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‘Look at my family. Use my story’: Rep.-elect Julia Letlow urges Republicans to get Covid vaccine after husband’s death Louisiana Rep.-elect Julia Letlow on Sunday urged Republicans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, citing her own tragic experience losing her … Continue reading The Monday Polotixs Thread
Last November, Democrats managed to secure victories in the state of Georgia at the Presidential level and in the Senate, thanks in large part due to African American voters. This would be the first time Georgia voters had rejected a … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is Secure in Its Integrity
Hey Politicadoes! Today we are celebrating! Because today RoRo turns 2! This may not seem very political, but it is. As many of you know, RoRo is a product of 21st century genetic engineering. The kind that some states are … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Celebrates
Morning Politocadoes! The Biden Administration is looking at tax increases on businesses, investors, and rich Americans in the country to pay for the Administration’s infrastructure and jobs package, according to an anonymous source for the Washington Post. The plan itself … Continue reading The Thursdays Politics Thread Taxes The Rich!
How do you express your condolences to a country that has suffered so much already. A country that has gone through four years of intentionally unabashed cruelty under the rule of a ruthless dictator wannabe and his shameless sycophants. A … Continue reading I Can’t Find The Words Anymore – Wednesday Politics Thread
Hello all, Sheleeta here, getting the hang of this here WordPress thing. Except for, you know, my NAME, which it will not let me change. It knows my nickname, but whatever, y’all just need to eventually remember this is me. … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is here
Honestly, I think the moment I get my first shot today, I am going to feel such profound relief. ‘Why would you not?’ Alarm as Republican men say they won’t get Covid vaccine According to a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Getting Microchipped Today
Another weekend. Another politics. Or something like that. The new Administration has it’s first meeting with Chinese officials: https://www.vox.com/2021/3/19/22339770/usa-china-anchorage-alaska-blinken-yang Myanmar is detaining journalists: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56454261 European governments hope to rebuild trust in the AstraZeneca vaccine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-skepticism/2021/03/19/cece32ba-8823-11eb-be4a-24b89f616f2c_story.html We’re keeping things brief right … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Only Works Two Days a Week!
This week, for no apparent reason, RoRo decided to start saying “Nancy Pelosi”, then make a mad cackle. Something is up with that girl. Maybe we listen to too much “Up First” on NPR. Anyway, spring starts this weekend. That … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Remains Content-Free
Morning Politocadoes! Between another mass shooting provoked by racial animus, the police that arrested that shooter holding the same racial animus, and the news that a man was caught with firearms near the Vice President’s residence, I thought it’d be … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Tries To See Some Good
If there was one thing the conman that used to occupy the Oval Office got right in his miserable life, it was to listen to and believe Black Women. He heard Black Women’s voices so loudly, he believed Black Women … Continue reading And So Begins Accountability – The Wednesday Politics Thread
OK, Sheleeta here, still can’t figure out how to make my screen name appear at the bottom. Whatevs. I’m watching an Elliot Smith documentary and typing. The Battle of 2020 isn’t over yet, Iowa’s 2nd district was decided by 6 … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread. Let’s do this.
Pelosi: Biden sending help for migrant children at border amid ‘humanitarian’ challenge House speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that the Biden administration had inherited a broken immigration system as the administration announced it would send federal help to children … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still Waiting For That Sweet Stimmy
It’s been about a year since COVID-19 began disrupting our lives. We all know how it has affected our nation or world as a whole, but there’s a lot we can’t know about how it has been a particular pain … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is Reflecting
Yay, Biden signed the American Rescue Act! I’m way behind and have no time to type anything else! No Ben Garrison! Behave! RoRo updates as needed in the comments. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Rescued
Morning Politicadoes! You know, I still remember the way that the Bush Administration characterized arriving in the White House following the Clinton era. They derided it as a frat house, messy, lawless, but the Bush Administration, the Adults, were back … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Confirmed
One of colonialism’s most enduring legacies is the denial of Black Women’s pain. It seeks to dehumanize Black Women while thriving on appropriating and plagiarizing their work and words, and whenever a Black Woman dares to raise her voice, begs … Continue reading Admit It Already – Out Loud! Wednesday Politics Thread
Got into a HUGE political argument with my Trumpy (still) brother this weekend. He called me “willfully ignorant” because I refused to watch “No Safe Spaces” by Adam Corolla and Dennis Prager. Big “Debate MEEEE!” energy going on. I decided … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is present and accounted for
‘Let the people vote’: Biden signs executive order to expand voting access President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sunday calling on federal agencies to expand voting access as part of his administration’s efforts “to promote and defend the … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Expects a Fat Check Any Day Now
News. We’ve all heard of it, but what is it? Webster’s dictionary defines it as, “any of various small salamanders that are usually semiaquatic as adults.” That doesn’t sound right to me, but the last time I tried picking a … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Is Aging Gracefully