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Good Morning politocadoes!, Well, everyone know about that creepy Nathan Bedford Forrest statue? Well, it appears some rapscallions went and painted it pink. Owned by a private collector, the paint will apparently ‘show up real good’. This is not the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Paints A Creepy Statue Pink
Sorry for my tardiness, I am on holiday vacation and not really checking my phone. I am sure that there are several serious news stories right now but I am going with this one instead. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/08/donald-trump-chelsea-clinton-wedding Trump apparently loves a … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post knows Drumpf is thirsty for wedding invites
The day after Christmas. Many people go back to work. Even more people rush to stores to return the junk they don’t want, or the clothes that don’t fit. Can we return 2017? Get a do-over? See if we can … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Wants To Return 2017
Happy (and hopefully quiet) holiday to you, Politicados. May the world not blow up while many of us are visiting family and stuffing ourselves with cookies. Post it up here, long form or short form. Just remember to be … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Hopes for Just One Quiet Day
Part two in a series on 19th Century Nativism; part one here Rebecca Reed’s scandalous revelations (and the violence they inspired) triggered a slew of imitators. Perhaps the most absurd was Rosalind, a pseudo-memoir detailing Cuban priests conscripting white women into … Continue reading How We Got Here: Philadelphia’s Bible Battles
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Stands Bloodied but Unbowed
Help us, Vermin Supreme, you’re our only hope… at least of a president who will give out free ponies to all citizens. Be kind to your fellow Avocados, contact the mods if you have any issues (with breaking of … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Sends Up the Vermin Signal!
The GOP is on the verge of passing the worst tax plan ever. It’s so bad that in anticipation of how bad it is, GOP members are already retiring. This would normally be good news but the mess they are … Continue reading The Wednesday Political post has been stolen by the GOP
Sorry, no snappy intro from me this week, I’m on vacation. But I can still schedule the post from my phone! This here is the place to talk about current events and politics. Be excellent to each other, only flag … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread
You don’t have to say it. I know how this goes. You tell Twitter you’re not going to fire me and then BAM! Right in the unemployment line. At least, that’s what it feels like around here, and Mueller might … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Is Fired, Isn’t It?
Welcome to another series in my How We Got Here column. Having dissected Watergate, we’ll move backwards to explore the history of the Know-Nothings and anti-Catholicism in 19th Century America. I originally posted these articles on my own blog last … Continue reading How We Got Here: The Charlestown Convent and the Birth of an American Hate
Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant! How does the Gladiator’s Salute relate to a standout track from Steve Earle’s 1990 MCA contract-fulfillment live album Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator (and earlier Copperhead Road studio effort) in any way that … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Goes Kamikaze
Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! Say goodbye to Net Neutrality, as our bandwidths get throttled, our prices get jacked, and ISP’s now rule our lives even more than they already do. If you’re reading this, you still have internet. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Gets Banned By The FCC
Greetings Politcadoes! Another rousing round of who’s fleeing the sinking ship continued yesterday with the ouster of Omarosa from the White House. Like, physically removed from the premises by John Kelly after she tried to break into the Residence. The … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wasn’t At The White House To Make Friends
Last night, the Democrats did the impossible…we won a Senate seat in Alabama. I have been reviewing the numbers and I have a great statistic for you: “Fifty-eight percent of Alabama women voted for the winner, Democrat Doug Jones, including … Continue reading In This Wednesday Political Post, Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves
There’s so much that could have gone into this header. As usual, just the US political news is overwhelming. But the big obvious story today involves the various special elections taking place in the country, none more important or scrutinized … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread: The Battle for the Soul of Alabama
Clearly, I blame the Democrats. Happy Monday and happy posting fellow Politicados. Remember to be kind, flag for rule breaking and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. If you have any issues or get stuck in the word filter contact your nearest … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Late
The following are my own beliefs, but the structure of the argument was heavily influenced by “Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses” (1984) Aided by a populism that unfortunately seems to think populism means white populism, the modern … Continue reading A Calculus for Political Priorities
At the height of the Watergate hearings, nearly 85 percent of Americans watched them on television. As we’ve seen, initial indifference turned into excitement as the Committee interrogated witnesses and uncovered truths. It cratered Nixon’s approval ratings, destroyed public trust … Continue reading How We Got Here: Aftershocks from the Season of Inquiry
… and a little child shall lead them. — Isaiah 11:6, KJV Your humble WPT host cops to doing violence to the cited text by quoting the prophet out of context because everyone else always does the same. And if … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Needs a Babysitter
3 years ago this week, in the wake of the Rolling Stone / UVA debacle, The Washington Post published what has since become one of my favorite articles for its clarity and resonance. “No matter what Jackie said, we should … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Believes Victims
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