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Hi, everyone. This week’s bird is the gray-crowned babbler. This bird is fairly widespread in Australia, with a smaller population on the southern coast of New Guinea, straddling the border between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is the largest … Continue reading The WPT Goes by Many Names
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Mornin’ Politocadoes! Americans were presented with speeches by two world leaders on their soil: one was naturally from the Commander-In-Chief US President Joe Biden and the other, current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The reason for the speech, the tone, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread IN: A Tale of Two Speeches
Some time ago, one user (I forget who, so apologies for not being able to give credit) mentioned the idea of “Don’t invent a guy.” That is to say, don’t create scenarios in your head that you feel the need … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Says “Don’t Invent a Guy”
Ok, normally I post links. That’s my thing. Three links. But today, I feel like doing things differently. Today, I’d like us all to reflect a little more on what we share. Because things are going to get DICEY. The … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is BACK baby!
Elect Kamala Harris! “My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. “My very first decision as the party nominee in … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Supports Harris
Oh boy what a week. Wasp, it’s Sunday This cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions twists all our arms collectively, but if sweetness can win, and it can, then still be here tomorrow to high-five you yesterday, my … Continue reading Weekend Politics 2
Good morning, friends, and happy weekend. This week’s bird is the monk parakeet. I saw a few of these on my recent trip to Barcelona, but the pics I took weren’t really post-worthy. The monk parakeet is native to parts … Continue reading The WPT is Surprisingly Controversial
In honor of Moolissa (who did write a thread for today, but it was published erroneously, and rescheduling a posted thread makes everything go amok), today we’ll highlight the disaster that was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston. … Continue reading The Replacement Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! President Biden can’t seem to catch a break lately. Still reeling from his disastrous performance in the debate, he is constantly being harangued by members of his own party to drop out of the race. The latest high … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Can’t Catch A Break
Two consecutive emergency threads, this is utter chaos! Have fun, don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel, doomposting is passé, only use the finest of reaction GIFs. Continue reading The Emergency Wednesday Politics Thread Was Unplanned
Also, a general note: remember civility. The mods are not paid to clean this thread up when people forget that. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread
Hi friends. Your humble host is having a time. Nothing serious, but this is week five out of six straight where I spend all weekend travelling or hosting people. This week I am driving up to see Ma Killsock after … Continue reading The WPT Drags Its Butt
Last week we had a natural disaster, this week is a manmade disaster, the catastrophic collapse of a badly engineered dam by William Mulholland (yes, that one). Many of the dead were Mexican immigrants, often undocumented. The St. Francis Dam … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread (7/12/24)
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Election news is incredibly depressing and annoying. So, continuing from a bid in Wednesday’s header, let’s endeavor to avoid talking about the Presidential election, which candidate’s mind has melted further, all that sorta thing. Lots of things happening … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is An Enabler (Of War)
Hey Politicados! Welcome back to Wednesday! It’s been a challenging few weeks in the PT. After the debate, there’s been no shortage of takes suggesting that Biden drop out or be replaced. And so that’s been the dominant topic, understandably, … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Issues a Challenge
Please… Please, I need my despair fix. Don’t threaten mayor McSquirrel. Be excellent to each other. Trump must lose which means Biden must win because There Is No One Else. Confederatio Delenda Est. Continue reading Emergency Tuesday PT
Howdy, friends. Today’s bird is the greater prairie chicken or pinnated grouse. This distinctive-looking bird used to be very common on the plains of North America. Previously numbering well into the millions of individuals, relentless habitat loss pushed the prairie … Continue reading The WPT is Grousing
Hello, I’m your new Friday polotocs thread host. You will now be bombarded by old LA times front pages. They will be semi-random, often either things I’m interested in or things that catch my eye. Today’s front page, the Los … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread (7/5/24)
