With last night’s ballot drops, I think it’s safe to say the people who will be in Seattle and King County elected offices. Other than Port it’s the same as election night.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you haven’t been vaccinated, get your shit together and make an appointment today.
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.
It’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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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