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Happy almost one-year anniversary of this Olympics Opening Ceremonies masterpiece to all who celebrate: I think we all remember where we were when we jumped out of our seats and yelled, ‘BLOOD STREAMERS!’ at the tv. Let’s be nice to … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Will Rejoice, Good Times Will Come
Never fear! Sheleeta’s got it! Do your thing in a kind, calm, and cool manner. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Hello Friends, HP here with a very, very last minute header for today. It turns out that today … Continue reading Thursday Politics thread is here
Happy Wednesday. In addition to all of Trump’s current unhingedness, I was also bummed by this sobering ProPublica article about our ability to handle this year’s wildfires: Despite the Trump administration’s public pronouncements that it has hired enough wildland firefighters, … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Wishes for Some Good News
So I’m doing another short thread. I’ll be fine, I’m just having a back spasm because I sneezed while carrying Hammy. I have taken Aleve. I am going to bed now, at 9:30 So yeah. It was a Monday. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread just unlocked a new injury
Howdy, friends. I hope everyone is doing well and finding time to unplug a bit. My recent project to watch, listen to and read new things hit a bit of a snag when I decided to play some Warcraft II, … Continue reading The WPT Struts on the Scene
It’s been a goddamn weird week even by our current standards. Since the topics of conversation when I’m writing this on Thursday night are…fraught, here’s a reminder about what’s going to happen today: Let’s go get ’em. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Just Is
It’s 10:45pm, and I’m about halfway done cleaning my house, with a deadline of 8am tomorrow. That is to say, I doubt I’ll remember to put together a Thursday PT, so here you go, just in case: the mid-cleaning placeholder! … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread is Cleaning (7/17/25)
It feels like it’s only been a week since our last Wednesday, and yet here we are again. A recent study in The Lancet pointed to changes stealthily made some government datasets. These datasets form the backbone of a lot … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Salutes the Heroes
Tomatoes are about to be super-tarrifed, Dept. Of Ed is basically no more, Epstein is exhausting. Go touch grass. I’m going to do the same. Normal disclaimer: no threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Take some deep breaths. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is fresh outta f*x
Howdy, friends. This week’s bird was one about which I couldn’t find a whole lot of info, so I’m putting up some extra pictures instead. The “puffing up to make yourself look larger” of header composition. Our bird this week … Continue reading The WPT is Very Large
Go forth and post! Post like the wind! Post while being nice to your fellow commenters and the mods and not threatening Mayor McSquirrel! You’re fr– well, maybe free is overselling it, but post, post, post! Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is a Little Friday, a Little Politics, a Little Threading
Oopsie! Be kind to each other and yourselves, Avocados, and remember site rules! Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Really Meant to Do a Header This Time! (7/10/25)
Happy Wednesday, y’all. Texas is feeling the impact of major flooding. Consider donating to relief efforts if you’re able. Otherwise, why not disappoint yourself with news before you disappoint yourself with more news? Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Does Its Thing
Such as my office is, I’m not in it. I’m in the mountains at a writing retreat. I will probably be lurking a bit. Y’all take care of yourselves and each other. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is out of the office
Hi everyone. I hope you’re enjoying your holiday weekend, even if there isn’t a lot to be excited about in terms of this whole United States thing at the moment. Anyway, as usual, I come bearing some nature pics to … Continue reading The WPT is more of a Goose
Sure, there’s ‘freedom,’ and ‘equality,’ and ‘racism,’ and ‘fucking over poor people.’ But let’s take this July 4th and remember some forgotten, but no less important, American values using the crown jewel of artistic media: 1980’s music videos. Pat Benatar-Shadows … Continue reading The July 4th Politics Thread Celebrates Forgotten American Values, 80’s Style
Wednesday never wanders far from a Politicado’s worldview. Do your thing. Do what you want to do. Continue reading A Thursday Politics Thread Full of Woe
Welcome back to Wednesday. I’ve been doing a bit of traveling and supplementing that by actually doing things in Cordytown. Because of that, I have not been as engaged in the news as much these past few days — and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Takes a Break
