I am writing because I hope that you will join Senator Murray and all of the House Democrats from Washington in support of an impeachment investigation. While I realize that the House is the body that impeaches the President, support from the Senate is important. The President has committed many high crimes in the open and, as seen in the Mueller report, behind closed doors. Congress has an obligation to hold him responsible to the extent possible.
Thank You,
Carl Ballard
Jim Jefferies: The American “work ethic” is completely stupid.
Joy Reid: Why is Mitch McConnell blocking bills to protect U.S. elections?
Samantha Bee: How to get away with widespread election interference…again!
Minute Earth: The bacteria that made life possible are now killing us.
Roll Calls: The week in Congressional hits and misses.
The New York Times: How walls ended up along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Co-conspirators, Liars, Racists and Rapists:
The Atlantic: The death of the non-unanimous jury.
Stephen: John Oliver Describes Boris Johnson, England’s Very Own Трамп
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.
CH: Alabama’s other abortion options:
Trevor: If you don’t know, now you know—Asian nations reject Western trash.
Stephen: Jon Stewart-backed 9/11 first responders bill finally passes the Senate.
Roll Call: I.C.E, C.B.P. and O.R.R. What’s the difference, explained.
Twenty-twenty Vision:
Now This: Tennessee community forms human chain to protect family from ICE arrest.
Wired: Scientists explain how moon mining works.
Daily Show: Student debt in the U.S. reaches an all-time high.
Full Frontal: The border can be fun!
Stephen interviews CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
I support impeachment. The President has committed many high crimes. From welcoming election interference to obstruction of justice to emoluments violations to putting children in cages, you barely scratch the surface of his many and varied crimes. All that said, I find much of the commentary in favor of impeachment to make some logical leaps. It’s like:
Impeachment
???
Removal
Or
Impeachment hearings
???
Real oversight
But the Senate isn’t going to remove him. It needs 2/3 of the Senate, so almost 20 Republicans if all Democrats support removal. I don’t think they would even have a trial (McConnell’s super power is not doing things), but smarter people than me say he would have to. And the Trump administration would certainly obstruct an impeachment investigation as much as any other oversight.
This isn’t a reason not to impeach him: If anything it’s more of a reason. The House of Representatives should be on the record that what he did was impeachable. I just hope we know what comes next.
This Mueller testimony is really something:
Democrat: [Reads from the report] Is this accurate?
Mueller: Yes
Democrat: Is that bad?
Mueller: I refer you to the report.
Republican: How come a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton wasn’t central to your report?
Mueller: ????
Republican: I don’t see anything in this report about what a bitch she is.
Mueller: That’s outside the scope of my testimony.
Please join us tonight for an evening of drinks, conversation, and political prognostication at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!
Hello. Let’s stop calling racist people, racist chants, racist tweets, and other things “racially charged” or “racial”? Can we stop pretending groping or unwanted kissing, especially but not exclusively in the workplace, is just “incidents”? Euphemisms help us get through conversations that we don’t really want to have. But for journalists and for HR people, these conversations need to be clear.
The Daily Show: The fight to turn Lake Erie into a person.
Jimmy Kimmel: This week in unnecessary censorship.
Rapey McRacist and His Pack of Pedophiles, Criminals, and Nazis:
Rachel Maddow: Report exposes data, unconscionable business of opioid epidemic.
Robert Reich: How corporate welfare hurts you.
The New York Times: Hear the words of detained migrant children
Twenty-Twenty Vision:
Terry Gross (Fresh Air) interviews Randy Rainbow:
Wendover: The economics of private jets.
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses, dark spirits edition.
50 Years After Landing on the Moon:
Minute Earth: The cruel irony of air conditioning.
Samantha Bee: The Late Shrill featuring Tammy Duckworth
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Your ballot should be arriving soon, Washingtonians. Local elections matter a great deal. This year city and county races are on the ballot. They will decide many quality of life issues.
Y’all, I think that Donald Trump, the President, of America, is racist. From his racist tweets to his racist words, to his racist policy, to his racist history, there are some clues. I guess what I’m saying is that President Trump is a monster.
Please join us this evening for some politics, conversation and drinks at this week’s meeting of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. Look for us in the back room of the pub beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!
Last night I saw Seattle Shakespeare’s outdoor showing of Twelfth Night. It was pretty fantastic. I had been to one of their performances a few years ago, and my recollection was that it was pretty small. This time around was quite a bit larger. My one complaint is that there was quite a bit of noise: if next time they could change the flight pattern of airplanes, that would be better.
The Atlantic: The horrific untold story of trans ICE detention.
Vox: The problem with America’s college entrance exam.
Now This News: Migrant kids’ drawings reveal the detainment camps.
The Dotard Трамп and Other Child Rapists, Racists, and Liars:
Jim Jefferies: Even condoms are connected to Wi-Fi now.
Wapo: Inside the holding facility for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, TX.
Wired: Scientist explains how sunscreen affects your body.
Physics Girl: How we’ll find the aliens in our solar system!.
The Battle for Twenty-Twenty:
The Atlantic: Why doctors are taking on the NRA.
Kurzgesagt: Could your phone hurt you? Electromagnetic pollution.
Chris Hayes: Behind the DNC staffer murder conspiracy theory.
WaPo: How the U.S. Women’s World Cup win became political.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Look who is running again. Carolyn Long lost her race in the last cycle. It’s still a long shot like last time. If you’re able, they could use some money or someone to knock on doors or do data entry. It’s a long way to go between now and election day, but she could use your help.
I already wrote this post once, but WordPress ate it (it’s definitely WordPress, and not me not saving it).
Anyway, we need to bring back the thorn. Ot þorn. We don’t need Latin speaking scribes or French speaking rulers to tell us what letters we get to use. Just þink about it. We still make a th sound in English, but it isn’t quite t-h. An actual letter is better.
Þat said, the boat has sailed on æ.
It’s Tuesday. So please join us tonight for drinks, conversation and, perhaps, dinner at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally. Everyone is welcomed!
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Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 265 chapters of Living Liberally, including 22 in Washington state, seven in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find a chapter near you. Or start a new chapter for your community!
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