Howdy, friends. I have put up 158 headers since, I believe, the summer of 2022 and I need a break. I’m really enjoying learning about birds with you all, and I of course love hearing about how much folks are … Continue reading The WPT is Going on Hiatus

Look, I know this is hot, hot take for a Friday morning, and I’m sorry, but I can’t keep it in anymore: You know how it’s standard internet practice to take dumb, farcical videos and dub Yakety-Sax over them? I … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is Just Gonna Say It

in that I phoned it in again. Be safe out there, Avocados, and be kind to yourselves and others! Continue reading The Thursday PT Is Just a Phone Call Away –

Hey there, hi there, ho there folks, and welcome back to Wednesday. Today I thought I’d spotlight an excellent piece by Matteo Wong and Charlie Warzel in The Atlantic that dives into the economics of AI. It explained the AI … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Finally Gets It

Comin’ in hot! From The Cut: “Teen Vogue Will Fold Into Vogue.com” Why do we care about that? Because Teen Vogue had some of the most amazing political reporting for the past several years. But Condè Nast (owners of Vogue … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics thread is here

Howdy, friends.  This week’s bird follows on from last week’s, we’ve got ourselves another redstart.  The American redstart is a truly tiny warbler that breeds in large swaths of the US and Canada. It winters in southern California as well … Continue reading The WPT Puts a Candle in the Window

Happy Halloween, ‘cados! Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, candy corn is the best Halloween candy, and no threatening Mayor McSquirrel. Let’s socialize! Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Grim, Grinning

It’s almost midnight, and I have to take my mom to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at 7am. (Don’t worry, folks; she’ll drive on the way there . . . So I guess, more accurately, I have to … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Up Late

Welcome back to Wednesday folks. Today I want to spotlight ProPublica’s reporting on Russell Vought, director of the Office and Management and Budget. They describe him as the “shadow president,” and their investigation details his rise to power and his … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Says “F That Guy”

If I type “Tuesday’s” autocorrect should know what comes next. We’re going to do all good news stories. Here’s hoping I can find three of them! First: https://tinyurl.com/58k5m8kz More on the case from Josh Gershwin and Kyle Cheney at Politico: … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread should be in my autocorrect by now…

Howdy, friends.  This week’s bird came to me from …somewhere.  Between music festival weekend and the resulting crush at work because I had the temerity to take some leave, my brain still isn’t quite up to speed.  Anyway, let’s do … Continue reading The WPT Sings a Duet

I’m travelling Thursday and will be in (blessed, correct) Central time on Friday, which…I don’t know how the hell that works with scheduling WordPress posts and I’m not going to learn, so I’m writing this on Wednesday. Since only God … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Is [Verb]-ing

I’ve had a tab open for days with a series of articles that have been running in The Advocate (local paper) about the “lethal heat” that’s been rising in Louisiana in recent years, largely unremarked beyond the usual, “Boy, it’s … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Enjoys Fall

Hello and welcome back to Wednesday. For today’s header, I thought I’d spotlight some news from around the world — specifically news not directly related to the US or US foreign policy. Let’s see what’s happening: In news worthy of … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Pulls Off a Heist

Plus, I’m SUPER PISSED about the East Wing demolition yesterday. So I’m taking another break. Ish. You know I lurk. Behave yourselves. You know what to do and how to do it. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s politics thread is too busy watching baseball to write

Howdy, friends. I wasn’t able to put together a new header for you this week. However if it helps, I spent the evening cooking in my pajamas while listening to Amy Winehouse. I promise to be back next week with … Continue reading The WPT Made Enough for Everyone

Tomorrow (Oct. 18) brings us a second round of ‘No Kings’ protests across the country, because we now live in a country where that is a sentiment that needs to be expressed repeatedly. For the folks who are going out, … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Says No More Kings, Yet Again

This song is a treasure: If you ever wanna be as bad as Skee, you gots to be A Big Mac, McDLT,A Quarter Pounder with some cheese,Filet-O-Fish, a hamburger,a cheeseburger, a Happy Meal — Milkshake, Diet Coke, Big or large … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Has Salad on the Side (10/16/25)