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Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! It’s the usual bullcrap in politics today. I know this, even writing it the night before. We know Trump is going to tweet or say something, or multiple things, that are incredibly stupid and … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Gets Impeaches By The Avocongress
Morning Politocadoes, Following a devastating milkshake attack in Newcastle, Nigel Farage sheltered in his Brexit Bus on Wednesday when several milkshake-wielding assailants were spotted by supporters. Nevertheless, he remained ‘cautiously close’ to the bus while greeting supporters. When asked by … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Won’t Leave The Bus
Democrats Closer to Seeing Trump Finance Records With Ruling https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/democrats-closer-to-seeing-trump-tax-records-after-court-ruling I will be shocked if this happens before the election AG Barr: ‘I felt the rules were being changed to hurt Trump’ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/william-barr-rules-change-hurt-trump Sounds really professional Welcome to Wednesday!!!! Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Needs To See The $$$$$$$
Really the title of this thread could have been about anything today, like yet another Trump flunky not appearing before Congress and Congress probably doing nothing about it, or how yet another migrant child has died while in US custody, but I just … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Gets A Pardon
NARAL: Pro-Choice America Center for Reproductive Rights Guttmacher Institute Continue reading The Monday Politics Post is Pro-Choice
Let’s check in with the United States of America, shall we? Missouri is the latest state to criminalize abortion, or rather to make a show of doing so in order to challenge Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is Back, Alright!
Good morning everyone, Normally I say “happy Friday!”, but who am I kidding? Whatever day it is, our government is slowly taking away our rights and becoming fascists right in front of our eyes. The environment is slowly being destroyed. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Doesn’t Want War
Morning Politocadoes, Dark days. Alabama’s governor signed into law one of the most restrictive bans on abortion in the country. It is a felony to give one and it is a felony to get one, and if you live in … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Grants A Pardon
‘He’s white, male and gay’: Buttigieg hits obstacles with black voters https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/15/pete-buttigieg-black-voters-1322396 “He’s white, male and gay, all three of those things are going to create obstacles for various communities — specifically, I think, the white and the gay, for … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread is Wiped Out
Trade war ramping up with China, John Bolton is just itchin’ for a real war with Iran, I don’t know what else to say. I can’t come up with any jokes about it. None of it is good. Maybe I’ll … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Is Fun And Easy To Win
The only sad thing about this story is that Buttgieg didn’t know who Alfred E. Neuman is, though he did kind of manage to make it snarky in return by calling it a “generational thing.” (Although honestly, how the shit … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Votes for Alfred E. Neuman
It’s been a hard week. Harder weeks are ahead. Let’s find some positivity this weekend? Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Doesn’t Want To Get Out Of Bed
Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! Not much clever to say today (“but how is that different than usual, Chip?”), other than…jeez. If you had asked me in 2015 what I envisioned the last 2-3 years to be like, there … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Fails at Democracy
Morning Politocadoes! con·tempt·i·ble /kənˈtem(p)təb(ə)l/ adjective deserving contempt; despicable. Such a cromulent word. Not only does it describe the whole of the Administration but it can also describe individual members of the Administration. Like, say Attorney General William Barr. Yes! The … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Contemptible
So I was looking through the news to try to find a feel-good story for you guys. As opposed to all the “feel bad” stories that are everywhere and all I came up with was spicy chicken nuggets are coming … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread is sick of hot takes
In case you missed it, our boy Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, has opted to not turn over POTUS’s tax returns even though he is legally required to do so upon request, and the request has been made. He … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Will Go Directly To Jail
Did you hear the news? Mueller might testify before the House Judiciary Committee on the 15th. What does this mean for Trump and Russia and the pee tape? We’ll find out. In the meantime, just remember that trade wars are … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Buying the Popcorn for May 15th
Let’s find out what’s happening in West Africa, home to over 350 million people and 16 independent countries. Shall we? Yes we shall. Nigeria Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa – about half of West Africans live there. … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Visits West Africa
Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! When politics have becoming bringing a bucket of KFC to a Congressional hearing, you know you’ve hit that sweet spot of the dumbest timeline. Not that the stunt was anything worse, or even anywhere … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Plays Chicken
Morning Politocadoes! Attorney General William Barr testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. In response to questions of how the Mueller Report was ultimately released to the public, Barr stated that as soon as Mueller handed it over, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Barr’s Baby
Mueller complained to Barr about Russia report memo ‘This threatens to undermine a central purpose for which the Department appointed the Special Counsel,’ the letter said. https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/30/robert-mueller-william-barr-report-1295269 Special counsel Robert Mueller wrote a letter to Attorney General William Barr last … Continue reading This Wednesday The Political Thread Sends A Letter
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