by Carl Ballard — ,
$4 an hour hazard pay for grocery workers goes into effect today. I am glad that happened, and that it is happening quickly. I hate that it was necessary; Grocery stores, pay your goddam workers, for fuck’s sake. Like, a few months of clapping doesn’t offset the risks of working in a public facing, indoor job.
And wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Darryl — ,
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Ted Cruz, Dumb as a Board ♬
Legal Eagle: Rights you didn’t know you had (and probably don’t want)
Winlar: ♫ Illegal Immigrants ♬
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris:
Amber Ruffin: Homeownership is rigged against Black people. Instead, we get “da hood”
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Bill Maher: Getting stuff done
The Disgraced Dotard Трамп and Other Treason Weasels and Insurrectionists
Roy Wood Jr.: African scholars suggest how to fix American democracy
Amber Ruffin: How America changes with a President Sanders (or Warren, or Cruz, or…)
Robert Reich: Reddit exposed the truth about the stock market
Jonathan Mann: Unemployment Too High, Wages Too Low
ТрампPlague:
Samantha Bee: Space Force’s greatest hits
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Nice Tweet Senator Cruz! ♬
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Robert Reich: The sedition that nobody’s talking about
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I am glad that King County is down to an r of 0.5. As frustrating as the last year has been, that’s definitely a great sign. I am glad that the Puget Sound region is doing well enough to get into the phase 2, but I worry an early reopening is going to reverse some of those gains.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Generally speaking, I believe 2 contradictory things. That we need more gun control, and that law enforcement needs a lighter touch.
So I am a bit pensive about the bill in the Washington State Legislature to ban open carry guns at the state Capitol and at demonstrations writ large. I am fine with the Capitol (and would be fine for a full open carry ban). But it seems like just demonstrations could be abused. I don’t know, maybe I’m overthinking it.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Thank you to William “Stacey” Cowles for rescinding your Trump endorsement. Not after he refused to conced. Or after he inspired a violent white supremacist attempt to overturn the election. But eventually.
Better way, way, way late than never.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Darryl — ,
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Seth Meyers: Sen. Bernie Sanders reacts to his image becoming a meme
Andre Antunes: Kenneth Copeland goes Heavy Metal!
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris!
Amber Ruffin: Why are 1/3 of Black Americans suddenly anti-vaxxers?
LegalEagle: NRA goes bankrupt
The Twice-Impeached Dotard Трамп and His Band of Treason Weasels
Samantha Bee: The activists who helped save our democracy!
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Kickin’ Tucker’s Ass ♬
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Carl Ballard — ,
We’re almost done with the Trump Administration. By the end of the day, we’ll have a better President. Joe Biden will be better than Trump, and that’s a low bar. I hope we end the plague and end the death penalty. I hope we can get the economy going again, and that it’s more fair. Mostly, it will be less anxiety making.
Anyway, you should still wash your hands right now.
by Darryl — ,
Stephen: After a rocky week, Stephen finally gets to celebrate the Georgia senate wins by Warnock and Ossoff
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Try Telling the Truth This Time (A tip to Republican leaders) ♬
Jonathan Mann: ♫ Alex Jones Breaks Up With QAnon ♬
The Twice Impeached Dotard Трамп and His Fellow Seditionists and Insurrectionists:
Stephen Colbert: Samantha Bee on the challenges of making a comedy show when the news is so upsetting
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Brent Terhune: Bruce Willis’ statement on refusing to wear a mask
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Let the Voters Decide (The Republican Plan) ♬
Samantha Bee: Congratulations, Georgia!
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
All things being equal, I would prefer a tunnel from Ballard to West Seattle (item 1). But if we can’t get federal money, it probably makes sense to do elevated. I guess. Cost estimates for above ground seems more volatile, but still probably lower.
Biden is proposing a lot of money for public transportation, so I hope Sound Transit can grab some of it.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Carl Ballard — ,
There’s so much important state and local stuff going on. I want to write about it, but I am just still so pissed off about what happened in DC everything else seems trivial. I generally think that local issues affect people more than national ones, but Trump in general and the last week in particular has really tested that.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Darryl — ,
Dulcé Sloan counts things
Amber Ruffin: Amber and her sister wrote a book on their crazy experiences with racism
Election Odyssey:
Amber Ruffin: Remembering all the GOOD things that happened in 2020
Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ The QAnon SATIRE song ♬
Roll Call: Congressonal…umm…hits and misses of the week
The Dotard Трамп and His Violent, Seditionist Enablers:
Jonathan Mann: Bernie’s the Chairman of the Budget Committee
Vice News: How Georgia is fighting voter suppression
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I don’t know how any Republicans who supported stealing the election, at any time but especially after the riots, can still have a job. They should all resign in disgrace. And if they don’t, they should be removed. From the President down to state legislators and local officials.
And you should wash your hands right now.
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