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Mornin’ Politocadoes! A report published by Reuters detailed the few current and former military officials responsible for pushing the Big Lie. Many of the tendrils of conspiracy spiraling out from the election seem to have starting points with these four … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread IN: A Few Bad Men
In case you’ve been hiding in a cave like a pathetic mewling child curled up in your mommy’s arms, afraid the light of truth might reach and hurt your myopic sheep eyes, yesterday, in the dead of night, the democrat … Continue reading WITCH-HUNT! – Wednesday Politics Thread
I have a gin and tonic in my hand (The Botanist Gin and Fever Tree Mediterranean tonic, if you must know) and I have had a HELLUVA day. I’m shocked a super villain wasn’t involved. Like a comically intense day. … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is here
First Starbucks Store Votes to Unionize A Buffalo, New York, Starbucks is the first of the chain’s 9,000 locations to vote to unionize. Teen Vogue California governor says he will use legal tactics of Texas abortion ban to implement gun … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still Shopping for X-Mas
♫ And it’s a thin line between pleasing yourselfAnd pleasing somebody else ♫— Love a WPT header for never offering the shortest route from point A to point B [footnote]Finally, some female voices up in this jawn.[/footnote] Uvular hews to … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Drawls a Line
Its Friday! I’m making this a tad late, you see I spent the better part of my Thursday out and about trying to get some final Christmas decor and when I was not doing that my power was out. So … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! President Joe BIden is to hold a two-day virtual summit to reverse the ongoing “recession” of democracy and the rising authoritarianis around the world. Leaders and policy experts from around 110 countries are expected to participate, engaging in … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Holds A Summit
She’s too old. She’s too young. She’s too pretty. She’s too ugly. She’s too skinny. She’s too fat. She never laughs or shows joy. She laughs too much and the sound of her laughter irritates me. She controls powerful men. … Continue reading Wednesday Politics Thread
We all know this by now. But this from Devin Nunes cow: Aaaaand looks like we get to do the debt limit fight again this week: More info on that: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/us-house-could-vote-hike-debt-limit-this-week-senior-democrat-says-2021-12-06/ And this is a nifty little thread from yesterday, … Continue reading Tuesday’s political thread
Bob Dole, longtime public servant and WWII veteran, dies Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, who will be remembered for the tenacity that defined his career and his work on behalf of fellow military veterans, died in his sleep Sunday morning. … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Embellished by an Occasional Saxophone Solo
♬ I hate graveyards and old pawn shopsFor they always bring me tearsI can’t forgive the way they robbed meOf my childhood souvenirs ♬— The things we’ve kept made us who we became Watch for not seeing much of your … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Gets Personally Political in a Microcosm of Maldistribution
This week’s Tom Lehrer song is one of my favorites it’s The Irish Ballad a parody of folk songs and a pretty good Murder Ballad in its own right. Not particularly political but it fits my dark and angry mood … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is not feeling Supreme
Mornin’ Politocadoes, The US Supreme Court heard opening arguments in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a court case that challenges Mississippi’s ban on most abortions past 15 weeks. The arguments coming from the clinics, were by all accounts, sound … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Loses Its Credibility
How it started… While everyone was busy covering Virginia some three weeks ago… And then last night… In Brunswick, where just before Thanksgiving weekend three White men were convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery… Always pay attention to what’s happening on … Continue reading But How’s It *Really* Going, Georgia – The Wednesday Politics Thread
So let’s do it. The news is Mad Libs anymore. First up: we made robots that can reproduce! This never ends poorly in books and movies! In other news, Sen. ColLOLins isn’t going to help Democrats with the debt ceiling, … Continue reading Tuesday’s PoLOLtics thread has found some strange stuff to share.
LGBTQ+ Activist Viktória Radványi Fights for Budapest Pride Amid Anti-Gay Legislation “What’s really crucial for social justice movements, especially for those who work in hostile environments, is not to embrace this idea that your results define you, or your productivity … Continue reading The Cyber Monday Politics Thread is Stimulating the Economy
♪ When the whistle blows each morningAnd I walk down in that cold, dark mineI say a prayer to my dear SaviorPlease let me see the sunshine one more time ♪— You’d pray, too, if your job required pickaxing a … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Grumbles Into the Mine Field
It’s that time of year again, the most sacred of all American Holidays is upon us again. Friends I am talking about Black Friday! I’ve got a lot of thoughts about today and because you bought the ticket you can’t … Continue reading The Black Friday Polotocs Thread
Morning Politocadoes! Americadoes celebrate Thanksgiving today. A day of full of food, drink, football, floats, and dog shows. It’s also supposed to be a day of thanks. Ignoring the loooong history of hypocrisy inherent, it’s a worthwhile sentiment. So please … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Feasts
Good morning, Politicadoes! A quick reminder of all the good, the helpful, and the meaningful progress for communities long underserved that the newly signed Bipartisan Infrastructure package will bring about: And all this has been done within the first ten … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
Holy crap this week, folks. There is something weird in the air, has anyone else noticed? Strange things are afoot at the Circle K y’all. So the RNC used party funds to pay some of The Idiot’s legal fees, which … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is still catching up.
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