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I thought, because I’m sure our blood pressures aren’t high enough, what it would be like if the US election was covered the way some other countries’ elections are covered in the US. However, because I’m not a journalist, I … Continue reading The Weekend PT Observes the US Elections
Hi Politicadoes. Today I had something so scandalous to tell you, it was going to bring down the whole PT! I had so much proof I needed to mail it to myself, just to be safe. But wouldn’t you know … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread gets lost in the mail
Morning Politocadoes! The election is five days away. Tucker Carlson scrambles to find the “damning documents” that prove Hunter Biden’s guilt. Some guy finally copped to being the author of the Anonymous op-ed that claimed to be part of the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Takes The Country Back From The Doctors
As a police officer, I never had to pull out my gun in over 12 years of service. As I have previously stated, I am proud of that fact. Taking a life is not something I have ever wanted to … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: No Better Time Than Right Now
I don’t remember the year to be honest. I never knew. It just got internalized. It wasn’t that my home was apolitical, just that it was never the focus of our lives. The scope was much closer than that. More … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Remembers The Pentagon Papers; Or How I learned To Never Trust Authority
A Day-By-Day Guide to What Could Happen If This Election Goes Bad The coronavirus pandemic was always going to make the 2020 election uniquely complicated, and Donald Trump’s norm-busting style was always going to make it tense, but headlines in … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Still Tests Negative
However, there are protests happening over it, so not all hope is lost. Poland already has some of the strictest abortion rules in the EU, with estimates referenced from the BBC saying there are around 200,000 ILLEGAL abortions already happening … Continue reading The Weekend PT was going to write about the Polish Abortion Ban but got depressed
Hi Politicadoes! I don’t have much time, they could be here at any moment! I’m sure the debate was horrible in some way and you all want to talk about it, so just do that! Remember the rules. No McSquirrelling, … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread
Morning Politocadoes! The final Presidential debate will take place tonight in Cleveland, Ohio at Case Western Reserve University. The second debate was scuttled because the President caught the virus that he’s been downplaying and refused to have a virtual one. … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Mutes The Mic
How does it start as “to serve and protect” and become “Us versus You”? It’s baked in with the training, of course. January 12, 1998: near the end of his shift, Deputy Kyle Dinkheller initiates a stop with a speeder. … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: Searching For Us
Have you ever heard about somebody and you just positively knew they were mindbogglingly awesome! I felt that way when I first heard about Alice Augusta Ball. (badass name right? badass person.) And it is also a story of The … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Thinks We May All Like Something Else To Think About.
Policy vs. personality: Undecideds torn as election nears Amanda Jaronowski is torn. The lifelong Republican from suburban Cleveland supports President Donald Trump’s policies and fears her business could be gutted if Democrat Joe Biden is elected. But she abhors Trump … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Counting Down the Days
TW: A murder in France We approach the home stretch, and boy are we exhausting. This week saw with it a deluge of American news, but it didn’t completely drown out international happenings. COVID cases are beginning to spike again … Continue reading The BBC Has a Whole Section on US Elections and I Can’t Name A Single Member of Parliment (The Weekend PT)
Good morning Politicadoes. The Friday Politics Thread and Mrs. Friday Politics Thread both finally received our mail-in ballots on Thursday afternoon. After careful consideration of all the candidates and issues, we decided to take RoRo’s advice and vote for Kamala … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread has VOTED!
Morning Politicadoes! Voting season in the US continues with reporting showing that 16 million Americans have already voted in the Presidential election. High turnout and highly motivated voters of a party are usually strong determinants in elections, so absent the … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is In Search of An October Surprise
He was wearing orange shorts. He was 19 years old and looked every bit like the stereotypical college stoner. He was standing on the platform for the light-rail and just staring at his phone. He interacted with no one, said … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: The Crime Was Existing
In a scene all too common and all too familiar, the people of Nigeria are protesting their dehumanizing treatment at the hands of those authorized to commit sanctioned violence in the name of the state. In this particular case their … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Thread Is With Nigeria
Latinx History Has Always Been Linked to Spooky Culture Indigenous understandings of death are linked with the shared trauma of colonialism. From a historical perspective, many influences might explain why people across Latin America are so captivated by gothic themes, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Here for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
…which, honestly, fair. Congratulations to all the winners of the Nobel prizes awarded this week! I am PARTICULARLY excited about the Chemistry winners, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier. This is a first for the category and long overdue. Their work … Continue reading The Weekend PT Did Not Win A Nobel Prize
I have it on good authority that Donald Trump’s long-presumed-dead brother will make a surprise appearance this weekend and endorse Joe Biden. I heard it from this new group I’ve been following. It’s called Pee-non. But they can’t call it … Continue reading The Friday Poli-October Surprise!-tics thread
Morning Politocadoes! The President continues to be kept alive by a cocktail of medicines, steroids, and pure spite that help fight off the Coronavirus infection. These methods are of course not available to the likes of you or me, at … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Puts Up A Pence Fence
