The daily thread where ALL politics talk goes
Remember how last week I said I get one phone-it-in header a month? Well unfortunately yesterday I was kept at work late in a meeting in which people had THOUGHTS on whether American Library Association Round Tables should only have … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Had an Overly Long Meeting
I mean, it was only 70 here today, which is practically sweater weather. I’ll take it. Some probably obvious news from ProPublica: “When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.” https://tinyurl.com/ykunfsdu … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has cooled off
Howdy, friends. I chose the bird this week in an effort to bring some geographical diversity to these headers, as they had been pretty focused on north and south America for a while. Unfortunately I picked a bird that looks … Continue reading The WPT is Apparently Illusive
Happy Liberation Day Part I’d Put the Number But Don’t Know How to Scientific Notation. Have a song. This is what I imagine Nick Offerman’s walking around theme music is like. Be nice to each other today, be nice to … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Can’t Stand Standing for Nothin’
As July draws to a close, politics continue to happen. The fever is going to break, but give yourselves and each other some grace in the meantime. Hang in there, contact a mod if things get heavy, and remember to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Abides (7/31/25)
I feel like every few weeks I earn one no-effort header, so I’m cashing that in. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading Your Wednesday Politics Thread
Good. Grief. It’s hot here in NC. Just wow hot. Feels like I’m being dry-roasted, but there’s still enough humidity to make it really unpleasant. That’s enough whining about the heat. Let’s complain about politics! I kid, I kid, let’s … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is also sweltering.
Howdy, friends. This week’s bird gives me particular joy, because thrashing is my and Mrs K’s slang for any kind of personal disturbance or freak out, most often expressed as an admonition from one of us to the other to … Continue reading The WPT Thrashes About
Happy almost one-year anniversary of this Olympics Opening Ceremonies masterpiece to all who celebrate: I think we all remember where we were when we jumped out of our seats and yelled, ‘BLOOD STREAMERS!’ at the tv. Let’s be nice to … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Will Rejoice, Good Times Will Come
Never fear! Sheleeta’s got it! Do your thing in a kind, calm, and cool manner. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Hello Friends, HP here with a very, very last minute header for today. It turns out that today … Continue reading Thursday Politics thread is here
Happy Wednesday. In addition to all of Trump’s current unhingedness, I was also bummed by this sobering ProPublica article about our ability to handle this year’s wildfires: Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Wishes for Some Good News
So I’m doing another short thread. I’ll be fine, I’m just having a back spasm because I sneezed while carrying Hammy. I have taken Aleve. I am going to bed now, at 9:30 So yeah. It was a Monday. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread just unlocked a new injury
Howdy, friends. I hope everyone is doing well and finding time to unplug a bit. My recent project to watch, listen to and read new things hit a bit of a snag when I decided to play some Warcraft II, … Continue reading The WPT Struts on the Scene
It’s been a goddamn weird week even by our current standards. Since the topics of conversation when I’m writing this on Thursday night are…fraught, here’s a reminder about what’s going to happen today: Let’s go get ’em. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Just Is
It’s 10:45pm, and I’m about halfway done cleaning my house, with a deadline of 8am tomorrow. That is to say, I doubt I’ll remember to put together a Thursday PT, so here you go, just in case: the mid-cleaning placeholder! … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread is Cleaning (7/17/25)
It feels like it’s only been a week since our last Wednesday, and yet here we are again. A recent study in The Lancet pointed to changes stealthily made some government datasets. These datasets form the backbone of a lot … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Salutes the Heroes
Tomatoes are about to be super-tarrifed, Dept. Of Ed is basically no more, Epstein is exhausting. Go touch grass. I’m going to do the same. Normal disclaimer: no threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Take some deep breaths. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is fresh outta f*x
