It looks like another piece of Seattle infrastructure is closed for the foreseeable future. I really like the Waterfront Park. It’s obviously less important than the West Seattle Bridge, but I use it more. Too bad it’s a time when revenue is down.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now.
The Seattle City Council is voting on cuts to the police department today. It isn’t the 50% that activists have been pushing for. But it is a significant movement.
If you want to contact your Council Members to let them know how much you want cut, that an option.
In any case, please wash your hands right now.
John Oliver: American history
The Daily Show: Our best FAUX News mashups.
Foundation Singers: Good trouble (in honor of John Lewis).
The Democrats: Commemorating 55 years of the Voting Rights Act.
Roll Call: Top 10 most vulnerable senators.
The Dotard Трамп and Other Failed Liars and Grifters:
Really American: Republicans are lying about Social Security.
Robert Reich: How Mitch McConnell’s Republicans are destroying America.
Brave New Films: Why are so many women in prison?.
Roll Call: Top 10 most vulnerable House members
Rachel Maddow: : NY AG lawsuit paints vivid picture of how NRA membership money is spent.
ТрампPlague:
Jimmy Fallon: Political news of the day.
Bruce W. Nelson: Non-political song.
Now This: NY AG Letitia James files suit to dissolve NRA.
Foundation Singers: Ghislaine Maxwell’s in the slammer:
Really American: Protect our votes
Roll Call: “We’re so used to it”—Lawmakers talk sexism in Congress
Full Frontal Rewind: Black Lives Matter.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
No, you forgot to figure out what you were going to write about until a couple minutes before you had to be at work. Anyway, wash your hands right now.
It’s too early to call it, but it looks like two Democrats made it through to the general election for Lt. Governor. I don’t know if I like that as a possibility in our system. I do like getting the infighting out in August. And having an ability to vote straight ticket without thinking about it in November.
Still, it is nice knowing that if Governor Inslee becomes Cabinet Secretary Inslee that we know that there won’t be a Republican governor.
In any event, please wash your hands right now.
Get your ballot postmarked or dropped off by tomorrow. Given the fuckery around the Post Office, I would say get it in today if you’re mailing it. If you’re dropping it off, get it to the box by 8:00 tomorrow.
Also, please wash your hands right now.
Seth Meyers: Sen. Kamala Harris explains the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
Trevor: Florida news (LeBron helps ex-felons vote & The Dotard axes convention.
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Now This: Immigrant children illegally detained by ICE in Texas Hotel.
The Dotard Трамп and Other Fascists and Dictator Wannabes:
Trevor: Breonna Taylor—Who she was, how she died, & why justice is overdue.
John Oliver: China and Uighurs.
Now This: Pres. Obama delivers powerful eulogy at John Lewis’ funeral.
Meidas Touch: Are you better off?:
Trevor: Sen. Tom Cotton opposes 1619 project-inspired history curriculum
ТрампPlague:
Move On: Your vote is power.
Lauren Mayer: Voter fraud is fraud.
Desi Lydic: Dr. David Campt about how white people can fight racism in their own social circles.
The Daily Show: FAUX News on deploying federal agents 2020 vs. 2014.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
This poll has a little bit of everything for people looking to defund the police, and for people who want to slow down the movement. People want to defund the police. But they don’t trust the City Council or the Mayor to do it. Carmen Best is still surprisingly popular. Don’t go too fast.
It’s a relatively new issue for most people, so maybe they haven’t had the time to solidify their positions. Still, the top line that people in Seattle want half of the police budget to go to social services instead is encouraging.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
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My last analysis was about three weeks ago, and former Vice President Joe Biden was leading President Donald Trump by 375 to 163 electoral votes. After adding about 150 new polls and undertaking 100,000 simulated elections, Biden wins all 100,000 times. Biden received (on average) 378 to Trump’s 160 electoral votes. In an election held now, Biden would have a greater than 99.9% probability of winning and Trump would have a less than 0.1% probability of winning.
I decided to do an extended set of simulated elections every seven days over the past year, where each simulation includes polls from the preceding month (FAQ). The resulting plot shows that Trump has been losing ground in the electoral college totals since early April.
For the simulated elections for today, here is the distribution of electoral votes [FAQ]:
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I am glad that the Federal agents are out of Seattle. And credit where it’s due to state and local officials who made it happen.
That said, the Feds are not the ones who were out of control over the weekend. So this doesn’t mean defund and reform of the police is any less important.
Also, wash your hands right now.
Stay cool everyone. Today is going to be too damn hot. Every year there are a few days where I think that I should get air conditioning.
Drink lots of water. Like, more than you think you need. You will want to get to the point where you are peeing clear. And when you’ve finished peeing wash your hands. Also, wash them right now.
The Late Show: Ted Cruz warns Texas about the Blue Wave.
Trevor: Remembering John Lewis
Samantha Bee: From Hopeless to Hope-ish with Masha Gessen
Mother Jones: Mitch McConnell refuses to honor John Lewis’ legacy.
The Dotard Трамп and Other Liars, Scoundrels, and Treason Weasels:
Brave New Films: How prisons abuse the mentally ill
Stephen: A crowd surfing American hero—Remembering Congressman John Lewis.
Robert Reich: Reimagining public safety.
The Late Show: The King of Caveat knights Rep. Ted Yoho.
Now This: 93-year-old convicted in one of the last Nazi trials ever.
ТрампPlague:
Samantha Bee offers name alternatives for racist sports teams.
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.
Seth Meyers: Joy Reid on White people joining the Black Lives Matter movement
Stephen: Greta Thunberg—Humanity is “setting fire to the boat” instead of facing the climate crisis.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
I am glad that the Washington State eviction moratorium has been extended. I am also glad that Governor Inslee is preparing the way for a future extension. This crisis isn’t going anywhere until there’s a vaccine, or at the very least, competent Federal leadership.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now.
Congrats to the activists who seem to be getting the youth jail closed by 2025. There’s still work to do, but this is a great direction. It would have been better if it hadn’t been built in the first place. Still and all, it’s a victory.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
I should probably write something…
Listen, I hate to do anything to benefit Portland, but if you’re able people I follow on social media recommended bail funds here. It’s scary what’s going on down there. The local police are scary enough, but add in the Feds kidnapping people off the street, and holy shit. Anyway, do what you can if you can.
Also, wash your hands right now.
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