I’ve been thinking a lot about the White House issuing a statement saying that because John Kelly won’t let staffers swear in front of a lady, he is actually, I don’t know, a feminist ally or something. This would likely … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Will Not Swear In Front of a Lady

It’s come up several times lately so I think it’s time we had a moment to talk about fat-shaming and why it’s not okay here. It’s easy and sometimes satisfying to talk about Trump in terms of his physical inadequacies, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Gets Serious For Once

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! What insanity awaits us today? A firing, maybe? Is there even anyone left for Trump to fire? By the way, if you haven’t listened to Trump’s call in to Fox & Friends, it’s a … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Calls In To Fox & Friends

Morning politocadoes! As we well know by now, Michael Cohen is pleading the fifth in the Stormy Daniels lawsuit. .This is not uncommon in civil or criminal litigation. I mean, what sort of stable genius could possibly have an issue … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Pleads the Fifth

Positive DACA ruling U.S. Must Keep DACA and Accept New Applications, Federal Judge Rules https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/us/daca-dreamers-trump.html 🙂 Welcome to Wednesday! Continue reading In This Wednesday Political Post, A Huge DACA victory!

I’ve been spoiled, the last few Mondays have had huge bombshells break and they’ve made my Tuesday threads easy. Yesterday brought several big items. They caught the guy who murdered people in a Waffle House, but police tackled and arrested … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Will Be Confirmed by the Senate

Not music, mind you, just musicians. They can be insightful and interesting, but they’re not exactly the political masterminds that we expect them to be. If you want to know more, see the recent musings of Shania Twain, Morrissey and … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Stops Listening to Musicians

♫ What’s so great about the Barrier Reef? What’s so fine about art? What’s so good ‘bout a good time spent When you’re workin’ on a broken, workin’ on a broken man? ♫ — “Barrier Reef,” Old 97’s Earth Day, … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Grows World-Weary

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! The. Best. People. I think the outflow of Trump news has finally broken the sound barrier. There are probably two new scandals that happened while typing this post, and now I’m behind the curve. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Hires Deflated Lawyers

Hey folks, Quick thread. Busy at work. NY AG Schneiderman is pushing to change NY state laws so that Trump aides can still be prosecuted in the event of a Presidential pardon. Normally, this would fall under Double Jeopardy since … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Seeks to Avoid Double Jeopardy

There are a lot of big stories happening, so let’s get started: Rankings: 🍾🍾🍾🍾 🍾 5 Pop the champagne, great news 🌊🌊🌊🌊 4 Finally on the right track 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ 3 What happened here 💰💰 2 Trump team “f” ed up … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post Got Confused 🤷‍♀️

That’s right, this is breaking news. This thread has also sought legal advice from Michael Cohen in the last year. But don’t worry, it’s not for anything embarrassing or illegal or anything! I just handed the guy a dollar, like … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Is Also A Client of Michael Cohen’s

Seriously. I can’t think of anything amusing right now. I don’t know if I can buckle down and handle another week of this. I’ll give you a topic: Politics. Oh, and: be kind to your fellow Avocados, flag for rule … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Is Out of Jokes

♬ The misdeeds of the Turks have been “spouted” thro’ all lands, But how about the Russians, can they show spotless hands? They slaughtered well at Khiva, in Siberia icy cold, How many subjects done to death will never perhaps … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Threads Marches as to War

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! When will our national nightmare end? Not soon enough, evidently. Also, it’s Firing Friday, so place your bets! Do not threaten Mayor McSquirrel, and please flag any spam or harassment you witness Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Colludes With Everybody

Morning Politocadoes! We say goodbye to Speaker Paul D. Ryan. Yes, the House Speaker and erstwhile Randian Policy “Wonk” has decided not to seek a new term. Yet, much like that Planet Fitness membership your significant other got you, it’s … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Totally Plateaus On Its Delts

1. The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump’s First Year Compiled in one volume for the first time, The List is a first draft history and a comprehensive accounting of Donald Trump’s first year. Beginning with Trump’s acceptance of white … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Post The Wagons Are Circling

I used to try to make a current political cartoon the header image, I thought it was a fun way to introduce the thread. But these days, news is coming at us so fast the cartoonists can’t keep up. Won’t … Continue reading Tuesday Politics Thread Has A Warrant

The stock market has been up and down, mostly down, lately. And since we’ve always been at Trade War with Asia, it must just be a fluke. I’m going to bide my time, keep my money in pumpkins and just … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Lost Everything in Pumpkin Futures

♪ Whoa, here’s to the land you’ve torn out the heart of Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of ♪ — Phil Ochs, “Here’s to the State of Mississippi” An imprecise and ultimately dumb joke,* sent Uvular down … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Finds Nothing New Under the Sun