New Seattle mayor. It’s a crappy gig, and I don’t know who on the Council would want it. Maybe Tim Burgess who is retiring anyway?
Then somewhat less bad is temporarily replacing that Council Member. The City Council can pick anyone for that. It seems like they’d elevate a staff member or find some city notable.
Please join us for an evening of political toasts and roasts at tonight’s gathering of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 238 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.
Where are people donating for hurricane relief? I gave some money to Save The Children but I don’t know if there’s something better. I’d rather be in a position where I thought taxes would cover it.
Jeremiah 25:32
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Discuss.
The wall of eyes trained on the US – Mexico border.
Mitch McConnell calls into the Majority Report!
Sam Seder: “Boy genius” Rush Limbaugh thinks hurricane Irma is a fake news hoax.
ONN: How to survive a nuclear attack.
Late Show: Back-to-school time for Congress.
The colleges where the American dream is still alive.
Stephen: “North Korea is in the news” is never a good thing.
ONN: Climate change researcher describes challenge of pulling off worldwide global warming conspiracy.
Jimmy Kimmel: If your barista was a congressman.
What does the debt ceiling have to do with a free-running fail?
Racist-asshole-in-chief Трамп (and Company):
Roy Zimmerman: Joel Osteen.
Young Turks: Infowar’s youth outreach isn’t going so well.
Mental Floss: 26 facts about Lego bricks.
DACA explained.
Late Show: North Korea’s most-trusted (and only) news network.
Mark Fiore: Chemical liberty.
VOX: Why these all-white paintings are in museums and mine aren’t.
Majority Report: Mr. Alex Jones’ Neighborhood.
Young Turks: The fight to save Kentucky’s last abortion clinic.
Mean Boys: Dancing on the debt ceiling.
They came from THE ALT-LEFT!!!!
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
The WordPress app ate my last post, and now I’m almost at work.
Smoke? We’re dealing with smoke? With ash. With damn masks. Is this our future as a region every summer?
After the holiday weekend you might just need a drink! Please join us on Tuesday for our weekly meeting of the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 238 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.
Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the LORD. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.
Discuss.
How climate change makes hurricanes worse
Why America still uses Fahrenheit.
Adam Ruins Everything corrects itself.
David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: What’s the Debt Ceiling?
Toddler-in-chief Трамп:
Sam Seder: Hypocrisy is a term Republicans just can’t understand.
Mark Fiore: The Punch-a-Nazi-kit.
ONN: Silicon Valley CEO explains how the future of Tech is him being wealthy and having a blast.
Minute Physics: Myths and facts about superintelligent AI.
Stephen: Late Show’s alter egos IV—The Swamp
Jonathan Mann: The whole world is going crazy.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Any grand plans for Labor Day weekend? I don’t know when the switch from being excited about Bumbershoot to wanting to avoid the area happened. But it certainly has happened. I don’t know as many of the bands, but I know plenty. Just getting old.
Also, I will avoid the hell out of PAX.
What Michael says here. The Democratic Party needs to do a better job policing ourselves enabling rape culture. We fucked up big time in that instance. And it’s hardly a one -off.
This isn’t to say we’re as bad as or worse than the Republicans — they literally voted for a sexual assailant with a dozen known victims because he’s a sexual assailant. But we have to be a lot better.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets on Tuesday. Please join us for an evening of politics and conversation over a pint.
We meet every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern beginning about 8pm.
Can’t make it to Seattle? Check out one of the 236 chapters of Living Liberally, including 23 in Washington state, five in Oregon and three in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.
When I unpacked after my vacation, I realized that I have 4 half-used travel size toothpaste tubes. I always buy a new one for my vacation. It feels wasteful, but I don’t want to run out on my trip. And I can’t really judge how much is left. So I think I ‘m going to just use them not on vacation.
Anyway, most Republicans hate you and want you to die for want of healthcare.
2 Samuel 17:29
Cheese.
Discuss.
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