8217;m sharing it as rge fearyes image today for your amusement. And after that, he found a post saying &#8220;If I wanted to see Trump&#8217;s ballroom, I&#8217;d just look in Lindsey Graham&#8217;s mouth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, I steeamed the opera &#8220;The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, &#8221; which was the radio opera on January 2. My goodness, what a tear jerker. But not without hope. The synopsis in Wikipedia definitely does not do it justice &#8211; although I&#8217;m not sure any syn0psis could &#8211; it&#8217;s that complex.\u00a0 I really needed to see it &#8211; and not just for this quote from near the end: &#8220;The world will always be broken. Repair it anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/harrylitman.substack.com\/p\/not-too-shabby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Litman<\/a> (Talking Feds) writes about legal happenings of last week, and how, on balance, they supported or at least aided democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Warren and Greg Casar are working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/bernies-sanders-ai-sovereign-wealth-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this same problem<\/a> from a taxation perspective, and the article quotes them. I&#8217;m not sure who has the better chance. I think Bernie&#8217;s idea might benefot more propl &#8211; but both plans look good to me.<\/p>\n<p>It really is terrifying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hatecomestomainstreet.com\/p\/testimony-describes-failed-neo-nazi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what some people will do<\/a> to convince themselves they are not weak. Statistics din&#8217;t really communicate that. But this is a personal story.<\/p>\n<p>RReich Tariff refunds<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WYeYfongtRI?si=TsYtOM8sAJ-1ucaQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dog<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pwweb47HTn4?si=3dTy7ZrN88uIaPgZ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/warning-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, Malcolm a photo of Rubio and Hefseth that someone had shopped to look like Milli Vanilli. I took a screen shot, enlarged it, skewed it, and stretched it a little horizontally since it had gotten suqished- and it&#8217;s still comewhat blurry, but I think recognizable. 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