Category: Politics
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How We Got Here: The Wrath of Pinochet
When Orlando Letelier awoke on September 11, 1973, he was Minister of Defense in a democratic Chile. By nightfall, he was a prisoner and his country a dictatorship. A red-haired, chain-smoking economist and diplomat who’d spent two years as Ambassador … Continue reading How We Got Here: The Wrath of Pinochet
The Weekend Politics Thread Has No Leverage
Monday Having been recently selected for this position by a cabal of evildoers, I think it’s about time I instituted some reforms. Citizens of the Avocado keep telling me that I’m not allowed to do “reforms,” because my authority is … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Has No Leverage
The Friday Politics Thread Declares A State of Emergency
Good morning, and Happy Friday! It is my absolute right to do a state of emergency. It says right here in the Avocado charter, which gives special powers to the Friday PT thread host. This is the only way we … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Declares A State of Emergency
The Thursday Politics Thread Wants It NOW
Morning Politocadoes! Another fine day in total chaos begins anew. The partial government shutdown continues unabated edging up to the three-week mark. President Veruca Salt ‘stormed out’ of a meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer after being told ‘no’ … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wants It NOW
This Wednesday Political Post Prime Time TV gets played AGAIN
I’m am still on vacation… But I can always take a couple a minutes to talk about prime time television which I abhor. Trump’s speech or address…was what I expected scattered, strange and full of blatant lies. More importantly, it … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Prime Time TV gets played AGAIN
Presidential Address Tuesday Jan 8, 2019
Here’s the space to discuss the presidential address you are hate watching. Or let others hate watch for you and keep yourself updated. The usual rules apply – no wishing death or harm on public figures in writing on … Continue reading Presidential Address Tuesday Jan 8, 2019
The Tuesday Politics Thread Wants To Talk To You
At some point this evening probably all of the major US TV networks will allow themselves to be taken hostage by some dumb old fart so he can tell brown people to stay off of his lawn. It’s going to … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Wants To Talk To You
The Monday Politics Thread Still Doesn’t Have a Budget
Yep, it’s Monday. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Still Doesn’t Have a Budget
The Weekend Politics Thread Shows Proper Decorum
What a ghastly sight – Democrats in control of the US House! And instantly, decency and decorum go out the window. For starters, a freshman Democratic representative called the President of the United States a… a… a motherfucker! Republicans would … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Shows Proper Decorum
The Friday Politics Thread Gets Sworn In
Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! We have a new Congress, and it’s the most diverse one yet! Hopefully we’ll see Trump get run out of town by our fine new majority, especially if they make him release his tax … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Gets Sworn In
The Thursday Politics Thread Takes Over The House
Morning Politocadoes Today’s the day that Congress begins functioning again! Yes, all of that work we put into throwing some bums out of office begins today. . Nancy Pelosi returns to the Speakership, Adam Schiff returns to head the House … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Takes Over The House
This Wednesday Political Post Revisits the Same Deal
I’m still on vacation lol but I have been following the shutdown since I live so close to DC and it affects so many people I know. The government is actually giving people letters to give to their mortgage companies … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Revisits the Same Deal
The Tuesday Politics Thread Rings In the New Year
2018 is in the past, and good riddance. 2019 is here. Who knows where it will lead us? Somewhere good, maybe? Nah, probably not. I should know better than that by now. As always, be excellent to each other, only … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Rings In the New Year
The Monday Politics Thread is the Last of 2018
Well, this is it; the last day of 2018. Tomorrow is a new year, and a new House, and a new fresh hell as the rotting orange corpse that is our president continues to be a tweeting, moronic dip shit … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is the Last of 2018
The Weekend Politics Thread Tries To Stay Up To Date
Welcome to the weekend! Since I’m travelling, I’ve written this WPT header a few days in advance. Think of it as a time capsule, a message from the long-forgotten days before… whatever bonkers stuff happens between Thursday and Saturday morning. … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Tries To Stay Up To Date
The Friday Politics Thread Lights Up The Night
Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Looks like we avoided the Rapture last night, when a flashing blue glow in the night sky over Queens turned out to be a lame old exploding transformer. Looks like we won’t get out … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Lights Up The Night
The Thursday Politics Thread Compromises Operational Security
Morning politocadoes! Well, two years in, and it would appear that President Bad President has finally been shamed into visiting the troops. Yes, Trump and Melanie visited troops in Iraq and in Germany over the holidays. Between the shutdown he … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Compromises Operational Security
This Wednesday Political Post is an Open Thread
I’m still on on holiday…🎄🥃🍷💎 But no to this 👎 https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/26/sherrod-brown-obama-2020-ohio-1068723 And no to this 👎 These candidates will have a hard time because none of them are good candidates https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/2020-democratic-primary-white-candidates-trump-racism.html And no to this 👎 https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/12/vice-and-humanization-dick-cheney/578893/ Welcome to Wednesday!!! Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post is an Open Thread
The Tuesday Politics Thread Wishes You All A Happy Holiday
Gonna keep it short. Everybody have a merry Christmas, and if you don’t celebrate that, have a merry day anyway. Spare a thought for the poor souls in the US government who have to work without any idea of when … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Wishes You All A Happy Holiday
The Monday Politics Thread Blames Everyone Else For This Nonsense
It’s Christmas Eve, and for those of us who celebrate anything resembling the holiday, it should be a day of looking forward to tomorrow’s gluttony and gift giving and telling off drunk relatives. For those who don’t, it’s a day … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Blames Everyone Else For This Nonsense

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