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!

‘Look at my family. Use my story’: Rep.-elect Julia Letlow urges Republicans to get Covid vaccine after husband’s death Louisiana Rep.-elect Julia Letlow on Sunday urged Republicans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, citing her own tragic experience losing her … Continue reading The Monday Polotixs Thread

Honestly, I think the moment I get my first shot today, I am going to feel such profound relief. ‘Why would you not?’ Alarm as Republican men say they won’t get Covid vaccine According to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Getting Microchipped Today

Pelosi: Biden sending help for migrant children at border amid ‘humanitarian’ challenge House speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that the Biden administration had inherited a broken immigration system as the administration announced it would send federal help to children … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still Waiting For That Sweet Stimmy

‘Let the people vote’: Biden signs executive order to expand voting access President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sunday calling on federal agencies to expand voting access as part of his administration’s efforts “to promote and defend the … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Expects a Fat Check Any Day Now

A troop made up of homeless girls is on a mission to sell Girl Scout cookies in all 50 states When one troop of Girl Scouts in Iowa was given the goal of selling more than 1,000 boxes of cookies, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Girl Scout Cookie Season

How to Help Texans During the Winter Storm Crisis Winter storm Uri has left Texas in a state of crisis. After days of frigid weather, millions were left this week without heat or electricity as snow, ice, and freezing temperatures … Continue reading It’s the Monday Politics Thread Again

Is the GOP’s extremist wing now too big to fail? Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial and welcoming conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not Participating in President’s Day Sales

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Small-Town America Grapples With Vaccine Logistics As the United States begins its massive vaccine rollout, health departments across the country are scrambling to plan and adjust, often while simultaneously managing a surge in new Covid-19 cases. “Just trying to keep … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Business in the Front, Fun in the Back

Biden expected to repeal Trump’s transgender military ban as soon as Monday The Biden administration is expected to repeal the ban on transgender Americans from serving in the military, multiple people informed of the decision told CBS News. The announcement … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Infrastructure Wee–Wait

Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on first day in office, sources confirm U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, sources … Continue reading Martin Luther King Jr. Day Introduces the Monday Politics Thread

Really good header here:https://the-avocado.org/2021/01/11/how-to-lose-friends-and-piss-off-congress-a-monday-polotics-thread/ But comments messed up so new PT time. Continue reading Politics Thread 2: The Return!

Trump’s demoralized staff count down the final days President Donald Trump has lost the support of many former loyalists in his administration after a riot at the U.S. Capitol that he helped provoke, and his White House is in “meltdown” … Continue reading How to Lose Friends and Piss Off Congress: a Monday Polotics Thread