Happy Wednesday. A couple of weeks ago I put the spotlight on a Black librarian, Bella da Costa Greene. I thought this week I’d continue that theme by highlighting about Black librarian, Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. It probably … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Continues to Celebrate Black History

[This week’s header was written by Corgizilla!] Hello, PT, it’s your sometimes poster, often lurker, and first-time header writer, Corgzilla (thanks to Cordyceps for the help posting this header). Today is Darwin Day when we celebrate birth of Charles Darwin. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Celebrates Darwin

Welcome back to Wednesday. I am having issues with the WordPress editor, so hopefully this goes through. February is Black History Month, and you can see the excellent artists Headphone Princess is sharing over here. I also wanted to highlight … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Recognizes Black History

Happy Wednesday! Last week I appreciated the diversion of everyone sharing their favorite Pokemon. While, as promised, I’m still interested in hearing your favorite ceiling fan (Scientician13) and your favorite Digimon (comradequestion), I thought maybe I ought to actually write … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Keeps Going

It’s a tough week, and I hope everyone is getting through however they need to. So why not tell me your favorite Pokemon? I’m a Volcarona fan, personally. Starmie has also long been a favorite. And recently I’ve come to … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Wants to Know Your Favorite Pokemon

I got home late and was scarfing down some yogurt and then my weekly phone reminder about the Wednesday PT went off and I thought “oh crap I need to post the Wednesday PT” but I don’t have much content … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Was Almost Forgotten

Don’t let the bullshit get you down. Have a baby fox to help keep your spirits up today: Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Stays Strong

This is not the new year many of us were hoping we’d get. So instead of wishing a happy new year, I wish everyone a defiant new year. Defiant to the Trump administration, defiant to the injustices of the world, … Continue reading The Defiant New Year’s Politics Thread

If you’re celebrating today, may your celebrations be especially festive! If you’re not celebrating today, I hope your day is great regardless. And no matter what, be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah Politics Thread

Commemorating someone today who was very influential in my corner of the world, Orrin Pilkey. A powerful advocate for coastal ecology. Orrin Pilkey, a Duke University geologist who spent decades as one of North Carolina’s foremost communicators about the risks … Continue reading The Wednesday Pilkey-tics Thread

Welcome back to Wednesday. Today instead of dwelling on miserable stuff here in the US, I’m gonna dwell on miserable and (some less miserable) stuff around the world with some spotlights on global news. Protests in South Korea Israel strikes … Continue reading The Global Wednesday Politics Thread

It’s probably time I do a proper header. I’m still generally hiding away from political news, so why not some science news instead? After the collapse of the Antarctic Conger ice shelf in 2022, scientists reviewed satellite images to try … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Gets Scientific

Traveling today, as I’m sure many of you are. Everyone be safe and, if you’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving, have a wonderful holiday. I am thankful for this community. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Pre-Thanksgiving Politics Thread

Happy Wednesday, Politicados. I’m still taking a politics break, though I am finding myself peeking in on the PT every now and then, so perhaps the time will come to once again fully immerse myself. It does worry me a … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Still on a Break

It’s Wednesday again. I’m still taking a hard break from all things politics. Honestly, it’s been striking how incredibly peaceful it’s been — and how easy. If you deliberately shut out politics, it’s pretty easy to avoid the news. I … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Looks to the Stars