As spring comes, I have been walking around town more. And my goodness has the sweeps heavy approach to homeless been not effective. Now whole blocks are lined with tents.
But at least the police are still investigating important things. Oh. Well um. They should probably investigate rape more than harrass homeless people with nowhere to go.
Anyway, wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
The Daily Show: “The Talk” that every Black family has about police
Amber Ruffin: Unvaccinated mascots are back at work!
Robert Reich responds to Jim Cramer’s buffoonery
The Late Show: Obama And Biden—Presidents turned movie stars
Dulcé Sloan: Why low-income neighborhoods have fewer trees
The Worst of the Party of Трамп:
Seth Meyers: Political news of the day
Stephen: Obama returns to the White House
Robert Reich: How corporations could make your life more dangerous
SNL Weekend Update: First Amazon union formed and Jen Psaki to leave White House
Historic Supreme Court Nomination:
John Oliver: Trucks
Lauren Mayer: ♫ Man! (Stop Obsessing About) Who Gets To Be A Woman ♬:
The Late Show: Think you might be pregnant with an alien baby? Try ClearGreen
Ronny Chieng: The rise of Bitcoin and other stupid meme currencies
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
I went to Art Walk yesterday. There was some interesting art, but I want to talk about masks.
I don’t understand how in some places everyone was masked up, and in others hardly anyone did. One had a sign saying that masks were still required, but even in several galleries that didn’t, everyone, or almost everyone was masked. In another, it was maybe a quarter. Presumably it’s the same people going from one gallery to the next.
I really love the vibe of Art Walk. That kind of free fun in old, cramped Pioneer Square buildings. I have been going since I was a kid. But the last couple years learning about disease spread, and COVID-19 in particular, I think I’ll keep the mask for a while.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Sorry I missed Monday’s thread. Anyway…
Man, if anything can unite drivers, bicycle riders, bus riders, and walkers it’s fuck those jerks blocking the box. Seriously, they think they’re being soooo goddam smart. Like congratulations on getting 3 feet closer to your destination while fucking things over for everyone else during rush hour.
So, yeah. Fuck those dipshits. Enforce the rules on them. Instead of being angry, we can smile at the fines they’ll get. Much more satisfying than honking or giving them the finger (although obvi, you can do both).
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated or boosted, get on it.
It’s Tuesday. And you know what that means. The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for an evening of politics and pints.
The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place. If you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Amber Ruffin: Calling bullshit—White supremacy edition
Honest Ads: If insurance companies were honest
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I went to Texas and I got COVID♬
John Oliver: Harm reduction
Jon Stewart and friends: Racism and resource guarding
Al Franken with Marc Lamont Hill: Critical Race Theory—An ACTUAL explanation
The Degenerate and Deplorable Disciples of The Dotard Трамп:
Trevor: The housing crisis
Jon Stewart and friends: Taking responsibility for systemic racism
The Late Show: Jane Krakowski celebrates great-ish women of history
Vice News: What Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson represents for Black women
Samantha Bee: What recent HBCU bomb threats say about the state of racism in America
Jimmy Kimmel: This month in COVID history
Al Franken with Dalia Lithwick: Jackson SCOTUS hearings
Robert Reich: Here’s what it’s like having $100 billion vs. $1 billion
Jon Stewart: The problem with White people
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Oh hey, Governor Inslee signed the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s and People’s Alert law. I suppose that we all knew this would happen when it passed both Houses of the Legislature unanimously. Still, it’s good that it’s official. I hope that it helps.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you aren’t yet.
Green Lake should let bikes back on the main trail. I haven’t taken my bike there since the pandemic, but have walked around it a few times. It’s fine. But I never noticed a problem walking on the path pre pandemic. It made a certain amount of sense when we didn’t realize how much being outside helped curb the spread. But there’s no reason to keep bicycles off the path now.
Anyway, wash your hands right now, you filthy weirdo. And for goodness sake get vaccinated or boosted if you are eligible.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for some politics, conversation, and tall tales over a drink. Stop by if you can.
The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place. If you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
Good morning to Burien, who are building supportive housing to move people out of homelessness. It is a regional problem, and requires a push from the entire region. I am heartened to see it go forward despite vocal opposition.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Robert Reich: Why abortion bans aren’t pro-life
Mark Fiore: Supplying (sort-of) or demand
Supreme Decision:
Vice News: This is the world’s smallest machine gun, and it’s suddenly everywhere
Trevor: America’s failing water infrastructure
Jon Stewart and Friends: America isn’t over its racist history
The Dotard Трамп:
Al Franken with Frank Foer: How Biden’s approach to the crisis built the coalition vs. Russia
Roy Wood, Jr. : Black cable news commentators can’t say shit
Jon Stewart and friends: Representation matters, but it doesn’t solve racism
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Every year, I am a bit surprised how late after the legislative session ends, that the governor is still signing bills. The initiative financial statements seems good, but I don’t know how much people voting for tax cuts actually aren’t informed.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated, get boosted, get your shit together.
The days of me working from home and forgetting to put one of these up are almost back but not quite!
So, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, please get vaccinated. If you aren’t boosted, please get boosted.
Please join us this evening for a meeting of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally. Stop by for some political chat over a drink.
The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm out on the back patio.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place. If you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
Good morning. I know many people are done with masking. But, I am still wearing one. On public transportation, where it’s required, but also inside in public. I have said many times that since I don’t wear glasses, or have stink breath, that there’s no reason not to wear one. Anyway I found a third!
Over the weekend, I went to the conservatory in Volunteer Park. It was nice, masks were required, and there was only one route through it. I wore an N95, but I could have used a lower quality one. Anyway, several of the plants were flowering. I had the urge to give them a sniff, but of course, couldn’t in a mask.
I am glad that I wore the mask, because who wants to infect people with, or get COVID-19? But, it did diminish the experience. Of course if you care about smelling flowers, getting COVID-19 is probably a bad idea.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
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