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Monday Open Thread

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It has been a year since the first COVID-19 death in the United States. It has been a hell year, although the absolute worst is behind us (touch wood). I haven’t gone further than a bike can take a round trip from my apartment. Here’s hoping the next year is better.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Stephen: Tim Meadows calls for the expansion of Black History Month

John Oliver: Meatpacking

Dulcé Sloan: The history of the “strong Black woman”

President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris:

LegalEagle: Weird federal criminal laws

Trevor: America’s failing power grid

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Amber Ruffin and James T. Lane: Lift Every Voice and Sing—The Black National Anthem

The Grand Old Party of Incompetence, Sedition, Conspiracies, and Lies:

Mark Fiore: “It’s the windmill’s fault

The Late Show: Uninformed correspondent, Bootsie, talks race relations with Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Robert Reich: The only way Democrats will get anything done

ТрампPlague:

Wired: U.S.—China relations, explained

Jimmy Dore: Mitt Romney’s alter ego lashes out!

Stephen: Bill Gates points out that we’re going to have more crazy weather events

Roy Wood, Jr.: The history of Black journalists

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

Friday Open Thread

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It is the right thing to let felons who have served their time vote. It will help them be part of society once they have served their time. And a democracy should include everyone. So I am glad that a bill to do that has passed the state House. The article doesn’t really say what its prospects are in the Senate, so it couldn’t hurt to contact yours.

One thing I’m curious about, although obviously it’s the right thing to do either way, is how they will vote. During the 2004 election lawsuit they found some former felon voters, and many were Republicans. Not sure how much you can extrapolate a small sample size, but it may be that it helps Republicans a bit.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Open: Thread. Wednesday February 24, 2021

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The legislature is moving forward on police reform (first item, although the private prison story is interesting too). It would mean that police have to intervene when their colleagues use excessive force.

My favorite quote in the piece is Senator Jeff Holy complaining that it would make it tougher to hire cops. Good, my dude. Like, if it’s tougher to hire police who look the other way when other police are violent, it’s a better police force.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Monday Open Thread

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The COVID-19 bill Governor Inslee signed on Friday is pretty good. I hope that the relief can get where it needs to go in a timely manner. People are hurting in the recession. Rent is behind for a lot of people, and many businesses are hurting. This bill goes a long way to help.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Trevor: Texas freeze and Cancún getaways

Robert Reich: No Compromising with the GOP Cult

The Daily Show: Cruz v. Cruz, vacation edition

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Anti-social media ♬

Now This: Ted Cruz fled to Mexico amid Texas crisis, faces backlash

Roy Wood, Jr: CP Time—The history of Black doctors

Samantha Bee: Finally…A happy Presidents’ Day

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ God is attempting to freeze Ted Cruz ♬

The Dotard Трамп and Other Losers, Conspiracy Theorists, and Seditionists:

Trevor: Bill Gates on how to avoid a climate disaster and driving innovation

Jimmy Kimmel: Ted Cruz heads to sunny Cancún while winter storm cripples Texas

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Now This: New anti-abortion law in South Carolina temporarily suspended

Founders Sing: ♫ Fly me to Cancún ♬:

Jimmy Dore: Chris Christie’s FINAL phone call to Jimmy Dore

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Oh Jen ♬

ТрампPlague:

Lewis Black: Alcohol is a right!

The Daily Show: Cancún—The perfect half-day getaway

Jimmy Kimmel: Rush, vaccines & blackout

Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Lyin’ Ted, the beach-blanket Bozo ♬

Joy Reid: Al Franken explains Mitch McConnell

Trevor: GOP & FAUX falsely blame AOC’s green new deal for the Texas power crisis

Now This: The Simpsons’ predicted Ted Cruz’s Cancún junket

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

Friday Open Thread

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Man, fucking Mercer Island. Homeless people should have housing. They are on Mercer Island for a reason. Maybe they’re less visible in the forested area than in Seattle or denser Eastside cities. Maybe they have friends and family on Mercer Island. But whatever the reasons, pawning them off to other cities isn’t helping them.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now.

Friday Open Thread

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Man, fucking Mercer Island. Homeless people should have housing. They are on Mercer Island for a reason. Maybe they’re less visible in the forested area than in Seattle or denser Eastside cities. Maybe they have friends and family on Mercer Island. But whatever the reasons, pawning them off to other cities isn’t helping them.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now.

Friday Open Thread

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Man, fucking Mercer Island. Homeless people should have housing. They are on Mercer Island for a reason. Maybe they’re less visible in the forested area than in Seattle or denser Eastside cities. Maybe they have friends and family on Mercer Island. But whatever the reasons, pawning them off to other cities isn’t helping them.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Samantha Bee: The racist past (and present!) of Greek life

Amber Ruffin: ♫ Writing spirituals for modern-day malaise ♬

The Daily Show: Biden’s scandalous start—Dissing Space Force & flying on a plane!

Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship

Trevor: Robin Roberts—Telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen

The Twice-Impeached Dotard Трамп and Other Seditionists, Liars, and Thieves:

Samantha Bee: The Treatment of Peaceful Protesters vs. Violent Insurrectionists

SNL Weekend Update: Biden’s stimulus plan

Lauren Mayer: ♫ Ballad of the Unemployed Fact Checker ♬

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

Vice News: The trauma of being stuck at the US-Mexico border

Desi Lydic: The Karentervention Virtual Rehab Clinic

ТрампPlague:

Roy Wood, Jr.: CP Time—The history of Black spies

WTFBrahh: ♫ Jen “Circle Back” Psaki (remix) ♬

Roll Call: How does budget reconciliation work?

Bill Maher: On the gig economy

Samantha Bee: The fight For A $15 minimum wage

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

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Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ Bernie Sanders on a folding chair ♬

The Daily Show: Legendary Black leaders

Stephen: Harriet Tubman will finally become the face of America’s $20 bill

Amber Ruffin: Why we need a White history month

Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris:

Now This: All the bonkers news that happened in January 2021

Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship

Trevor: Rep. Cori Bush—Standing up for her constituents in Congress

Founders Sing: ♫ ARE YOU WITH ME? (The Climate Song) ♬

Samantha Bee: Whose PPP loan is it, anyway?

The Dotard Трамп and Other Liars, Conspiracy Theorists & Seditionists:

SNL: What still works in America?

Andres Antunes: ♫ “How Dare You” pastor goes heavy metal! [Mark Driscoll remix] ♬

Bill Maher: America’s mass delusion

Samantha Bee: Environmental racism—How it started vs. how it’s going

Trevor: House Dems crack down on guns & Newsmax cracks down on Mr. Pillow

Now This: GOP hypocrisy on debt and deficit

ТрампPlague:

Bill Maher: Political monologue for the week

Trevor: America’s child care crisis

Robert Reich: Wall Street kingpin admits the game is rigged

SNL: Blue Georgia

Trevor: Ibram X. Kendi on honoring Black America’s diverse history

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

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