Good morning one and all. How was the legislative session? The headline on this article makes it seem bad, but the article itself points to more of a mixed bag. We should elect Democrats and push them to do as much as possible.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And for goodness sake get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
It’s good that the City of Seattle is returning ownership of objects found in 2013 to the Upper Skagit Tribe. It’s a bit strange that the City Council needs to be involved. It seems like it should be automatic. But if that isn’t the process, I am glad they didn’t get in the way.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. Right now. And get vaccinated, for goodness sake, if you’re not already. And boosted if you’re eligible and haven’t been yet.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is back in business! We meet again tonight out on the back patio.
The Seattle chapter of DL resumes meeting every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place. If you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
Washington doesn’t have a mask mandate anymore. I see a lot of people on Twitter saying that Seattle people are still mostly masked up. I didn’t feel that, but Pike Place Market is my grocery store, and it’s tough to tell who is local, and who is a tourist. Other than that, I didn’t get out much during the weekend. I wish I saw more masks,in general, though.
I am wearing a mask as I write this, but it’s still required on public transportation. I will still wear it at work, but I don’t know how universal that will be.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Amber Ruffin: Do you know how racist things were in the 1700s?
Remix Bros: ♫ Joe.I.Am’s Go Get ‘Em REMIX ♬
Trevor: Florida advises against the vaccine for kids
Jon Stewart and friends: The world is ending, So… recycle?
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: My intervention with the gremlin in the Kremlin
Dotard Трамп and Other Liars, Traitors, and Insurrectionists:
John Oliver: Wrongful convictions
Robert Reich: Health care should not be tied to employment
Trevor: Oligarchs
Samantha Bee: Our hottest gift ideas for Women’s History Month!
Mark Fiore: Petro Petey loves petrostates
Jon Stewart and friends: The hypocrisy of recycling
Trevor: Gas prices surge as Biden cuts ties with Russian oil
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
I think the budget and transportation packages passed at the end of the legislative session are pretty great. I would prefer no money for new highways, but overall, it feels like non-driving portions of the transit package are more than just an afterthought. And they didn’t fall into the trap of giving tax cuts when there’s a surplus.
Also, congrats to legislative staff on your right to organize!
And please wash your hands right now. And book an appointment today to get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
I think it was coming, but it’s nice to see Seattle extend outdoor seating (first item), with the intent to make it permanent. It is nice, especially as we’re lifting COVID-19 restrictions. I have family who won’t eat inside when there *are* vaccine requirements. So it’s nice that the option is there.
Anyway, please wash your hands right away. And get vaccinated or boosted.
Governor Inslee signed a bill into law on Friday to cap insulin at $35 a month in insurance plans. I was heartened to see that it was bipartisan. People want these sort of laws. They are obviously morally correct.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible for it.
Late Night: ♫ Song about Ketanji Brown Jackson gets interrupted ♬
John Oliver: Sex work
Roy Wood, Jr. The State of Black shit, 2022
SOTU:
The Daily Show: How Bill Gates plans to make energy from… Shit
LegalEagle: Rights you didn’t know you had, and SHOULDN’T USE
Putin’s bitch, Putin’s Mitch, and Other Authoritarian Wannabes:
SNL: Please don’t destroy—Good variant
The New York Times: Trayvon Martin made America confront its original sin
Amber Ruffin: If prosecutors represent America, why are 95% of them White?
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Stephen with Bernie: Sen. Sanders strongly supports Biden’s Supreme Court nominee
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Good morning to everyone except Mike Kreidler. Come on, dude. Come on.
I am generally against people stepping down in the middle of their term. And I think that’s a good starting place as more information comes to light. But damn, treat your employees better.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted.
Good morning to the Washington State Senate. I am glad that they passed 2 important gun regulations. Untraceable ghost guns shouldn’t be out there, and there shouldn’t be guns at government meetings. So there is more work matching up the House and Senate versions of the local meetings bill. The ghost guns bill will be sent to Governor Inslee to be signed. Exciting.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. If you’re not vaccinated, get vaccinated, and if you’re eligible, get boosted.
Today is the last day of the Seattle eviction moratorium. Nobody is getting kicked out of their house tomorrow, but the process of evicting people will start. I imagine a lot of landlords have already filled out paperwork. And rent may go up quickly. If you live in the city, you can apply for assistance.
Anyway, wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted.
Trevor: Ta-Nehisi Coates on debunking the myth of American exceptionalism
Amber Ruffin: The ABCs of White priviledge
Zerlina: Judge Ketanji Brown makes history
Mark Fiore: Isolationist’s elegy
Now This: Everything you need to know about Biden’s SCOTUS nominee
The New Yorker: How oysters can help fight climate change
The Dotard Трамп and Other Types of G.O.P Traitors:
John Oliver: Critical race theory
The Remix Bros.: ♫ DETHLOCKE (Greg Locke)—I’ve Seen Too Much ♬
Ari Melber and friends: Biden’s court? Black women lawyers cheer barrier broken at Supreme Court
Robert Reich: End USPS sabotage
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Hello all you wonderful people. I have no news for you other than I am somewhat inexplicably tired. But talk amongst yourselves.
And it’s still a great time to wash your hands. And an even greater time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet or boosted if you’re eligible.
Washington State has been partnering with pharmacies to give out N95 masks. But the policy hasn’t been very well publicized. I saw this Tweet back in January. But I never saw a good list of where they’re being handed out, and anyway I had several. But last weekend, I was running low, so I went to my local pharmacy and asked where they were and the lady working there went and grabbed me a handful. I hope that’s been happening throughout the state.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. Now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, please get vaccinated. If you are eligible for the booster, please make an appointment.
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