by Carl Ballard — ,
Another day, another threat from Amazon. I don’t know if it’s pandemic, or otherwise business related. Or trying to scare Seattle once again. The article mentions that they are moving some things to Redmond, a city with a head tax.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Darryl — ,
Samantha Bee: How marginalizing women’s health created a market for pseudoscience products.
Biden—Harris 2020:
Jimmy Dore: Putin takes credit for defeating Kennedy dynasty!
The Dotard Трамп and Other Pimps, Grifters, and Corrupt Bastards:
Now This: Pastor speaks out on voter suppression in the Hispanic community
Racism in America
Robert Reich: How Big Money corrupts our politics (and how to fix it).
ТрампPlague:
The New Yorker: Greenland thrives after Трамп tried to buy the island
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Carl Ballard — ,
The people who make police accountability more difficult make defunding more likely. Now we find out more about the investigation of the King County deputy who shot a man in the back. It’s pretty grim stuff. From an investigation clearly meant to exonerate to lying to the media, this investigation was no good.
As the article mentions, Initiative 940 passed since then provides more accountability. So I hope that will prevent situations like this from happening again. But if it doesn’t, I don’t know what to do other than defunding.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I had missed it earlier, but what great news that the continent of Africa is wild polio free. It’s a huge milestone even as more work needs to be done. Congrats on the decades long effort.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Darryl — ,
The Late Show: The Jerry Falwell Jr. scandal is giving pool boys a bad name.
Samantha Bee: The Republican party’s fall look—Fringe!
Biden—Harris 2020:
Trevor: What is QAnon?
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s best Christian: Fake Christian of the week—Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Bill Maher: American carnage
The Dotard Трамп and Other Grifters, Liars, and Cheaters:
MoveOn: Thousands rally to save the Post Office.
Jordan Klepper: What happened to the Federal Election Commission?
Racism in America:
Brave New Films: Poll worker emergency—Young people needed • Election 2020.
The Daily Show: America’s got suppression.
ТрампPlague:
Samantha Bee: What it means to be progressive with Pramila Jayapal.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Did you go against my advice and watch the Republican convention? I saw clips and it seemed like they didn’t know what to do with speeches without an audience. The speakers would build and build and pause to a second of awkward silence.
The President solved this problem with massive norms and probably legal violations. That’s probably also going to be remembered more as a super spreader event than for anything he said. Disgusting.
But not disgusting is you washing your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Parents of school age children, how are you holding up? It seems like it’s going to be a difficult learning from home start of the year. Just the uncertainty. And goodness knows how long it will be before kids can go back.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Will you be watching the Republican convention? I will not. It’s probably irresponsible to watch when there are people there live. Is it encouraging a potential super spreader event? And of course it will be a hate filled event for an awful people. I say give it a pass.
But don’t pass on washing your hands. Do it right now.
by Darryl — ,
John Oliver: Juries.
Lauren Mayer and Carla Ulbrich: Stand up and act!
Robert Reich: What do Russia and the United States have in common?
The Biden-Harris 2020:
Dulcé Sloan: Who did the 19th Amendment really give voting rights to?
Bill Maher: Think like a true QAnon.
The Dotard Трамп and Other Liars and Miscreants:
WaPo: Why she votes—12 female leaders share their stories of suffrage.
Robert Reich: Why Democrats and Republicans need to unite against the oligarchy
Samantha Bee: There’s a race problem in journalism.
ТрампPlague:
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.
Trevor: Veronica Chambers—Reframing the story of the 19th Amendment
Brave New Films: Alec Baldwin says “Make America wote again”.
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
by Carl Ballard — ,
I think that the Democratic Convention went pretty well. Probably too many Republicans, but as long as they were just talking about Biden is good people and not pushing policy, whatever. Kamala Harris and Barack Obama probably had the best speeches by politicians.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
It’s good to have an Attorney General like Bob Ferguson. I was a constituent of his on the King County Council. I have to say I was not really a fan then.
But whatever my skepticism looked like then, he has been great as AG. So it’s no surprise that he is leading a coalition of attorneys general to save the Post Office. Hopefully there will still be something to save.
Anyway, wash your hands right now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
by Darryl — ,
Randy Rainbow: CHRISTOPHER CUOMO! (A special birthday BONUS!)
Now This: Breaking down New York AG’s lawsuit against the NRA
Biden—Harris 2020:
Roy Wood, Jr.: Citizen’s arrest—How is this still a law?
Trevor: Pramila Jayapal on political change, Трамп & the 2020 election
The Dotard Трамп and His Band of Liars, Criminals, and Brown-nosers:
Brave New Films: Suppressed 2020—The fight to vote.
Seth Meyers: John Berman made the Electoral College sexy
ТрампPlague:
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week.
Meidas Touch: Vote proud—Enough is enough!
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
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