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Mornin’ Politocadoes! The DNC continues in Chicago. Last night, several speakers of some renown spoke, hoping to keep the spark that the Harris/Walz campaign has lit in Democratic voters. Oprah Winfrey, Josh Shapiro, Bennie Thompson, Bill Clinton, and of course, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wants A Blue Walz

Happy Wednesday! Those of ou who are able to stay awake past 9:30 pm Eastern time have been able to enjoy the Democratic National Convention. Those of you like me who are tired and cranky may not, so here’s Joe … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Watches the DNC

On the DNC schedule today: Tuesday, “A Bold Vision for America’s Future”: Former President Obama plus second gentleman Doug Emhoff, with a welcome from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Word is Michele Obama will speak as well. Seriously. I’m spent. So do … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is exhausted from all this joy

This week’s bird is the California scrub jay, a delightfully bright blue bird which lives along the Pacific coast from British Columbia in Canada down the west coast to Baja California in Mexico.  As one would expect, it prefers to … Continue reading The WPT Knows if You’re Watching

Emergency! was a TV show that ran on Saturday night for years during the 1970s. Political because Reagan then started the destruction of affordable health care in the USA. Continue reading Emergency! Friday Politics Thread for 8/16

Mornin’ Politocadoes! Israel’s war in Gaza continues and pressure builds for Netanyahu to end it. Today, representatives from the US, Qatar, Israel and Egypt will meet to discuss a hostage and ceasefire deal. The summit will be held in Doha … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Makes a Phone Call

Apologies for a non-header. Go watch some Olympics highlights or something, they were great. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Was Busy

We all did that today!! Go us!! Sometimes, that’s all we get. Anyhooooooooo, there’s 83 days until the election, so let’s talk about politics. So there’s the Musk v. Trump cage match….I mean…interview that happened last night. I’m sure there … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread sets a new personal record for “consecutive days alive!”

Howdy, friends. I’m working today and just couldn’t find the time to write a bird up this week. Fear not, I’ve got a couple of articles in the hopper that are sure to delight and amuse. In the meantime, please … Continue reading The WPT Recycles a Header

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Mornin’ Politocadoes With three months to go until the U.S. Presidential election, Republicans are struggling to define their foes. With the announcement of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Ex-President Trump has been trying to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Seeing What Sticks

At last, a cure for the morbs. Be kind and thoughtful today, just like Tim Walz would want you to be. Cheers. Continue reading The Walz-Day Politics Thread

Happy VP day!! We made it! And it’s 91 days until the election! Elmo’s Super PAC is under investigation by both NC and MI. https://tinyurl.com/2r2thpur and https://tinyurl.com/3xbvfe98 Joyce Vance’s The Week Ahead is always a great read. In this one … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is psyched for Harris to announce her VP pick!

Our new friend this week is the long-tailed tit.  This bird is widely distributed throughout the palearctic, “a zoogeographical region comprising Eurasia north of the Himalayas, together with North Africa and the temperate part of the Arabian peninsula,” and does not migrate.  The bird … Continue reading The WPT Urges You Not to Giggle

I just think they’re neat. Continue reading The Pangolin Friday Politics Thread

Mornin’ Politocadoes! The excitement for the candidacy of Kamala Harris has become a balm to soothe the anxieties for anyone on the left. She raised more than 200 million dollars in her first week, signed up 170,000 new volunteers, and … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Doubles Down

Happy Wednesday! We’ve reached the end of July. Why, it feels like it was only yesterday I was saying “We’ve reached the end of January.” Time flies when there’s a lot of news happening all the time. This morning I’ll … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Has No Tagline