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Hi friends. This week’s bird was suggested by a friend from work who follows along with these headers via the pictures I leave on the desktops of shared computers. Her suggestion was the African Pygmy falcon, because the San Antonio … Continue reading The WPT Posts from the Field
Who’s responsible for putting this thread up today? I mean, jeez, get it together, right? Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, and no threatening Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Wants to Know Who Is In Charge Here
Over the past few months, Louisiana has popped up as a recurring character in the drama of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on undocumented people in the U.S. It seems like every story about another Palestinian student protestor, or young mother, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Short on Southern Hospitality (5/22/25)
Do your thing. Don’t McSquirrel. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
So do what you will in a kind, cool, calm, courteous manner. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. See you when I get back, although knowing me, I’m lurking because I can’t help myself. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is on vacay
Hi friends. Guilt, that most powerful of personal motivators, has compelled me to write up a new bird header for you all. Our bird this week is the Sumatran ground-cuckoo. This bird is large, around 55cm (22 inches) in length … Continue reading The WPT is Unobtrusive
You probably thought this was going to be about the Supreme Court or something, but it’s really about how I have to work again this weekend and will continue to represent this fact with Loverboy’s smash 1981 hit ‘Working for … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Cares Not For Your Correct Interpretations
I just typed “poolitics” not once, not twice, but three times, so that’s how this morning is going. Talk politics. Be kind. Have a good Thursday! Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Exists (5/15/25)
Happy Wednesday! A few articles for you this morning that may make you go “hmm.” And then also one that might make you giggle because it’s about butts. Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College In January 2023, just two … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Talks About Butts
It rained all day yesterday. It’s going to rain all day today and probably for the rest of the week. But you didn’t come here for the weather report. You came here for polotocs. So let’s do it. Hmmmmmm, Chief … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread says “This one is wet.”
Hey, folks. I was kinda overcome by events this week, between an all day work seminar and a couple of medical appointments. All of them routine, nothing new or scary. Anyway, I wasn’t able to put together a new bird … Continue reading The WPT 5-10-25
Huge day for wine yesterday, as the Catholic Church chose a new Pope, and the Trump administration chose Jeanine Pirro to be the interim US attorney in DC. What beverage will be the star today? Gatorade? Pineapple Fanta? The spillage … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Bold and Fruity, Light and Earthy
Do your thing in a kind, calm, and cool manner. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Emergency Thursday Politics thread is up
Resharing the mod announcement from Monday: Mod Announcement In recent weeks we have seen a big increase in misinformation being posted here, and while we understand that it can sometimes be difficult to parse what’s real and what’s fiction these … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
That’s it. Don’t even have the wherewithal to expand on that. Ummmmm….yay? Trump DOJ is going to defend mifepristone? Ok? From Politico: “Trump will defend Biden’s abortion pill rules in Texas case” Further, from Alice Miranda Ollstein “The Trump administration … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is just here.
Howdy, friends. Boy, I tell you what, I’ve been seeing a little more of the news lately and we live in what I’ll generously call infuriating times. I was mapping out a trip recently and found out that a couple … Continue reading The WPT Has Dinosaur Claws
I don’t even have it in me to speculate. All I know is that we saw what happened yesterday, and Friday afternoon is usually when the really crazy shit goes down. Also, I totally typed ‘polotics’ when searching for the … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Absolutely Can Wait to See What Today Brings
Not too long ago, bleary-eyed, I scanned the PT one last time before heading off to start my bedtime ritual. There was a comment that said “The US is a lost cause at this point. Hard to see it any … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread has 20 lessons on Tyranny
