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Hey folks, Quick thread. Busy at work. NY AG Schneiderman is pushing to change NY state laws so that Trump aides can still be prosecuted in the event of a Presidential pardon. Normally, this would fall under Double Jeopardy since … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Seeks to Avoid Double Jeopardy
There are a lot of big stories happening, so let’s get started: Rankings: 🍾🍾🍾🍾 🍾 5 Pop the champagne, great news 🌊🌊🌊🌊 4 Finally on the right track 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ 3 What happened here 💰💰 2 Trump team “f” ed up … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Got Confused 🤷♀️
That’s right, this is breaking news. This thread has also sought legal advice from Michael Cohen in the last year. But don’t worry, it’s not for anything embarrassing or illegal or anything! I just handed the guy a dollar, like … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Is Also A Client of Michael Cohen’s
Seriously. I can’t think of anything amusing right now. I don’t know if I can buckle down and handle another week of this. I’ll give you a topic: Politics. Oh, and: be kind to your fellow Avocados, flag for rule … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Is Out of Jokes
Note: This week’s planned article, a follow-up on last week’s article about Vladimir Putin, has been postponed. I didn’t have time to write an original piece from scratch, so I’m revising something from my personal archive again. On February 2, … Continue reading How We Got Here: The American Protective League, the Wobblies and the “War on Slackers”
♬ The misdeeds of the Turks have been “spouted” thro’ all lands, But how about the Russians, can they show spotless hands? They slaughtered well at Khiva, in Siberia icy cold, How many subjects done to death will never perhaps … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Threads Marches as to War
Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! When will our national nightmare end? Not soon enough, evidently. Also, it’s Firing Friday, so place your bets! Do not threaten Mayor McSquirrel, and please flag any spam or harassment you witness Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Colludes With Everybody
Morning Politocadoes! We say goodbye to Speaker Paul D. Ryan. Yes, the House Speaker and erstwhile Randian Policy “Wonk” has decided not to seek a new term. Yet, much like that Planet Fitness membership your significant other got you, it’s … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Totally Plateaus On Its Delts
I think a lot of us have brands and companies we just won’t use for various moral/social reasons. What are yours, and why? Please note this isn’t a space to nitpick people for their boycotting choices, or tell them why … Continue reading Brands You Boycott and Why
Democracy is arguably the best political system we have. As the world scarily reverts to authoritarianism (see: Turkey, The Philippines, Venezuela, and most recently, Hungary), those of us who live in advanced Western democracies should feel fortunate that our civil … Continue reading The Leftorium Buys Your Vote
1. The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump’s First Year Compiled in one volume for the first time, The List is a first draft history and a comprehensive accounting of Donald Trump’s first year. Beginning with Trump’s acceptance of white … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post The Wagons Are Circling
I used to try to make a current political cartoon the header image, I thought it was a fun way to introduce the thread. But these days, news is coming at us so fast the cartoonists can’t keep up. Won’t … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Has A Warrant
The stock market has been up and down, mostly down, lately. And since we’ve always been at Trade War with Asia, it must just be a fluke. I’m going to bide my time, keep my money in pumpkins and just … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Lost Everything in Pumpkin Futures
“With the recent developments in Eastern Europe, do you think that Communism is on the decline, or is this just a temporary setback?” This was the question Mike Myers posed to the band Aerosmith on a Wayne’s World sketch on Saturday … Continue reading How We Got Here: Moscow Is Silent
♪ Whoa, here’s to the land you’ve torn out the heart of Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of ♪ — Phil Ochs, “Here’s to the State of Mississippi” An imprecise and ultimately dumb joke,* sent Uvular down … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Finds Nothing New Under the Sun
Happy Friday everyone! Did I say winning? My bad, I meant losing. The United States will take a generation to fix all of the damage that the Trump administration has done. And then the ice caps will just melt anyway. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Tired of Winning
TRADE WARS Episode I The Phantom Hand of The Market Turmoil has engulfed the United States! The arbitrary imposition of tarriffs of certain goods by President Stable Genius, to Europe and China is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Goes To See A Trade War
We have a lot of big news stories to cover. 1. YouTube Active Shooter does not fit stereotypes https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/youtube-shooting.html A women shot three people and then killed herself at YouTube. It’s interesting that the reporting on this was first she … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Offers Our Thoughts and Prayers
Friends, orange president continues to make a mockery of our brave institutions and in doing so, furthers his unrelenting assault on our national morale. But all hope isn’t lost for out of the ashen depths, a hero emerges. I am, … Continue reading The Leftorium Stands With Amazon
I couldn’t come up with a snappy relevant title today. Something about how the President of these United States is in a pissing contest with Jeff Bezos because Bezos owns the Washington Post and the Post writes things critical of … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread
Hey y’all, April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day around the world. Here are some things you should know about autism. It’s “autistic person,” not “person with autism.” You say “gay person” and “person with cancer,” not “person with gayness” or … Continue reading Autism Awareness Day 2018
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