Morning Politocadoes! Released last night was Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s final column ever for the Washington Post, “What the Arab world needs most is free expression” Read it here. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/jamal-khashoggi-what-the-arab-world-needs-most-is-free-expression/2018/10/17/adfc8c44-d21d-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html?noredirect=on It reads like a eulogy for Freedom of Expression. He is … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Pleads For Free Expression

Morning Politocadoes! Hurricane Michael was downgraded to a Tropical Storm, but wind and rain continue to pour down on states in its wake. While the winds have decreased to 50 -60 mph, winds have picked up in certain parts of … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Battens Down The Hatches

Morning Politocadoes! The test of the Presidential Alert system went off without a hook yesterday. As Vox points out, the system is essentially a wireless version of the Emergency Broadcast System. Meant to clue us into any potential disasters, natural … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Sends A Message

Morning Politocadoes! Well, here we are. On the eve of the committee vote for what’s shaping up to be one of the most wildly unsuitable appointments to Supreme Court and the President is still finding ways to somehow make it … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Helping

Morning Politocadoes! A brief post for the sake of expediency today. So! President Moon Jae-In of the Republic of Korea claims that Kim Jong-Un wants another summit with Trump to continue de-nuclearization. The de-nuclearization process that so far has not … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wants Another Summit

Morning Politocadoes! As a terrifying hurricane bears down on the Carolinas (that may or may not have scotched a trip this weekend for your humble Lupin), it’s been discovered that the Trump Administration has been diverting fundng from FEMA to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Diverts Disaster Relief Funding (again)

Morning Politocadoes! Well, Infrastructure Week’s been a rip-roaring success so far. Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings have been marked by protests (which Trump now says should be illegal. Fun!) and abuses of the process by the majority party. Congressional leaders have … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Commits TREASON Skeptical Question Mark?

Morning Politocadoes! Well, just when you think that the US government can’t possibly get more racist against Hispanics something like this happens. The US Passport Agency has begun DENYING US Passports to US citizens of Hispanic descent along the southern … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Gets Even Worse

Morning Politocadoes! Wanted to highlight a different story today than the usual fuckery by the most dangerous septuagenarian on the planet. In news that would make European explorers spit their tea and adjust their monacles, a Danish vessel is set … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Charts A Course

Morning Politocadoes!   Well, better late than never, the FCC has shut down Alex Jones’ flagship radio station. Liberty Radio, has been, albeit temporarily, pulled from the airwaves. It’s also been hit with a $15,000 fine for operating without a … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Off The Air

Morning Politcadoes, Coming in late last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, it was revealed that they had obtained secret tapes of Devin Nunes speaking at a fundraiser for Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, essentially admitting that the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Says The Quiet Part Loud

Morning Politiocadoes! As the Manafort Trail churns along, President Good Brain seems to be going off the rails. In a series of tweets, the Leader of the Free World intimated that the Mueller investigation was illegal and that Jeff Sessions … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Commits A Smocking Obstruction

Morning Politocadoes, House Republicans moved to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last night. Led by ‘Freedom’ Caucus member Mark Meadows (R, N.C), and Jim ‘Gym’ Jordan (R-Ohio), it is expected to be showdown with House leaders who have started … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Calls For A Futile & Stupid Gesture

Fucking called it. Late last night, the New York Times posted a piece that makes clear that Trump knew from the outset of his presidency that interference occurred, that the intelligence community agreed in the assessment that it was Russia, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Muddies The Message

Morning Politocadoes! Lotta stuff happening right now. Most of it’s infuriating, but that’s what it’s like living in the Darkest Timeline. We’re gonna take our punches, piss and moan about it, but keep on tickin’. Let’s see, Brett Kavanaugh, new … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Goes To Too Many Nationals Games

Morning Politocadoes! Hopefully all our American commenters are bright-eyed bushy tailed after  yesterday’s festivities. What did you all do? Cookout with family and friends? Visit important historical sites to renew your faith in this country in the face of the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread 7/5: Mission To Moscow

This has been a rough week. I won’t pretend otherwise. On the one hand, we are dealing with an embarrassingly corrupt and inept administration, but also one that’s needlessly cruel and dangerous.It is being shamelessly encouraged by its enablers in … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Didn’t Hear No Bell

Morning politocadoes, Trump once again proved that our country is being run by a megalomaniacal old man who watches too much TV. Reportedly, the Department of Justice has requested several JAGs from the Department of Defense to assist in prosecuting … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Watches JAG for Policy Advice

Morning Politocadoes! So what’s worse. A blindingly self-aware party of scalawags in charge of our country currently setting everything on fire, or a party of true believers? Bob Corker said on Wednesday that he felt that “It’s not a good … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is In A Cult-Like Situation

9%. The Republican candidate running for Dianne Feinstein in the open primary, got 9% of the vote. While Feinstein won comfortably with 44% of the vote, the only other candidate to qualify was fellow Democrat, Kevin De Leon. So, in … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Gets 9% of The Vote

Morning Politocadoes! Yesterday, it was announced that the parents of Parkland students have formed a Super PAC to take on candidates backed by the NRA. Super PACs, as we, all know are are independent-expenditure only political action committees, that while … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Forms A Super PAC