Happy Wednesday, all! I’m out this week for a library conference. And since libraries are pretty great, I thought I’d ask folks to share what their favorite government services or examples of good government are. Everything sucks right now! But … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Celebrates Good Government

Are y’all? Do you have signs planned? Share your ideas. Great article in The Nation by Joan Walsh the other day on the vindictive prosecution of Letitia James. “Trump’s Vendetta Prosecution of Letitia James Is a New Low” – https://tinyurl.com/35hfwu66 … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is ready to protest this weekend

Howdy, friends. This week your fearless host is going to another weekend bluegrass festival, so I thought we would talk about a bird that makes Appalachia its home during part of the year.  Entirely by chance, I happened to pick … Continue reading The WPT Rolls Away the Dew

I love a good party revolution song. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Ozomatli live, but it was easily a top 3 concert-going experience. Look, I’m just gonna say it: If there are guitars and a bunch of … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Dips, Dives, Socializes

This entire thread is going to sound like an ad, and for that I apologize, but today I’d like to talk about Mr. Price V. LeBlanc, founder of Price LeBlanc Toyota (and now Price LeBlanc Nissan, etc.) in Baton Rouge, … Continue reading It’s the Thursday Politics Thread, Dahlin’! (10/9/25)

Happy Wednesday folks. Today I thought I’d share this news story from ProPublica about efforts around the country to introduce ethics reform in government — and the failures of those efforts. In Virginia this year, a legislative committee killed a … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread is the Grift that Keeps on Giving

So my cousin has been working on this documentary project for YEARS. And it’s finally out on PBS. Please check it out and share with interested folks! It’s available for streaming as well. Women’s Work: The Untold Story of America’s … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread has a recommendation

Howdy, friends.  This week we continue our exploration of the barbets, although there was so little to be found about this week’s subject that I might need to switch things up or start combining species.  This week’s bird is the … Continue reading The WPT is Low on Facts    

So at some point I guess I subscribed to a Substack’s emails even though I don’t have Substack. By Shaun Usher, it’s called “Letters of Note,” and it shares letters from notable people on this day in history. I’ve still … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Takes Note (10/2/25)

Hi everyone! A big thanks to QHarp for covering last week’s thread while I was on vacation. Since I was visiting Berlin and Munich, I thought I’d give us a brief respite from the nightmare of American politics and talk … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Back from Germany

So have at it folks. Be your normal, kind, courteous, and cool selves. No threatening Mayor McSquirrel or anyone else. Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread phones another one in

Howdy, friends.  We are continuing our impromptu tour of the barbets with another subject that is enchantingly colorful but about which information seems mercifully scarce.  I don’t know about you all, but my life just doesn’t want to slow down … Continue reading The WPT is Flamboyant and Chunky

Be nice to each other today, be nice to the mods, and don’t threaten Mayor McSquirrel. Let’s everyone get nicely posted today. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Getting Posted

I ran across this poem somewhere awhile back and felt its impact but didn’t have time to digest it, so I emailed it to myself, where it sat in my inbox for about the last two months. “Wild Geese”Mary Oliverfrom … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Belongs (9/25/25)

Your regular Wednesday PT host is in Germany, so you’re stuck with me. In honor of Cordyceps’s Grand German Adventure, have some polka. As Cordy would tell you, be kind and thoughtful today. Now let’s get out there and make … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread Is Subbing In

So is Jimmy Kimmel. Hope that went well for him last night. From the AP: ”Effort to strip Costa Rica President Chaves of immunity falls short in congressional vote” https://tinyurl.com/4v83drzy And I just can’t with UsS news tonight. So I … Continue reading Tuesday’s Politics Thread is back!