Your ballot is arriving soon if it hasn’t already. Here are some voter guides. It’s more Seattle/ Western Washington centric than maybe it could be.
– Fuse has a progressive voter guide.
– The Stranger and the Urbanist both have endorsements.
– Seattle Bike Blog has many transportation and safe streets endorsements.
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
LegalEagle: “Religious parents are special”—Supreme Court
More Tales From the Deplorable Corps:
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Hey, it’s under 80 degrees for a few days anyway.
– I don’t know if the US Attorney stepping down is related to the ICE related arrests but the timing is a lot.
– Good news if you feel like you need to protect dogs or kids in hot cars.
– After months in ICE detention, I can’t blame Alfredo Juarez Zeferino for accepting deportation, but dang.
– Ballots dropped this week. Get them postmarked or dropped off by August 5.
Man it’s going to be hot as fuck today. I am going to insist that you get yourself a big glass of water right now. Don’t wait. Throw some ice in. It already feels gross and it’s only getting worse.
It’s Tuesday! And that gives you a darned good excuse to go out, because the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will get together to talk politics and drink beer. Won’t you join us?
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us out on the back patio. We start at 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.
– Racing the 8 for hopefully better service in the future.
– We’re going to have to do more to save the orcas at a time when the Federal government is doing less.
Going to have to decide who to vote for for King County Executive soon. I recommend the Hacks and Wonks interviews if you haven’t heard them yet.
LegalEagle: How the Supreme Court ended trans rights
Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
LegalEagle: Can cops wear masks?
Incels, Nazis and Other Deplorables:
Robert Reich: Deregulation, debunked!
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
– Going to be a hot stretch. Stay cool if you can, everyone.
– The Old Growth Table seems charming.
– Hey another shit initiative from the Washington State Republicans.
– Call or email your legislator or member of Congress today.
– Bothell, that lack of parking minimums looks good on you.
– I was crossing 2nd Avenue on foot where there’s a protected bike lane. There were no cars but the signal was giving them the right of way. I was jay walking and the bike was crossing the red. Who has priority in that situation?
– New hate crimes hotline is up and running.
– What cruelty we treat our immigrants with.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally will be gathering this evening for conversations and good cheer over drinks. Please join us if you feel so compelled.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us out on the back patio. We start at 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.
Since there wasn’t a post on Friday, this is a bit stale. King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson has got to go. Like, obviously don’t vote for him for Executive but also, he has to go. No fucking stalkers. Like I hope he gets help, but not while he has a position of public trust.
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
Reign of The Felon Von Shitzenpantz:
Robert Reich with Lina Khan: How monopolies secretly steal your freedom
Reichsparteitagsgelände Full Of Deplorables:
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
– Seattle has some pretty good projects, the street cars, the light rail, bike lanes on the waterfront. But they all need to do a better job connecting so that it’s a proper network.
– Glad Nick Brown is on it, but man the Department of Homeland Security under the Trump Administration just taking health data is so awful.
– Spokane banning ICE warrantless on government property seems like so little in the face of what ICE is doing and also a good step.
– Mid 70’s today and through the long weekend, Seattle has lucked out.
– Hey, hey. Write or call your legislator or member of Congress.
It is another beautiful summer evening in Seattle…in a time of ugly politics. Let’s talk about it. The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets this evening for discussions and good cheer over a cold one.
We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us out on the back patio. We start at 8:00pm.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, stop by a chapter near you.
– Scary shit in Coeur d’Alene.
– Shitty statues of shitty people should come down.
– Instead of parallel parking, you can take public transportation.
– They saved the Imagination Library.
– Today is a great day to contact your legislator or member of Congress.
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