Another week has come and gone, so we’re that much closer to Thanksgiving. I’m already dreaming of all the delicious food. It’s so close I can taste it. But also so far that I can’t. The news has been especially exhausting lately, so why don’t we get exhausted by previous years’ news instead?
2022: Lysander posted something REALLY funny but the image is broken and now I’ll never know what it was and frankly the curiosity is bothering me more than it should. Trump formally filed to run for president again. Lingering discussion of the Republican failures in the midterm elections.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: A recap of Netflix’s Falling for Christmas. Movie Thread. Day Thread celebrating Jedi Bob.
2021: Alex Jones was declared guilty in the Sandy Hook defamation case. We finally come to the infrastructure factory with the signing of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Acknowledging the 61st anniversary of Ruby Bridges attending an integrated school in Louisiana.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: A My Hero Academia themed game of Werewolf. AdSpace on the iconic/annoying Head On commercial. Nominations for the favorite Mononymous Famous Person.
2020: Trump refused to concede in the election, and Republicans going along with it. With the election over, and no one yet realizing what Trump’s refusal to concede to lead to, there was just incredible sadness in the PT over COVID.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Food Thread asks your favorite vegetable. Marbula One. A review of the 200th episode of Bob’s Burgers.
2019: Roger Stone found guilty. Trump trying to intimidate a witness during his own impeachment hearing. AOC rallies behind Taylor Swift after music executives tried to block Swift from performing songs.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: The Mandalorian: Chapter Two. Franchise Festival: Grand Theft Auto. Rank the Tracks.
2018: Big midterm wins for the Democrats. Trump believed the F-35 jet was literally invisible.
Elsewhere on The Avocado: Truth or Dare. Fashion Club looks at The Nanny. Weekly Video Game Thread.
2017: One of the earliest extant PTs! Punching Nazis discourse. Roy Moore discourse. GOP tries to pass a pretty atrocious bill doing all sorts of awful things. 2017 was a bad time in politics!
Elsewhere on The Avocado: What’s the number one played song in your library? [I’d be curious to see an updated version of that thread]. Sports Corner. Artist Spotlight on Green Day.
Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers.