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Everything seems to be on fire/coming out of a medically induced coma/interferring with an election/withholding journalism for book sales/ going into or not going into lockdown when they should be. This is a lot for anyone’s brain to deal with. … Continue reading The Weekend PT Stayed Up Till 3am to Write a Paper and is Tired of All This Shit
Hey Politicadoes. Friday is here, and it’s also 9/11, so I probably should say something about it, just because. Long time avocadoes may recall that I got to experience it all first hand, so there’s no chance I will ever … Continue reading The Politics Thread Never Forgets
Morning Politocadoes! WE GOT HIM! Again. Are we here again? Why are we here again? The President was caught admitting to lyng about the severity of Coronavirus crisis on tape for Bob Woodward’s latest book on the current administration. Now, … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Talks To Woodward
I dropped the ball and did not complete the post I wanted to share this week, along with having some WordPress issues. I will be back next week with a proper header since I’ll get more time to fiddle with … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Ran Out Of Time
Welcome to Tuesday Politicados! In retrospect it was probably not smart to write up a Labor Day post for the day after Labor Day. It was covered well on the actual day so here I am needing to come up … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Thread Says Come Get Some (And By Some It Means Your Mail)
What is Labor Day in the US? “Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Labor Day Sales Weekend
Oh Belarus, you complex motherfu- A month ago I will admit my geographical, geopolitical knowledge had a bit of a Belarus shaped hole in it. Since then, 2020 seems determined to make me (and apparently a majority of the world) … Continue reading The Weekend PT Revisits a Contentious Election
Hey Politicadoes! Summer ends for all intents and purposes this weekend. Although for many of us, no one will even notice. Climate Change keeps things hot, many schools aren’t opening due to COVID (if they’re lucky), and the rest of … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Says Goodbye to Summer
Morning Politocadoes! The President suggested that voters in North Carolina commit voter fraud in a bid to test the security of the state’s election systems. Rest assured that this was no joke. “Let them send it in and let them … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Encourages You To Vote Twice
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Shirley Chisholm was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from NY in 1968. There are still 31 states in the U.S. that have never … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Unbought and Unbossed
The kids are all right huh? Buy em a book as a reward. Lots of great ideas here: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/31/905804301/welcome-to-story-hour-100-favorite-books-for-young-readers Don’t Step On The Flowers; Smoke Em If You Got Em Continue reading The Tuesday PT Thread Knows Every Child That Reads Is A Rebel
‘Small events add up to a lot’: Limited gatherings quietly emerge as source of coronavirus infections “People don’t think of it in the same way as the (President) Trump rally in Tulsa, a bunch of people on the beach or … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is So Done With 2020
Just kidding, I’m still here, but a world leader is stepping down from their post (and unfortunately it’s not everyone’s number one choice). Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is resigning from his current position after someone finds a worthy successor. … Continue reading The Weekend PT Resigns for Health Reasons
Hi Politicadoes! Very quick, because I forgot to write this last night. The conventions are over, it’s time to get down the true panic and anxiety season! RoRo now speaks with a southern accent, it’s hard to explain without hearing … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Accepts Your Nomination
Morning Politocadoes, Following the shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man shot seven times in the back by cops, the subsequent protests, the violent repression by the police, and then the fatal shooting and wounding of three people by a … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Boycotts The Playoffs
There is a place that a lot of us would like to be now. It’s mostly sunny and has places you can walk around without a mask. Places where you can meet your friends for drinks and dinner without an … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Knows This Is America…Don’t Catch You Slippin’ Now
Well! Ha! Here we all are, and we are all very prepared for the day! HAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHA! At any rate, I’m not entirely prepared to deliver anything. Kenosha, Wisconsin is my backyard essentially. SO! What we’re going to do is plug … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Did Not Even Forget
In the (now) 39 years I’ve been alive, I’ve actually lived through some crazy shit. The Challenger explosion when I was four. The fall of the Berlin Wall when I was ten. Parachute pants. 9/11, a major event I was … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is a Year Older, and Not Much Wiser
I will never be over the Calamari, nor should you! Imagine if you will that each Avocado member is a delegate for whatever the hell sort of elections we would have (dickbutt would win). Imagine the ridiculous representations, the zoom … Continue reading The Weekend PT Introduces Itself
♪ When I work, baby, you flirt around acting all so badYou think I’m dumb enough to buy that lineYou think you got me hadWell, I ain’t that dumb and, baby, you ain’t that bad— “I’m Mad,” Reverend Horton Heat … Continue reading The Friday Politics Threads Proclaims ‘That Profanes!’
Morning Politocadoes! As we all know by now, the President of the United States is actively attempting to dismantle the Postal Service. He is doing so in a bid to prevent voters from using mail-in ballots during a pandemic that … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Is Still Messing With The Mail
