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Wednesday Morning Open Thread

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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.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottlePlease 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.

Monday Monday Monday Monday, Monday

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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.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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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.

Wednesday Open Thread

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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.

Drinking Liberally — Seattle

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DLBottlePlease 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.

Monday Open Thread

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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.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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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.

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.

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