Whether ’tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of the outrageous klansman occupying the White House, or to impeach his ass despite a sea of Republican Senators who will block his conviction. What say you? If not impeachment, then … Continue reading To Impeach Or Not To Impeach: That Is The Weekend Politics Thread
All right, second-to-last episode of the season, and we’ve got ice cream! Here is a place to talk about the episode and speculate about what will happen in next week’s finale. Have at it! Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E13: Such Sweet Sorrow
You want to talk about cabinets? Sure! It’s a really fascinating topic, in my opinion anyway, and not enough people nowadays really appreciate that kind of craftsmanship. So, cabinets as we think of them today were first made in Renaissance … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Talks Cabinets
Star Trek: Discovery’s latest episode: the most recent frontier. I haven’t seen it yet, but Stamets looks concerned – I’m guessing that whole thing with Control hasn’t been resolved quite yet. Let’s see what happens, and then discuss it in … Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E12: Through the Valley of Shadows
Extra! Extra! Star Trek! Get your discussion of the new Star Trek: Discovery episode here! Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E11: Perpetual Infinity
So, Brexit! The UK, pictured below, on the right. Side note – On April 10, happy 90th birthday to Max von Sydow! I guess his game went better than the one in the movie. Anyway, it’s interesting (read: horrifying) to … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Plays the Game
Hello, this is your guest WPT host Lapalazala. Cajun Clearwater kindly lend me this spot. This Wednesday here in The Netherlands we had our provincial elections*. The results were not great for two reasons. First, the biggest winner is a … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Goes Dutch
If you’re looking for a spot to talk about the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, well let me tell you, my friends, you’ve come to the right place! Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E10: The Red Angel
Sometimes I find it enlightening look at current events in parts of the world that I usually don’t hear enough about. With that in mind, here are a few of the many current happenings in South America, home to 12 … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is Struggling With a Clever Title
Here’s a space for talking about this week’s episode of, as you may have realized, Star Trek: Discovery. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E9: Project Daedalus
This week’s header is pretty short, due to author malfeasance. But hey, that means you can get to the comments quicker, right? Let’s see what happening out there: Corruption scandal in Canada Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould intends to prosecute a … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Threads Politics On Weekends
I haven’t even seen this episode yet, but when I do, I’ll probably want to talk about it here! Hopefully this will do as a space for both Episode 7 “Light and Shadows” and Episode 8 “If Memory Serves.” Since … Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S2E8: If Memory Serves
This week I’d like to try something a little different for the header. I’ll be focusing on current events in a region of the world that doesn’t often dominate the headlines: Oceania. That’s the Pacific, for those of you in … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Takes to the Sea
What a draining week of news it’s been. Let’s stop for a minute and get caught up – how about a recap of all the crimes going on in the Trump administration? Well, some of the crimes, there’s way too … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Keeps On Rocking
SCIENCE! It’s all over the news, in one form or another. A number of us right here on the Avocado work in science, and when I’m not ruthlessly suppressing dissent against my dictatorial rule of this thread, I might just … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Goes To Mars
I’ve been feeling reflective for a little while now, philosophical, like pondering the meaning of life and shit. It’s been hard for me to focus on big picture stuff though, because I keep getting distracted by a more urgent, pressing … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Shouldn’t Be Shocked, But Kind Of Is Anyway
Lots happening in the world, as always, including some big announcements in American presidential politics. High-profile Democrats are lining up to challenge Trump in 2020, and many of them would be considered favorites to win. But let’s step back for … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Has Had Too Much Caffeine
The longest government in American history has come to an end. It’s architect, one Donald Trump, has caved on his demands for a border wall. In honor of this occasion, I present to you several lovely photos of caves. The … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is Back In Business
What a week! Here’s a rundown of some of the stories we talked about lately. In the nation soon to be formerly known as the UK, all is not well. Theresa May spent all that time negotiating a deal with … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Tries To Sort This All Out
Monday Having been recently selected for this position by a cabal of evildoers, I think it’s about time I instituted some reforms. Citizens of the Avocado keep telling me that I’m not allowed to do “reforms,” because my authority is … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Has No Leverage
What a ghastly sight – Democrats in control of the US House! And instantly, decency and decorum go out the window. For starters, a freshman Democratic representative called the President of the United States a… a… a motherfucker! Republicans would … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Shows Proper Decorum
