Good morning to everyone except Kathy Lambert. Seriously, that isn’t a mistake, it was a deliberate choice. She must have thought that she could get away with it. And hell, maybe it still will.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And my goodness it’s time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
Sorry, I forgot about this until now.
Tuesday means politics…and the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together to chat, celebrate, and even complain. There’s room for you to stop by for a pint and some discussion, too.
The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We are still out on the patio (under an awning) in the back. The kitchen is still closed, but feel free to bring your own dinner. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.
Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
Holy cow, everyone. There’s light rail up to Northgate. Northgate. Northgate to Downtown. On a light rail. You don’t need to get a bus on the crowded freeway.
Some of you are recent transplants to the Seattle area, or lived further South. But I can remember as a teenager catching the 307 when I wanted to go Downtown. And it would inexplicably stop at Northgate. And then when you left Northgate it felt like forever. And the 41 to and from Downtown always felt so slow. I am glad that it will be much quicker. I can’t wait to try it out.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And for the love of God get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
Stephen: “How does it feel to know you changed the world?”—Anita Hill’s testimony resonates decades later
Vox: Why nuclear plants are shutting down
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: “Bringing integrity to Christian homemakers” awards dinner
Seth Meyers: Manchin and Sinema derail Biden’s agenda as FAUX fearmongers about it
Roy Wood Jr.: Banger breakdown—“The Star-Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key
Samantha Bee: New Jersey is paving the way for reproductive rights
The Terrorist Organization That Operates Under the Name “Republican Party”:
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Steve Hofstetter: Some credit report advice
The Daily Show: Why do missing White women get more media coverage?
Vox: The end of oil, explained
Ari Melber: America is very Blue in 2021 but the Senate isn’t—Kornacki shows why
Stephen: Let’s not reward Congress for doing the bare minimum
ТрампPlague:
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Robert Reich: The real reason the economy might collapse
Seth Meyers: A political monologue
Vox: How 4 companies control the beef industry
Trevor: The scramble to fund the government—Keeping up with the Congressians
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
I haven’t been paying much attention to the Seattle mayor’s race since I already know who I’m voting for. But my goodness, Bruce Harrell is so bad on homelessness. Come on.
That said, I do think that as COVID-19 decreases in the region (touch wood) the capacity of some groups dealing with homelessness will increase. So the visible to non homeless people parts of homelessness may decrease regardless.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now and for goodness sake get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
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