Welp, here we fuckin’ go again. 3 shot outside Milwaukee Bucks game. Two hours later, 17 others are shot a few blocks away Seventeen people were shot Friday night in downtown Milwaukee just two hours after three were shot a … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Hates This Shit
Barrett, Alito Excited To See Forced Birth Increase ‘Domestic Supply Of Infants’ With all of the garbage packed into that leaked Supreme Court decision, there are parts of it that are only getting attention now. Like one particularly gross footnote … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Pro-Choice
Greetings from the past! I’ve been at a gaming convention all weekend (and if I saw any of you there, hello from the world of [insert day here]), so this is a thread done on Thursday night, sans any of … Continue reading Where In The Monday Politics Thread is Carmen Sandiego?
Their mom died of COVID. They say conspiracy theories are what really killed her Laurie’s mother, Stephanie, 75, died of COVID-19 in December. “I don’t believe she was supposed to die,” Laurie says. “I blame the misinformation.” Stephanie had been … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Offered to Buy Twitter
“If You’re Getting a W-2, You’re a Sucker” There are many differences between the rich and the rest of us, but one of the most consequential for your taxes is whether most of your income comes from wages. ProPublica Crypto … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Has Risen Again…
26-Year-Old Texas Woman Charged with Murder Due to Self-Induced Abortion (UPDATE) Texas District Attorney Gocha Allen Ramirez released a statement revealing he plans on filing a motion Monday to dismiss the murder charge against Liz Herrera in connection to “the … Continue reading IT’S THE MONDAY POLITICS THREAD AGAIN, GARFY BABY
Churches played an active role in slavery and segregation. Some want to make amends. Some churches across denominations are acknowledging that their wealth was often built off of enslaved labor and are committing parts of their endowments to reparations funds. … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Wants a Dragon
The Oscars Thread Please remember that there is a separate thread for the Oscars over here. If you want to talk about the whole Rock/Smith debacle, go there to do it, por favor. For ‘cados of color, you can also … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Back Again
Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Former Public Defender on the Supreme Court This op-ed celebrates that the Supreme Court nominee possesses identities and perspectives that have long been excluded from the halls of power. Teen Vogue House passes Crown Act banning … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Keeps On Slippin’
Korea’s ‘Incel President’ Is Far From Alone South Korea’s new leader, the conservative Yoon Suk-yeol, used his campaign to draw in young men with repeated rebukes of feminism. It’s the endpoint of a Korean misogynist movement that reflects the same … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Hates Daylight Savings Time
Not my usual thread, I know, but I’m pretty busy all weekend, so this is what I’ve got. How You Can Help the People of Ukraine We reached out to our leaders network to identify the organizations listed below that … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Swamped
This Is How People Around The World Are Helping Ukrainians As Their Country Is Being Attacked By Russia Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine days ago, more than 150,000 Ukrainian civilians have fled to neighboring countries. The declining … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Supports Ukraine
US lifts ban on Mexican avocados The United States is resuming its avocado inspection program in Mexico’s Michoacán state a week after imposing a temporary ban in response to a US inspector receiving a death threat. CNN Democrats Call On … Continue reading The President’s Day Sales Have Marked the Monday Politics Thread Half Off
It’s not just inflation — corporate greed is also partially to blame for the rising prices you’re paying Our own experience as consumers informs us that prices on various goods and services are rising, and the inflation rate, derived from … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Is Hitting Up The Valentine’s Day Candy Sales
It’s Tax Time, Americados! I did mine Saturday, and wow, was it fun. For those who don’t live in the US, understand that we, because tax prep companies spent a shit ton of money coercing reps and senators into blocking … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Does Its Taxes
At Pittsburgh bridge collapse site, Biden calls state of U.S. infrastructure “mind-boggling” A Pittsburgh bridge collapsed Friday morning, sending multiple vehicles and a public bus plummeting into a park below, officials said. Ten people suffered minor injuries and four people … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Waiting, Again, For Infrastructure Week
M&M’s characters are getting a new look to become more ‘inclusive’ M&M’s hopes to “create a world where everyone feels they belong and society is inclusive,” one personified candy at a time. USA Today The Feminist Self-Help Movement Helped Women … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Still Likes the Go-Go Boots
And I submit this afternoon that we can end poverty in the United States. Our nation has the resources to do it. The National Gross Product of America will rise to the astounding figure of some $780 billion this year. … Continue reading It’s the MLK Politics Thread
Hollywood Pays Tribute to Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier is remembered as the entertainment world mourns the esteemed actor. The Root Ballroom Culture in Nigeria Is Being Revived By Queer Youth For queer people across the world, seeing LGBTQ folks celebrating … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Makes an Entrance
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter Account Has Been Permanently Suspended Twitter has Greene is the first member of Congress to have her personal political account banned from Twitter. Buzzfeed News With fascism coming, America responds: LOL who cares? Let’s Netflix … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Says Hellllloo, 2022
Boston Starbucks workers ‘inspired’ by Buffalo union, seek votes as movement spreads Employees at two Boston-area Starbucks locations began steps to form a union earlier this month, days after one store in upstate New York became the company’s first union-represented … Continue reading The Moon’s Day Politics Thread is Almost Done With 2021
