First, foremost, and not indicated by the title at all, a moment of reaction to Macron getting Corona, because it’s 2020 and life is a nightmare. Is Macron all that good of a leader? Debatable, and I’ve certainly gotten mad … Continue reading The Weekend PT Splits Its Time Between Italy and the UK, Which You Cannot Do Anymore (thanks, Obama)
First I was going to write about Boris Johnson absolutely whiffing the Brexit talks and the UK preparing for a no-deal Brexit, in which the complicated history of the English empire comes up against trade deals and border crossings. AND … Continue reading The Weekend PT Finally Caught Ted Cruz
Hello rest of the world. Let’s keep in mind that several world events are percolating; Poland continues to push back against the abortion ban, Iran is vowing revenge, Trump came the closest to conceeding as is possible for him, the … Continue reading The Weekend PT Is Up Way Too Early For Black Friday Retail
Hey, remember when Macron positioned himself as the moderate choice compared to Le Pen and is now running around treating Muslims like he’s been possessed by [redacted reference to WWII]. Following several terrorist attacks over the past several years and … Continue reading The Weekend PT Is Rather Ticked Off at France
The headline speaks for itself. Nevada, Pennsylvania, CNN, Fox News, somebody call something please for the love of God. 🎶We didn’t start the fire 🎶 Continue reading The Weekend PT Honestly Wants a Day Off From News But FUCK, I GUESS NOT
I thought, because I’m sure our blood pressures aren’t high enough, what it would be like if the US election was covered the way some other countries’ elections are covered in the US. However, because I’m not a journalist, I … Continue reading The Weekend PT Observes the US Elections
However, there are protests happening over it, so not all hope is lost. Poland already has some of the strictest abortion rules in the EU, with estimates referenced from the BBC saying there are around 200,000 ILLEGAL abortions already happening … Continue reading The Weekend PT was going to write about the Polish Abortion Ban but got depressed
TW: A murder in France We approach the home stretch, and boy are we exhausting. This week saw with it a deluge of American news, but it didn’t completely drown out international happenings. COVID cases are beginning to spike again … Continue reading The BBC Has a Whole Section on US Elections and I Can’t Name A Single Member of Parliment (The Weekend PT)
…which, honestly, fair. Congratulations to all the winners of the Nobel prizes awarded this week! I am PARTICULARLY excited about the Chemistry winners, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier. This is a first for the category and long overdue. Their work … Continue reading The Weekend PT Did Not Win A Nobel Prize
And yet, I say, waiting for Drop to come at me for these true words, can we truly be surprised? Switzerland, long famous for chocolate, weaponry, questionable banking, and neutrality looked at Brexit and… whatever the fuck is happening here … Continue reading The Weekend PT WAS NOT EXPECTING THE SWISS
According to tradition, those who pass on the New Year are some of the greatest and most righteous, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg was both great and righteous indeed. While it is true during her later years some of her votes … Continue reading The Weekend PT Mourns
Everything seems to be on fire/coming out of a medically induced coma/interferring with an election/withholding journalism for book sales/ going into or not going into lockdown when they should be. This is a lot for anyone’s brain to deal with. … Continue reading The Weekend PT Stayed Up Till 3am to Write a Paper and is Tired of All This Shit
Oh Belarus, you complex motherfu- A month ago I will admit my geographical, geopolitical knowledge had a bit of a Belarus shaped hole in it. Since then, 2020 seems determined to make me (and apparently a majority of the world) … Continue reading The Weekend PT Revisits a Contentious Election
Just kidding, I’m still here, but a world leader is stepping down from their post (and unfortunately it’s not everyone’s number one choice). Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is resigning from his current position after someone finds a worthy successor. … Continue reading The Weekend PT Resigns for Health Reasons
I will never be over the Calamari, nor should you! Imagine if you will that each Avocado member is a delegate for whatever the hell sort of elections we would have (dickbutt would win). Imagine the ridiculous representations, the zoom … Continue reading The Weekend PT Introduces Itself
I really wanted to open this with a link to the “We Just Got a Letter” Song from Blues Clues but it’s all memes. I mean, some of them were pretty good memes, but this is a Serious Issue. While there’s no post on Sundays, there may soon be no post anywhere. As the girlfriend of a small business owner who frequently does package runs, the effects of interrupting and sabotaging mail service will be felt on every level of the American economy, from small businesses to oh yeah, DEMOCRACY. Gonna be pretty hard to get medicines delivered in a … Continue reading The Weekend PT Tributes the Mail
I would like to go back to covering international events without being in a panic if I look away from US events for more than two minutes. I forget what it feels like. Anyway, I was going to make a post discussing Christopher Columbus and the Slippery Slope of Drowning Statues, wherein I as an Italian person used my excessive hand gestures to make an argument if we only get one cartoonish buffoon to represent us it should be Mario the Plumber and not that piece of trash who deserves the bottom of any lake he finds himself in that … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread
TW: Discussion of, but definitely not support of, JK and transpohobia, and police brutality This week, I have been accused of being a racist, misogynistic part of the problem. Well, that’s actually the nicer way of putting it. I … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Talks About This Week in Hell
Keeping it short because I have a protest in about an hour BUT how are you coping/handling/processing ALL THIS NEWS and are there any local causes/actions/ etc you’d like to share for fellow Avocadoes to help with during this current … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Goes Out in Protest
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with the issues being discussed, is welcome to post. If you identify as cis-male, we ask that you please set your participation to “lurk” mode, unless otherwise explicitly invited to participate further (i.e. if we did an AMA kind of thread). I’m sure there’s plenty to be gleaned just by reading! (New Guideline, please take note) This includes upvotes, we ask … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Makes Some Noise
Hello my fabulous friends and welcome to another week of Shitshow 2020, our most favorite time of the year. Today I come to you with a tale of woe, playful couples bickering, and the internalized misogyny surrounding punching people movie … Continue reading The Women+ Thread Helps Anna Win an Argument
