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Volokh, E. (2026, October 2). Open Thread. Reason. https://reason.com/volokh/2026/10/02/open-thread-345/

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“The articles are simply titled 'Open Thread' but have different dates, indicating they are separate instances of an ongoing feature.”

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“Both articles are titled 'Open Thread' but have different dates, indicating they are separate instances of an open thread discussion.”

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“The articles have different dates and no specific incident is described, suggesting they are separate open threads.”

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“The articles are different open threads posted on separate dates.”

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“The articles have different dates and are likely separate threads.”

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“The articles are weekly open threads on different dates and do not describe a single specific incident.”

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