Anna: Alright, tell me everything. Monty: Okay. Last week, Suriname had a Presidential election. For those not in the know, Suriname is the only Dutch-speaking country in South America, having become independent from the Netherlands in 1975. Despite its relative … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Spills the Beans
Anna: Today, brought to you by the “everything is political” school of thought, I’d like to spend a header discussing some COVID related life changes. My own state will be lifting the stay at home order on May 29th, at … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is a Way of Life Now
This week we have a guest PT host, whose social studies project this week was learning what the news is from reading articles. She has attempted an article of her own below. She’s also just fresh off a quarantined 8th … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread with special guest
Anna: Well, we were going to talk about the Polish Presidential Election, but then between COVID-19 and a security leak it has been postponed. Nine former Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers called for a boycott of the election, and now … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread’s Plans Fall Through
I am frustrated. If you’ve been following Israeli politics at all, or have been patiently tolerating my updates in these threads, you’ll know that Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz finally formed a national unity government after over a year of … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Happily Sells Out
Anna: mmm, bleach, delicious. So, I know usually we try to go wide and international for the PT but we gotta go local this weekend so I can tell y’all about the Protest That Wasn’t very close to me. As … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is on the Scene and Nobody’s There
Monty: So South Korea is holding its legislative election on Wednesday. Anna: I’m very curious how other countries are handling elections with pandemic safety at the moment, and also how candidates are using the pandemic, but mostly I haven’t checked … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread moves ahead
The Weekend Politics Thread is at a loss… Monty: I was supposed to cover Armenia’s constitutional referendum, but the vote was postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The vote would have taken place today and tomorrow. It’s hard even to … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is at a loss…
Sam: And now for something completely different: elections in the Republic of Artsakh! Anna: The what? Sam: The Republic of Artsakh, formerly known as the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh! The Republic is holding an election on Tuesday, and it’s an exciting … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread may or may not exist
Monty: Alright, let’s talk about the Falkland Islands! Anna: They are islands off the coast of South America, I have learned. They’re also called the Islas [CENSORED-ed.] which made me excited for a moment that we were discussing wherever Maldives … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread something something Goose Green
Anna: I realize there is an election you want to talk about, but Monty…Monty… I was doing my customary google for learning when I saw (and then lost, so I circled back around to get a picture, I swear I … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is in Vanuatu, I guess…
7-8 March: WPT No election; open topic Anna: Well I suppose we should talk about the coronavirus. No, I’m not writing this at 2 AM on Saturday morning, don’t look at me like that. Or cough on me, please. Some … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread takes a step back…
Anna: Well Monty, the day of reckoning has arrived. Israel goes to an election on Monday, and I cannot wait for you to text me at 4 am about it. This is obviously your area of expertise so… what would … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is live on the scene
I looked over at Sam. “You’re a smooth smoothie, you know?” Sam was shocked. “You think we’re doing Fargo? I thought we were doing Sideways!“ It was no matter. We’d been planning this trip for months; I’d finally gotten my driver’s license, at … Continue reading Travelogia on the Road: The Undiscovered County
Note– this was written by Anna, who was unable to post today due to technical difficulties. Today, the 22nd, I am attending a benefit for an ex boyfriend who passed away from cancer in December. He was 32 years old … Continue reading In the Weekend Politics Thread, the personal becomes the political
Anna: Eventually I will know something about one of these topics and contribute to them. But today is not this day. I DO know that Iran is going through it. I very tentatively spent some time at Al-Jazeera to read … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Questions the Significance of Iran’s Elections
Monty: I am very excited to talk about Ireland’s election this Saturday. Anna: As am I, but probably for different reasons. I have been reading BBC News as preparation, though as a less modern student of English History I am … Continue reading An Weekend Politics Thread ag dul go hÉirenn
Monty: There are no national elections this weekend, so I need to bring it home and talk about what’s going on (or not going on) in my country. I know we have an election coming up, but since quitting commenting … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Draws a Line (Doesn’t Matter Where)
Monty: You wanna talk about Peru? Anna: not really. The ice cream place is closed for the winter and-oh, you mean the other one! Yes, I actually am very confused about Peru right now and I’m sure you know things … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Pays a Visit to Peru
In the summer of 2012, I helped a close friend (who was also named Sam) move from Pasadena, California to Atlanta, Georgia. Instead of taking a normal route along Interstate 10, Sam, drawn in by the search for a rare … Continue reading Travelogia on the Road: Open Secret
In the summer of 2012, I helped a close friend (who was also named Sam) move from Pasadena, California to Atlanta, Georgia. Instead of taking a normal route along Interstate 10, Sam, drawn in by the search for a rare … Continue reading Travelogia on the Road: Atlatvia
