Are y’all? Do you have signs planned? Share your ideas. Great article in The Nation by Joan Walsh the other day on the vindictive prosecution of Letitia James. “Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low” – https://tinyurl.com/35hfwu66 … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is ready to protest this weekend

So my cousin has been working on this documentary project for YEARS. And it’s finally out on PBS. Please check it out and share with interested folks! It’s available for streaming as well. Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has a recommendation

So have at it folks. Be your normal, kind, courteous, and cool selves. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread phones another one in

So is Jimmy Kimmel. Hope that went well for him last night. From the AP: ”Effort to strip Costa Rica President Chaves of immunity falls short in congressional vote” https://tinyurl.com/4v83drzy And I just can’t with UsS news tonight. So I … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is back!

On top of, you know, all of the political drama, I’m a bit overwrought. I’m slightly here, but mostly not. The occasional updoot is all I’ve got in me. So y’all do you. Imma do my thing. We’ll all be … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread still has neighbor drama

Hammy is doing much better!! He just has really wonky liver enzymes that should mean he’s dead, but he’s not. So yay! SheleetaMan has a nasty pinched nerve thing in his hip so I’m now helping him out a lot. … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has too many patients

So you get one thing and you’ll like it. Hope everyone had a good weekend. Keep it between the lines. Be cool, confident, and collegial. Don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is celebrating Labor Day.

I just am. Let’s leave it there. From Kyle Cheney yesterday: “DOJ tried and failed three times to indict a woman for allegedly assaulting an ICE officer during an arrest of two purported gang members. So they were forced to … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is

ANYWAY, let’s politics, shall we? We begin with a chuckle. From The Independent: “DHS speechwriter linked to hateful social accounts while claiming American conservatives are ostracized like Jews in Nazi Germany” https://tinyurl.com/yx79xw3t Good news! From FIRE (yeah, I know, those … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread has continued shenanigans next door

True fax. My neighbor, who has had various addiction issues for a long time now, was removed from her house by stretcher today. Her current drug partner of choice is still in her house, rather dead at the moment. There … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is living a little Law and Order right now

I mean, it was only 70 here today, which is practically sweater weather. I’ll take it. Some probably obvious news from ProPublica: “When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.” https://tinyurl.com/ykunfsdu … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has cooled off

Good. Grief. It’s hot here in NC. Just wow hot. Feels like I’m being dry-roasted, but there’s still enough humidity to make it really unpleasant. That’s enough whining about the heat. Let’s complain about politics! I kid, I kid, let’s … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is also sweltering.

Never fear! Sheleeta’s got it! Do your thing in a kind, calm, and cool manner. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Hello Friends, HP here with a very, very last minute header for today. It turns out that today … Continue reading Thursday Politics thread is here

So I’m doing another short thread. I’ll be fine, I’m just having a back spasm because I sneezed while carrying Hammy. I have taken Aleve. I am going to bed now, at 9:30 So yeah. It was a Monday. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread just unlocked a new injury

Tomatoes are about to be super-tarrifed, Dept. Of Ed is basically no more, Epstein is exhausting. Go touch grass. I’m going to do the same. Normal disclaimer: no threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Take some deep breaths. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is fresh outta f*x

Such as my office is, I’m not in it. I’m in the mountains at a writing retreat. I will probably be lurking a bit. Y’all take care of yourselves and each other. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is out of the office

I am currently full of pizza. There are definitely worse ways to be, but I will admit I’m stress eating. So that Big, Beautiful, Bailout For Billionaires…where are we with that? I mean, I know our stance, but as of … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread says welcome to July!

Ok, I think the problem with the idea is the lack in a way to get people who want a good job to do the same for others. 🤔 Let’s take that energy in to today. WOOO! JD Vance already … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread used predictive text to come up with the next sentence

The “No Kings” protests were powerful. It was something we could DO. It was ACTIVE. It made me feel GOOD. And even if you couldn’t participate, I feel like seeing such huge crowds had to feel GOOD, too. So while … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is trying to hold on to the joy

And y’all didn’t even know I’d been traveling. Work again. Sigh….long hot drive home. ANYWAY From the AP: “Live updates: California AG announces lawsuit against Trump for deploying National Guard in LA” – https://tinyurl.com/bdhc969k From Yahoo News: “National Labor Leaders … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is homeward bound

At the end of each Daily Beans episode, Allison Gill (formerly Mueller, She Wrote) lists some good trouble to get into. And that’s what I’ve been sharing here. But I haven’t done it lately, so I’ve gone back through her … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread has a big list of “Good Trouble”