– Seattle needs to build a ton more housing. Sometimes that’s where there are trees. We can also plant way more trees to make up for it.
– Tidepooling. Sounds like a blast.
– 15-Hour City
– Hey, go write your legislators or members of Congress.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– Seattle needs to build a ton more housing. Sometimes that’s where there are trees. We can also plant way more trees to make up for it.
– Tidepooling. Sounds like a blast.
– 15-Hour City
– Hey, go write your legislators or members of Congress.
by Darryl — ,
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
The Reign of King Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Josh Johnson asks how NYCers honor Black history without breaking DEI bans
Cult of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Sandy Pliskin: ♫ Dear Bernie Sanders ♬
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– Those stickers are so mean to Nazis. Also, I appreciate the article becoming self-aware at the end.
– I understand Seattle politicians giving Seattle or regional businesses people. But you can just not with Musk and Thiel.
– I think of Representative Strickland as a median Democrat. If she supports something, many Democrats also do, and if she’s leading there’s probably close to consensus. So I was glad to see her specifically sponsor a bill protecting transgender service members.
– Hey go call your legislator or member of Congress.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Good morning. Seattle Bike Blog has a delightful post proposing putting large trees in traffic circles. Some could have other amenities. Tom’s proposal is largely for residential areas. And it sounds lovely.
I would also like to replace every traffic light on Aurora with something. There’s already a great trail that runs parallel, so it would not have the same need for a little park. But you could still plant a giant tree in a roundabout. Or! A Miawaki forest. The best Miawaki Forest in the region is already just off Aurora.
As long as there’s enough setback that you can see oncoming traffic it seems safer than Aurora now. On my ideal world, we would eliminate curb cuts and drastically reduce parking, but that’s not what this post is.
by Darryl — ,
Got politics on your mind? The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally is your weekly sounding board for all things political. Stop by to converse over a drink.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Darryl — ,
Reign of King Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
The Late Show: Tim Meadows celebrates great Black Americans
A Pit Toilet Full of Deplorables:
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Carl, Carl. You keep telling me to write or call my legislators. But what should I call them about? What’s the state of several important bills working their way through the legislature, preferably organized by category? Good news! The good folks at Range Media have you covered.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– Burien is a delightful city, why not just not be jerks to homeless people? Anyway, it’s good that they’re getting their day in court.
– As a member, I support REI workers on the board. Also, the bill mentioned in the article.
– Mass deportation is bad.
– A lot of shit going on right now. Good time to call your representative or legislator.
by Darryl — ,
It’s Tuesday, so the gang at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together for conversation and drinks. Stop by, if you can.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.
by Darryl — ,
Marsh Family: ♫ New AI’s Filling Us with Alarm ♬
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
The Imperial Rule of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
ONN: GigSlave goes public with $84 billion valuation
Incels and Other Deplorables:
Sarah Cooper: The history of wealth throughout history
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
When the marijuana initiative ran, Governor Inslee was opposed to it. But as soon as it passed, he supported implementation. I hope that can be the case on social housing now that the initiative has passed pretty overwhelmingly despite Mayor Harrell and most of the City Council members supporting the other option. It’s a tougher needle to thread when your pictures were on the mailer, but I do hope they try.
If you live in the city and want the Council to actually work to make social housing a reality, well they’re hearing from Amazon, maybe they could hear from you.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– Tonight is the last freezing night for a bit, and it won’t be as cold as the previous few days. If you’re in Western Washington, you survived the worst of this winter. I’m proud of you.
– Also, proud of the social housing initiative. Unless Amazon’s money buys a late swing (I don’t think it will, but it’s a lot of money), it looks like the better one survived. There is a hell of a lot more needed, but this is an important step for more, and more affordable housing.
– If we want to push against a racist future, we should know about our racist past.
– I heard from your member of Congress and legislators. They said you didn’t call, so probably don’t care how they vote. Is that right? It doesn’t seem right.
by Darryl — ,
Today is a Special Election day for some communities in Washington. So drop off that ballot and then stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for drinks and conversation.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room of the pub. We start at 8:00pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Maria Cantwell is not meeting the moment when it comes to Trump’s nominees. Not sure if she thinks she will be able to work with them or other nominees would be worse. Or if she thinks they’re greal. But Trump is filling his cabinet and other senior staff with cruel jerks. They deserve to be voted down. If you want to call her, it’s business hours in DC and will be in her local offices soon. You may get an intern or a voicemail. Here’s a quick script.
Hi,
My name is [name] from [city/town in WA]. I am calling because I am disappointed in how many Trump nominees Senator Cantwell has voted for. [I am particularly disappointed with X because of Y, Scott Bessent after handing over the key to Treasury to those weirdos at DOGE, for example.] I hope you will reject more of his terrible nominees going forward.
Thank you for your time,
[Name]
Read it out loud and make it your own before calling, but please do call today.