So, here we are again: on the cusp of another government shutdown (has it only been a month?  A few weeks?), and crisis has been averted! ….for another few weeks.  I’d say “fool me once, shame on me” but it’s … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Averts a Shutdown….for Another Few Weeks

As our country drunkenly staggers toward authoritarianism under the unsteady gaze of o a witless Russian asset acting as President, it’s important to remember one of the key aspects of living in an autocracy: the crass pageantry. Yes, DonDon has … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Doesn’t Want A Military Parade

Months ago much to the surprise of everyone, Donald Trump agreed that if Mueller were to request a conversation, he would agree. This is alarming to everyone it seems but Donald Trump. Trump’s lawyers have advised against it, common sense … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Wants The Truth

That rascal ol’ Ruggy Trump found himself with both feet in his mouth yesterday, huh? “I made the stock market so strong” while at that very moment it was coming back down to Earth. “They didn’t stand, they’re traitors” while … Continue reading Applaud the Tuesday Politics Thread or You’re A Traitor

So the GOP tax plan has started paying real dividends to the people most in need, a whole $1.50 a week! At that rate people will be able to retire (carry the 2, compound the interest, lose it all in … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Gets an Extra $1.50 a Week

♬ Gone forever in a trigger slip Well, it could have been It could have been your brother (Shoot) Shoot straight (Shoot) Shoot to kill, yeah Blame each other, well, blame yourself You know, God is a bullet Have mercy … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Goes Off Half-Cocked

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday!   Today we (possibly) get to see this stupid memo written by local idiot Devin Nunes, and laugh as it turns out to be a scribbled bunch of stuff on a napkin from Hooters. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Issues A Memo

Well,the day that so many Trump fans, Russian bots and increasingly desperate congressmen have been waiting for has arrived. The House is going to release Devin Nunes totally accurate, not fabricated, assessment of the FBI’s conduct in acquiring FISA warrants … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Releases A Memo

The State of the Union was Tuesday night. My fair assessment is IF we were talking about anyone else: Obama, Bush, Clinton, Reagan…a Kardashian…the speech would have been poor. For Trump, it was a triumph. However the bar for Trump … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Claps For Ourselves

  Writing these is hard sometimes. There’s so much bullshit that went down late yesterday, for instance, that if I’m not constantly plugged in (which drives me a little crazy), I don’t know where to start. AND tonight is the … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread: The State of Refusing to Sanction the Memo

Gerrymandering is all the rage among parties that want to scatter their opponents voters and give them an advantage in places they don’t have enough typical voters. Notice I’m not talking in terms of Democrats and Republicans because guess what: … Continue reading Cut the Monday Politics Thread Into Pieces, This is Our Last Re-Draw

♪ Stand as far away from me as you can and ask me why Hang on to your rosary beads Close your eyes to watch me die You keep saying, kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it God, but … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Just Ain’t NORML

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! This post reaffirms that the Avocado is now open for business, with the best and greatest upvoting policies, a very strong Avocado Mod military police force, and extreme vetting of commenters, and a tremendous … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Puts The Avocado Flurst

For the past 36 hours, as Republican congressmen rally to discredit the Russia Investigation, we have been hearing them speak about a so-called ‘Secret Society’ within the FBI. This, combined with the ‘missing 50,000 texts’ from two FBI agents who … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Joins A Secret Society (for the greater good)

Sit tight, we have a lot of stories to run down 1. School shooting in Tennessee…cue the GOP discussing mental health awareness ( as long as it doesn’t require Obamacare) and not stricter gun laws. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-dead-after-shooting-kentucky-high-school-multiple-victims-reported-n840171 2. Mueller wants to … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post May Self Destruct

Hey look, we have a government again! Please continue to argue amongst yourselves about whether the deal the Democrats made was them folding like a cheap suit, or playing a little 4th dimensional chess of their own. As always, be … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Is Up and Running

The United States government is down to non-essential personnel only due to a budgetary impasse in Congress. And all because they won’t fix a very simple problem, they’d rather go around in circles instead. What remains essential is that you … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Isn’t Essential

♪ 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