Morning Politocadoes! It’s been a challenging beginning of the year, to say the least. Between an economy plummeting, a plague not being taken seriously, and the country constantly on the precipice of another war, it’s hard not to think ‘oh … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Leaks WHO?

Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. The month of Ramadan started a few days ago, and for over a billion Muslims worldwide, the holiday is radically different this year in the midst of the current pandemic. In Indonesia, the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Observes A Safe Ramadan

The weirdness of writing this a week in advance continues to sink in because as I think of what things will be like on the day of its posting, I’m mired in the events of that day itself and what … Continue reading The Politics Thread Looks Back On April 28th

It’s George Wallace’s World Now Wallace never won the presidency, but the base he mobilized has found a home in today’s Republican Party.   The Republican Party has been taken over by an unscrupulous populist demagogue. His loyalty is to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Does Not Endorse Bleach Injections

Anna: mmm, bleach, delicious. So, I know usually we try to go wide and international for the PT but we gotta go local this weekend so I can tell y’all about the Protest That Wasn’t very close to me. As … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is on the Scene and Nobody’s There

Good Morning Politcadoes!  So you may have read that the President wants us to try bleach or UV disinfectants to kill off the Silent Enemy, much like mustard gas did to those loud enemies in WWI.  I was eager to … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Disinfects

Morning Politocadoes!   The President is getting antsy. He hasn’t been golfing in weeks, he can’t go to his rallies, and he’s been cooped up in a house that we all know he hates. His daily press briefings on the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Rocks You Like A Hurricane

Yesterday was Holocaust Rememberance Day. I’m writing this in its last hours. I can’t remember the last time it hit me so hard, to hear about this, one of the most horrible things ever done by people to other people. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Remembers The Past

The weirdness of writing this a week in advance continues to sink in because as I think of what things will be like on the day of its posting, I’m mired in the events of that day itself and what … Continue reading The Politics Thread Looks Back On April 21st

Governors: Trump making ‘delusional’ comments on testing and restrictions US governors have accused Donald Trump of making “delusional” and “dangerous” statements amid mounting tensions between the president and state leaders over coronavirus testing and pressure to roll back stay-at-home measures. … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still Safer at Home

Anna: To be quite honest, Monty, I have nothing to talk about.    Monty: Me neither. Apparently Mali and Kiribati are holding their second round of parliamentary elections, but…meh. Anna: Then it is time. We are going back to the … Continue reading The Weekend PT Ran Out of Ideas But Not Twitter Games

Hello Politicadoes and welcome to the Friday Politics Thread.  You made it to another Friday.  For those of you who don’t remember, Friday was once the end of the workweek for the majority of people, and people would let their … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread?

Morning Politocadoes! As the Coronavirus pandemic battens down the country, the President declared that his authority is total and threatened to adjourn Congress. Well, that’s a sentence. The dumb, mobbed-up, criminal, impeached President of the United States once again threatened … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread’s Authority Is Total

Good morn, everyone. Hope you’re all doing well. As we all try to get through this crisis, it’s important to remember those of us who are unable to stay at home. Healthcare workers and essential workers risk their lives for … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports Frontline Workers

The present is rough for many in different ways and as I write this a week prior I’m hopeful for some slivers of good news happening amid what’s going on. So, I take comfort in looking back at this day … Continue reading The Politics Thread Looks Back On April 14th

Fauci: Reopening the country ‘not going to be a light switch’ In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said reopening the country was “not going to be a light switch” and would depend on the … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread

Monty: So South Korea is holding its legislative election on Wednesday. Anna: I’m very curious how other countries are handling elections with pandemic safety at the moment, and also how candidates are using the pandemic, but mostly I haven’t checked … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread moves ahead

Good morning Politicadoes and associated hangers-on.  Welcome to the Friday Politics thread!  I think. I don’t actually have any understanding of the days of the week anymore.  And I’m not typing this on Friday even if it was Friday anyway.  … Continue reading The Good Friday Politics Thread