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Nothing much to say, except to share you my favorite song from one of favorite artists currently: “Hold the Girl” by Rina Sawayama And remember folks: Be good and never threaten Mayor McSquirrel Continue reading The Emergency Friday Thread Reaches Inside
Mornin’ Politocadoes! House Democrats are increasingly coming to the conclusion that they hold the fate of Speaker Mike Johnson in their hands. With recent retirements from the body, the Republican majority increasingly needs to rely on Democratic votes to pass … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Toys With A Man’s Fate
Sorry all, another week where I don’t have much for a header. I promise I’ll get back on the horse again soon. In the meantime, talk about politics and be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Will Get it Together Someday
I’m traveling again. Work this time. How about those Iowa caucuses? That was last night, I’m sure we’ll be talking about them. Be cool, be kind, and behave. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread phones it in again
Martin Luther King is not your mascot But Hajar Yazdiha, the author of a new book about the struggle over King’s memory, argues that it’s worse than that — that Dr. King’s legacy has been used quite intentionally as a … Continue reading The Martin Luther King Jr Day Politics Thread
This week’s header was suggested by Moo, thanks @disqus_6nGGCLBk8m:disqus ! Our bird this week is the sword-billed hummingbird (hereafter SBH), and I would be remiss if I didn’t start by saying that this bird’s Latin name, Ensifera means “sword-wielder,” which I think we … Continue reading The WPT Brought a Sword to a Bird Fight
Good Day, and happy Friday!! hope everyone has a fun weekend! Today’s Trans Musician is composer and lyricist Bree Lowdermilk! Lowdermilk has written and composed several musicals including RED, Where I Stand, Henry And Mudge, and The Woman Upstairs! That’s … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Hyper Edition
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The final debate before the Iowa Caucuses took place on Wednesday night. Two candidates remain on the field in the Republican primary, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with Chris Christie having suspended his … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Will Get Smoked
Happy Wednesday, Politicados! I’m writing this post a week early, as I will be in Disney World at the start of the week. If this storm system cooperates moving across the country, by time you read this I will have … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is at Disney World
I got Covid right after New Year’s It wasn’t bad (thanks to my booster this fall), but I’m taking it easy coming back. So I’m just going to give your my three articles and scoot. First, Judge Chutkan got SWATTED … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is a little slow this year
Pressured by record migrant crossings, White House weighs tough concession in border talks with Congress While the senators and the White House have reached high-level agreements on tightening asylum interviews, expanding expedited deportations and creating an authority to expel migrants … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Finally Sees Snow
Our subject this week is a the Bohemian Waxwing. I learned several things about this bird, but the one that stuck out the most to me was the word “altricial.” Waxwing chicks are born altricial, as opposed to precocial. Altricial … Continue reading The WPT Does Not Lead to Copulation
Happy first Friday of they year everyone. Don’t have much to say except share you one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite artists: Sly & The Family Stones’ “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”. As always, … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Thanks You For Letting Be Itself Again
Mornin’ Politocadoes! Documents related to Jeffrey Epstein in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell have been unsealed. The documents contain approximately 150 people that had been under redaction during the trial. The case itself had been settled in 2017, but the … Continue reading The Unsealed Thursday Politics Thread
Happy 2024, y’all! I’m not necessarily one for resolutions, but I do try to take the new year as a chance to reset and reflect, and look at what’s coming up in the year ahead. So with that in mind, … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Checks In
And I’ll be skiing. So I’m pre-posting. It’s also the day between my birthday and SheleetaMan’s birthday. We call it The Doble. Historically, my birthday is a big party fun day (or at least the night before is), and his … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread just turned 49 yesterday.
Beyond Times Square: A giant Peep, a wrench, a crab. A look at the weirdest NYE drops. New York’s Times Square may get much of the attention with its ball drop on New Year’s Eve, but there’s some pretty unique … Continue reading The First Monday Politics of the New Year
This week’s bird is the yellow-crowned gonolek. It lives on the opposite end of Africa from last week’s bird, with a range from Guinea in the west through Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria in the east. Every source I went … Continue reading The WPT Skulks About
Can you believe it, another years worth of Fridays here and gone! Well we did it! We made it another year! Here’s to us, conquerors of time! May you all have an even better 2024! Continue reading The Many Faces Of The Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! As the “Holiday Warp Zone” continues, I awake briefly to check in on where we are at in the world. House Republicans need them Hunter Biden Documents Since Hunter Biden is refusing to sit for a closed deposition … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Wakes Briefly
Truly the best upside of working in academia is getting the week between Christmas and New Year’s off. So enjoy your Wednesday politics while I enjoy not working. Be kind and thoughtful today. Cheers. Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is on Break
