{"id":59881,"date":"2026-08-12T05:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=59881"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:47:50","slug":"open-thread-august-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2026\/08\/12\/open-thread-august-12-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread August 12 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I signed this.<\/a> It’s not a petition. It’s a get well (or at least feel better) card. I’m not trying to pressure anyone to sign it – only to make it available in case anyone wants to. And then there was this<\/a> (archived from WaPo. Someone’s been reading too many Tom Clancy novels. Amd, after that, there was this<\/a>. Not surprising, I’m sure.<\/p>\n

This is what I’ve been thinking – now is not the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(From the Atlanta Black Star)<\/a> I would expect something like this to happen in Louisiana or Mississippi – not in California – nor even in Los Angeles (where I might expect no action ay all.) Ihave no woeds (that are printable.<\/p>\n

There’s a lot in and around this Brennan Center<\/a> newsletterContains several topics. The main one titled “Americans Can Vote Without Fear” I though might be encourahing, being reality based (although that might depend to some degree on who your Xecretary of State is.)<\/p>\n