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It’s late. I’m tired. I forgot until now. It’s 30 minutes until Tuesday, specifically. So do your thing in a kind, calm, and cool manner. Look both ways before tying your shoes. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread phones another one in!
Howdy, friends. Our bird this week is from the same family as last week’s subject, the long-wattled umbrellabird. Both are in the family Contigidae and while browsing through member species, I knew I needed to bring more of these striking birds to … Continue reading The WPT is Elusive, Unobtrusive
Let’s rock and roll. Be nice to each other, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread
Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has once again been a rough one on the personal front, so I’ve been a bit less connected on the politics side of things outside of a … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Presents A Brand New Day
got writers block on a cool thread idea. (Pretty sleepy while writing this) Please enjoy some random stuff from the net! Can you kick the ball back? I needed 12 attempts to kick it back This page is falllling!!! Five Fresh Takes A Day, are yours Spicy? Today’s art is Bull In A China Shop by Louie Zong Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
So getting this in under the wire. But this is what I’m listening to. Mapache’s “I Love My Dog” https://tinyurl.com/mwkkkcy6 No BLT’s for a while, folks. From USA Today: “Over 12,000 pounds of bacon recalled. See affected products” https://tinyurl.com/4372rzvp From Politico and Jeremy White: “DOJ moves to drop case against California labor leader” – why is this important? ““This case revealed that the Department of Justice was willing to charge a labor leader with a crime, hold it over him for months, and then walk away from it once the charge couldn’t survive scrutiny. That is not how a justice … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is halfway thru her Monday night cocktail
Howdy, friends. Our bird this week was suggested by SheleetaHam. The long-wattled umbrellabird is a member of the Cotinga family, a large family of Central and South American birds with dizzying colors we are sure to cover in the future. … Continue reading The WPT Selects for Jerks
I just searched the media library for ‘polotics,’ Not as a typo, I just thought that was how it was spelled for a second. ‘Relaity’ is a typo though. Have at it. Be nice. Don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Friday Polotics Thread Makes the Fiction the Relaity
Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has once again been a rough one on the personal front, so I’ve been a bit less connected on the politics side of things outside of a … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Keeps Up The Good Fight
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Celebrating Disability Pride Month and Nelson Mandela Day. Continue reading Color Outside the Lines celebrates Disabilty Pride Month
Be good to each other! Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread
Holy crap y’all. Heat wave is supposed to break day after tomorrow, but the weather people have been saying that for a week now and we keep missing out on the afternoon thunderstorms, so it keeps not breaking. GAH! Let’s do some politics. Wow. This seems bad, from The Guardian. “Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections” – https://tinyurl.com/2mcke4ry From Kyle Cheney at Politico. “FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia trip.” And Putin plans the mostest obvious-est honeypot ever. – https://tinyurl.com/38fmjx55 I mean, they’re playing all the hits. Why not hit Hawley-Smoot? From Kevin Kruse. https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkruse.bsky.social/post/3mr4ddzvepc24 That’s … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is tired of the heat dome
Howdy, friends, Birds are back, I thank you all for enduring our collective nightmare of meticulous commentary someone didn’t throw together while working at the circulation desk. Seriously though, thanks to Uve for a thoughtful header two weeks ago. Our … Continue reading The WPT is Pleasingly Speckled
Or real content–I’m a step behind Blur on that one. Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, and no threatening Mayor McSquirrel, even if he’s coming up behind you and yelling ‘Woo-hoo!’ every five seconds. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Doesn’t Have a Real Title
Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has been a rough one on the personal front, so I’ve been a bit less connected on the politics side of things outside of a safari or … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Exists
it’s July 15 2026 and Mitch McConnell is still Schrödinger’s Senator. Will his People finally reveal the truth or will we get more doctored images of him in good health? For your answers tune in to the next episode of Mitch Watch! This week’s for your listening pleasure is the former guitarist for Portugal. The Man Eric Howk Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is on Mitch Watch
After spending a week at my writer’s retreat. I wrote a short piece, read three short pieces to an audience, napped a LOT (it was glorious), went for a hike, danced my face off, and acted in a bunch of skits for The Gong Show. Why yes, it is just adult summer camp, and I LOVE IT. Ahem. First, from the Star Tribune: “Feds quietly share evidence in Good and Pretti shootings with Minnesota investigators. The evidence includes the SUV Renee Good was driving and is considered comprehensive.” One of the poets I hung out with last week was from … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is back in the real world.
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