Stay warm everyone.
What a lovely, crisp morning.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together this evening to talk politics, elections, laws, the media, and a plethora of other things. Stop by, relax, have a drink and join the conversations.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room starting about 8:00pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.
Kathy: ♫ I wore my heart ♬
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Reign of The Felon Von ShitzOnUs:
Robert Reich: How billionaires are ruining sports
Evan Greer: ♫ “You Will Have to Come Through Us” ♬
Executioners, Liars, Nihilists and Other Maggoty Meats:
WaPo: ICE protests spread beyond big cities
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Good morning. I hope you are well.
I went for a walk in Downtown Seattle this morning and not even on the parade route. Crowded and everyone in Seahawks gear. Only more so to come.
Today is Special Election Day for many in Washington State. So turn in your ballot at a drop box or voting center near you, and then hightail it over to the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally to discuss it over a drink..
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room starting about 8:00pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.
Did you enjoy the Super Bowl? Did you have a lovely weekend in general?
SNL: Epstein-Barr
LegalEagle: They’re arresting journalists for journalism
The Resistance: ♫ We Will Rebuild! ♬
150+ Episcopal Bishops: A letter to our fellow Americans on ICE actions
Good Looser: Mass student protests in Tri-Cities, WA
Lawrence O’Donnell: No Republicans show up as victims of Трамп-encouraged ICE shootings testify
Reign of The Melon Felon and Führer Von Shitzenpantz:
The Late Show: Introducing “Coalie”
Stella Magz: Marjorie Taylor Greene, “The Pope is Catholic….”
The Daily Show: Gavin Newsom—Leading man, for your consideration
MPR: Sociologist Nicole Bedera explains how observing ICE is a ‘de-escalation’ tactic
Vox: The House of Representatives is too small. Here is one way to fix it.
Ali Velshi: A look at the corporations enabling ICE operations
Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello: ♫ Protest concert at First Avenue, Minneapolis ♬:
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Langhorn Slim: ♫ We The People ♬
JoJoFromJerz: Fuck you, Susan Collins!
Lisa Remillard: Why did the Supreme Court just rule against Трамп on California maps?
The Late Show: Let’s give women something to smile about
John D. Cundle: ♫ Weapons of Mass Illumination ♬
LegalEagle: Judge saves 5-year-old from ICE
Executioners, Grifters, Traitors, and Liars:
Jimmy Kimmel interviews Don Lemon
Robert Reich: How can we defeat big money?
Jesse Welles: ♫ Shirley Not ♬
Caitlin Speaks: Why this “agitator” video makes the killing of Alex Pretti worse
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Go Hawks.
Hello! I hope that you’re doing well.
Often in these open threads, I will suggest that you call or email your legislator, or member of Congress or City Council members or whatever. So let me suggest a few tips for when you do.
Calling is probably the best, not least because there might be some verify that you aren’t a robot things. Do what you’re comfortable with.
If you are calling, you can say whatever before you actually call. Many organizations will have a script, but even if they don’t, you can write it down before calling. You will probably talk to an answering machine, especially if you call outside of business hours.
Only contact the people who represent you, sorry.
Generally, it should go something like:
Hi, my name is [name] from [location in the district you are actually from],
I’m calling about [issue or specific bill]. I am urging you to [support/oppose] it because [1 or 2 reasons, maybe a short personal story or connection to the issue].
Thank you
That ‘s it. The more you do it, the better you’ll be at it. Emails can be similar.
Next Tuesday is Special Election Day for many in Washington State. That makes TODAY a good day to turn in your ballot at a drop box near you. And then head over to the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally to enjoy a drink over some political conversation.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the back room starting about 8:00pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by another chapter near you.
Hello. I don’t like that it’s February and I didn’t need a coat to walk around yesterday. Please winter properly. Thank you.
Anyway…
The Resistance: ♫ Hands Off Our Democracy ♬
Billy Bragg: ♫ City of heros ♬
ScaredKetchup: Can new Melania movie trailer save this giant turkey?
Patrick Fitzgerald: ♫ Deed I Do (Long lost WW2 protest song) ♬
Marc Skjervem: ♫ Minnesota Anthem ♬
Vox: How Finland defeated fascism
Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Stella Magz: Don Lemon arrested
Out Of Tune: ♫ Her Name Was Renee ♬
Matthew Cooke: Abolish ICE! No brainer. Then what? Also, how?
Marsh Family: ♫ Minnesota ♬:
The Midnight Republic: ♫ Not One More (A song for Alex Pretti) ♬
ONN: Police ask for public’s help in falsifying report
Sen. Maria Cantwell: Senate floor remarks on ICE and civil liberties
Champnella: We are all Minnesota
Fascists, Executioners, Grifters, and Other Brainwashed MAGA Degenerates:
Jonathan Pie: Terror in America
Chris Hayes: “The wolf is at the door.” Трамп is building a police state
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Matthew Cooke: Is protesting a church wrong? Didn’t Jesus do that?
Christopher Titus: RIP Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Keith Porter
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Good morning!
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