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Anna: After a postponement both in real life and on the PT topics list, it is finally time to discuss Poland. The polls are too close to call, though I have NO IDEA how well Poland does at accurate polling, … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Forgot Poland!
Yes Politicadoes, I don’t know what it means either. But our President surely is the most least-respected human being in all of history. Maybe we’ll get a Supreme Court Justice retirement announcement today just to really stir up the murder … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread of Prosecutorial Misconduct
Morning Politocadoes! It’s been another rough week, take your pick. Is it that the Supreme Court upheld the right of private organizations to keep its female employees from getting contraception through their insurance due to ReLigIoUs oBjEcTioNs? How about the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Defunds Schools
Okay, so here’s me! I’ll invite you all to just for a few minutes listen to Mr. James Baldwin debate Mr. William Buckley. Those of you who closely follow Art Cop Vandelay ( there’s at least one of us) know … Continue reading This is the Wednesday Politics Thread
With some pretty big and intense main posts recently, we’ll go a bit lighter today and note that historically speaking, today’s considered the day of the “alleged and disputed” Roswell UFO incident. No conspiracy theories here from us but I … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Knows The Truth Is Out There
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
Monty: Y’all ready for this? You may be wondering why we’re not doing a 4th of July-related post, and frankly if the US wanted us to do a WPT about the 4th of July, they should have made it election … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Isn’t Doing What You Expected
Hey Politicadoes, please enjoy your last views of the lovely Black Hills of South Dakota before another stupid Trump display sets them on fire: And take some time to appreciate the idea of the United States of America, if not … Continue reading The Explosive Friday Politics Thread
Morning Politocadoes! President Trump discussed mask policy in an interview with Fox Business News. The President lied that he was in ‘all in on masks’, preferred masks to social distancing measures, and that he wore a black one the other … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Looks Like The Lone Ranger
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well. Cause here in Israel we might be getting worse pretty soon. Today is the date that was set for the beginning of Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank. Ever since the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Opposes Annexation
While this piece gets a little taken out of context at times in relation to what was being said… Looking back in history today, let’s hope we don’t rhyme too much. There are some significant events, such as in 1520 … Continue reading The Politics Thread Has Unusual Historical Connections
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
Anna: “Fun” fact: we debated between the Polish election and the Russian one, and it turns out Belarus has accused both countries of election interference in their election. But we’re going with Russia, because nothing says 2020 like extending presidential … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is smiling, but it’s very fooking furious.
Good Morning Politicadoes. In the event that the Friday Politics Thread gets re-elected, it has many plans for its second term in office. First off, I’ll have talent. And experience. Did you know I only ever went to the Friday … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread looks ahead to a Second Term
Morning Politocadoes! The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the politicization of the Justice Department by Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday. The hearing saw testimonies from Aaron Zelinsky a former prosecutor for the US Attorney’s office in Baltimore, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Bangs On A Table
FORMER DOJ PROSECUTOR TO TESTIFY ON POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN DOJ: The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on oversight and political interference within the Justice Department. The committee will be hearing testimony from Aaron Zelinsky, former prosecutor in the Roger … Continue reading Politics Extra – DoJ House Committee hearing – political interference within the Justice Department
Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. We are a little over four months out from the 2020 United States elections. Elections for President, one third of the Senate, all of the House of Representatives, and some State and local offices. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Begins Preparations
On June 23rd, 1972, Richard Nixon and his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, met to discuss the ongoing Watergate scandal. Much of their conversation involved the FBI’s investigation of the break-in (which had occurred six days earlier), and the President … Continue reading The Smoking History Thread
While we’re going through some big watershed moments right now and likely throughout the year, there are anniversaries of past ones to celebrate as well. Today back in 1960, the first contraceptive pills were made available in the US – … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Celebrates The Pill
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
Hi all, Anna is predisposed, so I’ll be tackling this alone. Realistically, I should be talking about Serbia’s parliamentary election, which the EU is decrying as a sham, but as someone born in 1989, I do not feel that I … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread goes vertical
