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Mornin’ Politocadoes! Just gonna check in on a couple of stories today. So, in insurrection news it would appear that yes the insurrection was in fact fueled by supporters of Donald Trump! I know this is shocking, but yes. Tucky … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Checks In
Today is the day the US-Elected President Joe Biden will be meeting with the very man who had drafted and executed the Oval Office takeover of 2016 and heavily meddled in the 2020 elections: Russian President Vladimir Putin. As it … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread
A small slice of normal this week, I’m back in my GA office with my cousin, who I haven’t seen since January 2020. I’ve felt like I’ve been missing a limb without her. We kinda share a brain. ANYWAY, I’m … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is out of town
Seriously, I actually do live near one of the places reputed to have been the birthplace of “Flag Day” in the US, and spent many a school field trip in a cramped little school house in Waubeka, WI. It’s a … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Living Near the Birthplace of Flag Day
♪ Well, there was this movie I seen one timeAbout a man riding cross the desert and it starred Gregory PeckHe was shot down by a hungry kid trying to make a name for himselfThe townspeople wanted to crush that … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Again Thinks About a Movie Way Too Hard
President Biden is in Europe! Fleeing from cicadas! Possibly even fixing our broken image on the Global Stage. I know, what with the COVID and the Insurrection and the Unemployment and the Racism and Cancelling and Immigration and all, we … Continue reading Friday Politics Thread’s European Vacation
Mornin’ Politiocadoes! The Senate report on the January 6th Insurrection concluded that Capitol Police failed to relay key intelligence from social media about plots to take the Capitol, which included very specific calls for violence and maps of the tunnel … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Fails To Relay Intelligence
For almost 10 years, America has gotten used to the business of Republican obstructionism. It took for granted that whatever bill is drafted – whether a meaningful bill to advance change, to fund regular government operations, or to pass badly-needed … Continue reading It’s All About The Optics – Wednesday Politics Thread
Here we are. Again. Day after day. Waiting for somebody else to do the right thing, be a decent human being, and just do the f*cking bare minimum of that for which they were elected. Can you tell I’m still … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is fired up.
Covid: more than 200 leaders urge G7 to help vaccinate world’s poorest More than 100 former prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers are among 230 prominent figures calling on the leaders of the powerful G7 countries to pay two-thirds of … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Demands Snacks
♪ Trouble in mind, I’m blueBut I won’t be blue always,‘Cause the sun’s gonna shineIn my backdoor some day♪— Composed by Richard M. Jones So much rot and bother pops up in the Politics Thread on a daily basis that … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Tries Not to Feel Doomed
You know, like in that classic movie! Dependence Day, I think it was. This week’s RoRo update – she sang a quite good rendition of the Otis Redding song “Sitting On the Dock of the Bay” for Grandpababy’s birthday, as … Continue reading June the 4th be with the Friday Politics Thread
Mornin’ Politocadoes! The Ex-President seems to be under the impression that he will return to power by August. Irresponsibly being reported on by the media (even though they really should know better by now) sources close to the man what … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Will Be Reinstated By August
Under the pretense that racism had finally ended in the United States with the election of the First Black President, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act eight years ago by disabling Section 5 and deciding that the formula … Continue reading Are We There Yet. Are We There Yet. Are We There Yet… The Wednesday Politics Thread
It was a long long weekend folks. I did BBQ for today, and for some people I understand you think this means I cooked hotdogs and hamburgers on a grill. But no, I cooked two whole pork shoulders for 13 … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is tiiiiiiiired
Spain’s postal service released anti-racism skin-tone stamps. The white stamps were worth more. Spain’s postal service attempted to take a stand against racism this week — by creating skin-tone stamps that were more valuable if they were lighter. The “Equality … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Buy 2, Get 1 Free, in Memory of the Troops
♫ She gives them quite a battleAll that they can handleShe’ll bruise someShe’ll hurt some too ♫ Welcome back to the Weekend Politics Thread your once and future header host, Uvular! Put your hands together and keep those upvotes coming. … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Works Hard for the Money, So Hard for It, Honey
Unfortunately, the 10 I found have all been dead for over 100 years and therefore are not eligible to serve in the Senate right now. Also, they’d probably be primaried out of existence anyway. So I guess I republican’t. Be … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread searches for 10 good Republicans
Morning Politocadoes! I am on vacation from any and all nonsense today. All week in fact. This is me right now. So I’ll be brief and check in on a couple of things. Ex President Trump appears to sabotaging the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is On Vacation
Oceans apart day after day, and I slowly go insane. I hear your voice on the line, but it doesn’t stop the pain. If I see you next to never, how can we say forever… Wherever you go, whatever you … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Right Here Waiting For You
Tantric justice (NIGHT THREAD) is getting harder to bear. I’m currently waiting for Barr’s post-hoc OLC memo he had drafted to justify not indicting a sitting president for obstruction of justice to drop. This would be from Judge Jackson’s benchslap … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is getting impatient
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