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.
Jon Stewart and friends: The human cost of climate change
Stephen: Zelensky calls on Biden to send more weapons
John Oliver: Tickets
Remix Bros: ♫ Plano City Texas Council meeting REMIX ♬
Vox: Are we done with face masks?
Robert Reich: Our government is broken, but not how you think
WaPo: 36 years of Roe v. Wade at Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Jon Stewart: Where does mainstream media go wrong?
The Loonies, Loosers, and Liars from The Dotard Трамп Wing of the G.O.P.:
Seth Meyers: Zelenskyy delivers moving address to Congress as Putin’s invasion sputters
Jon Stewart and Friends: How TV news is actively bating you
SNL: White House TikTok meeting
WaPo: Biden calls Putin a “murderous dictator” and “pure thug”
Lauren Mayer: ♫ Time Change ♬
The Late Show: ♫ Clothing Time ♬
Amber Ruffin: American healthcare is RACIST
Jon Stewart: Can fossil fuel companies change?
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
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.
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