One of my favorite composers did the OST for the Koei Naval Simulation/RPG Uncharted Waters: New Horizons. I love it! Please enjoy this playlist Today’s Painting is Ship at Sunset Off Cap Martin by Ivan Aivazovsky! I like to imagine … Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Tuesday. Cordy here, stepping for Sheleeta. I thought today I’d spotlight some great recent articles from ProPublica. Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin On May 24, Donald … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread

Howdy, friends.  This week we are talking about the Inca jay, a close relative of the green jay we talked about a couple of weeks ago.  Although they look similar, recent studies have shown sufficient differences on a genetic level … Continue reading The WPT is Onomatopoeic

Be nice to each other today. Be nice yourselves. Be nice to the mods. Be nice in general. Tell your loved ones they are loved. Don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. (about New York’s Daffodil Project) Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread

Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has put a bit more closure on the primary season, with a few more primary races settled, as the focus turns to November. There are still more primaries … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Will Never Give You Up

It’s Wednesday my Dudes! Today’s Painting is Forget-Me-Nots by Karoliina Hellberg! Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread

How about y’all? I hope so. Let’s talk some politics! This week in SCOTUS: “The Supreme Court will choose soon whether Trump can illegally take over elections” It should be a simple question. And yet…https://tinyurl.com/3db35fxc Good article by Kevin Kruse: … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread enjoyed the long weekend

Howdy friends.  This week we are talking about another Embertine OT post, the green jay.  These birds live in southern Texas and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico including the Yucatan peninsula, as well as south into Belize, Guatemala … Continue reading The WPT has been at this a While

By that I mean that I cannot get this song out of my head: Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Try to put yourself in the other person’s store window … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Studies International Relations

Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has put a bit more closure on the primary season with a few different races starting to come together now, as the focus turns to November. There are … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Sometimes Gloats

l hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread

So I will give you something to discuss instead: You are never able to button your shirt up correctly the first time. The plug never goes in the right way. Your socks are always a little too loose or a … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread doesn’t have it today.

Howdy, friends.  This week I thought we would take a break from cotingas and talk about a bird Embertine posted in the open thread a few days ago.  That bird is the ocellated turkey, native to Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula and … Continue reading The WPT Does Not Gobble

Look, I’m posting this on principle because it’s my favorite Dolly song and relevant in many, many ways, but it’s a weeper on the best of days so obviously don’t click play. Be nice to each other today, be nice … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Won’t Let Sorrow Bring It Way Down

Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has put a bit more closure on the primary season with a few different races starting to come together now, as the focus turns to November. There are … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has A Clue

hello it is Wednesday my dudes! Please enjoy The Green Domino by Albert Bloch Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread

Putting this up top, front and center. Do not panic about this! Elie Mystal is raising his kid right. Good news out of Arizona. “Arizona Charts New Path for the Right to Speak Freely. In upholding an election disclosure law, … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is muddling through