Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297 The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Saw Some Shooting Stars

El Paso: how one Texas city is beating the coronavirus In a matter of just six minutes, a factory worker from a Mexican border city stepped off a bus in Texas last week, received the Covid-19 vaccine and was heading … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Nixon’s Resignation

With turmoil at home, more Nicaraguans flee to the U.S. Alan Reyes Picado fled Nicaragua by bus in the middle of the night, haunted by memories of government officials harassing him, throwing him in jail and then leaving him half … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Feeling Groovy

Permanent Residents Who Left The U.S. During The Pandemic Worry They Can’t Come Home When the pandemic hit, Keri Smith and her family fled with what they could fit in their car. They spent the past 15 months in Canada, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Sponsored by [insert product placement here]

JK Rowling Is Up to Her Transphobic Nonsense Once Again Author JK Rowling has a net worth of over $1 billion—she’s richer than the Queen of England—and yet she seems to derive the most pleasure these days as a transphobic … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Free DLC

Infections rise in 42 states; Fauci says it’s ‘horrifying’ to see people cheer lack of vaccinations: COVID-19 updates Forty-two states saw an increase in COVID-19 cases last week from the week before, a sign that the pandemic is not yet … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Drinks Anarchy

Biden touts US coronavirus progress at July 4 White House event: ‘America is coming back together’ President Joe Biden touted the nation’s progress against the coronavirus pandemic Sunday evening as he and first lady Jill Biden hosted their biggest party … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is a Tray of Goth Ham

Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22 and a Half Years in Prison for George Floyd’s Murder Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd, has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison. The … Continue reading The Politics Thread Will Be Cold in the Ground Before it Recognizes Monday

Senator Who Once Voted Against Making Juneteenth a National Holiday Gets Booed at Juneteenth Event If you solely look at Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s tweets about his appearances at local Juneteenth events, you’d probably get the impression that he showed … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Here Again

Seriously, I actually do live near one of the places reputed to have been the birthplace of “Flag Day” in the US, and spent many a school field trip in a cramped little school house in Waubeka, WI. It’s a … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Living Near the Birthplace of Flag Day

Covid: more than 200 leaders urge G7 to help vaccinate world’s poorest More than 100 former prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers are among 230 prominent figures calling on the leaders of the powerful G7 countries to pay two-thirds of … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Demands Snacks

Spain’s postal service released anti-racism skin-tone stamps. The white stamps were worth more. Spain’s postal service attempted to take a stand against racism this week — by creating skin-tone stamps that were more valuable if they were lighter. The “Equality … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Buy 2, Get 1 Free, in Memory of the Troops

Trump’s revenge: tilting of supreme court to the right poised to bear fruit Donald Trump’s presidency was capricious and chaotic, but there was one issue on which he focused with laser-like discipline: tilting the judiciary to the right. Now America … Continue reading It’s the Monday Politics Thread, Garfy Baby

‘What if it was your kid?’: Parents of young children feel forgotten as CDC loosens mask restrictions The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated people can ditch masks in most indoor settings. Several states have begun to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Vaxxed, Still Masked

CDC Admits the Coronavirus Is Airborne, Can Be Transmitted More Than 6 Feet Away The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finally acknowledging something that health experts have been saying for a while now: COVID-19 spreads through the air … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Was Done at Little Expense at the Last Minute

Why they’re not saying Ma’Khia Bryant’s name Bryant’s death has become a debate that questions a child’s actions — and worthiness to live — instead of another example of the racism of policing and the institution’s failure to provide wholesome … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Hates Mondays

And now, for something completely different: a murder of Joshuas. Hundreds of people named Josh met up in Lincoln, Nebraska, to battle with pool noodles over their shared name, videos show What started as an early pandemic joke evolved into … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Is a New Plant-Based Beer

It’s been one week in April. Thursday, a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx, killing nine, including himself. Saturday, a teenager shot two, and killed one, at a mall in Omaha Also on Saturday, a 12 year old’s birthday … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Can’t Keep Track Anymore

As vaccinations keep rising, so do Covid-19 hospitalizations among those who aren’t vaccinated First, the good news: The United States reported a record-high 4.6 million doses of vaccines administered in one day, according to data published Saturday by the Centers … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Desires Chocolate

Let’s get this one out of the way first…. ‘Antithetical to the gospel’: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s tweet slammed as racist in MLB backlash Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee came under criticism Saturday for a … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Is Reborn…For Lower Prices!