Finally some dang rain. It was drizzling in Downtown Seattle earlier today when I was walking to work. It’s been more than a month, so good. I hope we can stay cool and that some of the plants can get a drink. Ideally Seattle summer would have one good rainy day a week.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
LegalEagle: Elon sues the lawyers that made him buy Twitter
The Daily Show: Elon Musk—Visionary or villain?
Liberal Redneck: Hollywood and the summer of the strike
MAGA Morons:
WaPo: SAG actors join writers for historic double strike
NowThis: Why calling Black people “Colored people” is problematic
Robert Reich: How to fix a broken Supreme Court
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Oh goodness. Traffic is going to be a mess in Seattle this weekend. But I hope Taylor Swift’s fans have a blast. And Capitol Hill Block Party goers have a blast. And Bite of Seattle people enjoy it. Some places will be bad to drive and public transportation might be the least comfortable since the pandemic. But you man what a vibrant city.
Anyway, for goodness sake, wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Have you received your ballot yet? Me too. Have you voted yet? Me either. But fortunately, there are voters guides. Fortunately, there are voter guides.
– My go to since I could vote has been The Stranger. Even though the staff has turned over multiple times, it’s still a good source for Seattle area elections.
– Fuse has a Progressive Voters Guide. It’s always useful.
– If you’re more interested on specific issues, Pro-Choice Washington has a guide.
– And Seattle Bike Blog has a list of relevant endorsements.
– And I fully endorse wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Ballots are out. If you know who and what you want to vote for, get it in early, and stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. If you don’t know, stop by and discuss your choices over a cold drink.
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.
– SDOT, man.
– Always sad to see planned transit routes not go through.
– Cougar on Haystack Rock, your argument is irrelevant.
– I love seeing the Rent a Ruminant goats around.
– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Robert Reich: The “Prime” target for Amazon’s shadiness? You!
Lauren Mayer: ♫ Too Darn Hot! ♬
J-L Cauvin: Did the Cheesecake Factory go woke?
Greenman: Fossil Fuel’s threat campaign against farmers and clean energy
The Трамп Mafia and Associates:
Robert Reich: We need affordable childcare, now
WaPo: Megan Rapinoe’s legacy is winning equal pay and World Cups
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
NowThis: How did the word “Woke” become so politicized?
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Where the fuck are the good cops we keep hearing about? Seattle Police have a goddam gravestone of someone they killed in their breakroom. No good cop saw it and put it in the trash? This isn’t the heat of the moment, adrenaline pumping, someone said they saw a weapon; This is calmly mocking a dead kid. Day after day after day after fucking day.
And the Trump flag. Man was being sued for sexually assault at the time of the video. Probably why they stopped investing adult rape. These pieces of shit were waiving the adult rapist flag. In a city that despises him that they swore to protect and serve.
Christ on the Cross. No defund activist, nobody chanting all cops are bastards, no investigation, no lawsuit could make SPD look as bad as they did all by themselves. And every fucking day for who knows how long the good cops left it all up.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
– Ballots are being mailed today. And I still need to research my candidates.
– Megan Rapinoe is going to retire after the end of this World Cup and OL Reign season. What a fantastic career and what fun it has been to see her play.
– This week in garbage mayors: Dean Sawyer of Newport, Oregon.
– This article on poor domestic abuse survivors is a lot.
– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for some politics and conversation over a pint. We’d love to have you stop by.
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.
The city of Seattle has had years to figure out ways to deal with homelessness in SoDo ahead of the All Star Game. Really could have got ahead of things, and figured out how to get people housed. Instead, last minute sweeps. Predictable, but not necessary.
We’ll have chances in the future to do this better, but I fear that we won’t. And in any case, this was squandered.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Joy Reid: The Supreme Court is acting like unelected politicians, not a court
NowThis: The history of legacy admissions
Vice News: The disturbing new face of mass incarceration
Liberal Viewer: White House cocaine
Chris Hayes: Wisconsin governor uses clever maneuver to fund schools for 400 years
Lauren Mayer: ♫ Bidenomics! ♬:
NowThis: Questions arise over legitimacy of “customer” in Colorado gay rights case
The Daily Show: What Independence Day really means
Parody Project: ♫ Fourth of July Special—A new verse for the National Anthem ♬
Chris Hayes: World records its hottest days ever this week
The Den of the Dotard:
Joy Reid: SCOTUS “religious freedom” ruling was “completely based on a hypothetical”
Chris Hayes: “Fundamental right”—Judges rule against health care bans for trans youth
NowThis: Who is Martha-Ann Bomgardner Alito?
The Daily Show: The power & politics of Taylor Swift
Lawrence O’Donnell: Justice Kagan shares our crisis of faith in SCOTUS
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
– More affordable housing everywhere. Silverdale, heck yes.
Friend of the blog, Dave Neiwert has a new book out.
– Eff Moms For Liberty.
– Wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for conversations over a drink. After all, what’s more patriotic than spending the 4th of July thinking about the way forward for our towns, state, and country.
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.
The Roanoke Park Place Tavern is closed this evening. Therefore there will be no meeting of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally tonight. See you next week!
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.
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