Hey look, everything is still terrible when it comes to the Wisconsin GOP: One of President Donald Trump’s top re-election advisers told influential Republicans in swing state Wisconsin that the party has “traditionally” relied on voter suppression to compete in battleground states, according to an audio recording of a private event obtained by The Associated Press. The adviser said later that his remarks referred to frequent and false accusations that Republicans employ such tactics. “Traditionally it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes in places,” Clark said at the event. “Let’s start protecting our voters. We know where they are. … Let’s … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Back in Business

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/-saturday-night-live-reimagines-nato-as-high-school-lunchroom-74733637912 SNL, as usual, has its finger on the pulse of the nation. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Doesn’t Want to Sit With Trump

Is it 2020 yet? Cable News Mentioned Michael Bloomberg More This Month Than It Did Andrew Yang The Entire Year Bloomberg reportedly received some 4,486 mentions on cable news in November, compared to Yang’s 2,167 mentions during the entire race. Seriously. Michael Bloomberg is off to an attention-grabbing start. Bleh. Whistleblower in New Orleans hotel collapse is deported to Honduras, lawyers say. What. In Ohio, Republican legislators are pushing a bill that would require doctors attempt to “reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the women’s uterus,” a procedure that does not exist because it is not medically possible. An ectopic pregnancy … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Already Sick of Bloomberg

What could possibly go wrong? This was spur of the moment, as all presidential campaigns are, so I’m going to need suggestions from the audience. Should we run on: Kittens gifs for everyone Memes for everyone Destroying Kinja Enslaving the human race Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Joining the 2020 Presidential Race

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 guns are so easy to get ahold of!   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 be the perfect Trump crowd, but apparently, even they’re sick of his shit. Perhaps they’re part of the 49% that wants to see him impeached now. He’s even lost the “beating the shit out of people for fun and profit” crowd. In other news, the “impenetrable” new wall is being cut through with power tools from Home Depot. I mean, … 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 Kong protestors defied the ban and protested again. The protestors tossed firebombs; the police sprayed tear gas. And the US continues to shrug, as we’ve been doing lately. One of the only House Republicans who considered impeachment for Trump is retiring. He apparently hasn’t accomplished anything he was elected to, but thinks he’s good with two terms. And Steve Bannon, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Barely Keeping Up With the News

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 into the 2016 election and that President Trump blocked him from telling Ukraine military aid was coming—immediately began his interview on the defensive, complaining that Todd was biased and the president was being sabotaged. The Republican senator then proceeded to accuse former members of the FBI and CIA of conspiring to set up the president after his election, claiming this … 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 defending this shit stain?” and vote him out. Whatever happens, we’re guaranteed to keep watching Giuliani continue to shoot himself and his client in the foot. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Riding the Impeachment Train