You know what’s been really helpful to even attempting to keep up with this bullshit? https://www.impeachment.fyi/ I encourage everyone to sign up for the daily reports, because it summarizes the day in a lot easier to digest bits. Seriously. Hong … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Barely Keeping Up With the News

There’s so much to talk about! Here are some starters. Elections in Canada Canada’s elections aren’t like in the US, with the next election cycle beginning the instant the previous one ends. No, the campaigns have been going on for … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Stays Busy

Good morning everyone, and happy Friday! Forgot to schedule this last night, so here’s a quick nothingburger of a header for you to skip as I dash off to work. Continue reading The Friday Politics Thead Is A Quid Pro Quo

Morning Politocadoes, It is with a heavy heart that I report on the overnight passing of Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, Chair of the Congressional Oversight Committee. A long time legislator, having previously served with the Maryland House of Delegates, as … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Can’t Stop The News

Buttigieg to O’Rourke: I don’t need lessons from you This is what stuck out to me the most about last night’s debate.  The time for waiting is over we need someone who gets that and moves us forward.  Beto to … Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread, “I don’t need lessons from you in courage”

I didn’t see any huge bombshell news from yesterday to talk about, just the same usual collection of bullshit still going on. I guess Fiona Hill’s testimony gave us new insights into just how completely ridiculous our current transnational crime … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Spills The Beans

I’m gone the whole weekend, so this is being done with great haste, low expense, and at the last minute.   Don’t forget the Mayor McSquirrel rule. Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day

I don’t have much to say this week. There’s a lot of very interesting stuff happening, some of which may contribute to Trump being removed from office. If so, it can’t come soon enough, because he’s using his power as … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread is at a loss for words

Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! I hope at least some of you are ready to enjoy a 3 Day weekend stemming from an old, out of touch holiday I forget even exists until someone reminds me I “have Monday … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is Overwhelmed

Morning Politocadoes! The President doubled down on his betrayal of our allies in the fight against Isis, th Kurdish people, writing them off as not ‘helping us at Normandy’ or in our fight for independence. This line of reasoning is … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Didn’t Help At Normandy

Montgomery elected its first black mayor in 200 years. This is why it matters Continue reading This Wednesday Political Thread Has One Piece of Good News

Very cool, the President is now publicly threatening to destroy the economy of a NATO ally (at least, for now?) and saying that he’s done it before (???) but I’m sure it was all Rick Perry’s idea (?????). Anyway thanks … Continue reading The Great And Unmatched Tuesday Politics Thread

Ron Johnson continues to prove rural Wisconsin can’t be trusted to vote for anyone remotely same by getting into a shouting match with Chuck Todd: Johnson—who last week said he was told about a quid pro quo involving Ukrainian investigation … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Not a Whistleblower

Where do we even start? OK, so the President has committed a ton a crimes. Holding Ukraine hostage: How the president and his allies, chasing 2020 ammunition, fanned a political storm Everyone knows this by now, and Trump has two … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Has The Votes For Impeachment

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! The beauty of the Trump administration, and all of their associates, is that there is no mystery whatsoever with any of them. There’s no 4D chess, there’s only a flaming Chutes and Ladders board. … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread is a Loose Cannom

Very well, where do we even begin? So, the President, in his attempts to defend himself from his own imminent impeachment, tweeted a picture of Joe Biden to show that he was justified in extorting a foreign country. The thing … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Looks At This Photograph

If we happen to wander into the White House and advise the president about a crime, it’s important to remember we were acting on our own accord.   TheHill.com Giuliani says State Department asked him to take call from Ukrainian official … Continue reading In this Wednesday Political Thread, Us Avocados Are Private Citizens Acting on our Accord

Boy, how about that Rudy Giuliani, huh? After months of running around soliciting foreign assistance for Trump’s re-election campaign, and then about as long running his mouth about it on TV, and THEN being sold up the river when Trump … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Incriminating Itself)

I think we all know what’s been happening this weekend. We know it will probably go on for a while until we either actually get the process of impeachment started, or we keep playing “are you fucking serious, you’re still … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is Riding the Impeachment Train

Soooooooo, how about those politics lately? (I was also thinking about putting “I Worship Chaos” by Children of Bodom up here, but I suppose death metal with Cookie Monster vocals is more of an acquired taste.) It’s pretty overwhelming – … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Expects The Unexpected

Good morning everyone, and Happy Friday! Excuse the really stupid title, please. It just seemed to work on a bunch of different levels for a fleeting moment. Night thread, etc. Anywho, we have the rusty gears of democracy turning, the … Continue reading The Friday Politics Thread Gets Removed From Orifice