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Top o’ the mornin’, Politocadoes! It’s St. Patrick’s Day in those parts of the world that celebrate. A day meant to commemorate his death and be his Feast Day is marked by parades, shamrocks, Irish flags, skelly hats, and pints … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wears The Green
Good morning Politicados, and welcome to your Wednesday politics thread. 骑虎难下 “If you ride a tiger, it’s hard to get off.” As Putin’s war in Ukraine continues to pressure countries worldwide to make clear where they stand, all eyes are … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Rides the Tiger
Anybody else? Yeah. Anyway. This is what was happening yesterday afternoon. Hell yes Sen. Whitehouse! I’m specifically thinking of these folks with regards to the cartoon up there. This is a good, quick thread. There is still Covid happening. Don’t … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread would like for things to be less interesting now.
Korea’s ‘Incel President’ Is Far From Alone South Korea’s new leader, the conservative Yoon Suk-yeol, used his campaign to draw in young men with repeated rebukes of feminism. It’s the endpoint of a Korean misogynist movement that reflects the same … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Hates Daylight Savings Time
♫ It’s happy hour againI think I might be happy if I wasn’t out with themAnd they’re happy it’s a lovely place to beHappy that the fire is real the barman is a she ♫— Have a drink on me. … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Gimmicks Up a Gimcrack
I’ll toss one up. Ummmmm…..be cool to each other. Don’t do the things you know you’re not supposed to do. Yeah. Annnnnnd GO! Continue reading Friday’s Politics thread
Morning Politocadoes, The invasion continues with ceasefires being broken repeatedly, reports of up to 7,000 Russian and Belarusian troops killed in action, and the repeated targeting of civilian locations by invading forces. Hopes remain high for possible talks between Ukraine … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Sanctions The Oligarchs
Halfway through the week already, your Wednesday politics thread comes to you from the road. Fortunately not stranded for lack of gas money, I can spare the energy to compile a few links into a serviceable thread header! Ukraine’s bid … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Recruits the World
I’m going to try for good news links only today in the header. There’s plenty of hard news out there, and dark news, and sad news, and disturbing news, and it’s all important and it’ll be shared down below. I’ll … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread looks for good news.
Not my usual thread, I know, but I’m pretty busy all weekend, so this is what I’ve got. How You Can Help the People of Ukraine We reached out to our leaders network to identify the organizations listed below that … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Swamped
♩ And people will greet with a smile and nod, to anyone close to closerBut its guns are ready to stun and blaze at anyone north of the border ♩— Conspiracy theories about people from other cultures abound everywhere. “Karam” … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Sees a Lot of Karen and too Little Karam
Happy Friday Y’all! I know the world out there is stressful and tiring right now so I want this week’s header to be nice and pleasant for us all. Let the cute little cat Pete make you happy if you … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread
Morning Politocadoes, It has been a week since Russia began its formal invasion of Ukraine. It’s initial assault has been marred by supply line issues, poor tactics, bad optics, and the stiff resistance of the people of Ukraine. In fact, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread: Where We Stand
Focus has certainly zoomed out as the news digests worldwide reactions to a global crisis brought on by one man. Nascent stateside truck convoys are showing little signs of life as attention (and funding) has been kept on Russia. That … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread in a World
A live thread for Biden’s 2022 SOTU and the planned responses to it. Including, but not limited to, Rashida Tlaib in the name of Working Families Party, Colin Allerd for the Congressional Black Caucus, and Josh Gottheimer+Brian Fitzpatrick with No … Continue reading SOTU (and Responses) 2022 Thread
So this I’m just going to round up some stuff from yesterday, stuff is moving at a pretty rapid pace so even if I wrote this at 10:30 tonight it would be dated by the morning. First, I found this … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is writing early.
This Is How People Around The World Are Helping Ukrainians As Their Country Is Being Attacked By Russia Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine days ago, more than 150,000 Ukrainian civilians have fled to neighboring countries. The declining … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Supports Ukraine
♬ … deluged by stickers and billboardsThe conversation turns to warNever thought it would come down to this it seems every person for themselves ♬— When you hear a cry from the battlefront, weapons of love will not suffice. Say … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Indulges Catholic Tastes
Welcome to your Politics Thread for this Friday. If you’re looking for ways that you can assist Ukrainians who are suffering due to the Russian invasion of their country, Pearl Sheltie has created a helpful thread for donation resources. Please … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread (February 25th, 2022)
Morning Politocadoes, What we have been expecting seems to have come to fruition. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation within Ukraine. Ukraine has since cut off all diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law; requesting citizens … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Stands With Ukraine
US told to return stolen Roman sculpture in Minneapolis Institute of Art A perfectly poised Roman statue of a male nude on display in a Minneapolis museum must be returned to Italy, from where it was stolen by tomb raiders, … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Belongs in a Museum … Not!
