by Carl Ballard — ,
Oh hey, it’s the afternoon and I think that you’re just going to have to accept that this is open threads now.
Anyway, I need to say: Please don’t eat poison. The President is recommending that people eat poison, but it’s a bad idea. Please, please, please do not eat poison. Eat pasta. Or eat rice. Maybe eat lentils. Those are a much better option than poison.
Do, however, wash your hands right now.
by Darryl — ,
Samantha Bee: Stay home and fill out your 2020 census!
Jimmy Fallon: Joe Biden talks quarantine campaigning and COVID-19 response.
Bill Maher: Working from home.
#ТрампPlague:
Full Frontal: You’ve never seen anything like this.
Bill Maher chats with Sen. Bernie Sanders
Samantha Bee: The 2020 election—What do you have to lose?
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
The State stay at home order has been extended to May. That is going to be tough for a lot of people. And may well be extended further.
Downtown Seattle sidewalks are still too cramped to do much walking. So I am mostly stuck in a studio apartment. But I still have work, and am doing OK.
Please wash your hands.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Another afternoon thread.
I usually work 8:30 to 4:30 because of my public transit situation. Most of the rest of the office is 9:00 to 5:00. I have continued to start at 8:30 even though my desk is literally 10 feet away from my bed, and I can walk it.
Anyway, wash your hands.
by Carl Ballard — ,
How is everyone holding up? I am going a bit stir crazy. I look out my window and I want to yell “6 feet” to people standing close to each other, or God forbid sharing a cigarette. I assumed that I would eventually be the person who yells at the kids from my window, but I am 20 years ahead of schedule.
Anyway, wash you hands right now.
by Darryl — ,
BuzzFeed: The 2020 census explained by puppies and kittens.
Winlar: GFOAD:
The Dotard Трамп And Other Agents Of Death:
Full Frontal: Shocking—Democrats negotiate with Mitch McConnell using his favorite move.
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.
Twenty-Twenty Vision:
Full Frontal: Women of Congress dunking highlights
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I did it again. Late Open Thread. I am giving myself permission to fail, and as such am fine with this. I have another good week at work, and then may get my hours reduced. Hope the unemployment is good if that comes. My landlord is still flexible and I will definitely be good on that for a while.
Wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Darryl — ,
My Corona!
The Daily Show: Kosta’s stock trading tips
Misc. Dotard Трамп Crap:
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Dear Senator Murray,
I am writing to thank you for your leadership in this difficult time. Specifically, I want to thank you for pushing for sick leave protections for all workers. I know that it has not passed yet, but I hope that you will keep pushing. We need to be in this together by staying apart.
Thank you,
Carl Ballard
(For the rest of you, wash your hands right now.)
by Carl Ballard — ,
I am very grateful that Seattle has suspended evictions for the time being. It’s not a system that can go on indefinitely, but God almighty it’s needed now. My building posted notices about working with people to pay rent. They should keep that up after the virus is over.
by Carl Ballard — ,
How is the social distancing going? I didn’t leave my apartment over the weekend except to do laundry. There aren’t many machines, and they’re all packed into a row with the laundry on one side and the dryer on the other. So there’s usually a bit of jostling. But it was all very polite and one person at a time keeping our distance. I don’t like it, but I guess it’s the next few months at least.
by Darryl — ,
Mayor Pete Buttigieg guest hosts the Jimmy Kimmel Show.
Now This: Here’s why this Seattle millionaire CEO wants to be taxed more.
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week (sans coronavirus content!).
We’re All Gonna DIE!
Vice News: This woman survived a mass shooting and is working to prevent the next one.
John Oliver: Sheriffs.
The Dotard Трамп and Other Life-long Scam Artists:
Now This: Here is what the world would look like with no oceans.
The Atlantic: The world without giraffes
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.
Twenty-Twenty Vision:
Vox: How San Francisco erased a neighborhood.
Samantha Bee: America’s gig-based economy gets zero stars.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I have switched from being a politics person to going all in on hand washing. For goodness sake, wash your hands. Right now. If there are other people around, have them wash their hands, or if they’re young, wash their hands for them. Get them all sudsed up. Make sure to get the back. In between your fingers.
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