I don’t approve of the heavy rain. I like Western Washington autumn and winter to be constantly drizzly. What the hell is this deluge and dry nonsense? Anyway, flood watches are being canceled today, but will return with the rain later this week.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you have been vaccinated, awesome. I know that’s most people reading this. If you haven’t, get on it.
SNL Weekend Update: House passes Build Back Better bill
Ali Velshi: Missouri gives Strickland his freedom, but no compensation for decades lost in prison
The Nihilists, Nobblers, and Nutburgers That Make Up The Трамп G.O.P.:
Robert Reich: How unaccountable institutions are shaping your life
Full Frontal Rewind: Solving America’s cornucopia of discrimination
Vice News: We can’t beat the climate crisis without rethinking this
This Week In ТрампPlague:
Vox: Why you don’t hear about the ozone layer anymore?
LegalEagle: What’s the deal with Rittenhouse Judge Schroeder?
SNL Weekend Update: Mother Earth on climate change
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Crosscut is getting rid of its opinion section. I am more interested in their news than their opinion.
I also don’t exactly know what Crosscut is for: If it’s for Seattle, giving John Carlson a regular gig seems like more wingnut welfare (although googling this, it looks like it’s been a minute). If it’s for a wider regional audience, the opinions seem more narrow than the news coverage. Right now, the 3 latest opinion pieces have “Seattle” in the headline.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you haven’t yet, you jerkoff.
Please join us tonight as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gathers for an evening of liberal politics 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. 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.
Didn’t hit publish yesterday.
If you’re 18 years old, or older and it has been more than 6 months since you were vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna or 2 months after Johnson & Johnson, you are eligible in Washington for the COVID-19 booster. We’re doing a lot better than a lot of states, because we have taken the disease seriously. Let’s continue that.
And hey, if you haven’t got the first shot, now would be an excellent time.
Stephen: We got infrastructure
Amber Ruffin: ♫ Congress passes infrastructure bill, but it isn’t enough ♬
Samantha Bee: Tough love or abuse? The troubling truth behind the “troubled teen industry”
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
The Washed-out Weak-Willed Whackjobs and Wretched Whiny Weasels That Make Up Трамп’s G.O.P.:
John Oliver: Union busting
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: One nation under the wrong impression
Lewis Black: Best of climate change rants
Amber Ruffin: Where the hell is Kamala Harris?
This Week in ТрампPlague:
Zerlina: Recent trials exemplify racism in criminal justice system
Meidas Touch: Let’s go Brandon!
Trevor: The real reason gas prices are so damn high
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Had some weird public transportation stuff today, so I am working from home. Forgot this like the early days of my work from home.
Am I getting old (yes!) or has everyone stopped using headphones all of a sudden (also yes?)? In just the last few weeks on the bus, on the ferry, walking around, riding a bike. Come on, everyone. Just, like, I don’t know, do the thing we’ve been doing for decades. If I wanted to hear whatever you’re listening to louder than the podcast I’m listening to now, it’s 2021, I could make that happen.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated if you’re eligible and haven’t been yet.
Please join us this evening for some conversation over a drink 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. 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.
Looks like some windy shit today. And flooding rivers to boot. Nasty. Everyone, please stay safe and dry if you can. I definitely felt the wind on a walk earlier this morning. And the waves are very choppy. But no rain at this moment.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And hey, there’s still time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
The Daily Show: A message to the NYPD from the NYPD and FAUX News
Desi Lydic: The hist-HER-y of female veterans
Amber Ruffin: Alabama prison guards are killing their inmates. Here’s how we stop it
Now This: How climate change threatens indigenous food culture
The Collusional Cowards, Catastrophic Cheaters and Corrupt Conspirators that Comprise the Cult of Трамп:
Desi Lydic: Why Arizona opts-out of Daylight Saving Time
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Jon Stewart: The guns and domestic violence panel
This Week in ТрампPlague:
Samantha Bee: Passing the infrastructure bill was a huge win. Let’s celebrate!
Amber Ruffin: Roasting billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates & Mark Zuckerberg
Mike Rubens: Why America is losing its religion
Jon Stewart: What can we do about gun violence?
Parody Project: ♫ Money sucks the Congress down ♬:
SNL Weekend Update: Biden infrastructure bill passes
Robert Reich: Is this fall’s labor strike wave a tipping point?
John Oliver: The power grid
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Gaah. Forgot to write this. How about all that rain…huh?
Wash your hands and get vaccinated, you disgusting germ factory.
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.
Tonight 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.
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