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‘Sup? It’s Friday! Time to get our weekend on! Today’s Trans Artist of the week is a Turkish Trans Icon! Bülent Ersoy is a legend, transitioning in 81 she then had to go into a protracted legal battle with the … Continue reading The Web Of Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Kevin McCarthy is going to leave Congress presumably because he rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. He tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell. So he’s leaving. Nobody’s gonna have him to kick around … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Leaving Congress
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
So I’ll just cut to the chase: behave. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is super busy
Exhausted air traffic controllers are making more mistakes on the job amid a stretched workforce doing 10-hour workdays and 6-day workweeks, report says For years, air traffic controllers have seen their ranks diminish, to the point where 10-hour days and … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not a Representative, But Plays One on SNL
Hey! It’s Art! Artie. Art Cop. Friendo to many. Pops to at least one of you goofs. Somebody let me back in the studio. Snuck in through the out door. I locked the door behind me. I’ll exit through the … Continue reading The WPT is pinch-hitting (I’m a BELIEVER)
Every First of December I listen to The Decembrists! Great band! Here’s some songs by them. That’s all she wrote! Follow all the rules and protect the Mayor! Continue reading The Decembrists Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Former Secretary of State, National Security Adviser and War Criminal Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100. Long the subject of questions of whether he was dead, why he wasn’t dead yet, and why he wasn’t … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Was National Security Adviser and Secretary of State At The Same Time
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
So I wasn’t here a lot yesterday. But I listened to the podcast “Lawyers, Guns, and Money” hosted by John Cryer and BOY HOWDY I do not like Ronald Reagan and the GOP even more than I didn’t before. Well … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread listened to a podcast on her long drive Monday
Inside the Historic Lesbian Cafes That Fed the Feminist Movement From Mother Courage’s solidarity with local farmers, to the revolutionary sign-up sheet outside the Brick Hut Cafe, lesbian cafes have a long history of seeding revolution. them People are leaving … Continue reading The Cyber Monday Politics Thread is 30% Off B1G1F
Howdy, friends. I hope all those who celebrate had a peaceful and delicious Thanksgiving holiday. House Killsock stayed in, watched an old movie and played an old entry of Mario Party. Specifically Hitchcock’s Rope and Mario Party 6 on Gamecube. … Continue reading The WPT is Trying to be Funny
Hello, if you’re reading this someone remembered to throw this together in the middle of Thanksgiving Festivities! We hope you have a happy holiday season! Continue reading You Can Get Anything You Want in Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, even if my brain continuously defaults to November 27th every year no matter what for no adequately explained reason. Americans are asked to give thanks … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Gives Thanks
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
I am super psyched for this because I’ve had a spicy margarita. Which is just a regular mixed margarita (not one made from a mix) with a dash of Ancho Reyes. Nummy! Imma be real honest here. That margarito (that’s … Continue reading OK! Tuesday’s Politics thread….LET’S GO!
Rosalynn Carter, mental health activist, humanitarian and former first lady, dies at 96 Rosalynn Carter, who as first lady worked tirelessly on behalf of mental health reform and professionalized the role of the president’s spouse, died Sunday at the age … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Needs to Buy Cranberries for Thanksgiving
This week’s header is a two-fer. I learned about this week’s bird, the Pacific Golden Plover, while reading about an “extreme trans-Neptunian object” (TNO) called 541132 Leleākūhonua. It was so named because it’s extremely elongated orbit around the sun reminded … Continue reading The WPT is a Distant Space Rock
Hey all it’s that Friday Thing again! We know it we love it! It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US let’s all have a great Holidays! This Week it’s Flamboyant Hyperpop Musician Dorian Electra! if you love Big Music and … Continue reading Friday Politics Thread Official Visualizer
Mornin’ Politocadoes! In the latest series of protests to hit the US Capitol, the DNC was locked down and lawmakers were evacuated when police clashed with protesters of the Israel-Hamas war. The protesters, led by activist group IfNotNow, pressed for … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Locks Down the DNC
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
