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Category Archives: Government
Washington Black Lives Matter Website
Ed. Thanks to MJ By chance I discovered the Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance website. <blmalliancewa.org> It is very good; and clearly, the BLM movement is heavily invested … Continue reading
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The most important story is not the pandemic or the border
There is only one story today. It is not the coronavirus pandemic, although 547,000 of us have died of Covid-19, and a study today suggested that we could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths if we had adopted masks and social … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Social justice
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The “big lie” continues
by Heather Cox Richardson When I see Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and other voices from our right wing, siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin in his demand that President Joe Biden debate him or pretending that the January 6 attack … Continue reading
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Dangerous “Big Lie” persists at CPAC with fealty to Trump
Update from historian Heather Cox Richardson
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DEMOCRACY VOUCHERS ARE HERE – Thursday’s Mail
Those of you registered to vote at this address (726 9th Ave.) may have received your Democracy Vouchers from the City of Seattle in today’s mail. If you’re not familiar with them, and missed Wayne Barnett’s (City of Seattle Ethics … Continue reading
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Civic Engagement Group (CEG) Meeting – 4 PM, 2/12/21, Friday – AGENDA
To join via Zoom – See instructions below after the agenda. Welcome – Put Barber, Moderator PAST EVENTS News from W4A, January 22nd – Put Barber Kim Wyman, January 26th – Put Barber Rep. Adam Smith Town Hall, January 30th – Put Barber … Continue reading
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League of Women Voters on Legislative Bills
Thanks to Diana C. The following is a link to the most recent League of Women’s Newsletter listing the bills being considered in the state legislature. You can take still take action by emailing or calling your legislators. The League has voted to … Continue reading
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Off the rails
Thanks to Mike C. for forwarding this. Last month, Axios published “Off the rails,” a series taking you inside the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, from his election loss to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection that triggered his second … Continue reading
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Why is the economy so bad under Republican Presidents?
Mike C. sent this link to a fascinating NYT op-ed: CLICK HERE to view.
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From Rep. Frank Chopp
Dear friends and neighbors, Right now, a lot is happening in the state Legislature. I wanted to let you know some of the actions we are taking to address the challenges facing people in the 43rd District and across Washington … Continue reading
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Amazing Amanda
From Jim S: For those of you who missed or chose not to watch the Inaugural Proceedings this morning I Invite you to view Amanda Gorman’s reading Inaugural Ceremony poem “The Hill We Climb”.
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Trump Ignites a War Within the Church
by David Brooks in the NYT After a week of Trumpist mayhem, white evangelicals wrestle with what they’ve become. “Over the last 72 hours, I have received multiple death threats and thousands upon thousands of emails from Christians saying the … Continue reading
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And the record shows….
Thanks to Sybil Ann
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Progression of the mob
Click here to watch how the insurrection progressed: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/12/us/capitol-mob-timeline.html
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Elections Past and Future – Kim Wyman
Thanks to Jim S. for submitting this.
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Contrast these world leaders
Thanks to Jim S. The seven countries most affected by Corona virus are: the USA, Brazil, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and France. Here are photos of their leaders: The seven countries … Continue reading
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This Is When the Fever Breaks
Ed Note: When I was a kid, I would visit my grandparents who lived across the street from the Smithsonian. I would play catch with a friend on the grounds there. We walked Pennsylvania Avenue, climbed the Washington Monument and … Continue reading
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Memories from Georgia
Thanks to Mary Jane F. RE: Georgia Senate Election: Warnock delivering remarks virtually: “The other day, because this is America, the 82 year old hands that used to pick somebody else’s cotton went to the polls and picked her youngest … Continue reading
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Commentary from a historian
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2020 Was the Year Reaganism Died
by Paul Krugman in the NYT Maybe it was the visuals that did it. It’s hard to know what aspects of reality make it into Donald Trump’s ever-shrinking bubble — and I’m happy to say that after Jan. 20 we … Continue reading
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The Candy Bomber at age 98 reminds us of the importance of NATO
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