♪ I am a human being And I don’t believe all the things I’m seeing I’ve got nowhere to hide anymore I’m losing my way I am an angel I booked in here, I came straight from Hell And I … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Doesn’t Mind if It Does

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Here we are, ready to brace for a government shutdown thanks to the bunch of nincompoops running our country.   Apparently, this is going to be a constant boondoggle going forward in this society of … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Gets Shut Down

So the Fake News Awards were last night. Apparently the link on GOP website wasn’t working, which the GOP attributed to higher than usual traffic. I’d attribute it to good old fashioned incompetence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/17/trumps-fake-news-awards-are-shaping-up-to-be-a-total-flop/ Here’s something. The Fake News Awards … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Leaves The Fake News Awards Empty-Handed

Everything you need to know about Donald Trump, you can tell from his administration. Not Fox or CNN or Trump supporters in some ramshackle mining town but the people who see and work with him daily. Whatever else he is, … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Believes Good Leaders Inspire Loyalty

No snappy header today, as I’m still shaking my head (I know, I know, it shouldn’t surprise me) over POTUS spending his MLK Day by giving back to his community through service. Wait, I meant he was golfing. He went … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread

The Monday politics thread knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that Trump is racist. This has concluded your regularly scheduled reminder that in this time of Hot Takes to not take headlines at face value. (Reminder brought to you … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Doesn’t Think Trump is Racist

♫ He said, “Fuck this!” and “Fuck that!” And this guy’s the diplomat ♫ — The Tragically Hip, “It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night,” In Between Evolution Famous Prussian Otto von Bismarck formulated the foreign policy principle of Realpolitik, a … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Plays the Game of Global Diminution

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday!   I had a totally different thread planned until our Tweeter-in-Chief decided to blow up the news cycle with his ham handed comments.  Which, of course he did. I’m pretty busy this morning, so … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is A Total Sh*thole

Morning Politocadoes! The Republican strategy for the 2018 midterms has been a curious one. After a spate of special elections that have demonstrated a re-energized left and a dissatisfied voter base, several GOP congressmen have opted to not seek re-election … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has Just One Term Until Retirement

I was trying to pick a morning lead story but they are all SO batshit…here’s a roundup 1. Tucker Carlson finally turns on Trump hopefully this leads to his disgrace, stepping down from Fox and being forced to eat nothing … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post is Bizarro World

I’m still chuckling/shaking my head/rolling my eyes at Stephen Miller’s rather transparent attempt to curry favor with his boss, and Jake Tapper refusing to let it continue. And the reports of the aftermath are even funnier. “This is why they … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread is for Obsequious Factotums

What do you mean that’s not the tweet quote? You’re not the tweet quote! Fake comments!   (Waffle later returned to remind you to be kind to your fellow Avocados, flag comments that break the rules and if things get … Continue reading The Sanest, Most Brilliant Monday Politics Thread

♬ The fiddler watches you Wondering when You’re gonna slow down or speed up Finally, he just shuts his eyes again He turns around once And gives up But me? I’ve been coming here much too long To fall out … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Rides the Cyclone

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday!   I’m going to keep this extra short today, since I’m learning a new job at my job, and I’m worried about spending too much time here.  Just talk about the Bannon / Trump … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Too Sloppy

Good Morning politocadoes! So, let’s recap what’s happened thus far in the New Year. January 2nd Trump has a dick-waving contest over the size of his Nuclear Button with North Korea threatening the doom of us all like it’s some … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Hit By A Bomb Cyclone (not just metaphorically!)

The GOP are obviously the Bolivian soldiers. Nancy and Chuck are going out blazing with a list of pretty daunting list demands to avoid a government shutdown. Even I am wondering what they will manage to make it out with … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

2017…it’s finally over. It was, to put it lightly, kinda rough, politically. The American President has made his country an international laughingstock just by being himself. I don’t know how much more I even need to bring up — we … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Is Looking Ahead

2017 felt like it was about 10 years long, and 2018 may be no better. But the left built 8 years on being the party of hope and change and there’s still time to step up and live it.   … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Welcomes a New Year

♪ He thought he was the King of America Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine Now I try hard not to become hysterical But I’m not sure if I am laughing or crying I wish that I … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Bids 2017 ‘a Doo-Doo’

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! I’m going to be honest:  The only news I care about today is that resident shithead Papa John Schnatter, purveyor of the world’s worst “pizza”, is stepping down as CEO from the company named … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Better Late Than Never

Good Morning politocadoes!, Well, everyone know about that creepy Nathan Bedford Forrest statue? Well, it appears some rapscallions went and painted it pink. Owned by a private collector, the paint will apparently ‘show up real good’. This is not the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Paints A Creepy Statue Pink