Hi, friends.  I hope you are all doing well, despite it all.  This week’s bird was suggested by my dad, so I figured we would take a break from my list of South American birds.   The purple-crowned fairywren is a … Continue reading The WPT is Superb

Fun fact: I’m kind of worried that working on my days off is going to make me completely lose my grip on the concept of time. Also, since you’re singing it anyway: Sometimes our leather pants will chafe when we’re … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Working for the Weekend

Another Thursday, another hastily thrown-together Politics Thread. Today we have two classic poems from the Irish, the first to remind us that this is far from the first time it’s felt like the world is ending and the bad guys … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Snaps

Welcome back to Wednesday! Traveling to a library conference for the rest of the week, so here are some headlines from around the world: Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrestedSouth Sudan’s first vice-president and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Heading to Minneapolis

Eggshell fine means that I’m ok, but delicate. Like the pieces of me are here and assembled, but could fly apart at any moment. So nobody prank me. Now let’s do this. First up, from Teen Vogue, via Antler Queen: … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is “eggshell fine”

As promised, here are some thoughts on my recent experience with jury duty.  The defendant was accused of possession of a “ghost” gun, ammunition without a license, and large capacity magazines.  The prosecution’s case was straightforward; the prosecutor entered a bunch … Continue reading The WPT Serves on a Jury

Yesterday, the winners of the World Press Photo Contest were announced . Some cool, some moving, some beautiful, some startling (CW if you click through: some are also violent), the 42 photos (out of nearly 60,000 submissions) represent ‘an immense … Continue reading The World Press Photo Contest Friday Politics Thread

What’s good, PT community! HP here with a very, very last minute thread for today. Since we’re nearing the end of Women’s History Month in the US, UK, and Australia, I thought I’d share a really wonderful collection of images … Continue reading The Thursday PT looks at Women’s History Month

Hey gang. It’s Wednesday and we’re politicking. So before you start politicking, why not check out one of these interesting articles? Afghan Women, Erased From Public Life, Are Turning to Instagram Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Put in Some Effort

And here’s a great link about the whole Signal/Atlantic/Houthi scandal from Kevin Kruse. It includes a gift link to The Atlantic piece if you haven’t read it yet. Also, seen on Bluesky “SCIF = Signal Chat Is Fun” and “putting … Continue reading Tuesday’s PT is just as horrified as you

Hi friends.  I had jury duty this week, and didn’t get a chance to write this week’s header at work like I usually do.  I made it through vior dire and was seated, but will have to come back next … Continue reading The WPT is Mistaken for an Eagle

It’s the day when I’m supposed to post the Friday PT! Have at it kids. Be nice to each other. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Forgot What Day It Is

kitty interlude . Hang in there, Avocados! Have a good Thursday! (I randomly came across Shark Detective at a local book swap and love it. If you do too, you can find it and other works by Jessica Olien on … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Presents a Modern Fable

I promised a more thought out header this week. I failed! I’ve been deep in interviews for a new member of my team, and academic library interviews are A Lot, even on the side that’s doing the hiring. Next week … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Failed

I have finally vanquished the WordPress beast. For now. WOW!! I’m back. But I’m typing this really early, so who knows what’s going to happen between 2:30pm East Coast time and tomorrow morning. First thing we’ll know about is what … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread can finally just type a durn thread!!

Hi folks. Personal and professional commitments got the better of me this week and I wasn’t able to put together any new birds. I do have what I hope is a helpful quote, though. Maya Angelou said “I can be … Continue reading The WPT Phones One In

Typed ‘The Friday Politics Thread,’ watched some of Schumer on Boy Maddow, did some upvoting, typed ‘Keeps Getting Distracted,’ watched more of Schumer, restrained myself from throwing something at the tv, got some juice, took a bathroom break, calculated the … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Keeps Getting Distracted

Recently there was a “blackout day” boycott. Did it work? I don’t know. But it did inspire me to look into the word “boycott.” Charles Cunningham Boycott, of the Norfolk Boycotts, was an English land agent in Ireland in the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Back, All Right!