Fans danced gleefully to music while guzzling beer. Smiles abounded and deafening cheers arose without warning. And, in the restroom, someone was smoking what smelled like marijuana. Yes, it was a concert. Yes, it was a party. But it was … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Getting its Caucus On

Monty: There are no national elections this weekend, so I need to bring it home and talk about what’s going on (or not going on) in my country. I know we have an election coming up, but since quitting commenting … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Draws a Line (Doesn’t Matter Where)

I’ve got nothing! The GOP is a complete farce, and democracy is dying.  Anyone have a Demofribulator?       Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Votes To Block Witnesses

Morning Politocadoes!   So, John Bolton should testify. Hot Take, I know. He should testify in the Impeachment Trial. He should have testified before the House during the impeachment hearings. At every possible point, he should have testified. So we … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Should Testify

Election Update: Sanders Is On The Upswing   Up until this point, we’ve been pretty hesitant to read too much into any one of the post-debate polls — largely because for each poll that showed Sen. Bernie Sanders on the upswing, there was another … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Sanders Surges

Let’s see, US Senate Republicans are still being shits, we got ourselves another killer supervirus heading around the world, said world is still burning…what else is there to say, you know? It’s wearing me down, folks. Talk about all the … Continue reading What’s Old Is New Again In The Tuesday Politics Thread

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo escalated his clash with a respected NPR journalist on Saturday, lashing out at her and what he called the “unhinged” news media in an extraordinary statement. A day earlier, he abruptly ended an interview with … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Still at It

Monty: You wanna talk about Peru? Anna: not really. The ice cream place is closed for the winter and-oh, you mean the other one! Yes, I actually am very confused about Peru right now and I’m sure you know things … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Pays a Visit to Peru

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Thanks to the downvote reveal, the PT is no longer in disarray. Time to celebrate with a refreshing Corona….virus. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Endorsed By Satan

Good Morning Politocadoes! The Impeached President on Trial  for Crimes seems to think that Thomas Edison invented the wheel. "You have to give [@ElonMusk] credit," President Trump tells @JoeSquawk. "He's one of our great geniuses, and we have to protect … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Invents The Wheel

Fact check: 65 ways Trump has been dishonest about Ukraine and impeachment     Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread the sh*t hits the fan

Friends, we made it. This far, at least. I’m sure we’ll all be abuzz with the impeachment stuff, even though other things will undoubtedly happen, and we’ll talk about them. But as far as US politics goes, it’s all impeachment … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread — IT BEGINS

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., on Sunday downplayed President Donald Trump’s calls for Ukraine and China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, saying that “things happen.” During an interview with ABC’s “This Week”, host George … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Anna: IS IT #MEGXIT TIME NOW MONTY Alright get in cados, let’s disband a monarchy. So, I realize not all of you went through a “wanting to marry Harry” phase (remember the dating show?) And thus have not been personally … Continue reading The Weekend PT is Mostly Anna Going On About Megxit

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! What a week! After a tumultuous first half, it seems to be settling down a bit as everything returns to normal. Which is always a perfect time for Trump to do something totally off … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Cares About Its Constituents

Morning Politocades! The House voted to send the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate yesterday. While I think we can certainly say that they could’ve added some more. War crimes among the most recent, I would imagine. Ah well, Abuse … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Knew Exactly What Was Going On

The dramatic final act of impeachment is here Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread There Will Finally Be a Senate Impeachment Trial

Tonight we’ll have ourselves yet another Democrat debate, and if you’ve been around here the past few hours, you’ll probably be expecting to see some sparks fly. Some candidates have lately been lightly disagreeing with each other! Let’s hope for … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Wants A Clean Fight

Bernie Sanders found himself on the receiving end of attacks from both President Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren on Sunday, a reflection of his rising status in the Democratic presidential race and perceived momentum just three weeks out from the … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread Forgot to Title This

1/11-1/12 Monty: Here we are, back at the WPT. Anna: Back on my bullshit, as it were. Now you’ve been excited as hell for this weekend’s topic, meaning we’re going to do it EVEN THOUGH the Sussex thing happened yesterday … Continue reading The Weekend PT Hosts Spent 3 Days Writing This And Forgot To Come Up With A Title

We’re expecting articles of impeachment to reach the senate next week. Trump will be speaking to the nation in less than a month. What else could go on? Nothing can distract us from paying attention to polit… Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Will Not Be Distracted