I can’t believe this. As if to prove the point that I need to bail from putting up this thread, I just spent 20 minutes writing a well thought out send off post to my Friday PT hosting job, only to see a “the WordPress app has stopped working” notification pop up as I was finishing it. So rather than retyping the whole thing at 2:30am, I’ll just cut to the chase. Please welcome Crybaby Boobie as the new Friday PT host! He has offered to take over the hosting duties and keep the Friday PT in NJ where it … Continue reading The Friday Pilates Thread Says Goodbye

Good morning everyone, and…ahh whatever. Look, it’s not a great time. We’ve been through some shit. We’ll go through more shit. Stick together, don’t give up, and be there for anyone who needs it. Safe safe, my friends. Also please share any random stock tips you have with ol’ Chippy. I could use a buck or two. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Self Quarantines

Good morning everyone, and happy *breathes through WW1 era gas mask* One of the nice things about the internet is that we can all stay safe and cozy in our own on homes while remaining social here on the Avocado. One of the worst parts about this virus, to me at least, is the idea that we’re all sitting here nervous about it. Maybe none of us catch it. Maybe some of us do. But we don’t really know. The unknown is terrifying. But I want to encourage all of our community here to be as safe as possible. Please … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Self Quarantines

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! I tried to pass this thread off today because I’m bizzay, but I didn’t get any responses, so here we are. Official Avocado endorsement Elizabeth Warren has dropped out of the race, so we’re left with…*gestures around* In other news: Coronavirus. Don’t beat each other up too much. Continue reading The Friday Polotocks Thread Is Rushing

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Full disclosure: I’ve been a little out of the loop this week. It’s been very busy at work, and I haven’t been looking at the newses, so the last I checked the DOW was dive bombing. But for all I know, it came back with a bang! Maybe we’re all rich? Also, Trump is a yuge idiot has no place being in a position of power during a global pandemic. Or even a global pan-shortage, for that matter. Eh, that’s all I’ve got. Don’t stab each other! Continue reading The Friday Politocs Thread Goes DOWn

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! I don’t have a lot to say today, besides the TREMENDOUS OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT. Many people are saying it’s the most valuable PT endorsement, from the standpoint of political support. What could I say that we haven’t already discussed about Warren completely destroying Bloomberg in the debate this week? Ultimately, we will have to see how the post debate polls and the Nevada primary shake up, but it still seems like anyone’s game here. Hopefully the consensus Avocado candidate Elizabeth Warren gets a bump! If only for this coveted Friday PT endorsement, at least. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Formally Endorses Elizabeth Warren

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! You remember “polotics”, right?  Yeah those were the days.  It must have been, I dunno, at least 4 or 5 months ago by now.  More innocent times! Ah, Chip, okay gotta stay relevant.  You don’t get paid the big bucks to half ass the Friday PT! Uh, so who is ready for some Friday Firings? My money is on Barr, who had the audacity to passive aggressively say out loud that Trump’s insanely stupid tweets are making it harder to quietly turn the USA into a fully fascist country. Oh, and Happy Valentines day! … Continue reading The Friday Polotics Thread Is Trying To Get Fried

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! As we well know by now, President Baby was let off of the hook for crimes by our traitorous GOP Senators, and then blasted off the unhinged Trump speech of the century yesterday to go on about it. Except he mostly just went through a list of names for an hour, mentioned impeachment towards the end, then got tired and walked away. I’d recommend that you read the transcript over watching it, because you’ll need special goggles to look at it directly. Continue reading The Friday Polotics Thread is Acquitted

I’ve got nothing! The GOP is a complete farce, and democracy is dying.  Anyone have a Demofribulator?       Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Votes To Block Witnesses

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Thanks to the downvote reveal, the PT is no longer in disarray. Time to celebrate with a refreshing Corona….virus. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Endorsed By Satan

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! What a week! After a tumultuous first half, it seems to be settling down a bit as everything returns to normal. Which is always a perfect time for Trump to do something totally off the wall and swarming with magic robots. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Cares About Its Constituents

Good morning everyone, and Happy(?) Friday! So I’m a little out of the loop with the news at the moment, but last night the news came in that a US strike in Iraq killed a commander of the Iranian military, Qassim Suleimani. I trust that you all will be plenty updated in the comments about this development, without me jamming some random links in the header here! Continue reading The Friday Politics Authorizes An Upvote Strike

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! 2020 is going to be a big year, folks. I feel like it might be one of the defining moments in American history, for better or worse. Do we right the ship? Do we leave Trump as our deranged captain? Even if we right the ship and toss him (figuratively!) overboard, half of our fellow passengers have shown that they are dangerous cultists with no empathy. Buckle up! Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Braces for 2020

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! So the Tories received something of a mandate in the UK elections yesterday, which is bad. As an American, I’m somewhat confused by how things work, but it sounds like the majority of the UK both wants to just Brexit already (and also really doesn’t trust Jeremy Corbyn). My sympathies go out to any UK Avocados affected by this, as I assume that if you’re here, you did not support the results last night. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Does Not Congratulate

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! I’m going to be serious for a second here when I say that I’m glad to be a part of this community, and genuinely look forward to spending time with you all on a (near) daily basis. Despite some disagreements and arguments getting out of hand, I find it to be one of the best places for political discussion I’ve seen on the internet, and it’s all thanks to you fine folks! Now play nicely… Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Brings You Love

Good morning everyone, and Happy F-Ughhhhhhh….too much Turkey and beer….must…go back…to sleep…America… flag… Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Thankful For Advil

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! So, what we’ve learned this week is:  As long as you say you’re not committing any crimes while you’re committing a crime, you’re good to go.  As long as the crime fails due to incompetence, you can’t be convicted of anything related to it.   I rest my case!   Wait, I thought that was just a figure of speech…   CASE CLOSED!   Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Did Not Commit Any Crimes

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! I think there are more impeachy things going on today. Heck, they might be going on for the next few weeks or months, for all i know. The important thing is that everyone who appears and answers questions has to do it in a way that will lead to the best excitement and ratings. Forget substance and evidence. This is America, baby! Give us fireworks and easily digestible soundbites! Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Lacks Pizzazz

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Ah, November, when the season where the leaves turn brown, and if it’s 2016, the White House turns orange. Since this post is being written a week in advance, after WordPress unceremoniously decided not to schedule my post on 10/25, I’m going to be completely out of the loop news-wise.  Heck, maybe this post won’t even happen because SkyNet activated itself, or something. I’ll put it this way:  If you’re reading this, you’ve survived another week in the Trump presidency.  If you’re not reading this…. I dunno, maybe you’re just doing something more exciting. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Welcomes November

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! Forgot to schedule this last night, so here’s a quick nothingburger of a header for you to skip as I dash off to work. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thead Is A Quid Pro Quo

Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! I hope at least some of you are ready to enjoy a 3 Day weekend stemming from an old, out of touch holiday I forget even exists until someone reminds me I “have Monday off”. Try to stay positive, folks! Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Overwhelmed