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Morning Politocadoes! The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act’s passage was expedited by the US House of Representatives last night. Due to threats of another takeover attempt of the Capitol, all voting for today has been canceled and the House … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Threatened Again
I love the ferocity of Women. I love the trailblazers who refuse to conform. The tenacity of warriors who never surrender. The temerity of pioneers who smash glass ceilings and extend their hand to lift up all women instead of … Continue reading The Sound Of Your Roar – Wednesday Politics Thread
This header is inspired by another encounter with one of the Republican Party’s favorite bad faith arguments about race and racism. Did you know that the Democrats founded the Ku Klux Klan and that Republicans were the Party of Lincoln? … Continue reading The History Thread Considers the Dixiecrat Fallacy
And that’s a good thing, as I type Monday night. I got my second round of the Moderna vaccine on Sunday, and Monday I felt like I had a pretty good case of the flu and that I took a … Continue reading Tuesday’s PT feels like crap
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
Hi Politicadoes. So maybe yesterday you noticed some nonsense about Potato Head gendering. Well, if not, it was pretty stupid. And when you think really stupid, you should think Laura Ingraham. Or CPAC, which is also this weekend. You can’t … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Really Boils Your Potatoes
Morning Politocadoes! It’s February and the Biden Administration is assiduously attempting to to build it’s Executive Cabinet. Tom Vilsack was recently confirmed and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, Merrick Garland is facing the Senate in his confirmation process … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Tries To Build A Cabinet
This upcoming Friday, the House will finally vote on the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that, after much debate, passed in pieces out of individual committees before being packaged into one giant bill by the House Budget Committee. The House Democratic … Continue reading Finally, Relief – The Wednesday Politics Thread
What do we have on deck, my good Politicados? WHEW!! We have a 9/11 commission being set up by Speaker Pelosi. Here are some details via The Punchbowl News on that: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has floated the following construct to … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread sees a busy week ahead.
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
At least the wife and kids get to enjoy the rest of their vacation now without him. As per usual, do not wish harm on others, please watch out for insensitive comments, hog’em if you poggle. That’s all I got. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Can’tcun
Morning Politicadoes! Australia is in the process of passing a new law that would force social media companies to pay the publishers for the links and headlines users share. Almost certain to pass, Google and Facebook have taken opposite paths … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Bans Australia
For many who have watched Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate, the last four days have been a rollercoaster of contradicting upheavals. Despite knowing that Trump will not get convicted, people still held hope that somehow, miraculously, there were … Continue reading Black History In The Making – Wednesday Politics Thread
Seriously, it’s foul. We went out of town for the weekend to go stare at some different walls, and we just got home. I opened the fridge to put some stuff away and think we’ve found either a portal into … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics thread has something stinky in the fridge
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
Hi Politicadoes, we spent the week having to revisit every depressing moment of January 6th. Now it’s time for the slapstick antics of Trump’s Defense Team: Dewey, Cheathem and Howe. Of course, I am exaggerating for effect, the Three Stooges … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Prepares its Defense
Morning Politocadoes! The Second Senate Impeachment Trial of former President Donald Trump is not going away despite the best efforts of Republicans to ignore it. The House Managers brought forth powerful testimony and newly released video evidence that showed how … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread…And The Impeachment Continues
To many of us survivors of civil war, yesterday’s clip introduction of evidence related to the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol was particularly traumatic as we were reminded of the very nightmares we have escaped and desperately tried … Continue reading An American Tragedy – Wednesday Politics Thread
Let’s do this Senate Trial! What’s gonna happen? Probably nothing, says my pessimistic side. But you never know. Maybe some GOP spines will grow three times as big. Bruce Castor, who every recently became The Idiot’s attorney after five of … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is buckled up, strapped in, and hunkered down
Sorry, computer issues means I’m basically just throwing this up before going to bed, so…no rundown for the week. Just my sweet, sweet intro and gif. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Super Not Prepared
We here at the Friday Politics Thread are already pre-gaming for the big event! That’s right, it’s time for Impeachment II, starting on Monday. We’ve got all the dips (Hawley, Cruz) and super spicy takes, like insurrection isn’t even a … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Pre-Games
