Happy Wednesday, all. A couple of months ago, I put out a call to the PT to consider supporting good journalism. And y’all had an incredible response, with your donations to ProPublica. This week, I thought I’d put out the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Supports Journalism Again

The “No Kings” protests were powerful. It was something we could DO. It was ACTIVE. It made me feel GOOD. And even if you couldn’t participate, I feel like seeing such huge crowds had to feel GOOD, too. So while … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is trying to hold on to the joy

Howdy, friends.  I hope everyone is keeping safe out there.  I ended up taking Friday off rather than try to commute around all the road closures in DC this weekend.  I can afford to do that, but its pretty ridiculous … Continue reading The WPT Stays Home

Well, it’s up. Be nice to each other, be nice to the mods, no threatening Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Up and Running

Hey, look, it’s the Thursday Politics Thread! Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Exists (6/12/25)

Still kinda discombobulated from all the travel last week, so here’s a PT header. I haven’t had time to dip much into ProPublica’s latest reporting, but this article about who remains at DOGE in the wake of Elon’s departure might … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Catching Up

And y’all didn’t even know I’d been traveling. Work again. Sigh….long hot drive home. ANYWAY From the AP: “Live updates: California AG announces lawsuit against Trump for deploying National Guard in LA” – https://tinyurl.com/bdhc969k From Yahoo News: “National Labor Leaders … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is homeward bound

Howdy, folks.  Its time for birds again.  This week’s bird is the red-capped parrot, a medium sized parrot native to southwestern Australia.  Males and females look more or less the same, although the female is said to have somewhat duller … Continue reading The WPT is Magnificent and Gaudy

I’m writing this around 5pm on Thursday so I don’t forget, and I’m super-excited to see what last night held. Was Elon summarily deported? Did he launch a rocket at the White House? How late into the night did the … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Waiting for Last Night

Time to smite our enemies by throwing bolts of lightning at them. Although happily, hitting things with a big hammer also works. The Mayor McSquirrel rule will be enforced (but not by me). Have a nice politics. Continue reading It’s the Thorsday Politics Thread!

♪ To the left, to the leftEverything you own in the box to the leftTo the left, to the leftDon’t you ever for a second get to thinkin’You’re irreplaceable ♪ And now for something completely different. Stick with this. It … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Says Deal With Your Sh!t

At the end of each Daily Beans episode, Allison Gill (formerly Mueller, She Wrote) lists some good trouble to get into. And that’s what I’ve been sharing here. But I haven’t done it lately, so I’ve gone back through her … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread has a big list of “Good Trouble”

Howdy, friends.  I hope all is well in your various corners of the world.  I know its not, but I do wish it were, and there is something to be said for positivity.  Our bird this week is the black-crowned … Continue reading The WPT is New on the Scene

I had an idea yesterday morning for a header I wanted to do today. I have no, like zero, idea of what it was. So here we are. Anyway, be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Needs to Learn to Write Things Down

The Trump Administration and the MAGA monstrosity were dealt a succession of judicial blows yesterday on multiple fronts. Who knows what will happen if/when these rulings wind their way to the Supreme Court, but maybe, just maybe, the Supreme Court … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Harsh but Fair (5/29/25)

Welcome back to Wednesday! Over the weekend, I read Sarah Wynn-Williams’ Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, her tell-all book about her time working at Facebook. Reading it sparked an anger stronger than when I … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Read A Book

Actually, the author did. So the author is phoning in yet another PT thread. She is already over it. Y’all do your thing. Take it easy on each other, take it easy on yourselves…but the Eagles, man. I fuckin’ hate … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread ate too many ribs last night