Howdy, friends.  Our bird this week is the versicolored barbet.  One of the larger barbets, it tops out at 41 g or 1.45 oz.  All three subspecies are the same size, around 16 cm (6.3 in), but vary slightly in … Continue reading The WPT is Running Out of Barbets

The swamp at two in the morning is not quiet; it is one of the loudest places I have ever been,” [photographer Frank] Relle says. “But a photograph of it is silent. And in that silence, there is an opening. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Takes a Quiet Moment

We started off on Monday, not sure we could do another week of this, and here we are, Thursday already. That just means it’s almost time to get to Friday! And then? Friday politics! And weekend birb politics! Today is … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Getting Natural

Barely. Looks like I’m going to GA solo next week because of The Orange Idiot and my cousin doesn’t want to fly. I wouldn’t want to fly either. Why don’t we see more of this in the press? I’m tired. … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is hanging on

Howdy, friends.  This week I have another randomly selected barbet for you.  As mentioned in the comments last week, if I want to cover them all, I will have to make a list or something.  I wouldn’t want to repeat … Continue reading The WPT has Many Names

I’m late, I’m late, I’m late. Sorry about that. Be nice to each other, to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Has No Time to Say Hello

You don’t have to hand it to Rand Paul, but the back-and-forth between him and Mullins yesterday was certainly an interesting moment. Today, we want to know your favorite duels, real and imagined? And no McSquirrelin’    Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Heard Someone Say “Duel”

AI Crapola Sucks a lot. You know what doesn’t suck though? Pretending to be an LLM and answering real people’s questions! This week’s obsession is with the website Your AI Slop Bores Me. Just look at the some of the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread!

What’s a glimmer? Glad you asked. So. I offer you, instead of headlines, some “glimmers” from my photo album. First: a friend sent me thank you flowers. Second: my first 4-leaf clover of the year. I’ve found at least one … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is focusing on “glimmers”

Howdy, friends.  This week we continue our tour of barbets, but are switching back to the western hemisphere with the toucan barbet.  This bird lives in a little sliver of montane forest in Colombia and Ecuador, and has gotta have … Continue reading The WPT is a Big Ole Hippy

By sneezing all over the place and complaining about daylight savings time. Ah, what a beautiful time of year. Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel, even if he disagrees with … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Celebrates the Unofficial Beginning of Spring

Are you ready for $200 barrels of oil? We know some folks are!  It’s a good time to take stock of the victories that happened, understand the losses that were suffered, and figure out how to move forward through to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Trying To Get Things Strait

Yesterday was Mario Day! Wahoo! Here’s three paintings for today’s Art! Can you find the theme? The paintings are: Strainer by Stephen Vollo, Pipe Fitters by Byron Gere, and Mushroom by Victor Hugo Neocities is a lot of fun! have … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread

From Politico: https://tinyurl.com/bdd5fj49 “Judge rejects NJ US Attorney ‘triumvirate’ in latest blow to Trump prosecutors” This was a delightful little legal thrashing to read about. And I’ll leave you with this screenshot. I refuse to play the video. Even if … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has the collective political smarts of precisely one medium-sized clam

Howdy, friends.  I bring you peace.  And love.  And birds.  But please don’t break my legs.  Our bird this week is another stunner with thin info.  Which is kinda great because I am writing this at work before going out … Continue reading The WPT has a Stocky Build    

BYE KRISTI! And look, Markwayne Mullin ain’t shit either, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate Kristi Noem getting busted down to Sovreign Shield of the Antarctic or whatever the fuck. And Corey Lewandowski’s out too, which is fun. Be … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Wants to Sing All Night Long

This week saw a number of important primaries happen in some key places, as well as a lot of smaller under-the-radar races that won’t get national attention but are continuing to show a blue wave forming. It’s a good time … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Isn’t Borthogging Around