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Howdy, friends. Our bird this week is another cotinga, the pompadour cotinga. It is named after a French noblewoman whose favorite color was purple, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, aka Madam Pompadour. The pompadour cotinga lives in large sections … Continue reading The WPT Couldn’t Find a Joke
My friend with a baby introduced me to rave music for toddlers, so I’ve had this stuck in my head for the past week, and now you get to have it stuck in your head too. Honestly, I’m kind of … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Hops, Hops, Hops
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 Is Not Traveling With The President
Stayed up all night playing Stardew Valley and forgot to make a thread. Random Bullshit Go!!! Andre Breton – The Egg in the Church, 1932 Lanterns just released here’s a crash course on the basics of The Corps Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
That’s about all I have in me. SheleetaDad isn’t doing well (along with a lot of other dads of the PT, so let’s all keep each other in each other’s thoughts). And I just want to encourage people to take … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is breathing
Howdy, friends. This weekend we continue our tour of the enchantingly colorful but poorly documented cotingas. This week’s bird is the chestnut-crested cotinga. Like one of our other recent subjects, it lives in narrow bands of rainforest, this time in … Continue reading The WPT has not been Detailed
Well, no Urkel, so I guess half-TGIF. Because thank GOD it’s Friday. Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. LFG (Let’s Friday Go). Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Going Full TGIF
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 Is Close To The Weekend
Spider-Man wants you to stimulate your senses with 5 Gum Listen to this: If you want a reading recommendation and like Private Eye Stories from the early 2000s you should read Alias by Brian Michael Bendis Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread
Sorry everyone. I was over caffeinated yesterday. But I burned it off on my treadmill. Onwards! First up, a link to this article from Mark Jacob regarding independent journalists. “25 must-follow people in pro-democracy media” He says “We’re in scary … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread isn’t going to be bonkers
Howdy, friends. Our bird this week is as brightly colored as it is instructible. The purple-breasted cotinga is native to Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It has a disjunct distribution, which means that its range is … Continue reading The WPT has a Placeholder Title
As in, brief. Just a bunch happening right now (nothing bad, it’s just a volume thing). So have at it. Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Probably Just Gonna Be Like This for August
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 Moves Through Another Primary Week
You should be reading Absolute Green Arrow, the salve you need for these trying times! Today’s painting is David Hockney – portrait of an artist (pool with two figures) Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
It’s late. I’m tired. I forgot until now. It’s 30 minutes until Tuesday, specifically. So do your thing in a kind, calm, and cool manner. Look both ways before tying your shoes. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread phones another one in!
Howdy, friends. Our bird this week is from the same family as last week’s subject, the long-wattled umbrellabird. Both are in the family Contigidae and while browsing through member species, I knew I needed to bring more of these striking birds to … Continue reading The WPT is Elusive, Unobtrusive
Let’s rock and roll. Be nice to each other, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread
Thursday is here, and we’re making sure it’s here on time. This week has once again been a rough one on the personal front, so I’ve been a bit less connected on the politics side of things outside of a … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Presents A Brand New Day
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