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Monthly Archives: June 2024
LGBTQIA+ MEANING: ACRONYM BREAKDOWN AND DEFINITIONS
From the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Struggling to understand the LGBTQIA+ meaning of the acronym? You’re not alone. For many people who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community, this acronym can seem confusing or overwhelming. If you are new, … Continue reading
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Treaty Justice by Charles Wilkinson
Thanks to Ed M. From Post Alley by David Brewster Fifty years ago, federal Judge George Boldt issued his landmark decision on tribal fishing rights. An admirable new book, Treaty Justice, by law professor and tribal advocate Charles Wilkinson, has just … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Essays, History, Law, Social justice
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Presidential debate analysis by Heather Cox Richardson. Trump’s lies, the Gish Gallop and the failure of the media to call him out.
Thanks to Pam P., MaryLou P., and Diana C.
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized
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President Biden, I’ve Seen Enough
By Nicholas Kristof in the NYT President Biden is a good man who capped a long career in public service with a successful presidential term. But I hope he reviews his debate performance Thursday evening and withdraws from the race, throwing … Continue reading
Posted in Aging Sites, Politics
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Happenings in Freeway Park
Book Carts & Buskers June – September : Mon – Fri: 12-2pm : Located in Seneca Plaza Book Carts Seattle is the most literary city in the nation! Get book club ready with new and gently used books at the historic Book … Continue reading
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2028 Presidential Candidate? Newsom Uses Annual State Address to Confront Republicans Across the Nation
In an unconventional version of the State of the State, Gov. Gavin Newsom attacked Republicans and held up California as a beacon of democracy. By Shawn Hubler in the NYT Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, whose liberal state has been hammered … Continue reading
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Federal Officials Revise Recommendations for R.S.V. Vaccine
Among Americans aged 60 to 74, only those with certain health conditions need to receive the shots, the agency concluded. Pfizer’s Abrysvo is one of three R.S.V. vaccines approved by the F.D.A. The other two are GSK’s Arexvy and Moderna’s … Continue reading
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Researchers Have Found a Creative Way To Save Forests: They’re Letting Trees Tweet
From Good Good Good. Thanks to Pam P. In July 2018, a century-old red oak went live on Twitter. The account @awitnesstree, tweeting from the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, introduces itself in its bio: WITNESSING LIFE AS A TREE IN A CHANGING … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, environment
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No AC but the ‘greenest’ ever Games? Inside Paris’ landmark Olympic Village
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (Thanks to Pam P) Air filters line a street in the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty Images When Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics 100 years ago, organizers were so keen to bring athletes under the same roof … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, environment, Housing, Sports
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Today’s Teenagers Have Invented a Language That Captures the World Perfectly
By Stephen Marche in the NYT. (Thanks to Put B.) Mr. Marche is the author, most recently, of “The Next Civil War.” My son just completed high school and when he leaves for college in the fall my life will change … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, language
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Jamie Pederson honors Rep. Frank Chopp
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Dear friends and neighbors, When Rep. Frank Chopp retires from the Legislature at the end of the year, he will leave a legacy of transformational change for the 43rd Legislative District and our entire state. … Continue reading
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NYT letter about the tax code
Thanks to Mike C.: A good letter in 6/23/24 NY Times (that I did not write): To the Editor: In his anguished attempt to place the country’s woes at the doorstep of progressives, David Brooks ignores the single greatest creation … Continue reading
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Juneteenth
On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music, Race
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Sharks Deny Any Interest in Eating Trump
Thanks to Pam P. (The Borowitz Report)—Calling his longstanding fear of being devoured by them “delusional thinking at its saddest,” the world’s sharks issued a statement on Tuesday disavowing “any interest whatsoever” in eating Donald J. Trump.“Given his constant intake … Continue reading
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23 Things That Happened In 2001 That Were Completely Overshadowed By 9/11
Thanks to Bob P. 1. “American Airlines Flight 587. It was an Airbus A300 that crashed in Queens, NY, two months after 9/11. It was the second-deadliest aviation accident in US history, and not well remembered.” 2. “Air Transat Flight 236. The … Continue reading
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Father’s Day Essay by Heather Cox Richardson
Thanks to Pam P.
Posted in Essays, History
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