Truly the best upside of working in academia is getting the week between Christmas and New Year’s off. So enjoy your Wednesday politics while I enjoy not working. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is on Break
My love for space is well documented. Less well documented, though it does exist buried somewhere in PTs past when it came up before, is my frustration over the inability to talk about Uranus without people joking about its name. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Looks at Uranus
It’s December 14, 2022. On this day, I took over Wednesday PT headers and started by looking back at PTs and Avocado threads of years past. And so I decided to write a PT header for a year from now … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Was Scheduled A Year Ago
Happy December, folks! The winter blues are setting in as it gets cold and dark, so I’m trying to find warmth and light in the Christmas atmosphere. There’s lots of Christmas to be found on this day in Avocado history, … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Dreaming of a White Christmas
No, you didn’t click on a Weekend Politics Thread by mistake. I’m still just obsessing over this bird mascot in a recent New York Times article about how exchange programs between American and Chinese universities have cratered in the wake … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Bird-Brained
Hi everyone, and welcome back to Wednesday. I’ve been pretty scarce the last few weeks. A lot of it has been work, but it’s also been general exhaustion with politics. It’s been challenging grappling with the news lately. It’s affected … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Gives Thanks
Another week has come and gone, so we’re that much closer to Thanksgiving. I’m already dreaming of all the delicious food. It’s so close I can taste it. But also so far that I can’t. The news has been especially … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Waiting for Thanksgiving
There’s a lot going on in the world right now. A lot of ugly stuff. But sometimes good stuff happens, and even though it doesn’t erase the bad, it can help the future seem a little brighter. Democrats had some … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Soaks in Some Good News
Welcome back to Wednesday! Today I want to talk about a book I just finished, Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall by Zeke Faux. This book was highly recommended by a few different podcasts I listen … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Writes a Book Report
This is your last October Wednesday! Spooky season is running out (unless you keep the spooky alive in your heart all year round). So why don’t we get six times the October 25th going with a look at this day … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Gives You Six for the Price of One
It’s Wednesday. And as I’m writing this on Tuesday, the news is A Lot. The continued lack of Speaker means that the US government is still embarrassing (not that a Speaker would make it less so), the Israel-Hamas conflict remains … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Thinks Maybe Politics Were a Bad Idea
It has been a challenging few days. When breaking news hits, it can be easy to fall into the trap of refreshing and doomscrolling. I just want to remind you that staying informed does not need to trump your mental … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Goes to Space
Happy Wednesday, Politicados! Today I thought I’d remind you that your phones will probably start buzzing and beeping in the late morning/early afternoon, depending on your time zone. Per FEMA, FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will … Continue reading This is a Test of the Wednesday Politics Thread
I’m tired and sick and complain-y today (though that last one is pretty normal for me). So just take an abbreviated look at Avocados past and get on with your politicking. 2022: Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Here Again
Happy Wednesday, Politicados! Sharing an important PSA today: The new COVID boosters are available! The CDC and FDA have approved updated COVID boosters which are designed to provide better protection against the latest variants. For information on eligibility and help … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Boosted!
Welcome back to Wednesday, folks! We’ve experienced a lot of bird love in the PT recently. If you haven’t checked out the lovely weekend headers in recent weeks, I encourage you to go take a look and see some great … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Thinks Birds Are Great, But…
It’s been four months since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom released! With such a sprawling game, the community played at very different paces which sometimes made it difficult to fully engage in conversation. So I thought it … Continue reading Tears of the Kingdom: 4 Months Later
Original airdate: May 3, 2010 Director: Larry Leichliter Written and storyboarded by: Pen Ward and Kent Osborne My Two Favorite People brings some focus to Jake, specifically his relationships with both Lady and Finn. We open with Finn and Jake … Continue reading Come Along With Me: Adventure Time – “My Two Favorite People” and “Memories of Boom Boom Mountain”
In today’s rapidly changing world, political issues seem to dominate every facet of our lives. Whether we’re scrolling through social media, watching the news, or chatting with friends and family, it’s impossible to escape the current political discourse. While politics … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Was Replaced by AI
Last Wednesday I briefly talked about big departures happening in G/O Media. Then I realized belatedly that would have been a more interesting header than the rest of the crap I wrote. So I thought today I’d spend a little … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Going to be Replaced by AI
Happy Wednesday! We’re near deep in winter… in the southern hemisphere. Which is not where I am. Although even in the global south, it seems like it’s been overall pretty warm. Hope you’re staying cool today. This day is important … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Acknowledges the Kinjapocalypse
