OK. Looks like we’re going straight into the wood chipper with that Constitution. Grand. Fucking great. Looks like we all get to figure out what we’re going to do about that. Maybe this abstract is a place to start. It’s … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is (&$&@*&^$

Howdy, friends.  Today’s bird is the Lear’s macaw or indigo macaw.  The bird is named after poet, author and illustrator Edward Lear, who as a young teen in 1830, published a book  including drawings of animals he had seen in … Continue reading The WPT is Full of Nuts

In 1999, French golfer Jean van de Velde was poised to win the British Open at Carnoustie in Scotland, with a three-shot lead going into the final hole at 18, a par four. A double bogey (six) would clinch the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Will Get Through This

I got home late and was scarfing down some yogurt and then my weekly phone reminder about the Wednesday PT went off and I thought “oh crap I need to post the Wednesday PT” but I don’t have much content … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Was Almost Forgotten

Ok, second round of having a cold seems to have passed. Go team! Go immune system! We have one week left of Biden’s presidency, let’s enjoy it. Was Jack Smith’s report released at midnight last night? I certainly didn’t stay … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is back in action

Hi, friends.  Our bird this week is the great blue heron, which I really want to write with a comma after “great.”  Befitting its name, it is the largest heron in north America.  The great blue heron has a very … Continue reading The WPT Eats Anything in Sight

I mean, I know she’s new, but I don’t know if being a year is necessarily the right fit for her. If…everything has you in a charitable donation kind of mood, here are some places you can do that: All … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Would Like to Speak to 2025’s Manager

Thursday’s are slept on a bit but here’s an emergency header!. In times like this, it’s always best to secure yourself first and then help others, so make sure you’re in a good place and then move to doing the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Made Of Fire & Ice

Don’t let the bullshit get you down. Have a baby fox to help keep your spirits up today: Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Stays Strong

so do your thing in a kind and compassionate manner. and quiet, please don’t type to loud. don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is sick again

Hi, WPT. I didn’t get a ton of time off in the last couple of weeks, so I took a day and a half off at the end of this one to sit around. As a result, please enjoy this … Continue reading The WPT Says New Year, New Emu

Okay, bring it in, y’all. It’s been a real shit week. But listen: We’re tough, we’re strong, and everybody out there may be saying we can’t do it, but we know we have what it takes to be nice to … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Huddles Up

Welp, 2025 started off even more awful than expected with yesterday’s attack in New Orleans (and I’m sure other incidents less close to home). First, my best wishes to anyone and everyone struggling right now and my hope that this … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Makes a Resolution

This is not the new year many of us were hoping we’d get. So instead of wishing a happy new year, I wish everyone a defiant new year. Defiant to the Trump administration, defiant to the injustices of the world, … Continue reading The Defiant New Year’s Politics Thread

Ooops. Forgot again. In my defense, this is my last day in my forties. That’s right, tonight you’re all counting down to midnight, when I will turn 50. Nothing else is happening tonight though, as far as I’m aware. Be … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread sings Sam and Dave’s “Hold On, I’m Coming”

Howdy, friends.  I hope everyone who celebrated or is currently celebrating a solstice-adjacent festival had/is having a good one as the case may be.  Your fearless WPT host flew back home on the 25th, having agreed to work the 26th, … Continue reading The WPT Finally Circles Back to Feral Hogs