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Open Thread

Saturday Open Thread 1/17/26: Odds and Ends

Good morning, good people!

The roast is in the crock pot, morning coffee is always good, and during the day, all of us will get info about bombing Iran (or not), our economy on the brink of crashing (for sure), the genocide in Gaza (for everyone with a brain who understands the definition of the word), our theft of Venezuelan oil (Retaking what is ours?), Ukraine begging EU for money (to getaway), NATO upset with Trump about Greenland (and "sending over "hardened soldiers" that have never seen combat), and ICE doing the work of...Satan? ,(or Marco Rubio, who knows good people of color from bad people of color. )

Here is an example of why you hire a local attorney, either as lead counsel or second chair:

Steve hires me to offer up his mom's will for probate. Next day, he is given notice to vacate his home or be evicted by his niece, Tiffany, claiming to be the owner. He brings me a deed that his mom signed giving him the property at her death. The notice to vacate was written by niece's agent, her mom, Terri. Terri and Steve are siblings. 3 days later, Steve is served by the constable to come to court in a particular justice of the peace court room. The judge is married to Terri. The "owner" is his step-daughter.

Since I have known the judge all my life, I totally get the picture, and already have the responses to get this case dropped. The judge is up for re-election. As it happens, he has an opponent who is my client. The courtroom should be packed.

Open Thread - 1-16-2026 - A break from Chaos

Morning - skipped the national chaos in today's OT. You are always welcome to bring up and share any subject, this is a forum for wide range discussion. The diary is a little long and did not take time to include color revolutions in the middle east, South America or in our nation.

Open Thread - Thurs 15 Jan 2026 - Whatcha Think?

Whatcha Think?

We've found, and introduced to others here at Caucus99%, various opinion and news sources; from mainstream news, podcasts, webpages, videos and more. Some of these sources have changed in political orientation it seems, others are a bit more mainstream than they used to be. That's kinda natural, I guess. One has to go where the money flows, or something. I've really enjoyed learning about all these different sources from my fellow Caucus99%ers, watching the videos and reading the stories and opinions. Sure has taught me a lot!

So recently I happened across a news/opinion/podcast/wev station on youtube called 'Really American'. And I like it, so I wanted to post about it here. It's far more left wing than most anything I've seen recently. 'Really American' does some pretty good reporting and coverage of other news sources' reporting. The channel often joins in with the 'US Democratic Socialists' group which is also pretty cool.

Here's a very recent sample of 'Really American' about one of Trump's war crimes:

The 25 th amendment to the constitution

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Article 4, although vaguely worded, gives congress
authority to enact restraints on an incapable president.
I opine it is their duty to use their position to reign-in
the lawless behavior of the trumpet.

We assume this congress will not exercise their
duties to represent us as required at the 2/3 level of
agreement. Perhaps a strongly worded statement?
Weak tea for a republic headed into full blown fascism.

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