So this I’m just going to round up some stuff from yesterday, stuff is moving at a pretty rapid pace so even if I wrote this at 10:30 tonight it would be dated by the morning. First, I found this yesterday and it made my day. It was in the clam pile, but I wanted to be sure everybody saw it. Crypto will not block Russian accounts because of course they won’t. And Starlink is up and running in Ukraine. I will give Elon 1/2 a point for that. OK. Let’s check in with everybody and ourselves. Take a breath, … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is writing early.

And in what business am I, you ask? Posting three tweets, asking you all to be kind, working hard to make sure my sentences don’t end in prepositions, and getting on with my actual business. You know, the job kind. Anyhooooooo…. Mr. Kellyanne Conway seems to think that Mazars has supplied 525,838 documents to prosecutors. That amount of paper could clog every toilet in Trump Tower twice! Looks like The Idiot could be going down Al Capone-style, which makes sense. Hopefully, PM Arden has better luck getting rid of Wellington’s protestors than PM Trudeau has. (Side note, this thread about … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is back in business!

And now the whole neighborhood has seen me in my jammies because my office is across the street from my house in the garage apartment behind my dad’s house. I’ve been working from home since the before times. I would be embarrassed that everyone just saw me shoot across the street in my jammies, but this is not the first time. So. Anyway. Lots going on today, lots going on this week. Look at me giving myself grace for being 20 minutes late with the PT. It’s not going to end the world. Follow my example and give yourself and … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is late

I would like to live in less interesting times now, please. Anybody else? Personally, still wrangling a huge work thing (and trying not to scream “I BLOODY TOLD YOU SO, AND HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU SO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS I FEEL LIKE FREAKING CASSANDRA!), wrangling a Covid issue (no, I do not want to go on vacation and share a house with someone who “feels fine” but has been testing positive for Covid for the past however many days), and wrangling just general LIFE into submission. I’m freaking exhausted. And news just keeps happening. How rude. This is … Continue reading Tuesday’s politics thread remembers boredom wistfully.

I was up late watching UGA win the NCAA National Football Championship. Have at it folks. Be kind, be cool, behave! No threatening anyone. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread says GO DAWGS!!

…only knows what day it is because she had to write the politics thread. It’s a mess out there y’all. I don’t even know what to say. Between the CDC saying “you do you” for all intents and purposes, Biden basically hoping that GOP governors do something positive or at least stop damaging federal mandates, and having the WORST Christmas ever the details of which I shan’t bore you with, I just don’t have a lot in the tank. Everybody take some emojis. Share them amongst yourselves. (“Shan’t”….”amongst”….why yes, I am watching Downton Abbey, why do you ask?) Be kind … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread…

I have a gin and tonic in my hand (The Botanist Gin and Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic, if you must know) and I have had a HELLUVA day. I’m shocked a super villain wasn’t involved. Like a comically intense day. ANYHOOOOOO…..stuff!! Stuff continues to just, like, HAPPEN. Every day. A lot of stuff. Let’s talk about some stuff. Somebody wasn’t cooperating so much as he was cooper-faking: Go read Kyle’s tweets from yesterday. Very informative. Mr. Meadows is in some pretty deep poop. Yes, please: I’ll take “Things We Saw With Our Very Own Eyes” for $200: OK!! That’s 4!! … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is here

We all know this by now. But this from Devin Nunes cow: Aaaaand looks like we get to do the debt limit fight again this week: More info on that: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/us-house-could-vote-hike-debt-limit-this-week-senior-democrat-says-2021-12-06/ And this is a nifty little thread from yesterday, in case you missed it: Ok folks, the very first thing we are going to do today is send Headphone Princess good, healing vibes for her knee. Once we’ve done that, we’re going to go on and take care of ourselves and each other the best we can. So do good, behave, and put away the clean dishes. Continue reading Tuesday’s political thread

I’m out of town for work, and kinda swamped. And a little fried. And just generally feeling a little too…..multi-directional at the moment. So talk amongst yourselves. Follow the site rules. Look both ways before crossing. And make sure your shoes are tied. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is out of town.

Yesterday DOJ tweeted that there was BIG NEWS at 12:30 PM and we should ALL BE THERE. I scrambled to get my popcorn and party streamers ready. Turns out it was something about cybercrime in Ukraine. I’m sure it was a big deal to the DOJ, but it was an extreme letdown for me. It was an extreme letdown for a lot of us (looking at you, Nate). As someone else said, “This could have been an email.” Now, it could be that things are dragging out because DC just got it’s US Attorney sworn in on Oct. 28th. Matthew … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is at a loss…

…but not as many places as the team doing the AZ Fr-audit. Imagine the “there are dozens of us” .gif here. Or Nelson pointing and laughing. You know what? There are dozens of .gifs that fit here. DOZENS. And you know I have to find the good news, so here’s a thread: SO, you know what to do now: look before crossing the street, contact someone you haven’t heard from in a minute and tell them that you miss them (NOT AN EX, THIS IS A BAD PLAN, unless you’re cool with your ex, then that’s cool). And get those … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has places to go…

And our own Headphone Princess said it best, so I’ve asked her if I could repost her comments yesterday as the header for today. So, without further ado: *takes headphones off, taps mic* Okay, I think this thing is on. So, I had a look at the posts in the State of the Avocado, and I have to say it made me sad. The PT that was being described, derisively, dismissively, and cynically, was somewhat recognizable, but bereft of a lot of the good that happens here. I hope, in doing the Clampost Pile when I’m able to, to amplify … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread has some important stuff to say.

Even though I just finished the latest Opening Arguments podcast about how Roe v. Wade is toast, and Griswold v. Connecticut is probably next (that would be the challenge to Connecticut’s law outlawing contraception). Glad I re-upped my Mirena IUD, even though I’m only a few years from menopause. And if male-type people don’t want to read about icky girl stuff, then I suggest you vote so that I don’t have to justify this to you. Not that anyone here doesn’t understand that. Anyway. Here’s something cool: The Idiot was deposed for 4 1/2 hours regarding the assault that happened … Continue reading Tuesday’s politics thread is trying to stay positive.

We went to Dead and Company. It was a lot of fun, here’s hoping we didn’t catch anything. I expect 4 things from y’all today: a pun spiral about The Grateful Dead, for you to be kind, be gracious, and behave. Like letting cars cut in line in front of you leaving the show because you’re in a 1987 VW van. Gotta rep that proper. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread was busy last night.

Facebook is back and functioning as I type this. Who knows if it’ll still be there tomorrow though. Rep. Jayapal met with Biden on Monday, and things seem to still be on track. Complaint filed against Eastman with the CA Bar: LA Times reports that 1/6 terrorists knew of weak points in the Capitol. OK, that’s my traditional posting of three news items. And it’s potentially lovely outside where you are. Open a window if you can and let some fresh air in. It’s getting a little stale in here. Be generous of and to yourself. Be kind and be … Continue reading Tuesday’s Political Thread