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.
Congratulations to Kim Wyman on her selection for election security head at the Department of Homeland Security. If it was going to be a Republican — and I absolutely don’t think it had to be one — she’s probably the best choice.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And get fucking vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
It 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.
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.
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.
King County’s projection for the upcoming election is that 46% of eligible voters will participate. That means you — yes you! — can have an outsized impact on the result. Fewer people voting means that your vote will do more to help keep the yell at school board asssholes off the school board. It means your vote will go further in determining where city and county resources are spent. So use your power to vote every time, but know it makes a lot of difference this year.
Anyway, wash your hands right now. And if you haven’t been vaccinated yet, get the fuck on it.
I have negative sympathy for everyone fired for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. I mean if you’re exempt, great. But if you didn’t have a medical exemption, man fuck off. Fuck off if you have a good government job. Fuck off of it’s a private sector job. We’re talking about a miracle drug with minor side effects. It means that you are much less likely to pass a major disease to vulnerable people.
Honestly, it’s better that you aren’t out spreading the disease on the public dime. It stinks that you didn’t get vaccinated; Not that you were fired. I think of all of the people who did so much work to get to the place where you can get vaccinated easily and for free.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And honestly, get vaccinated so I don’t have to make fun of your dumb ass.
Looking for something to do tonight? How about stopping by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for a dose of politics over a pint?
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.
Hey, if you’re in Washington State, you should have received a ballot. If you haven’t, you can contact your county elections office and ask for a replacement. It’s municipal elections, so it’s things you see on the ground.
Here in Seattle, the choice for the municipal elections actually feels like a choice. The Prosecutor’s race is a Republican versus an abolitionist. It’s very exciting, although I am old enough to remember the Sidran era, so am a bit pensive about the result.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And of you’re still unvaccinated, you’ve had plenty of time, just get vaccinated.
Seth Meyers: Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls out billionaires shooting themselves into space
Trevor: Why you should pray for the droughts to end
Vice News: What it’s like to document the death of ecosystems
The Parody Project: ♫ The Problem With Manchin ♬
The Трамп Cultists And Other Miscreant, Quislings, and Treasonist:
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
John Oliver: Misinformation
Trevor: How to ACTUALLY reduce abortions
This Week In The ТрампPlague:
Mark Fiore: AT&T and OAN, your conspiracies delivered!
Amber Ruffin: Why rich people are the reason America is broke
The Daily Show: Is profanity protected by freedom of speech?
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Salmon are spawning upriver of the Grand Coulee Dam. What an amazing thing. It still needs humans to get them upriver, but oh boy is this something. Can’t wait to see if any of them return in 2024 and beyond.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated, rectify that today.
Congratulations to the Seattle Kraken on their first game. A win would have been nice, but that’s often not the case for expansion teams. We’ll see.
Personally, I don’t really understand the appeal of hockey. I suppose with sports, it’s more visceral than logical, and it just never grabbed me. But I love seeing people already excited on Twitter. Glad you’re having fun!
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you aren’t vaccinated yet, for goodness sake, get vaccinated now; Make your appointment today.
Please join us this evening as the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets for some politics over an elixir.
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.
Trevor and his brothers debate government spending
Ari Melber: After wrongful conviction, man becomes civil rights lawyer in quest for justice
Honest Ads: If cryptocurrency was honest
Trevor: The Pandora Papers—How the mega-rich have been getting out of paying taxes
Full Frontal Rewind: Samantha Bee’s take on climate change
Amber Ruffin: How getting rid of the credit score system fights racism
The Psychopathology That Is The Cult of Трамп:
SNL Weekend Update: A Black woman who’s been missing for ten years
The Late Show: A first look at the trillion dollar coin
John Oliver: PFAS
Chris Hayes: Why Facebook’s business model is “Incommensurable with democracy”
Tha God’s Honest Truth: Why are racists afraid of teaching critical race theory?
Lawrence O’Donnell: Return of beachfront property to Black family rights “A horrible injustice”
Bill Maher: The beginning of the end
ТрампPlague:
Robert Reich: The Democrats’ one chance to cut child poverty in half
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
The Late Show: The Social Notwork—Mark Zuckerberg’s worst day
Seth Meyers: Facebook’s disastrous week, from whistleblower bombshell to global outage
Mark Fiore: The Democratic land of Centristopia
SNL Weekend Update: Democrats delay infrastructure vote
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Good morning to everyone except Kathy Lambert. Seriously, that isn’t a mistake, it was a deliberate choice. She must have thought that she could get away with it. And hell, maybe it still will.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And my goodness it’s time to get vaccinated if you haven’t yet.
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