Archives for December 2021

If you live in the 3rd District in Seattle, you have until tomorrow to drop off or have your ballot postmarked. Again, I hope you will oppose the recall. Sawant is good on the council, and the recall is a net negative waste of time and money even for a more typical member.

Also, I appreciate the residents of the tiny house village in the U District being neighborly, but there’s something off about this story. People transitioning out of homelessness can be good stewards of the place seems obvious enough that maybe it doesn’t need a story. But maybe it’s a good counter to the relentless negative messaging around the unhoused that it does need saying sometimes?

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And hey, get vaccinated or get boosted if you’re eligible.

Lewis Black: Hallmark’s Hanukkah movies, Auschwitz ornaments & Hitler’s hat

Battle Over a Woman’s Freedom of Choice:

• Chris Hayes: How much pro-life leaders actually care about life
• Rachel Maddow: Supreme Court faces credibility crisis as anti-abortion Justices set to fulfill purpose
• WaPo: Roe under threat—One doctor’s journey to provide abortion care
• Vice News: Reporting on the Texas abortion ban
• Rachel Maddow with Dahlia Lithwick: Anti-abortion Supreme Court Justices unconvincing with “neutrality” fein
• Zerlina: What could a post-Roe America look like?
• Lawrence O’Donnell with Laurence Tribe: Will we have a legitimate form of law if women have less than full rights?
• Rachel Maddow: Abortion case in simple terms—Government control of women’s bodies

Wired: How animals are rapidly evolving because of climate change

Crooks, Liars and Other Variant Republicans:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Трамп (Fake) University School Song ♬
• Michael Kosta: Asking Трамп supporters about Space Force
• Rachel Maddow: Women terrorized by Трамп & right-wing media file lawsuit over election lies
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп Jr DESTROYS Lebron James
• Amber Ruffin: Three times Amber Ruffin met Marjorie Taylor Greene
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Republicans are having a “complete and total meltdown”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Why Трамп hates real journalists ♬
• Really American: Webster reveals two biggest words of 2021
• Jimmy Kimmel: Hot dog Teddy and Dr. Oz runs for Senate
• Rachel Maddow: ‘Something went on that’s illegal’—Former Трамп DOJ official to invoke fifth amendment
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Boebert, Gaetz, Greene and Crumbley ♬
• Really American: Sometimes it is about race
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard OWNS the left and INVITES the Crumbleys to Mar-A-Lago!
• Ari Melber: MAGA’s loser lies
• Full Frontal Rewind: Our hottest GOP burns of 2021
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп love Dotard Трамп ♬:

• The Late Show: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert star in The Real House Members Of Capitol Hill
• Really American: Nutburger “Dr.” Oz IS a danger to America
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Mark Meadows snitching!!!
• Ari Melber: The Трамп GOP goes full Seinfeld—A party about nothing
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Stephen Miller gives me the creeps ♬
• Stephen: QAnon fans doubt their faith after nothing happens in November
• Rachel Maddow: January 6 Committee anticipates “multiple weeks” of hearing next year
• J-L Cauvin: An urgent Hanukkah message from The Dotard

Rachel Maddow: Stacey Abrams sees reason for hope on voting rights

ТрампPlague:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Book for kids with crazy anti-vax parents
• Chris Hayes: Here’s everything Трамп did after testing positive for covid
• Joy Reid: U.S. Surgeon General,—“Covid is not overhyped. The numbers speak for themselves”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Dr. Ken Jeong’s advice about omicron variant—Don’t be an asshole!
• Now This: Omicron—Here’s what you should know
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to news that he had covid during Presidential Debate
• Trevor: Dr. Peter Hotez—The Omicron variant & making the case for vaccines
• Ari Melber: CDC Chief on omicron, delta killing unvaccinated and why mask rules changed
• Stephen: The Dotard knew he had covid before first debate with Biden
• Chris Hayes: Fauci “astounded” by FAUX’s silence after host compared him to Nazi doctor
• Jimmy Kimmel has had enough of scumbags attacking Dr. Fauci for trying to keep us alive
• Mark Fiore: Own the Libs!
• Rachel Maddow: Anti-vaxxers are literally eating dirt to fight covid
• Trevor: Republicans take Omicron conspiracies to a new level
• Chris Hayes: Mark Meadows i snow calling covid story in his own book “fake news”
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп Jr slanders Dr. Fauci and daddy Dotard revises history (AGAIN)

Vox: Why the US government is always shutting down

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

Good morning. If you live in the 3rd District in Seattle, I hope you will vote again the recall of Kshama Sawant. I am glad that she has been a left anchor on the council. From the $15 minimum wage to holding the line on many progressive issues, she has been a net positive on the council.

Furtjer, the things that she is accused of are pretty ticky tacky. If you want to fine her, I guess? But having wealthy people fund her recall is not reasonable or proportionate. It’s tough to imagine one of the more conservative members facing a recall for similar reasons.

I will also add that many of the arguments against her were true when she ran last time. DSA has too much power in her office? She can be tough to work with? These arguments were made and rejected. She’ll be up for reelection, or won’t run in less than 2 years if you want to recruit someone.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

I have no idea if a $3.5 million settlement is correct for the Charleena Lyles case. It seems like a poor substitute to having her around. And I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for her children who were there. My goodness.

But given that the police killed her, a large settlement is in order. I have trouble wrapping my mind around any large amounts of money.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.