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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
Sixth in a series of articles on McCarthyism and the Red Scare; see Parts One, Two, Three, Four and Five. By any standards, Ruth A. M. Schmidt was a remarkable woman. Born in Brooklyn in April 1916, Schmidt became interested … Continue reading How We Got Here: Ruth Schmidt Browses the Washington Bookshop
There is entirely too much stuff going on! Various political actors are doing political things, like [checks notes] trying to buy other countries. What Do Greenlanders Think Of Trump’s Interest In Buying Greenland? Anyway, sorry about the stub length of … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Can Barely Keep Up
Welcome to the second week of space on this site devoted to more detailed analysis and slower-paced discussion of the many events happening today in the world. Got any white papers you want people to mull over? How about a … Continue reading Into The Weeds: Longform Political Discussion
Good morning everyone! It is not a Happy Friday. I can’t get over the Amazon rainforest being on fire. It’s hitting me harder than the usual endless stream of bad news. Anyone who has been around since the Avocado was … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Burns to the Ground
Morning Politocadoes, The President made some interesting remarks on Wednesday both on twitter and in public and with cameras regarding his importance in the world. Also, he doubled down on his attack upon Jewish Americans that choose to vote Democratic. … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Not The Messiah (It’s A Very Naughty Thread)
Trump postpones Denmark trip after Prime Minister refuses to discuss sale of Greenland Less than two weeks before his scheduled trip to Denmark, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he has postponed his visit to Copenhagen after the … Continue reading This Wednesday Politics Thread Learns The Art of the Doh
OK, I’m not actually moving anywhere…but Paul Ryan is! My first thought was “yes, leave Wisconsin, never return” but 1) he’s not selling his house here and 2) this only means he wants to be involved again which is bad for pretty … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Is Moving To Washington
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