Archives for August 2023

If I trusted Seattle Police to act well, the South Precinct memo described here would be pretty benign. Your partner is speeding “hey slow down, man” is probably a better response than making a formal complaint.*

But many people don’t trust the police. I don’t know if they’re just doing it for minor things or if things that need to be corrected are being handled internally or at all. A department where no offers could take down rapist Donald Trump’s flag or gravestone of people who offers shot probably won’t be able to correct bad behavior.

* I have never been a cop or OPA. So who am I?

Robert Reich: Why thousands of workers are on strike

Mark Fiore: It’s too late!

LegalEagle: Cutting down trees to hurt protesters? (TREE LAW!)

Трамп’s Treason Troupe:

• Ari Melber: Трамп indicted on 4 counts for bid to overturn 2020 election
• scaredketchup: ♫ AI Трамп sings 80s ballads to Jack Smith ♬
• Rachel Maddow: “Have your ducks in a row”—What to know about the judge in the Трамп 2020 case
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and employee number 4 ♬
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Prof. Tribe on Трамп’s “monumental” third indictment
• Parody Project: ♫ Three Times Indicted ♬:

• Rachel Maddow: “Exciting, blustering nutjobs”—Money problems, chaos seen in state Republican parties
• Jen Psaki: Jack Smith’s bombshell—Top secret doc he boasted about on tape just got more important
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Biden Flag Consistently Outsells Трамп Flag ♬
• LegalEagle: Трамп’s bonkers new indictment—They tried to delete the video!
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to his second federal indictment
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп election indictment shows Mike Pence will be Jack Smith’s star witness
• John Di Domenico: ♫ Трамп sings the indictment song! ♬:

• Ayman Mohyeldin: ‘”The biggest legal case in our lifetimes”—Neal Katyal reacts to indictment in election probe
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ So who’s the dumb one Dotard? ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard’s eulogy for Pee Wee Herman
• Rachel Maddow: History’s judgment looms as citizen Трамп faces accountability
• Stella Magz: Трамп’s latest collector items—indictments!
• Ari Melber: Трамп prison fears mount as new charges show “all roads lead to coup”
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK ♬:

• MSNBC: Who goes first? Трамп’s accumulating indictments threaten a court bottleneck
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Pachelbel for Dummy ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Трамп’s new charges. “The Boss” wanted the server deleted
• J-L Cauvin: Ron DeSantis suspends his 2024 campaign
• David Shuster: Boebert and Lake get caught lying and are humiliated
• Ari Melber: Трамп indicted by grand jury in special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation
• Founders Sing: YOU’RE BACK, JACK, YOU DID IT AGAIN:

• Chris Hayes: Трамп conspirator’s path from “unremarkable” to coup plotter
• Joy Reid: Giuliani confirmed as co-conspirator #1 in Трамп 2020 indictment
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ NPR could help cure Трамп Stupidity Syndrome ♬
• WaPo: How the 2020 election landed Rudy Giuliani in legal jeopardy
• Ari Melber: MAGA violence becomes criminal evidence against Трамп in coup case

Trae Crowder: Is the Barbie movie woke?

NowThis: How nuclear fallout affected generations of families in New Mexico

Stella Magz: Texas school district removes libraries for detention centers

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

Good morning you lovelies (and some weirdos and jerks). I hope you’re doing well. I am probably going to be low-energy around here through August, but I will post open threads.

But good news! You can get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Good morning.

It is election night in Washington. Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together for discussion and good cheer over a drink. So drop off your ballot, if needed, and then swing by the Roanoke.

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You’ll find us on the back patio.

Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.