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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
I don’t remember what I was supposed to cancel today, so it’s all cancelled. All of it. Here, enjoy Cancel Caveman: RoRo updates: cancelled. Ben Garrison? cancelled. Hog Poggling? cancelled. However, don’t you dare try to McSquirrel anyone. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Cancels Everything
Morning Politocadoes! The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act’s passage was expedited by the US House of Representatives last night. Due to threats of another takeover attempt of the Capitol, all voting for today has been canceled and the House … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Threatened Again
I love the ferocity of Women. I love the trailblazers who refuse to conform. The tenacity of warriors who never surrender. The temerity of pioneers who smash glass ceilings and extend their hand to lift up all women instead of … Continue reading The Sound Of Your Roar – Wednesday Politics Thread
And that’s a good thing, as I type Monday night. I got my second round of the Moderna vaccine on Sunday, and Monday I felt like I had a pretty good case of the flu and that I took a … Continue reading Tuesday’s PT feels like crap
A troop made up of homeless girls is on a mission to sell Girl Scout cookies in all 50 states When one troop of Girl Scouts in Iowa was given the goal of selling more than 1,000 boxes of cookies, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Girl Scout Cookie Season
CPAC kicked off this weekend, and it’s sure to be filled with plenty of lowlights for any of us who feel we need to be punished badly enough to tune in. Today, we can expect to hear from (among others) … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is Just Very Unpleasant Right Now
Hi Politicadoes. So maybe yesterday you noticed some nonsense about Potato Head gendering. Well, if not, it was pretty stupid. And when you think really stupid, you should think Laura Ingraham. Or CPAC, which is also this weekend. You can’t … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Really Boils Your Potatoes
Morning Politocadoes! It’s February and the Biden Administration is assiduously attempting to to build it’s Executive Cabinet. Tom Vilsack was recently confirmed and sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris, Merrick Garland is facing the Senate in his confirmation process … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Tries To Build A Cabinet
This upcoming Friday, the House will finally vote on the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that, after much debate, passed in pieces out of individual committees before being packaged into one giant bill by the House Budget Committee. The House Democratic … Continue reading Finally, Relief – The Wednesday Politics Thread
What do we have on deck, my good Politicados? WHEW!! We have a 9/11 commission being set up by Speaker Pelosi. Here are some details via The Punchbowl News on that: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has floated the following construct to … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread sees a busy week ahead.
How to Help Texans During the Winter Storm Crisis Winter storm Uri has left Texas in a state of crisis. After days of frigid weather, millions were left this week without heat or electricity as snow, ice, and freezing temperatures … Continue reading It’s the Monday Politics Thread Again
Hey, do you all like news? Well, okay….maybe you don’t like it, but do you keep up with it even when it’s bad much of the time? Well, you’ve come to the right place! We here at the Weekend Politics … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Has Been Cancelled
At least the wife and kids get to enjoy the rest of their vacation now without him. As per usual, do not wish harm on others, please watch out for insensitive comments, hog’em if you poggle. That’s all I got. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Can’tcun
Morning Politicadoes! Australia is in the process of passing a new law that would force social media companies to pay the publishers for the links and headlines users share. Almost certain to pass, Google and Facebook have taken opposite paths … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Bans Australia
For many who have watched Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate, the last four days have been a rollercoaster of contradicting upheavals. Despite knowing that Trump will not get convicted, people still held hope that somehow, miraculously, there were … Continue reading Black History In The Making – Wednesday Politics Thread
