It’s officially Winter Olympics Season! To celebrate I have a special Winter Olympics Header this week! The Story of Skater and Surgeon Debi Thomas Hermann Maier crash landed into two Gold Medals in Nagano 98 The Poster for Chamonix 1924 … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread

But here are some quick links. First: I’ve seen a lot of Super Bowl discourse. But this is the first I’ve seen of the “America The Beautiful” performance. (It looks like Bluesky posts are embedding!! Just in case they aren’t, … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is busy watching Olympics

Howdy, friends.  We’re doing barbets again this week, although information is getting more scarce as I move down the list.  Our bird this week is the lemon-throated barbet, native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and a bit of Peru.  The Clements … Continue reading The WPT is still on Barbets

I got a shingles shot yesterday. Since I know you all hang on my every word, you’re probably thinking, ‘Wait, QHarp, didn’t you complain about getting a shingles shot a few months ago?’ Well, let me save you from having … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Gets Shingled Out

This past month has definitely been a struggle for many of us, but we’re also starting to see some small tastes of… not victory exactly, but progress in pushing back in real and firm ways. Not everyone may agree on … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Present Time, Present Time

The YouTube Algorithm has been on a role the past week giving me a lot of anti ICE songs on my Front Page. So here’s a playlist of those songs and several more I’ve found! Not all of them are … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread

It’s with Michael Hobbes and David Roberts from David’s “Volts” podcast. So don’t worry, Michael rakes them over the coals. “David Roberts Michael. Michael Hobbes David. David Roberts What do you know about reactionary centrism? Michael Hobbes All I know … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread has a piece on reactionary centrists

Howdy, friends.  I hope everyone is doing well despite everything.  Your humble host has been snowed in all week.  The city didn’t plow our street, my neighbors have been derelict at best in their duty to shovel their section of … Continue reading The WPT Holds onto What’s Golden

Have at it, ‘cados. Be nice to each other today, be nice to yourselves, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Feeling Ruff

This past week has definitely been a struggle for many of us, but we’re also starting to see some small tastes of… not victory exactly, but progress in pushing back in real and firm ways. Not everyone may agree on … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Feeds The Exhaustion With Inspiration

I saw The People’s Joker last night! It was fucking awesome, go watch it! Elsewhere: Check out Intelexual Media on YouTube. Her videos are fun and informative! Captain Nahla Ake Appreciation Zone: I love her, one of my favourite characters … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread

…still. So I’m kinda in and out. I’m looking for distractions. I am actively putting my money at things I can and putting my brain elsewhere because that’s what I need to do right now. Between the general state of … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is reeling

Howdy, friends.  Our bird this week is one about which I couldn’t find a whole lot, even in terms of images, but its too visually striking to not do a header about.  The purple-bearded bee-eater is native to the Indonesian … Continue reading The WPT has a Favored Perch

As many of you have likely heard, there’s a giant winter storm set to hit the US this weekend, dropping a ton of snow and ice, knocking out power, fucking up roads, and turning Great Lakes lighthouses into Lovecraftian horrors. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Getting Ready to Hunker Down

With 2026 underway, I’m trying to shift my feelings toward politics and events a bit after taking a year or so off from doing headers. I’ve got over 2,200 posts on the ‘Cado, and probably half of those are politics … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Remembers The 4th Amendment

hey hey Happy Wednesday! Look at this painting by Jean Alphonse Roehn. It’s called Two Women In A Bed Disturbed By A Cat! This relatable moment is familiar to anyone who’s ever been in the same building as a cat … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread