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A Democratic primary debate happened a few days ago, and it’s been good to read the discussion about it here at the ol’ Avocado. Let’s take a few minutes to appreciate what we have here: a debate between (mostly) mature … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Debates Debates
Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Full disclosure, I didn’t watch the debates last night. I’m already voting for Warren anyway. Ten people debating is too many still. I am looking forward to one with 3 or 4 people left, … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is One Big Debate
Here is this weeks forum for long-form political discussion. GROUND RULES: Embeds are fine but make sure they can facilitate discussion deeper than “Oh that’s neat.” or “Oh that’s bad” TLDR Policy: While everyone is heavily encouraged to read the … Continue reading Into The Weeds: Debate Day Special
Morning Politocadoes! With the ouster of John Bolton, the United States is once again without an NSA Director. The third in as many years, John “Mustache Rides For Dayz” Bolton, was a warmonger of the highest degree and its good … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has Got The Moves Like Kissinger
Why John Bolton had to leave and what to expect next Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Magnum P “Why” Got Fired
Look, I had a whole thing planned about this and then the meeting was canceled last night right after I went to bed, and it’s too early for me to think of anything else, and I don’t want to have … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Invites Over the Taliban Until We Don’t
Here’s your Monday thread. Boris Johnson, the UK’s answer to “what if we created Donald Trump in our image?” is not having a good week, and it only promises to get worse. Which is both funny to watch, but depressing … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Demands Another Referendum Vote
As always, lots of stuff happening in the world – but this weekend, that stuff has musical accompaniment! Let’s start in Britain. Boris Johnson is undergoing his predestined humiliation as PM, but a hard Brexit still looms large over the … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Rocks Out
Trump continues to double and triple down on his claims about hurricane Dorian definitely hitting Alabama despite every piece of evidence in the last week or so saying otherwise. Meanwhile Dorian is actually threatening lives and land in the Carolinas. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Triples Down
Here is this weeks forum for long-form political discussion. GROUND RULES: Embeds are fine but make sure they can facilitate discussion deeper than “Oh that’s neat.” or “Oh that’s bad” TLDR Policy: While everyone is heavily encouraged to read the … Continue reading Into The Weeds: Longform Political Discussion
Morning Politocadoes! President Crime President did a dumb, dangerous, and also illegal thing in response to Hurricane Dorian. For some reason, Trump came to believe that Alabama would be impacted by the storm, despite no evidence and promptly tweeted it. … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Brought To You By Sharpie
Ah yes, fun to see POTUS on one of his golf courses asked if he had anything to say to Poland on the 80th anniversary of their being invaded by Germany to signal the beginning of WWII replying with “I … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Congratulates Poland
Our hearts are with Midland, Odessa, and everyone in West Texas who has to endure this again. More information is forthcoming, but here's what we know: We need to end this epidemic. https://t.co/ytWLcg7y20 — Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 31, 2019 … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Tells You to Shove Your Thoughts and Prayers
My apologies in advance if this post sounds patronizing or lecture-y. I read an upsetting bit of news, and now I’m writing this on a Wednesday afternoon in an attempt to calm down and salvage the rest of the day. … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Does Stuff
Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! What new horrors await us today?! Please post. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Argle Bargles
Here is this weeks forum for long-form political discussion. This week I am trying something a little different by including some optional topics. GROUND RULES: Embeds are fine but make sure they can facilitate discussion deeper than “Oh that’s neat.” … Continue reading Into The Weeds: Longform Political Discussion
Morning Politocadoes, So I woke up on Wednesday hearing that Boris Johnson, former Boy-Mayor of Londontown, and current Prime Minister (?) of the United Kingdom was asking the Queen to suspend Parliament in order to, essentially, force a hard Brexit. … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is At It Again
Attorney General William Barr planning private holiday party at Trump’s DC hotel Payment for gas-lighting us on Mueller, who knows???? Payment for not pursuing charges on Trump, who knows? The official said Barr did not select the Trump hotel to … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post “It’s my party and I’ll accept kickbacks if I want to”
I, uh, may have got some of my wires crossed when it comes to the news these past couple days… We all still need good news, so if something good happens in your area, let us know about it, please … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Wants to Nuke the Bedbugs in the Hurricanes
The Cherokee Nation is stepping up. The Cherokee Nation announced Thursday that it intends to appoint a delegate to the US House of Representatives, asserting for the first time a right promised to the tribe in a nearly 200-year-old treaty … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Appointing a Delegate to the House of Representatives
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