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…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
I have been emotionally and physically exhausted lately. I am betting that A LOT of you can relate. Between thinking about the past, my past (& future posts), and witnessing the terrible present, I have been letting worries get the … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: The Way Out Is Through
I’m just waiting for November. Yesterday was rough. We will make it though. Don’t step on the flowers. Smoke em if you got em. Fuck Donald Trump. Continue reading The Tuesday PT Is Just Exhausted
I’m not even going to try to keep up with what’s happening, seeing as this is being written Sunday night, and gods only know what could happen between now and Monday morning. So, Monday thread. If everything keeps going crazy, … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Can’t Keep Up
For posterity, it’s around 1:30 pm eastern time on Saturday October 3, 2020. President Donald Trump is hospitalized with COVID. A number of his staff have tested positive. Looks like his traveling and contacts may lead to many many more … Continue reading The Saturday PT has trouble keeping up.
Other PT was in danger of maximum bork with the amount of comments so made a second one. To reiterate about not wishing harm: PLEASE DO NOT WISH HARM OR DEATH. Coronavirus has affected millions of people worldwide and many … Continue reading PT Thread 2 – The Return!
In case you come straight to the politics thread, you may want to go here first: https://the-avocado.org/2020/10/02/breaking-donald-and-melania-trump-have-the-coronavirus/. Yes, that’s right. Due to the circumstances, please remember your obligation to not wish harm on anyone no matter how reprehensible they are. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread wakes up and hubba-what?
Morning Politocadoes! Following the hot mess that was the first Presidential debate of 2020 a couple of things are clear. 1. Our system for comparing policy between candidates has been broken for a while now and this was just putting … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Misspoke
I spent most of my life getting complimented in the white spaces I occupied for being so “well-spoken” and gentlemanly. I did not present like the Black men that white people cross the street to get away from. I never … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: We Can Be Prometheus
So here we are. Whelp, I’m a hummingbird still. I suspect I will be until I finish this move and justice is done. So get ready for some puffed-up birb jokes. Flippity-Flap Fuckers. Anyway I wrote this ahead of time … Continue reading The Tuesday PT Believes In Something Greater Than Itself
With 200K Dead, Trump Spews Lies Then Golfs for the 298th Time During His Presidency The president seemingly does not care about the more than 200,000 Americans who have lost their lives as a result of the coronavirus, but we … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Surging
And yet, I say, waiting for Drop to come at me for these true words, can we truly be surprised? Switzerland, long famous for chocolate, weaponry, questionable banking, and neutrality looked at Brexit and… whatever the fuck is happening here … Continue reading The Weekend PT WAS NOT EXPECTING THE SWISS
Here everyone, just enjoy this if you haven’t seen it yet. It’s cathartic. Sing along at home if you want to: The PT is a place of peace, love, understanding, empathy and NO BEN GARRISON. Please do not threaten violence, … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread was not saying Boourns
Mornin Politocadoes! Computer issues this morning so this will be a quick post. Shockingly, the Crime President will not commit to a peaceful transition of power. ‘We’ll see what happens’, he said on live tv. Sure sounds like things won’t … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Will See What Happens
The department tagline was Honor, Integrity, and Community. The mission statement was to protect life and property, deter criminal activity, and support the State and its citizens. If that was ever really the goal, I feel that the department, and … Continue reading The Wednesday Politics Thread: We Are Epimetheus
Hi Politicadoes! Art Cop Vandelay has gone rogue, or insane or something. So in exchange for doing last Friday’s thread and a player to be named later, this is the Friday Politics Thread on Tuesday. As we continue to recover … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread
Majority of Americans, including many Republicans, say wait for election to replace Ginsburg – Reuters poll The national opinion poll, conducted Sept. 19-20 after Ginsburg’s death was announced, suggests that many Americans object to President Donald Trump’s plan, backed by … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Mourns an Icon
According to tradition, those who pass on the New Year are some of the greatest and most righteous, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg was both great and righteous indeed. While it is true during her later years some of her votes … Continue reading The Weekend PT Mourns
What does it mean to change? What does it mean to not change? Is there a difference between the two? Personally speaking if any jerk asks me to choose between two options, as if they are the only ones, I … Continue reading The Friday PT Contemplates Flux
