Mornin’ Politocadoes! After 4 (mostly) Russian-held Ukrainian provinces held referendums on joining the Russian Federation. Russia has claimed that it was an overwhelming victory for annexation, that it was in line with international law and that turnout was high. The … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Annexes New Territory
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Another banner day in the life of the Ex-Crime President Whomst Refuses To Go Away on Wednesday. New York Attorney General Latisha James has formally sued Trump, his three eldest children, former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg, and the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Overinflates Its’ Assets
Mornin’ Politocadoes! When Trump left office (because he lost), many things were still in play. One of them was the appointment of a Special Counsel. John Durham was hired to root out al the nasty dealings of Obama, Biden, and … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Bull, Durham
Mornin’ Politocadoes! I’m on the road today so nothing extensive. Here’s Kermit and Fozzy. Welcome to Thursday! Please be excellent to each other in the comments. The Mayor McSquirrel Rule remains in effect. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, if you have … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Movin’ Right Along
Mornin’ Politocadoes! I wake to the wonderful news that Sarah Palin friggin’ lost her bid for the open Congressional seat in Alaska in a special election last night. Her opponent, Mary Peltola, will be the first Alaskan Native American to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Can’t See Russia From It’s House
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The Department of Justice has released the full memo to then-Attorney General Bill Barr analyzing why Ex-President Trump (because he lost, you see) should not be charged with Obstruction of Justice. The DOJ fought but lost a FOIA … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Lowers The Barr
Mornin’ Politocadoes! So it seems like the United States Secret Service is kinda, um, bad? Everything we’ve seen from the investigations into the January 6th riots have shown at best incompetence to the very worst active participation in multiple cover-ups. … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Didn’t Tell Pelosi
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The US House of Representatives is expected to take up the Inflation Reduction Act already passed by the Senate on Friday. The legislation has some of the most significant steps forward in recent history for addressing climate change … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Takes Up The Bill
Mornin’ Politocadoes! So, I think I’d try to catch peeps up on what’s happening in the world of one Alex Emmerich Jones. For those of you who missed it, Jones had the first of three hearings close yesterday in regards … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Commits Some Perjury
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Andrew Yang has popped back up with his new national third party alternative, The Forward Party. Yang, a former Democratic Presidential (and Mayoral) candidate known for his support of Universal Basic Income and a striking inability to understand … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Twirls Toward Freedom
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The 8th hearing of the January 6th Committee is scheduled for primetime viewing tonight at 8 PM. While the schedule has varied, the first hearing was held in the evening and had the largest audience. But, instead of … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread IN Primetime
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Sri Lanka’s President has fled the country following the storming of his and the Prime Minister’s residences. President Gotobaya Rajapaska was expected to step down on Wednesday, but he instead chose to flee the country. His intended destination … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Flees The Country
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The time of BoJo has come to an end. After dangling by a thread over the people of the United Kingdom,Boris Johnson is set to resign as Conservative leader. After a stunning, record-setting series of resignations, Johnson had … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Resigns In Disgrace
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The Honorable Ketanji Brown-Jackson will officially join the Supreme Court today. Justice Stephen Breyer notified President Biden yesterday of his intention to end his tenure today and Brown-Jackson is ready to be sworn in as of noon. Brown-Jackson … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Ascends
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The January 6th Committee will be holding another hearing today at 3 PM. Thought maybe we’d take a little look at the Texas State GOP’s 2022 party platform. It is completely insane. Just a grab bag of every … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread’s Platform is not very good
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The 3rd of the January 6th Committee’s hearings was postponed on Wednesday and will be held today. It would appear that there were truly issues with setting up video that caused the delay. The hearing is expected to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Postpones A Hearing Due To Technical Issues
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The House January 6th Committee is set to begin its public hearings today with a primetime hearing set for 8 PM EST. This hearing, one of six, is said to focus on how Trump’s public rhetoric on twitter … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Goes To A Public Hearing
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The Biden administration is set to forgive all remaining Federal student loan debt to those who attended Corinthian College. The college is the central figure in one of the most notorious cases of fraud in higher education. Corinthian … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Forgives (Some) Student Loans
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The fresh batch of mass shootings in the US has pretty well left me wanting to talk about anything else. We go through the same process of grief, hoping this time things will change. This time Democrats will … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Triggers A Global Recession
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Just a quick round-up of news for today. Martin Shkreli, that ratfink Pharma Bro, has been released from prison. What will be his next grift? Seems like he missed the boat on NFTs. The Kansas Supreme Court has … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Upholds A Bad Map
Mornin’ Politocadoes! In a not particularly surprising turn of events, the Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) on Wednesday. The act would have codified the right to an abortion into law that otherwise had been covered … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Fails To Pass Legislation (Again)
