The daily thread where ALL politics talk goes
Well. Here we are again. It’s Friday afternoon and I’m using up some of my use-it-or-lose-it time off (the tragedy I know). I’ve had recent chance to reflect on how life seems to take an oft circuitous path. But the … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Train Is Bound For Glory
Police, firefighters, teachers will be next in line for COVID-19 vaccine Police, firefighters, teachers and grocery workers will be among those next in line for a COVID-19 vaccine, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel decided Sunday. The … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Counting Down the Days ’til X-Mas
First, foremost, and not indicated by the title at all, a moment of reaction to Macron getting Corona, because it’s 2020 and life is a nightmare. Is Macron all that good of a leader? Debatable, and I’ve certainly gotten mad … Continue reading The Weekend PT Splits Its Time Between Italy and the UK, Which You Cannot Do Anymore (thanks, Obama)
Hey Politicadoes. In the immortal words of Hans Gruber, “It’s Christmas, PTheo, it’s the time for miracles!” So let’s hope for some over the next week. Specifically, that Trump will finally shut up. I know we’ve discussed in the past … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is the Time for Miracles
Morning Politocadoes! Multiple government agencies and Fortune 500 companies have been compromised by Russian hackers for the past 6 to 9 months, according to former Trump Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert. According to his NYT op-ed, the cybersecurity firm FireEye, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Gets Hacked
THIS A police officer drives over to a rundown motel in his patrol area and slowly cruises through the parking lot indiscriminately running license plates. Lo and behold! A plate returns as stolen and the description matches. He lets dispatch … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: And All We Ever Were
Yesterday may have been determined long ago, but it was pleasant just the same. I got a tree yesterday and my little one helped decorate for the first time. Lets enjoy today. Don’t step on the flowers. Smoke em if … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Is Feeling Good
Trump, Pence, Congress and Supreme Court will be offered COVID-19 vaccine in coming days, officials say President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top federal office-holders will be offered COVID-19 vaccines over the next week-and-a-half to guard against an … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is 59-1
First I was going to write about Boris Johnson absolutely whiffing the Brexit talks and the UK preparing for a no-deal Brexit, in which the complicated history of the English empire comes up against trade deals and border crossings. AND … Continue reading The Weekend PT Finally Caught Ted Cruz
Hi Politicadoes. I’m tired of all this legal wrangling, and I’m sure you are too. So it’s about time we went to the most admired judicial minister in all the land. That’s right. Judge Parker. Admittedly, I haven’t actually seen … Continue reading The Friday Politics thread is going to court
Morning Politocadoes! The Republicans continue to deny reality. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the US Presidential election. Lawsuits brought in an attempt to overturn the election have either been dropped or dismissed by the court for lack of credible … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is In For A Long December
I had planned on diving a little further into National Crime Information Center (NCIC) hijinks this week. After the last six days I’ve had, I could not write what I wanted, to my satisfaction, in time. My apologies for the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: Injunctive Relief Is Denied
I’m typing this from my hospital bed where I’ve been for the last many days, doing my best to use only one hand because my other is attached to a series of tubes. But not winged ‘Cado, nor hunt n … Continue reading Nothing Can Stop The Tuesday PT Thread!
Arizona legislature shuts down after Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus The two chambers of the Arizona state legislature will suspend their work this week after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani tested positive for the coronavirus less than a … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Just Sitting Here, Popcorn in Hand
Your regular Weekend PT host is busy, so instead of the usual bang-up job, you get . . . this. Just a few of shoddy replacement President Trump’s tackiest moments! Notice I did not include the White House Christmas decorations. … Continue reading The Weekend PT Is a Shoddy Replacement
The Friday Politics thread wants to know if you are a candidate for a Rudy Guiliani Voter Fraud Hearing. Please answer the following yes/no questions. Score 1 point for each Yes answer unless otherwise noted) Are you a racist? Against … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Hearing Test
Morning Politocadoes! The soon-to-be former President Trump went on facebook live yesterday with a typically insane litany of complaints and grievances. The 46 minute press conference? rant? Screed? We’ll go with screed, was littered with many of the conspiracies we … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Deals With Disinformation
The Cadillac pulled over to the right immediately after the lights came on. The officer had followed it for a couple of miles until another officer caught up in order to initiate the felony stop. The first officer had gotten … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: The Perpetually Corrupt Make Their Own Rules
I sit here on the edge of a Day Of Thanks (I say from the past!). I vacillate between bewilderment in a sense at what I feel I somewhat fell into, and an acknowledgement I haven’t always lived up to … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Searches For Meaning
Sorry, I got nothing witty today. It’s late, and I’m trying to set up my new Harmony hub, so…this is what you get, sadly. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is In a Rush
Hello rest of the world. Let’s keep in mind that several world events are percolating; Poland continues to push back against the abortion ban, Iran is vowing revenge, Trump came the closest to conceeding as is possible for him, the … Continue reading The Weekend PT Is Up Way Too Early For Black Friday Retail
