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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Colin Jost roasts everyone at the WH Correspondence Dinner

Jon Stewart interviews U.S. Presidents from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

Jon Stewart on immigration over the years

Mark Fiore: Free speech update

Robert Reich: Should billionaires exist?

Criminal Defendant Трамп And Other Terrible People:

Gravel Pit Gnome:

Jon Stewart: devours the fast-food industry

Liberal Redneck: National day of prayer

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

Wednesday Open Thread

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– Look, I give the Seattle City Council a lot of shit, but who can fault a call for more civility? (In case you missed the reference)

– I mentioned light rail on the Eastside, but I haven’t had the chance to check out Wilburton Station yet. Will have to give it a try some day.

– I liked this interview with Anna Zivarts, and look forward to reading her new book.

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

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleHave something political on your mind? Then join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers to talk politics over a cold one.

We meet tonight and 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. 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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Look.. I wanted to report on the new light rail line on the Eastside. It looks great. Can’t wait for it to be properly connected. But instead, the Seattle City Council are being fuckos.

I mentioned the Sara Nelson sponsored bill to repeal the gig workers protections in the last open thread. But The Stranger had one detail that stood out to me. “Her law undermines enforcement by eliminating penalties on companies who fail to pay workers, denying them the right to sue companies for breaking the law and cutting provisions that protect workers against retaliation.”

Wage theft is a huge problem. A quick Google didn’t turn up much recent info, but this post from 2018 has information from the Economic Policy Institute that has it as by far the largest form of theft. And the City Council, specifically Councilmember Nelson, ran on being tough on crime. Yet here they are making it easier to get away with it.

Tough on crime, my ass.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Vice News: Exposing the NSA’s mass surveillance of Americans

Electile Dysfunction, 2024:

John Oliver: UFOs

The Dozy Dotard and Other Criminals, Liars, and Traitors:

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

Friday!

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– Burien, what are you doing?

– Seattle’s Transportation Plan passed the City Council nearly as proposed. Seattle Bike Blog has the details.

– And speaking of the City Council, I wish if they were going to move this quickly to repeal worker protection for gig workers, they would have had the decency to campaign on it.

– New humpback calf, your argument is irrelevant.

– Please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible. If you haven’t yet, better late than never.

Wednesday Open Thread

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I have taken my bike or my feet over many foot and cycle bridges. And, I try to be grateful for it, but it can be… hit and miss. Some of them do a great job and many are scary and unsafe.

That said, the one that opened in Redmond looks like its a good one. It’s important to have methods of transportation other than a car around transit stations. Still, it looks like it goes over 14* lanes of highway; If you want to get people out of their cars, there’s a way to go.

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

* The picture wasn’t of the road, so maybe 14. 14ish.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleIt is a beautiful Tuesday, and the folks that make up the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be getting together to talk politics over a drink. Please 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 small room at the back of the tavern or, perhaps, 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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Allegedly, Allegedly, Allegedly. Jonathan Choe punched a woman. You know, in the course of fake reporting for the fake think tank The Discovery Institute. I assume the people who keep propping up this fake think tank, who invite members to speak on panels or shows, people who donate to it, people who site their obvious bullshit like it deserves to be part of the conversation, are at least neutral to this if they continue their support.

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

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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John Oliver: Medicaid

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Electile Dysfunction 2024:

Josh Johnson: Josh Johnson learns just how rich people avoid paying taxes

The New York Times: Criminalizing homelessness won’t make it go away

The Dotard Трамп And Other Criminal Defendants, Villains, Liars, and Cheaters:

Bill Clinton: Why did the OKC bombing happen?

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

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

Wednesday

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– Drought in most of the state.

– From the other side of the state, it looks like Lisa Brown is hitting the ground running.

– Speaking of mayors, Mayor Harrell, why?

– Leah Sottile and Sydney Brownstone are two of the best local reporters, so this is a delight.

– It’s the year of our Lordi 2024 and Washington State politicians think overturning marriage equity is a winner. Jeez, Dave Reichert.

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

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleThe Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight for some politics over drinks. Please stop by! I mean, if you aren’t stuck in a courtroom somewhere….

We meet tonight and 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. 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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Gosh, I don’t know. Maybe lowering the standard for hiring police from whatever this is is a bad idea. I know it’s tough to find recruits right now. But maybe, just maybe, there’s a way to hire better people.

Of course, I am referring to one of my bugbears, disarm most police. Think of the pool of people who might want to be a cop but who don’t want to carry. Maybe some of them are security guards now and don’t want to make that leap.

It would also probably make policing better. Fewer deadly interactions. Probably make some civilians less nervous around the police.

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