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Wednesday Open Thread

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Oh shoot. I forgot to write this until now. Sorry.

Anyway, there’s still time to wash your hands right now and to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottle

Seattle’s Drinking Liberally will meet in person on Tuesday! Please stop by our gathering at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern.




We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. The kitchen isn’t currently open but will be soon. Carry-in food is okay when the kitchen is closed. Occupancy limits are still in place, so admission will be first come-first serve.




Can’t make it to Seattle? Chapters of Living Liberally are reopening all over the place. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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The Daily Show: Can bias training really change police behavior?

Samantha Bee: Why no progressive agenda can survive the Senate filibuster

The Remix Bros: ♫ Kamala Harris Laughing REMIX ♬

Robert Reich: The unchecked power of police unions

The Week in ТрампPlague:

VICE News: Why the Tulsa Race Massacre is so important to the reparations debate

The New York Times: Why do so many sexual assaults in the U.S. military go unpunished?

Now This: : Texas Democrats stage walkout to stop voter suppression bill

Grifters, Thieves, Child Molesters, Traitors and Other Flavors of Republicans:

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Now This: Why Congress needs a nonpartisan Commission for the climate crisis

VICE News: The complicated history of citizen’s arrest laws

The Daily Show: Pink tax, wage gap, gender discrimination—Stories of being a woman in America

Now This: Rep. Jayapal (D-WA-7) fights to expand health care access

Full Frontal: Here’s why your gas stove is killing you

The Daily Show: Young changemakers

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

Friday Open Thread

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Look, I think you should get vaccinated because it will stop or slow down a horrible disease. Because it makes you much much much less likely to pass that disease on to your friends and family, to your neighbors, and to a suffering world. But if a chance of winning the vaccine lottery is what gets the shot in your arm, it has the same effect. And who couldn’t use the money? So good luck on that front.

And you can win the wash your hands right now lottery. The prize is diseases dying in the sink, and going down the drain.

Wednesday Morning Open Thread

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Darryl noted yesterday that Drinking Liberally is back. It is so great to be vaccinated. To touch other people. Hell, even not having to worry about the dingy bathroom is a blessing. It’s great to be back with people.

I also took the bus for the first time in over a year. And am back to work from work. The return to normal is happening so quickly. It’s great.

If you haven’t been vaccinated, you should. It’s free. The more people get vaccinated the better for everyone. Let’s stop this horrible virus.

Also, please wash your hands right now.

Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is back!

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DLBottle

The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is back! Please join us Tuesday evening at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern. We have a lot of catching up to do after our 15 month hiatus.

We will, once again, meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm. The kitchen isn’t currently open but will be soon. Carry-in food is a-okay when the kitchen is closed. Occupancy limits are still in place, so admission will be first come-first serve. That said, we’ve had some folks checking the place out and they report that there is still plenty of room on recent Tuesday nights.

Stop by, if you can!

Cheers,
Darryl Holman

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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The Late Show: ♫ Here are some examples of Asian Americans! ♬

VICE News: A therapist breaks down how our bodies carry racial trauma

Liars, Grifters, Seditionists, and Other Categories of Republicans:

John Oliver on Sponsered content

Lewis Black rantcast: Spam calls

This Week in ТрампPlague:

Bill Maher: The fault in our stars

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Vox: How Native Hawaiians fought the US Navy, and won

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

Wednesday Open Thread

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It’s 2 weeks after my second shot today. Hell yeah. We’re all touching each other’s eyes. Or whatever normal human contact is. I forget. But anyway, it’s pretty fantastic. I haven’t even rolled out of bed yet, but I feel a sense of liberation.

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

Open Thread Monday May 24

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I really like that Seattle is always changing. Like, you can definitely complain about Amazon and expensive housing. But there isn’t a mythical time when Seattle was better. There are real problems to fix, but I am glad that we’re doing it in a city with a $15 minimum wage, and a growing public transportation system.

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

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Roy Wood, Jr.: CP Time—Black labor union leaders

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Republicans…and Other Horrible Near-Human Beings:

The New York Times: How does America’s response to climate change look from abroad?

Robert Reich: The Secret Tax Loophole Making the Rich Even Richer

Seth Meyers: Sec. Deb Haaland on being the first Native American Secretary in the U.S. Cabinet

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Hip Hip Hooray for Jared (He brought peace to the middle east) ♬

WaPo: Will Congress miss their moment to pass police reform?

ТрампPlague:

Samantha Bee: Full Frontal wants to take your guns—Full Special

Roy Wood, Jr. Exposing Chevron—The world’s biggest crime syndicate

John Oliver: Stand your ground

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

Monday Open Thread!

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I generally don’t like the line item veto. But as long as it’s being used, it can go to better housing laws (first item). More accessory dwelling units are great for density. I will be glad if there are more. I know people who lived in them right out of college who wouldn’t have been able to afford their neighborhood otherwise.

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

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Now This: Kirsten Gillibrand on sexual assault in the military

Stephen interviews Michelle Obama Part I

Stephen interviews Michelle Obama Part II

Stephen interviews Michelle Obama Part III

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Grif-ters, Трампs, and Thieves (and Other Types of Republicans):

John Oliver: Black hair

Trevor: Caitlyn Jenner takes on Gavin Newsom in the California recall election

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Andre Antunes: ♫ Bitconnect goes METAL! ♬

The Week in ТрампPlague:

Lewis Black’s rantcast: Mother Earth

Roll Calls: How redistricting will shape the fight for House seats

Robert Reich: Democrats are running out of time

Samantha Bee: Gun violence is a public health crisis (extended edition)

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

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