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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleQuick reminder that the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight, as usual. Feel free to stop by.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub or, maybe, out on the back patio. We start at 8:00pm.

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.

Monday Open Thread

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The legislature adjourned Sine Die over the weekend. Some stuff passed that even recently seemed impossible: Rent stabilization, even if it’s not as far as I would like, and parking reforms especially seemed like impossible tasks just a few years ago.

And yet. And yet. Without a wealth tax, the budget is still cuts heavy. Shame.

I am still going to tell you to write to your legislator, but things aren’t as urgent now that the session is over.

Monday Open Thread

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The legislature adjourned Sine Die over the weekend. Some stuff passed that even recently seemed impossible: Rent stabilization, even if it’s not as far as I would like, and parking reforms especially seemed like impossible tasks just a few years ago.

And yet. And yet. Without a wealth tax, the budget is still cuts heavy. Shame.

I am still going to tell you to write to your legislator, but things aren’t as urgent now that the session is over.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Steve Shives: Trans people are the threatened, not the threat

Big Tentacle: April 19—You say you want a revolution.

The Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

Marsh Family: ♫ Flight from Earth (parody of Katy Perry’s “Firework” on the Blue Origin space launch) ♬

Deplorables and Other Imbeciles and Nutburgers:

John D. Cundle: ♫ The Superheroes of America ♬

The Daily Show celebrates Earth Day by tackling climate change

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

Wednesday? Open Thread

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I have said it before. Tariffs can be part of sound industrial policy. Even rather large ones. But they shouldn’t be the entire policy. So yeah, when they hurt industries, and there isn’t a whole suite of policies offsetting that, it’s just garbage. I worry Trump’s gross incompetence could hurt future politicians’ ability to do it right.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottle

It is election day in Washington state. So fill out that ballot, drop it off at a drop box and then join us for an evening of politics and conversation over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub or, maybe, out on the back patio. We start at 8:00pm.

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.

Monday, Funday, Open Thread, Yay.

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– Keep the goddam passenger ferry.

– This Seattle City Council is not great, and the comprehensive plan won’t go nearly far enough. But at least it can go somewhere.

– Who is going to be street drinking during the World Cup?

– Yay for the transit oriented development bill.

– Spokane is doing good on traffic safety. Let see how much it comes to fruition.

– Anyway, calling your legislator or member of Congress is free.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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John D. Cundle: ♫ Long As I Can See the Light (At the Ballot Box) ♬

Wired: How governments spy on protestors—And how to avoid it

The Kidnapping Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:

ScaredKetchup: Why you need REAL ID before your next flight in 2025!

Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Knock on the Door (protest song) ♬

Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Dear Bernie Sanders—an activist’s lament ♬

Deplorables:

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Liberal, and Proud of It ♬

SNL Weekend Update: Emil Wakim on American patriotism

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

Wednesday Open Thread

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Depending on where you are in Washington, you may have a ballot in the mail. Here in King County, we have the important issue of something something fingerprints. The Fuse voter guide is pro, so I will probably just go with that. But I don’t know, just it feels weird having the vote rather than it just being part of the police budget.

Anyway, if you’re confused about what’s on your ballot, Fuse do a pretty good job. So check out their voting guide.

Anyway, anyway today is a good day to contact your legislator or member of Congress.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottle

It is a lovely evening to stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally’s weekly get-together. We just hang out and chat over a beer.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub or, maybe, out on the back patio. We start at 8:00pm.

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.

Monday Open Thread

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When I-5 loses a few lanes Downtown, or back in the day maintenance of the the Viaduct, you get breathless news coverage. But significant delays on the 1 Line are just a normal story. They should be a normal story, but so should carmageddon!!!!!! stories.

Your commute may be messed up, here are some work arounds is a reasonable story, is good. But maybe the local media aren’t catering to transit riders as much as drivers. Or maybe it reflects how whiny some drivers can be, and need the media to reflect that.

Anyway, it sure would be nice if we had a streetcar that ran through Downtown to make alternate routes easier.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Dear Bernie Sanders ♬

The Tragic, “Tariffying” Takeover of the Treasonous Traitor Трамп”:

John Oliver: Trans athletes

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

A Herd of Deplorables:

Troy Iwata: Meet the scientists bringing back the Woolly Mammoth to fight climate change

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

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