I’m out of town again and doing this quickly, but for fuck’s sake, can we stop this shit? This should not be normal! We should not have to mourn kids who aren’t even old enough to drink or vote because … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Tired of Doing Headers About This
I’m on vacation in Minneapolis, so this thread is being done in haste ahead of time. Do what thou wilt. Also, it’s Veterans Day in the US. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Was Recruited to Act Against the President
Trump has now been booed at two sporting events now, this time at a UFC event in the city he no longer calls home. (New York was devastated; they could barely hold back their tears.) You would think UFC would … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Definitely NOT Saying “Boo-urns”
So, apparently al-Baghdadi is dead. While this is probably not a bad thing, listening to Trump do his happy dance about it is just disturbing. But remember when he complained about Obama and Bin Laden? Good times. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is…. [fill in the blank]
You know what’s been really helpful to even attempting to keep up with this bullshit? https://www.impeachment.fyi/ I encourage everyone to sign up for the daily reports, because it summarizes the day in a lot easier to digest bits. Seriously. Hong … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Barely Keeping Up With the News
I’m gone the whole weekend, so this is being done with great haste, low expense, and at the last minute. Don’t forget the Mayor McSquirrel rule. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Ron Johnson continues to prove rural Wisconsin can’t be trusted to vote for anyone remotely same by getting into a shouting match with Chuck Todd: Johnson—who last week said he was told about a quid pro quo involving Ukrainian investigation … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not a Whistleblower
I think we all know what’s been happening this weekend. We know it will probably go on for a while until we either actually get the process of impeachment started, or we keep playing “are you fucking serious, you’re still … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Riding the Impeachment Train
Republican Rep. Paul Mitchell’s surprise retirement began with a President Trump tweet. Moments after Trump’s July 14 missive telling four U.S. congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries of origin, the congressman from Michigan phoned a fellow House … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Full of Petty, Childish Bull***t
Constitution Week is a celebration of the constitution of the United States of America, a quaint little document the country bases its laws on. It’s sort of important, though you wouldn’t know it from the last three years of it … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Constitution Week
Here’s your Monday thread. Boris Johnson, the UK’s answer to “what if we created Donald Trump in our image?” is not having a good week, and it only promises to get worse. Which is both funny to watch, but depressing … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Demands Another Referendum Vote
Our hearts are with Midland, Odessa, and everyone in West Texas who has to endure this again. More information is forthcoming, but here's what we know: We need to end this epidemic. https://t.co/ytWLcg7y20 — Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 31, 2019 … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Tells You to Shove Your Thoughts and Prayers
The Cherokee Nation is stepping up. The Cherokee Nation announced Thursday that it intends to appoint a delegate to the US House of Representatives, asserting for the first time a right promised to the tribe in a nearly 200-year-old treaty … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Appointing a Delegate to the House of Representatives
In 1945, the same year my father was born, Marsha P. Johnson was born as well. A black trans woman who may or may not have been the first to attack the police at Stonewall (others who were there claim … Continue reading August 24th Pays it No Mind
Holy shit, where has the time gone. I know I’m not the only one celebrating today, so speak up, fellow Virgos! There are dozens of us! Dozens! What things do you do to celebrate your birthday? Continue reading August 24th is 38 Years After 1981
I honestly haven’t kept up much with the political this weekend; I’ve been preparing and waiting for today, because Monday, August 19th, is my first working day as an actual government employee, sucking up all of your tax dollars while … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is a Government Employee Today
I think by now we all know what happened this weekend: Epstein committed suicide, in prison, because he wasn’t on suicide watch. Our idiot president thinks Bill Clinton is responsible, which is totally a normal fucking thing to happen these … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Thoroughly Disgusted
El Paso Community Foundation is accepting donations for the victims of the shooting Saturday. Paso Del Norte Community Foundation is also accepting donations. This site suggests ways to help the Gilroy victims. There’s no real news yet on how to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is So Very Tired of This
It’s been a busy weekend for me, so this is a half-ass politics thread. Can we dare to dream that this week won’t suck? Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Recovering From the Weekend
So, as you may have heard, Puerto Rico is having a bit of a crisis. You can see it on Twitter, #rickyrenuncia, as people protest the sexist, homophobic remarks of the governor of Puerto Rico. In Hong Kong, protestors are … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Demands a Resignation
What else is there to say after our Vice President went to a concentration camp in the US of A in the year of our Spaghetti Lord 2019? There really is nothing anymore. So, instead, donate to RAICES. You can … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Has Nothing to Say
