In the joy of watching The Princess Bride cast reunion for the Wisconsin Democrats, I basically forgot to do the thread, so this is being done very late, at the last minute. Talk amongst yourselves. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Almost Didn’t Happen

What is Labor Day in the US? “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Labor Day Sales Weekend

‘Small events add up to a lot’: Limited gatherings quietly emerge as source of coronavirus infections “People don’t think of it in the same way as the (President) Trump rally in Tulsa, a bunch of people on the beach or … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is So Done With 2020

In the (now) 39 years I’ve been alive, I’ve actually lived through some crazy shit. The Challenger explosion when I was four. The fall of the Berlin Wall when I was ten. Parachute pants. 9/11, a major event I was … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is a Year Older, and Not Much Wiser

Trump Held A Training Session For Pennsylvania Campaign Volunteers And Nobody Showed Up In a blue room in the back, beneath an American flag with the words MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN printed in block letters inside the white stripes, a … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not Ready for the DNC

Puerto Rico halts primary voting in centers lacking ballots Puerto Rico on Sunday was forced to partially suspend voting for primaries marred by a lack of ballots as officials called on the president of the U.S. territory’s elections commission to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Throwing its Hat into the VP Ring

I literally remembered I had to do the thread at… Ten minutes to my bedtime. And since my mom also literally just came in and told me about some weird “Trumpy Bear” commercial, I decided to assure everyone that the … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not Sponsored by Trumpy Bear

Republicans call on Democrats to stop politicizing intelligence on 2020 election meddling Two top Senate Republicans called upon the Democratic leadership to stop “politiciz[ing] intelligence matters” after Democrats criticized the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia, China, and Iran are all … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Going to Keep Politicizing Politics

How John Lewis’s masterful illustrated memoir is a shining torch for the next generation Five summers ago, at San Diego Comic-Con International, Rep. John Lewis donned the type of clothes and gear he was wearing a half-century earlier when he … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Remembers John Lewis

Keep it simple, Democrats. Job One is making sure Americans can cast votes this fall. Democrats and many others are determined to defeat a toxic president and win governing power to beat back the pandemic, root out institutional racism, and … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Looks Sexy in a Mask

Remains of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen identified, lawyer says The Army has identified the remains of missing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, her family’s lawyer said in a statement Sunday evening. Guillen, 20, was last seen in a … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Nothing, Absolutely Nothing

Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks Far-Right Rally, Fools Crowd With Racist Song According to reports, Baron Cohen first disguised himself as the wealthy head of a political action committee in order to infiltrate the event, then populated the rally with his … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still Wearing its Mask

Trump ‘played’ by K-pop fans and TikTok users who disrupted Tulsa rally “He was played by young people and K-pop fans who ordered tickets with no intention of going,” said Joy Reid of MSNBC on air, following Trump’s speech. As … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Refuses to Be Silent

I almost completely forgot about this, so, uh….yeah.  Here’s the Monday thread.  Things are still happening.  Go talk amongst yourselves.   Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread

Britain’s Banksy Depicts U.S. Flag on Fire in Floyd Tribute Reclusive British street artist Banksy published a new artwork online on Saturday which depicts the United States flag being set alight by a candle that forms part of a memorial … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still Protesting

So, it’s been a quiet weekend for news, no crazy news– Protests over death of George Floyd, police killings spread to London, Berlin, Toronto   Oh, uh.  Well, okay, some crazy shit might have gone down this weekend…. Images of … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread….

Memorial Day even more poignant as veterans die from virus One was a 94-year-old veteran of World War II who was the first of his 11 brothers to enlist in the military. One was a Vietnam veteran who lost his … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Recognizes Memorial Day

People mostly staying home are still getting Covid-19—here’s the problem and what to do about it In a press conference May 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 66% of new hospitalizations in New York for Covid-19 were people who had … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Wants You to Wash Your Hands

So, what’s our like in your neck of the woods? Are you in an area that’s reopening, full speed ahead? Slowly reopening? I know in my area, the state itself is slowly reopening certain stores, but there were plenty of … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Slowly Reopening to the Public