Fingers crossed, but so far it has been smoke free in and around Seattle. But for the rest of the state, it’s already there. So I think the City of Seattle’s Wildfire Smoke Guide is pretty good. Alot of it is pretty basic, but it’s a good start.
And speaking of things that can make it tough to breathe, get your COVID-19 vaccine today if you haven’t yet.
Man am I depressed by the after effects of the heatwave (and future of climate change). So, shellfish are dead and the surviving ones are more likely to have vibrio bacteria. Hawks and terns (and probably other birds) are dying. It’s bleak.
Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t been yet.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets on Tuesday evening. You are welcomed to stop by.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You will most likely find us on the patio off the back of the pub. The kitchen isn’t open quite yet, but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed.
Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
In 40 years, we’re going to tell young people that it wasn’t always this hot. That 80+ degree days West of the Cascades were a rarity. That we never thought about smoke. Let’s at least not leave them the worst possible outcome.
And, hey let’s also leave them with a COVID-19 free word, so get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
Stephen: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton reveals a 51-star American flag that includes D.C. as a state
Robert Reich: Don’t buy into the inflation scare
The Daily Show: Alabama—Religion, prejudice, and pigskin
WaPo: Why Congress decided to bring back earmarks
Keith Olbermann: Stephen A. Smith’s Ohtani comments and how they threaten the Asian-American community
Roy Wood, Jr.: The reason you can’t use the handgun emoji anymore
KKKooks & Criers, Crooks & Liars, and Other Breeds of Republicans:
Trevor: How White people can be allies
Keith Olbermann: That there was no plan to shoot up the all-star game isn’t good news
Amber Ruffin: The draft for women
Robert Reich: Why expanding the Supreme Court is not radical
Vice News: The fossil fuel industry wants you to think it’s solving climate change
LegalEagle: Gunmaker stalls Sandy Hook lawsuit with emojis and memes
This Week in ТрампPlague:
The Daily Show: Eye on Nebraska—Death penalty, serial killer tourism, & tri-faith religious spaces
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
The Late Show: President Obama’s summer playlist has a very specific order:
WaPo: Why Texas House Democrats left the state
Vice News: It’s time to make Washington D.C. a state already, damnit
The Late Show: ♫ Drake helps Biden talk to China ♬
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Maybe if I put enough exclamation marks, you won’t notice that I was exhausted and sleeping on my way into work.
It is rather depressing how difficult it is to discipline Seattle police officers. The Office of Police Accountability really needs to do a better job of holding officers accountable. It’s not the office it’s fine to throw blast balls at people causing cardiac arrest, or drive into a crowded sidewalk. Jeez.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now, and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
Please join us tonight for drinks, conversation, and, perhaps, ping pong at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You will most likely find us on the patio off the back of the pub. The kitchen isn’t open quite yet, but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed.
Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
I was unaware of the police officers on the University of Washington being different from Seattle Police. I don’t know if disbanding them would lead to SPD just taking over their role.
But disarming them seems like a good step, and I hope that happens. Also that the lawsuit gets resolved fairly, and the explicit racism isn’t ignored or swept up under the guise of training.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
Dulce Sloan: What July 4th means to Black folks
Jonathan Mann: ♫ The Ocean is On Fire ♬
The Late Show: What ya’ readin’? with Sec. Pete Buttigieg
Vice News: America’s oldest Black neighborhood is fighting racist infrastructure
Mark Fiore: Bipartisanship in the apocalypse
Rachel Maddow: Democrats get creative in effort to stem gun violence
The Thugs, Thieves, Traitors, and Tyrants of Today’s G.O.P.:
Robert Reich: What does patriotism really mean
Now This: 50 years of the war on drugs
Wanda Sykes helps White people find Black friends
Vox: How the rich avoid paying taxes
Lawrence O’Donnell: TX GOP remove controversial election provisions ahead of special session
The Daily Show: The struggles of African-American journalists
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Two of six cops in D.C.
Said “insurrection, that’s me!”
And so in due course,
We should kick them off of the force.
But SPD abhors accountability
The COVID-19 related moratorium on utility payments has been extended once again. I keep saying these are going to end at some point. But so far, they keep going. And it’s important to keep people able to have utilities. So, hopefully, when the landing comes, we can make it a soft one.
Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
What are you up to this evening? If you can, stop by the Seattle chapter of Drinking Liberally for some recreational political conversation over a drink.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. You will most likely find us on the patio off the back of the pub. The kitchen isn’t open quite yet, but will be soon. Carry-in food is cool when the kitchen is closed.
Chapters of Drinking Liberally are re-opening all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.
Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
WaPo: Here’s how Biden’s July 4 vaccination goals turned out
Jaboukie Young-White: Corporations capitalize on Pride Month
The Remix Bros: ♫ Joe Biden Whisper Remix (Ying Yang Twins Parody) ♬
John Oliver: Health care sharing ministries
The New York Times: Searching for The hidden graves of Louisiana’s enslaved people
WaPo: How Southern California became the epicenter for right-wing activism against vaccine mandates
Liars, Thieves, Seditionists, and Other Types of Republicans
Lewis Black: Should Justice Stephen Breyer retire?
Robert Reich: Why your Chipotle burrito costs more
The Daily Show: The worst Joe Biden scandals of all-time this month (June)
Stephen: Sec. Pete Buttigieg on his move to D.C.
Vice News: Arizona’s “recount” changes nothing about 2020 election results
Roll Call: Previewing the 2022 battle for the Senate
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ To those volunteering to ride in the hearse ♬
The Daily Show: Biden ASMR
Lauren Mayer: ♫ Bridge And A Babysitter ♬:
Amber Ruffin Show: ♫ Properly mourning Joe Biden’s dog Champ in song ♬
The Remix Bros: ♫ Joe Biden x Vladimir Putin REMIX ♬
Stephen: Sec. Buttigieg has big plans for America’s infrastructure
Desi Lydic: An apology from the NYC Board of Elections
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Good morning to everyone except for the 64,115 people who signed the Compassionate Seattle initiative. I understand the impulse. The City and County have been dithering for far too long. And it does provide much needed housing (although not enough, more than now).
But that ban on encampments is just too much. There won’t be enough housing, and so it will be cruel. Now is cruel, but this would make that permanent.
Anyway, please get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
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