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Wednesday Open Thread!

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When you have an intractable situation, how much do you blame people who are trying to work around it? In the case of an upside down tax system in Washington, how much should you blame Democrats? They have made significant changes to the tax code in recent years (after holding the Governor’s Mansion for decades, and a trifecta for years).

If Democrats could be confident that the state supreme court would allow a high earners income tax, the blame would go to Democrats for not trying. But in the actual working of state government, at least some blame has to go to the court. And to the earlier court that ended it.

Anyway, national publications aren’t going to have much nuance.

Anyway, anyway, please wash your hands right now. And don’t be a dipshit, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleTonight the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally engages in our weekly gathering to discuss all things political over fine beverages. Feel free to stop by and join us.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter.

Mo and Day Open Thread

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Welcome to all of the Canadians who can now cross the border again. I had missed (?) all of the Bluejays hats around the city when they play the Mariners. And I imagine even more Canucks gear at some point. But seriously, it’s good because both sides of the border are good enough on COVID-19, and a lot of places depend on tourism.

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

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Jon Stewart: How can America help its working class?

The Daily Show: Putting major court cases on trial

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Samantha Bee: How Amy Klobuchar is taking on big tech for you

Robert Reich: How wealth inequality spiraled out of control

Vox: The chicken industry’s worker safety problem

The Incendiary Insurgents, Impaired Idiots, Incoherent Imbeciles, Immoral Iconoclasts and Impeachable Imps That Make Up Трамп’s GOP:

Cracked: Six real Bible verses we’re hoping God gives us a pass on

Ari Melber: Obama on campaigning through Hip Hop and quoting Jay-Z

Mark Fiore: Leading the world to West Virginia

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Katie Porter’s Whiteboard ♬:

Ari Melber: Pundit freak-out fact-check—Why Democrats didn’t blow it in 2021 election

Samantha Bee: These Supreme Court decisions could decide the future of abortion rights

Amber Ruffin: Renaming Army bases from Confederate Generals to Black women

This Week In ТрампPlague:

Bloomberg Law: The shadow docket and how the Supreme Court uses it

John Oliver: Homelessness

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

The Remix Bros: ♫ Meta remix ♬

The Late Show: “The no book’ starring Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema

Roy Wood, Jr.: Black horror movies

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

Wednesday Morning Open Thread

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Well that was unpleasant. While some of the races are still too close to call, it looks like the Seattle conservative, and in one case actually conservative, people won. It’s disappointing.

More lefty people won in SeaTac, but the Republicans they were running against were more explicit about it. In fact, suburbia still trended left in a lot of places. The you should be afraid Seattle messages didn’t scare people running in places that weren’t Seattle. The national picture is… bleaker.

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

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottleIt’s Election night in Washington state. So please join us for an evening of electoral politics over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. But show up early for the 8pm ballot drop. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter.

Monday Open Thread!

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Hey, get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by tomorrow. Local races are going to make a huge difference. It’s quite a clear cut difference in many races, including Seattle. 2 years ago, it was pretty stark in many of the districts, but also a few were both fine.

But this year, there’s a clear difference in every race. I — you’ll be shocked to know — voted for the lefty candidates for all offices. I hope you will too if you live in the city.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And the vaccine is safe, people have been taking it all year: Get flipping vaccinated.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Trevor: The police quota system

LegalEagle: Pirate law

Mark Fiore: Welcome to Facebooks Metaverse

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Poor billionaires ♬

The Cadaverous Creeps, Churlish Crooks, Confused Clowns, Corrosive Cowards, and Contumacious Cronies of the Трамп Cabal:

Trevor: Ta-Nehisi Coates on America’s flawed criminal justice system

Seth Meyers: Biden says his presidency is at stake as Democrats scramble for a deal

Jon Stewart: The hypocrisy of bailouts

This Week In ТрампPlague:

The Problem with Jon Stewart: LeVar Burton’s master class on disparity

Chris Hayes: How the second amendment is threatening the first

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

Open Thread! 10-29

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Gosh, it sure is raining. I like a good 5 months of drizzle. But this is not great. Come on, rain. Be cool.

Seriously, though don’t forget how to drive just because it’s been rainy. Be kind to other people on the bus. Just everyone be cool.

And please wash your hands right now. For all that’s correct and good, get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Drinking Liberally—Seattle

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DLBottleIt isn’t too late to stop by this evening’s Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for some politically-inspired conversation over a libation.

The Seattle chapter of DL meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. We are still out on the patio (under an awning) in the back. The kitchen is still closed, but feel free to bring your own dinner. Note that a COVID vaccination card and ID are required to enter the Roanoke.

Chapters of Drinking Liberally can be found all over the place. If you can’t make the Seattle chapter, find a chapter near you.

Open Thread Monday Open Thread

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I am curious if other people in Washington feel like the pandemic is over? I am writing this on public transportation with my mask on. And in some places (more as of today) I have to show that I’m vaccinated. More people at my work — me included some days — are working from home than before the pandemic.

But Seattle is hopping. Downtown has people doing typical Downtown stuff. People are out and about all day. Brunch places are packed on the weekends. I am able to go to the dentist for an overdue cleaning. People are doing routine medical procedures. Most importantly, people are not getting sick and dying in large numbers.

I don’t have children, so I understand that for a population that can’t get vaccinated it’s tougher. But even then, they’re back in school unless there’s a relatively rare breakout.

Anyway, it’s still important to take precautions. So wash your hands right now. And for the love of God get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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The Late Show: Franzia has a message for bottled wine

Robert Reich takes on replies to his tweets

Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney’s crazy solution to climate change

Trevor: The subminimum wage disability pay loophole

SNL: Football press conference

Rachel Maddow: Actual audit finds Wisconsin 2020 election was “safe and secure”

Vice News: Joel Castón is the first elected Representative for an incarcerated population

Amber Ruffin: ♫ Facebook values profit over public Safety? duh! ♬

Liars, Cheaters, Traitors and other Dotard Трамп Wannabes:

Al Franken: Al Franken on the “non-partisan” Supreme Court

The Late Show: Facebook’s new name search isn’t going well

Schmoyoho: ♫ Joe Biden sings Spooky Time ♬

The Remix Bros: ♫ Yung Gret—Blah Blah Blah REMIX ♬

AJ+: Why we’ll keep seeing climate disasters even if we “fix global warming”

Vice News: Death threats are creating a mass exodus of election officials

Robert Reich: America is on strike

Trevor: Why are so many workers going on strike?

Mark Fiore: Virtual reality for virtual Democrats

This Week in ТрампPlague:

Trevor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth on why the subminimum wage should be abolished

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Vox: Why the US is always hitting a “debt ceiling”

Comedy Central’s Drunk History: Revolutionary war stories

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Dulcé Sloan: Why low-income neighborhoods have fewer trees

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

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