Archives for March 2017

No, I don’t plan to blog about this (too busy working on important stuff), but, well, it wouldn’t be right to let the day go by here without at least a little mention:

So, our old friend Tim Eyman (this blog’s namesake) faces a $2 million civil penalty. Which is great and all that. But I must admit to being disappointed that he isn’t facing felony charges. And no, I’m not afraid to publicly assert that I think he committed multiple felonies.

FYI, for those keeping track, I first broke the story that ultimately led to this lawsuit almost five years ago in The Stranger. As for the notion that Timmy was getting kickbacks from signature gatherers, I suggested that back in 2006. So, you know, I told you so.

I’m really psyched about Councilmember González’ announcement of a legal defense fund for people facing deportation. It’s important that people have the right to defend themselves. I hope that we can make this a long-term thing to outlast the current news cycle, or even the current administration.

Cell service in the Bus Tunnel* is here for T-Mobile users and will be here for everybody soon. And if you need to call 9-1-1, you can no matter what carrier you have.

It’s an overall good, but there are downsides. I will be sad to see the end of people being too loud getting cut off by a tunnel. What a joy that always is, gone because technology is amazing.

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It’s Tuesday, and that means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for conversation and drinks.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

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Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the other 222 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

Today’s entry in the Miloscia is the worst category: Seriously, what the fuck? “We want to make sure Washington State has adequate voting rights” “Are you a Christian? Lady in a hijab, are you a Christian?” I mean.

Matthew 10:8-10
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

Discuss.

Bad typography has ruined more than just the Oscars.

Stephen: A week older.

Трамп’s Pussy-grabbing Plutocracy:

• Olbermann: The most telling thing about the FBIs probe into Трамп
• Seth Meyers: Comey hearing adds to chaos of Трамп presidency.
• Jimmy Dore: White House advisor goes nuts!
• Schiff on “…more than circumstantial evidence….”
• James Corden: Donald, The Musical:

• James Corden: Other #DonaldtheMusical ideas.
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s Campaign Chairman’s ties to Russia.
• Seth Meyers: Трамп monologue
• Olbermann: Only one reasonable conclusion. Трамп is an IDIOT.
• Stephen: The WERD, screw unto others
• PsychoSuperMom: Crimea River
• Young Turks: Трамп stooge spectacularly undermines investigation
• Samantha Bee: Dr. Sebastian L. v. Gorka, Трамп whisperer.
• Conan: Трамп calls Obama about Chancellor Merkel.
• Seth Meyers: Late Night White House press briefing.
• Samantha Bee: The man with the ISIS plan.
• Young Turks: Ivanka moves into the White House.
• Stephen: Jeff Sessions tackles weed and the White House’s paranoia.
• Jimmy Kimmel: Ivanka Трамп’s new office.
• Mark Fiore: House Committee on Leakers.
• Jimmy Fallon: Трамп, Russians and Manafort lies.
• Olbermann: The truth of Трамп’s “I alone can fix it” canard
• Late Show: America’s favorite new game, Трампboo:

• Samantha Bee: Трамп’s hard power budget.
• Young Turks: Трамп is coming after your Pell grants.
• Seth Meyers: Breaking nonsense from Sean Spicer.
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп is President and you’re not.

Trevor with So much news, so little time.

What life is like near the border wall.

This is your brain on terrorism.

Трампcare Phaylez:

• Jimmy Dore: Paul Ryan braggs about screwing newly unemployed & the elderly
• Bill Maher: Трамп and the long con game
• Maddow does Sen. Chuck Schumer.
• Sam Seder: Elizabeth Warren challenges GOP to explain Трампcare to millions hurt by it
• Young Turks: Old White men plot to take away maternity care
• Suzie Sampson: Does ANYONE like Трамп or Трампcare??!!
• Jimmy Dore: Shep Smith is stunned by GOP healthcare bill
• Young Turks: Трампcare is DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
• Health care victory
• Jimmy Fallon: Congress delays vote on Трампcare
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп fails to “repeal and replace”.
• Bill Maher: Repeal and Disgrace
• Trevor: Republicans can’t get their shit together on healthcare.
• Maddow: Трампcare fails. 24 million Americans are not going to lose their health insurance.
• Young Turks: Трамп didn’t know what was in the Трампcare bill
• Stephen: ТрампCare’s new ‘three-bucket strategy’… Buckets full of what?

Bill Maher: Overtime.

Seth Meyers: Mostly political monologue.

Steve Bannon’s Bathtub Musings.

The Garland Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing:

• Seth Meyers: Other jobs Neil Gorsuch has had.
• Young Turks: Ted Cruz gushes all over Neil Gorsuch
• Sam Seder: A compilation of robot Neil Gorsuch’s PAINFUL attempts at “humor.”
• Robert Reich: No Supreme Court pick for Трамп
• The Garland Gorsuch hearing in 4 minutes.
• Michael Brooks: Sen. Chuck Schumer says Gorsuch hearing a bit ‘unseemly’ since Трамп administration is under FBI investigation
• Seth Meyers: A closer look at Трамп’s Russia and wiretapping scandals overshadowing the Supreme Court hearing.
• Rep. John Lewis’ amazing Трампcare-killing speech.
• Sam Seder: Al Franken exposes Gorsuch’s ‘apolitical judge’ myth with one question

Why the rehabilitation of George W. Bush needs to stop!

China’s Panda diplomacy explained..

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

I have great admiration for Seattlish following who is filing for mayor. Actually trying to figure out the stances of the various cranks. It’s important work. Who knows what the non-voter paid the same filing fee as everyone else, why not inform the voters a tiny bit about them. In our democracy, well, none of them are as bad as the President.

Also, not to get too meta but “they also seems to be a little green when it comes to Seattle politics (they says Mayor Ed Murray “seems like a really nice guy” which made me snort-laugh)” legit made me snort-laugh.

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Oh man. I missed Bus Driver Appreciation Day. But I definitely appreciate my bus drivers. For making my commute possible. For making the city run smoothly. Thanks. I’ll try to live every day with appreciation for bus drivers.

Please join us this evening for some judicial conversation over a beer at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the other 221 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

I’ve recently become enthralled with Frank Blethen’s Twitter feed recently. It’s so ridiculous that if it didn’t have a check mark next to it, I would assume it was a parody account. The man is a newspaper publisher. And while I have a lot of problems with it, the paper is fine for news (when it’s not making up sources).

But holy shit. It looks like he just got a new phone and couldn’t figure out typing on it so he just said, “Siri, tweet something incoherent about a recent Seattle Times article, but make sure the capitalization and spaces are off.” Look, anyone who reads this blog knows I’m a typo generating machine. If the powers that be in this state didn’t insist that we let him set the agenda, maybe I could just ignore it.

Matthew 8:30-32
Not far from there a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus, “If you force us out, please send us into those pigs!” Jesus told them to go, and they went out of the men and into the pigs. All at once the pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

Discuss.

What you need to know for the 2018 elections.

Seth Meyers: Point, counter-point.

The Трамп Shit Show:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп tax returns
• Late Night: Трамп Mingle dating app
• Jimmy Fallon and Rachel Maddow: Трамп tax returns.
• Young Turks: Spicer blames British intelligence…
• Trevor: Thanks for the civics lessons, Трамп
• James Corden: Трамп tax returns.
• CNN Liberal gets “owned” by by soaking wet Трамп surrogate
• Stephen reaches out to Obama via the microwave oven.
• Randy Rainbow: MICROWAVES (are watching you!)

• Late Show: Cartoon Donald Трамп announces his March madness bracket picks
• Olbermann: Russia! Russia! Russia!
• Samantha Bee: Deepest State
• Kimmel: Drunk Donald Трамп with bad news.
• James Corden: No NCAA bracket for Трамп
• Stephen: Трамп’s tax returns were released by… Трамп?
• Jimmy Fallon and Rachel Maddow on Трамп’s ties to Russia
• Kimmel: Did Obama use Microwave ovens to spy on Трамп
• Daily Show: 3rd Month Mania: The greatest Трамп tweet of all times.
• Bill Maher: President Crazypants
• Kimmel: Трамп cuts funding to PBS
• Seth Meyers: Трамп’s cruel budget caps a very bad week.
• PsychoSuperMom: Build a wall and screw the poor.
• Steve Bannon: what you need to know
• Olbermann: Трамп can’t even watch TV properly.
• Conan: Трамп calls Obama to talk about microwaves.
• How to fix tie situation in one step
• Donald Трамп’s ultimate March Madness bracket.
• Stephen meets Russian hacker Guccifer 2.0

Armchair Presidents: The Feral Government

Bill Maher and friends: Russia investigations and stuff.

Samantha Bee: Checking in with the #Resistance.

An American Racist:

• Seth Meyers: A couple things about Rep. Steve King

Meet the designer cats.

Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

Trumpcare:

• Jimmy Dore: Awkward! Paul Ryan doesn’t understand insurance!
• Seth Meyers: Can we believe anything Трамп says?
• Sam Seder: Host Ali Velshi DESTROYS conservative talking points on healthcare
• Trevor: Who is health care insurance for?
• Olbermann: Gutting health care will kill Americans
• Ezra Klein: Under Trumpcare, the more you need the less you get:

• Jonathan Mann: 24 million people dying
• Stephen: Paul Ryan has surgery
• Trevor: Should we just let poor people die?

Minute Physics: How to teleport Schrödinger’s cat.

Samantha Bee does Bassem Youssef.

The economics of beards.

Stephen pulls a Rachel Maddow.

Rep. Steve King is a Fucking Racist:

• Samantha Bee: What does a White dude have to say to get fired? (Steve King edition)

Bill Maher and Jake Tapper on the 4th estate.

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

Oh, I almost forgot, I do this on St. Patrick’s Day sometimes. Here’s his translation of Swift’s Epitaph:

Swift has sailed into his rest;
Savage indignation there
Cannot lacerate his Breast.
Imitate him if you dare,
World-Besotted Traveler; he
Served human liberty.

Man, Mark Miloscia’s worstness was really in evidence yesterday. Shit person with shit bill hating homeless people.

Also, he wants his homeless people map updated daily? That seems like a lot of resources. I assume the state will pick up the tab for this. Along with solving homelessness. No. OK.

Also, also, homelessness is not just a problem in “the ten largest cities in the state” and “the state’s two most populous counties.” I mean the guy works in Olympia. Is he unaware of homeless people there? I think that might be the case. I mean, it’s a terrible plan so don’t implement it anywhere, but if you think it will solve homelessness, why stop at Spokane Valley?