Psalm 82:1
When all of the other gods have come together, the Lord God judges them
Discuss.
by Goldy — ,
by Darryl — ,
How does money influence U.S. elections?
Nightly Show: Planning a plantation wedding.
Obama debunks GOP “alternate reality” on economy.
The 2016 Clown Slugfest:
Hillary Clinton’s Lena Dunham strategy.
Jon Connor and Keke Palmer: “Fresh Water for Flint”.
Mental Floss: 26 facts about the science of friendship.
White House: West Wing Week.
Seth Meyers: A close look at a Texas abortion case.
Thom and Farron Cousins: How can an entire party reject the reality of climate change?
Sam Seder: MI officials call for Gov. Rick Snyder to resign over Flint water disaster.
Super Tuesday!
Thom: The Good, the Bad & the Very, Very Coadunately Ugly!
Nightly Show: Keep it 100%–Black History Month edition.
David Pakman: Clanence Thomas speaks for first time in a decade.
Farron Cousins: Court agrees…Bill-O-The-Clown is a horrible person.
Does giving up privacy keep us safe from terrorism?
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Three cheers for new upgrades for bikes on 2nd Ave. I still think people pretending to be confused about what the bike symbol on the stop light means when the last round came out were pretty awful. So I can’t wait for further dipshitatude.
Still, I hardly ever use 2nd. I see a lot more people on it than it used to have. Still, even though I’ve seen it, used it, and written about it, in a part of my mind, it’s still a 1 way, unprotected thing that drivers don’t use. I know this is wrong, but it still prevents some use from me. Also, I’m walking more than biking nowadays, but that’s neither here nor there.
This Open Thread is more rambling and half-formed than usual. Talk about whatever.
by Carl Ballard — ,
It’s obviously not huge news (I heard it on KUOW yesterday morning, but I don’t see it on their website, and there isn’t anything more current than the link below in a Google Search) but I’m surprised there isn’t more coverage of the legislature’s plan to kick McCleary down the road. Or, more formally: to start a task force.
I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m glad there’s even a tiny amount of forward motion. But the decision was 2012. The contempt was 2014. It’s 2016 now. We’re past task force time.
by Darryl — ,
There will be lots of election results coming in today. Here is a thread to discuss ’em. Note that this is NOT an open thread. If you want to engage in baby talk, poo flinging, or non-election discussions, kindly take it to the previous thread.
Unfortunately, I have an afternoon and evening packed with non-blogging stuff, so I’ll update this post when I can.
Here are the poll closing times tonight:
And here are the Caucus starting times tonight:
It's Rubio's 3-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-2-2-3 strategy for winning the GOP nom. #SuperTuesday https://t.co/RGxUHGOx2O
— Cameron Satterfield (@CJSatter) March 2, 2016
59% of VT in and Trump only leads Kasich 33-29. What if Kasich wins a state before Rubio? #SuperTuesday
— Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) March 2, 2016
This Mark O'Rubio fellow sure is good at coming in second and third. Make him president.
— Ted Van Dyk (@FakeTedVanDyk) March 2, 2016
Axelrod: The Rubio project is in disarray
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) March 2, 2016
"I can't believe I'm losing to this guy" – all of them, probably
— Atrios (@Atrios) March 2, 2016
6:45: Don’t forget American Samoa…where Clinton won four delegates.
#trump Did #ChrisChristie just appear in a hostage video? #Election2016
— Thom Hartmann (@Thom_Hartmann) March 2, 2016
6:48: Clueless Mr. Drumpf: “I don’t know if Hillary will be allowed to run!” What…did Hillary start a scam “university” or something?
It's like he's trying to call for help through the screen pic.twitter.com/XfuEaOR8i1
— Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson) March 2, 2016
Christie, taking a page from Hanoi Hilton, is blinking "Help. Me."
— Matthew Cooper (@mattizcoop) March 2, 2016
Why do people call this soup Tuesday? I have soup most days.
— Ted Van Dyk (@FakeTedVanDyk) March 2, 2016
Things like new Trump/Christie relationship are why God created Saturday Night Live
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 2, 2016
It's awesome watching @GovChristie look uncomfy as @realDonaldTrump talks about how great Planned Parenthood is. #Super2sday
— Brian C. Robinson (@LordTinsdale) March 2, 2016
by Darryl — ,
Please join tonight for a Super Tuesday election watching party 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 small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm, but feel free to join us before that for the election returns.
Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. The Long Beach, Tri-Cities and West Seattle chapters also meet tonight. The Lakewood chapter meets on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Tacoma chapter meets. And next Monday, the Yakima and South Bellevue chapters meet.
There are 177 chapters of Living Liberally, including twenty in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find—or go out and start—a chapter near you.
by Carl Ballard — ,
More cameras on buses seems like a no-brainer. Especially since they’ve been effective in the past. So cameras in 80% of Metro buses sounds like a good goal. There may be some privacy concerns with them, but I haven’t heard of the ones currently on buses being abused.
by Goldy — ,
Genesis 9:20-25
Noah farmed the land and was the first to plant a vineyard. One day he got drunk and was lying naked in his tent. Ham entered the tent and saw him naked, then went back outside and told his brothers. Shem and Japheth put a robe over their shoulders and walked backwards into the tent. Without looking at their father, they placed it over his body.When Noah woke up and learned what his youngest son had done, he said, “I now put a curse on Canaan! He will be the lowest slave of his brothers.”
Discuss.
by Darryl — ,
What are basic human rights?
How is this a thing? Whitewashing.
Jimmy Dore: Bizarre Don Quixote lie & why Richard Dreyfus was stunned
Thom: Why are Republicans so vexed over Gitmo?
The 2016 Clown Show:
Minute Physics: How do we know what air is like on other planets?
What is a rigged economy?
Obama is still trying to close Gitmo.
Seth Meyers: A closer look at Bernie Sander’s “Democratic Socalism”.
The Church for people who are “Spiritual, but not religious”.
Obstruction of Justice:
Seattle police release video of Che Taylor shooting.
Nikki & Dan Savage do politics.
Stephen’s wish list for Hillary.
John Oliver: Abortion laws.
For those who need help getting to the polls….
A moment with Triumph The Insult Comic Dog.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I am not a dog owner, but I know a fair number of HA readers are. So, you really should have been picking up after your dog any way, but now there’s going to be more enforcement of that and of off-leash areas. I’m of 2 minds. On the one hand, there is a lot of dog shit in the parks. Like a lot, a lot. It’s gross. On the other hand, I’m not sure a more enforcement approach is all that great in general.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Darryl — ,
Please join us tonight for an evening of politics 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 small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings happening this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. On Wednesday, the Burien chapter and the state’s newest chapter, the North Spokane chapter, meets. Finally, the Kent and Woodinville chapters meet on Thursday.
There are 177 chapters of Living Liberally, including twenty in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find—or go out and start—a chapter near you.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Whenever I hear about NextDoor, it always seems problematic. I’ve never used it, so maybe it’s not just a hub for people to complain whenever they see a Black person or a poor person in a wealthy neighborhood. But that’s the impression I’ve got of them. It could be a distorted picture, but kicking a reporter out doesn’t help.
by Goldy — ,
by Darryl — ,
Bernie and Hillary supporters kiss and make up.
Mental Floss: 37 ways you might be weird.
Stephen: Cory Booker talks what it means to be united.
What happens if the presidential election was a tie?
The 2016 Konservative Klown Kavalcade:
Stephen: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is now an Incisive-Political-Humor Dog.
Buy food ethically unless it is too hard.
Why are so many Mexican journalists being murdered?
WaPo: Journalism in peril.
Obstructing Justice:
NASA: Celebrating African American History Month.
Bill Maher: For the love of bud.
Mental Floss: Misconceptions about sports.
Young Turks: Democratic town halls versus Republican town halls.
Jimmy Dore: Apple, Trump, Cruz and other bad apples.
FBI versus Apple:
White House: West Wing Week.
Does the President really need Air Force One?
David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: What is Regular Order?:
David Pakman: January was the warmest January on record.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.