Come the hell on, Microsoft (h/t).
When we talk about the worst in the nation gender pay gap in Seattle, often Boeing, Microsoft, and Amazon come up. As if manufacturing and tech just have to favor men. It doesn’t. It’s choices we make. It’s systematic discrimination in our largest companies, and down the line. It’s seeing 238 internal complaints and not doing anything.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets this evening. Please join us for some good conversations over a drink.
We meet 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 beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Ok…then check out one of the 244 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.
I feel like I’m more tickled by KEXP doing every Sub Pop release than I should be. I was a teenager in Seattle at a time when they were huge. I guess that may be true of any time in the last 30 or so years.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Discuss.
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Liberals are politicizing online dating
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.
Francesca Fiorentini: Why do Republican women love a party that hates them?
Young Turks: Inside Sinclair’s local news propaganda machine.
Vox: How politicians troll the media.
Samantha Bee: Doug Bruce ruined Colorado.
The Dotard Трамп And His Crooked Cronies:
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Christian Picciolini—rebuilding life after hate.
Stephen chats with Chelsea Clinton.
Women around the world march for equality.
Bill Maher: Third rails.
Lauren Mayer: Inclusion Rider:
What a campaign ad mocking Texas native Beto O’Rourke says about former Canadian citizen Rafael Ted Cruz.
The Daily Show: Robots want our jobs… and our genitals .
America Confronts Its Gun Violence Problem:
WaPo: What are the Obamas and Netflix up to?
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: The gay who would be clerk
Stephen: Ted Cruz SUCKS!
WaPo: Here is what rabies does to the body.
Daily Show: CP Time–Forgotten Black women of history.
Stephen: McDonald’s and Barbie honor International Women’s Day.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
I think Netflix and Amazon (and similar subscription based companies) should start giving spots in corporate governance to members. I think there are many Prime members who would like some representation in corporate HQ. I know, they don’t need some asshole blogger telling them how to run their bidness, but I do think companies in the US ought to become more democratic.
Another day, another Seattle head tax proposal. I have supported these probably since the 1990’s. The homelessness crisis is so bad at this point we need to build more, and if this helps, great. We’re woefully behind.
It’s Tuesday! Please join us tonight for an evening of politics under the influence at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.
We meet 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 beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Ok…then check out one of the 244 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.
The legislature banned licensed therapists from trying to torture gay kids straight. Great! It’s about time. I was glad to see a number of Republicans support the measure, although I will note that it took Democrats controlling both houses of the legislature to make it happen.
Ephesians 5:22-24
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
Discuss.
Daily Show: Australian students stick it to Martin Shkreli.
A tribute to James Baldwin
Bill Maher: Notes to self.
Stephen: Utah lawmakers made the worst rap ever
VOX: Why ships used this camouflage in World War I.
Trevor: Looking ahead to the 2018 elections.
John Oliver: Italian election.
The Dotard Трамп and the Very White White House:
Vox: I am a Salvadoran immigrant fighting to stay in the US.
Madam C.J. Walker: The first female African American self-made millionaire in America.
The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Alex Jones’s deep state enemy, “Jordan Keppler”
Minute Physics: Spacetime diagrams (special relativity Ch. 2)
Joy Reid: Woman booed at CPAC highlights GOP’s gender problem
Richard Fowler: PA Supreme court redraws PA districts.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.
Make America Gunz Again:
Francesca Fiorentini: Don’t drink the toxic masculinity.
Daily Show: CP Time—Black innovators.
Our Cartoon President: Just two friends
Young Turks: Alex Jones’ Anti-Semitic meltdown.
VOX: How Pennsylvania rigged its electoral map.
Joy Reid: Michael Steele, “Yes, the Republican Party has a racism problem”
Stephen’s profiles in discourage: Arthur Jones, the GOP’s actual Nazi.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
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I forgot to write something and now I’m almost at work. I guess this will have to do. Sorry.
At the end of February, I always feel like I was overcharged for rent (and an ORCA card, even though I get mine through work). This usually gets me through 30 or 31 days, but this time it’s only 28. I know it works out over time, but part of me wishes it was prorated.
Please joins us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets for conversations over drinks.
We meet 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 beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Ok…then check out one of the 244 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, six in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or consider starting your own chapter.
Men knew: King County Democrats edition. It looks like they’re getting their shit together now, but this didn’t happen in a vacuum. People heard his derogatory comments and didn’t speak up. In the end, not calling it out didn’t do him or the organization any good.
I should also say that I see more of my past self in this bad behavior than in a lot of these. And I am grateful to the people who have called me out on these issues over the years.
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