Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! President Baby isn’t getting the money he wants for his wall, so he’s going to make a boom boom in his pants and declare a national emergency about it. An emergency to stop….[checks notes] … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Declares an Emergency

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! It feels like we’ve been able to actually focus on some non-Trump stories over the last few days. Which is nice. Not that he isn’t omnipresent in the news, but at least we’re getting … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Testifies

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! Woke up this morning to news that Cory Booker has thrown his hat into the race for president. He’s my Senator and I’m happy with the job he’s done, for the most part. To … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Joins the Presidential Race

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! I’m running out of snappy header names. I can’t think of anything clever to describe the crippling stupidity of what is going on with our government right now with Trumpy in charge. I’m also … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Something Something

Good morning folks, and….wow. Wouldn’t it be funny if Trump somehow failed to get out of this jam because he lacked the oversight to call Buzzfeed fake news, or “Failing Buzzfeed”? He hasn’t prepared his base for this by lying … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Totally Colluded

Good morning, and Happy Friday! It is my absolute right to do a state of emergency. It says right here in the Avocado charter, which gives special powers to the Friday PT thread host. This is the only way we … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Declares A State of Emergency

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! We have a new Congress, and it’s the most diverse one yet! Hopefully we’ll see Trump get run out of town by our fine new majority, especially if they make him release his tax … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Gets Sworn In

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Looks like we avoided the Rapture last night, when a flashing blue glow in the night sky over Queens turned out to be a lame old exploding transformer. Looks like we won’t get out … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Lights Up The Night

Good morning Avocados, and Happy Friday! Honestly, I don’t know what to say anymore. Impeach this deranged motherfucker. That is all. What a God damn joke this country and it’s government are. God. Damnit. Bunch of clowns! Uh, do not … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Resigns

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! I would bring up the idea of it being Firing Friday, but seriously, who is there left to fire in this administration? Jared? His yet to be named new Chief of Staff? I’m not … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread WITCH HUNT!

Good morning everyone, and Haopy Friday! Please proceed to the comment section, through the Trump news, the Disqus borking, and the Twitter shares. There you will find news of collusion, of Russian espionage, and best of all, the sauciest Sex … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Pleads Guilty

Happy Friday everyone! I haven’t kept up with the news over the last few days, but I can only assume the Trump family gathered around a live turkey and ate it with their bare hands while disrespecting America, in true … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Has A Turkey Hangover

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! I was thinking about the news media in the United States this morning. It’s really pretty terrible, if you think about it. It seems to be mostly Twitter based, headline grabbing hot takes that … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Melts Down

Good morning, and happy Friday! I haven’t checked the news yet. Do we still have a functioning government? Hah, just kidding! The government hasn’t functioned in 2 years. Do not threaten Mayor McSquirrel! Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Has A Constitutional Crisis

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! As excited as I am to vote next week, I’m also feeling a bit of dread. It’s clear that as long as Trump is in power, elections will be a way for him to … Continue reading The Friday Politics Threat Amends The Avoconstitution

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! I’m trying to imagine what the GOP reaction would be to a bunch of Republicans getting mailed pipe bombs. They would probably start trying to jail Democrats and cancel elections. The world has gone … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Has a Suspicious Package

Good Morning everyone, and happy Friday! I guess I have those words. And those words, and those words, and…. This is all I’ve got, sorry folks. Gotta get to work! Do not threaten Mayor McSquirrel Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Has No Words

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! As usual with Fridays, I’m expecting someone to get fired. We know it won’t be John Kelly, because Trump doesn’t know how to fire him, apparently. I wish I had that kind of job … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Can’t Wait ‘Til November

Good morning everyone! Writing this post the night before what feels like a very important day in American history is…strange. Normally, I try to write my threads on Friday mornings, so I can try and shoehorn in some of the … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread: Judge-ment Day

Good morning everyone! I would wish you all a Happy Friday, but it doesn’t seem right this week, with a rapist being forced by the GOP onto the Supreme Court against the consent of most of the country. There is … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Braces For Another Day in Hell

Good morning everyone, and Happy (Firing) Friday! I’m going camping this weekend, so starting this evening, I’m going to be off the grid, and can briefly forget about how horrible a GOP controlled government with Donald Trump as president is. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Returns to Nature