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At least the wife and kids get to enjoy the rest of their vacation now without him. As per usual, do not wish harm on others, please watch out for insensitive comments, hog’em if you poggle. That’s all I got. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Can’tcun
Morning Politicadoes! Australia is in the process of passing a new law that would force social media companies to pay the publishers for the links and headlines users share. Almost certain to pass, Google and Facebook have taken opposite paths … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Bans Australia
For many who have watched Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate, the last four days have been a rollercoaster of contradicting upheavals. Despite knowing that Trump will not get convicted, people still held hope that somehow, miraculously, there were … Continue reading Black History In The Making – Wednesday Politics Thread
Seriously, it’s foul. We went out of town for the weekend to go stare at some different walls, and we just got home. I opened the fridge to put some stuff away and think we’ve found either a portal into … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics thread has something stinky in the fridge
Is the GOP’s extremist wing now too big to fail? Congressional Republicans have crystallized an ominous question by rejecting consequences for Donald Trump over the January 6 riot in his impeachment trial and welcoming conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not Participating in President’s Day Sales
Hi Politicadoes, we spent the week having to revisit every depressing moment of January 6th. Now it’s time for the slapstick antics of Trump’s Defense Team: Dewey, Cheathem and Howe. Of course, I am exaggerating for effect, the Three Stooges … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Prepares its Defense
Morning Politocadoes! The Second Senate Impeachment Trial of former President Donald Trump is not going away despite the best efforts of Republicans to ignore it. The House Managers brought forth powerful testimony and newly released video evidence that showed how … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread…And The Impeachment Continues
To many of us survivors of civil war, yesterday’s clip introduction of evidence related to the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol was particularly traumatic as we were reminded of the very nightmares we have escaped and desperately tried … Continue reading An American Tragedy – Wednesday Politics Thread
Let’s do this Senate Trial! What’s gonna happen? Probably nothing, says my pessimistic side. But you never know. Maybe some GOP spines will grow three times as big. Bruce Castor, who every recently became The Idiot’s attorney after five of … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is buckled up, strapped in, and hunkered down
Sorry, computer issues means I’m basically just throwing this up before going to bed, so…no rundown for the week. Just my sweet, sweet intro and gif. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Super Not Prepared
We here at the Friday Politics Thread are already pre-gaming for the big event! That’s right, it’s time for Impeachment II, starting on Monday. We’ve got all the dips (Hawley, Cruz) and super spicy takes, like insurrection isn’t even a … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Pre-Games
Morning Politocadoes! The US House of Representatives agreed to hold a vote for today on removing Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) from her committee assignments. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy had placed her on the committees for labor, education, and budget … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread in: Q Who?
“We simply cannot build back better without retiring the rhetoric that hails Black Women as the arbiters of America’s conscience but fails to hold America accountable for withholding freedom from Black Women in every imaginable space.” — Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, … Continue reading The Backbone of Democracy – Wednesday Politics Thread
OK, hopefully this one will post on time. We shall see. WordPress remains a bit of a mystery to me. I am not good at this tech stuff. Technically, I’m Senior VP for my company, but I’m also HR, IT, … Continue reading Tuesdays Politics Thread is figuring it out.
Small-Town America Grapples With Vaccine Logistics As the United States begins its massive vaccine rollout, health departments across the country are scrambling to plan and adjust, often while simultaneously managing a surge in new Covid-19 cases. “Just trying to keep … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Business in the Front, Fun in the Back
My constitution is doing pretty good this week, how about yours? Related question for the thread, is there any amendment you could make to the constitution that would actually get passed by the required majority of legistative members and states? … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread has gone a week without a Constitutional Crisis
Morning Politicadoes! Wall Street has been dealing with some interesting problems lately. As best as I can summarize it, users on the reddit board r/WallStreetBets have taken it upon themselves to artificially increase the value in companies like GameStop and … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Invests In Canned Food and Shotguns
From the moment that heinous mendacious conman was sworn into office, he made it a point of honor to instill fear in the hearts of the marginalized, to cause unnecessary pain to those already barely hanging on, to viciously punish … Continue reading THE KINDNESS IS THE POINT – Wednesday Politics Thread
Hi there. Sheleeta here, taking over for the Tuesday PT. I’m not really sure what the future holds for the PT. I still feel like a newbie here, I think I’ve only been here a year or so, so I … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread: Free time…what to do, what to do…
Biden expected to repeal Trump’s transgender military ban as soon as Monday The Biden administration is expected to repeal the ban on transgender Americans from serving in the military, multiple people informed of the decision told CBS News. The announcement … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Infrastructure Wee–Wait
Your revenant Weekend Politics Thread host has unexpectedly strong opinions about a movie whose existence predates him by more than a decade. Since a person not worth naming no longer demands the sole and committed attention of a busted, spewing … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Hates to See It, ‘It’ Meaning Disempowerment Played as a Romantic/Platonic Ideal
