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Welcome to week two of The Leftorium! Before we get to our regular programming, I’m just going to do a recap of the ground rules: This is a weekly thread where we discuss politics, both American and international, from a … Continue reading We’re Now The Leftorium!
Greetings, Avocomrades! Is me, your usual thread creator Aggressive Craig! And I bring to you the Politics Thread of the Tuesday! Now I know what you say: you want to talk about politics news in this thread. But I am … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread, by Not Paul Manafort and his Not Russian Friend
That’s right, I said it and I don’t regret it. Against my lawyer’s wishes I’m telling you that we’ve got another humdinger of a week coming up. We’ve got tax plans, sexual harassment scandals, obstruction of justice, election madness and … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Incriminates Itself
Part four in a series: see parts one, two and three. Fred LaRue was perhaps the shadiest of Richard Nixon’s men, which was no small accomplishment. The Mississippi oil heir first gained notoriety in 1957 by killing his father in … Continue reading How We Got Here: The Berlin Wall
♪ I’m like a songwriter; You’re the reason I’ve run out (run out), Run out of metaphors ♪ — Wilco, “I Thought I Held You,” A.M.* Largely missed in the miasma of every other noxious emanation from the D.C. Swamp … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Knows a Clustermuck When It Sees One
Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! The big news this morning is that Michael Flynn has been charged for lying to the FBI. This is exciting, because it’s hard to believe that only Flynn has anything to do with Russia’s meddling. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Charged With Being Too Cool For School
Well, here we are. Let us once again stare into the maw of utter indifference as our ‘leaders’ blithely ignore the common peoples’ concerns or basic human decency. Men in power in entertainment, politics, and journalism continue to be revealed … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Gazes Into The Abyss (Again)
“Chances for government shutdown rising,” according to the Hill. http://thehill.com/homenews/house/362256-chances-for-government-shutdown-rising What…I thought that basically happened the moment Trump took office. I guess this just makes it official because now it won’t just be a clusterf*ck of poor legislative agenda, gutting … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Thought the Government Had Already Shut Down
If you haven’t watched the video of the Washington Post reporter tearing apart a sloppy attempt to smear the paper yet, you ought to. It’s remarkable how little scrutiny it took to blow their whole angle apart. I’ve never even heard … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread is Being Recorded
Now that our net is no longer neutral it’s time to strap in and enjoy the last of the your cat videos before things start getting worse. Yes, this is the best I’ve got after a long weekend. Everyone get … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Ready For the Cyber
“Thou hast outraged, not insulted me, sir; but for that I ask you not to beware of Starbuck; thou wouldst but laugh; but let Ahab beware of Ahab; beware of thyself, old man.” — Moby-Dick, or The Whale, Herman Melville* … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Harps on a Whale of an Allegory
After a long hard Thursday in the US of eating turkey and trying desperately to not talk about politics with our family we’ve come to the most American of all holidays: Black Friday. Where bargains and worker abuses abound and … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Stuffed
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our ‘Murican Avocadoes! If you’re anything like me, you’re traveling to some misbegotten place in dread and/or anticipation of seeing relatives or friends and having nice, polite conversations about politics. Or sportsball. Or whatever. It’s … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has A Nice, Quiet Dinner With Family & Friends
Yesterday, Trump decided to support Roy Moore over the several (then) underage women that Roy preyed upon…Trump cites Moore’s denial. Most of you will remember that Trump was in a similar situation himself. Several accusers, his solitary denial…as result many … Continue reading In this Wednesday political thread, birds of a feather flock together…
Sorry guys, no catchy title or header today. Here is the place to talk about all the political news of the day, so let’s get to it. As always, be excellent to each other, only flag those posts what break … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread
It’s been a year and 10 days since life started feeling a lot hotter around the edges and I started smelling brimstone every time I watch CNN. What fresh hell will this week bring? More sexual predators ousted from their … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is in Hell
Part Three in a series; see parts one and two. Once upon a time, John Mitchell had been Washington’s second-most powerful man. As Attorney General, his jowly, pipe-smoking visage embodied Richard Nixon’s version of “law and order,” a ruthless crackdown … Continue reading How We Got Here: The White House Horrors
♪ Splinter taught them to be ninja teens (He’s a radical rat!) Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines (That’s a fact, Jack!) Raphael is cool but crude (Gimme a break!) Michaelangelo is a party dude (Party!) ♪ — Teenage Ninja Mutant … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Answers ‘What Is Art?’
This post was put up by a banned user. The Avocado does not condone their actions and preserves their threads for the sake of the conversations in the comments. So I thought I’d discuss something current events wise that’s not AS … Continue reading Perhaps, it’s not too late to talk about Halloween/Cultural Appropriation
Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! I want to take a moment here to give credit to all of the brave women and men who have come forward to tell their personal stories of assault, and draw attention to those … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Cares About Its Constituents
Come now, there’s no way these people are so clueless they can’t see the optics of this. Million Dollar Man Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton, did a photo shoot at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing which was … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Plays The Heel
