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Mornin’ Politocadoes! Anyone remember Project Veritas? The “journalistic” non-profit that pulls pranks on Democratic organizations and then tapes the results? Well, they’ve been having a rough time of it as of late. FBI investigations, staffer firings, and the loss of … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has A Lead Role In Oklahoma!
Wednesday has come around again. Hope your week is going smoothly and you’re approaching the midpoint with some energy. As we had into today’s PT, I thought I’d return to looking back at Avocados past. Gotta say, lot of crazy … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
Seriously, dinner is in 10 minutes, I gotta get this done before then. Ready, set, GO! Good!! I mean, I hope they have someone covering the costs for them, but I think this is great! But them calling us all … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is running fast!
The Reconstruction Era Is Not Taught Well in US Schools — Here’s Why That Matters Despite many gains and advancements during Reconstruction, the era was marred by rampant political and white supremacist violence. “One of the defining aspects of Reconstruction … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is not a Spy Balloon
Hi, friends. Per a suggestion last week from CanadianInCali, this week I’m going to share some of my favorite metal from the 1970s. The first song is “Man on the Silver Mountain” by Rainbow. This is the first song on … Continue reading The WPT Rocks Out
Hello, and Welcome back to Fridays! Another week is in the can and it’s almost time for the Weekend. Do you have any plans or playing it by ear? I’m probably going to go on a hike. Unless it’s terrible … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread That Became Mixed Up Zombies
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The Biden Administration announced it’s plan to create a domestic supply chain for Electric Vehicles. Through the use of various tax credit incentives, they hope to scale up domestic battery manufacture. The tax credits themselves are four times … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Goes Electric
Hello folks. HP here with another month long celebration of Black music and Black artists. Doing things a little differently this year. The previous two years I’ve explored the work and legacy (and my own personal engagement) of Black women … Continue reading 28 days of Blackity-Black Songs.
I did not quite have the time to research and fully put together a header this week, so I thought I’d share something instead. A friend of mine from a similar online community where we discussed politics, the news, and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Reflects
Crap. Well. It’s a good thing there’s no more Covid!! I mean, I get it. It’s hard to be serious as a government about an issue when the people of the country seem just….not to care anymore. But it still … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread remembered to write the durn thing!
Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, says study An increase in mortality among middle-aged Americans—largely attributed to “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug overdoses, and alcoholic liver disease—has been frequently portrayed as a phenomenon affecting … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Is Digging Out
Its a tough world out there. Be good to each other, friends. Continue reading The WPT is Just Trying to Make it Through the Day
I’ll edit the header with more effort when I wake up in the morning. For now enjoy this Gif and some music from Hades Bullhorn! Continue reading Let’s Do The Friday Politics Thread Again!
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The US and Germany have agreed to send tanks to Ukraine to aid in the effort to break combat stalemates against Russia. Germany has committed to sending 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks which were contingent on the US … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Sends In Some Tanks
Good morning everyone! Thanks to those of you who responded last week when I checked in about the headers. Sounds like there’s still some interest in the weekly lookbacks, but I might break it up with some other topics periodically … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Gets Scientific
Guess what I forgot to do last night? Be cool, be kind, be funky, be fun, be-HAVE! Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is here!
Faucets in McCarthy’s district are running dry after years of drought. Constituents want him to do more One local nonprofit told CNN that about 8,000 people in the San Joaquin Valley need thousands of gallons of hauled water just to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is in the Year of the Rabbit
Per a couple of suggestions in last night’s politics thread from HP and Jake, the weekend politics thread this week is about fluffy dogs and kittens. Its a tough world out there. Take a load off, look at some cute … Continue reading The WPT Takes Requests
Lies, Damned Lies, that is all that The Friday Politics Thread has to offer. Much like the man allegedly known as George Santos the more you dig into Politics Threads on Fridays the more lies you will find! Is Fridays … Continue reading The Many Lies Of The Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The New York State Legislature Senate Committee has blocked the nomination of Hector LaSalle to be Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals for a full floor vote. This comes as a blow to Gov. … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Blocks A Nominee
Good morning, Politicadoes! Hope you are waking up to this Wednesday and ready to tackle the day. Now that we’ve had a month-ish of Wednesday PTs looking back on Avocado history, I figure it’s a good time to check in: … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Checks In
