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I don’t have any data to support it, but walking around, it seems like there are more tents on the sidewalk Downtown, and in the rest of the urban core, than since near the start of the pandemic. I don’t know if it’s kicking people out of parks and neighborhoods.

In any event, I am glad to see the private sector is going to have navigators to help people out of homelessness. It’s been all hands on deck for a while, and any help is good. But the lack of housing is the biggest problem, and until the city addresses that, there’s only so much these teams can do.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, make an appointment today. If you’re eligible for the booster, get boosted.

Mayor Harrell gave his first State of the City address. Sweeps and hiring more police. Bidness! But also labor.

Anyway,please wash your hands. Right now! And for God’s sake, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet. Get boosted if you’re eligible.

Good morning. I am not sure that Inslee’s announcement of easing mask mandates at large outdoor spaces is the right call. Especially if he’s talking about further repealing the indoor mandates. I do want to see that at some point, but we’re still in the middle of it. I am glad he is being more cautious than many other governors, even Democratic governors.

Masks are a slight inconvenience, but people act like the sky is falling. It’s much worse to spread COVID-19. Let alone catch it.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Full Frontal: Power naps—Black America’s struggle to sleep

Parody Project: ♫ Ode to the World’s Worst (Politician) ♬

Amber Ruffin: Police brutality is not new

Roll Call: Congressional hits & misses of the week

The Dotard Трамп and His Fan Club of Traitors, Liars, and Deplorables:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп swiped things from the White House
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The “Legitimate Political Discourse” Song ♬
• Ali Velshi: Трамп’s odd toilet flushing fixation reconsidered after reports of document “dumping”
• The Daily Show: FAUX News talking about migrant caravans but make the footage Canadian truckers
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Discourse Is Discourse ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Didn’t just Pack the Courts ♬
• Now This: Marjorie Taylor Greene confuses Nazi police with soup
• Zerlina: GOP pushes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard Трамп and Mitch McConnell are ready to fight!!!
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Gazpacho Police Are Coming for YOUR Soup! ♬
• Samantha Bee: How “conservative” book bans don’t protect kids, Part 1
• Samantha Bee: How “conservative” book bans don’t protect kids, Part 2
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп and Jordan’s Ten-minute “Collusion Call” Comes to Light ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Pence finally stands up to Трамп
• Ari Melber: Right-wing crack pipe lie gets smoked
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп Ran Democracy Through the Shredder ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Dotard Jr and Mike Lindell go crazy for Karens
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Vag Itch From The Gazpacho Police ♬:

• J-L Cauvin: Mike Pence DESTROYS The Dotard and The Dotard REACTS
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Dotard Трамп’s Document Storage Tips ♬
• Chris Hayes: Flush away the evidence?—The Трамп toilet obsession takes a crooked turn
• WaPo: What The Dotard has said about handling classified documents
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп clogged the White House toilet trying to flush documents because of course he did
• Mark Fiore: The Republican Ministry of Terminology
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Flushing Dotard” ♬
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s best Christian: Dealing with annoying people
• Vice News: Th nutburgers saying the last election was stolen want to run the next one
• Ari Melber: From coup admission to new deflection–Peter Navarro
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ Legitimate Political Discourse ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Трамп Was Wrong” ♬
• Trevor: The Dotard clogged toilets with papers, and Florida goes homophobic
• Jimmy Kimmel: Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Pelosi’s “Gazpacho police” & Republicans downplay January 6th violence
• Zerlina and friends: White House records laws that The Dotard broke
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Spineless AND Shameless—The Model Трампublicans ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard denies he flushed documents down the White House shitter
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Rep. Greene’s “Gazpacho Police” rant a “stunning display of stupidity”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Unelected Idiots Meddled in our Election ♬

Cracked’s Honest Ads: If NFTs were nonest

Amber Ruffin: Amber’s Black history month lessons (Part 1)

Andres Antunes: ♫ Karen Metal 4! [No Pomegranates] ♬:

AJ+: How a bank robbed former slaves—And got away with it

Robert Reich: These baristas started the wave of unions at Starbucks

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Trevor: Joe Rogan N-word montage triggers another apology
• Comedy Central: The aftermath of a covid party
• Now This: WHO named COVID-19 2 years ago
• Randy Rainbow: ♫ THE TANGO—VACCINE ♬:

• Trevor: Blue states begin removing mask mandates
• Jonathan Mann: ♫ 2500 Deaths A Day (improvised) ♬
• Ali Velshi: Canada afflicted with right-wing American covid conspiracy chaos
• Trevor: Canadian truckers inch closer to U.S. border in protest of COVID restrictions

Trae Crowder: Florida’s “Don’t say gay” bill

Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Hitler burger ♬

Amber Ruffin: Systemic racism? No thanks

Jon Stewart and Dr. Mae Jemison: Why billionaires shouldn’t own space travel

Trevor: Highway racism

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

So, Twitter has been dunking on this for a while. But it’s so weird. Councilmember Juarez is arguing that Pike Place Market is unsafe except “Saturday in broad daylight.” Like, I have talked to women who are concerned about being in high crime parts of the city. So I can understand if she said those blocks on 2nd Avenue near Westlake, or 12th and Jackson, or pick whatever park has a lot of tents right now. It might be a bit callous, but I would understand. But Pike Place? The biggest problem is crowding, not crime. I do most of my shopping at Pike Place, and I just don’t understand why she chose that as her example.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, get vaccinated, if you aren’t boosted, get boosted.

Here in Seattle, our levies passed fairly easily. So good for us. A quick perusal looks like they passed in a lot of other cities. But less so in some exurban and rural areas. Does anyone have a comprehensive list?

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, please do it. If you aren’t boosted, do that.

Tomorrow is the last day to get your ballot postmarked or dropped off. So get on it. Please if you live in Seattle vote yes on both. And don’t forget about King Conservation District, our most ridiculous election.

And, hey, wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet, and boosted if you’re eligible.

SNL Weekend Update: President Biden works to prevent Russia/Ukraine war

Samantha Bee: But God didn’t say that—Religious community members talk God and abortion

Black History Month Moments:

• Stephen: 14 states limit teaching of Black history & past racism and DeSantis stays silent on Florida Nazi rallies
• Zerlina and friends: Being Black in America
• Trevor: Brian Flores sues the NFL for discriminatory hiring practices
• Stephen: Brian Flores puts his career on the line to hold the NFL accountable for racism
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Brian Flores suing the NFL
• Roy Wood, Jr.: This week in Black in Business

The Daily Show: Outrage Court—Are colleges limiting free speech?

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Brownshirts, Blowhards, Bullshitters and Other Disciples of The Dotard Трамп:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Laura Ingraham’s Hope to Replace Kate McKinnon on SNL ♬
• Stephen: Remorseless former Pres. calls for mass protests
• Jimmy Kimmel: Giuliani’s Masked Singer debacle & Трамп’s preposterous plan to steal all the elections
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Mark Meadows, Трамп Weasel in a Bag ♬
• The Late Show: Rudy Giuliani in Naked And Seditious—Traitor Island
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Ground Hog Day ♬
• LegalEagle: Judge has chilly response to Jan 6 defendant’s motion for Jamaican vacation
• Rachel Maddow: Трамп incitement of mob triggers security and safety concerns
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп is guilty as hell ♬:

• Seth Meyers: Трамп and Rudy were directly involved in plan to seize voting machines
• Mark Fiore: Book bans and right wing boobs
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп goes head-to-head with Трамп, QAnon waits for Michael Jackson & a rare Melanie sighting
• Samantha Bee: Rage against the 2022 GOP midterm machine
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Trump Rumored to be on Grim Reaper’s Upcoming “Greatest Hits” Collection ♬
• Chris Hayes: Madison Cawthorn sues to stop inquiry into his role on Jan. 6
• Lawrence O’Donnell: “Profoundly stupid” Трамп admits he wanted to steal election
• Trevor: Трамп promises pardons
• Jimmy Kimmel: The Dotard blames everyone but himself for Jan 6th riot
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Republicans’ bold response to Трамп revelations ♬
• Jon Stewart and friends: Why do people love QAnon?
• Rachel Maddow: Nazi gatherings in broad daylight in Florida spark alarm
• Seth Meyers: Trump admits coup, says he’ll pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he wins in 2024
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Time for Michael Flynn to Go to jail or a padded cell ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп puts Pence in the doghouse and Giuliani ordered to seize voting machines
• Chris Hayes: New details on Трамп’s “Spidey-sense of criminal liability” in bid to steal power
• Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s losing to Dominion and Don Jr’s losing it

Jon Steward and friends: Conspiracy theories we (kind of) believe

New York Times: Meet the people getting paid to kill our planet

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Trevor: Canadian truckers protest Trudeau’s vaccine mandate
• Chris Hayes: FAUX News silent after anti-vax guest dies of covid
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ They fought Spotify ♬:

• The Late Show: Jam out to spotify’s new misinformation playlist
• Samantha Bee: Oh, Canada…WTF?
• Trevor: Unpacking Joe Rogan’s response to artists pulling content from Spotify
• Jon Stewart and Friends: Spotify and the problem with platforms
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Robert Lamay, Death of a FAUX “Hero” ♬
• The Late Show: ♫ The best Of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell sung by the Chordon Bleus! ♬

Robert Reich: The deficit double standard

Trevor: Green burials–the sustainable solution

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

Congratulations to the Snoqualmie Tribe on their purchase of the Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Forest. We shouldn’t throw away whatever skepticism wh have of logging interests when they talk about sustainability. But if any are going to, a tribe that considers the land sacred is a good bet.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated/boosted if you haven’t yet.

Good afternoon. Sorry I didn’t write anything this morning.

Good morning. I trust a lot of people pushing for the delay of WA Cares. So I do trust that it’s a temporary thing. But it still stinks that the first bill Inslee signed this session is pushing back implementation of state run long term care.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted. Schedule your appointment today.

Jon Stewart: Is money even real? An economist explains

Stephen: No, Kamala Harris is not headed to the Supreme Court

Robert Reich: How corporate greed drives inflation

Samantha Bee: SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement

Vice News: Wildfires are coming to the suburbs

Asshats, Dotards, and Other Deplorables that Make Up the Трамп GOP:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Peter Doocy, Don’t SOB for me ♬
• Seth Meyers: Трамп drafted an executive order to seize voting machines and stay in power
• Ari Melber: Shameless GOP leaders taking credit for Biden law they obstructed
• Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Reading Ted Cruz:

• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell reacts to Justice Stephen Breyer retiring
• The Daily Show: ♫ FAUX News starts back at one ♬
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ For the Newt of ill repute ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Arizona AG too busy kissing up to The Dotard to deal with fake elector referral
• The Late Show: FAUX and friends suddenly cares about what the President says about reporters?
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Joe Biden’s Supreme Court announcement
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Matt Gaetz near the Gates of Hell ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Smartmatic sues Mike Lindell and Twitter destroys Mitch McConnell
• Ari Melber: “Oncoming train”—Gaetz alleged sex crimes bombshell exposed
• The Daily Show: Today in Biden scandal history—Getting ice cream
• Stephen Colbert and Joy Reid: Трамп led the party of Reagan into the arms of Russian propaganda
• Lauren Mayers: ♫ “The OG GOP Ditz” (Ballad of Sarah Palin) ♬:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ivanka testimony ♬
• act.tv: Even former Трамп lawyer kook says coup deniers are KOOKS!
• Liberal Redneck: Biden “attacks the press”
• Mark Fiore: Трамп gets re-platformed
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Dotard Трамп, “Il Duce of the Omelette Bar” ♬
• Stephen: Son of a Deuce! Pres. Biden is giving zero malarkeys
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп’s reacts to his first Amtrak sleeper car
• Rachel Maddow: Records request points to Congressman’s role in assisting fake elector meeting
• Seth Meyers: Republicans feign outrage over Biden’s “Stupid son of a bitch” comment
• Really American: Rudy’s t shirts
• Parody Project: ♫ TED LOSE ♬:

• Ari Melber: Fake Трамп electors subpoenaed
• SNL: Ingraham Angle
• J-L Cauvin: Dotard, Jr. launches train travel show: “Doing rails”
• Stephen: Gaetz-gaete up-gaete—Friends flip on Matt Gaetz over drug-fueled sex parties
• Joy Reid: Jan. 6 select committee probing fraudulent electors scheme
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Tucker, M&Ms, and heartache ♬
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп REALLY exaggerated his wealth

Trevor: Stephen Breyer announces retirement & Joe Rogan questions the word “Black”

Seth Meyers: Biden gets a chance to make history with SCOTUS pick as Breyer retires

Robert Reich: Five ways your company may be exploiting you

Winlar: ♫ Illegal Immigrants! ♬

Chris Hayes: Biden delivered fastest economic growth since Reagan. So why don’t voters feel it?

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• Jimmy Kimmel: Anti-vaccine nuts protest mandates
• Trevor: Schools get creative in latest COVID surge—Getting back to normal-ish
• WIRED: How nose swabs detect new covid-19 strains
• Samantha Bee: The semi-domestic threat of cat misinformation videos
• Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Joe Rogan and the Damage Done ♬:

• Really American: Heroes and assholes
• Stephen: OccupalMAX: The only at-home covid test guaranteed to be available right now
• Full Frontal: America’s anti-vax hypocrites
• Chris Hayes: Ron Johnson’s message to parents—You are on your own
• Jimmy Kimmel: New COVID strain, and Dr. Fauci’s “narcissism”
• Andres Antunes: ♫ Mexican Newscaster goes METAL! ♬:

• The Late Show: Now on SportsCenter, everyone is dead
• WaPo: Why some elite athletes don’t want the coronavirus vaccine
• Jimmy Kimmel: Sarah Palin dines out with COVID

SNL Weekend Update: Biden Presidency enters year 2

Stephen: Breyer stepping down from the Supreme Court

Trevor: Congressional stock trading

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

Good morning. People in many Washington jurisdictions have received a ballot in the mail. It’s probably a levy or bond issue. Just vote for them. It’s silly that we have to fund schools and other vital services this way. But we do, so vote yes.

Also, if you live in King County you can vote on the King Conservation District. I always feel a little blind voting on that, so if you’re passionate about anyone let me know.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.

Good morning to everyone except the people selling and using fake vaccine cards. Honestly, what the fuck? Just get the fucking shot, you whiny asssholes. Seriously, I am rooting for them to be heavily fined. Heavily. Seriously, we’re trying to get through a deadly disease and here they are on the side of COVID-19.

And hey, the good news is that you can get a real vaccine card (and a life saving vaccine) for free.

The Daily Show: Happy bad celebration of MLK Day to all who celebrate

Stephen: Biden at 1 year

SNL Weekend Update: Political news of the week

WaPo: How Biden has responded to “four historic crises”

Jon Stewart and friends: The FBI should sit MLK day out

The Deplorable Bunch:

• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kevin McCarthy, too pretty for jail? ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Losing at the Supreme Court
• Jimmy Kimmel: January 6th rioters called Pelosi’s office looking for their lost items after storming the Capitol
• Rachel Maddow: Court filings expose Трамп pattern of exaggerating values of real estate holdings
• Jordan Klepper: Recovering from the Dotard Трамп’s Big Lie
• Al Franken: Tucker Carlson humiliates Ted Cruz (and himself):

• Seth Meyers: Трамп repeats election lies at AZ rally after Oath Keepers sedition charges
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Laura Ingraham, The Pustulent Pox at FAUX ♬
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп reacts to Ivanka Cooperating Against Him!!!
• Liberal Redneck: Trashin’ Mitch McConnell
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s fraud, Giuliani’s lying & Biden’s endless press conference
• Rachel Maddow: Mike Pence script change seems to address fake Трамп elector scheme
• Samantha Bee: Insurrection investigation committee reveals GOP’s batshit plan to overturn 2020 election
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Melania Трамп’s post White House rummage sale ♬
• Trevor: The GOP blocks voting rights legislation
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard CRUSHES “Woke Sleepy Joe Biden” at Arizona Rally
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ “Stewart Rhodes, one-eyed snake” ♬
• Rachel Maddow: Fake Трамп elector scheme draws the attention of more state Attorneys General
• Seth Meyers: Jan. 6 Committee subpoenas Rudy Giuliani and NY AG details Трамп fraud case
• J-L Cauvin: Трамп wishes Martin Luther King Jr a happy birthday
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The Supreme Court, National Archives, & Трамп ♬
• Tommy Campbell: Bank cancels Mike Lindell, Republicans drink up and it’s hilarious
• Mark Fiore: Autocracy is so much more efficient
• Rachel Maddow: Supreme Court effectively ends The Dotard’s foot-dragging on 1/6 investigation document requests
• Lawrence O’Donnell: Biden calls out GOP—“What are they for?”
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп—Rich-guy assets, average-guy problems ♬
• J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the passing of Meat Loaf
• Stephen: Stevie Wonder to Congress—Stop the bulls-tish
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s secret meetings before Capitol attack & Mitch McConnell accidentally says what he means
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Трамп In a Barrel ♬:

• Really American: Republicans STEALING Americans right to vote
• Seth Meyers: Senate GOP blocks election bill, Manchin and Sinema vote to keep filibuster
• J-L Cauvin: Mitch McConnell DESTROYS people calling him out on social media
• The Daily Show: Time Life Books presents, the Glenn Youngkin collection
• Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ I will never endorse that jerk again ♬

Trevor: Dr. Bernice A. King—Continuing the King family legacy

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

SNL: A message from President Biden

WaPo: Biden’s news conference, in 4 minutes

Stephen: Sen. Elizabeth Warren defends the existence of the U.S. Senate

This Week in ТрампPlague:

• WaPo: How omicron broke through coronavirus vaccines
• Stephen: The end of the omicron wave is in sight
• Desi Lydic: Could “microinfluencers” make a big difference in fighting covid?
• AJ+: “You damned anti-vaxxers…morons!”—News anchor goes on rant in Mexico
• Samantha Bee: Put down your pandemic pet—We’ve got a COVID mental health crisis
• Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп’s ranting rally filled with screaming, shouting & outlandish COVID conspiracies
• Lauren Mayer: ♫ “Doin’ My Own Research” ♬:

• act.tv: Fauci really has no time for Rand Paul’s BS!!!
• Bill Maher: Get up, America!
• Trevor: White House unveils covid test site as Americans make sense of CDC guidelines
• The Late Show: There are no health regulations at Covid Garden
• Jimmy Kimmel: Anti-vax Barbie

The Remix Bros.: ♫ Joe.I.Am’s Count The Vote REMIX ♬

The Daily Show: These people failed Martin Luther King Jr. day

Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow: Cliffnotes from Biden’s marathon press conference

Rocky Mountain Mike: ♫ Sinema Girl ♬:

Samantha Bee: Biden’s 1st Year as POTUS—The yays and mehs

Stephen: Rich people. They’re just not like us. Us pay taxes.

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.