Good morning. Some municipalities have elections coming up soon. If you live in Seattle, you should be getting your ballot for the social housing initiative soon. I would encourage you to support it.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. Right now. And schedule yourself or your family to get vaccinated or boosted.
Has anyone else had Orca Cards be too sensitive? The other day mine tapped off and then immediately back on. I tried to tap that again but it just said I had already tapped. A line was forming behind me and I have a monthly pass, so it didn’t cost me anything. But I imagine it would be annoying if it was taking money out of my account.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
So…watchya doin’? In the mood to engage in some lively political discussion? How ‘bout if it’s over a beer? Yes? Then you should stop by tonight’s gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub to stay warm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.
– Were you in SeaTac Airport or Swedish on First Hill recently? You might have been exposed to measles. If you got your MMR as a kid, or as an adult, you should be fine. But here are Public Health Seattle & King County’s recommendations if you were exposed.
And speaking of being vaccinated, get your COVID-19 initial dose or booster if you’re eligible. The vaccine itself and the bivalent booster are modern miracles.
– There’s a bill to have the minimum wage cover prisoners in Washington State. If you think this is a good idea, hey, you can contact your legislator.
– I have passed the asphalt plant in Kenmore many times growing up nearby. Good to see that it’s being cleaned up.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Roy Wood, Jr. and the Golden State Warriors take the White House
Mark Fiore: Have a nice day from the corporation that cried too much
Liars and Трампers and Bores, Oh My!
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ What a Liberal Actually Thinks About ♬
Jimmy Kimmel: The document war rages on
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Leslie Jones: Alexis McGill Johnson on protecting reproductive freedom and agency
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
– After a decade on the City Council, Kshama Sawant has certainly earned moving on. Still, I don’t think if her replacement lasts a decade, whoever they are, that they will be able to point to anything like the minimum wage or renter protection that she has produced.
– Glad we’re renaming some gross things.
– I don’t know what to make of the reporting of deaths in tiny house villages.
Wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
– Full service Amtrak to Canada’s Vancouver. Very nice.
– I liked this article about implementing the Organics Management Law. A lot of getting into the weeds on everything from building facilities to all those stickers on your fruit.
– I am excited to see how unlimited vacation works out for Microsoft (First item under “Last Week in Corporations”). Hopefully it goes well for productivity and for employees. (I wrote, but didn’t publish this before the news of the layoffs. So addendum: Oof).
– Good information on possible Ballard Station options.
– Man, fuck Jim Jordan.
– Please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Hear ye, Hear ye! A symposium of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will convene this evening for discussion, analysis, and consumption of the essential spirits and antifogmatics.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub to stay warm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.
Alex Wagner: Ozone hole on course to heal after global phase out of harmful chemicals
NowThis: Regaining the right to vote in Mississippi
The Party of Chaos:
Robert Reich: Do we have to bribe corporations to do what’s right?
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Waiting for the NRA statement ♬
Classified:
Founders Sing: The AI Song
Alex Wagner: Assault weapons banned in Illinois after series of deadly mass shootings
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
– I am fascinated by all of the ways homeless people in the Seattle area survive despite the cities and counties not doing nearly enough. This story about people sleeping rough in SeaTac is another example. Geez.
– Please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
– Social media doesn’t seem very healthy for children. I don’t know if a lawsuit is the best remedy, but it will be interesting if it gains traction.
– I have not had any of these bagels. Perhaps it’s time to change that.
I will probably ask you to write your legislator several times this session. I am going to start with a bill that will not pass either house in the Democratic controlled legislature and would be vetoed by Governor Inslee if it somehow got to his desk. I am talking about this transphobia smorgasbord.
Representative Jim Walsh wishes to pick on trans people. Trans youth who need protection. Trans youth who are some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
So I am asking you to find your legislators and let them know that you oppose HB 1214. I would like their bigotry to be rejected now, before it has a chance to take hold in Washington.
And hey, please 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 gets together for an evening of politics over a beer.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio. Some folks may meet in the back room of the pub.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter for you.
Shoplifting is a problem. And I am sure if you’re working retail or retail security Downtown, it’s part of a larger problem. So I can understand why you would be excited about the police arresting shoplifters. But, while the story isn’t complete yet, it appears that a lot of the arrests are not prolific shoplifters.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Robert Reich: The little secret about corporate profits
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Mark Fiore: Anti-Christmas greetings
NowThis: Biden honors heroes of Jan 6 with the Presidential Citizens Medal
Chaos, Spite, Greed, and Grift:
Honest Ads: If healthcare was honest
Stephen: Michelle Obama takes the Colbert Questionert
NowThis: Record-breaking number of women will serve in the 118th Congress
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Forgot I was coming in to work early, so quick post from me. Wash your hands. Get vaccinated.
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