{"id":60039,"date":"2026-09-05T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=60039"},"modified":"2026-09-04T23:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T06:37:56","slug":"open-thread-september-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2026\/09\/05\/open-thread-september-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread September 5 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I got a bit overwhelmed &#8211; a lot of links and multiple subjects and not enough time to categorize them properly, so low on Tabs. I apologize for the disorhanization. (Which may include insufficient proofreading.)<\/p>\n<p>I think we all know that there is virtually no voter fraud. But there are massive attempts to suppress voters. <a href=\"https:\/\/joycevance.substack.com\/p\/voter-fraud-and-voter-suppression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joyce Vance<\/a> brings receipts.<\/p>\n<p>I had not heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.confrontthehate.com\/p\/the-most-urgent-warning-for-american\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this.<\/a> Unfortunately, it could be important.<\/p>\n<p>The next &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/maydaystrong.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No Kings<\/a>&#8221; event is scheduled for September 19 and September 20. Multiple groups are again involved, ao not every link is going to say &#8220;No Kings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frank Figliuzzi was seriously hot yesterday. I found <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/iGFtt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a link for this story<\/a> &#8211; and tested it &#8211; and a link for another one which I will post Monday, but that leaves out a lot, so if you can spare an hour and five minutes, I recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/thefrankfigliuzzi.substack.com\/p\/frank-friday-5p-et-lindsay-clancy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listening to it<\/a> and skipping this and Monday&#8217;s print links.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onoffense.substack.com\/p\/uss-abraham-lincoln-welcome-home-fundraiser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This video<\/a>, being from Substack, looks massive &#8211; but it&#8217;s actually under 3 minutes (and it&#8217;s time sensiive.) Kris is asking for donations. I&#8217;m not, because y&#8217;all know best what you can and\/or want to do. But do, please, watch it. And join me if you will, in being glad that someone thought of this.<\/p>\n<p>(may be a rerun)<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/odmSRaDBhzI?si=yys9DlyJNoO37Zhl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shoe-e1788585322814.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I got a bit overwhelmed &#8211; a lot of links and multiple subjects and not enough time to categorize them properly, so low on Tabs. I apologize for the disorhanization. (Which may include insufficient proofreading.) I think we all know that there is virtually no voter fraud. 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