Howdy, friends.  I hope you are all well.  Avoiding the news has really improved my mental health, but I do miss you all.  Going from hanging out all day, every day for the better part of eight years to not … Continue reading The WPT Just Needs Your Hair

What a week! Matt Gaetz is out as AG pick, Pam Bondi is in as AG pick, MTG is the head of some House DOGE committee, and that’s just what happened yesterday! What fresh bullshit awaits us today? Let’s find … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Doing Great

So I’m putting up another emergency thread. Any takers? Do your thing. Etc. Etc. Mayor McSquirrel. Etc. Continue reading Thursday’s Politics Thread is still up for grabs

Happy Wednesday, Politicados. I’m still taking a politics break, though I am finding myself peeking in on the PT every now and then, so perhaps the time will come to once again fully immerse myself. It does worry me a … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is Still on a Break

Again. Even though it’s for work, it feels like a vacation to take a step back from the daily grind that is taking care of my dad. But good news ( albeit maybe temporary, thanks to the incoming administration)! I … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is traveling.

This week’s bird is the tawny frogmouth, which was suggested by a friend from work.  The frogmouth is native to most of Australia and Tasmania and is very adaptable to a wide range of circumstances and biomes.  This broad habitat … Continue reading The WPT is Not an Owl, Thank You for Asking

When I said last week I’d take on the Friday PT, I had an idea about how this first one would go. At that point, it was Day 3 and we were all still reeling, still raw from running through … Continue reading The Friday Politics Goes from Zero to Bonkers

Or the lowest. Any bidder. Aaaaaaany bidder at all. Seriously, if someone wants to do this, that’d be great. Do your thing folks. Be kind, cool, calm, and collected. Continue reading Thursday’s Politics Thread is available to the highest bidder

It’s Wednesday again. I’m still taking a hard break from all things politics. Honestly, it’s been striking how incredibly peaceful it’s been — and how easy. If you deliberately shut out politics, it’s pretty easy to avoid the news. I … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Looks to the Stars

So I’m here and I’m not. Kinda lurking, kinda commenting. Raging on occasion. Really stepping in, sitting down, and wallering in those seven stages of grief. SheleetaMan tried to help cheer me up the day after election day and asked … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is figuring stuff out

This week’s bird is the blue-footed booby.  This small, hilariously named bird is native to tropical and subtropical islands on the west coast of North and South America, from the Gulf of California down to Peru.  About half of all … Continue reading The WPT Finally Works Blue

With the chaotic nature of the 2024 campaign season, we’re now in the first Friday after the election and many of us are still reeling from the results, the fallout, and personal interactions with others. In times like this, it’s … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Reflects

Mornin’ Politocadoes I continue to be a little bit in shock as to what happened on Tuesday. It’s not that we shouldn’t have expected this as a possibility. With the polls as close as they were, things absolutely could have … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread IN: The Last Dance

I don’t even know what to say. I love you all, I love this community. I hope we look out for each other today and in the weeks and months ahead. Please avoid region bashing. Please be sensitive to others. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread

REMEMBER, AS RESULTS COME IN, NO REGION SHAMING. NO THREATENING ANYONE WITH VIOLENCE. I AM NOT BEING CUTE ABOUT THIS. BEHAVE. Hey it’s Election Day! We are going to have some Results threads coming live in about an hour. This … Continue reading PT Thread 2

The bird this week is the satin bowerbird.  It is so named because males build a bower, or little enclosure, as part of their mating display.    Male bowerbirds are uniformly black with purple eyes, females have bright blue eyes.  … Continue reading The WPT Builds a Courtship Fort

As we get ready for our weekend birb event, and continue to deal with the final week of the 2024 election, we must make our way through Friday. This week we’re focusing on early voting with over sixty million votes … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is In The Final Stages Of Voting