*long, deep breath followed by an equally long sigh* Alright. Let’s get this week started.   Don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Has Ennui

Cry havoc! and let slip the dogs of war. — Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene I Oy, gevalt! After the week U.S. and UN politics put us Politicadoes through, we deserve a cute critters break. *pregnant pause for … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Revels in Its Animal Nature

Good morning everyone! I would wish you all a Happy Friday, but it doesn’t seem right this week, with a rapist being forced by the GOP onto the Supreme Court against the consent of most of the country. There is … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Braces For Another Day in Hell

Morning Politocadoes! Well, here we are. On the eve of the committee vote for what’s shaping up to be one of the most wildly unsuitable appointments to Supreme Court and the President is still finding ways to somehow make it … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Helping

The GOP ALWAYS combats any harassment or assault issue with the following weapon: WOMEN When the Access Hollywood tape dropped, Melania was quickly dispatched to sit by her husband’s side defending his indefensible actions. Women for Trump buses were quickly … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Knows How It Works

My head is still spinning from the will-he-won’t-he-get-fired-and-plunge-the-country-into-a-constitutional-crisis dance from the other day, involving Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. I assume I’m not the only one who was confused for what seemed like far too long. Meanwhile another accusation against … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Quits But Is Fired But Didn’t Quit And Isn’t Fired Yet?

I’m on a work conference this week and thus all the way out of politics for a while. I highly recommend it, a break is good for the tired Politics Thread Soul. Anyway, here’s where you can talk it out … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Steps Away for a Bit

♪ Never take any pictures Just try to remember All I remember is trying Here’s a story I like I think it happened to me I don’t even know if I’m lying ♪ — “Half Life,” Too Much Joy With … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Gets Its Thousand Words’ Worth

Good morning everyone, and Happy (Firing) Friday! I’m going camping this weekend, so starting this evening, I’m going to be off the grid, and can briefly forget about how horrible a GOP controlled government with Donald Trump as president is. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Returns to Nature

Morning Politocadoes! A brief post for the sake of expediency today. So! President Moon Jae-In of the Republic of Korea claims that Kim Jong-Un wants another summit with Trump to continue de-nuclearization. The de-nuclearization process that so far has not … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wants Another Summit

The big stories are 1. Asia Argento demands that Rose McGowan retract statement https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/17/entertainment/asia-argento-rose-mcgowan-demand/index.html 2. Kavanaugh’s past is catching up with him https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/18/kavanaugh-speaks-at-cua.cnn 3. Old people hate Trump too https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/19/politics/the-gops-older-voter-problem/index.html Let’s dive into the dumpster fire! Welcome to Wednesday!!! Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post is a Hot Mess 🤷‍♀️

As always, there’s too much happening. The biggest thing in US politics at the moment is, of course, Brett Kavanaugh and just…all of that. But of course he’s totally innocent, because only a man who is totally innocent of sexual … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread

It’s a new week and a new opportunity for people to flip on Trump and give all the dirt they have. Will YOU flip for the news? I know I will! Remember to be best to your fellow Avocados, flag … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Flips

Shout-out to all Carolinian Politicados. Stay safe, dry, and sheltered. ++++ Wars and battles will be more grievous and towns, cities, castles and all other edifices will be burned, desolated and destroyed, with great effusion of vestal blood, violations of … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Has a Failure to Communicate

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! What wackiness awaits us on today’s edition of Firing Friday? Also, how does anyone actually like Andrew Cuomo enough to vote for him? The guy has the charisma of a worn catcher’s mitt. Be … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Resists

Morning Politocadoes! As a terrifying hurricane bears down on the Carolinas (that may or may not have scotched a trip this weekend for your humble Lupin), it’s been discovered that the Trump Administration has been diverting fundng from FEMA to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Diverts Disaster Relief Funding (again)

Review: Fear: Trump in the White House https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075RV48W3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ay9LBbVGJ99WX This is a deceptive book. Maybe it is not intentionally deceptive, but it is deceptive nonetheless. The marketing of this book is a direct contradiction to it’s actual narrative. The narrative is … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Ascertains The Concept of the Resistance

I don’t have anything particularly intelligent to say about what happened on this day in 2001. Just that it’s sad and it was very scary when it was happening even though I didn’t know anyone anywhere near it. Bob Woodward’s … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Remembers

Despite leaving office with more than a few promises unmet, it’s not hard to look back wistfully at the years Obama was president. Just having a competent, thoughtful, intelligent leader seems like a luxury right now. And one we might … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Misses Obama

♪ Newcastle Brown, I’m tellin’ ya, It can sure smack you down Take a greasy whore And a rollin’ dance floor It’s got your head spinnin’ round ♪ — “30 Days in the Hole.” Humble Pie This weekend’s Weekend Politics … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Inherits the Reapings of Whirlwinds

Good morning everyone, and Happy (Firing) Friday! Our government is seeming more and more broken every day. Ben Sasse, of all people, brought up a fairly decent point about how our legislative branch has been slowly handing over power to … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Awaits Judge-ment